I have been enjoying autumn. I mean apart from the hard life circumstances. The weather has been far more settled than summer was. No more intense multi-day storms, aside from this atmospheric river thing we’re having this week, with very humid weather with random rain. There have been cooler days. And cool winds! It’s been … More Autumn is Lovely
The feijoas are in full swing. As usual, we’re having trouble keeping up with them and I am scolding myself for not having pruned the hulking great tree properly yet. We also have figs, apples and some grapes, from a huckory old vine that is in the Corner Pen, which I have never looked after … More An Autumn Garden Update
After a turbulent relationship and many attempts to fix it, by both The Husband and I, our old lawnmower finally called it quits. I had just managed to fix up three different parts and got it going after The Husband said it was stuffed, so I was feeling quite the handyman. I got a bit … More The Final Mow
It is lovely to be back to my garden. Not that most of it looks lovely at the moment, but it’s good to get back to work in it. It seems there was a bunch of rain while we were away and the weeds were rather pleased about it. However, we’ve had beautiful sunny days … More Back to The Garden
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