Why?
After living here for more than a decade—often rejecting this place—I’ve decided to carve out a little cosy haven for myself.
A place where I can listen to the sound of water.
A place for solitude.
A place to meditate.
A place simply to be.
Stuck at home convalescing, the itch to start my own garden—with a water feature—grew steadily.
Sewing the awning as requested. I am happy I took time to do it. A chance to relive memories of a May wedding. A surprise party. A gift that enabled D to go to the wedding. Great memories and a chance to say "I told you so"!Finally finishing mitts I promised someone years ago. No more […]
Working very hard in the garden and being very proud of the results! Finally receiving my 24-70 2.8. I can't believe I waited so long to procure it. I definitely need to practice though. Attended the session after aaaaagggggggesssssss.... it was nice to be there. Mostly. My camera refused to start although I charged the battery. I […]
Dressing up in blue and loving how it all came together. From the shoes, to the pearls, to the compliments. A happy After Mass party. It was good to say hello and goodbye to so many. Such joy at being greeted with a great big hug from a lady I see but rarely talk to in Senderuela. […]
The decor of a little shop that serves up the best shawarmas I've had in forever. My pot it delivered. It's huge. So huge, that I can fit into it. Working hard in my garden. First little steps to making my little oasis 🙂 Everything hurts, but it's good pain. Found another matching skien and my glove adventures […]
The pot was delivered. It’s huge—I can actually fit inside it. It’s 1.2 metres in diameter and will sit in a plot measuring 15m by 6m. Since there are trees already in place, I won’t be able to position it dead centre. I might extend the ground cover toward the area where the pool will […]