On the 24th July there was a full moon, nothing new there but this full moon was also luna Lughnassadh, also known as Lammas. Celebrated for being the first harvest of our grains and other seeds. Today (2nd August) is calendar Lammas giving enough time between to two to work out harvesting plans in the … Continue reading The first harvest … The garden.
A quick google of homesteading will throw up all kinds of information and to the beginner it can be quite daunting. The whole premise, as mentioned in my last post, is to live as sustainably as you can, mainly when growing/raising your own food on your own land. But not everyone can have the usual … Continue reading A brief guide on homesteading … my perspective
Yes you heard that right, I do not have anything other as my garden as land, land which isn’t mine. I don’t live on a farm or have my home in north Wales that I can turn into a bigger homestead. A place to have a retreat, have a bunk house, areas for workshops, artists, … Continue reading Council garden homesteading… A little back ground.
My birthday couldn’t of been more wonderful. Wales never lets me down not matter when we go, I think it Is part of the magic of the country. I had time to relax, away from the country that held all of my stress giving me a chance to look at it from the outside. It … Continue reading Hello 45
This time next week I will be 45 and by gods the run up has been emotional. There are some big upheavals and decisions having to be made in order for me to get my life on the way to being sorted. I am still very much alone in it all, which isn’t ideal but … Continue reading A week to go
Well here we are then so hello to pre birthday reflection and wanted outcomes. I am not even sure when this pattern started but it is something I seem to of done for longer than I can remember. I guess in a way it is my brains way of celebrating my up and coming new … Continue reading The pre birthday mind mess
*in the voice of a wrestling announcer* “Born on march 11th 2021, weighing in at 6.6lb introducing Kaleb” *crowd jumps to their feet, cheers, and applauses* The long awaited child born to my eldest and his fiancé after years of trying and being told that it wasn’t possible. For someone so small he really is … Continue reading The rainbow at the end of the storm
wow, my last post was just as i thought things were on the up. I am sorry to say things went back down again and at a speed i was not expecting. My grandma died on the 26th February in her sleep, three months before her ninety second birthday. It was then that my world … Continue reading And then suddenly things changed
It is coming up to the last week of February already, we all know that time is all wonky right now and has been for a year. A bloody year since we started getting worried about covid-19. Have we now come to the conclusion that this year is also a right off yet? I know … Continue reading Improvements have been made
With the first week of February already gone you can really tell the phenological seasons are shifting. This is ever present in the garden and can cause so much confusion on what jobs need doing at any one given time. Especially in most recent years where the weather seems to of just gone bonkers. Nature … Continue reading First week out in the garden.
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