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| Burnbrae, Lawson |
It may seem a little bare but the winter garden after the autumn leaves have been gathered is a wonderous thing, green lawn that won't need mowing for ages and violets flowering in the clumps.
I finished work yesterday, still can't quite believe it. I've been talking all day about the various farewell conversations I had at the office. After a long while I said to hubby "What am I going to talk about now I am retired?" to which he responded with a very straight face "That's never been a problem".
Retirement is one of those major life-events that rank high on the stress scale. Think each thought through as it comes to you; they each serve a purpose, no matter how opaque.
ReplyDeleteI have been preparing for a while, working from home and with my working hours being steadily reduced. However I am sure I will miss the social interaction and daily satisfaction from helping others that a work day gives.
DeleteLike everybody before me I guess I will muddle along until I figure it out.
I now have a gardener who comes monthly, for the harder tasks. He struggles during the Autumn and Winter as many customers put him on hold until the growing season.
ReplyDeleteI find that quizzical. The time of fallow is as important (to me) as the time of growth. I like to consider the direction my garden is going. Should I change this or that? Is the effect what I am after? Does the wave of colour during my blooming schedule show my garden in its best light?
A bit like life in general ...
Oh I envy your sure hand in the garden. Gardening remains a mystery to me. I depend on those before me who set up the gardens giving them direction so I just follow along mostly.
DeleteFor me the fallow time in the garden is the perfect time to go Sweet Wayfaring because I don't have to worry about the place turning into a jungle while I am away. But that quiet time ends sooner now I have the garden at Kandos. With the roses and fruit trees there is a lot of pruning to be done at the end of winter. I don't do much pruning in the mountains.