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| Spring blossoms on our street |
Isn't this time of year divine? I feel beset with spring fervor and have been enthusiastically chipping away at projects within and without...thank goodness for my late discovery of coffee, where
have I been?! Green tea no longer holds a candle in terms of ritual boost.
With much delight we have finally started shaping our wild slopes into vege beds. I have been caught dancing around to words of "I'm so excited, just can't hide it..."! I am I am! I am currently in the process of de-stoning each bed, a mission in itself, I have unearthed wheel barrow loads of broken terracotta, paving stones, bricks and rocks..etc., I have made a commitment to give the garden at least a half an hour daily, I know that probably sounds paltry, but is actually a huge accomplishment in my busy daily round with little ones. I have a lovely new habit of visiting my patch for awhile on my way back up from emptying my compost bucket. It is my current favourite place. I am a little unsure how to proceed once I have completed phase
de-stone though, do I then put on my compost, sheep pellets/cow manure etc., dig in, plant and then mulch...in that order? Do I need to add further top soil? Where is my Mum, veteran gardener when I need her?! Anyway, enough blah blah here is some evidence of our industry.
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| Slope cleared of vegetation |
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| boys getting busy creating retaining wall in veg bed 1 |
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| oh look taking shape as Austin defines and reinforces them with edges |
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| Master Mortimer proved our most dedicated worker on this project we literally had to drag him in each day |
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| though sometimes he would stray to play, play is a child's work after all! |
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| a great spectator, bless her! |
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| still beavering away |
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| looking down on them, behold all of those stones! |
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| spring light, magic |
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| finishing touches, the boys paved under my clothesline, now I can stand there without getting tangled in ivy and losing my pegs, yay! |
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| divine rest |
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| these two are loving sharing books |
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| fathers day crafting, I was really excited to "draw" with my machine, such fun! I def plan to try again |
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| daffodil picking |
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| and a wonderful old tire swing |
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| our three |
Much love to you all! Wishing you wonderful spring days too.
