You know what it is like when you go on holiday, you either come back to a garden decimated by … More
Tag: gardening
Six on Saturday 02.01.21
Happy New Year! Another interesting date this week too, with 0, 1 and 2 forming a nice pattern. Anyway, I … More
Words on Wednesday: 2020 as it was
Normally at this time of year I look back at small pleasures of the year, but somehow it doesn’t seem … More
This week’s small pleasures #223
This will be the last small pleasures post of 2020, and also my penultimate post of the year. In the past, I have done a series of highlights of the year, but it just doesn’t feel right at the moment.
Six on Saturday 19.12.20
So here we are – the second last Saturday of 2020 and the first day of three weeks away from … More
Six on Saturday 12.12.20
Greetings SoSers from a sunny Wellington, after many a rainy day this week. It has been wet and warm, the sort of weather that makes my hair frizz and things grow. I only have five more working days to go until three weeks of summer/Christmas holiday and I honestly can’t wait to be free of sitting at a computer all day.
Six on Saturday 05.12.20
There are two more Saturdays after today until Christmas. I am far from in the Christmas spirit, and it is … More
Six on Saturday 21.11.20
It is a grey and windy day here (northerlies at least, but still up to 110km/h) so not a day to be out gardening. Parts of the South Island are having some really awful weather, with gale force winds and heavy rain, so we have got away with things lightly.
Six on Saturday 14.11.20
After a very wet week, the sun has returned. I was able to get out and finish some of the planting, a little bit of repotting, and stand back to consider how much everything has suddenly grown
Six on Saturday 07.11.20
Here we are in November and heading towards the end of the year and summer. The days have been warmer … More
Thistles and Kiwis 