There's been lots of sunshine and showers here...perfect for my garden, which is filling up brilliantly. This week I've installed my very last veg bed, not sure yet what will go in here, probably flowers. The remaining arches have been installed and planted up. I've also started to create a little pond area, and fingers crossed I will have lots of frogs to help fight the slugs. The garden has been keeping me gently busy this week. I say gently as I've really adopted the 1/2 hour principle to my garden...I will explain more on that over the next few posts.
My little yellow bistro table has arrived, and looks perfect in front of the studio, complimenting my yellow craft cupboard inside. I've seen some yellow planters, so I might treat myself to one...I've got yellow sunflowers to plant out, and I've put a yellow old fashioned rose around the arch. Not bad going for someone who's never really had yellow in her garden!
I'm feeling guilty I'm not posting as often as I want to. I've recovered fairly quickly from my little Venetian adventure, however Otto has had his little operation (to stop any offspring!) and he's now barking and unsettled again at night. Most of you who have read this blog for a while, will know it took weeks for Otto to stop barking at night. It's only been two sleepless nights and I'm absolutely shattered, and I know from experience that we have many more to come! So please be patient with me, because I know the more exhausted I become, the more difficult ordinary things, like posting on here, become.
I will try and catch up with some blog reading over the next few days...hopefully sat at that little table with something nice to sip. Hope the sun is shining for you, now that's some yellow we definitely need!
Amanda :) xxx
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Hope things with you and Otto settle down soon. You feeling better, and Otto stop barking at night. My front garden is full of yellow, especially now the the Laburnum tree is in full bloom, the forsythia has gone over now, and we have another yellow shrub but I keep forgetting the name, the flowers are like pom-poms. When the flowers yellow are out it always makes me think summer is on its ways because of the sunshine yellow flowers, I'm not really a yellow person though!
ReplyDeleteJulie xxxxx
I do love yellow, especially since I painted my cupboard a few years ago, never really had much in the garden though...think I might be a new convert! ;) xxx
DeleteYour garden makes me happy :-)
ReplyDeleteHave you heard of The Spoon Theory? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_theory
I thought it may help x
Hi Rachel, yes I have. There's a lot of sense to it, I know before I went to Venice I 'banked' a lot of energy but doing very little the week before, I certainly think this helped :) xxx
DeleteI find with walking that I can do thirty minutes if fairly brisk walking and then I need a rest and then I can do another thirty minutes and so on.I have to pace myself!Barbara
ReplyDeleteIt's much better isn't it to break everything down into manageable chunks :) xxx
DeleteYour garden looks lovely xx
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Cheryl :) xxx
Deleteyour garden is coming along so beautifully, love the pond idea would like one too certainly plenty of slugs here but suppose the frogs would not eat the snails though.
ReplyDeleteTypical male Otto, playing up after getting the snip, lets hope he stops barking soon for everyone`s sake
Enjoy sitting out at your yellow table in the sunshine
Morning Margaret, thankfully he wasn't as bad last night. I can't imagine they would eat snails, I'm going to put a few bird tables in the garden, so hopefully the birds will get them! ;) xxx
DeleteThis is so beautiful! A friend of mine used essential oils to settle her dog, it may sound a little daft but may be worth Googling? Good luck! Jo xx
ReplyDeleteDoesn't sound daft at all I will look into it thanks Jojo :) xxx
DeleteThe gardens looking wonderful I love the splash of yellow, I hope Otto settles soon
ReplyDeleteClare x
Thank you Clare :) xxx
DeleteThat is one productive looking garden. We are carrying on with building our cabin tomorrow, yours sits really nicely just there. Jo x
ReplyDeleteVery exciting times for you Jo...there are great escape places! ;) xxx
DeleteGood luck with that! I'd just give in and let him sleep with me. Naughty but oh so nice to have dog snoring lightly by your bed. On the bed is ever nicer!
ReplyDeleteHo Patsy, he seems to be settling down again now, I'm rubbishy when I've had no sleep! :) xxx
DeleteVery nice and the bistro table inviting! ;-))
ReplyDeleteHoping that all is better with Otto...for him and for you!
Miriam
Thank you Miriam all going well :) xxx
DeleteOh your garden looks so beautifully neat and tranquil Amanda. Sorry to hear there have been some noisy canine troubles. I do hope they're short-lived. Emma x
ReplyDeleteThanks Emma, I'm loving how it's all coming together, just need it to fill out now :) xxx
DeleteYou are building such a wonderful sanctuary for yourself and your family which is truly priceless. I love what you've done and look forward to seeing its evolution.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Patty :) xxx
Deleteis that black rised garden made of brick?
ReplyDeleteHi they are made from wooden railway sleepers that have been painted black :) xxx
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