Take a look at these string gardens (via poppytalk). How magical they look. Not very practical, perhaps (would you water them with a bucket underneath?) but so beautiful. Imagine having one at your workplace.
I did my sitting yesterday and realised just how tense my body has become from these past months. I’m grateful for the [...]

I’m taking part in Penelope’s seven day sit this week. I think cultivating happiness is sorely needed this spring – the stress of the past months has left us running on fumes. Not really unhappy, just worn out. A little calmness will be a good thing.

“…eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably.”
C. S. Lewis

I went into the greenhouse just to look at my tiny little seedlings. I wish they’d grow more quickly, I want to eat them. Instead I picked the first mint sprig this year for tea – the plant is big enough now. It would grow faster in the ground but it would spread too, and [...]

I ended up doing some heavyweight weeding today. It wasn’t pretty. Our garden is full of ground-elder or bishop’s weed (named because it’s a medicinal herb used to cure podagra) and it’s impossible to get rid of. It’s even said to be resistant to poison (which we aren’t using anyway, but still). My biology teacher [...]

I missed the plum tree blossoming because M. and I were in Norway (we went by train, which was surprisingly easy and comfortable with a 2-year-old. The trip took seven hours and no crying!). The best is still to come, though, beause the apple trees are only just beginning to show their bright pink buds. [...]

The universe seems to be throwing all sorts of complications at us at the moment. On top of that, I’ve been working round the clock lately, and I have another month and a half to go. We kind of need a bit of luck (and a holiday). Today I took the evening off to go [...]