It's probably fair to say that I am a fair weather gardener and also, apparant by the lack of activity on this blog, a fair weather blog writer. Like a lot of mammals, I feel the chill of the wind, the damp in the air, the shorter days and longer nights, and decide that it is time to stock up on food and hibernate. By this I don't mean to imply that I refrain from all activity and take to bed for months on end, chances of that with a growing demands of the brood (plus the husband) are slim to say the least. It would be more accurate to say that my focus and priorities change; that I am not compelled to spend cold, wet, blustery afternoons pottering outside-not unless strictly necessity anyhow (and rewarded by a nice glass of red wine afterwards).
Throughout the months of October to December we are blessed to celebrate the birthdays of our four children which certainly keeps me busy in terms of party planning and shopping and all the wonderful little things us mums do to ensure smiles. Then Christmas swiftly gallops in; another inevitably busy time of year filled with yet more party planning, shopping and never ending preparations. I have considered that a lag in posts could have been prevented by sharing the crafts, baking, pickling and jam making activities that we undertake during this season, for gifts and personal use alike. However, new to this blogging as I am, I am as yet slightly dubious, despite the many pretty pictures I took, if I have any talent worth documenting in that area. Hopefully in the coming months I shall be using more homegrown produce for these recipes that will deserve a mention, positive or not, watch this space!
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| Several car journeys to the dump-and that's just one pile! |
So, lack of activity on the blog does not correspond with lack of activity at the Woodland; more that our Woodland exploits have been less frequent and somewhat slower than the initial hype of activity experienced when we first acquired the land. Also, I refrained from boring myself (and any readers) by recounting, in any worthy detail, jobs that whilst valuable in terms of the project, were quite dull enough the first time round. For example-clearing the channels for the rain water run-offs from the road above and bagging up yet more of the endless fly-tipped junk that is still strewn, despite much effort, across the embankment.
