Mixed media on watercolour paper.

Passionate About Painting and Gardening: Activities that Absorb Me

What activities do you lose yourself in?

What activities do I lose myself in…

I can’t say I lose myself in any activity. The activities where I get totally absorbed has to be painting and gardening. I also love a bit of construction and DIY.


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Mixed media on watercolour paper.


I love pottering in my garden…


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My Ultimate DIY Garden Project: Building a Retreat

Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on.

My most ambitious DIY project has to be my garden structure. I knew nothing about woodwork, joints, suitable materials etc. but hey ho… I enjoy a challenge. 🤪

Initially, I just wanted a cover for my inflatable hot tub. I built a wooden frame. I placed a canvas roof on top, which I already had from an old metal gazebo I once had. Great…but then I decided to lay decking for my hot tub to sit on.

Perfect…it looked pretty and done the job. Until the canvas roof collapsed in high winds. Hence, I decided to construct a roof. Yes, I could have put a sloping roof on, but no, I wanted an apex roof.

Spending many hours researching different roof types, angles, shapes, materials, and so forth. I painstakingly constructed my little garden sanctuary. ‘Sara’s Schloss’

My perfect garden retreat…’Sara’s Schloss’

Hmm….what will my next DIY project be? 🤔

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