Shattered....

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    I thought gardening was supposed to be relaxing???? Don't think I have ever felt so shattered after digging out the flower beds today! And I'm still not finished.
    I think someone must have had a stone covered bed there in the past because that is all I am finding stone after stone after stone!!!

    Anyway time for a tea break!!!!!
     
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      Nothing like a nice cuppa. Take it steady. What you don't finish today will patiently wait for you til tomorrow,:blue thumb:
       
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        I'd agree with that. Little and often, "Rome wasn't built in a day" & all that.:thumbsup:
        As for digging up stones. I know exactly what that's like! :runforhills:
         
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        You do have my sympathy, Stacym, but if you remember we did say in your other thread, dig a stretch at a time:heehee::old::snork:
         
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        You can only truly relax when the mind and the body are equally tired. Everyday life taxes the mind, gardening gives the mind a break while the body catches up:)

        Then, after all that fresh air and a nice brew, then you relax. Not for too long though. The work is never done.:)
         
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          That was a stretch lol I'm not used to manual labour thats what the OH is for lol but I am determined I shall do it myself haha :)
           
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            Once you get past that bit its a lot more fun. I've got heavy clay so digging is kind of a nightmare here too.
             
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              I sypathise completely.

              One of the benefits of having a small garden (like me) is I didn`t have to go through what you do. I only have something like 50 square feet of border and the tubs look after themselves basically.

              You`ll get the benefit when you`re done though and when your garden is looking good, you`ll stand back and say it was all worth it. Guaranteed. :SUNsmile:
               
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