To some people my blog name is amusing as they don’t think it suits my personality at all. I tell them its an aspirational name. However the real story behind the name is that when I was pondering what to call my blog I had just finished reading The Constant Gardener by John le Carre and I think this was in my subconscious. I didn’t want to use The Constant Gardener due to the links to the book so I pondered an appropriate alternative adjective. I thought about my garden and how due to my tight budget I have to buy plants small and wait patiently for them to fill out the space, how I enjoyed growing plants from seed and was happy to wait patiently for things to germinate. I believe that patience is good quality in a gardener. You need to be relaxed to garden well, there is no point getting uptight as a something hasn’t flowered when you expected or a crop has been destroyed by some pest for me life is too short. I think all the anomalies and hurdles that we gardeners encounter make gardening more interesting and rewarding.
So yes I am impatient with somethings in life – people who complain a lot, who don’t indicate at roundabouts, attempting to do dainty icing on cakes, tossing pancakes, getting close-ups of flowers in focus. I’m sure others who know me well can add to the list but when it comes to the garden I can be very patient.
I am looking forward to reading other bloggers thought processes.