Working in the garden this weekend.

Well done … you obviously make a good team. And I think Eve has the right idea … I’m curling up next to our “in the wall gas log fire” as I write!

We had a blustery, dark-skied day today. If I’d had a garden I would have been in it, trying to create something like you two! Well done. :)

Nicve that you do garden together Kate , Maria wouldn't even think of coming outside working below 20 degrees or being soaked , dirty ........ lol . I find the autumn or winter nights however it is looked at very relaxing , especially the bonfire smells and cold air at nights .
You're doing fine job too

Thank you, Sheila. Yes, we try to work together in the garden, although, OH usually sticks to his heavy duty projects with me being his apprentice at times!
Eve is very much a 'homebird'..loves her creature comforts.
Ps. I'm sure your gas fire looks nice, and creates a cosy feel too.

Aw, thanks Karen! You'll be out there doing your new garden soon enough!
Enjoy the time at the moment to plan for next year and also some relaxing over winter - you've been so busy this year! A rest is most likely needed!
I do like your pretty courtyard garden, but, yes, you'll be looking forward to your new one too!

Thank you, Paul! Yes, not many of the ladies in our little cul de sac enjoy gardening.
One does have her greenhouse which has been built in to the bottom of the bund hill. She enjoys pottering and bringing on her veg.
I don't mind being out this time of year, pottering...it's nice to come inside afterwards and get all cosied up.
I like the smell of autumn, too. I had. friend I went to nursing college with, who could 'smell ' Christmas coming!!!!
I knew what she meant.

My OH rarely gets involved with the actual borders but does the grass , hedges and major tree pruning. it was a wet day for me too but I was in the greenhouse predominantly. Sorting out pots/checking for vine weevil etc. Find 2 more lily bulbs raided by the rats. So they are now re-potted.

It's lovely to work together. The lawn tool looks interesting.
Eve looks as if she is saying 'Excuse me who are you looking at?'

Yes Kate it is really therapeutic messing about in the garden doing this and that planned or not planned - love the picture of Eve -I swept up leaves yesterday and tried to have a general tidy up

You had a really good day both of you and it gives you a satisfied feeling doesn't it!
I love the picture of Eve.
I have had to get somebody in to clear the garden round the big cherry tree of huge anemones which have taken over and swamped everything in their site.
I realised that now I can only do so much because of my poly myalgia.

Thanks Kate. You’re right, a rest is a good thing. At the moment we are still busy, now selling this flat! It never ends. By the time we are settled in to the new place it will have been a whole year! And even then we will still have a garden to create! lol! Keeps us on our toes life, doesn’t it?

You have been busy over the weekend Kate, what a great sense of accomplishment after a good day gardening..:) I was out in the rain Sunday afternoon, planting tulips. I'd just dug all the holes and down it came! Grit in the holes and in they went as quick as that!

Meant to say, Eve is gorgeous!

Nice to have some garden time in late autumn, I hope your lawn will improve now it's had some TLC.
Eve is beautiful :)

Nice to get a bit of tidying up done outside in between the monsoon weather that now we have Kate, started doing mine recently but on serious countdown now as dec 8th getting me new hip, so pressure is on

Thank you, everyone, very kind comments. Just got myself on to the site this morning after a busy week!
Thank you all for your really lovely things you've said about little Eve. I'm sure she'll be more than chuffed 😻

Best wishes, Davey, for your operation. Hopefully you'll be sorted and back home well before Christmas. Keep us all updated x

A good autumn day can make yard work very enjoyable. Our cat, Miss Tika loves a fire. We have a wood burning fireplace but don't use it too often... When we do, you always know where to find Miss Tika! Especially Christmas day when we ALWAYS have a fire... She will be right in front rolling around with her new catnip mouse. :D

One of our neighbours has an outdoor fireplace and often burns twigs and leaves. I love the smell of burning leaves... Unusual perhaps, but it is a childhood memory smell, from the days that everyone would burn leaves in the fall at the edge of the road (at least in small town Ontario, in the 1950s).

We're fortunate it's a small front and back, John. Although, I'd love more land at the back to plant more shrubs and trees etc..
It's funny how our cats love to lie in front of a hot fire, right up close too..your Miss Tika sounds a happy puss on Christmas day! They just love their catnip don't they.
I do think burning leaves, cool crispy fresh air, misty days etc evoke memories...I do love to be out on a long walk, wrapped up warm and the smell of autumn in the air.

I used to love the smell of burning wood when we lit a log fire every Sunday … it got me through the winter!

It's definitely a nice and cosy feel, Sheila x