Beauty break

I was zipping down the driveway yesterday, turned my head to the right and -- pow! -- noticed that my camellias are quietly going insane with blossoms. The conditions must have been spot on this year, just enough water and rain and sun, for every plant is heavy with blooms and buds and I almost missed it! This is a good reminder to pull my head out, stop and admire the camellias. 

It's also another good reason to stay put. I had a good five days of ruminating whether it was worth hemorrhaging the money every month on this humble house and not better to sell and move to a nice manageable apartment with a little patio for a couple of potted plants and a landlord to call when the roof leaked. I was stuck on the proverbial fence when my little one asked if it would be possible, please mummy, even though it's expensive and we're broke to stay in the house at least until he got to be his big brother's age? Could I swing that? Why yes, my little chicken, for you I can do that! I'll forgo waxings and new clothes and maybe dye my own hair and eat beans but as God is my witness we'll stay. Besides, who needs new shoes when you've got camellias like these?