Day 31. Thursday. 31st July 2025. Liliana’s study break in between a Uni class and course work. Debriefing, fresh air, checking on the garden, time spent together. Flowers. Lots of little Springtime flowers appearing. Honeybee escorting us, the dogs watching on dutifully, I treasure these moments with our Liliana. Picking jonquils and arranging them in […]

Day 30. Wednesday. 30th July 2025. Rebel Duck! The joys of living with a defiant duck. Honeybee was in full form. Out for our morning walk around the garden she snuck into the Back Orchard and would not leave. Nothing would work, not the usual soothing call of pet names or the enticement of treats. […]

Day 29. 29th July 2025. A visit to the Garden Cottage to compost the flowers that had gone over, collect the empty vases that need washing and wipe down the table and benches. Michael emptied my compost basket and returned with this beautiful single rose for me. I often wonder if this Garden Cottage is […]

Day 28. Monday. 28th July 2025. Erlicheer Jonquils out the laundry door, intentionally planted there to greet us each day they are flowering. My favourites, but then I say that about everything that is flowering. Lots of rain this afternoon, soggy underfoot, grateful for the good soak. Perfect weather for ducks! ~ A Moment in […]

Day 26. Saturday. 26th July 2025. This chess set. If you take the checker board off the box it also houses a domino set, a checkers set, a set of cards and backgammon. Most weekends the chess set sits on the kitchen table in between Michael and Lil playing a game or three. It always […]

Day 25. Friday. 25th July 2025. Little treasures from the Garden. Picked with my Lil on a warm, sunny Winter afternoon in between her University studies. So important to do these small activities together, it gives us time to check in with each other and isn’t that so important… ~ A Moment in the Day […]

Day 23. Wednesday. 23rd July 2025. Well…. this is interesting…. thanks to Myrtle coming to live with us, the flock dynamics have really changed. It turns out that Myrtle is the glue we needed  “metaphorically speaking” to join our two smaller flocks together. Lots of time sitting and observing, separating them when it is going […]

Day 22. Tuesday. 22nd July 2025. Lil and I spent some time together in between her University studies. We took some little amber bottles up to her Garden Library and filled them with Winter flowering blooms. Sweet, important moments to spend together. Of course Honeybee joined us, she always likes to have a sticky beak […]

Day 20. Sunday. 20th July 2025. I notice a lot when sitting very still on the garden bench. The ducks have the habit of wandering off from each other as they forage then they meet up in the middle of the garden. While they are waiting for each other they fossick in the violets that […]