Four months down in the new place

Posted on August 30, 2022

I think I will just live in the new house for a year or so without planting much new and see what comes up and whether I like it. So far this has been the prettiest (hollyhocks) which arrived near the front door. We are fairly evergreen at the back and side of the house, some lovely trees and shrubs but there is the odd splash of colour or surprise – including a grapevine with a tiny bunch of purple grapes – not enough to squeeze out a bottle of wine sadly!

I am still finding my feet living somewhere new. I try and justify trips out if a round trip is 10 miles plus to the nearest decent sized town but I am using farm shops and small businesses too which is great. Around and about I have been lost several times, sometimes very frustrated and at others it’s been an adventure.

Sadly we had to say goodbye to one of our cats, Mercury, and it was very sad. His sister, Matilda doesn’t seem to have noticed. She is intent of finding new places of her very own, which this week seem to be various empty shelves around the house.

I have lost some storage space here – I didn’t have the heart to shift her even though she might have to find somewhere new soon as we aren’t planning on keeping this particular set of shelves.

She isn’t too keen on Florence, next door but I think the feeling’s mutual. Here’s Florence sunbathing on a wall between the houses. She actually has dementia, which could explain why she lies on a skinny brick and risks falling off regularly when she nods off! This was a particularly gorgeous day in Kent as you can see from the colour of the sky.

I haven’t much crafting to report. I managed to finish a baby blanket for a new baby due in a couple of weeks. It was actually a pattern I had used before, you could say almost mindless knitting and it’s a gorgeous lilac/pink vintage colour. I also managed to get out my sewing machine and half made a new top for myself – haven’t found the mojo to hand finish it yet. It’s been four months of jumping from one thing to another. I am yearning to be with like-minded crafters in this new area – still to find a new group to join, still avidly looking.

Four months has passed quickly. Planning ahead for autumn has slightly started, with a raid on the local hedgerows for blackberries and I’ve even picked a few pears from my pear tree but they aren’t the best, probably a bit early and only ok for selective cooking so far, hoping when the others are ready they will be better. Then there’s been a log delivery today too! Well, enough of me for now. Hope to be back soon.