November 2018 – thegreenerdream

Curious incidents in the Catholic Church.

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018mariamayfleming

Our usual readers might find this post a tad off topic as it has little to do with gardening and building for a sustainable future. We do however think it is an important post as its aim is to build understanding and compassion for all the people affected by Autism in any way.

It is a tale of our oldest daughter Josie, who is autistic and like the rest of the family, a non-practitioner of organized religion. She attended a small Catholic primary school in the West of Ireland and we wish to point out a few of the culture clashes that happened during those years, most of them to do with religion. She remembers these incidents with fondness and quite a lot of amusement and is happy for them to be shared with you here.

A sustainable arrangement.

November 20, 2018December 24, 2018mariamayfleming

It is nice to have something natural and beautiful to look at each day without having to venture out into the sometimes rainy, windy and quite cold November days we are experiencing at the moment.

A touch of frost.

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018mariamayfleming

November is often thought of as a month when not much is happening in a garden. We can’t agree with that. There are still lots of vegetables to harvest, beds to cover and mulch, areas to clear of unwanted plants and a few cherished newcomers that will need planting.

All of the above is probably the reason why we are a bit behind on posting here on the blog. It is high time for our summary of last month in the garden.

South of the wild West.

November 4, 2018November 4, 2018mariamayfleming

We have had some rather special days in the last week. When we met about 8 years ago, we already had two children each. Since then we have all been living together as one family. It has been a fantastic and rewarding time but sometimes challenging as well.