Refresh - this is a lovely thread, which has been refreshed by spammers a couple of times lately, but I'm gonna catch it this time - it's too good to let it drop off!

Reading through it again, I agree with what Jerry said, that "quiet" doesn't have to mean "silent". There have been a lot of family dramas lately - particularly with my daughter - and it seems that this latest one is never going to go away completely. With the strength it takes to keep on top of it all, I need regular "quiet corners" to recover and gather my resources for the next onslaught.

I often find my quiet corner out in the garden. I can't imagine what it would be like without it. On Sunday I mowed the lawn. It was well overdue because it's been either too hot or too wet or I've been too busy, so the grass was high and thick - especially around the no-dig gardens.

I nearly left it again, because a fine misty rain came down just as I was starting, which made the grass wet and slippery, but I persevered. The rain decided to hold off for a while, and it was pleasantly cool and overcast. I had to empty countless numbers of catchers full of clumps of damp grass, and the whole thing took a while and was hard work, but full of rewards - being totally absorbed in the hard work, the smell of the cut grass, and looking at the finished product - this big expanse of smooth green lawn around the gardens - the whole experience was my quiet corner!

This weekend it's going to be the weeds. I can be totally in the moment when I am weeding.