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Working with plant material
Jun. 16th, 2009 08:22 pmThere's a big catch-up needed her on the intersection of the sets "cybermule" and "vegetative matter", which has become non-negligible in size these days.
- Today I went to a basket weaving course which was run by the lady who owns the permaculture-orientated smallholding where the sprog's toddler group is held. I'd had a vague notion of doing this for a while - it's interesting to me, something with a reasonable likelihood of cybermule success, and it would be handy for turning out small droves of wicker-made garden nicknacks for good profit. Having it run by Permaculture Toddler Lady (PLT*) made it affordable and in my comfort-zone. Turns out I was pretty gosh-darn good at making baskets (picture will follow in a phone test post) and the event also turned into a fabbo networking opportunity. The lady running it has snagged some cards to pass on to some people she knows, and the other two people on the course were organic self-growing florists.
*(abbreviation use will become necessary over the course of the post)
- Working as a gardener has now become a matter of fact rather than daydreaming. So much so that more clients aren't strictly necessary - I have four now: Composting Quaker Lady (CQL), Helpless Psychotherapist Lady (HPL - she has an absolutely top notch garden), Occasional Goth Cousin (OGC) and Elderly Pot Lady (EPL). All have very different set-ups and pretty much fill my time. I need to update my website to include some portfolio work (my new phone will help with this) but I'm not entirely sure what people would want to see - any thoughts?
- I was discussing my philosophy of gardening with HPL. She wants a lovely garden, but really no time or real inclination (or tools!). My life-coaching skills actually came in handy with her, and she offered me more work. But really I love gardening as my ultimate balance of art/craft and science. The science of looking after and nurturing plants, and the art and craft of making the garden look right. You can't really explain that very well.
- I'm doing a fortnightly session of horticultural therapy at the stroke centre at Frenchay. I'm not gardening in schools any more - it was badly organised, which made me feel like a spare wank, and I have a yearning to spend that time instead setting up some sort of transition town/permi initiative in the local area rather than travelling to Easton to essentially spend time doing sod all. I think it's the right thing.
- RHS course is just having to go on the back burner. My idea at the moment is to book into the February exams to force myself to do it over the winter. But I won't have to decide until November or something so we'll see. It does need to be done
- Today I went to a basket weaving course which was run by the lady who owns the permaculture-orientated smallholding where the sprog's toddler group is held. I'd had a vague notion of doing this for a while - it's interesting to me, something with a reasonable likelihood of cybermule success, and it would be handy for turning out small droves of wicker-made garden nicknacks for good profit. Having it run by Permaculture Toddler Lady (PLT*) made it affordable and in my comfort-zone. Turns out I was pretty gosh-darn good at making baskets (picture will follow in a phone test post) and the event also turned into a fabbo networking opportunity. The lady running it has snagged some cards to pass on to some people she knows, and the other two people on the course were organic self-growing florists.
*(abbreviation use will become necessary over the course of the post)
- Working as a gardener has now become a matter of fact rather than daydreaming. So much so that more clients aren't strictly necessary - I have four now: Composting Quaker Lady (CQL), Helpless Psychotherapist Lady (HPL - she has an absolutely top notch garden), Occasional Goth Cousin (OGC) and Elderly Pot Lady (EPL). All have very different set-ups and pretty much fill my time. I need to update my website to include some portfolio work (my new phone will help with this) but I'm not entirely sure what people would want to see - any thoughts?
- I was discussing my philosophy of gardening with HPL. She wants a lovely garden, but really no time or real inclination (or tools!). My life-coaching skills actually came in handy with her, and she offered me more work. But really I love gardening as my ultimate balance of art/craft and science. The science of looking after and nurturing plants, and the art and craft of making the garden look right. You can't really explain that very well.
- I'm doing a fortnightly session of horticultural therapy at the stroke centre at Frenchay. I'm not gardening in schools any more - it was badly organised, which made me feel like a spare wank, and I have a yearning to spend that time instead setting up some sort of transition town/permi initiative in the local area rather than travelling to Easton to essentially spend time doing sod all. I think it's the right thing.
- RHS course is just having to go on the back burner. My idea at the moment is to book into the February exams to force myself to do it over the winter. But I won't have to decide until November or something so we'll see. It does need to be done
