We’ve come a long way baby – from the rubble of the renovation – to our beautiful almost-finished house.
Living in a house 1 year on – some reflections
House
Having a Garden – it’s a lot of work, but it’s worth it
With the transition from an apartment and a tiny balcony, to a house with a huge backyard it was not only the Adventures of Green Thumbs that added additional work to our plate this year!
Crazy Austrian Slippers? Clogs? Sandals? Indoor Shoes?
Before I came to Austria I had no idea that these were suitable footwear for home, work and play.
But I’m wiser now.
Green Thumbs – Part 2 – The Growing
Heading into the start of summer, low and behold, all (ok, most of) the seeds I’d planted sprouted small green leaves. The radishes were thriving so naturally I planted plenty more – so proud. The fail of part 1 became a distant memory.
5 pumpkins and 4 zucchinis emerged, and while I was fully aware that I’d planted too many, I couldn’t quite bear to pull them out. What if some died later? The better idea, I thought, would be to keep them.
Might rethink that next year. What on earth can we do with 60+ zucchinis?
Green Thumbs – Part 1 – The Fail
This year marked our first summer in the house, and therefore, my first chance to start my own ‘vege patch’.
I was an expert gardener, I proclaimed. My younger days helping my dad in the garden obviously meant I knew everything about growing vegetables.
