Super happy with this side courtyard<img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/863e61a2-392f-4805-9118-0c7ef8dbe93d" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">— this was my little project with Lexi. This was a messy-nothing section - full of weeds. This section sits directly beside my new revised laundry room - I lost/ donated my old laundry room and my original clothes line to the back flat (tenanted/ Airbnb) - as part of our recovery strategy post separation.I’ve been badly needing a proper clothes line<img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/511e2b5e-723c-4499-b8f5-f575643f2bea" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">, and just a neater courtyard space to step out to. <img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/22271c11-b09a-47ee-8932-585c430113aa" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">Lexi and I carved out this section… we cleared it… laid out weed mats… …we slowly trenched the brick frame that we wanted to wrap around as an outline to this courtyard….. and Lexi and I slowly wheel-barrowed gravel in.Thank you to our dear friend Martin, for helping us finish digging this trench, and helping us cement-in our clothes-line poles.I really wanted to do this with Lexi, instead of outsourcing it.<img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/771859af-af09-464d-b253-d87479922b56" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">There is a different level of gratification being hands-on with small projects like these around the home. — PLUS, it felt like this land<img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/814385e1-7f43-4b98-abe6-448633175d57" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">was calling out. It wants to be looked after or be related to in a different, more personable way. This property used to be a trophy home, with not a single veggie<img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/598b8eca-2225-494c-aea0-58ab2c3981e3" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">garden or functional space on site. She (<img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/211c1dde-3cb7-4b9f-8a93-61ff1719af60" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"> SATORI, is what we’ve named her) felt like she wanted to be really SEEN, and used for a specific purpose. I was raised a city girl but always a country girl at heart — SATORI’s history kinda mirrors my own history.<img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/61195ff9-f198-4613-a301-78a116a8b778" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">There was something very healing about this entire renovation process — of redefining my relationship with our home/ our house — from being just a pretty landscaped suburban home (which is every home we’ve had prior to this one)… <img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/292063dd-d928-4f61-8c29-0e2d868c15a2" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">…. To one where it was important (to me) to have a proper connection with our home - with the energy of this land and its own essence —-Every house I’ve lived in has had its particular personality and energy.The healing and Light energy on this property is particularly strong and palpable —- as this home has so much nature to it — ie the house sits on a gentle hill surrounded by two little forests<img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/25cc7202-129d-4e6d-a926-78cb41495f79" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">, and a long row of very tall trees <img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/a7cc6abe-ffb3-49f9-9b3c-d55e38fdd667" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">and pine trees <img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/1977348b-2e44-4e3d-b2ae-b48c6f15eb28" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">… I feel that how I was raised, was pretty similar to the history of this trophy home — largely unseen, expected to perform and be pretty and presentable, but lacking a deep, grounded, and meaningful relationship where growth and development was authentic to me and who I really am.This is not a unique or isolated story.In my work with kids and young teens, and adults — it is more common in society to be raised in a household with relatively unconscious parenting —…where the relationship between parents and children comes with/ carries a lot of baggage and trauma —-… instead of a more conscious and “clean” parenting relationship, where the parent is conscious about being a guardian to raising another human being.A relationship where parent and child - along with husband and wife (the parents) share a vibrant and healthy relationship that is consciously geared to see the other person, and have their talents and fundamental needs seen, recognised and optimised.A healthy, growth-orientated, and safe home where one can be one’s self, and it is conducive for growth.I feel that this land<img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/3eb252e6-de6f-4c7c-acd6-3fec278daea8" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">- <img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/40da32f6-5708-4bd9-9585-ef2d19b0dfdc" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">SATORI — wants to be used for a particular purpose. <img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/e23f6e57-1567-4327-a671-e98a8c8ace48" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/b955ea29-682a-40d3-931b-2a59b0db7a10" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/32852e27-a12e-4f1a-8233-37a0453eec4f" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">The healing and creative energy on this piece of land, is very strong. <img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/598bec78-673c-4545-99da-338d0a1d4898" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/4cc5d930-09a5-4ba5-81cf-5a68c4f81737" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/666be08d-b9b6-4832-874f-37497c49e818" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">It is certainly conducive and responding well to little projects like this courtyard, and our enclosed veggie garden. <img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/f1f875b2-0a18-4de1-8493-98f3ba16c04e" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/a1dfacc2-9556-4687-adca-0c8809c0a3e8" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/632a73c8-3b4e-441c-8cd3-25617a48d575" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">I am in the process of reorganizing our two front studios next…<img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/0a964817-6505-4efe-ba6e-601a871287ca" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">Art and sculpting classes, along with nurturing and creative Day Retreats will be resuming on site in a few months time — hopefully before our summer <img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/8e79f6b8-74f0-402c-8436-0bdd335ea81c" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/c753ae4a-2cee-419c-8096-a6add2d87c12" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">Very exciting, SATORI.<img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/6ff722a2-b513-4f97-9d41-02bb5f20e1fb" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/302e12c6-e466-476e-ac96-dc81ba5c08ca" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/a7b49c08-1c38-4b61-8a05-fd5f61bf035f" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/e8217c75-6274-4ce0-9a78-2dfe8ec18421" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">This land is dedicated to Healing, Creativity, and Rebirth.<img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/6dc47c71-28b7-4f10-9b84-ecb0e507c042" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/dcb93884-6f09-4586-b30e-166f7563a22a" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/396a0875-11e5-4bad-a012-a877d4a060f2" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/991997a8-66d5-42f7-b19c-e72622b9d397" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/b79cfec7-4e05-48df-b9c9-94006d016c45" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/d01e23ad-0d0a-41f9-a9c7-498e35bcb2a5" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/7a5fc2e8-a8b5-48db-88f2-e36f3248f0c8" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/b9c21d91-4871-4c2f-9d3a-8c199d91c030" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/8116e74a-b511-445f-888b-81a2a6a38348" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/61bc49b6-e2dc-4f32-b63e-44214a3f11e1" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/3b27e2b1-4d1c-4bd1-bf86-afd3e47e1085" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/1757edde-c4a3-4551-ab24-8fe9aadc6f25" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/cc63937b-baeb-4b4f-be26-7e0ba5abeeb6" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/07201c51-fc12-4afb-94a1-3753f0eef562" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">P.S. I LOVE magnolia plants, gardenias, and this fire plant.<img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/a018840a-4c29-4280-a4eb-ad22d18295de" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">Claiming these little things for the first time. So happy to have my two magnolia plants and these gardenias around this courtyard, which opens up right beside my bedroom! Hooray! <img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/882696d1-99bf-4668-8923-aa9be662c165" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;">Quite a big deal in my books as far as “claiming Self-love”. <img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/f849bc5c-8f14-46e0-9334-2c67f3ac91d3" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/349122c5-d2bf-4e3e-a224-310797d02a66" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 16.15pt; height: 16.15pt;"><img src="blob:https://www.r52.network/31396138-8f81-46b4-b48e-356ddbf2f7d1" draggable="true" style="position: relative; left: 0pt; top: 0pt; width: 394.83pt; height: 526.27pt;">24 July 2025Nic Anderson © Copyright 2025

Super happy with this side courtyard — this was my little project with Lexi. This was a messy-nothing section - full of weeds. 


SATORI – A Little Courtyard Project

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SATORI – A Little Courtyard Project

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