Makes Me Happy… | Epheriell Designs

Do you remember my ‘Makes me Happy’ blog posts a while back?

Well, I think it’s time to start them again! After all, I love sharing what makes me happy, and I love reading about what’s making you happy, and we’re adding happy to the world – that’s a win/win/win in my book!

This week, our garden is making me happy. A month or two ago, Nick spent a few days lugging old scrap and soil and paddock clippings around to make our ‘temporary’ garden. It is built completely with stuff we had lying around (like this old metal pontoon frame, old fencing and star pickets, and old tyres!) – with only the addition of a little fertiliser and seeds!

In the last few weeks, it has burst into life – from tiny seedlings to plants that I swear are bigger every morning.

This week we’ve been having salad for dinner every night, with fresh lettuce of a few varieties, mustard spinach, and some early oriental radish leaves.

In a few weeks we’ll have rocket, basil, cherry tomatoes, cucumber… the list goes on.

I love going out there and pottering around every day, just to see how the plants are thriving. I have big dreams about what our garden will be like when we build our house… but for now, this one’s making me smile every day.

8 Comments

life in a pink fibro on April 7, 2011 at 7:33 am

I am so jealous – my garden suffered through a very bad summer and shows it. What makes me happy? My boys are both so excited about the school holidays that I can’t help but be excited too.

tess on April 7, 2011 at 10:20 am

Looks fantastic! Well done Nick!
I wish I could grow stuff again – we have possums and wallabies and fruit fly and it’s all so much effort to keep the away!
Enjoy your veggies!

Jess on April 7, 2011 at 12:59 pm

Ohh, possums! We had SUCH trouble with them in the city!

lyptis on April 7, 2011 at 10:49 am

This is cool. We tried to build a garden with pots, but it didn’t work out. Difficult in a rental.. But hey, yours looks nice and healthy!

ejorpin on April 7, 2011 at 11:00 am

As much as I love inner city apartment living I am suffering from a major case of veggie garden envy right now! *sigh*

Jo on April 7, 2011 at 4:26 pm

All that outdoorsy green – sooooo good for the soul.
BTW really like your new blog header!

Jess on April 7, 2011 at 8:37 pm

Thanks Jo!

Deb (Two Cheeky Monkeys) on April 7, 2011 at 6:56 pm

What a beautiful herb and salad garden you have Jess! Looking at your wonderfully green garden certainly makes me wish my garden was bigger so that I could grow all of the fruit and veggies I love. 🙂

life in a pink fibro on April 7, 2011 at 7:33 am

I am so jealous – my garden suffered through a very bad summer and shows it. What makes me happy? My boys are both so excited about the school holidays that I can’t help but be excited too.
tess on April 7, 2011 at 10:20 am

Looks fantastic! Well done Nick!
I wish I could grow stuff again – we have possums and wallabies and fruit fly and it’s all so much effort to keep the away!
Enjoy your veggies!
- Jess on April 7, 2011 at 12:59 pm
  
  Ohh, possums! We had SUCH trouble with them in the city!
lyptis on April 7, 2011 at 10:49 am

This is cool. We tried to build a garden with pots, but it didn’t work out. Difficult in a rental.. But hey, yours looks nice and healthy!
ejorpin on April 7, 2011 at 11:00 am

As much as I love inner city apartment living I am suffering from a major case of veggie garden envy right now! *sigh*
Jo on April 7, 2011 at 4:26 pm

All that outdoorsy green – sooooo good for the soul.
BTW really like your new blog header!
- Jess on April 7, 2011 at 8:37 pm
  
  Thanks Jo!
Deb (Two Cheeky Monkeys) on April 7, 2011 at 6:56 pm

What a beautiful herb and salad garden you have Jess! Looking at your wonderfully green garden certainly makes me wish my garden was bigger so that I could grow all of the fruit and veggies I love. 🙂