Green thumbs

Here is a list of things I have in my garden:

• A plum tree


• A tamarillo tree


• A feijoa bush


• A walnut tree


• A tree that is about to fruit, but with what, I don't know. Could be a pear, but I'm thinking apple


• A lemon tree


• A mandarin tree


• A raspberry bush

Here is a list of things I have in my veggie garden

• Sage, thyme, tarragon, dill, rosemary, basil


• Spinach


• Cherry tomatoes


• Proper tomatoes


• Strawberries


• Cucumbers

I have discovered that I love gardening. I spend most of my waking hours in there, weeding, pruning, planting. Basil follows me around and pounces on flies and spiders, climbing trees and rolling in the grass. I picked the first ripe plums off the tree this morning and brought them into work to share. The cherry tomatoes should be next, I am going to be inundated with those.

If anyone has any tomato chutney or plum sauce recipes, feel free to share!

My favourite place to be.