Flower Power.

I've got green fingers. I've always loved gardening and growing house plants. Unfortunately, gardening is another activity, along with reading and music, that has fallen by the wayside since the death of my son.I suppose that it may be due to the fact that he and I planted some green beans together about a week or so before he died. He joked that if he planted them upside down they'd grow in New Zealand. Since then I haven't been able to garden and the majority of my houseplants have kicked the bucket.

NZ Greenhood Orchid.

However, it's not all doom and gloom. I have suddenly refound the desire to grow things. Unfortunately I no longer have access to a garden now that I'm living in an apartment. Nonetheless, I'm now taking care of my remaining house plants. I've also decided to get in to growing orchids. I've loved them since we lived in the countyside as I was growing up, and often went to see, with Mum, the native New Zealand orchids growing in the bush.

So, I've sent my Christmas list to Santa asking for an orchid. You gotta start somewhere. Hoping that St Nick comes up with the goods.

I also thought that I'd build, rather than buy, a planter box so that I can start growing a few more indoor plants.

These are all signs that I'm coming right. Fingers crossed.

Bonne année

Bonne année à ma famille et à mes amis.  Happy New Year to my family and friends. It was a quiet night for me, but this old bugger did manage to stay awake until 2am!

I've decided to try and resurrect this blog and see if I can keep it going throughout the year.  I'll write about anything and everything; my battle with depression and bipolar, my attempt at staying on the wagon for the entire year (that's going to be a tough one but I'm determined to give it a crack), life in France, grief and the love of my son and ex-wife, tech and gadgets, my stamp collection and general bachelor life.  To be honest, I'm quite enjoying being on my own and have absolutely no intention of searching for a new partner.  I'm enjoying life in my bachelor pad especially as my cat is not here marking his territory (he's in for the chop as soon  as I can raise the cash).

Job hunting will be my main occupation at the beginning of the year.  Enough is enough. I need to work.  I've been on sick leave for over 2 years now.  Serious cash flow problems which need to be remedied ASAP.

So, I've made a resolution to keep this blog running. Watch this space.