My Garden is my sanctuary......

 

 

Yes this is the fairy at the bottom of my garden - she works as a tooth fairy to!

I've had a really busy summer with my friends and family. We've done crazy theme park days out, evening beach BBQ's, Go Karting at Buckmore which is where Lewis Hamilton started out, picnics at Leeds Castle, outdoor theatre, rollerblading in Hyde Park, cinema, eating at Nandos (family fave), shopping and country drives. It's been so lovely not to have the stress of 9 to 5 work looming and being able to do what's so important to me which is quality time with the brood. We had 2 birthdays in August and were so lucky with the British weather that we celebrated both in my beautiful garden...its the best summer I've had for a good few years and here's hoping the sun continues to shine in September. ..

 

We have a family friend who isn't so lucky and who is terribly ill in hospital. This person has also dedicated her life to her family as a great wife and strong loving mother but she's been "dealt a seriously bad hand" and struck down, maybe never to recover. We spent time visiting her but have stepped back for her closest relatives to be there and to decide if and when another visit is appropriate.

It has really put so much into prospective for many of us and it's a very sad time that you wouldn't wish your worst enemy to endure. The feeling of being helpless is probably one of my worst fears when it comes to my nearest and dearest. It makes so many other people and other problems in my life totally irrelevant. ..what will be will be and there is only a certain amount you can change.

 

My garden plays a huge part in all of this....its where we sit as a family to eat, we party and BBQ there, in the winter we sit with blankets around the chiminea and chat while looking at the stars, the kids storm to the garden OFTEN when they are having a strop, the dogs play there, the wind chimes let me know if its windy, the birds nest in my trees, the hedgehogs visit in Autumn and for me it's a place I can sit in total sanity in my pyjamas, if I wish, thinking....worrying. ...wondering.

 

Planning...coming to terms with...whether I be laughing, crying or smiling, its a very prominent place for me.

Milly xxx

Email millystriker@hotmail.co.uk