Category Archives: Garden

Mum slipped into my dreams…

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Tricia

Mum came to me in my sleep last night. She slipped into my dreams.It was kind’ve timely as today is the Anniversary of her passing. Just writing that makes my eyes prick with tears. The memory of that day floods … Continue reading →

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Garden Post Script

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Tricia

Well here we are in Autumn and while the garden was good, it didn’t reach the dizzy heights I had hoped for. I wasn’t drowning in tomato sauce or searching for extra jars for pickles and chutneys. In fact we … Continue reading →

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Moon Gardening is damn annoying…

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Tricia

I was walking around the garden a few weeks ago and thought the veg garden has probably not looked this good in a while. Is that due to planting with the moon or just good luck? The morning light was … Continue reading →

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That moment in time…

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Tricia

Inevitable as it is and many times more expected the older we get, it still takes us by surprise doesn’t it. Even as Mum prepared us in the years before by telling us, if we saw she was losing her … Continue reading →

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Waxing and Waning

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Tricia

I have decided to follow the moon calendar for real. I tried this before, but my heart wasn’t in it. I didn’t like being told when to do things. Plant this week but not the next. What if I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Don’t judge me…

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Tricia

So, I’m hanging out the washing and have a distinct feeling I’m being watched. I glance around and it turns out a bloody great rat is sitting there watching me in the morning sunshine. I stare back at him and … Continue reading →

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A poke in the eye with a sharp stick. 

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Tricia

Over a period of a few days I noticed whenever I counted the hens, one seemed to be missing and each time as I debated looking around for her, I heard her squawking up in the hen house and assumed … Continue reading →

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I’m not really hungry thank-you…

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Tricia

“Mum, you better have a word to the kids about being grateful for someone making dinner, even if you don’t like it.” Monie called out to me when I came in from the garden. I called the children to me … Continue reading →

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The Pond Clean

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Tricia

Tara looked at me strangely when I said I wanted to clean the pond out again, but as I explained it needs a complete empty and refill yearly. Last time was about eighteen months ago and the pump fell over … Continue reading →

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Shall I cut my nose off to spite my face? 

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Tricia

Family quarrels are more intense, last longer and everyone is less forgiving.  It seems my Dad and his brother quarrelled often and as a child I witnessed some of these. I was blissfully unaware of the whys and wherefores and … Continue reading →

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