The colours of the leaves are changing and the days are getting cooler. I now rarely leave the house without a scarf around my neck. We can see it coming, the change in season. But although officially winter starts here on the 1st June, we can not predict its date of arrival. In the midst … Continue reading The season to sow
Living as I do in Perth, Australia, I am very aware of the value of water. We have water restrictions all year round, with set days and times to water our gardens. The soil here is sand and it absorbs water in a moment, so we enrich our soil and add wetting agents in order … Continue reading Watering Well
The advent of September heralds Spring in Australia. The days are warming with evenings crisp and cool, not yet the balmy relief we need in Summer. The native flowers are blooming, I have kangaroo paws unfurling outside my study window, growing taller each day. And the blossom of fruit trees is a cloud of pink, … Continue reading Breaking Ground
August is almost over and the rain is still here. This winter seems never-ending. We get tantalised with glimpses of spring, but then feel even more dejected when they don’t last. We feel like we’ve been tricked into believing spring is coming. The thing is. Winter will end, eventually. Spring will come. It always does. … Continue reading Present with us – The ever present father
Are you going through a season when you are feeling bombarded from all directions? Do you feel like you barely have time to recover from one crisis and another is already upon you? Are you living in a state of constant reaction to your circumstances and feel like you are not even able to take … Continue reading Present with us – The guiding father
It is February, the beginning of my work year, and I still don’t know my schedule for this year, and that’s okay. My purpose and steps for this year are not yet clear and (strangely) I am comfortable in the uncertainty. I am sitting in a place of not knowing, with no urgency to know. … Continue reading The quiet ministry of slow