{"id":6025,"date":"2022-07-10T17:24:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-10T17:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=6025"},"modified":"2024-02-08T09:51:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T09:51:00","slug":"home-garden-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=6025","title":{"rendered":"DAYS iN: Home & Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hollyhock avenue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday and today I\u2019ve been out in the garden, filling in a hole I dug a whiles back. I had hare-brained plans to dig an underground drum bunker music studio. Actually I still do. But I was eventually persuaded that, for now, such schemes weren\u2019t really on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More Hollyhocks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I took these photos whilst working in the garden. What an absolutely gorgeous day it\u2019s been! Our long thin garden is looking lovely. To my eyes at any rate. It\u2019s cluttered and messy, just like ever single room in our home! And that\u2019s actually something I\u2019m determined to start dealing with better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Look at the roses. Lovely!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I haven\u2019t bothered to document the re-filling of the concrete slab \u2018ole. Tho\u2019 I may take some pics tomorrow. As there\u2019s (literally) tons more earth to shift. Pretty flowers and grasses seem more uplifting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our \u2018cottage garden\u2019 long grasses are out of control.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately the large tree at the end of the garden meant I was mostly in the shade when doing the earth-moving. We wound up inviting some new-ish neighbours over to have a look around our garden, which was very nice. But it did stop me from doing as much spade work as I\u2019d hoped. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018Strategic neglect\u2019 creates meadow!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday I picked up two spades and two forks, all nice old fashioned stuff, from a local Facebook seller, for \u00a35 each. I thought these would be useful for this job, and just to have generally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Returning to the theme of clutter. I\u2019m determined that 2022 will be the year I turn that side of our home life around. In every area: every room, every outbuilding, the garden. The whole damn lot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018Egbert the Egret\u2019, by his \u2018nest\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And to finish, a pic of a bird sculpture. We got two of these, one for us, and one for my mum. It\u2019s not the sort of thing I\u2019d normally go for. But Teresa wanted it, and I\u2019m mellowing and allowing her to change me, in many ways. For the better, I hope!?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yesterday and today I\u2019ve been out in the garden, filling in a hole I dug a whiles back. I had hare-brained plans to dig an underground drum bunker music studio. Actually I still do. But I was eventually persuaded that, for now, such schemes weren\u2019t really on. I took these photos whilst working in the … <\/p>\n

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