Welcome to our weekly garden party! This is where you will find bloggers who love to get their hands dirty and get really passionate when talking about seeds or the weather. If you’re looking for a garden gang to hang out with, then you’ve come to the right place. * To gander (verb) means to take a look at something.…
This month I’ve really settled into my new home and have finally started enjoying some of the hobbies that I’ve not had the space or energy to practice in literal years. So far I’ve resumed painting, drawing, embroidery and gardening. Last week I pulled out my paints, after organising my art supplies and desk in the weeks before, and got…
Before I even started gardening again, I knew that this time I needed to keep track of everything in a garden journal or folder. Somewhere I could jot quick notes and keep track of garden chores and plant progress. What worked and what didn’t. any lessons I learn, for future reference. These days you can find many types of pre-made…
I cannot adequately describe how excited I have been at the prospect of having a garden again! When we found this new home, with its lovely terrace, I immediately started dreaming up my new garden plans. It’s been almost 4 years without any outdoor space at all. My last garden was started just around the first lockdowns, you know the…
It’s a new year and with it comes a new beginning! A lot has happened since the last time I updated this website, and my life is dramatically different now. There have been lots of lovely positive changes, as well as scatterings of pain, health scares and heartache. I even moved house twice! But as always, I’m joyful and hopeful…
As I reach my 11th year anniversary of living with ME/CFS in April, I look back and celebrate all that I have overcome and all that I continue to achieve within the limitations of this condition. I preface this by acknowledging that I don’t think I would have been able to improve as much without the full and excellent support,…