This is the 13th entry from my draft manuscript, working title: Spring in the Cottage Garden. You can read the first instalment by tapping below:
Yesterday I had a milestone moment: I was sitting down the back of the garden, moving along with the last rays of the sun, when I spotted a kahukura/red admiral butterfly sitting on the sleeper edging the butterfly garden! It may seem a small moment but it feels bigger because it’s a reflection of my evolution, illustrating how much I have learned to listen to nature.
We have a really big garden so the easiest way for me to tackle it was to break it up into sections – the way I approach any goal that I’m taking seriously. This book, for example, is one quarter of a story that will span the year through the seasons, and each week I have aa word count to keep me on track and actually finish the thing!
So one section of our lawn would be a deep mixed flower border, and one section of this border…
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