Happiness is...

I'm very excited by the fact that Denise from Freshly Found has received her PIF gift. But I have to confess not nearly as much as by what she has managed to do with them. Take a look here!


I tried a new pattern and colour for these herb tags. The pattern reminded me of her blog which I love! Unfortunately I didn't wipe the oxide off the names well enough so the legibility is not what it should be. However I love trying new things so I'll put it down to experience.

Here's another thing that cheered my desk up this week.



Have a fabulous weekend.

Paying my dues

I had loads of fun making and wrapping my PIF's.

I'm a total sucker for boxes, ribbons, lables, and paper so this gave me a long needed excuse to pig out at Merrypack.

Now I've finally managed to put them in the post. Barb, Denise and Kat keep an eye out! Please let me know when you receive them ~ I really hope the Post Office here sticks to it's side of the bargain and that they get to you in one piece!



Oh, and beware they're a tad over packaged...that's me panicking.

The Lord giveth and He taketh away.

Basil Pods

As my basil finally fades away...



the confetti bushes come out to play.

Have a great weekend!

New Arrivals.

Allsorts (the kitten) meets Sandy (the Wookiee) who is actually Chewbacca reincarnated

The status quo in my garden is about to change... for all living things!

Between a rock & a hard place

A friend of mine who hails from the Karoo, has like me, an obsession with rocks. Her garden reflects this curiosity and passion beautifully.

Not surprisingly this goes hand in hand with a passion for the fauna and flora of this vast area.

The 'Sabi Star' or 'Impala Lily'

When you look at these you can understand why.

Herbs, Worms, Sunnyskies & Breakfast (and not necessarily in that order)

don't these just look fabulous?!

I paid a visit to the Waldorf School organic market just outside Stellenbosch this weekend. We got there a bit late but still in time to buy the first of my herbs for restocking.

I bought thyme. But I spent a heavenly few minutes just rubbing leaves and inhaling the devine fragrances! Heaven.



Much to my delight the 'herb man' also does worm bins! So the investigation continues and I will keep you updated...

It's not what you know but who!

I'm only now catching up with all my e-mails. I'm the happy recipient of Gardening in South Africa's newsletter written by Darlene. For a haphazard gardener like me it's very comforting to know that there is someone out there still keeping track of the seasons and what should grow where.

"lemon butter wouldn't melt in my mouth" Darlene's kitty.

Always jam packed with useful info and tips it has great plant pics too (see the cherries). But my favourite tip by far in this edition is lemon peel as a cat detterrent in your pots. My feline friends have completely misplaced their toilet manners in this wet weather and as you can imagine something has gotta give! For more on this tip go here.