Gardening and zen in 2013
A sea of seeding poppies, bok choy and spinach in the punga raised bed. I started to clear one end yesterday and I'm glad I did - the nine huge, contented and fat snails I found certainly explained why I'd had lettuce seedlings disappear overnight in recent months. They are now being recycled into eggs for our breakfast. Yesterday Brighid and I planted (in other parts of the garden): lettuces, celery, coriander, peas, cavolo nero and violas. We also sowed seeds of carrots, beetroot, chicory and basil. Brighid tells me that she thinks she would like to be a gardener in between jobs as a ballerina when she grows up. It's lovely gardening with her. Today I weeded around the red onions and I planted winter savory, golden sage and pizza thyme. I'm loving my summer in the garden. I think my main goal for 2013 is to stay in the garden! It is deeply satisfying and I feel a calmer person afterwards. It feeds into my bigger need - to find...