So it’s finally happened and years of idle boasts have become reality…bit scary really! Being no different from most of you I too have a passion which has quietly ruled my life. I too have dreamed of ‘giving up the day job’.  Well as of today – I guess it has started to happen… I will apologise now for my lazy English and the awkward web pages but like all new ventures the enthusiasm to start often outweighs the need for care and patience   Over the next week I will expand the site to show you exactly who and what Expressions of Grace ‘aim to be’.  So hopefully, it will become a fun ride for the few of you that take a look. I am not a traditional bonsai site….and I am not looking to turn this into an ‘e-commerce’ venture.  I want this to be a ‘real time’ insight (good and bad) into the real world of growing bonsai – from the ‘untrained’ aspect.  Yes, I have read books and scoured You Tube for all the best advice.  Don’t we all?? You will see projects from the start and hopefully follow them through to a successful end as they join their budding seedlings into the Bonsai ‘Hall of Fame’.  Those not good enough will also star as you watch them disappear rapidly into the ‘Bonfire of Shame’.  Either eventuality will be documented on the Expressions Gallery and blog pages. It may become a roller coaster of emotions as our  ‘much loved’ trees fail to make the grade and find themselves on the recycle pile but just a few may make it to the ‘Top’. Just a few may even spark interest and even find a new home… So if you are strong enough please join me and become a part of the adventure! God Bless & Happy Bonsaiing Xav