The Pursuit of Happiness

There’s a high wind in the skies above the cottage.

Wind-chimes are clashing in discordant harmony all over the gardens.

The fire in the stove roars up the chimney, heating up the oven that beckons a cake or a loaf of bread to bake…

The sun shines in a baby-blue sky and the cats are spread out on the warm earth.

The back door to the cottage lies open to admit the warmth of the April sun…

I went into town this morning to post off seeds and herbs across the world…little bits of Bealtaine Cottage will soon be air-bound, in planes that will disperse them to many different countries, most of which I have never visited and probably never will.

The urge to sow and plant, create gardens and smallholdings and grow, has never been stronger in people all over the world.

There is a magic in the air that is leading us back to the Earth.

Those who encounter this are smitten with the desire to create a garden of abundance, colour, food…a garden of Eden.

In a world of apparent mayhem and uncertainty, one truth holds true…we have the ability to create a happier place called home.

This is the message I am getting from all who write to me, converse on social media and visit Bealtaine Cottage in person.

There is no need to pursue happiness, for we have the ability to create happiness all around us…today.

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