Take your morning coffee out into the garden (Simon Gear, Going Greener)
I’ve been sitting on this one for a little while now, feeling like this was the next direction to go in with my Living Usefully project but not quite getting round to it.
As I drink tea, not coffee, I have adjusted it slightly but last night I decided that today was the day when I would take my tea into the garden. The weather has been nice all weekend and there have been some recent additions to the garden which I thought would make standing out there a lovely thing to do.
We recently got a cherry tree, a plum tree, a strawberry plant, tomato plants, a tall fuschia plant and a load of pansies and lobelia so there is a lot to look at in the garden right now. I was looking forward to my tea-in-the-garden plan.
Then I woke up, fifteen minutes ago. The birds were singing, the air felt warm and I pulled back the covers.
Then I looked out of the window. It was pouring with rain and everything looked soaked.
So I pulled the covers over me again, rolled over and went back to sleep.
Sorry, everyone. I’m sorry. I tried, sort of. I’ll try again tomorrow. Maybe.
lazylauramaisey 
Posted by Maggie O'C on May 28, 2013 at 17:06
We had this day yesterday. Hunker down LLM! The rain is busy making everything green and lovely.
Posted by lazylauramaisey on May 28, 2013 at 20:45
If it could just give me a ten minute window to have my cup of tea though, that would be nice. It absolutely poured all day though, so I don’t reckon I’ll be getting one anytime soon. My strawberries better grow loads if I’m to put up with all this rain.
Posted by Our Adventure in Croatia on May 29, 2013 at 11:57
looks like my garden, do you live nearby? I can tell the rain is the same!! 😉
Posted by lazylauramaisey on May 29, 2013 at 13:30
Yep. I think it’s pretty much the same in most of Europe. I’ve spoken to people in Portugal, Spain and Italy who said it’s been cold and rainy and even snowy! Today, people were wearing woolly hats!
Posted by kindredspirit23 on June 2, 2013 at 11:39
Sometimes, sitting in front of a window looking at your garden isn’t so bad.
Scott
Posted by lazylauramaisey on June 2, 2013 at 21:33
Yeh, it is nice. Not what the man who wrote the book asked me to do. But still nice.
Posted by kindredspirit23 on June 3, 2013 at 01:41
Bet he doesn’t sit out there in the rain drinking tea either.
Posted by lazylauramaisey on June 3, 2013 at 18:56
He’s in South Africa so I don’t imagine he struggles with rain very much 🙂
Posted by kindredspirit23 on June 3, 2013 at 19:46
Point taken – I bet he doesn’t sit out there and drink tea when a pride of lions is very close.
Posted by lazylauramaisey on June 3, 2013 at 19:48
I’m tempted to agree with you there!
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