One of these days

Popped our cherry Today Himself and I got stuck in with our first major planting. Last weekend I bought a Cerasus serrulata 'Kanzan' (Japanese flowering cherry)as a Valentine present for both of us. A nice way to mark Valentine's Day and my 30th Birthday.

On yer bike I have just been invited to register for Velo-City 2005 which is taking place in Dublin in May 2005.

"Velo-city Dublin 2005 is essential for planners, engineers, architects, transportation companies, local authority officials, bicycle users and politicians who want to learn more about sustainable transportation, land use, city planning and technical design, where the bicycle is the central theme and springboard for debate."

When I clicked on the link to register on their site I discovered that even with the EUR100 discount the cost for one delegate is EUR 875!! So much for bicycle users attending!

Common or Garden Mileelers is inspiring me:

One of the sweetest aspects of permaculture is its
philosophy of easy labor. In a permaculture garden,
one composts in place through trenches and sheet
mulches, one eats from perennial food sources rather
than planting annual crops year after year, one plants
in ?guilds? of inter-related plants rather than in
destructive (and high-maintenance) monocultures, and
one is as water wise as possible. I didn?t want to be
the one responsible for turning beautiful soil
beastly, and by layering and careful planting I knew I
could keep the cycle of fertility going and save
myself a great deal of labor in the long run.

She also sent me this link to a site which I am definitely going to explore: You Grow Girl: Gardening for the People

I have also applied to do a basic gardening course in The Sanctuary which I read about in my weekly Community Exchange newsletter.

Here's a picture of myself and Garman on Christmas Day in Wexford.

A follier upper to last week's Weird Science, here is another experiment that makes you realise that there is no point getting too het up about anything because you will be doing it on your own. Why? Because nobody cares! The Credit Card Prank

Ding dong the bells will chime We are getting there rather more quickly than expected: I got my wedding dress!! I found it in a Vintage (voce second hand store) on Saturday. Many thanks to Abs and KH who helped me pick it. They also got to try on a few g�nas themselves which is what it's all about. I am kind of disappointed that I didn't make it to all the serious full on bridal shops around town to try on the meringues and the 10 grand worth of dress. Mind you if I have a spare Saturday and if anyone else is keen it's something I could always do for a laugh. Oh Hilarious

Breithl� eile My birthday is on Saturday. Hopefully you will be skipping the celebrations of all these people and you will be joining me instead. Neary's at 9pm - see you all there.

This house is a home Imagine also that it is nearly a year since the offer on our lovely home was accepted. Oh and I was so, so sick this time last year. Yech.

He'll do for the garden As there have been a numberof requests here is a picture of Garman before he got shoes or a haircut. The back of our house looks like a tenement!

Love a thrifty man As my friend ET pointed out when she sent this to me "Who said romance isn't dead?"

Happy Valentine's Day. Flowers no thanks: I planned a whole garden last night. We measured up our "little" plot. Not 37 metres as previously believed. It is over 40 metres long! I had to use 3 sheets of A4 for my drawings! Gardening anyone? I have decided to do a course in The Sanctuary in April. In the meantime our daffs and crocusum, croci, whatever, tubers in general are doing well which is a good sign. I bought Himself a cherry tree as a Valentine's present and a couple of climbers to try and cover the unsightly wall while we wait for Jor to come and transform it! I might try and scan the plan if you are interested...???