We have just moved house. Everything is in chaos as the house we have moved into had a few issues needing sorted. i think that is part of the 'joy' of May. Getting your house in order, inside and especially out. Summertime brings a host of weather issues most of us don't really think of until it's too late. We don't prepare our gardens for a possibly hot/dry summer, or prepare it for the deluge that often occurs in Scotland. Inside, we need to make sure we have cleared away anything that we have not used in the last 2 years. If we haven't used something in that time, chances are we don't need them.
We have a pile of general rubbish for the dump (can't sell, not good enough to recycle), a pile for recycling/charity shops and a pile that will hopefully sell.
People go on about recycling and I thin a lot of us get bored hearing about it but I do carry on with it. paper, clothing (this goes to help people who cannot afford to clothe themselves and is very worthy), glass etc. It all helps. Things you would not think of recycling can be used in furniture (like the new movement for making chairs out of used tyres), book covers and many other things so please think before you send something into general waste.
I know I keep banging on about planting things and how good it feels. You possibly think I'm daft but it really is liberating to get your hands dirty. i think because it takes us back to childhood, when we used to dig in the dirt for whatever reason. There is something very invigorating and also soothing about planting seeds/plants. As I've mentioned before, herbs never go amiss. If you have never done anything like this before try parsley - you can't go wrong. Freshly cut parsley in your salad or over your soup or in any meal is wonderful - there's nothing like it. Chives are another easy to grow herb. Basil is fairly safe. Coriander is a little more risky - they like the heat/sun. Plant anything that you would use in cooking/bathing/spells or other aspects of your life. Its also far less expensive to grow your own than buy them fresh in a supermarket.
Most supermarkets/homebase/local garden centres will have growing packs.
If you are lucky enough to have a greenhouse, I hope you're using it for tomatoes. Tomatoes grown at home have a whole other taste to them. they're sweet and delicious in a way shop bought could never be!
I know many people like to feed birds all year round, and that's fine but I do prefer to let them gobble on midges and other annoying insects, as nature made them. We always give them a hand when the weather is harsh, and pop out a little water if its really dry or frosty.
Make sure your home is weather proof from the sun as well as the rain/wind. Our seasons are all out of kilter at the moment and you just don't know what we're in for.
Take care and bb x
On that note, I have written a bit of a sexy witchy/werewolfy/vampirey book (not erocita, but sexy). If you like Charlaine Harris, Carrie Vaughn, Patricia Briggs, hopefully you'll like this. It is available on kindle and now in paperback.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Wolf-Witch-Coffin-ebook/dp/B00CCWL6ES/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366023812&sr=8-1&keywords=the+wolf%2C+the+witch+and+the+coffin
On another note, my second book, The Island of the Mist, is now available on both Kindle and paperback formats:
Kindle: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Island-Mist-Kingslayer-Series-ebook/dp/B0092TUS7U/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1346945410&sr=1-2
And paperback: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Island-Mist-N-Roy/dp/147921292X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346506656&sr=1-2
and in the US: http://www.amazon.com/Island-Mist-N-Roy/dp/147921292X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346946271&sr=1-2&keywords=the+island+of+the+mist
My first book, The Stone in the Sword, is now reduced in price: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stone-Sword-ebook/dp/B006ZQIEPG/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1327179005&sr=1-3
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