The best presents in life...

My dream had always been to have a green space of my own. I had thought a balcony would be enough, but, when the opportunity arose, a roof garden was too good to pass. After a year of moving, furnishing and nesting, the roof garden had become a wasted asset. Nothing was there; the space was too big to take on the project.

A few days after my first apartment-anniversary, I received a present that I can't quite describe. In itself, I got a few plants and a candle-lit date, but what this space has given me is hard to explain. I find myself spending every afternoon, or almost every afternoon, sitting in my roof garden enjoying the sunset. I've had friends and family for company, but most evenings I spend time alone. I read books to plan a lovely and romantic trip to Paris, I write, I drink wine, coffee and tea, I laugh with friends and I even stare into the horizon just enjoying my thoughts as company.

I don't know why it took me so long to beign. Once the first step was taken, there has been no turning back. Gifts of plants, pots, dirt and even a table have helped this space take shape. Every week there has been a new addition and the promise of frequent friend-dates. I think that shortly I will become a human-writer-reader-coffee drinker version of Snoopy, always enjoying being "above" staring at the sky and dreaming away!