About me



I'm a half Finnish designer who has since taken a break to bring up my children. I used to work in Graphic Design, but now I prefer working with textiles and illustration. This blog is about my allotment and garden. I have been gardening for many years and grew up watching my mum and dad do the same. I began my allotment in Jan 2010 in memory of my father who passed a way just before then. I also love cooking and finding inventive and delicious ways to make my produce into meals. I'm growing with my experiences, and welcome any helpful advice! Sometime soon I hope to use my garden as inspiration for my art.

Wednesday 16 June 2010

Dad's plot

Mum has been saying for a while now, that I should go to her and dad's allotment and look at the flowers. About a week before dad died (bearing in mind he was in sound mind and full health as far as we knew) he sprinkled wild flower seed everywhere. This seems particularly poignant in retrospect, since his plot is now like a living memorial. I knew I would find it a little upsetting as it would be beautiful, and it was, I felt sad and proud in equal measure. Slightly sad as he kept his plot immaculately and now it's a little shabby and wild, it's like nature has taken him back. It is beautiful, but he never got to see it, it's was his last masterstroke.



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