Finally we have started our veggie patch! Well we are working on the structural aspects of it anyway for now. Grant surprised me with the most beautiful gate he made out of scraps that were lying around the yard at the old cottage. Paths are being laid from old bricks that were also here when we bought it, which will act as dividers between the beds.
We will be spending the next month or more working in the garden, while we save for the cladding on the house. The fence needs to be mended thanks to the dogs, (grrr...) a little more rubble to clear, soil turned and manure and straw brought in ready for some seedlings.
One of the hardest parts for me in this move would have to be the yard. Its huge yes, and there are fruit trees. But that was about it. There are still the old falling down sheds which we will need to get the abspestos people to come in to professionally and safely remove the roof off before we can demolish it. Piles of building rubble remain, though there is certainly less. Many trailor loads have been removed, light timber has been burnt and good hard timber stored in our woodshed for winter. A bonfire makes for great free cold weather entertianment!
But to see the bones of the veggie patch start to go in, the front garden started.....well it feels like we are moving in the right direction.
But, you know, in the aim of keeping it real and honest I don't know if I would do this move again if given the choice. There has been plenty of good to come out of it. But plenty of difficulty too. This was a move to substantially reduce debit. Financially it has been good, and it has certainly been beneficail to Grant in all aspects of his life. He was under huge pressure and he is certainly happier here. But I just don't feel settled here. Families, we always compromise for the best for the family, hey? It is silly to say I wouldn't do it again, as it is not like I can go back in time, best to make the most of it all. :)
I miss my old 3 bedroom house, with the big lined out shed where visitors could stay, where I had a wonderful bright, airy sewing space. I miss being in town, where school was a 6 minute drive down the road, rather then a 1hr return trip. I miss my girlfriends being able to pop in for a cuppa after school run, I'm lonley here. I have plenty of company, and oppertunity to chat. But I miss that deep connection I had with dear friends on a regular basis.
There is plenty of good here, mind you. We are close to our business, being involved in the renewal of a lovely country church, my ministry work which I love, financially things are much lighter. Grant is far happier here.
But I don't feel like this is home in my heart of hearts. I do my best to notice the quiet, the lovely outlook. I get plenty of delight from each step of establishing our new garden. I love to see the chooks with a great big space, the fruit trees. There is plenty of good things, of lovely things. Perhaps if we hang around long enough these things will grow in me.
Perhaps I am simply a wanderer at heart! Since Grant and I have been married we have moved about 8 times in the last 10 years. Or perhaps I am a homebody who has simply not found my home yet.
But either way, I am excited about the prospect of a veggie garden. Its shaping up to be a good size space and we should be able to grow plenty there. Hopefully we will be able to sell the excess in the shop too.
My new gate. Im in so much love with it! And it cost us nothing which is always a bonus.
A new path in the process of being built.
Salvias are in full bloom, one of my very favorite plants! Tough, hardy, beautiful.
This little lempon tree is a ripper. Its a terrible shape, old, gnarled. But it gives fruit like a tree twice its size would! It's all heart.
Much love, and I hope you can find some time for peace and reflection in your week.
xx
We will be spending the next month or more working in the garden, while we save for the cladding on the house. The fence needs to be mended thanks to the dogs, (grrr...) a little more rubble to clear, soil turned and manure and straw brought in ready for some seedlings.
One of the hardest parts for me in this move would have to be the yard. Its huge yes, and there are fruit trees. But that was about it. There are still the old falling down sheds which we will need to get the abspestos people to come in to professionally and safely remove the roof off before we can demolish it. Piles of building rubble remain, though there is certainly less. Many trailor loads have been removed, light timber has been burnt and good hard timber stored in our woodshed for winter. A bonfire makes for great free cold weather entertianment!
But to see the bones of the veggie patch start to go in, the front garden started.....well it feels like we are moving in the right direction.
But, you know, in the aim of keeping it real and honest I don't know if I would do this move again if given the choice. There has been plenty of good to come out of it. But plenty of difficulty too. This was a move to substantially reduce debit. Financially it has been good, and it has certainly been beneficail to Grant in all aspects of his life. He was under huge pressure and he is certainly happier here. But I just don't feel settled here. Families, we always compromise for the best for the family, hey? It is silly to say I wouldn't do it again, as it is not like I can go back in time, best to make the most of it all. :)
I miss my old 3 bedroom house, with the big lined out shed where visitors could stay, where I had a wonderful bright, airy sewing space. I miss being in town, where school was a 6 minute drive down the road, rather then a 1hr return trip. I miss my girlfriends being able to pop in for a cuppa after school run, I'm lonley here. I have plenty of company, and oppertunity to chat. But I miss that deep connection I had with dear friends on a regular basis.
There is plenty of good here, mind you. We are close to our business, being involved in the renewal of a lovely country church, my ministry work which I love, financially things are much lighter. Grant is far happier here.
But I don't feel like this is home in my heart of hearts. I do my best to notice the quiet, the lovely outlook. I get plenty of delight from each step of establishing our new garden. I love to see the chooks with a great big space, the fruit trees. There is plenty of good things, of lovely things. Perhaps if we hang around long enough these things will grow in me.
Perhaps I am simply a wanderer at heart! Since Grant and I have been married we have moved about 8 times in the last 10 years. Or perhaps I am a homebody who has simply not found my home yet.
But either way, I am excited about the prospect of a veggie garden. Its shaping up to be a good size space and we should be able to grow plenty there. Hopefully we will be able to sell the excess in the shop too.
Oranges and grapefruit are also in abundance....Pity we all dislike grapefruit. Ha!
Well it's best I get going, work to do and all that.
Well it's best I get going, work to do and all that.
Much love, and I hope you can find some time for peace and reflection in your week.
xx
