The Toil
There is something beautiful about taking something empty and filling it with love.
It hasn't taken very long for Hammersmith House to feel like home.
And I believe that is because we are family. Family makes a home.
While there are still boxes and clothes to unpack and put away, every inch of this house has become ours in two weeks.
Ideas are popping left and right for short-term DIY projects.
Namely our outdoor bar, a bookcase that used to be a side-board/showcase cabinet from my childhood and then there is the rocking horse that I want to bring back from the cobwebs.
Then there is the matter of what to plant in the fairy-circle.
I have made a list of what I need for the garden which is as follows:
1: A pair of cute gum-boots
2: A wheel-barrow
3: Fertiliser
4: White House paint
I think I have surprised myself most of all with the desire to tap into my farmer's roots, as being outdoors means sunshine, bugs, potential likelihood of carpet snakes...
While I was hacking away at the unslightly prickles on Monday, I wasn't thinking running away screaming from arachnids and reptiles; I was day-dreaming about the beauty and wonder of the finished product. I believe there is definitely something to gardening, it's a form of exercise that you can set the pace because you are the creator, you can take your time because there isn't any.
But while there is the opportunity to be the master of what you create, there needs to be humility, gentleness and patience. I have to admit, while I have those three virtues with people; I approach my projects with passion, zeal and speed in eagerness to complete the project to rush to the next.
So with this particular project, I have decided to take my sweet time; to savour, enjoy and embrace the toil.
- Sarah x
It hasn't taken very long for Hammersmith House to feel like home.
And I believe that is because we are family. Family makes a home.
While there are still boxes and clothes to unpack and put away, every inch of this house has become ours in two weeks.
Ideas are popping left and right for short-term DIY projects.
Namely our outdoor bar, a bookcase that used to be a side-board/showcase cabinet from my childhood and then there is the rocking horse that I want to bring back from the cobwebs.
Then there is the matter of what to plant in the fairy-circle.
I have made a list of what I need for the garden which is as follows:
1: A pair of cute gum-boots
2: A wheel-barrow
3: Fertiliser
4: White House paint
I think I have surprised myself most of all with the desire to tap into my farmer's roots, as being outdoors means sunshine, bugs, potential likelihood of carpet snakes...
While I was hacking away at the unslightly prickles on Monday, I wasn't thinking running away screaming from arachnids and reptiles; I was day-dreaming about the beauty and wonder of the finished product. I believe there is definitely something to gardening, it's a form of exercise that you can set the pace because you are the creator, you can take your time because there isn't any.
But while there is the opportunity to be the master of what you create, there needs to be humility, gentleness and patience. I have to admit, while I have those three virtues with people; I approach my projects with passion, zeal and speed in eagerness to complete the project to rush to the next.
So with this particular project, I have decided to take my sweet time; to savour, enjoy and embrace the toil.
- Sarah x
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