Thank you to my family and friends for the thoughtful Christmas gifts. I’m going to be the smartest gardener in 2013 as I received lovely new gardening gloves, tools, seeds and books. I cannot wait to get out to the allotment and put these gifts to good use.
And for after I take a much-needed shower after digging in the dirt I have a gorgeous new fragrance – Givenchy’s Dahlia Noir. See, I’m not all sweat and dirt – I’m a girl too!
Finally, thanks to lovely friends Pat and Steve for their wonderful hospitality, a beautiful festive table and a cooling swim in the pool.
Love to you all.
And to everyone reading this blog, I wish you happy gardening in 2013.
Allotment Adventures with Jean 
Dec 27, 2012 @ 04:14:17
Happy and most productive gardening Jean…this year we build a monolith of a vegetable enclosure and we might even put viewing platforms around the sides for the possums to sit on and lust wistfully about the forbiden greenery just out of their reach ;). 2013 is our year to learn as much as we can about growing vegetables and put it all into practice. I have learned so much in 2012 from all of the gardening blogs that I follow and yours is one of the best 🙂 Thank you SO much for your posts and I am so glad that I found your blog this year and here’s to a year of sharing, interesting posts and happy comments both ways 🙂
Dec 29, 2012 @ 06:58:22
Hi Fran. Just realised I havn’t responded to this comment. Thank you for your kind words. I have enjoyed reading all about your adventures at Serendipity farm too.
I have been admiring your vegetable enclosure with all the fishing net. This is sure to beat the little critters. Happy gardening in 2013.
Dec 28, 2012 @ 06:32:14
What great gifts. I received a staple gun for reupholstering furniture and a glue gun for my gifts this year. I love when people know you well enough to know exactly what you can use and will appreciate.
Dec 29, 2012 @ 04:51:50
Living simply free, thank you for visiting. Your gift list sounds just perfect for you and I know you’ll give them a good work-out. I am always thrilled to receive gardening ‘stuff’.
Dec 29, 2012 @ 07:32:42
Gardening or tools, that’s me. I used to complain because I had two sons and neither enjoyed the trips to the home improvement and hardware stores with me, their wives did though 🙂
Dec 30, 2012 @ 06:31:59
I’m totally into hardware stores. We have Bunnings here in Brisbane and they also have a big gardening area. It’s dangerous to go there with a credit card.
Dec 30, 2012 @ 06:34:18
I can imagine. We don’t have anything like that local, so I am safe unless I head into the city.