My garden

I love spending my time pottering around the garden. It has such lovely energy and everything feels so happy.

The lawn is actually what appears to be a type of clover. Raja took a few patches of it from somewhere in the village and has carefully nurtured it so that it has taken root and is spreading happily across the garden. The beauty of it is that it grows only horizontally and therefore will not need mowing or cutting.

We've managed to keep some of the original boulders that were so prominent when we first started work. They make great places to sit and the squirrels come to sip the water that lingers on them after we've watered all the plants.

With so much space available to me I'm trying to grow lots of different produce so that we can be self sufficient. I've succeeded with capsicum peppers, tomatoes, Pak Choi, spinach, rocket and cucumber so far. The most prolific of my efforts is basil which is running riot everywhere. It's just a shame that my culinary skills can't do all this amazing fresh produce justice; I've never really been interested in cooking - food is just a necessity to me and holds no thrills although I truly appreciate what others are able to conjure up in a kitchen - by the time I've prepared something I've usually lost interest in it. I made hummus the other day and by the time it was ready I'd got bored and two days later Rocky had it with his rice and curry.

So I'm surrounded by all this wonderful fragrant basil and I really have no idea what to do with it. Polite suggestions most welcome!

Please!