We are spending a lot of time in the garden, totally revamping it. We were inspired by the amount of foliage we have to cut off our trees and shrubs and the high cost of taking it to the tip, when several adjacent councils offer a 'green waste' bin. I have also been noticing homes that don't have messy shrubbery and garden beds can look quite classy, and the potential to use less water, whereas ours gets quite sad after an extended dry period, as I don't water much. Our garden looks after itself a fair bit of the time because we are away.
Barry has been very busy building a green house too, and has his version of hydroponics in it, trying a few different methods. I have planted some vegetables in the ground, but Barry has more growing than me at the moment. He has been trying a raw food diet, and very keen to have his own organic veges.
Apart from completely getting rid of a couple of trees and large bushes (all legit, I checked) which we have done over the past couple of days, and an unsuccessful herb bed, which I did this afternoon, I an also totally changing our front yard, but it is a larger project.
We sang again today, and I have tomorrow at bible study in the morning and the rest of the day at home, then singing in the next city Thursday and Friday. Usually after we sing we have the rest of the day fairly quietly, but our energy levels have been very good lately. Perhaps it is because we are pleased with what we are planning in the garden anand want to see it through!!!
It is census night here, and I did it online this morning, didn't take long. I do think some of the questions could be better, apparently they are exactly the same as the previous census. Anyway I said yes to putting our details online in 99 years time. 99 years sounds like a long time away, and we don't know what will happen by then, still my father was born in 1913, so I hope I live to see immediate family details online soon, and I knew all four of my grandparents, who were born during the latter part of the 1800s and when I get around to looking, I am hoping I will see their details, particularly on my maternal side, which I have not pursued so far.
(Pic from internet)
Hope all well at your place too.
Love and Blessings, Jan
4 comments:
A garden make over. Sounds like hard work. Mine is looking tired and sad but I don't have the energy yet to do much except tidy up. Hopefully it will cheer up by itself when spring comes. We have grown broccoli successfully though.
Your garden sounds like it will be so nice. I've been enjoying my recently ripened cherry tomatoes...many mornings I walk outside and eat them like candy. They are so sweet!
Jan, it sounds like you are doing a tremendous amount of work in the garden. I wish I had some ideas about what to do with my small-sh garden. I'm afraid I can barely remember to water it on occasion. I keep hoping to do better ;-)
I love to see some photos of your Garden Jan. I have updated my garden blog come over if you want. Looking forward to the garden pics?
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