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Tag Archives: gardening
Day 136: A Partial Day of Solitude in the Garden and Washing Down the Patio
How do you know if you are making progress towards your goal? I truly believe that you can just feel it. Today I actually got a glimpse of living with more space around me, as things are starting to fall … Continue reading →
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Day 130: Uncovering the Small Water Fountain in the Garden
The girls wanted to help in the garden today so I suggested some weeding. I don’t think that was interesting enough for them and before long they were asking questions about the hidden water fountain in the middle of the … Continue reading →
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Day 129: Lots of Help Decluttering the Garden Before Sitting Down to a Nice Roast Lamb Dinner
A bank holiday Friday and beautiful weather – can’t ask for more than that! I spent practically a whole day gardening and the girls helped me so much. We focused on the corner which has basically been used as a … Continue reading →
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Day 113: Decluttering the Pretty Weeds from the Lawn
For some reason I didn’t have a very restful sleep last night; I was wide awake from 2.30 until 5.30am. Tried all my usual tricks to help me sleep: meditation, deep breathing, listening to calming sounds… almost drifting off each … Continue reading →
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Day 104: Making Use of Plant Pots and a Solar Lantern From the Garage
My seeds have been doing well in the conservatory from when I planted them just over two weeks ago. Here is one successful tray of seedlings 🌱 … As mentioned yesterday, I searched the depths of the garage for some … Continue reading →
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Day 103: Easter Fun, Continued Decluttering, a Movie and a Tasty Dinner
Even though my children are teenagers, they still love the Easter egg fun. I don’t think that there should be an age limit do you? The cream eggs were eaten before breakfast and I think they started on the large … Continue reading →
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Day 96: Decluttering the Paths and Driveway & An Update on the Seedlings
Today, I was relaxing in the garden looking forward to another warm sunny day when there was a knock at the door. During non-coronavirus times this wouldn’t have seemed abnormal. It turned out that it was our window cleaner who’d … Continue reading →
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Day 93: From Scattering Wildflower Seeds To Rearranging the Conservatory
I found some seeds lying around the house today that I forgot to sow when in I did the others. All the women at work received a packet on their desks on International Women’s Day on 8 March. This was … Continue reading →
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Day 91: Pottering Around the Garden & Attempting to Sow Seeds
I can see the garden every day now whilst I am working in the conservatory, so I popped out there at lunchtime today and trimmed a bit more of the hedge (that I started on the other day). I then … Continue reading →
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Day 84: Decluttering the Lawn and Shrubs
I’m so grateful for the weather at the moment. The sun shone again today and although there was a bit of a chill in the air, it was pleasant enough to sit outside and eat my breakfast before I started … Continue reading →
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