What next?

 A bit of a waffly wool-gathering post today.

The weather is not that nice as I look out, so I shall use the day to crack on with stitching some little felty animals for all the garden and bee keeping volunteers at work. Each one - I hope - representing their characters or their favourite pet or hobby. I have already gifted one and it went down well which was a relief 😊

A little woofly brown dog in a favourite coloured sweater

Tomorrow is my last day at work and I have been inundated with visitors all week coming to say good bye and drop off some unexpected and wonderful cards and gifts. 

Little Lion for a pint sized but lion hearted volunteer

I have a couple of pebbles to paint too - also for volunteers and staff - I must get cracking as soon as I have finished waffling here.

Planning a return to all my previous crafting habits has been a delight and I am trying not to throw myself back into them all - failing at that at the moment! So there is a knitted beanie on the dpns, 11 little felted animals at various stages of being made, marmalade being planned, two pebbles looking at me ready to start - one will be a jack russel the other a bumble bee. 

And - there is my own garden, sadly neglected due to previous work commitments - I found that after a week working either in private gardens or in the walled garden, the last thing I wanted to do was garden, even for myself.

Something I am really looking forward to - being able to walk more but not up and down within a walled garden. Down to the glasshouse to get tools, up to the workshop, down to the hives, up to the cafe, down to the mindful space, up to the compost bays - I could do up to five miles a day three times a week..... I walked myself through several pairs of work boots.....

Be outside but not digging or pruning or weeding or sowing or planting or organising or clearing up but being outside and just breathing.

Don't get me wrong - I shall miss an awful lot from work but I am ready to do something different and that starts tomorrow afternoon....... are you intrigued? 

Watch this space as they say.