Start with who is in your hand We would all love a large youth club but rather than look for something you haven’t got, build on what you do have! Think of the parable of the talents Treasure those you’ve been entrusted with Build relationships and encourage them Invest in them And God will grow […]
Flowers that might appear in 2022
Calendula Calendula is easy to grow and will tolerate most soil types, but likes a full to partially sunny position. It will tolerate some frost and self seeds readily. Calendula is a good plant to have around in the veg garden as it keeps out harmful bugs and attracts beneficial ones. It is especially effective […]
Flower Arranging
Look at what appeared on our table this morning. I love my wife and I love my God. God for designing such beauty from nothing and Anna for presenting it so we can enjoy God’s beauty. Thank you.
Plants, Insects, Your Garden
In your garden you can spray pesticide or you can attract good bugs. These good bugs are the friend against the enemy, the pests that are destroying your garden plants. However, they don’t only live on aphids and green fly, they also need other food. So in order to attract these insects you need to […]
Turning a £5 bike into a dream bike
A while ago I bought a couple of bikes for £10. The one I wanted was with a bit of work ready to ride (replaced an inner tube and oiled and greased the bike). This one was given to Mia and she has been using it over the summer. In the winter this one will […]
Living Off-Grid
We have a fantastic and amazing opportunity to purchase some land and live off-grid. Living off-grid and building a place of retreat, of quiet has been a dream for a long time and we are close to realising this dream. But if you are considering this be aware that it is not all glowing and […]
Building a stool
So I was around my friend Chris house the other day and I was doing some work and using his stool and it was very useful, so time for me to have one. I utilised a foot stool and lengthened it, let the pictures tell the story.
Adding Flowers
Added some flowers to the bench and caught a Bee enjoying our real flowers.
Painting and Finishing
I am painting the benches this afternoon and getting to a point of finishing them. The courtyard area in our orchard is more or less complete. I have some finishing touches to make on the seat and I have started painting the flowers on one of the benches. And here are the photos. The ‘love […]
Rewiring the shed
Ok so I need to move the batteries to a different spot in the shed, they were getting in the way. Therefore, it is a wonderful opportunity to rewire the shed and install lights etc. My friend Chris who is amazing with all this sort of stuff has done me a wonderful diagram so I […]
Enjoying painting in the sun
I am finishing of our courtyard area and have been painting the final coats needed for the benches there. I have also started the third coat on the flower bench. This bench has already had two coats of the green and now gets its first coat of burgundy. I will give it a second coat […]
Painting the courtyard benches
Last week I built a second bench for our ‘courtyard’ area and it has now produced a really nice seating area. There is always room for improvement and we will keep spending time looking and seeing what we can do. However, today Mia and I started painting this area. First coat done and we are […]