Well, here we are at the end of the day. I would have done so much more had I not been nabbed by both sets of neighbours for a chat. The other day I lost two hours to the one neighbour but today he only took up ten minutes of my day whilst Jack (the other neighbour) and I had a forty minute sit down in the back garden with a cup of tea apiece. Whilst I would have loved to have got on with my chores (full time work always means that life feels rushed and that days off are precious) it's important to take time out to smell the roses. Not that there are any roses to smell just yet but the growth on them is promising a great show this year. I'm going to have to lay the climbing rose stems horizontally to ensure the flowers don't just appear on the tips. If you keep stems horizontal they will send out shoots along the stem and provide you with more buds than you would have got if you'd let the stem just go straight up
Whilst I was digging up stray clumps of grass and cutting back thorny stems a few walkers went past the front and we smiled at each other. I suddenly realised I was one of those ladies I used to envy, gardening in their lovely gardens (you see, I can imagine my garden being lovely even though it isn't yet) with a lovely house in a lovely place. I'm so thrilled with this house and our lifestyle. Sure, we could do with lots of other things but , boy, are we lucky.
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