Two posts in two days ! I'm going for the "Most Consistent Blogger" award. Do you think I'll get it ? No, I didn't think so.
It was a lovely day today. Very cloudy - but the temp was mild. I went outside with baby Erin at 9.30 this morning - just to water the pot plants. (I'll have to stop calling her baby Erin or I'll be doing it when she's 18). I put her in the push chair so she wouldn't get wet - she crawls straight for the hose pipe. Within 5 minutes she looked like this.
I quietly finished the watering - then sneaked into the house and came out with this.
Yes, I know. A bit heavy-handed with the butter. I made up for it with a salad at lunch time.
I sat outside for over an hour while she slept peacefully next to me. It was very quiet, not much noise apart from birdsong and the occasional dog bark. I took a few photos of my little patch to show you how its coming on, and then, as is typical of the ageing (lol) - my mind began to wander. (As an aside, my dictionary defines the word ageing as maturing or ripening ! I'll go for maturing - ripening I'm not).
I began to think about our future here, and what my ideal life would be.
When you are young, you imagine all sorts of things would make your life complete...and they usually involve great sums of money, mansions, travel, etc. As I've got older, and particularly in the last couple of years, I've come to realise that my ideal life would really change very little from the way it is now.
Okay, I would like a bigger house. Not a mansion. In fact, I'm quite satisfied with the number of rooms we have - I would just like them to be bigger. And I'd like a kitchen we can sit in. This is the first house we've had that we can't sit in the kitchen.
I would like a much bigger garden - about 4 acres would do me nicely, but I'll settle for 2. I would grow vegetables galore - enough to feed all of us, all year round. I'd have a herb garden, and a cutting garden. I'd have a large area of lawn where the grandchildren could play to their heart's content. I'd have sweeping borders, and winding walks. I'd have a rose garden, filled with old favourites. I'd leave a lot of the garden to grow wild...and encourage wildlife. A pond would be nice too. Oh...and a greenhouse.
My ideal daily routine would be pretty much the same as it is now. I'd continue to have my faith, and be the best wife I could be to my dearest hubby. I would housekeep, garden, look after the grandchildren, cook healthy meals using my own organic veg. I'd continue, as I do now, to keep my family close and loving. I'd sew and craft and paint when I have time. Just generally keep busy, and try to stay healthy.
There you have it. My ideal life in a few short paragraphs. Most of it, I already have...the missing bits - we're working on. We know we need another year - maybe 2 - in this little rented house, and then we should be able to buy a home of our own. I hope we can afford a home with a bit of land. That's the plan. We'll have to wait and see what happens. Good things come to those who wait.
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