Today started well when Kirsty received her leaving present from work – a wonderfully packaged gooseberry bush from the delightfully named company – ‘The Gluttonous Gardener’. It arrived with it’s own naming plaque (we’ve called it ‘Ebenezer’ – Eezer Goode, Eezer Goode, He’s Ebeneezer Goode). There was some debate whether we were wasting a good name on a plant that could be used for a future child (I managed to talk Kirsty round by saying it didn’t necessarily mean we couldn’t also use the same name for offspring – hmmm? not so sure on that one!).
I got straight to work in finding a new home for Ebenezer, and after finding a suitable oil can, Kirsty said it was time I opened the compost bin door. It’s been about 2 years since we started composting, and today was the moment of truth, where we would find out if it was working…and as if by magic, we had fresh sweet black compost for free:
Mmmmm, what a beautiful sight! With a couple of spade fulls of compost mixed with soil Ebenezer was home:
To celebrate the occasion we went out to one of our favourite local coffee shops: Lassco Brunswick Square on Vauxhall roundabout. As well as having a great cafe area, Lassco has some magical ‘antiques, salvages and curiosities’ in their possession, which they decorated with some christmas bling:
Over a hot cup of freshly brewed rooibos, I was treated to some true christmas magic, when Kirsty finished reading ‘A Little Princess’ by Frances Hodgson Burnett. I warn all readers – this book will make you cry…this is an example of its charm:
‘If nature has made you a giver, your hands are born open and so is your heart. And though there be many times when your hands are empty, your heart is always full and you can give things out of that.’
Heart warming indeed…
Merry Christmas Magic Everyone!
Dear Kirsty,
Sally from The Gluttonous Gardener here, lovely to read your blog and so thrilled to see that you loved your gift, we rarely get to see or hear from our recipients so it was even better to see a picture!! I hope you will be enjoying your gooseberry bush for many years to come!
Kind regards
Sally