It’s November already!

Where’d the year go?…

Gtg iron work clothes and get in early. Not looking forward to the next couple days, boss back after a month off. He’ll have a list in his head, I’ve got a list, and all the clients who’ve rung for an appointment in the last month will start ringing again. I’m expecting chaos but hoping I’ve got things organised enough to avoid it :P

Happy Potter said:

It’s November already!

Where’d the year go?…

Soooooooooooooo true. 8 weeks till Christmas. Panic stations!!!!!!!!!!

2 weeks to bushfire season – altho’ by this time last year we were in a heat wave.

good morning and happy wet november to yas.

pepe said:

2 weeks to bushfire season – altho’ by this time last year we were in a heat wave.

good morning and happy wet november to yas.

We’ve had a few urban fringe type fires already :(

Oh wait, did I really leave without saying..

Today’s max: 31 degrees. Bearable. Long skirt.
Tomorrow’s max: 33 degrees. Pretty unpleasant. Medium-length skirt.
Wednesday’s max: 36 degrees. Oh heck how will I survive? How did summer sneak up on me like this?! I have so much wetting agent I need to apply in the garden before this happens.. AAAAAAAARGH.

…

Luckily back down to 26 on Thursday. If the garden can just survive until the end of the week, I promise to use the cooler weather at the end of the week to get lots of pre-summer things done!

bon008 said:

pepe said:

2 weeks to bushfire season – altho’ by this time last year we were in a heat wave.

good morning and happy wet november to yas.

We’ve had a few urban fringe type fires already :(

yep perth is having its own lonely drought at present.
the rain we’re getting her is saturating the centre of the country first on its way down from the tropics.

pepe said:

bon008 said:

pepe said:

2 weeks to bushfire season – altho’ by this time last year we were in a heat wave.

good morning and happy wet november to yas.

We’ve had a few urban fringe type fires already :(

yep perth is having its own lonely drought at present.
the rain we’re getting her is saturating the centre of the country first on its way down from the tropics.

I’m glad someone’s getting rain :)

This article made me chuckle (and nod):

http://www.watoday.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/keep-canning-public-toilets-and-therell-be-a-mass-movement-20101031-178s9.html

I’m also scared of those big shiny automated loos – not because I might get trapped inside, but because I don’t trust the door to stay securely SHUT!

These days, we need to get the message to authorities to uphold the right to normal bodily functions. Perhaps we need to organise what might be termed a ‘‘shit in’‘. One way or the other, I feel it will grow into a mass movement. Geoff Strong is an Age senior writer.
———
chuckle.

bundaleer forest picnic grounds has a beaut public facility.
the gawler public dunny has a commissioned artist’s mural painted on its brick walls. talk about civic pride.

Stupid bloody work air con has packed it in again. 28.5 degrees at the moment. We have a pedestal fan which helps a bit, but really it is quite unpleasant.

The whole air con system needs replacing, but no one wants to pay for it :(

bon008 said:

pepe said:

2 weeks to bushfire season – altho’ by this time last year we were in a heat wave.

good morning and happy wet november to yas.

We’ve had a few urban fringe type fires already :(

bushfire season is gone up here…. August is the month that they try to burn everything.

bon008 said:

Oh wait, did I really leave without saying..

Today’s max: 31 degrees. Bearable. Long skirt.
Tomorrow’s max: 33 degrees. Pretty unpleasant. Medium-length skirt.
Wednesday’s max: 36 degrees. Oh heck how will I survive? How did summer sneak up on me like this?! I have so much wetting agent I need to apply in the garden before this happens.. AAAAAAAARGH.

…

Luckily back down to 26 on Thursday. If the garden can just survive until the end of the week, I promise to use the cooler weather at the end of the week to get lots of pre-summer things done!

36C sounds like short skirt weather to me…

I did notice today (low 30s) that many of Townsville ladies were sporting summer frocks in the supermarket on my way home…. me thinks summer is nearby.

bon008 said:

Stupid bloody work air con has packed it in again. 28.5 degrees at the moment. We have a pedestal fan which helps a bit, but really it is quite unpleasant.

The whole air con system needs replacing, but no one wants to pay for it :(

Don’t need aircon at 28.5C, that’s lovely stuff!

bon008 said:

Oh wait, did I really leave without saying..

Today’s max: 31 degrees. Bearable. Long skirt.
Tomorrow’s max: 33 degrees. Pretty unpleasant. Medium-length skirt.
Wednesday’s max: 36 degrees. Oh heck how will I survive? How did summer sneak up on me like this?! I have so much wetting agent I need to apply in the garden before this happens.. AAAAAAAARGH.

…

Luckily back down to 26 on Thursday. If the garden can just survive until the end of the week, I promise to use the cooler weather at the end of the week to get lots of pre-summer things done!

You’ve convinced me Bon. Just having a giggle. No offence.

Youngest son’s music teacher has finished a new CD and we’re going to the launch. :)

http://www.ourbrisbane.com/whats-on/performing-arts/4599734.simon-gardner-cd-launch

bon008 said:

This article made me chuckle (and nod):

http://www.watoday.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/keep-canning-public-toilets-and-therell-be-a-mass-movement-20101031-178s9.html

I’m also scared of those big shiny automated loos – not because I might get trapped inside, but because I don’t trust the door to stay securely SHUT!

I’ll join the protest.

pain master said:

bon008 said:

Stupid bloody work air con has packed it in again. 28.5 degrees at the moment. We have a pedestal fan which helps a bit, but really it is quite unpleasant.

The whole air con system needs replacing, but no one wants to pay for it :(

Don’t need aircon at 28.5C, that’s lovely stuff!

It was about 31 outside. Outside was fine, if you could find a bit of shade, because of the gentle breeze. But in the office when there’s no airflow, 28.5 feels very stuffy and oppressive indeed.

Tomorrow I am taking a little water sprayer to spray into the fan :D

pomolo said:

bon008 said:

Oh wait, did I really leave without saying..

Today’s max: 31 degrees. Bearable. Long skirt.
Tomorrow’s max: 33 degrees. Pretty unpleasant. Medium-length skirt.
Wednesday’s max: 36 degrees. Oh heck how will I survive? How did summer sneak up on me like this?! I have so much wetting agent I need to apply in the garden before this happens.. AAAAAAAARGH.

…

Luckily back down to 26 on Thursday. If the garden can just survive until the end of the week, I promise to use the cooler weather at the end of the week to get lots of pre-summer things done!

You’ve convinced me Bon. Just having a giggle. No offence.

What do we live for, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn? :D

bon008 said:

pain master said:

bon008 said:

Stupid bloody work air con has packed it in again. 28.5 degrees at the moment. We have a pedestal fan which helps a bit, but really it is quite unpleasant.

The whole air con system needs replacing, but no one wants to pay for it :(

Don’t need aircon at 28.5C, that’s lovely stuff!

It was about 31 outside. Outside was fine, if you could find a bit of shade, because of the gentle breeze. But in the office when there’s no airflow, 28.5 feels very stuffy and oppressive indeed.

Tomorrow I am taking a little water sprayer to spray into the fan :D

fair call. In PNG, but little office re: dogbox was not insulated and the aircon was ordinary, but I had a cool weather station which would often tell me the temp in and outside. When the afternoon sun would bake the wall, the inside temp was often 4 degrees warmer inside. It was not unusual for the inside to often read 40C+ for days on end… I got the go-ahead to install a proper aircon the day I left the job.

ping!

Yeehah said:

ping!

Shhh studying the form guide lol

I’ve got $5 to put in the work sweeps.

Just hope I’ve got plenty of urgent things to do at 3-ish so I can ignore the whole hullabaloo.

I think PM has the right idea – go bushbashing, ignore the hype.

The Estate said:

Yeehah said:

ping!

Shhh studying the form guide lol

…whilst wearing the ‘fascinator’?

pepe said:

The Estate said:

Yeehah said:

ping!

Shhh studying the form guide lol

…whilst wearing the ‘fascinator’?

Ummm does my Bunnings hat count lmao

Having a forum party here, should be a nice day, even raining outside LOL I post lots of piccies later :D

The Estate said:

pepe said:

The Estate said:

Shhh studying the form guide lol

…whilst wearing the ‘fascinator’?

Ummm does my Bunnings hat count lmao

Having a forum party here, should be a nice day, even raining outside LOL I post lots of piccies later :D

hope my horse in our sweep is better than this nag

The Estate said:

pepe said:

The Estate said:

Shhh studying the form guide lol

…whilst wearing the ‘fascinator’?

Ummm does my Bunnings hat count lmao

Having a forum party here, should be a nice day, even raining outside LOL I post lots of piccies later :D

Enjoy yourselves. Don’t even give the rest of us a thought while you are laughing and drinking and eating. At least I don’t have to go to the Centre today. They decided to close because there will be no one about.

pomolo said:

The Estate said:

Having a forum party here, should be a nice day, even raining outside LOL I post lots of piccies later :D

Enjoy yourselves. Don’t even give the rest of us a thought while you are laughing and drinking and eating. At least I don’t have to go to the Centre today. They decided to close because there will be no one about.

One of the ladies here at the office has splurged on a morning/afternoon tea nibblies spread. And we’re having some sweeps. And the boss isn’t feeling too flash, still getting over jetlag, so he’s laid back about it all so it looks like this afternoon could be pretty relaxed :)

pain master said:

bon008 said:

pain master said:

Don’t need aircon at 28.5C, that’s lovely stuff!

It was about 31 outside. Outside was fine, if you could find a bit of shade, because of the gentle breeze. But in the office when there’s no airflow, 28.5 feels very stuffy and oppressive indeed.

Tomorrow I am taking a little water sprayer to spray into the fan :D

fair call. In PNG, but little office re: dogbox was not insulated and the aircon was ordinary, but I had a cool weather station which would often tell me the temp in and outside. When the afternoon sun would bake the wall, the inside temp was often 4 degrees warmer inside. It was not unusual for the inside to often read 40C+ for days on end… I got the go-ahead to install a proper aircon the day I left the job.

Oh, sure, it’s not THAT bad in my office. I’m bearing in mind here that I am a delicate little thing and you are a tough sort of bloke :D

Ting … ting … ting … ting … ting …. ting ….

nope?

Seems no matter how many pins get dropped ain’t nobody gonna hear ‘em here!!

So.. umm.. what time is the Cup, anyway?

I tried to find out via Google, and failed.

bon008 said:

So.. umm.. what time is the Cup, anyway?

I tried to find out via Google, and failed.

… never mind :D

bon008 said:

bon008 said:

So.. umm.. what time is the Cup, anyway?

I tried to find out via Google, and failed.

… never mind :D

I lost $3 in the office sweeps, I’m heartbroken :P

bon008 said:

bon008 said:

So.. umm.. what time is the Cup, anyway?

I tried to find out via Google, and failed.

… never mind :D

I missed it. They had it on a big screen at the supermarket and I thought I had time to zip around and get my groceries first.

To tell the truth I don’t really care, there’ll be so many replays. lol

bubba louie said:

I missed it. They had it on a big screen at the supermarket and I thought I had time to zip around and get my groceries first.

To tell the truth I don’t really care, there’ll be so many replays. lol

The rest of the people here were all in the board room (where the telly is) ten minutes before the race began, they were worried I’d miss out.

I told them a lovely anecdote about when I was doing my BA with a major in Linguistics, how I’d been to a Linguistics conference and done a course on formulaic language, and that the lecturer had used race-calling jargon as a really good example, but they were all talking about form and bets and odds and crap, which mean nothing to me.

Had a lovely sit-down with a cup of tea and marvelled at the camera work and the placement of trackside advertising though.

Horses? Pfft!

had a lovely, lovely lunch (with 3 desserts!) at Thee’s. Then I was blown away when I was presented with this for the new house:

I think some of you knew about this, huh?

bluegreen said:

had a lovely, lovely lunch (with 3 desserts!) at Thee’s. Then I was blown away when I was presented with this for the new house:

I think some of you knew about this, huh?

:D

Arvo, had an enjoyable day and lunch with GS.

But not the part where he turned up at home at 2 am…quite lost because he couldn’t sleep over at his friends when he previously was allowed to.
Hubby came home from work and took him back to his unit. I have to go make a breach of order statement tomorrow and the boy will get a warning.

Cleaning stove and oven this evening. No tea required, just a snack later perhaps as we all ate heaps earlier.

I missed the big race completely. I don’t follow the races and I don’t care who won, lol

bluegreen said:

had a lovely, lovely lunch (with 3 desserts!) at Thee’s. Then I was blown away when I was presented with this for the new house:

I think some of you knew about this, huh?

:)

My huge Blanchetiana blew over in a storm about a week ago and now it’s refusing to be righted. I look like I’ve been in a cat fight with scratches on my arms.

It’s got lots of pups and if I have to repot it it’ll be a major job. :( Gauntlet gloves definately needed.

Actually my whole brom bed needs lifting and tidying up but no way will I be touching it without boots and gloves. As well as being prickly I just bet it’s full of toads. YUCK.

Yeehah said:

I’ve got $5 to put in the work sweeps.

Just hope I’ve got plenty of urgent things to do at 3-ish so I can ignore the whole hullabaloo.

I think PM has the right idea – go bushbashing, ignore the hype.

Discovered that some country towns in Qld today had their own self-imposed public holiday. In some places everything was shut except the IGA and the Pub.

bubba louie said:

My huge Blanchetiana blew over in a storm about a week ago and now it’s refusing to be righted. I look like I’ve been in a cat fight with scratches on my arms.

It’s got lots of pups and if I have to repot it it’ll be a major job. :( Gauntlet gloves definately needed.

Actually my whole brom bed needs lifting and tidying up but no way will I be touching it without boots and gloves. As well as being prickly I just bet it’s full of toads. YUCK.

buy a pair of welding gloves, they work wonders against spikes and they seem to be comfortable enough that you can wiggle and use the fingers…

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

My huge Blanchetiana blew over in a storm about a week ago and now it’s refusing to be righted. I look like I’ve been in a cat fight with scratches on my arms.

It’s got lots of pups and if I have to repot it it’ll be a major job. :( Gauntlet gloves definately needed.

Actually my whole brom bed needs lifting and tidying up but no way will I be touching it without boots and gloves. As well as being prickly I just bet it’s full of toads. YUCK.

buy a pair of welding gloves, they work wonders against spikes and they seem to be comfortable enough that you can wiggle and use the fingers…

MrBL suggested I try his but I thought there wouldn’t be enough “feel” with them.

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

My huge Blanchetiana blew over in a storm about a week ago and now it’s refusing to be righted. I look like I’ve been in a cat fight with scratches on my arms.

It’s got lots of pups and if I have to repot it it’ll be a major job. :( Gauntlet gloves definately needed.

Actually my whole brom bed needs lifting and tidying up but no way will I be touching it without boots and gloves. As well as being prickly I just bet it’s full of toads. YUCK.

buy a pair of welding gloves, they work wonders against spikes and they seem to be comfortable enough that you can wiggle and use the fingers…

MrBL suggested I try his but I thought there wouldn’t be enough “feel” with them.

they’re really good i reckon’. They were my glove of choice when it came to Rose pruning. I also had a pair of sheepskin-riggers which were perfect for roses but they are toasty warm and ideal for Luckyland temps.

I bought tickets in the sweeps at the two places I do shifts.

One was a $2.50 sweep and the other a $5 one.

The horses I drew both ran LAST, so I got my money back.

Last time I had sweep tickets, where I was cajoled into buying the last couple left, I got 1st and 3rd.

At least I didn’t go backwards this time!

Morning green ones.
Still winter temps here and a slight frost risk on wed night. In November!!

Only boring housework again today, but I might get to hang out out the back with the veges for a bit :)

Happy Potter said:

Morning green ones.
Still winter temps here and a slight frost risk on wed night. In November!!

Only boring housework again today, but I might get to hang out out the back with the veges for a bit :)

Our o/n temps are certainly low too. They haven’t quite made it back to single figures but it’s been close at times. I gave in and went back to winter jamies last night. By 8 am it back to simmering point.

Siiiiiiiiigh. Hopped in the car just after 7am this morning.. already 28 degrees. Can we just skip to tomorrow, please? :)

Evening.

Hi Anne :)

Evening ……cool and overcast here still:) I think if it was triggered, we could have a good thunderstorm.

Lucky1 said:

Evening ……cool and overcast here still:) I think if it was triggered, we could have a good thunderstorm.

Hoping for the opposite.. a hot thunderstorm! Don’t think we will get one though.

One good thing about this little spurt of heat – it has booted me into gear to get the garden ready for summer. I had a frantic, post-work 2 hour slog in the garden after work yesterday. Didn’t let mozzies or dark stop me. Most uncharacteristic! If that tree doesn’t make it through summer after all the goodies I gave it – I’ll kill it :D

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Evening ……cool and overcast here still:) I think if it was triggered, we could have a good thunderstorm.

Hoping for the opposite.. a hot thunderstorm! Don’t think we will get one though.

One good thing about this little spurt of heat – it has booted me into gear to get the garden ready for summer. I had a frantic, post-work 2 hour slog in the garden after work yesterday. Didn’t let mozzies or dark stop me. Most uncharacteristic! If that tree doesn’t make it through summer after all the goodies I gave it – I’ll kill it :D

The cane toads are putting me off any serious gardening ATM.

I need to find an old container and go hunting. :(

bubba louie said:

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Evening ……cool and overcast here still:) I think if it was triggered, we could have a good thunderstorm.

Hoping for the opposite.. a hot thunderstorm! Don’t think we will get one though.

One good thing about this little spurt of heat – it has booted me into gear to get the garden ready for summer. I had a frantic, post-work 2 hour slog in the garden after work yesterday. Didn’t let mozzies or dark stop me. Most uncharacteristic! If that tree doesn’t make it through summer after all the goodies I gave it – I’ll kill it :D

The cane toads are putting me off any serious gardening ATM.

I need to find an old container and go hunting. :(

I’m glad that’s something I don’t have to contend with… for now =/

I’m terrible at killing things. I’m sure I could manage, with an invasive nasty thing like a cane toad.. but it would leave a bad taste in the mouth, I imagine.

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Evening ……cool and overcast here still:) I think if it was triggered, we could have a good thunderstorm.

Hoping for the opposite.. a hot thunderstorm! Don’t think we will get one though.

One good thing about this little spurt of heat – it has booted me into gear to get the garden ready for summer. I had a frantic, post-work 2 hour slog in the garden after work yesterday. Didn’t let mozzies or dark stop me. Most uncharacteristic! If that tree doesn’t make it through summer after all the goodies I gave it – I’ll kill it :D

I have some rainbow chard going to seed and also a self sown parsley plant going to seed:( I think the weather may have something to do with that.

bon008 said:

bubba louie said:

bon008 said:

Hoping for the opposite.. a hot thunderstorm! Don’t think we will get one though.

One good thing about this little spurt of heat – it has booted me into gear to get the garden ready for summer. I had a frantic, post-work 2 hour slog in the garden after work yesterday. Didn’t let mozzies or dark stop me. Most uncharacteristic! If that tree doesn’t make it through summer after all the goodies I gave it – I’ll kill it :D

The cane toads are putting me off any serious gardening ATM.

I need to find an old container and go hunting. :(

I’m glad that’s something I don’t have to contend with… for now =/

I’m terrible at killing things. I’m sure I could manage, with an invasive nasty thing like a cane toad.. but it would leave a bad taste in the mouth, I imagine.

Only if you kiss it before you kill it……;P

bon008 said:

Hi Anne :)

G’day bon. Nice and cool over here :)

Lucky1 said:

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Evening ……cool and overcast here still:) I think if it was triggered, we could have a good thunderstorm.

Hoping for the opposite.. a hot thunderstorm! Don’t think we will get one though.

One good thing about this little spurt of heat – it has booted me into gear to get the garden ready for summer. I had a frantic, post-work 2 hour slog in the garden after work yesterday. Didn’t let mozzies or dark stop me. Most uncharacteristic! If that tree doesn’t make it through summer after all the goodies I gave it – I’ll kill it :D

I have some rainbow chard going to seed and also a self sown parsley plant going to seed:( I think the weather may have something to do with that.

My parsley ‘weeds’ are all seeding too :) Buggered if I can get them to grow in the vegie bed where the nice soil is.. they just keep popping up in the sand!!

Lucky1 said:

bon008 said:

bubba louie said:

The cane toads are putting me off any serious gardening ATM.

I need to find an old container and go hunting. :(

I’m glad that’s something I don’t have to contend with… for now =/

I’m terrible at killing things. I’m sure I could manage, with an invasive nasty thing like a cane toad.. but it would leave a bad taste in the mouth, I imagine.

Only if you kiss it before you kill it……;P

YUCK! :)

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Evening ……cool and overcast here still:) I think if it was triggered, we could have a good thunderstorm.

Hoping for the opposite.. a hot thunderstorm! Don’t think we will get one though.

One good thing about this little spurt of heat – it has booted me into gear to get the garden ready for summer. I had a frantic, post-work 2 hour slog in the garden after work yesterday. Didn’t let mozzies or dark stop me. Most uncharacteristic! If that tree doesn’t make it through summer after all the goodies I gave it – I’ll kill it :D

ROFL. I got into the garden a bit today too. Dug over one bed ready for planting out my tomato seedlings and weeded 3 others. #1 is planning to come home for the weekend (his flatmate is coming home to visit her folks so he’s hitching a ride).
Of course I will be in trouble because I haven’t completed all the tasks he set me when he was here a few weeks ago :)

bubba louie said:

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Evening ……cool and overcast here still:) I think if it was triggered, we could have a good thunderstorm.

Hoping for the opposite.. a hot thunderstorm! Don’t think we will get one though.

One good thing about this little spurt of heat – it has booted me into gear to get the garden ready for summer. I had a frantic, post-work 2 hour slog in the garden after work yesterday. Didn’t let mozzies or dark stop me. Most uncharacteristic! If that tree doesn’t make it through summer after all the goodies I gave it – I’ll kill it :D

The cane toads are putting me off any serious gardening ATM.

I need to find an old container and go hunting. :(

Oh yuk! Rather you than me.

AnneS said:

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Evening ……cool and overcast here still:) I think if it was triggered, we could have a good thunderstorm.

Hoping for the opposite.. a hot thunderstorm! Don’t think we will get one though.

One good thing about this little spurt of heat – it has booted me into gear to get the garden ready for summer. I had a frantic, post-work 2 hour slog in the garden after work yesterday. Didn’t let mozzies or dark stop me. Most uncharacteristic! If that tree doesn’t make it through summer after all the goodies I gave it – I’ll kill it :D

ROFL. I got into the garden a bit today too. Dug over one bed ready for planting out my tomato seedlings and weeded 3 others. #1 is planning to come home for the weekend (his flatmate is coming home to visit her folks so he’s hitching a ride).
Of course I will be in trouble because I haven’t completed all the tasks he set me when he was here a few weeks ago :)

That should read #1

Tomorrow I am going with the quilting girls to the craft and quilting fair. Leaving the house at about 8 am to get to my friend’s house. She’s going to colour my hair for a lift and the wedding on the weekend. The off to drool and ohh and arr for the day.

bon008 said:

bubba louie said:

bon008 said:

Hoping for the opposite.. a hot thunderstorm! Don’t think we will get one though.

One good thing about this little spurt of heat – it has booted me into gear to get the garden ready for summer. I had a frantic, post-work 2 hour slog in the garden after work yesterday. Didn’t let mozzies or dark stop me. Most uncharacteristic! If that tree doesn’t make it through summer after all the goodies I gave it – I’ll kill it :D

The cane toads are putting me off any serious gardening ATM.

I need to find an old container and go hunting. :(

I’m glad that’s something I don’t have to contend with… for now =/

I’m terrible at killing things. I’m sure I could manage, with an invasive nasty thing like a cane toad.. but it would leave a bad taste in the mouth, I imagine.

I treat them humanely.

If you lived with them you’d soon get used to it.

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

bon008 said:

I’m glad that’s something I don’t have to contend with… for now =/

I’m terrible at killing things. I’m sure I could manage, with an invasive nasty thing like a cane toad.. but it would leave a bad taste in the mouth, I imagine.

Only if you kiss it before you kill it……;P

YUCK! :)

Rumour has it that you trip out if you lick one. :)

bubba louie said:

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Only if you kiss it before you kill it……;P

YUCK! :)

Rumour has it that you trip out if you lick one. :)

Really…. wow……

Lucky1 said:

Tomorrow I am going with the quilting girls to the craft and quilting fair. Leaving the house at about 8 am to get to my friend’s house. She’s going to colour my hair for a lift and the wedding on the weekend. The off to drool and ohh and arr for the day.

Oh sounds nice! You have a great day L :)

bon008 said:

bubba louie said:

bon008 said:

Hoping for the opposite.. a hot thunderstorm! Don’t think we will get one though.

One good thing about this little spurt of heat – it has booted me into gear to get the garden ready for summer. I had a frantic, post-work 2 hour slog in the garden after work yesterday. Didn’t let mozzies or dark stop me. Most uncharacteristic! If that tree doesn’t make it through summer after all the goodies I gave it – I’ll kill it :D

The cane toads are putting me off any serious gardening ATM.

I need to find an old container and go hunting. :(

I’m glad that’s something I don’t have to contend with… for now =/

I’m terrible at killing things. I’m sure I could manage, with an invasive nasty thing like a cane toad.. but it would leave a bad taste in the mouth, I imagine.

Don’t lick ‘em bon, you will see things!

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

bon008 said:

I’m glad that’s something I don’t have to contend with… for now =/

I’m terrible at killing things. I’m sure I could manage, with an invasive nasty thing like a cane toad.. but it would leave a bad taste in the mouth, I imagine.

Only if you kiss it before you kill it……;P

YUCK! :)

you may see a prince charming if you do???

pain master said:

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Only if you kiss it before you kill it……;P

YUCK! :)

you may see a prince charming if you do???

Already got one :D

Well, it’s dropped down from 37 to 33, but there are still fires burning :(

bubba louie said:

I treat them humanely.

of course, every creature loves hypothermia… I can imagine the toad now… “fark its cold in here…”

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

I treat them humanely.

of course, every creature loves hypothermia… I can imagine the toad now… “fark its cold in here…”

Shhhhhhh It’s sleeping.

bubba louie said:

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Only if you kiss it before you kill it……;P

YUCK! :)

Rumour has it that you trip out if you lick one. :)

that’s being modest.

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

I treat them humanely.

of course, every creature loves hypothermia… I can imagine the toad now… “fark its cold in here…”

LOL!!

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

I treat them humanely.

of course, every creature loves hypothermia… I can imagine the toad now… “fark its cold in here…”

LOL!!

well it’s obvious, all the other toads in the ice-cream container will then say “Strewth a talking Toad!”

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

of course, every creature loves hypothermia… I can imagine the toad now… “fark its cold in here…”

LOL!!

well it’s obvious, all the other toads in the ice-cream container will then say “Strewth a talking Toad!”

http://www.canetoadsinoz.com/killingtoads.html

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

LOL!!

well it’s obvious, all the other toads in the ice-cream container will then say “Strewth a talking Toad!”

http://www.canetoadsinoz.com/killingtoads.html

When they eventually make it to Vic, and my place, I won’t leave one alive.

bon008 said:

My parsley ‘weeds’ are all seeding too :) Buggered if I can get them to grow in the vegie bed where the nice soil is.. they just keep popping up in the sand!!

that’s good! saves the good soil for other veg :)

Lucky1 said:

Tomorrow I am going with the quilting girls to the craft and quilting fair. Leaving the house at about 8 am to get to my friend’s house. She’s going to colour my hair for a lift and the wedding on the weekend. The off to drool and ohh and arr for the day.

sounds like it will be a great day. Have fun :)

After spending all this week dwarfing a citrus orchard, this eve I’ve dwarfed my own trees and harvested them plus cleaned up all the fallen fruit and weeds under them.. only the lemon tree to go. I’ll next prune them and hit them with the dwarfing virus again. Kep them down to size.. as it was a branch broke which had me with my foot caught and hanging in the tree.. So yes.. I’ll keep them down to where it isn’t so dangerous.

bluegreen said:

bon008 said:

My parsley ‘weeds’ are all seeding too :) Buggered if I can get them to grow in the vegie bed where the nice soil is.. they just keep popping up in the sand!!

that’s good! saves the good soil for other veg :)

.. I can’t believe I never thought of it that way!! :D

bon008 said:

Siiiiiiiiigh. Hopped in the car just after 7am this morning.. already 28 degrees. Can we just skip to tomorrow, please? :)

Poor Bon.

Just finished watching “Glee” as it was on The Rocky Horror Pic Show……. geez that great music….. good housework music too.

Waves to Pomolo.

Lucky1 said:

Just finished watching “Glee” as it was on The Rocky Horror Pic Show……. geez that great music….. good housework music too.

Waves to Pomolo.

Oh pooh! Did I miss that one? Will have to look it up online.

Never seen Glee but I want to see that episode – and then I might end up watching the whole lot :D

roughbarked said:

After spending all this week dwarfing a citrus orchard, this eve I’ve dwarfed my own trees and harvested them plus cleaned up all the fallen fruit and weeds under them.. only the lemon tree to go. I’ll next prune them and hit them with the dwarfing virus again. Kep them down to size.. as it was a branch broke which had me with my foot caught and hanging in the tree.. So yes.. I’ll keep them down to where it isn’t so dangerous.

ok – what’s the dwarfing virus?

i’m keeping my citrus to between 7 – 8 foot (2 – 2.5m) high by cutting the main leader is that the same idea?

that bit about hanging in the tree – was that today and are you alright?? how tall were these citrus before you dwarfed them?

pepe said:

roughbarked said:

After spending all this week dwarfing a citrus orchard, this eve I’ve dwarfed my own trees and harvested them plus cleaned up all the fallen fruit and weeds under them.. only the lemon tree to go. I’ll next prune them and hit them with the dwarfing virus again. Kep them down to size.. as it was a branch broke which had me with my foot caught and hanging in the tree.. So yes.. I’ll keep them down to where it isn’t so dangerous.

ok – what’s the dwarfing virus?

i’m keeping my citrus to between 7 – 8 foot (2 – 2.5m) high by cutting the main leader is that the same idea?

that bit about hanging in the tree – was that today and are you alright?? how tall were these citrus before you dwarfed them?

I once used a dwarfing chemical on turf…. forget its name atm.

pain master said:

I once used a dwarfing chemical on turf…. forget its name atm.

Glyphosate?

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Just finished watching “Glee” as it was on The Rocky Horror Pic Show……. geez that great music….. good housework music too.

Waves to Pomolo.

Oh pooh! Did I miss that one? Will have to look it up online.

Never seen Glee but I want to see that episode – and then I might end up watching the whole lot :D

It was really good Bon. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed with it at all.

Yeehah said:

pain master said:

I once used a dwarfing chemical on turf…. forget its name atm.

Glyphosate?

close but no cigar…

roughbarked said:

After spending all this week dwarfing a citrus orchard, this eve I’ve dwarfed my own trees and harvested them plus cleaned up all the fallen fruit and weeds under them.. only the lemon tree to go. I’ll next prune them and hit them with the dwarfing virus again. Kep them down to size.. as it was a branch broke which had me with my foot caught and hanging in the tree.. So yes.. I’ll keep them down to where it isn’t so dangerous.

Strewth R I hope you are ok. I’m glad you are here to tell the story!

Do you mean a severe prune of the citrus? Why not restart em on a dwarfing rootstock? And whats a dwarfing virus?

bubba louie said:

bon008 said:

Lucky1 said:

Evening ……cool and overcast here still:) I think if it was triggered, we could have a good thunderstorm.

Hoping for the opposite.. a hot thunderstorm! Don’t think we will get one though.

One good thing about this little spurt of heat – it has booted me into gear to get the garden ready for summer. I had a frantic, post-work 2 hour slog in the garden after work yesterday. Didn’t let mozzies or dark stop me. Most uncharacteristic! If that tree doesn’t make it through summer after all the goodies I gave it – I’ll kill it :D

The cane toads are putting me off any serious gardening ATM.

I need to find an old container and go hunting. :(

I did some serious gardening today. Mixing soil and compost in the wheelbarrow to fill the cement blocks that surround one of our gardens. I had primulas and petunas in them last year and now I’m going to put mondo grass in them. We happen to have a lot of mondo that is now hiden from view by the garden shed. It will look much better in the blocks around the garden edge.

Speaking about toads though. Those blocks were full of wildlife. Ants nests, frogs, toads, spiders and the biggest centepede I have ever seen. Got photos except it was in pieces when I took them.

bon008 said:

Well, it’s dropped down from 37 to 33, but there are still fires burning :(

Seriously hot over there I reckon. Stay cool Bon.

Lucky1 said:

Just finished watching “Glee” as it was on The Rocky Horror Pic Show……. geez that great music….. good housework music too.

Waves to Pomolo.

And she is waving back to Lucky1.

Happy Potter said:

roughbarked said:

After spending all this week dwarfing a citrus orchard, this eve I’ve dwarfed my own trees and harvested them plus cleaned up all the fallen fruit and weeds under them.. only the lemon tree to go. I’ll next prune them and hit them with the dwarfing virus again. Kep them down to size.. as it was a branch broke which had me with my foot caught and hanging in the tree.. So yes.. I’ll keep them down to where it isn’t so dangerous.

Strewth R I hope you are ok. I’m glad you are here to tell the story!

Do you mean a severe prune of the citrus? Why not restart em on a dwarfing rootstock? And whats a dwarfing virus?

That makes all of us who want to know now RB.

pomolo said:

bon008 said:

Well, it’s dropped down from 37 to 33, but there are still fires burning :(

Seriously hot over there I reckon. Stay cool Bon.

Thanks Pom :) It has cooled down now.. still hoping for a drop of rain tmw, but as they’ve said “risk of”, it’s very unlikely.

On the upside, I am SO impressed with the performance of the vegie bed during the warm spell. Must’ve done something right with that soil :):)

bon008 said:

pomolo said:

bon008 said:

Well, it’s dropped down from 37 to 33, but there are still fires burning :(

Seriously hot over there I reckon. Stay cool Bon.

Thanks Pom :) It has cooled down now.. still hoping for a drop of rain tmw, but as they’ve said “risk of”, it’s very unlikely.

On the upside, I am SO impressed with the performance of the vegie bed during the warm spell. Must’ve done something right with that soil :):)

Over the decades of my life it has always been the question; why does the rain make all the difference when all your watering seemed in vain?

Well my friends, this is the first year in twenty that I have managed to grow a decent cauli.

So yep, the rain does make all the difference.

sugar sweet.. couldn’t buy it in any shop.

Talking about seedlings I’d neglected to plant when others were planting, put in late but managed to catch the rains at all the right times plus the early warm up.

good morning. more packing this morning. skip comes today so can seriously get into throwing out stuff. Off to Happy Potter’s this afternoon for cheesecake and a tour and to deliver some rain barrels :D

Morning.
Good going RB, on the cauli. The night’s are still too cold here despite the fact that I already planted summer my veges. I note the weather forecast reports warmer night temps’ from this sunday, so after then I should see some serious vege action out there.

I’ve wondered too about watering compared to rain.. after the recent fab amount of rain here everything grew inches overnight. I could stand there and literally watch corn growing in front of my eyes. Spuds went nuts!. Even with plenty of organic matter in the soils here, my watering doesn’t get the same results as rain.
Rainwater is softer than town water of course, having it’sown inbuilt soil wetter, so my theory is it’s that. I’d heard applying soil wetters damages the soil so I don’t use them.

It rained another 10 mm overnight. I must have slept soundly, I didn’t hear a thing. Scared to look at the spuds! LOL.

bluegreen said:

good morning. more packing this morning. skip comes today so can seriously get into throwing out stuff. Off to Happy Potter’s this afternoon for cheesecake and a tour and to deliver some rain barrels :D

:D
Cheesecake and tiramisu cake. ‘Dieting’ is a dirty word today! LOL

Rain barrels will be very welcome :)

Over the decades of my life it has always been the question; why does the rain make all the difference when all your watering seemed in vain? Well my friends, this is the first year in twenty that I have managed to grow a decent cauli. So yep, the rain does make all the difference.
sugar sweet.. couldn’t buy it in any shop.
————————————————————
well done RB – its been decades since i’ve grown a white cauli.

i had some terrific buys in IGA gawker tho’

caulis – beauties $4 broc= picked to perfection – $4 per kilo

and lamb is only $9 – $12 per kilo so i t might not be the best quality but it is still affordable.

there endth my praise for bought food.

I’ve wondered too about watering compared to rain.. after the recent fab amount of rain here everything grew inches overnight. I could stand there and literally watch corn growing in front of my eyes. Spuds went nuts!. Even with plenty of organic matter in the soils here, my watering doesn’t get the same results as rain.
————
rain is great as long as you’ve got drainage.

my daughter has germinated her first ever carrots thanks to the cool wet weather.

bluegreen said:

good morning. more packing this morning. skip comes today so can seriously get into throwing out stuff. Off to Happy Potter’s this afternoon for cheesecake and a tour and to deliver some rain barrels :D

bin should be there in the next 30 mins Bev :D

been trying to ring the electoral roll people to see if I should change my address now even though I have not moved yet, or wait until after I move but vote for the state election under the old address. Keep getting a recorded message saying that the phones are manned from 9am to 5.30pm but HELLO, it’s 9.45 already!!!!

bluegreen said:

been trying to ring the electoral roll people to see if I should change my address now even though I have not moved yet, or wait until after I move but vote for the state election under the old address. Keep getting a recorded message saying that the phones are manned from 9am to 5.30pm but HELLO, it’s 9.45 already!!!!

apply for a postal vote, then change your addy, your getting mail redirected I presume ?

Thee said:

bluegreen said:

been trying to ring the electoral roll people to see if I should change my address now even though I have not moved yet, or wait until after I move but vote for the state election under the old address. Keep getting a recorded message saying that the phones are manned from 9am to 5.30pm but HELLO, it’s 9.45 already!!!!

apply for a postal vote, then change your addy, your getting mail redirected I presume ?

yes, have organised the redirection.

bin has arrived. he had no problems putting it where I wanted it Thee.

bluegreen said:

Thee said:

bluegreen said:

been trying to ring the electoral roll people to see if I should change my address now even though I have not moved yet, or wait until after I move but vote for the state election under the old address. Keep getting a recorded message saying that the phones are manned from 9am to 5.30pm but HELLO, it’s 9.45 already!!!!

apply for a postal vote, then change your addy, your getting mail redirected I presume ?

yes, have organised the redirection.

bin has arrived. he had no problems putting it where I wanted it Thee.

cool. RE voting apply for a postal vote, ring your local members office and get them to post one out to you :D I posted mine of today :D

Happy Potter said:

I’d heard applying soil wetters damages the soil so I don’t use them.

I think there are some brands you can get that are OK. I couldn’t possibly garden without them over here. Haven’t had a really soaking rain in yonks and then if you haven’t used soil wetter to prepare, it just rolls off and down the street.

Mind you, these days I am using a few other things – spongolite and clay-based products – which I hope will increase the amount of time between applications of wetting agents.

Arvo on a cool wet day here in downtown Wandy. Just been down to local nursery to pick up 40 lilly pillies (acmena smithii). What a pity they aren’t all for me :(

My Girl Guides are going to be planting them on Saturday at the local Progress Association Hall grounds as a belated National Tree Day community service project. Planting for a windbreak/screen

Thee said:

bluegreen said:

Thee said:

apply for a postal vote, then change your addy, your getting mail redirected I presume ?

yes, have organised the redirection.

bin has arrived. he had no problems putting it where I wanted it Thee.

cool. RE voting apply for a postal vote, ring your local members office and get them to post one out to you :D I posted mine of today :D

I’d leave it until after you have moved if the election will be held in the next little while. You will be able to vote absentee. I assume that Vic electoral commission rules are the same or similar to nsw and national. You will just have to complete what is known as a declaration vote and on the envelope that you fill there will be space for you to write both addresses. The Polling Officials will have change of enrolment forms at the polling booth which you could fill out on the spot

pepe said:

Over the decades of my life it has always been the question; why does the rain make all the difference when all your watering seemed in vain? Well my friends, this is the first year in twenty that I have managed to grow a decent cauli. So yep, the rain does make all the difference.
sugar sweet.. couldn’t buy it in any shop.
————————————————————
well done RB – its been decades since i’ve grown a white cauli.

Same here. I’ve had beautiful caulis this year, but other years couldn’t grow them to save myself.

Happy Potter said:

Morning.
Good going RB, on the cauli. The night’s are still too cold here despite the fact that I already planted summer my veges. I note the weather forecast reports warmer night temps’ from this sunday, so after then I should see some serious vege action out there.

I’ve wondered too about watering compared to rain.. after the recent fab amount of rain here everything grew inches overnight. I could stand there and literally watch corn growing in front of my eyes. Spuds went nuts!. Even with plenty of organic matter in the soils here, my watering doesn’t get the same results as rain.
Rainwater is softer than town water of course, having it’sown inbuilt soil wetter, so my theory is it’s that. I’d heard applying soil wetters damages the soil so I don’t use them.

It rained another 10 mm overnight. I must have slept soundly, I didn’t hear a thing. Scared to look at the spuds! LOL.

Ain’t thath the truth. My spuds are going gangbusters too with all this rain. Luckily the raised beds drain well

I’m having a lovely chat here with me, myself and I :)

AnneS said:

Thee said:

bluegreen said:

yes, have organised the redirection.

bin has arrived. he had no problems putting it where I wanted it Thee.

cool. RE voting apply for a postal vote, ring your local members office and get them to post one out to you :D I posted mine of today :D

I’d leave it until after you have moved if the election will be held in the next little while. You will be able to vote absentee. I assume that Vic electoral commission rules are the same or similar to nsw and national. You will just have to complete what is known as a declaration vote and on the envelope that you fill there will be space for you to write both addresses. The Polling Officials will have change of enrolment forms at the polling booth which you could fill out on the spot

I finally got through to them and I can’t change my address until 1 month after I have moved in and should vote absentee. I can do that. Just needed to know where I stood on the issue so as to do the right thing.

back from HP’s. Had a look at her lovely garden, had cake and cheesecake (that’s it for dinner! lol!), gave Max lots of pats and had a lovely chat.

AnneS said:

I’m having a lovely chat here with me, myself and I :)

Well, I enjoyed your chat with thee, thyself and thou :)

i’m back from elf’s place.
geez he serves a nice coffee.

elf’s garden is looking good – zuchs, toms and corn all coming on fine.

lucky’s asparagus is like a jungle. it’s the biggest patch of spears i’ve seen and the ferns are going to seed and all the seedlings are growing from last year.

i went on to help in my daughters garden and that too is looking good this year.

Yeehah said:

AnneS said:

I’m having a lovely chat here with me, myself and I :)

Well, I enjoyed your chat with thee, thyself and thou :)

yeah twas a good soliloquy

yours were the big terraced gardens with iron retaining walls weren’t they anne?
been a while since we saw them – hint.

Yeehah said:

AnneS said:

I’m having a lovely chat here with me, myself and I :)

Well, I enjoyed your chat with thee, thyself and thou :)

lol

pepe said:

Yeehah said:

AnneS said:

I’m having a lovely chat here with me, myself and I :)

Well, I enjoyed your chat with thee, thyself and thou :)

yeah twas a good soliloquy

yours were the big terraced gardens with iron retaining walls weren’t they anne?
been a while since we saw them – hint.

I’m a bit too emarrassed but I because of all the weeds that I haven’t pulled out, but I suppose I might be able to grab a quick photo between raindrops

AnneS said:

pepe said:

Yeehah said:

Well, I enjoyed your chat with thee, thyself and thou :)

yeah twas a good soliloquy

yours were the big terraced gardens with iron retaining walls weren’t they anne?
been a while since we saw them – hint.

I’m a bit too emarrassed but I because of all the weeds that I haven’t pulled out, but I suppose I might be able to grab a quick photo between raindrops

fair enough. take your time. but piccies are enlightening.

i’ve just been given notice by the council to get the grass down around the fenceline – as if i didn’t know. me and every second property is sporting some tall grass….. and the council verges are the worst.

Well I now have wet feet :( and my cuppa has gone cold, but I have some photos which I upload when I get my act into gear. Gives me an excuse not to fold the washing and to clear up the kitchen :)

What have they done to the ABC forums?

They no longer work. Yes I can get the post a comment page but always ends up in an error.

Nobody else appears to be able to post either.

Happy Potter said:

Morning.
Good going RB, on the cauli. The night’s are still too cold here despite the fact that I already planted summer my veges. I note the weather forecast reports warmer night temps’ from this sunday, so after then I should see some serious vege action out there.

I’ve wondered too about watering compared to rain.. after the recent fab amount of rain here everything grew inches overnight. I could stand there and literally watch corn growing in front of my eyes. Spuds went nuts!. Even with plenty of organic matter in the soils here, my watering doesn’t get the same results as rain.
Rainwater is softer than town water of course, having it’sown inbuilt soil wetter, so my theory is it’s that. I’d heard applying soil wetters damages the soil so I don’t use them.

It rained another 10 mm overnight. I must have slept soundly, I didn’t hear a thing. Scared to look at the spuds! LOL.

whispers quietly… rainfall traps certain elements from the atmosphere, and dumps these onto your soil and leafs. One of the more abundant elements in the atmosphere is Nitrogen. Ergo rainfall has more Nitrogen in it then your soluble ferts, and is also why I now know that on Tuesday morning, I will wake up and say “Holy Cow, the grass is off.” Axonopus (my backyard grass) just bolts at around 4.5days after a good rainfall, needs at least an inch to trigger. GF reckons she will cut on Monday. Wise thinking I reckon, because on Tuesday she won’t get across it.

pepe said:

rain is great as long as you’ve got drainage.

my daughter has germinated her first ever carrots thanks to the cool wet weather.

nice work daughter of pepe!

bluegreen said:

been trying to ring the electoral roll people to see if I should change my address now even though I have not moved yet, or wait until after I move but vote for the state election under the old address. Keep getting a recorded message saying that the phones are manned from 9am to 5.30pm but HELLO, it’s 9.45 already!!!!

do you have an election coming up?

AnneS said:

Arvo on a cool wet day here in downtown Wandy. Just been down to local nursery to pick up 40 lilly pillies (acmena smithii). What a pity they aren’t all for me :(

My Girl Guides are going to be planting them on Saturday at the local Progress Association Hall grounds as a belated National Tree Day community service project. Planting for a windbreak/screen

Sounds like a nice wind break.

pain master said:

AnneS said:

Arvo on a cool wet day here in downtown Wandy. Just been down to local nursery to pick up 40 lilly pillies (acmena smithii). What a pity they aren’t all for me :(

My Girl Guides are going to be planting them on Saturday at the local Progress Association Hall grounds as a belated National Tree Day community service project. Planting for a windbreak/screen

Sounds like a nice wind break.

I hope so :)

bluegreen said:

back from HP’s. Had a look at her lovely garden, had cake and cheesecake (that’s it for dinner! lol!), gave Max lots of pats and had a lovely chat.

:D
Yes, a lovely visit with BG and the cake/s were yum (I couldn’t eat tea! lol).

The water barrels will be a great help. Thanks BG!

I got so busy after BG left with other visitors, and then grocery shopping, I didn’t stop ‘till now.

Here’s a pic of us too busy to smile for a photo LOL. Eldest girl sprung scoffing cake too, thought she could hide….

ps the cake cream coating is missing because I ran out, used too much in the layers lol!

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

back from HP’s. Had a look at her lovely garden, had cake and cheesecake (that’s it for dinner! lol!), gave Max lots of pats and had a lovely chat.

:D
Yes, a lovely visit with BG and the cake/s were yum (I couldn’t eat tea! lol).

The water barrels will be a great help. Thanks BG!

I got so busy after BG left with other visitors, and then grocery shopping, I didn’t stop ‘till now.

Here’s a pic of us too busy to smile for a photo LOL. Eldest girl sprung scoffing cake too, thought she could hide….

ps the cake cream coating is missing because I ran out, used too much in the layers lol!

looks great!

pain master said:

bluegreen said:

been trying to ring the electoral roll people to see if I should change my address now even though I have not moved yet, or wait until after I move but vote for the state election under the old address. Keep getting a recorded message saying that the phones are manned from 9am to 5.30pm but HELLO, it’s 9.45 already!!!!

do you have an election coming up?

yeah, state one

AnneS said:

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

back from HP’s. Had a look at her lovely garden, had cake and cheesecake (that’s it for dinner! lol!), gave Max lots of pats and had a lovely chat.

:D
Yes, a lovely visit with BG and the cake/s were yum (I couldn’t eat tea! lol).

The water barrels will be a great help. Thanks BG!

I got so busy after BG left with other visitors, and then grocery shopping, I didn’t stop ‘till now.

Here’s a pic of us too busy to smile for a photo LOL. Eldest girl sprung scoffing cake too, thought she could hide….

ps the cake cream coating is missing because I ran out, used too much in the layers lol!

looks great!

you have such a lovely kitchen, nice one…. :)

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

bluegreen said:

been trying to ring the electoral roll people to see if I should change my address now even though I have not moved yet, or wait until after I move but vote for the state election under the old address. Keep getting a recorded message saying that the phones are manned from 9am to 5.30pm but HELLO, it’s 9.45 already!!!!

do you have an election coming up?

yeah, state one

then don’t change anything… go to the booth and say you’re from out of town and give them your old address… it worked for me in PNG.

pain master said:

AnneS said:

Happy Potter said:

:D
Yes, a lovely visit with BG and the cake/s were yum (I couldn’t eat tea! lol).

The water barrels will be a great help. Thanks BG!

I got so busy after BG left with other visitors, and then grocery shopping, I didn’t stop ‘till now.

Here’s a pic of us too busy to smile for a photo LOL. Eldest girl sprung scoffing cake too, thought she could hide….

ps the cake cream coating is missing because I ran out, used too much in the layers lol!

looks great!

you have such a lovely kitchen, nice one…. :)

Thanks AnneS , and PM :)

I re-designed the kitchen for a complete re build in 2003. Hubby often complains that it’s too small and I smile.There was a reason for that, it’s big enough for ONE (so get out! lol)

Mr HP was very sneaky taking that picture, I didn’t even notice! Enjoying the cheesecake too much :)

my house is falling apart literally.

bluegreen said:

Mr HP was very sneaky taking that picture, I didn’t even notice! Enjoying the cheesecake too much :)

…not the baked cheesecake? ….. that’s unfair….. one should be allowed to enjoy those without the paparazzi intruding… LOL.

roughbarked said:

my house is falling apart literally.

explain

G’day you lot.
Rumour has it i was eaten in the highlands.
Not true. Just busy spendin the boss’s money.
PM reckons some were concerned. Crikey. I haven’t been shot at for ages.
She’s right.

Longy said:

G’day you lot.
Rumour has it i was eaten in the highlands.
Not true. Just busy spendin the boss’s money.
PM reckons some were concerned. Crikey. I haven’t been shot at for ages.
She’s right.

heck it’s longy – back from PNG.
we were worried son – thought you had fought one croc too many LOL.

who’s the ‘she’ in that last line?

pepe said:

Longy said:

G’day you lot.
Rumour has it i was eaten in the highlands.
Not true. Just busy spendin the boss’s money.
PM reckons some were concerned. Crikey. I haven’t been shot at for ages.
She’s right.

heck it’s longy – back from PNG.
we were worried son – thought you had fought one croc too many LOL.

who’s the ‘she’ in that last line?

missed you Longy :)

pepe said:

Longy said:

G’day you lot.
Rumour has it i was eaten in the highlands.
Not true. Just busy spendin the boss’s money.
PM reckons some were concerned. Crikey. I haven’t been shot at for ages.
She’s right.

heck it’s longy – back from PNG.
we were worried son – thought you had fought one croc too many LOL.

who’s the ‘she’ in that last line?

She’s my ass mate.
What’re yuz worried about anyway.

bluegreen said:

pepe said:

Longy said:

G’day you lot.
Rumour has it i was eaten in the highlands.
Not true. Just busy spendin the boss’s money.
PM reckons some were concerned. Crikey. I haven’t been shot at for ages.
She’s right.

heck it’s longy – back from PNG.
we were worried son – thought you had fought one croc too many LOL.

who’s the ‘she’ in that last line?

missed you Longy :)

Yeah so did the bloke with the pump action

Longy said:

pepe said:

Longy said:

G’day you lot.
Rumour has it i was eaten in the highlands.
Not true. Just busy spendin the boss’s money.
PM reckons some were concerned. Crikey. I haven’t been shot at for ages.
She’s right.

heck it’s longy – back from PNG.
we were worried son – thought you had fought one croc too many LOL.

who’s the ‘she’ in that last line?

She’s my ass mate.
What’re yuz worried about anyway.

That you’re in PNG,

bluegreen said:

Mr HP was very sneaky taking that picture, I didn’t even notice! Enjoying the cheesecake too much :)

Wait ‘till eldest girl checks out her FB! LOL

What’s this news of some PNG police being sold Uzi’s ?

pepe said:

roughbarked said:

my house is falling apart literally.

explain

Well it is a cheapo house and they all fall apart eventually.. some sooner than others. if you aren’t constantly maintaining them.

Billy Connoly pointed out that the block of flats he was born in was now just a hole iin the ground while he was leaning on a stone house built in 1470

Hiya Longy. No news is usually good news ‘n’ we shouldna worried, s’pose, huh?!

Things got a bit quiet a short while ago when PM went bush. Dinetta’s been awol too, so names of absent friends were bandied about.

pepe said:

i’m back from elf’s place.
geez he serves a nice coffee.

elf’s garden is looking good – zuchs, toms and corn all coming on fine.

lucky’s asparagus is like a jungle. it’s the biggest patch of spears i’ve seen and the ferns are going to seed and all the seedlings are growing from last year.

i went on to help in my daughters garden and that too is looking good this year.

You’re having a ball aren’t you Pepe?

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

AnneS said:

looks great!

you have such a lovely kitchen, nice one…. :)

Thanks AnneS , and PM :)

I re-designed the kitchen for a complete re build in 2003. Hubby often complains that it’s too small and I smile.There was a reason for that, it’s big enough for ONE (so get out! lol)

I wouldn’t argue with ya.

pepe said:

AnneS said:

pepe said:

yeah twas a good soliloquy

yours were the big terraced gardens with iron retaining walls weren’t they anne?
been a while since we saw them – hint.

I’m a bit too emarrassed but I because of all the weeds that I haven’t pulled out, but I suppose I might be able to grab a quick photo between raindrops

fair enough. take your time. but piccies are enlightening.

i’ve just been given notice by the council to get the grass down around the fenceline – as if i didn’t know. me and every second property is sporting some tall grass….. and the council verges are the worst.

They’re amazing aren’t they? They just make the rules they don’t have to follow them.

roughbarked said:

my house is falling apart literally.

I’ve been there. I remember when the sofa fell through the floorboards once.

Yeehah said:

Hiya Longy. No news is usually good news ‘n’ we shouldna worried, s’pose, huh?!

Things got a bit quiet a short while ago when PM went bush. Dinetta’s been awol too, so names of absent friends were bandied about.

Yeah OK. No need to worry about me.
I’ve got this dodging traffic down pat.
Gettin some bullet proofing on the car tomorrow.
Perfect.

Longy said:

bluegreen said:

pepe said:

heck it’s longy – back from PNG.
we were worried son – thought you had fought one croc too many LOL.

who’s the ‘she’ in that last line?

missed you Longy :)

Yeah so did the bloke with the pump action

lol.

Longy said:

Yeehah said:

Hiya Longy. No news is usually good news ‘n’ we shouldna worried, s’pose, huh?!

Things got a bit quiet a short while ago when PM went bush. Dinetta’s been awol too, so names of absent friends were bandied about.

Yeah OK. No need to worry about me.
I’ve got this dodging traffic down pat.
Gettin some bullet proofing on the car tomorrow.
Perfect.

don’t forget the ballistic resistance glass… amplimesh screens are fun to look through too eh?

pain master said:

Longy said:

Yeehah said:

Hiya Longy. No news is usually good news ‘n’ we shouldna worried, s’pose, huh?!

Things got a bit quiet a short while ago when PM went bush. Dinetta’s been awol too, so names of absent friends were bandied about.

Yeah OK. No need to worry about me.
I’ve got this dodging traffic down pat.
Gettin some bullet proofing on the car tomorrow.
Perfect.

don’t forget the ballistic resistance glass… amplimesh screens are fun to look through too eh?

Yeah that’s the stuff.
Not interested in amplimesh. I have the window down half the time anyway.
Makes life interesting.

Longy said:

Yeehah said:

Hiya Longy. No news is usually good news ‘n’ we shouldna worried, s’pose, huh?!

Things got a bit quiet a short while ago when PM went bush. Dinetta’s been awol too, so names of absent friends were bandied about.

Yeah OK. No need to worry about me.
I’ve got this dodging traffic down pat.
Gettin some bullet proofing on the car tomorrow.
Perfect.

A while back when I was last in Melb citys CBD I noticed that on taxi rank stands and the sides of bus shelters there’s this ‘security panel’ thingo. It’s quite tall and about 30 cm wide, it has a camera and one largish red button. The instructions tell the reader that if they need help press the button and security personel will appear. I don’t know from where.. but I thought at the time.. I so need one of those in my home!!

But I think you need one of these gadgets more than I do, Longy!

Better not go immediately. Pom is online.
Hey Pom, i owe you an apology i think.
Last time we ‘spoke’ you said you had considered coming to my place to visit and i responded by saying i would definitely be going away to PNG in that case.
That wasn’t very bloody nice of me was it! Arsehole that i am.
Please accept my humble apologies.

Happy Potter said:

Longy said:

Yeehah said:

Hiya Longy. No news is usually good news ‘n’ we shouldna worried, s’pose, huh?!

Things got a bit quiet a short while ago when PM went bush. Dinetta’s been awol too, so names of absent friends were bandied about.

Yeah OK. No need to worry about me.
I’ve got this dodging traffic down pat.
Gettin some bullet proofing on the car tomorrow.
Perfect.

A while back when I was last in Melb citys CBD I noticed that on taxi rank stands and the sides of bus shelters there’s this ‘security panel’ thingo. It’s quite tall and about 30 cm wide, it has a camera and one largish red button. The instructions tell the reader that if they need help press the button and security personel will appear. I don’t know from where.. but I thought at the time.. I so need one of those in my home!!

But I think you need one of these gadgets more than I do, Longy!

No i don’t HP. It’s all hype.
I just have to watch my surroundings is all.
It’s no different to Sydney or Melbourne, just hotter.

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

back from HP’s. Had a look at her lovely garden, had cake and cheesecake (that’s it for dinner! lol!), gave Max lots of pats and had a lovely chat.

:D
Yes, a lovely visit with BG and the cake/s were yum (I couldn’t eat tea! lol).

The water barrels will be a great help. Thanks BG!

I got so busy after BG left with other visitors, and then grocery shopping, I didn’t stop ‘till now.

Here’s a pic of us too busy to smile for a photo LOL. Eldest girl sprung scoffing cake too, thought she could hide….

ps the cake cream coating is missing because I ran out, used too much in the layers lol!

Wish I could have been there and not just for the cake either.

Longy said:

Happy Potter said:

Longy said:

Yeah OK. No need to worry about me.
I’ve got this dodging traffic down pat.
Gettin some bullet proofing on the car tomorrow.
Perfect.

A while back when I was last in Melb citys CBD I noticed that on taxi rank stands and the sides of bus shelters there’s this ‘security panel’ thingo. It’s quite tall and about 30 cm wide, it has a camera and one largish red button. The instructions tell the reader that if they need help press the button and security personel will appear. I don’t know from where.. but I thought at the time.. I so need one of those in my home!!

But I think you need one of these gadgets more than I do, Longy!

No i don’t HP. It’s all hype.
I just have to watch my surroundings is all.
It’s no different to Sydney or Melbourne, just hotter.

Ok :)

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

AnneS said:

looks great!

you have such a lovely kitchen, nice one…. :)

Thanks AnneS , and PM :)

I re-designed the kitchen for a complete re build in 2003. Hubby often complains that it’s too small and I smile.There was a reason for that, it’s big enough for ONE (so get out! lol)

LOL. I prefer a small kitchen. Everything is close at hand and you can’t spread your mess too far. Bluddy inconvenient when the whole family wants to be in there together.

roughbarked said:

my house is falling apart literally.

sorry to hear that RB. Is it unfixable or too expensive to have it fixed?

pomolo said:

roughbarked said:

my house is falling apart literally.

sorry to hear that RB. Is it unfixable or too expensive to have it fixed?

Not too expensive.. Just haven’t got the dosh.. Each year that goes by it all becomes more expensive.

It is not that I’m not capable of fixing most of it if I was cashed up and had the time free but I’m either away earning peanuts for doing clever stuff in awkward positions or I am at home trying to push the garden off the house so I can get inside.

It is all beyond help from Mrs RB as she has osteo and has already had broken hip and humerus, her fingers travel sideways at the joints. So I have to go it all alone.. One day sooon I’m going to have to move in some back packers to help pay the bills and help do the garden in return for food. There is no shortage of the latter.

Longy said:

G’day you lot.
Rumour has it i was eaten in the highlands.
Not true. Just busy spendin the boss’s money.
PM reckons some were concerned. Crikey. I haven’t been shot at for ages.
She’s right.

No news is good news they say.

roughbarked said:

One day sooon I’m going to have to move in some back packers to help pay the bills and help do the garden in return for food. There is no shortage of the latter.

not a bad idea

pomolo said:

pepe said:

AnneS said:

I’m a bit too emarrassed but I because of all the weeds that I haven’t pulled out, but I suppose I might be able to grab a quick photo between raindrops

fair enough. take your time. but piccies are enlightening. i’ve just been given notice by the council to get the grass down around the fenceline – as if i didn’t know. me and every second property is sporting some tall grass….. and the council verges are the worst.

They’re amazing aren’t they? They just make the rules they don’t have to follow them.

i have started to mow the remaining bits of high grass around the fences. it will take 10 hours to do properly. i have to trim the lower tree branches and do the 300metre long verge.

its november and still raining – quite dangerous – because it feels like winter but things will dry very quickly.

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

One day sooon I’m going to have to move in some back packers to help pay the bills and help do the garden in return for food. There is no shortage of the latter.

not a bad idea

I probably should look at it this way actually.. birdwatchers needing a bed.

There is plenty of that to do around here. It is not so speccy as the northern wetlands but when there is water here, it is worth seeing. The whole area has many and various birdwatching opportunities.

Longy said:

Yeehah said:

Hiya Longy. No news is usually good news ‘n’ we shouldna worried, s’pose, huh?!

Things got a bit quiet a short while ago when PM went bush. Dinetta’s been awol too, so names of absent friends were bandied about.

Yeah OK. No need to worry about me.
I’ve got this dodging traffic down pat.
Gettin some bullet proofing on the car tomorrow.
Perfect.

I hope you’re only joshing!

pomolo said:

Longy said:

Yeehah said:

Hiya Longy. No news is usually good news ‘n’ we shouldna worried, s’pose, huh?!

Things got a bit quiet a short while ago when PM went bush. Dinetta’s been awol too, so names of absent friends were bandied about.

Yeah OK. No need to worry about me.
I’ve got this dodging traffic down pat.
Gettin some bullet proofing on the car tomorrow.
Perfect.

I hope you’re only joshing!

The wife and her sister observed this one day in Ashfield Sydney. They lived on a crossroad intersection on a reasonably quiet street. A car pulled up at the intersection at the give way sign and the car behind ran up his coit so to speak.. the driver in the front was shocked, sitting in his car. the driver behind got out.. walked to his boot, got out the trye lever and proceeded to beat holes into the panelwork of the car in front. he was about to start smashing windows when the missus yelled out.. we have called the police.. at which point the aggressor hopped in his car and vamoosed.

strange but true.

Longy said:

Better not go immediately. Pom is online.
Hey Pom, i owe you an apology i think.
Last time we ‘spoke’ you said you had considered coming to my place to visit and i responded by saying i would definitely be going away to PNG in that case.
That wasn’t very bloody nice of me was it! Arsehole that i am.
Please accept my humble apologies.

OMG! Am I reading right???? You’re apologising to ME. I never thought I’d live long enough to see that. I’m chuffed. LOL.

Seriously, I said I was going to visit you but my tongue was shoved up in my cheek at the time. I can’t remember the exact conversation we were having but I know I was typing a fair amount of rubbish. Anyway, don’t feel bad. I wasn’t in the least upset and I will get to visit you one day down the track…..I hope.

pomolo said:

Longy said:

Yeehah said:

Hiya Longy. No news is usually good news ‘n’ we shouldna worried, s’pose, huh?!

Things got a bit quiet a short while ago when PM went bush. Dinetta’s been awol too, so names of absent friends were bandied about.

Yeah OK. No need to worry about me.
I’ve got this dodging traffic down pat.
Gettin some bullet proofing on the car tomorrow.
Perfect.

I hope you’re only joshing!

Um. Well, i dunno if it is bullet proof. It takes 6000psi to break it.
Apparently.
I still leave the window down. It’s a company policy to have it.
Equine faeces i reckon

roughbarked said:

pomolo said:

roughbarked said:

my house is falling apart literally.

sorry to hear that RB. Is it unfixable or too expensive to have it fixed?

Not too expensive.. Just haven’t got the dosh.. Each year that goes by it all becomes more expensive.

It is not that I’m not capable of fixing most of it if I was cashed up and had the time free but I’m either away earning peanuts for doing clever stuff in awkward positions or I am at home trying to push the garden off the house so I can get inside.

It is all beyond help from Mrs RB as she has osteo and has already had broken hip and humerus, her fingers travel sideways at the joints. So I have to go it all alone.. One day sooon I’m going to have to move in some back packers to help pay the bills and help do the garden in return for food. There is no shortage of the latter.

If I was closer I would give you a hand. Sometimes the load gets heavy but we stick with it and things work out eventually. Sounds as though you already have a plan forming in your mind. Back packers sounds like a good way to go.

pomolo said:

Longy said:

Better not go immediately. Pom is online.
Hey Pom, i owe you an apology i think.
Last time we ‘spoke’ you said you had considered coming to my place to visit and i responded by saying i would definitely be going away to PNG in that case.
That wasn’t very bloody nice of me was it! Arsehole that i am.
Please accept my humble apologies.

OMG! Am I reading right???? You’re apologising to ME. I never thought I’d live long enough to see that. I’m chuffed. LOL.

Seriously, I said I was going to visit you but my tongue was shoved up in my cheek at the time. I can’t remember the exact conversation we were having but I know I was typing a fair amount of rubbish. Anyway, don’t feel bad. I wasn’t in the least upset and I will get to visit you one day down the track…..I hope.

Well, i do remember it and it wasn’t right.
I have actually pondered it in the negative since then, so my apology stands.
So take that Pom:-)
Now i can go to bed and sleep properly at last.
xx

Longy said:

pomolo said:

Longy said:

Yeah OK. No need to worry about me.
I’ve got this dodging traffic down pat.
Gettin some bullet proofing on the car tomorrow.
Perfect.

I hope you’re only joshing!

Um. Well, i dunno if it is bullet proof. It takes 6000psi to break it.
Apparently.
I still leave the window down. It’s a company policy to have it.
Equine faeces i reckon

Put the windows up and use the air con, can’t you?

Longy said:

pomolo said:

Longy said:

Better not go immediately. Pom is online.
Hey Pom, i owe you an apology i think.
Last time we ‘spoke’ you said you had considered coming to my place to visit and i responded by saying i would definitely be going away to PNG in that case.
That wasn’t very bloody nice of me was it! Arsehole that i am.
Please accept my humble apologies.

OMG! Am I reading right???? You’re apologising to ME. I never thought I’d live long enough to see that. I’m chuffed. LOL.

Seriously, I said I was going to visit you but my tongue was shoved up in my cheek at the time. I can’t remember the exact conversation we were having but I know I was typing a fair amount of rubbish. Anyway, don’t feel bad. I wasn’t in the least upset and I will get to visit you one day down the track…..I hope.

Well, i do remember it and it wasn’t right.
I have actually pondered it in the negative since then, so my apology stands.
So take that Pom:-)
Now i can go to bed and sleep properly at last.
xx

I think you just won a few brownie points. Sleep well.

Happy Potter said:

Longy said:

Yeehah said:

Hiya Longy. No news is usually good news ‘n’ we shouldna worried, s’pose, huh?!

Things got a bit quiet a short while ago when PM went bush. Dinetta’s been awol too, so names of absent friends were bandied about.

Yeah OK. No need to worry about me.
I’ve got this dodging traffic down pat.
Gettin some bullet proofing on the car tomorrow.
Perfect.

A while back when I was last in Melb citys CBD I noticed that on taxi rank stands and the sides of bus shelters there’s this ‘security panel’ thingo. It’s quite tall and about 30 cm wide, it has a camera and one largish red button. The instructions tell the reader that if they need help press the button and security personel will appear. I don’t know from where.. but I thought at the time.. I so need one of those in my home!!

But I think you need one of these gadgets more than I do, Longy!

I used to live with those red buttons in my bedroom, my kitchen, lounge, inside the rape-gate, outside by the beer fridge, the bbq, the pool, and I had one in my car.

Longy said:

pomolo said:

Longy said:

Better not go immediately. Pom is online.
Hey Pom, i owe you an apology i think.
Last time we ‘spoke’ you said you had considered coming to my place to visit and i responded by saying i would definitely be going away to PNG in that case.
That wasn’t very bloody nice of me was it! Arsehole that i am.
Please accept my humble apologies.

OMG! Am I reading right???? You’re apologising to ME. I never thought I’d live long enough to see that. I’m chuffed. LOL.

Seriously, I said I was going to visit you but my tongue was shoved up in my cheek at the time. I can’t remember the exact conversation we were having but I know I was typing a fair amount of rubbish. Anyway, don’t feel bad. I wasn’t in the least upset and I will get to visit you one day down the track…..I hope.

Well, i do remember it and it wasn’t right.
I have actually pondered it in the negative since then, so my apology stands.
So take that Pom:-)
Now i can go to bed and sleep properly at last.
xx

I think the heat has finally got to him…

Morning, it’s friday, yay for you workers.
It’ll be a gumboots day down at the heritage orchard today, not ‘till 3 pm, but tomorrow all day. Doing the pruning we didn’t get done on the wet weekend.
I have my pruning saw and sec’s. I got a big box of medical swabs from the chemist, alcohol wipes, to clean blades. Easier then hoping the lid stays on the metho jar.

The parks people have been repairing the steps down to the orchard ‘gully’. Good. I’ll need some decent excercise running up and down them to work cake off me butt…

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I just had to do that.

bluegreen said:

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I just had to do that.

Morning BG. Feel better? You must be tearing you hear out with all the packing :(

bluegreen said:

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I just had to do that.

Why?

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Longy said:

Yeah OK. No need to worry about me.
I’ve got this dodging traffic down pat.
Gettin some bullet proofing on the car tomorrow.
Perfect.

A while back when I was last in Melb citys CBD I noticed that on taxi rank stands and the sides of bus shelters there’s this ‘security panel’ thingo. It’s quite tall and about 30 cm wide, it has a camera and one largish red button. The instructions tell the reader that if they need help press the button and security personel will appear. I don’t know from where.. but I thought at the time.. I so need one of those in my home!!

But I think you need one of these gadgets more than I do, Longy!

I used to live with those red buttons in my bedroom, my kitchen, lounge, inside the rape-gate, outside by the beer fridge, the bbq, the pool, and I had one in my car.

You never told us anything about that while you were up there did you?

pain master said:

Longy said:

pomolo said:

OMG! Am I reading right???? You’re apologising to ME. I never thought I’d live long enough to see that. I’m chuffed. LOL.

Seriously, I said I was going to visit you but my tongue was shoved up in my cheek at the time. I can’t remember the exact conversation we were having but I know I was typing a fair amount of rubbish. Anyway, don’t feel bad. I wasn’t in the least upset and I will get to visit you one day down the track…..I hope.

Well, i do remember it and it wasn’t right.
I have actually pondered it in the negative since then, so my apology stands.
So take that Pom:-)
Now i can go to bed and sleep properly at last.
xx

I think the heat has finally got to him…

Let him be PM! He is having a rare moment of being nice to me. Let me wallow in it for a bit.

bluegreen said:

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I just had to do that.

Why? What’s up?

AnneS said:

bluegreen said:

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I just had to do that.

Morning BG. Feel better? You must be tearing you hear out with all the packing :(

Not sure if I feel better or not. have used up some of that nervous energy chucking out stuff left behind in the garage I don’t want, but there is so much that it does not dispose well for my mood.

Yeehah said:

bluegreen said:

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I just had to do that.

Why?

panic over the move, money, life in general…

Good morning. Nice to see a few of you have been and gone. This bluddy daylight saving fiasco always sees me bringing up the rear.

No rain today but it’s still overcast. Perfect for transferring mondo grass to their new home. Other than that I don’t know what’s on the agenda. Might have to start planning the Christmas menu.

We have rented a beach house for the Christmas week. Both kids and their families will join us (I’m so looking forward to it) and along with a few extra friends, Christmas lunch will be held there. Anyway I intend to do all pre baking here and take it on hols. Every time someone opens their mouth I will be able to put food in it. Lots of BBQ’s for the ease of preparation and Christmas Dinner will be a cold one this year.

What’s everyone else got planned?

bluegreen said:

Yeehah said:

bluegreen said:

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I just had to do that.

Why?

panic over the move, money, life in general…

It’s certainly a big step and I can understand your stress but you’re a mature woman with a level head and it’s got you this far in the world. It will get you through this next step too.

A little AAARRRGGGHHH!!!! never hurts once in a while though.

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

Yeehah said:

Why?

panic over the move, money, life in general…

It’s certainly a big step and I can understand your stress but you’re a mature woman with a level head and it’s got you this far in the world. It will get you through this next step too.

A little AAARRRGGGHHH!!!! never hurts once in a while though.

comforting myself with some of HP’s Tia maria Cheesecake. Yum!

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Longy said:

Well, i do remember it and it wasn’t right.
I have actually pondered it in the negative since then, so my apology stands.
So take that Pom:-)
Now i can go to bed and sleep properly at last.
xx

I think the heat has finally got to him…

Let him be PM! He is having a rare moment of being nice to me. Let me wallow in it for a bit.

Personally I think you should milk it for all you’re worth.

pomolo said:

Good morning. Nice to see a few of you have been and gone. This bluddy daylight saving fiasco always sees me bringing up the rear.

No rain today but it’s still overcast. Perfect for transferring mondo grass to their new home. Other than that I don’t know what’s on the agenda. Might have to start planning the Christmas menu.

We have rented a beach house for the Christmas week. Both kids and their families will join us (I’m so looking forward to it) and along with a few extra friends, Christmas lunch will be held there. Anyway I intend to do all pre baking here and take it on hols. Every time someone opens their mouth I will be able to put food in it. Lots of BBQ’s for the ease of preparation and Christmas Dinner will be a cold one this year.

What’s everyone else got planned?

No idea yet.

comforting myself with some of HP’s Tia maria Cheesecake. Yum!
———
please – some people might be jealous. lol

pomolo said:

Good morning. Nice to see a few of you have been and gone. This bluddy daylight saving fiasco always sees me bringing up the rear.

No rain today but it’s still overcast. Perfect for transferring mondo grass to their new home. Other than that I don’t know what’s on the agenda. Might have to start planning the Christmas menu.

We have rented a beach house for the Christmas week. Both kids and their families will join us (I’m so looking forward to it) and along with a few extra friends, Christmas lunch will be held there. Anyway I intend to do all pre baking here and take it on hols. Every time someone opens their mouth I will be able to put food in it. Lots of BBQ’s for the ease of preparation and Christmas Dinner will be a cold one this year.

What’s everyone else got planned?

clever idea that holiday house. how long did you book in advance.

our new zealand trip is our chrissy.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

panic over the move, money, life in general…

It’s certainly a big step and I can understand your stress but you’re a mature woman with a level head and it’s got you this far in the world. It will get you through this next step too.

A little AAARRRGGGHHH!!!! never hurts once in a while though.

comforting myself with some of HP’s Tia maria Cheesecake. Yum!

Good.

So was I, and I don’t have any good reason LOL

pomolo said:

Good morning. Nice to see a few of you have been and gone. This bluddy daylight saving fiasco always sees me bringing up the rear.

No rain today but it’s still overcast. Perfect for transferring mondo grass to their new home. Other than that I don’t know what’s on the agenda. Might have to start planning the Christmas menu.

We have rented a beach house for the Christmas week. Both kids and their families will join us (I’m so looking forward to it) and along with a few extra friends, Christmas lunch will be held there. Anyway I intend to do all pre baking here and take it on hols. Every time someone opens their mouth I will be able to put food in it. Lots of BBQ’s for the ease of preparation and Christmas Dinner will be a cold one this year.

What’s everyone else got planned?

Morning Pom. I’m lurking here in the shadows still. Haven’t exactly decided yet what we are doing. Not sure whether to go to #1 daughter’s in Sydney or #1 son’s in Canberra. Daughter doesn’t want to travel with the baby, ( he was 4 weeks old yesterday ), and son has to work Boxing Day so he isn’t fussed with having to rush up here or to Sydney just for a few hours. So we might go to Canberra so he doesn’t have to spend it on his own.

bluegreen said:

AnneS said:

bluegreen said:

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I just had to do that.

Morning BG. Feel better? You must be tearing you hear out with all the packing :(

Not sure if I feel better or not. have used up some of that nervous energy chucking out stuff left behind in the garage I don’t want, but there is so much that it does not dispose well for my mood.

well I thought S should have got rid of his rubbish before he buggered off Bev !!! Hired his own bin !!! for his OWN shit !!!

roughbarked said:

pepe said:

roughbarked said:

my house is falling apart literally.

explain

Well it is a cheapo house and they all fall apart eventually.. some sooner than others. if you aren’t constantly maintaining them.

Billy Connoly pointed out that the block of flats he was born in was now just a hole iin the ground while he was leaning on a stone house built in 1470

I know that feeling. I was sitting in the lounge room the other day and suddenly spotted another hole in the house – where the chimney meets the wall you can see daylight coming in. Not unusual in our house!

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

One day sooon I’m going to have to move in some back packers to help pay the bills and help do the garden in return for food. There is no shortage of the latter.

not a bad idea

I probably should look at it this way actually.. birdwatchers needing a bed.

There is plenty of that to do around here. It is not so speccy as the northern wetlands but when there is water here, it is worth seeing. The whole area has many and various birdwatching opportunities.

Sounds like an excellent way to get a bit more income coming in :)

roughbarked said:

pomolo said:

Longy said:

Yeah OK. No need to worry about me.
I’ve got this dodging traffic down pat.
Gettin some bullet proofing on the car tomorrow.
Perfect.

I hope you’re only joshing!

The wife and her sister observed this one day in Ashfield Sydney. They lived on a crossroad intersection on a reasonably quiet street. A car pulled up at the intersection at the give way sign and the car behind ran up his coit so to speak.. the driver in the front was shocked, sitting in his car. the driver behind got out.. walked to his boot, got out the trye lever and proceeded to beat holes into the panelwork of the car in front. he was about to start smashing windows when the missus yelled out.. we have called the police.. at which point the aggressor hopped in his car and vamoosed.

strange but true.

We just had a series of sexual assaults at busy, popular train stations in Perth :( One of them was at 6pm – rush hour, full daylight =/ They have arrested someone now, but geez, it makes you stop and think. I’m perhaps not as safe as I thought I was. I think I may go out and get a new personal alarm. I installed an alarm app on my phone but the volume level is pitiful.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

panic over the move, money, life in general…

It’s certainly a big step and I can understand your stress but you’re a mature woman with a level head and it’s got you this far in the world. It will get you through this next step too.

A little AAARRRGGGHHH!!!! never hurts once in a while though.

comforting myself with some of HP’s Tia maria Cheesecake. Yum!

I think my coping technique would be to have the 6 hours of BBC Pride & Prejudice looping away in the background while I packed :) OK, it’s a bit of a waste of power, but sometimes you need to do these things!!

bon008 said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

It’s certainly a big step and I can understand your stress but you’re a mature woman with a level head and it’s got you this far in the world. It will get you through this next step too.

A little AAARRRGGGHHH!!!! never hurts once in a while though.

comforting myself with some of HP’s Tia maria Cheesecake. Yum!

I think my coping technique would be to have the 6 hours of BBC Pride & Prejudice looping away in the background while I packed :) OK, it’s a bit of a waste of power, but sometimes you need to do these things!!

But then you run the risk of not getting any packing done….you’d want to be actually watching it (for the umpteenth time :D )

AnneS said:

bon008 said:

bluegreen said:

comforting myself with some of HP’s Tia maria Cheesecake. Yum!

I think my coping technique would be to have the 6 hours of BBC Pride & Prejudice looping away in the background while I packed :) OK, it’s a bit of a waste of power, but sometimes you need to do these things!!

But then you run the risk of not getting any packing done….you’d want to be actually watching it (for the umpteenth time :D )

Hmm, maybe the soundtrack then :)

bon008 said:

AnneS said:

bon008 said:

I think my coping technique would be to have the 6 hours of BBC Pride & Prejudice looping away in the background while I packed :) OK, it’s a bit of a waste of power, but sometimes you need to do these things!!

But then you run the risk of not getting any packing done….you’d want to be actually watching it (for the umpteenth time :D )

Hmm, maybe the soundtrack then :)

Ah, but to miss Colin Firth in period getup … too tempting.

Haven’t got that series at home, but borrowed it from the library several years ago. Mr Y (being English, loved it) and I spent a rainy weekend watching it. Ah, lovely memories of how things were uncomplicated when we were first together :)

Yeehah said:

bon008 said:

AnneS said:

But then you run the risk of not getting any packing done….you’d want to be actually watching it (for the umpteenth time :D )

Hmm, maybe the soundtrack then :)

Ah, but to miss Colin Firth in period getup … too tempting.

Too true!

Yeehah said:

bon008 said:

AnneS said:

But then you run the risk of not getting any packing done….you’d want to be actually watching it (for the umpteenth time :D )

Hmm, maybe the soundtrack then :)

Ah, but to miss Colin Firth in period getup … too tempting.

Haven’t got that series at home, but borrowed it from the library several years ago. Mr Y (being English, loved it) and I spent a rainy weekend watching it. Ah, lovely memories of how things were uncomplicated when we were first together :)

Hehe :) Gosh, there are so many memories in my life tied to that series now, particularly since our last trip OS when we went on a P&P tour. Usually I watch it by myself and Mr Bon will flitter in and out, but he always stops to see Lady Catherine say “I send no compliments to your mother – you deserve no such attention! I am most seriously displeased!” :D

pepe said:

comforting myself with some of HP’s Tia maria Cheesecake. Yum!
———
please – some people might be jealous. lol

To heck with the cheesecake. I’ll just have the tia maria. I got a big bottle when we went to Norfolk and I haven’t opened it yet. Something to take to the beach house.

pepe said:

pomolo said:

Good morning. Nice to see a few of you have been and gone. This bluddy daylight saving fiasco always sees me bringing up the rear.

No rain today but it’s still overcast. Perfect for transferring mondo grass to their new home. Other than that I don’t know what’s on the agenda. Might have to start planning the Christmas menu.

We have rented a beach house for the Christmas week. Both kids and their families will join us (I’m so looking forward to it) and along with a few extra friends, Christmas lunch will be held there. Anyway I intend to do all pre baking here and take it on hols. Every time someone opens their mouth I will be able to put food in it. Lots of BBQ’s for the ease of preparation and Christmas Dinner will be a cold one this year.

What’s everyone else got planned?

clever idea that holiday house. how long did you book in advance.

our new zealand trip is our chrissy.

We booked it last March. We had this particular place for a week back then and liked it so much we booked for this Chrissy. It was reasonably priced compared to others that were available. It’s kid friendly as well. A necessity with this crew.

AnneS said:

pomolo said:

Good morning. Nice to see a few of you have been and gone. This bluddy daylight saving fiasco always sees me bringing up the rear.

No rain today but it’s still overcast. Perfect for transferring mondo grass to their new home. Other than that I don’t know what’s on the agenda. Might have to start planning the Christmas menu.

We have rented a beach house for the Christmas week. Both kids and their families will join us (I’m so looking forward to it) and along with a few extra friends, Christmas lunch will be held there. Anyway I intend to do all pre baking here and take it on hols. Every time someone opens their mouth I will be able to put food in it. Lots of BBQ’s for the ease of preparation and Christmas Dinner will be a cold one this year.

What’s everyone else got planned?

Morning Pom. I’m lurking here in the shadows still. Haven’t exactly decided yet what we are doing. Not sure whether to go to #1 daughter’s in Sydney or #1 son’s in Canberra. Daughter doesn’t want to travel with the baby, ( he was 4 weeks old yesterday ), and son has to work Boxing Day so he isn’t fussed with having to rush up here or to Sydney just for a few hours. So we might go to Canberra so he doesn’t have to spend it on his own.

A good call there Ann. No body should have to spend Christmas on their own.

Thee said:

bluegreen said:

AnneS said:

Morning BG. Feel better? You must be tearing you hear out with all the packing :(

Not sure if I feel better or not. have used up some of that nervous energy chucking out stuff left behind in the garage I don’t want, but there is so much that it does not dispose well for my mood.

well I thought S should have got rid of his rubbish before he buggered off Bev !!! Hired his own bin !!! for his OWN shit !!!

he did take a trailer load of stuff to the tip, but not nearly as much as he could have. I think he should have dealt with it too but there is not much I can do about it now. Bin is half full already.

bluegreen said:

Thee said:

bluegreen said:

Not sure if I feel better or not. have used up some of that nervous energy chucking out stuff left behind in the garage I don’t want, but there is so much that it does not dispose well for my mood.

well I thought S should have got rid of his rubbish before he buggered off Bev !!! Hired his own bin !!! for his OWN shit !!!

he did take a trailer load of stuff to the tip, but not nearly as much as he could have. I think he should have dealt with it too but there is not much I can do about it now. Bin is half full already.

I had a feeling it was not going to be big enough Lets hope it is :(

pepe said:

AnneS said:

pepe said:

yeah twas a good soliloquy

yours were the big terraced gardens with iron retaining walls weren’t they anne?
been a while since we saw them – hint.

I’m a bit too emarrassed but I because of all the weeds that I haven’t pulled out, but I suppose I might be able to grab a quick photo between raindrops

fair enough. take your time. but piccies are enlightening.

i’ve just been given notice by the council to get the grass down around the fenceline – as if i didn’t know. me and every second property is sporting some tall grass….. and the council verges are the worst.

Always Happens Pepe. Only time they slash beside the roads out here is when they are doing Major road works (every 2-4 years), So I keep Our Front Boundary Fence line mowed inside and by the road, and a bit of Next doors (Both sides). Way they have redone the drains Don’t seem to be working as its a Struggle for the ride on and would be a really struggle in the tractor or skidsteer to Slash beside the road.

roughbarked said:

What have they done to the ABC forums?

They no longer work. Yes I can get the post a comment page but always ends up in an error.

Nobody else appears to be able to post either.

Sent me an email Last Month, Haven’t been over there for a few Months.

Traveling Wilbur’s Vol 3 ..good fun and good to listen to while doing the housework!!!

:D

“Wilbury’s” that is!
Just passing by the way.

finally up the top for the past couple of days, Rain has set in was Heavy at (1am) Poor Drainage in town ment water over the road. Highway From Hexham to sand gate, Outside lane was Also Under as the drains Can’t seem to cope and the Council don’t clean them out enough times.

I had a relaxing arvo in the garden :) Home alone so no one to call me in.
Cuc seeds in punnets, sunflower seeds too, planted out a couple asparagus pea seedlings given to me, weeded along the vege beds fenceline and got a couple punnets of impatiens for the pot stand. Strawb picking is just a couple days away.

I planted 4 asparagus crowns in mid winter in the front garden bed where I grew spuds last year, and only one has come up. I planted them deep and dug plenty of manures into the soil and kept it moist.
I’m not impressed, but one is better than none eh.

pomolo said:

pepe said:

pomolo said:

Good morning. Nice to see a few of you have been and gone. This bluddy daylight saving fiasco always sees me bringing up the rear.

No rain today but it’s still overcast. Perfect for transferring mondo grass to their new home. Other than that I don’t know what’s on the agenda. Might have to start planning the Christmas menu.

We have rented a beach house for the Christmas week. Both kids and their families will join us (I’m so looking forward to it) and along with a few extra friends, Christmas lunch will be held there. Anyway I intend to do all pre baking here and take it on hols. Every time someone opens their mouth I will be able to put food in it. Lots of BBQ’s for the ease of preparation and Christmas Dinner will be a cold one this year.

What’s everyone else got planned?

clever idea that holiday house. how long did you book in advance.

our new zealand trip is our chrissy.

We booked it last March. We had this particular place for a week back then and liked it so much we booked for this Chrissy. It was reasonably priced compared to others that were available. It’s kid friendly as well. A necessity with this crew.

My sister-in-law often rents a place at Coolum that allows dogs. I can find out the ifo if you ever want it.

bluegreen said:

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I just had to do that.

don’t we all.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

A while back when I was last in Melb citys CBD I noticed that on taxi rank stands and the sides of bus shelters there’s this ‘security panel’ thingo. It’s quite tall and about 30 cm wide, it has a camera and one largish red button. The instructions tell the reader that if they need help press the button and security personel will appear. I don’t know from where.. but I thought at the time.. I so need one of those in my home!!

But I think you need one of these gadgets more than I do, Longy!

I used to live with those red buttons in my bedroom, my kitchen, lounge, inside the rape-gate, outside by the beer fridge, the bbq, the pool, and I had one in my car.

You never told us anything about that while you were up there did you?

not really, liklik tasol.

pomolo said:

Good morning. Nice to see a few of you have been and gone. This bluddy daylight saving fiasco always sees me bringing up the rear.

No rain today but it’s still overcast. Perfect for transferring mondo grass to their new home. Other than that I don’t know what’s on the agenda. Might have to start planning the Christmas menu.

We have rented a beach house for the Christmas week. Both kids and their families will join us (I’m so looking forward to it) and along with a few extra friends, Christmas lunch will be held there. Anyway I intend to do all pre baking here and take it on hols. Every time someone opens their mouth I will be able to put food in it. Lots of BBQ’s for the ease of preparation and Christmas Dinner will be a cold one this year.

What’s everyone else got planned?

sounds like I’m off to Pomolo’s beach house… sorted eh?

ok – i’m fine on my own.
the pain in the thighs, back and pecs is only workout pains.

so – see yas when the teev is not so enthralling LOL.

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

pepe said:

clever idea that holiday house. how long did you book in advance.

our new zealand trip is our chrissy.

We booked it last March. We had this particular place for a week back then and liked it so much we booked for this Chrissy. It was reasonably priced compared to others that were available. It’s kid friendly as well. A necessity with this crew.

My sister-in-law often rents a place at Coolum that allows dogs. I can find out the ifo if you ever want it.

We can take the dog where we are booked and we took her back in March. This time she will go to the kennels. We figured with such a house full of kin and visitors it would be misurable for her so she is going to summer camp. That’s what we tell her then she thinks it’s fun. LOL. Other family members have dogs too. If we all brought them along it would be bedlam.

pain master said:

pomolo said:

Good morning. Nice to see a few of you have been and gone. This bluddy daylight saving fiasco always sees me bringing up the rear.

No rain today but it’s still overcast. Perfect for transferring mondo grass to their new home. Other than that I don’t know what’s on the agenda. Might have to start planning the Christmas menu.

We have rented a beach house for the Christmas week. Both kids and their families will join us (I’m so looking forward to it) and along with a few extra friends, Christmas lunch will be held there. Anyway I intend to do all pre baking here and take it on hols. Every time someone opens their mouth I will be able to put food in it. Lots of BBQ’s for the ease of preparation and Christmas Dinner will be a cold one this year.

What’s everyone else got planned?

sounds like I’m off to Pomolo’s beach house… sorted eh?

And you’d be welcome too, along with anybody else from on here. The invitation is open.

pomolo said:

We can take the dog where we are booked and we took her back in March. This time she will go to the kennels. We figured with such a house full of kin and visitors it would be misurable for her so she is going to summer camp. That’s what we tell her then she thinks it’s fun. LOL. Other family members have dogs too. If we all brought them along it would be bedlam.

there was (is still?) a motel in Wangaratta that has its own kennels out the back. Very good idea I thought.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

We can take the dog where we are booked and we took her back in March. This time she will go to the kennels. We figured with such a house full of kin and visitors it would be misurable for her so she is going to summer camp. That’s what we tell her then she thinks it’s fun. LOL. Other family members have dogs too. If we all brought them along it would be bedlam.

there was (is still?) a motel in Wangaratta that has its own kennels out the back. Very good idea I thought.

There are web sites that list places that allow dogs in their rentals. Pretty generous I thought.

Son’s guitar teacher had his CD launch tonight and it was a hoot. If we’d known it was going to be so good we would have taken friends too.

Y’know that off-hand remark that we make when we hope that we’ve given someone some good advice or information and hope that something will come of it some day – that we’ve “planted the seed” …

Well, i ‘m not long off the phone from speaking with Older Son. He has pretty good memories of me being at home and growing lots of vegies one the Belove Acre.

Anyway, he was talking about getting a share house with some mates, and said his preference was a place out of town on 50 acres. I asked why 50 acres? His response – he wants plenty of room for all the vegie and food gardens he wants to set up.

Stunner!

And for the first time I said “you are so me” – and he agreed!

Remember this is the kid whose behaviour had me on antidepressants and who I thought would never make adulthood, his behaviour was so feral.

I may be an atheist, but I’m reserving judgement on whether miracles can happen :)

Yeehah said:

growing lots of vegies one the Belove Acre.

Should be
“on the Beloved Acre”

Yeehah said:

Y’know that off-hand remark that we make when we hope that we’ve given someone some good advice or information and hope that something will come of it some day – that we’ve “planted the seed” …

Well, i ‘m not long off the phone from speaking with Older Son. He has pretty good memories of me being at home and growing lots of vegies one the Belove Acre.

Anyway, he was talking about getting a share house with some mates, and said his preference was a place out of town on 50 acres. I asked why 50 acres? His response – he wants plenty of room for all the vegie and food gardens he wants to set up.

Stunner!

And for the first time I said “you are so me” – and he agreed!

Remember this is the kid whose behaviour had me on antidepressants and who I thought would never make adulthood, his behaviour was so feral.

I may be an atheist, but I’m reserving judgement on whether miracles can happen :)

miracles don’t have to be related to God. they are just wonderful unrealities that happen to be real.. just as in the opposite.. shyte seems to be the only thing that happens.

bon008 said:

roughbarked said:

pepe said:

explain

Well it is a cheapo house and they all fall apart eventually.. some sooner than others. if you aren’t constantly maintaining them.

Billy Connoly pointed out that the block of flats he was born in was now just a hole iin the ground while he was leaning on a stone house built in 1470

I know that feeling. I was sitting in the lounge room the other day and suddenly spotted another hole in the house – where the chimney meets the wall you can see daylight coming in. Not unusual in our house!

oh bon, GF and I know that feeling… just prior to joining the abc fora, we rented a place in Luckyland, to cut a real long story shot, the place was condemned on the day we moved out. Shoulda happened a few years before we escaped really.

bon008 said:

roughbarked said:

pomolo said:

The wife and her sister observed this one day in Ashfield Sydney. They lived on a crossroad intersection on a reasonably quiet street. A car pulled up at the intersection at the give way sign and the car behind ran up his coit so to speak.. the driver in the front was shocked, sitting in his car. the driver behind got out.. walked to his boot, got out the trye lever and proceeded to beat holes into the panelwork of the car in front. he was about to start smashing windows when the missus yelled out.. we have called the police.. at which point the aggressor hopped in his car and vamoosed.

strange but true.

We just had a series of sexual assaults at busy, popular train stations in Perth :( One of them was at 6pm – rush hour, full daylight =/ They have arrested someone now, but geez, it makes you stop and think. I’m perhaps not as safe as I thought I was. I think I may go out and get a new personal alarm. I installed an alarm app on my phone but the volume level is pitiful.

too true guys. Life in Australia can be a concern in certain parts of the country and the city, safety awareness is something that one needs in all parts of the globe. There was an assault on a young lady here in Towntown last year, along our very very popular walking track along the river, at 1pm. I often ride my bike along there, and there are many many hidey-holes for untowards to lerk in. It also doesn’t help when some young ladies continue to walk on their own with ipod in ears. They cannot hear a cyclist riding behind them far as less a walker with ill intent!

PNG, and Port Moresby is a little different.

Yeehah said:

Y’know that off-hand remark that we make when we hope that we’ve given someone some good advice or information and hope that something will come of it some day – that we’ve “planted the seed” …

Well, i ‘m not long off the phone from speaking with Older Son. He has pretty good memories of me being at home and growing lots of vegies one the Belove Acre.

Anyway, he was talking about getting a share house with some mates, and said his preference was a place out of town on 50 acres. I asked why 50 acres? His response – he wants plenty of room for all the vegie and food gardens he wants to set up.

Stunner!

And for the first time I said “you are so me” – and he agreed!

Remember this is the kid whose behaviour had me on antidepressants and who I thought would never make adulthood, his behaviour was so feral.

I may be an atheist, but I’m reserving judgement on whether miracles can happen :)

Wow, the cool thing is… I can remember meeting him when he was feral!

Yeehah said:

Y’know that off-hand remark that we make when we hope that we’ve given someone some good advice or information and hope that something will come of it some day – that we’ve “planted the seed” …

Well, i ‘m not long off the phone from speaking with Older Son. He has pretty good memories of me being at home and growing lots of vegies one the Belove Acre.

Anyway, he was talking about getting a share house with some mates, and said his preference was a place out of town on 50 acres. I asked why 50 acres? His response – he wants plenty of room for all the vegie and food gardens he wants to set up.

Stunner!

And for the first time I said “you are so me” – and he agreed!

Remember this is the kid whose behaviour had me on antidepressants and who I thought would never make adulthood, his behaviour was so feral.

I may be an atheist, but I’m reserving judgement on whether miracles can happen :)

Take a bow now Yeehah. Somewhere along the way you must have done something right. It’s nice to know that most kids turn out to be ok but sometimes it takes them a while to get there. Always at the excpence of a parents sanity.

Yeehah said:

And for the first time I said “you are so me” – and he agreed!

Remember this is the kid whose behaviour had me on antidepressants and who I thought would never make adulthood, his behaviour was so feral.

I may be an atheist, but I’m reserving judgement on whether miracles can happen :)

you may be an atheist, but the bible says, “Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.” Prov 22:6

Not sure about today. Once again storms have been predicted but they have failed to appear on any of those other days.

All the Mondo grass has been planted. Should look good once it settles in. There is still heaps of grass left and I don’t want it to go to waste. Mind you, removing it from it’s home of 12years or so is really tough. It’s grown in a skinny crack between the step riser and the cement slab and are those roots packed in tight or what?

You folk have a nice Saturday.

big day around the house today. got some people over to help me AND the buyers want to do their final inspection.

bluegreen said:

Yeehah said:

And for the first time I said “you are so me” – and he agreed!

Remember this is the kid whose behaviour had me on antidepressants and who I thought would never make adulthood, his behaviour was so feral.

I may be an atheist, but I’m reserving judgement on whether miracles can happen :)

you may be an atheist, but the bible says, “Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.” Prov 22:6

didn’t know they had public transport in those days… Jesus should have become a conductor.

Morning….zipping in and out as we leave soon for the country wedding of my beautiful niece who was maid of honour at Mrs. B’s wedding. Can’t believe that was 6 months ago.

Taking Mr. B with us my my nephew Jason. So if needed we will have 2 drivers on the way home tonight. Ben will come home with Amy and their friends in Ben & Amy’s car. So lots of drivers for our trip home.

Just in from the chooks, Started to rain. Couple of Jobs to be done but shall wait till we have a break in the rain to transplant some Spinach And might spready some poo

veg gardener said:

Just in from the chooks, Started to rain. Couple of Jobs to be done but shall wait till we have a break in the rain to transplant some Spinach And might spready some poo

too much chillie the night before often sees me spready the poo.

pain master said:

veg gardener said:

Just in from the chooks, Started to rain. Couple of Jobs to be done but shall wait till we have a break in the rain to transplant some Spinach And might spready some poo

too much chillie the night before often sees me spready the poo.

hit the Y by mistake was only ment to say Spread some.

And for the first time I said “you are so me” – and he agreed!
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nice yeehah – but it’s more a sign of a maturing mind i think. you were right all along but its taken this long for him to know.

also we have bred greenies in the X/Y generations.

pain master said:

bon008 said:

roughbarked said:

Well it is a cheapo house and they all fall apart eventually.. some sooner than others. if you aren’t constantly maintaining them.

Billy Connoly pointed out that the block of flats he was born in was now just a hole iin the ground while he was leaning on a stone house built in 1470

I know that feeling. I was sitting in the lounge room the other day and suddenly spotted another hole in the house – where the chimney meets the wall you can see daylight coming in. Not unusual in our house!

oh bon, GF and I know that feeling… just prior to joining the abc fora, we rented a place in Luckyland, to cut a real long story shot, the place was condemned on the day we moved out. Shoulda happened a few years before we escaped really.

MrBL lived in a share house when we met. They all knew it was going to be demolished and the owner didn’t give a hoot so they started useing bits of it to feed the fire place.
I miss The Taringa Hilton, lots of good times were had within it’s crumbling walls.

Arvo all. Here for a quick visit. #1 son is being a good boy and putting exclusion bags on the fruit trees which are loaded. Hopefully we’ll get a fair bit of the fruit this year :)

I home briefly, have been down at the local hall digging holes for 40 acmena smithii to be planted this afternoon by my Girl Guides (a community service project). Fortunately the soil down there is a lot dryer than here :) Would have been miffed if I had to postpone it again…more rain headed this way though :(

Yeehah said:

Y’know that off-hand remark that we make when we hope that we’ve given someone some good advice or information and hope that something will come of it some day – that we’ve “planted the seed” …

Well, i ‘m not long off the phone from speaking with Older Son. He has pretty good memories of me being at home and growing lots of vegies one the Belove Acre.

Anyway, he was talking about getting a share house with some mates, and said his preference was a place out of town on 50 acres. I asked why 50 acres? His response – he wants plenty of room for all the vegie and food gardens he wants to set up.

Stunner!

And for the first time I said “you are so me” – and he agreed!

Remember this is the kid whose behaviour had me on antidepressants and who I thought would never make adulthood, his behaviour was so feral.

I may be an atheist, but I’m reserving judgement on whether miracles can happen :)

That’s brilliant Yeehah :) I’m not much of a one for miracles, I just think the good influence that nice people exert on troubled people sinks in deep down – it might take a while to come through but I reckon it’s always in there :)

went to the brand new big green shed today… same as the old green shed except they have those annoying new cash registers without operators. Yet they still have one hundred people employed to loitre in their aisles saying “Do ya need a hand?”. I might write to Mr B and tell him where to place his customer service.

pain master said:

went to the brand new big green shed today… same as the old green shed except they have those annoying new cash registers without operators. Yet they still have one hundred people employed to loitre in their aisles saying “Do ya need a hand?”. I might write to Mr B and tell him where to place his customer service.

I refuse to use the self service aisles.

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

went to the brand new big green shed today… same as the old green shed except they have those annoying new cash registers without operators. Yet they still have one hundred people employed to loitre in their aisles saying “Do ya need a hand?”. I might write to Mr B and tell him where to place his customer service.

I refuse to use the self service aisles.

I tried them a couple of times and every time I still needed someone to attend me. I don’t bother now.

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

went to the brand new big green shed today… same as the old green shed except they have those annoying new cash registers without operators. Yet they still have one hundred people employed to loitre in their aisles saying “Do ya need a hand?”. I might write to Mr B and tell him where to place his customer service.

I refuse to use the self service aisles.

I like them when I’m getting only a couple of things – but my foldy shopping bags always crash the woolies machines because apparently they weigh more than what the machine thinks is acceptable for a shopping bag =/

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

went to the brand new big green shed today… same as the old green shed except they have those annoying new cash registers without operators. Yet they still have one hundred people employed to loitre in their aisles saying “Do ya need a hand?”. I might write to Mr B and tell him where to place his customer service.

I refuse to use the self service aisles.

I’m in on the boycott. I need to deal with a human when it comes to handing over my hard earned cash.

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

I refuse to use the self service aisles.

I’m in on the boycott. I need to deal with a human when it comes to handing over my hard earned cash.

When I’m in a bad mood I’ll try the self-serve, confuse it, (swear at it? – course not!) and walk over to a proper checkout … so I’m providing employment for both the self-serve supervisor AND the checkout operator.

Yeehah said:

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

I refuse to use the self service aisles.

I’m in on the boycott. I need to deal with a human when it comes to handing over my hard earned cash.

When I’m in a bad mood I’ll try the self-serve, confuse it, (swear at it? – course not!) and walk over to a proper checkout … so I’m providing employment for both the self-serve supervisor AND the checkout operator.

if I use the self-serve, how will I ever get a pimply kid saying “Sir, is this a green cucumber?” again?

pain master said:

Yeehah said:

pain master said:

I’m in on the boycott. I need to deal with a human when it comes to handing over my hard earned cash.

When I’m in a bad mood I’ll try the self-serve, confuse it, (swear at it? – course not!) and walk over to a proper checkout … so I’m providing employment for both the self-serve supervisor AND the checkout operator.

if I use the self-serve, how will I ever get a pimply kid saying “Sir, is this a green cucumber?” again?

in the stupidmarket, I get a little paranoid whenever the loud speaker comes on and says “security to sector c” and then two guys in suits and dark sunglasses follow me for the rest of my shopping experience. Its kinda un-nerving, but at least the chap who followed me out to the carpark had the decency to put my trolley away when I had finished….

pain master said:

in the stupidmarket, I get a little paranoid whenever the loud speaker comes on and says “security to sector c” and then two guys in suits and dark sunglasses follow me for the rest of my shopping experience. Its kinda un-nerving, but at least the chap who followed me out to the carpark had the decency to put my trolley away when I had finished….

Lol, hate to tell you, but I think you have a problem separating reality and fantasy … great imagination, eh but!?

bon008 said:

bubba louie said:

pain master said:

went to the brand new big green shed today… same as the old green shed except they have those annoying new cash registers without operators. Yet they still have one hundred people employed to loitre in their aisles saying “Do ya need a hand?”. I might write to Mr B and tell him where to place his customer service.

I refuse to use the self service aisles.

I like them when I’m getting only a couple of things – but my foldy shopping bags always crash the woolies machines because apparently they weigh more than what the machine thinks is acceptable for a shopping bag =/

I tend to stick away from them when I go in and get Work Snacks. Rather wait in in the Express line then wait for them to come around and get it going, seems to take Longer.

Yeehah said:

pain master said:

in the stupidmarket, I get a little paranoid whenever the loud speaker comes on and says “security to sector c” and then two guys in suits and dark sunglasses follow me for the rest of my shopping experience. Its kinda un-nerving, but at least the chap who followed me out to the carpark had the decency to put my trolley away when I had finished….

Lol, hate to tell you, but I think you have a problem separating reality and fantasy … great imagination, eh but!?

I don’t see it as a problem really….

weather is nice now. I’m off to climb a ladder, we have a Hugemongous Staghorn which needs to be placed in a tree….

:)

Snakes can’t climb trees can they?

pain master said:

weather is nice now. I’m off to climb a ladder, we have a Hugemongous Staghorn which needs to be placed in a tree….

:)

Snakes can’t climb trees can they?

You’ll let us know!

Just back from all day at the orchard. I’m wrecked, stuffed, tired, sunburnt, bitten by a billion mozzies, scratched , bruised ,cut and drenched from sweat, even my akubra is wet with perspiration, my back and feet are killing me and I can’t feel my arms and I think a bug went up my nose.

But I had a ball!!!!!! :D That was the bestest fun!

I need a little rest and fluids before I’m able to catch up…

Happy Potter said:

Just back from all day at the orchard. I’m wrecked, stuffed, tired, sunburnt, bitten by a billion mozzies, scratched , bruised ,cut and drenched from sweat, even my akubra is wet with perspiration, my back and feet are killing me and I can’t feel my arms and I think a bug went up my nose.

But I had a ball!!!!!! :D That was the bestest fun!

I need a little rest and fluids before I’m able to catch up…

:D :D

Happy Potter said:

Just back from all day at the orchard. I’m wrecked, stuffed, tired, sunburnt, bitten by a billion mozzies, scratched , bruised ,cut and drenched from sweat, even my akubra is wet with perspiration, my back and feet are killing me and I can’t feel my arms and I think a bug went up my nose.

But I had a ball!!!!!! :D That was the bestest fun!

I need a little rest and fluids before I’m able to catch up…

Do you mean to tell you had sun today? We could do with a bit up so that we can get out in the garden. #1 son is home to do gardening and it’s been too wet :-(

AnneS said:

Happy Potter said:

Just back from all day at the orchard. I’m wrecked, stuffed, tired, sunburnt, bitten by a billion mozzies, scratched , bruised ,cut and drenched from sweat, even my akubra is wet with perspiration, my back and feet are killing me and I can’t feel my arms and I think a bug went up my nose.

But I had a ball!!!!!! :D That was the bestest fun!

I need a little rest and fluids before I’m able to catch up…

Do you mean to tell you had sun today? We could do with a bit up so that we can get out in the garden. #1 son is home to do gardening and it’s been too wet :-(

Oh yep sunny as, even tho’ only 20C top, the UV index was very high. I did wear an old shirt over my t shirt but took that off because I was getting it caught in branches. Only slight sunburn on my forearms but I had a cool shower.

pain master said:

pain master said:

Yeehah said:

When I’m in a bad mood I’ll try the self-serve, confuse it, (swear at it? – course not!) and walk over to a proper checkout … so I’m providing employment for both the self-serve supervisor AND the checkout operator.

if I use the self-serve, how will I ever get a pimply kid saying “Sir, is this a green cucumber?” again?

in the stupidmarket, I get a little paranoid whenever the loud speaker comes on and says “security to sector c” and then two guys in suits and dark sunglasses follow me for the rest of my shopping experience. Its kinda un-nerving, but at least the chap who followed me out to the carpark had the decency to put my trolley away when I had finished….

Ooooo I know that feeling PM… I stopped taking GS to the supermarket after he clean swiped shelves of cheeses and yoghurts, when he was about 12..

got to 24˚C here today. Muggy too.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Just back from all day at the orchard. I’m wrecked, stuffed, tired, sunburnt, bitten by a billion mozzies, scratched , bruised ,cut and drenched from sweat, even my akubra is wet with perspiration, my back and feet are killing me and I can’t feel my arms and I think a bug went up my nose.

But I had a ball!!!!!! :D That was the bestest fun!

I need a little rest and fluids before I’m able to catch up…

:D :D

BG I managed to fill two tandem trailors with prunings! I sawed through brances as thick as my arm, up a ladder and with my small pruning saw!
I did so in spactacular fashion lol,” timmmmmberrrrrrrrrrr” ect. Gathered the prunings onto shade cloth and loaded them onto the trailor.
There was a fellow going about marking trees that have to be replaced in a couple years anyway, past their best ,so I was to take off any non fruiting branches. We have grafted from them already, but in case they don’t make it, or roos eat them, or a great flood happens, then we will need to take more grafts off them. Plus we need them to fruit this year to ID them.

I saw lots of blue wrens and willy wagtails ,and lots of stumpy tail and blue tongue lizzards :)

Happy Potter said:

Just back from all day at the orchard. I’m wrecked, stuffed, tired, sunburnt, bitten by a billion mozzies, scratched , bruised ,cut and drenched from sweat, even my akubra is wet with perspiration, my back and feet are killing me and I can’t feel my arms and I think a bug went up my nose.

But I had a ball!!!!!! :D That was the bestest fun!

I need a little rest and fluids before I’m able to catch up…

sounds like a great day Potter…. what type of bug was it?

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

pain master said:

if I use the self-serve, how will I ever get a pimply kid saying “Sir, is this a green cucumber?” again?

in the stupidmarket, I get a little paranoid whenever the loud speaker comes on and says “security to sector c” and then two guys in suits and dark sunglasses follow me for the rest of my shopping experience. Its kinda un-nerving, but at least the chap who followed me out to the carpark had the decency to put my trolley away when I had finished….

Ooooo I know that feeling PM… I stopped taking GS to the supermarket after he clean swiped shelves of cheeses and yoghurts, when he was about 12..

pity other Mum’s don’t follow your advice and stop taking their kids to the stupidmarket.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Just back from all day at the orchard. I’m wrecked, stuffed, tired, sunburnt, bitten by a billion mozzies, scratched , bruised ,cut and drenched from sweat, even my akubra is wet with perspiration, my back and feet are killing me and I can’t feel my arms and I think a bug went up my nose.

But I had a ball!!!!!! :D That was the bestest fun!

I need a little rest and fluids before I’m able to catch up…

sounds like a great day Potter…. what type of bug was it?

Hopefully not a rhinoceros beetle that’ll gve me a big schnoz! A sneezing fit got it out. I think, lol.
Really terrific day :)

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Just back from all day at the orchard. I’m wrecked, stuffed, tired, sunburnt, bitten by a billion mozzies, scratched , bruised ,cut and drenched from sweat, even my akubra is wet with perspiration, my back and feet are killing me and I can’t feel my arms and I think a bug went up my nose.

But I had a ball!!!!!! :D That was the bestest fun!

I need a little rest and fluids before I’m able to catch up…

:D :D

BG I managed to fill two tandem trailors with prunings! I sawed through brances as thick as my arm, up a ladder and with my small pruning saw!
I did so in spactacular fashion lol,” timmmmmberrrrrrrrrrr” ect. Gathered the prunings onto shade cloth and loaded them onto the trailor.
There was a fellow going about marking trees that have to be replaced in a couple years anyway, past their best ,so I was to take off any non fruiting branches. We have grafted from them already, but in case they don’t make it, or roos eat them, or a great flood happens, then we will need to take more grafts off them. Plus we need them to fruit this year to ID them.

I saw lots of blue wrens and willy wagtails ,and lots of stumpy tail and blue tongue lizzards :)

sounds like a great day out. I’m a little envious.

sounds like a great day out. I’m a little envious.
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I very nearly didn’t get through the gate PM. Security everyyyyyyyyyywhere! A wedding at the Shadowfax Winery one side, and a Polo Event at the Equestrian Centre the other side (of the orchard entry gate). There was a helicopter, even.

I sez to the bloke with so many walkie talkies on him I wondered how he managed them all, “do I look like I’m going to a wedding, or to the Polo?, that’s no Porche” pointing to my battered car..

He had to ring my orchard mate to come and get me through. I got to drive past parked rolls royces and porche’s and bmw’s down an avenue and I waved and smiled, LOL.

Happy Potter said:

sounds like a great day out. I’m a little envious.
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I very nearly didn’t get through the gate PM. Security everyyyyyyyyyywhere! A wedding at the Shadowfax Winery one side, and a Polo Event at the Equestrian Centre the other side (of the orchard entry gate). There was a helicopter, even.

I sez to the bloke with so many walkie talkies on him I wondered how he managed them all, “do I look like I’m going to a wedding, or to the Polo?, that’s no Porche” pointing to my battered car..

He had to ring my orchard mate to come and get me through. I got to drive past parked rolls royces and porche’s and bmw’s down an avenue and I waved and smiled, LOL.

Rollers aren’t what they were worth last week though…

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

sounds like a great day out. I’m a little envious.
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I very nearly didn’t get through the gate PM. Security everyyyyyyyyyywhere! A wedding at the Shadowfax Winery one side, and a Polo Event at the Equestrian Centre the other side (of the orchard entry gate). There was a helicopter, even.

I sez to the bloke with so many walkie talkies on him I wondered how he managed them all, “do I look like I’m going to a wedding, or to the Polo?, that’s no Porche” pointing to my battered car..

He had to ring my orchard mate to come and get me through. I got to drive past parked rolls royces and porche’s and bmw’s down an avenue and I waved and smiled, LOL.

Rollers aren’t what they were worth last week though…

Yeah I would have stuck my head out the window and said “have you checked your engines?”

JJ got back from fishing with a bag of flathead for the freezer :D

He took one look at me and said “gees mum what have you been doing?” lol.. he made us a toasted ham and cheese sanger and it really hit the spot.

I’m tired now, I’ll be in bed in 10 minutes.

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

sounds like a great day out. I’m a little envious.
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I very nearly didn’t get through the gate PM. Security everyyyyyyyyyywhere! A wedding at the Shadowfax Winery one side, and a Polo Event at the Equestrian Centre the other side (of the orchard entry gate). There was a helicopter, even.

I sez to the bloke with so many walkie talkies on him I wondered how he managed them all, “do I look like I’m going to a wedding, or to the Polo?, that’s no Porche” pointing to my battered car..

He had to ring my orchard mate to come and get me through. I got to drive past parked rolls royces and porche’s and bmw’s down an avenue and I waved and smiled, LOL.

Rollers aren’t what they were worth last week though…

Yeah I would have stuck my head out the window and said “have you checked your engines?”

HAHAHAHA!!!

Happy Potter said:

JJ got back from fishing with a bag of flathead for the freezer :D

He took one look at me and said “gees mum what have you been doing?” lol.. he made us a toasted ham and cheese sanger and it really hit the spot.

I’m tired now, I’ll be in bed in 10 minutes.

flathead is one tasty fish, works well in a pasta recipe I have been known to do.

I actually participated in some gardening-type behaviour today :)

The plan was to plant out half a dozen abelias that I bought for the bush block but won’t get used out there now. Figured on donating them to the lovely garden here. Then was going to sprinkle and bury some vegie seeds around.

So what I actually did was:

1. Potted up some indoor plants.

2. Weeded for about an hour and a half. I had no idea there was so little in the garden bed under the kitchen window, it was overrun with that horrible sticky weed. Couple of sickly hellebores, the strappy leaves of (spanish?) bluebells that have finished flowering and not much else.

What I should do now is go collect another squillion snails to take out for Mr Y’s ducks. Not sure I want to sacrifice another container to slimy-gutses though. Might help potential seedlings survive if I do … will decide in the next ten minutes I guess!

pain master said:

pain master said:

Yeehah said:

When I’m in a bad mood I’ll try the self-serve, confuse it, (swear at it? – course not!) and walk over to a proper checkout … so I’m providing employment for both the self-serve supervisor AND the checkout operator.

if I use the self-serve, how will I ever get a pimply kid saying “Sir, is this a green cucumber?” again?

in the stupidmarket, I get a little paranoid whenever the loud speaker comes on and says “security to sector c” and then two guys in suits and dark sunglasses follow me for the rest of my shopping experience. Its kinda un-nerving, but at least the chap who followed me out to the carpark had the decency to put my trolley away when I had finished….

Has that really happened to you?

Yeehah said:

pain master said:

in the stupidmarket, I get a little paranoid whenever the loud speaker comes on and says “security to sector c” and then two guys in suits and dark sunglasses follow me for the rest of my shopping experience. Its kinda un-nerving, but at least the chap who followed me out to the carpark had the decency to put my trolley away when I had finished….

Lol, hate to tell you, but I think you have a problem separating reality and fantasy … great imagination, eh but!?

I’m a bit suspicious too YH.

pomolo said:

I’m a bit suspicious too YH.

whispers I think he may not have his feet on the ground at times, poor love. Head’s not exactly “in the clouds” but definitely elsewhere ;)

pain master said:

Yeehah said:

pain master said:

in the stupidmarket, I get a little paranoid whenever the loud speaker comes on and says “security to sector c” and then two guys in suits and dark sunglasses follow me for the rest of my shopping experience. Its kinda un-nerving, but at least the chap who followed me out to the carpark had the decency to put my trolley away when I had finished….

Lol, hate to tell you, but I think you have a problem separating reality and fantasy … great imagination, eh but!?

I don’t see it as a problem really….

It creates one for me though.

Happy Potter said:

Just back from all day at the orchard. I’m wrecked, stuffed, tired, sunburnt, bitten by a billion mozzies, scratched , bruised ,cut and drenched from sweat, even my akubra is wet with perspiration, my back and feet are killing me and I can’t feel my arms and I think a bug went up my nose.

But I had a ball!!!!!! :D That was the bestest fun!

I need a little rest and fluids before I’m able to catch up…

I know that kind of totally fulfilling exhaustion.

Happy Potter said:

sounds like a great day out. I’m a little envious.
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I very nearly didn’t get through the gate PM. Security everyyyyyyyyyywhere! A wedding at the Shadowfax Winery one side, and a Polo Event at the Equestrian Centre the other side (of the orchard entry gate). There was a helicopter, even.

I sez to the bloke with so many walkie talkies on him I wondered how he managed them all, “do I look like I’m going to a wedding, or to the Polo?, that’s no Porche” pointing to my battered car..

He had to ring my orchard mate to come and get me through. I got to drive past parked rolls royces and porche’s and bmw’s down an avenue and I waved and smiled, LOL.

What else is a girl to do but wave? LOL.

Yeehah said:

2. Weeded for about an hour and a half. I had no idea there was so little in the garden bed under the kitchen window, it was overrun with that horrible sticky weed.

Plumbago?

pomolo said:

pain master said:

pain master said:

if I use the self-serve, how will I ever get a pimply kid saying “Sir, is this a green cucumber?” again?

in the stupidmarket, I get a little paranoid whenever the loud speaker comes on and says “security to sector c” and then two guys in suits and dark sunglasses follow me for the rest of my shopping experience. Its kinda un-nerving, but at least the chap who followed me out to the carpark had the decency to put my trolley away when I had finished….

Has that really happened to you?

despite yeehah’s suggestion that I was confusing my reality with my imagination, in PNG sometimes if you got chatting to a security guard, he would on occasion push your trolley around, offer advice on what tin-fish to buy and would even help you load your shopping bags into your car. None of them wore suits, mainly brown overalls depending on the security company that they worked for.

Yeehah said:

pomolo said:

I’m a bit suspicious too YH.

whispers I think he may not have his feet on the ground at times, poor love. Head’s not exactly “in the clouds” but definitely elsewhere ;)

pssst I heard that :P

pomolo said:

Yeehah said:

pain master said:

in the stupidmarket, I get a little paranoid whenever the loud speaker comes on and says “security to sector c” and then two guys in suits and dark sunglasses follow me for the rest of my shopping experience. Its kinda un-nerving, but at least the chap who followed me out to the carpark had the decency to put my trolley away when I had finished….

Lol, hate to tell you, but I think you have a problem separating reality and fantasy … great imagination, eh but!?

I’m a bit suspicious too YH.

methinks PM might be talking about shopping in PNG… ?

pain master said:

Yeehah said:

pomolo said:

I’m a bit suspicious too YH.

whispers I think he may not have his feet on the ground at times, poor love. Head’s not exactly “in the clouds” but definitely elsewhere ;)

pssst I heard that :P

Oh Hi PM! ……waves :)

I knew ya head was square on ya shoulders lol

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Yeehah said:

whispers I think he may not have his feet on the ground at times, poor love. Head’s not exactly “in the clouds” but definitely elsewhere ;)

pssst I heard that :P

Oh Hi PM! ……waves :)

I knew ya head was square on ya shoulders lol

not at all potter, I wasn’t denying yeehah’s comments, wasn’t agreeing entirely either… just that I heard it.

No idea what I’m doing today , apart from potting up the pond reed thingo and putting mulch back. Too windy to sweep.

I might get a start on removing cordyline stricta from the front wall of the house. That’s going to take months. The stuff is sending out suckers meters away. I planted it there many years ago with the view to shade the front house bricks from the hot sun, but apart from an hour of sun, it’s south facing and shady anyway. The huge gum trees out on the verge were doing the job all along. When I do get them out eventually, I’m going to plant out my pots of rhododendrons there.

Roast turkey breast for din dins with JJ and youngest daughter and her bf for tea. JJ is at his sisters where there’s a new estate with no gardens with flowering plants yet.. save him getting severe hayfever.

Happy Potter said:

I might get a start on removing cordyline stricta from the front wall of the house. That’s going to take months. The stuff is sending out suckers meters away.

was not aware it suckered so much…. I learnt two new things today.

Might have to give the brian a rest soon.

today’s agenda: more packing, cleaning, rubbish removal. Skip is full, borrowing a trailer to take the old fridge and freezer to the tip, plus a whole lot of prunings from where a friend cleared the side access for the removalists.

bluegreen said:

today’s agenda: more packing, cleaning, rubbish removal. Skip is full, borrowing a trailer to take the old fridge and freezer to the tip, plus a whole lot of prunings from where a friend cleared the side access for the removalists.

want us to pick it up and get it out of the way Bev ??

The Estate said:

bluegreen said:

today’s agenda: more packing, cleaning, rubbish removal. Skip is full, borrowing a trailer to take the old fridge and freezer to the tip, plus a whole lot of prunings from where a friend cleared the side access for the removalists.

want us to pick it up and get it out of the way Bev ??

send an email case I dont get back here today and I dont troll back all the posts lol

Happy Potter said:

No idea what I’m doing today , apart from potting up the pond reed thingo and putting mulch back. Too windy to sweep.

I might get a start on removing cordyline stricta from the front wall of the house. That’s going to take months. The stuff is sending out suckers meters away. I planted it there many years ago with the view to shade the front house bricks from the hot sun, but apart from an hour of sun, it’s south facing and shady anyway. The huge gum trees out on the verge were doing the job all along. When I do get them out eventually, I’m going to plant out my pots of rhododendrons there.

Roast turkey breast for din dins with JJ and youngest daughter and her bf for tea. JJ is at his sisters where there’s a new estate with no gardens with flowering plants yet.. save him getting severe hayfever.

Heaps of washing to do here today in between showers. #1 son started bagging the fruit trees yesterday and we have just done a couple of more branches. Going to be tedious…..maybe should have gone for the netting after all :(

Heaps of washing to do here today in between showers. #1 son started bagging the fruit trees yesterday and we have just done a couple of more branches. Going to be tedious…..maybe should have gone for the netting after all :(
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I’d go the netting too, AnneS. Bugger bagging all the fruit. Birds can still get at some of the fruit.

I will have to do a frame structure over my mini orchard one day too, but I can have a net rolled up and attached to the gutter eve and roll it out each summer. Pears, apples, several citrus, grapes, stone fruits all in there. Fruit fest for birds.

I started removing the cordyline at the easy end, and along with it a diosma that was on a lean to rach the sun. Too shady for it as well.
But it wasn’t long before an injury sent me inside.. how stupid to leave a pair of secaturs open and resting on the handle of the gardencart..as I filled the cart and rammed a branch into it, I brought my arm down on the blade. Which I’d just sharpened and cleaned with bleach. I was alternating the secatures with the pruning saw and going too quickly.
Lot’s of bandaids job!

Visitors now, have to make coffee’s and provide cake :)

back in for lunch and to watch GA, Been paving Half of the Area is done (wont have enough for the whole area). Might eat and have a lay down some time soon.

Happy Potter said:

Heaps of washing to do here today in between showers. #1 son started bagging the fruit trees yesterday and we have just done a couple of more branches. Going to be tedious…..maybe should have gone for the netting after all :(
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I’d go the netting too, AnneS. Bugger bagging all the fruit. Birds can still get at some of the fruit.

I will have to do a frame structure over my mini orchard one day too, but I can have a net rolled up and attached to the gutter eve and roll it out each summer. Pears, apples, several citrus, grapes, stone fruits all in there. Fruit fest for birds.

Our trouble is we planted the fruit trees al over the place…

pain master said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

in the stupidmarket, I get a little paranoid whenever the loud speaker comes on and says “security to sector c” and then two guys in suits and dark sunglasses follow me for the rest of my shopping experience. Its kinda un-nerving, but at least the chap who followed me out to the carpark had the decency to put my trolley away when I had finished….

Has that really happened to you?

despite yeehah’s suggestion that I was confusing my reality with my imagination, in PNG sometimes if you got chatting to a security guard, he would on occasion push your trolley around, offer advice on what tin-fish to buy and would even help you load your shopping bags into your car. None of them wore suits, mainly brown overalls depending on the security company that they worked for.

Now that hardly rates the same as the first story.

bluegreen said:

today’s agenda: more packing, cleaning, rubbish removal. Skip is full, borrowing a trailer to take the old fridge and freezer to the tip, plus a whole lot of prunings from where a friend cleared the side access for the removalists.

No chance you have to think on how you are going to fill your day ‘eh?

For someone who came home sober, I am sooooooooooooo hung over today…….. didn’t get home till 2 am.

On the way up I had a chat to Sophie Thompson in Clare, she was there to open the hospital gardens. She her mum (???) and oldest child were having a pitstop at the next bench in a park where we stopped and had lunch. Her twins are now 4 years old!!!!

G’day you sheilas.

pain master said:

Yeehah said:

2. Weeded for about an hour and a half. I had no idea there was so little in the garden bed under the kitchen window, it was overrun with that horrible sticky weed.

Plumbago?

I heard the neighbours out in the backyard using some kind of powered gardening tool yesterday. I said to myself, bloody hell, I hope they’re murdering the plumbago… :D

Longy said:

G’day you sheilas.

HI Longy…… not staying…need to have another lay down me thinks….getting far too old to party….sober or drunk….lol

Lucky1 said:

Longy said:

G’day you sheilas.

HI Longy…… not staying…need to have another lay down me thinks….getting far too old to party….sober or drunk….lol

Poor ol thing. Go have a nanna nap.
Actually, a bowl of vegie soup is the best cure.

Longy said:

Lucky1 said:

Longy said:

G’day you sheilas.

HI Longy…… not staying…need to have another lay down me thinks….getting far too old to party….sober or drunk….lol

Poor ol thing. Go have a nanna nap.
Actually, a bowl of vegie soup is the best cure.

I’m still here. Howdy LF.

G’day Pom. I just had lunch. Toasted sanga followed by a mango.
Crikey there are mangos everywhere.

Longy said:

G’day Pom. I just had lunch. Toasted sanga followed by a mango.
Crikey there are mangos everywhere.

Not here there aint. I will have to buy mine for Chrissy. Not fair.

Hi Longy. Good on the mangos. I’d just about kill for a decent mango. The ones here are not too good, dunno where they are from.

Longy said:

G’day you sheilas.

Miss Thee thank you :)

Happy Potter said:

Hi Longy. Good on the mangos. I’d just about kill for a decent mango. The ones here are not too good, dunno where they are from.

I’d be interested to find out what happened to my crop. Millions of flowers which turned black and fell to the ground. Same happened to the lychees. I have noticed that the same has happened to other mango trees that you can see from the road on the way to town. Haven’t spoken to anybody about it yet but I intend to.. I know it was cloudy and rainy for a long time round then and maybe it was that the bees were hiding.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

Hi Longy. Good on the mangos. I’d just about kill for a decent mango. The ones here are not too good, dunno where they are from.

I’d be interested to find out what happened to my crop. Millions of flowers which turned black and fell to the ground. Same happened to the lychees. I have noticed that the same has happened to other mango trees that you can see from the road on the way to town. Haven’t spoken to anybody about it yet but I intend to.. I know it was cloudy and rainy for a long time round then and maybe it was that the bees were hiding.

Crops have been wiped all up the coast this year.
There was something on landline about it a week or two back. Missed most
of it but it comes down to fungal problems.
Anthracnose, black spot etc.
A rainy period during flowering and fruiting seems to exacerbate the problem

The Estate said:

Longy said:

G’day you sheilas.

Miss Thee thank you :)

Rightoh sheila Miss Thee.
Noted.

Happy Potter said:

Hi Longy. Good on the mangos. I’d just about kill for a decent mango. The ones here are not too good, dunno where they are from.

Yours are probably from north WA/NT. Lots of travel.
People at home eat mangoes too ripe. Eat when they are just starting to go soft with a slight blush of colour..
The flavour is tangier and far more enjoyable. Don’t wait till they’re soft and coloured

Longy said:

The Estate said:

Longy said:

G’day you sheilas.

Miss Thee thank you :)

Rightoh sheila Miss Thee.
Noted.

thanks Longy, your a true gentleman lmao