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Oh, it couldn't be better! The sun shone, the breeze blew - we started school on time and finished almost on time, and then got on with the business of the day. Such a rare sight around here, I wish it were more common, but it's my one and only!  Yes, it's the beautiful quilt my sister in law made for our wedding day! H sighed and said, 'Oh it's just like being in Amish country ....' I wish! I'd love to have dozens of quilts to wash and line dry this time of year, but somehow can't find the time or talent to make them! Now while I was out and about with my camera, I thought I would quickly snap this view from our side garden, whic I hope will become the orchard, it's the view to the front of our house, across the little lane we live in.  This somewhat supports the opinion, held by a dear friend of mine called Judy - and Buzzer if you ever happen to read this, do get in touch, as I've lost your email address! - that people pay vast amounts of money to buy old, cute houses, and then have to look at your dull, modern one, while you sit in your dull modern house, with the glorious view of their chocolate box one!This is our little wild corner  just to the side of the chicken pen. I have high hopes of putting a secret hideaway in there, for the girls.I did get a lot done in the garden today. The potatoes are coming up and I mulched all the gaps between rows with grass clippings - Neil just took on the garden of the thatched cottage across the way, so we get their lawn clippings too! - I planted two more rows of peas, one of dwarf beans and one of climbing beans. I also weeded the rows of peas that are already up, and put in twiggy sticks for them to grow up.
I also planted out the first bay of tomato plants in the polytunnel - boy that was hot work - and hauled a lot more pots into there - I'm going to have way too many plants for that polytunnel! The girls spent the afternoon grooming ponies, as they have pony club tomorrow, and then we had a spectacular if slightly thrown together supper of sardines, on garlic toast, with bacon and red onion omlette, and warm mashed potato salad. This time of year just makes my heart sing with the joy of all that we are blessed with. The potential bursts into life with the sweet smelling lilac and tender shoots of flowers. I do believe that times are going to be very, very hard indeed. That we will all be challenged, and that those of us who have known in our hearts for years that the Lord has led us into this lifestyle for a reason, will be challenged most - the temptation to give up, to lose focus, to just go with the flow, will be so tempting, like the drowsy sense of submission felt by the drowning - but we must stay awake. But for the moment, thank you Lord, for a beautiful world.  |
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