I propelled myself out of bed early this morning and into the garden. Still sleepy feet and hands poking around. When I want it to, my big toe can function as a spade.
Exploring. Smiling at all the bright flashes of petal and leaf. If you look closely you'll see telltale signs of industry in the front yard. Plastic covers, trampled down grass, muddy patches.
Heavy equipment chained to trees.
Tools neatly resting in trenches. The gophers did not leave them there! They have other methods for digging. Many of which I am familiar. Oh no, these holes were dug by humans.
Humans. With wheelbarrows! Working hard to transform my back patio courtyard into an outdoor room. A pipe dream coming to life.
Buck is not displeased with the new king-sized cat box.
In the last few days the cockles of my heart were warmed by your kind emails and comments. Thank you. Again.
And now a passage from The Elegance of the Hedgehog. Yes. I can unashamedly confess to being the world's slowest reader. You try reading a page a day and see how far you get. My enjoyment however is not one bit lessened by my snail's pace.
Those who feel inspired, as I do, by the greatness of small things will pursue them to the very heart of the inessential. Where, cloaked in everyday attire, this greatness will emerge from within a certain ordering of ordinary things. From the certainty that all is as it should be, the conviction that it is fine this way.
There they go again, those words. Lining up in a certain way and making me go, "Ohhhhhhhh." Books. They are good.
As if Moss Cottage isn’t already so adorable! It will be total paradise when the new stuff is finished. I think you should open a mini B&B, or at least a virtual one. I love seeing your corner of the world.
Really excited about your backyard transform. What a great idea. A space. A dedicated space.
Are you sure you read slower than I do? I can check out a library book and renew it and still not finish it, and have to check it back in and then renew it again. Lots of sentence rereads. V. nice.
i look forward to seeing the pics of your outdoor room completed. i am sure you will spend much time enjoying it when it is done.
Oh, what a heavenly idea; a room for spraying, playing, plant tending and cocktail sipping. Why Miss Moss, I do believe you have the best ideas of all!!
Ditto to all the excellent comments about the Children’s journals and your wonderous ability to guide them!!!!
The outdoor room is going to be great fun to watch as it takes form.
Dottie with the penguins at one of the southern tips of the planet are exciting photos too. I love little pingies.
Your blog is a constant highlight of blogdom for me, after beginning to look at blogs only a year or so ago.
THANKS for all of it!
Your outdoor room is going to be great! The book sounds lovely… I have a gift card from a book store… I’m definitely going to check out “The Elegance of the Hedgehog.”
MossCottage, A makeover what a wonderful way to be waking up to someone who can at least work in there yard. A few days or so my rose bushes were letting me know they had made it through there first winter with leaves and new growth.happy time in my small world that I live. Last night Mother Nature decides to give us a cold snap with low temps and awful winds my babys are still there this morning as Em and I ventured out for our morning routine. How nice it is to live in a place where theres things growing alreadya and the dream of a garden room coming to light,what do you have planned? I;m in hopes of french Country style? No thats my dream sorry:) Any ways what are you going to plant what colors and 99 million other whats but this is a start. So happy and will be coming with you on this journy.
Have a great Sunday Garden Day,
Linda
Oh, just can’t wait to see your dream come true. Imaging recording vids in your new, new room. Oh, oh, oh… And thanks for the line from the Hedgehog book. Just what I needed to read. xoxo
I love the photo of Buck perched on the largest litterbox of his life!!!!!
boy my ‘green with envy-o-meter’ just went off like crazy….thank goodness you share!!!! (really is a lifesaver for we who live vicariously).
so looking forward to pics!!!
Missy from the bayou
There is an adventure going on in your back courtyard. Wow. Can’t wait to see where this adventure goes. I know the cats think it is interesting (at least when the humans doing the work have gone home…)
Thank you so much for the gift of your blog – it is a treasure, and one I enjoy rediscovering with every post. 🙂