Nothing Wrong with You

This evening I'm having another 'issue' with a particularly rude person that occasionally appears in my life. Do you have one of those? Thankfully I've managed to keep my exposure to this horrid individual to a bare minimum, unfortunately I'm unable to rule it out completely! I made this quote to help myself remember that when this person is so Very Rude to me, it shouldn't shake my self-concept. It really is Their problem, not mine!

there's nothing wrong with you!

What Needs Pruning?

I made this quote while thinking of my mother-in-law Freya and a dilemma she is having. I drew the picture years ago, its a chalk pastel, it stands for "love".

what needs pruning?

This is about the hard times I've been through, times that forced me to make some really tough decisions when I had no other choice but to change. I was unhappy and tired of hearing myself complain about the way things were, I knew I was the only person that could fix and change my life. Change is never easy, but sometimes that aching tooth just needs to be pulled! Or that tree needs to be pruned! Whichever way you look at it, sometimes our lives are so full, its like a dinner plate with way too much food on it. You need to scrap some off to see what you have left and find out what you really, really want to keep, when forced to make the toughest of decisions. Picture and words by me! (lol)

How to be Happy #1 - grow your own herbs.

It has to be one of the simplest things you can do, its a simple joy in my life and so easy anyone can do it, even people who rent tiny places.

its so easy anyone can do it, and its one of life's simple joys

We just spent a lovely early Saturday morning in our potted garden, staking the newly fruiting cherry tomatoes, top dressing the capsicums and pruning the chillies. We watered the worm farm and fed the plants the worm tea, including this flowering lavender. I pruned it early in winter and suddenly its flushed with rosy colour!

Tom's Garden winter 2012, garlic, tomatoes and lettuc

I had planned to plant beetroot this winter into this planter box my father-in-law Brian made, but before I got around to it, some tomatoes and lettuce had sprouted! Then David planted a bunch of garlic, which has shot up and is looking great. Will we be able to grow a year's supply of garlic?

our latest attempt at growing tomatoes is currently fruiting

Here is our latest attempt at tomatoes, this time its a cherry tomato variety from Brian's garden in Stanthorpe. We hope it works this time, with plenty of worm tea along with some luck, it might do just that!