In the swing

I am enjoying blogging again... for now at least.  As I am so exhausted from work, heat and garden this blog is giving me a little space to breathe again.  Last night I made an un-shopping list a la Alice in Wonderland.  Rather than focus on what we needed to buy I listed what we had left then adapted recipes to suit the ingredients - well kind of.  My cooking skills vary from 'wow' that was delicious to pretty poor similar to 'Rhia' from the 1970's sitcom Butterflies so we will have to see how next week pans out as I have included within my recipe lists 2 family picnics as it is my birthday on Friday!

I am also trying to adopt and less worryfull attitude as I have been plagued by nightmares and sleepless nights lately, trying hard to be calm and not getting stressed with money and health issues.

 

For now though here are some summer shots....

Summer in Italy

The beach, warm mornings, sleeping outside on the trampoline, washing dry within minutes, bread rising on the table in the garden, the insects drowning out the birdsong, football with friends, playing cards with Grandma, supper outside, picnic lunches, castles and kingdoms, a sense of calm (sometimes), afternoon sleeps, coffee in Siena, swimming, diving and sunshine.  Salads and fruit, simple food but the best, tomato plants on the up, beans, peppers, aubergines all struggling in the heat, pumpkins gone wild, kittens growing up, old dog slowing down.  Time to relax watching life unfold.  No money, very little work, but one fantastic future .... Namaste x

 

  

New blog

Just to let you know I have now started another blog for my garden design business at Bella Terra Garden Design.  I plan to update both my personal blog and the work blog weekly now one of our computer’s is letting me add images etc.  On the new blog I plan to include English and Tuscan garden ideas and a country gardener’s diary.

For now though I have to fly as the vegetable patch is dying of thirst.