my garden

You're giving me ideas for my front path .... i've decided it needs to change, i knew it would !

these bricks came from an old deralict house in the village.

I think they're just gorgeous Sandra and the planting's good too.

Love the brickwork!!
Lovely garden too, looks quite tropical!

thanks Mari..it doesent feel tropical today....

It was lovely here til teatime, I've been beavering away making a mess in the garden! It's cold & cloudy now tho!

why is it that i make sooo much messs in the garden. loads of things need chopping back now and it all hast to be carried up hill to the bonfire...what have you been doing in your garden today?

Building raised beds, rejigging the hotel des coupages (it blew over & ripped! :~( and deciding where to put all my lovely gifts from Thursday!
Also, I'm digging out a path & a circular herb bed!

omg you dont mess around do you...;-))
what you going to lay on your path?

Don't know yet, depends what I can get on freecycle!!
Or what I can persuade my dad I "need"!
I'd like either slate or pea-shingle ideally,or bricks(!) but I've been off work for ages, s no wages. Going back monday, but wont have a "normal" (part-time!) wage for 2 months! I start Uni on the 7th, so maybe a wee bit of my student loan will go towards it!!

i had to stop with freecycle..my husband got fed up of traveling mile tp pick things up with me....
a lot of my bricks came from an old house in the village. it took ages to clean them off but it was worth all the effort.
what you going to study?

Community Education. I already work with adults with learning difficulties, & want to do Art Therapy when I graduate, tho the Community Capacity Building Manager for Perth has said he'll give me a job if I decide not to!

sounds so exciting and rewarding. hope all goes well for you...;-))

Thank you, I'm really looking forward to it, people have been telling me for years that I should do this course!

what sort of stuff will u have to do?

The first year it'll be mostly theory (sociology, politics, environmental & community issues) & community work in placement, but after that you get to choose your direction!

sounds like you'll have your plate full...but an exciting plate...;-))

Yep! I've tol my boss I'm changing over to relief staff, as my "rolling rota" is at times when I cant be at work!!
So, although I'm not guaranteed hours, there're always loads, it pays more, I get to decide if & when I work (and where!) & I get paid fortnightly!!
I think I'm going to enjoy the course; I've done a lot of community work, & I've already studied sociology & politics, so the first year should be relatively easy!

do you get to go to freshers week????
one of my daugters (the one who drove to scotland) Rosie cant wait to get back for freshers part two....lol

Yes, Freshers week is the 7th! I have to matriculate then. I WAS supposed to be going on holiday tha day!!

ok i just had to use the dictionary....lol
its definately important to marticulate....the best part of uni me thinks...

Yes, but it would've been a fun holiday (just to the borders) & I wanted to visit Samye Ling!!!

Samye Ling??

It's a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Eskdalemuir.

theres a buddhist monastery near here. they have Wales only elephant...

I'd love to see that! What's it called?

not sure but i'll find out.

Ok ta! Good Morning, it p.......ersisting down here!!

afternoon..we got muggy drizzel....

I'm freezing! but I've started the walls! Not enough light to draw!!
The paper came away from the wall above the radiator, so the perfect chance to freshen up the whole room while the hovel's still in a guddle!

i have been in my grow shed potting on succulents for the nursery with the radio on.. ive just come in for lunch...you sound busy;[)

Yep! as usual! I find I either keep on the go, or sit down with a book & fall asleep!!