With a spot of sunny weather, and an empty skip replacing the full one, we spent a littel time tidying the garden. And ended with a daffodil on my desk ...
Just recently, the notion of leaving a legacy keeps coming up again and again as I research and write blog posts and stories. For example, during research for a recent ...
The other day, I happened to notice the daffodils are out. It’s not as exciting as when I lived in the UK – one day nothing, the next masses of ...
We’ve seen climate change in the garden recently, because we took the first step toward our extension by cutting down some of the trees and shrubs, most of them weed ...
In a rare break of sunshine, we did a little yard work. A bit of pruning, and weeding, and lawn mowing. It’s amazing how much better the garden looks with ...
With the change in the seasons and the whole social isolation thing, we’ve been working in the garden. Weeding, mulching, pruning. And having done a bunch of Feng Shui research ...
Since my post about my garden planning, people have told me how weird they think life with wildlife must be.
I’ve mentioned one of my major goals this year is to create a peaceful garden that’s lush and abundant, provides habitats, weather protection and a mystical threshold. And the goal ...
Another quick one today, as I am still down with the cold and cursing my lack of foresight in NOT buying eucalyptus body wash for just this occasion. If you are ...
My side of the planet is leaning away from the sun as if it is too hot to bear at present, and according to the news, it really is in ...
Three Generations c. 1880-1900, via State Library of Victoria We just got home from a mad dash back to the town we grew up in (as opposed to our hometown, where we live ...
This may sound bizarre, but Katy showed me this and some other pictures of her newly potted plants and I was surprised that she had different kinds of plants in ...
As you know, I’m working in the garden. Observing birth and death, but mainly just weeding the last few days… Which led to the appalling discovery that I can’t see ...
When I first laid out my garden vision, I mentioned a need to develop habitats for native species – my home grown heroes. I went so far as to announce that ...
Before I get into planning for garden, here’s the story so far. We’re overcoming our heritage and living in the light and loveliness and magnificent splendour of the pursuit of excellence. We’re ...
Having decided that mere wellness is insufficient and that a state of flourishing is to be desired, the next step is to determine what will support me in that endeavour. Leaving ...