Taexalia
wild.life
Harvest Basket
Gardening involves a lot of standing staring at a space waiting for ideas to materialise, or seeds to sprout, or plants to flower, or flowers to fruit, or fruits to ripen... I tested a bulging pea pod this morning. The peas inside were sweet and delicious and tiny. Not yet peas. Elsewhere on the plot I found bulging kohlrabi, a courgette, salad leaves, beetroot, teenage carrots and potatoes. We ate well. ... read more
Twitterings
Bee disease confirmed: American Foulbrood found in West Lothian. http://bit.ly/bcTcSH (via @scotgovweb) # "The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land." ~ Abraham Lincoln # Police probe stabbing on Edinburgh street: http://bit.ly/c2pzgi (via @STVNews) ~ so glad we moved away from that area!! # is thinking of planting a rice paddy in my garden # Where have all the kestrels gone? http://bit.ly/auajUS (via @guardianeco) ... read more
Dancing With La Loba
"The sole work of La Loba is the collecting of bones. She is known to collect and preserve especially that which is in danger of being lost to the world. Her cave is filled with the bones of all manner of desert creatures: the deer, the rattlesnake, the crow. But her speciality is said to be wolves. She creeps and crawls and sifts through the monatanas, mountains, and arroyos, dry river beds, looking for wolf bones, and when she has assembled an entire skeleton, when the last bone is in ... read more
Step Back In Time
I am dreaming about turning our loft into more than a place for old water tanks and spiders. I am dreaming about putting in some sort of window and getting an even better view of the Firth. At the very least I am dreaming of putting in a floor type affair so we can throw boxes of junk up there. So this morning, looking for a baby step towards that goal, I braved the shadows of the bedroom cupboard. The bedroom cupboard is begging to be furnished as a walk-in wardrobe. A small-ish walk in ... read more
Red Shoes Barefoot
"The craft of questions, the craft of stories, the craft of the hands—all these are the making of something, and that something is soul. Anytime we feed soul, it guarantees increase." ~ Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes Having been forced to dance to the tune of someone else's drumbeat (actually someones else's drumbeats in two different locations), I am now in a time of reclaiming myself, my time, my freedom to sleep all night, to concentrate, to meditate, to feel safe and comfortable ... read more
Twitterings
I wish my dog would write a dream diary # Homegrown gooseberries yummy in my tummy # I write like Margaret Atwood. Proof: http://iwl.me/s/31ac0f16 - fun analysis of your writing style linky :) # I like it when they get the forecast wrong - off to plant a second sowing of peas... in the front garden no less # You don't want to be slipping on a banana skin when you're an ice cube... The wisdom of Super Monkey Ball... # Most. Delicious. Potatoes. Ever. #growyourown # Virus phone ... read more
Not Buried
"Should is a word that makes a prisoner of us." ~ Louise L Hay I'm completely rubbish at exuding self-confidence. I've come to the conclusion this is why I seem to be afflicted with unwanted, ininvited "you shoulds". It seems to me that if I had the knack of exuding self-esteem, people wouldn't feel compelled to patronise me or treat me like I need help and advice with everything. It's pretty much like this: if you aim a sentence at me that begins with "you should" then my brain is ... read more
Twitterings
RT @Beathhigh Goodbye, fiction. We don't need you any more. Events in Rothbury are making you redundant. Bagsy me for Gazza's ghost writer.. # FLASH Warning of Heavy Rain for Central, Tayside & Fife 1715 Sat 10 Jul to 0500 Sun 11 Jul http://bit.ly/csVuoj (via @metofficeEScot) ... read more
Twitterings
I'm only interested in Rafa changing his shirt, not the other guy! # @craigwriter woo hoo! in reply to craigwriter # A strawberry each for breakfast :) # I love white billowing cumulus rising against crystal blue after rain # Is laughing at the BBC Wimbledon wood pigeon ... read more
