Lately I have been...

I haven't blogged much, things have been a bit cold here and a there has been a lot on. I am dealing with some major things righr now are some amazing things that are getting me through.

Last week I went to a friends farmstay and stayed 2 days with my eldest son, caught up with a friend and brought this while there. There is so much to be grateful for in life so this has a lot written in here already. We had a really good bonding time, he helped me to eat a little more he's such a good kid my eldest son and has just been chosen by his school to be a white ribbon ambassador.  I felt like it would be the last time we would have such a special time together.  He has two intense years coming up with VCE Next year.  I did my first handstand yoga style while away. Major achievement.  😊

A really good friend gave me this to take my mind of things, she knows I cannot focus too well right now and this is meant to be calming it's an adults colouring book.  I did a page put my music on only made it classical instead of my full speed stuff for exercise.

Clearly no artistic genes in my body but hey I'm not trying to impress and it was done the night before I had to catch a train so it certainly took my mind of that angst!

The same friend gave me this, I am not remotely christian, but I am deeply spiritual, I do believe in a higher power and universal law, she felt as a tactile person herself she likes to hold things all the time that this could be helpful for me, the wood is Olive and feels smooth, the look of the grain is awesome, I love it, I feel safe when I start to panic, trouble is I keep loosing it, I put it down kids also like its feel bang its gone. It's rather large or I would wear it around my neck!  This girl is pure love, she cares so deeply for people.

I brought this Yak made blanket from the yoga studio for $20 and ALL profits go back to Nepal and it was made in Nepal and now I have learnt what a Yak is so triply blessed plus it looks cool is warm and right now I hold this close and sit tight. Feel secure.

This is making my body and mind strong, I do yoga every single day, I am for 4 times a week hot yoga at my friends studio and then 3 times a week practise Hatha at home. It completely grounds me and quitens my mind.  I just love it, it has gotten me through some tricky and tough times.

I have no garden news this time, not even a garden picture to share.  Love to all. Xxx

June - Birthdays and the veggie garden.

Busy month June with my sister turning 50 and my baby turning 10.

This is my angel, who is actually pretty full on and not so much an angel at all.

This is him at about 3 not a good picture but he was very cute.

He had a ball at inflatable world.

Bit tempted to go myself this looks like fun.

Onto nature, I took this when walking again at Daylesford before sisters birthday lunch at Sault. Very posh restaurant. I was a little out of my league.

 

Loving my veggie garden, getting lots to eat from here each day.

Tons of Broccolini.

The Broad Beans are getting taller.

The onions are slowly growing between the Chinese veggies.

These had been got at by the chooks prior to planting in the greenhouse and were half eaten few weeks back, but I planted anyway and now they are fine.

I plant very close, hope that will be ok and all will survive.

I brought these this month and they are such good books, with wonderful pictures and insightful comments by the author. It will take years to get the time to read them but I certainly will enjoy the challenge.

Daylesford second visit.

A couple of weeks ago I took two days out to visit Daylesford again and stay alone with my dog.

The place I stayed at was ok but they were cutting down trees for the entire duration I was there so I really needed to sightsee a bit or be driven nuts by the noise!

I brought a new outfit the first day and had a massage - bliss!

This is my new outfit I really like the colour.

This is the beautiful Maple outside my massage therapist's clinic.

Then off for nice walk around the lake with my best friend.

The next day off to Castlemaine to visit the art gallery, a book shop, the botanical gardens and have lunch at a lovely Thai restaurant.

Some art at the botanical gardens. Fantastic gardens they have, Brahma and I had a great walk there and worked up an appetite.

The best wonton soup I have ever had! I am taking my husband up there for a drive when the kids are at school, just to try this soup again.

The art gallery is small but very nice to visit, I love Castlemaine, just a gorgeous historical place.

This was in the foyer such beautiful colours.

I will be back to Daylesford soon I think!

Daylesford - First visit.

In the past week, I have been to Daylesford twice, I live about 25 minutes from there and for those that are not aware Daylesford is full of mineral springs and surrounded by forest and is the spa capital of Victoria really with lots of massage therapists and alternate shops and great cafes.

Last Sunday I went to the market there and took my eldest and youngest child and also stopped in at a beautiful open garden there called Wombat Hill.

I brought this gorgeous embroidered hanging that has been made in Nepal.

A felt handbag I just love!

This is the house of the lovely open gardens we went too.  One person lives here!

I love the Ivy on the house, the colours were magnificent.

Are they not amazing?

I like this idea.

Love Autumn colour!

Fluffy seed pods.

Perhaps an old grand aviary?

Best part I didn't have to drive, my eldest son has his learners so I could sit back and relax, in that tense way you do while being the teacher driver. 😉

Changes.

I was chatting to an acquaintance this weekend about our old neighbourhood and I made the mistake of googling my old address. I was suprised to see the house was gone.  This is what is used to look like although much more overgrown than when my parents owned it.

It's not on a corner but it seems the picture has been taken with a panoramic lense.

Now it looks like this;

It's very sad.  I need some time to process it all, so many beautiful trees and heritage plants.  50 year old Roses all gone.

This week a bobcat arrived at the block next door to us.  No permit been applied for as yet but it only a matter of time.  This is now my view from my veggie garden.

Pretty awful really, I am taking solace in working a lot in my garden while it's quiet over this weekend.  Lots of pruning, weeding, raking and tidying so at least my own place looks nice.  The development next door has the potential to ruin my business. 

I collected 6 bags of fallen leaves  to spead around my veggie beds and suppress the weeds.  I shall collect another 12 bags this week to put under the fruit trees.

Also baked a pretty awesome Apple crumble with apples I collected from the Dentist's overflowing Apple tree.  It was delicious!

Autumn in my garden

I am loving the Autumn weather and my favourite day is when the clocks turn back and I get 1 hour extra to potter.   I have been doing lots of bike riding with my eldest son over the school holidays and focusing in increasing my yoga practise my son has taken up bike racing, so needs a lot of training. Enjoying getting out and about on the cold mornings enjoying the colour changes on the trees while on the bike, saving lots of fuel too!

I have planted my Winter garden all but for the red onions which shall in when the Zucchini is completely finished which shall be soon.  In the beds pictured I have;

English Spinich

Broccolini

Lettuce

Kale

Silverbeet

Rocket

Broad Beans (even though I really dislike them)

Celery

Mustard.

Yesterday I went to a market and brought this;

Can you guess what it is?

I had previously been to the open garden show and brought these;

I planted the Dutch Irises in the garden and the Tulips in here;

Something exciting to look out for in Spring!

I treated myself to this beautiful Orchid Friday. Feel special to own this!

Next on the agenda is the grass as you can it needs a lot of work, there's none there!  Brahma is being my grass model. He is very concerned we have no grass but then perhaps if he stopped burying his bones in there...!!