…in my garden, I mean. We had it all sorted out, de-weeded, and flat sand before winter, and now, after all the rain, it looks like this -
The jungle aka backyard
Hills Hoist
I have managed to make a little path through all the grass to the clothes line, but I’m frightened that a snake will pop out and bite me on the ankle, so I’m hoping to put the weed killer on it soon, when the weather gets predominantly sunny.
That’s Yasu’s shed in the background, which he has now outgrown thanks to his love of gadgets and tools that are bulging out the seams. I can’t complain because he does do alot around the house with those said gadgets and tools, and generally is a good guy, doesn’t gamble, drink too much, smoke, or visit houses of ill-repute, so in all, not too bad.
Yeah, so as I was saying, that was all flat sand, with no weeds or grass, because we, well, I want to make a traditional Japanese garden with tea/bath house out the back. We have enquired with a local Japanese man who has his own landscaping business and has won heaps of awards both here and overseas for affordable Japanese gardens, and also designed the garden our wedding photo’s were taken in. His “affordable” Japanese garden is $10,000 and that doesn’t include tea/bath house which would be around $120,000 because it’s a free-standing building and according to the local council needs approval. So anyway, using the LOA for that one!!
I got quite a few good ideas while I was in Hokkaido about the layout of Japanese gardens in general, I mean out the front of some people’s houses, so I have a general idea of how I want it. Anyway, we’ll see what the LOA brings me. :)
In other news, the community centre mailed me today to tell me they are having a sewing course for beginners, which seems like LOA again because I have been wanting and thinking about sewing classes since Yasu bought me the sewing machine for my birthday, but there were none in my area, so I just sat on the idea. The course goes for 8 weeks, every thursday night, so I am looking forward to that.
I also found another belly dancing course there, for 8 weeks, so I’m going to do that as well. I really enjoyed doing it before, it’s a great form of exercise that you don’t feel like you’re doing any while you’re doing it. (make sense?)
They also have a course, which is free, that is a cooking class, but for a budget, and whatever you cook in the course you get to eat, which sounds great! Each person brings one ingredient to the class every week, so it’s a really great way of experiencing the class without it breaking the bank.
Tomorrow I have a reading with my soon-to-be teacher, Sarah. I am really looking forward to it! I will be having some lessons with her during October, so I’m waiting in anticipation for that.
I will let you all know what she said in the reading in tomorrow’s post. Oooh, exciting!!
