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Category Archives: Garden
Monday’s Meander Round the Garden
The weather has been seasonably mild for the last couple of weeks and everything in the garden seems to have suddenly started to wake up, the perennials are pushing up shoots, the shrubs have tiny leaf buds appearing and the … Continue reading
Monday’s Meander Round the Garden
We’ve had hoar frosts and a smattering of snow this week, not weather conducive to gardening, luckily today it’s warmed up a bit and everything has thawed. The little patch of snowdrops by the pond is looking very pretty. A … Continue reading
Wednesday’s Wander Round the Garden
I was all set to write this post on Monday, I took the photos, sat down at my computer in the corner of my sewing room and with a slight ping I was plunged into darkness, at first I thought … Continue reading
Monday’s Meander Round the Garden
We seem to be having a dry but chilly winter, so as long as I’m wrapped up with scarf, hat, gloves etc I’m OK for a while in the garden. I’ve been concentrating on the raised bed by the patio. … Continue reading
Monday’s Meander Round the Garden
I’ve managed to get my three sessions of gardening in this week, sometimes short, at least one was a couple of hours! I find that once I’m out there, all wrapped up, it’s actually quite pleasant! I’m still waiting for … Continue reading
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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden
As it’s the first Monday of the year I thought I’d better start as I mean to go on with a little wander round the garden. It was only a little one as it was cold, wet and miserable outside … Continue reading
Eighteen for 18; How Did I Do!
Last January I set myself eighteen challenges to do in 2018, they were a mixture of sewing, quilting, embroidery and general lifestyle ones. I really enjoyed having something to aim for, especially as I didn’t stress or beat myself up … Continue reading
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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden
Yesterday I had a good mooch round the garden collecting foliage for my Advent Ring, it was the first Sunday in Advent yesterday so I made it just in time! Over the years in the garden I’ve managed to get … Continue reading
Monday’s Meander Round the Garden
The days are getting shorter and shorter, it’s only about five weeks now to the shortest day, on the plus side after that the days will start getting longer! I managed to get home today just in time to take … Continue reading
Monday’s Meander Round the Garden
I’ve made fairly good progress this week in the garden with several hours over the week. I’m still weeding and tidying, I’ll probably still be doing that in March when things start to appear again! I’ve mainly been working on … Continue reading