When Lightening Strikes Magic Happens

Gardeners all over Perth are smiling after Friday night and here’s why

I can hardly stop smiling, after the storm. Credit Susan Mulvihill

You may be wondering why it is that over the next few weeks, your garden will be looking a whole lot greener and a whole lot healthier, and yet you haven’t done a darn thing except sit on the couch and try and forget how hot it is out there.

It is going to be another scorcher today, in a long line of stinking hot days here in Perth, looking like a good day for sitting inside and out of the hot sun for sure. There must be something great to watch on TV or a good book to read.

What happened on Friday night?

I was dining out at a local cute, cheap, and cheerful Thai restaurant with some friends from my mother’s group. We all met 24 years ago when we had our firstborn children and while the conversation has moved on from newborn babies to new jobs, education, and HRT we were very distracted when the rain started and the lightening show began. All at once we exclaimed “Petrichor” and heard the pitter-patter of giant raindrops. It has been months since we have had even a drop of rain here, sop it is super exciting for us. We received about 8mls of very welcome rain in our suburb but even more exciting was the huge bolts of lightning that came with the rains.

What’s so exciting about lightning?

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Finding A Little Bit Of Peace And A Whole Bundle Of Joy-Christmas In The Garden

Again this year, I will be cooking another Christmas ham but before and after you will find me in the garden

The shops are heaving with gift ideas and I don’t know about you, but this year more than ever, it feels like every retailer is chasing me down to eke out the very last remaining dollar left on my credit card.

Does anyone actually “need” another Christmas-pine scented candle??? My inbox is exploding with buy this, buy that, last shipping opportunity before Christmas, and hey, do I want another 30% off? No, I do not, stop this nonsense. I mean how many beach towels does one person use in a single lifetime, new picnic basket anyone? Stop, just STOP!

I am getting into my garden and hoping it all goes away. Our gardens are the gift that we give to ourselves. Investing a little of your time (and your cash) in your garden each week will make you happier than you could ever imagine and enormously happier than a pine-scented candle would.

Your garden is the gift that keeps on giving, 365 days of the year. Your garden is the place that will offer you peace and joy. You can partake in an endless list of activities, and a constant source of change. Embracing a gardening life will give you a sense of purpose and offer a welcome distraction as you navigate your busy lives. The garden offers the best diversion from whatever might be on your mind. Nothing is more distracting than weeds or attempting to identify a particular pest or disease.

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