relaxed It is the first day of my holiday!
Every year I take two weeks off to just chill out at home and enjoy the luxury of having more than one day off in a row. My two weeks this year started today and I have, as I told my church I would, spent most of the day in my pajamas! I did manage to get some useful stuff done - I dyed my hair, took the bins out etc etc, but most of the day was given over to relaxing.
Things I like about having a holiday:
- Lieing in to whatever time I want.
- Not having to plan my day unless I want to.
- Not having to cook! (our cook left so I have been cooking for forty people for two days a week for the last month)
- Spending time with the cats.
- Chilling out on my balcony at the end of the day.
Things I find difficult about being on holiday;
- Too much time to think! - Paranoia and hypochondria set in - need to keep my brain occupied tomorrow.
The cabbages are huge, despite the catterpillars best efforts, and the lettuces and runner beans are getting really big.
See, lettuces are practically taking over the hanging basket - I might try cutting them out in the next couple of days before they start to bolt. The runner beans are so tall, they've over taken the six foot canes, climbed up a cable on the wall and are now flailking around looking for more support in order to climb even higher. I secretly hope that they will find the drain pipe and make a bid for the roof, but we'll see.
See, lettuces are practically taking over the hanging basket - I might try cutting them out in the next couple of days before they start to bolt. The runner beans are so tall, they've over taken the six foot canes, climbed up a cable on the wall and are now flailking around looking for more support in order to climb even higher. I secretly hope that they will find the drain pipe and make a bid for the roof, but we'll see.
Sweetcorn - all plants doing well and appear to have cobs growing, so thats cool. Apart from the cats trying to eat the leaves the sweetcorn has been very low maintenance and so easy to grow - i'll definately try growing more of this next year. In the little trough are beetroot which got transplanted from their original place. They didn't like being dug up and moved but have pulled through and are growing well. The pepper and cucumber are also growing - they have flowers but i'm waiting to see if they grow any fruit.
Baby tomatoes! I've got loads of tiny tomatoes, so i'm really excited about those, they also seem to be growing well.
So, in general, catterpillars or no, i'm pretty pleased with how my garden is working out, and I love that my attitude to the balcony has changed. Last year it was just a bit of pavement outside my flat, this year it's become a lovely outdoor space that i enjoy spending time in.
Baby tomatoes! I've got loads of tiny tomatoes, so i'm really excited about those, they also seem to be growing well.
So, in general, catterpillars or no, i'm pretty pleased with how my garden is working out, and I love that my attitude to the balcony has changed. Last year it was just a bit of pavement outside my flat, this year it's become a lovely outdoor space that i enjoy spending time in.
Should be a nice place to spend some of my holiday!