Bliss

I've been reading a magazine called "The English Garden". I know, I know - sounds as boring as it can get, but as you may know, gardening has become a passion of mine after we got the summer house.

I've sometimes wondered why it IS such a passion and what it means to me. And in this issue of "The English Garden", there's a lovely article called "Profound Pursuits" by Tim Smits, famous for his Eden Project:

"Gardening is not just a fashionable pastime. It adds meaning, contentment and a sense of belonging to your life."

I couldn't agree more. I could add instant stress relief, calm, quiet, and the joys of harvesting your own eco-goodies to the list of gardening pleasures, but if I start such a list, I'll never finish it.

The picture below of Susan Hill’s ”Mud Maid” at Heligan illustrates the article, and it took my breath away, because that is exactly how I feel every Friday night when we arrive at the summer house after a long week full of city noise and work, work, work.