What 2015 is starting to look like

All the plants i put in have done really really well
Might move the chives. I don't think anything will survive behind the lovage

Yesterday it just rained all evening. I couldn't quite believe how terrible the weather was. I'd be amazed if there was no flood anywhere. Today the sky is completely clear. I think it might stay clear for a few days now.

I got home and i was really inspired by the weekend. So inspired that this week i am going to finish my garden and start with the house. The house will be done up so that it will become is great place for eating and cooking and gardening and relaxing. I think some renovations may be required. Possibly a new cooker after all these years. And a new sink. But the rest of the kitchen is still pretty good. Maybe a new floor.

The violas and pansies have done splendidly
You can see i am not a garden Nazi... as long as the weeds do not overcrowd the plant i am ok with them
I swear the grass grew two inches over the weekend

The clematis is going to have its first flower!
Might transplant some of the nastursiums to the back of the garden today!

I can hear the gulls crying. I have about two months to do this. But i think it is doable. The only thing that stand in my way is having the energy to do this when i get back from school, but i think i can manage if i do it in bits and pieces. It is very inspiring to hang out with people who are also doing good things. People who have had the courage to say, this is what we will do. Who are creating something new. What i find very depressing - which of course other people won't find depressing because we all have paths which take us in different places - is the life is based on materialism. A life which places material goods at the heart of all things. I can't do that. I think that yes, we need this and that, but really, we just need what is enough. Beyond that and it is a waste of time. So, for instance, i have never understood comparing oneself to another person. I have never understood the phrase keeping-up-with-the-Jones'. I have never understood the idea of someone making another person 'proud'. Oh i am so proud of you! I have never understood that. I understand being positive and kind and loving to the point of bursting. I have never understood pretending to others. Of course one should not burden other people with problems, but i have never understood having a facade to the world. If it is shit, it is shit. There is no point pretending. So when it is good, it is good.

Going to make frames for the peas and plant them out this week
Same for the beans

I have never understood authority - inner authority, yes, but not the authority which imposes their rule upon others. Someone once said to me, you have a problem with authority. Well, yes, because you know what, it is not real. The only true authority is the authority you have over yourself. This inner authority which i said earlier. The 'I' - it is what makes us unique and what makes us who we are. The only person who should have any authority and power over you is yourself.

Anyhow, back to living a good life. It has been a great year. I have had to explore lots and lots of stuff. Many things have taken me to new places. I especially like the way in which i have done the garden - and seen how easy it is. Sometimes i wonder why did i faff around all these years.

I must wake the boys up now. But yes, i am inspired to do these things now. I think i will start with ordering a new sink and a new cooker for the kitchen and then think about new floors. The house is going to become a real centre for peace and tranquility. I think i will look back on this year and think about how peaceful and creative it has been. 2015. When i discovered who i really was, was really happy and comfortable with it, occupied and began to grow in it, and learned to have a great time.

Drying out carageen

The Carageen Moss Pudding needs more work, but it turned out ok. Not bad for a first time!