Spring Garden

Back with 2 feet on the ground, another love in my life is gardening. There is nothing like home-grown vegetables and fruit…nothing! (I have a passion for doing everything from scratch and I hope I never change.) Last year, Holming built me a raised garden bed which most have seen on my picasa album. This year, I was able to use my homemade compost to fertilise my garden during the Winter months. Now, I am ready to plant!

As you can see from the photo I’m really squeezing my veggies in this year. I’ve planted 2 types of cucumbers, celery, 2 types of carrots, 3 types of lettuce, dwarf beans, spring onions, beetroot (beets), yellow starburst squash, basil and tomatoes.What's not photographed is the 8 plants of tomatoes (which we jar for Winter use) and 3 types of potatoes. I have all my tomato and potato plants in polyethylene garden bags. Check out the link:

http://www.tuigarden.co.nz/show.php?pageid=105

We have clay for soil, so can’t plant in the ground here. These bags are reusable and look tidy since they are all the same colour and style. I also have a hanging basket for an herb garden, thanks to Holming. It was his project.

So, if anyone is in my neighbourhood around late December/January, stop over for a handful of veggies or a salad. Teehee, I can’t wait!

I just needed to have it!

The week after our rainy scooter ride on Waiheke Island, all I would think and dream about was buying a scooter. It was kind of disturbing. If it would be raining in the morning when I woke up, I would tell Holming “I guess I will drive my car to work this morning’, then realized that I didn’t have a scooter and just had a car. It was very weird to say the least. I’ve never been one to buy anything on impulse so I waited. Holming always says “if you really want something, think about it for a week or two, and if you still really want it after that, then get it.” Well, does 6 days count as a week?

This is my new 2009 TGB 101 (50cc) Sports Scooter. http://www.scooterazzi.co.nz/tgb/detail/?id=33

YIPPY! Nothing too fast but just fast enough to keep up with the traffic on the roads. I love it!!!! The only problem is that I can’t take Sunny on it with me (…yet, but I will find a way!). I’m looking forward to taking this for a quick spin down to the beach on those hot Summer days.