A Royal Meal at Dunkeld
April 28, 2021
We visit the Royal Mail Hotel at Dunkeld recently and discover for ourselves what all the hype is about. … More A Royal Meal at Dunkeld
Tag: Gardening
Recycle, Remember, Release
January 8, 2018
Today I took a trip into the past. Mum’s house is still vacant, despite her passing over a year ago, but finally preparations are happening in earnest to sell it.
Lull before the Growth
January 5, 2018
Have you noticed all the good intentions doing the rounds at the moment? January seems to be the time for declaring New Year resolutions and making big plans for the year ahead. I guess it’s only natural. Many people have declared themes, focus words and challenges for the year ahead. I’m impressed, inspired and also, … More Lull before the Growth
Champagne, Roses and Wrong Turns
November 23, 2017
Lightning flashed as we stood looking up into the dark evening sky. Mother Nature was being feisty. Then, like she was playing a game of ping pong, two meteors appeared, directly below each other and I watched, mesmerised, as they shimmied across the sky and disappeared. That was last Saturday, also the time of the … More Champagne, Roses and Wrong Turns
Weeds, Seeds and Finding lost dreams
September 5, 2017
Last week my veggie garden was overgrown and full of weeds. The passionfruit vine had gone wild and its roots were strangling potential growth. Not that there’s been much growing there. In fact, there’s been nothing there for over a year. How have I let it get so run down and neglected? The soil underneath … More Weeds, Seeds and Finding lost dreams
No Sheepish Matter
August 31, 2017
Remember sweet Lamby? Our rambunctious little lamb, who left for greener pastures in the country six months ago. She’s baa ack. Only she’s not quite so little these days. And she seems to have adopted some baaad arse behaviours. She’s a fully fledged sheep, with a girth as wide as a woolly mammoth and a … More No Sheepish Matter
A Slow Burn in May
May 24, 2017
The smoke was like a whisper of the fire it once was. Slowing down after a ferocious start, burning down a large pile of branches. Now it teased knowing its heat was dying out but still understanding it had power. For a gust of wind could turn it around and whip it up again. It … More A Slow Burn in May
A wish to Grow and Bloom
March 10, 2017
Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? Lamby has eaten (almost) everything. She’s sucked the sage, devoured the mint, deflowered the lemon tree and stripped my yard barren. Not only has she devoured the herbs (minus the rosemary) she’s mowed better than any grass cuter ever could and become a master … More A wish to Grow and Bloom
Fresh Air
November 27, 2016
Nothing gets me out of the doldrums more than stepping outside into fresh air. There’s something about being outdoors that calms me. And makes me realise that we’re more than our problems. The simple pleasure of drinking fresh water from a flowing mineral pool makes me grateful for what we often take for granted. A … More Fresh Air
No Apricots or Lemons, just a happy lamb
November 3, 2016
Since we’ve had Lamby I haven’t had to mow. But I’ve been doing a shit load of sweeping. Her poops are everywhere, black pebbles strewn on the garden path. My lemon tree is half eaten. She’s taken a particular fondness to my bay leaf bush which up till now seemed indestructible and she seems to … More No Apricots or Lemons, just a happy lamb
