SMELLING THE ROSES

It is the small things in life, that sometimes can give such simple pleasure.

My little garden that I have grown is just that.

The last two days have been a time of reflections and milestones, on what I have achieved since this time last year.

You see, my Mother passed away and my marriage of 30years collapsed all in the one day last January.

2007 is one year that my family and I are glad to see over -new beginnings for 2008.

If I think about it, it is hard to believe that so much happened, not only the events of January, but I was the victim of Internet Banking Fraud, my beloved Martha was hit by a car and fractured her hip, my ex; also fell and broke his shoulder, and so it went on.

I sold a house, packed and moved to Auckland from Nelson, so did my ex; although he is residing an hour away from me.

I had lunch with him today, and possibly that has prompted my pensive mood, but we are friends -(mostly), despite everything, and that has to be good.

I thought about it all whilst driving home to my little sanctuary, and felt almost lighthearted, and a sense of huge relief, that we have been able to move on and remain reasonably civilised in the process

I pottered in my garden with a glass of wine, and as they say `I had the time' to not only `Smell The Roses' but to actually enjoy it

I am going to remove this scoria in the Autumn and put in some shrubs, but the pots have been an `instant garden'

Look at my lettuces!!

Look closely, and you can see the huge truss of cherry tomatoes (not yet ripe), the tomato vine is laden! I count every day when I am chatting to them.:):)