better start a new year for pics..

The sunflowers will bloom soon..
They are planted in a 3 inch gap between the path and a root barrier and I didn’t think they would get this big.
In the left corner is the spaghetti squash and that little visable fruit is heaps bigger today.
Eggplants to the left front.

And whats behind them..

Yacon to the back, left, and corn behind the mandarine tree.

Just flipping through your photos, boy has your garden come along!

Dinetta said:

Just flipping through your photos, boy has your garden come along!

It has, say wot!
Didn’t realise until I took a look myself.

Quite a pictorial diary there…

Sunflowers are nice and tall, Mine are all just about picked.

great sunflowers.
that yacon – what is it? it looks particularly robust.

pepe said:

great sunflowers.
that yacon – what is it? it looks particularly robust.

Supa food! This is the plant that GA gave me. In it’s 2nd year now and I will harvest for the first time in autumn. http://www.greenharvest.com.au/Plants/yacon_info.html

pepe said:

great sunflowers.
that yacon – what is it? it looks particularly robust.

Peruvian Ground Apple is another name. edible tubers.

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

great sunflowers.
that yacon – what is it? it looks particularly robust.

Peruvian Ground Apple is another name. edible tubers.

didn’t Longy grow some for a while back?

Where is that bugger?

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

great sunflowers.
that yacon – what is it? it looks particularly robust.

Peruvian Ground Apple is another name. edible tubers.

didn’t Longy grow some for a while back?

Where is that bugger?

He made a very brief appearance not that long ago.

Happy Potter said:

pepe said:

great sunflowers.
that yacon – what is it? it looks particularly robust.

Supa food! This is the plant that GA gave me. In it’s 2nd year now and I will harvest for the first time in autumn. http://www.greenharvest.com.au/Plants/yacon_info.html

I hope you like them HP because it took me forever to get rid of mine. Every little bit you miss reshoots.

Happy Potter said:

pepe said:

great sunflowers.
that yacon – what is it? it looks particularly robust.

Supa food! This is the plant that GA gave me. In it’s 2nd year now and I will harvest for the first time in autumn. http://www.greenharvest.com.au/Plants/yacon_info.html

thanks – wow

looks extremely productive.

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

pepe said:

great sunflowers.
that yacon – what is it? it looks particularly robust.

Supa food! This is the plant that GA gave me. In it’s 2nd year now and I will harvest for the first time in autumn. http://www.greenharvest.com.au/Plants/yacon_info.html

I hope you like them HP because it took me forever to get rid of mine. Every little bit you miss reshoots.

Yes Longy forewarned me too and that’s why I put it in that back corner, it can keep reshooting there. Eventually I will grow it right across behind the mandarine tree and it can stay there.
I do wonder though, if it will have the same habit as the sub tropics. Temperate clime here.

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

Supa food! This is the plant that GA gave me. In it’s 2nd year now and I will harvest for the first time in autumn. http://www.greenharvest.com.au/Plants/yacon_info.html

I hope you like them HP because it took me forever to get rid of mine. Every little bit you miss reshoots.

Yes Longy forewarned me too and that’s why I put it in that back corner, it can keep reshooting there. Eventually I will grow it right across behind the mandarine tree and it can stay there.
I do wonder though, if it will have the same habit as the sub tropics. Temperate clime here.

It’s pretty when it flowers anyway.

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

I hope you like them HP because it took me forever to get rid of mine. Every little bit you miss reshoots.

Yes Longy forewarned me too and that’s why I put it in that back corner, it can keep reshooting there. Eventually I will grow it right across behind the mandarine tree and it can stay there.
I do wonder though, if it will have the same habit as the sub tropics. Temperate clime here.

It’s pretty when it flowers anyway.

It is, yes.
It looks to be pretty versatile so I want to use it for a few things, baking, pies, salads ect. I can already see tubers.

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

Yes Longy forewarned me too and that’s why I put it in that back corner, it can keep reshooting there. Eventually I will grow it right across behind the mandarine tree and it can stay there.
I do wonder though, if it will have the same habit as the sub tropics. Temperate clime here.

It’s pretty when it flowers anyway.

It is, yes.
It looks to be pretty versatile so I want to use it for a few things, baking, pies, salads ect. I can already see tubers.

I think part of my problem was that you are supposed to dig them after the top dies back, but mine never did. It just kept growing bigger and bigger.

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

pepe said:

great sunflowers.
that yacon – what is it? it looks particularly robust.

Peruvian Ground Apple is another name. edible tubers.

didn’t Longy grow some for a while back?

Where is that bugger?

Yeah! Where are you LF? It’s time to check in and wish us all a Happy New Year.

Apricot jam :)

Chopped 2 kg and added one cup of water and the juice of one lemon and simmered for about 10 mins.

Added 2 kg sugar and boiled for approx’ 30 minutes.

5 mins to setting time I added a tablespoon of kirsch, it gives it a slight almond taste to the finish.

7 bottles.

Now having a water bath for 35 mins.
(for extra safety and longer keeping)

Happy Potter said:

Apricot jam :)

Chopped 2 kg and added one cup of water and the juice of one lemon and simmered for about 10 mins.

Added 2 kg sugar and boiled for approx’ 30 minutes.

5 mins to setting time I added a tablespoon of kirsch, it gives it a slight almond taste to the finish.

7 bottles.

Now having a water bath for 35 mins.
(for extra safety and longer keeping)

Cool.Looks yummy.
Interesting that you added water. My Mum always told me never to add extra water. She said that just wash the fruit and then cook slowly to begin with. Same when stewing fruit.

Interesting that you added water. My Mum always told me never to add extra water. She said that just wash the fruit and then cook slowly to begin with. Same when stewing fruit.
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I just remember my mum insisting on doing that so I’ve always added it.

And she would cut the top of the apricot off, where it attaches to the branch.

I plan to make a couple jam slices next.

The 2nd batch of apricot jam is about to be made :D

We ate the peaches…….

fantastic jam potter!

magical photos of the apricot jam HP – your kitchen always looks inspiring.

AnneS said:

Happy Potter said:

Apricot jam :)

Chopped 2 kg and added one cup of water and the juice of one lemon and simmered for about 10 mins.

Added 2 kg sugar and boiled for approx’ 30 minutes.

5 mins to setting time I added a tablespoon of kirsch, it gives it a slight almond taste to the finish.

7 bottles.

Now having a water bath for 35 mins.
(for extra safety and longer keeping)

Cool.Looks yummy.
Interesting that you added water. My Mum always told me never to add extra water. She said that just wash the fruit and then cook slowly to begin with. Same when stewing fruit.

I love apricot jam. I went to buy some fresh apricots the other day and a man beside me said not to buy them because they were terrible. He had had some previously. I took him at his word because the apricots we get up here are, for the most part, terrible. I only bought the 2 that I had already put in the bag, just for a taste. I bet you guessed already that they were excellent. I was fuming. I now have to wonder about that man and his off the planet advice. You know what else is a pain. I can’t get back into town to get some more because everywhere is flooded.

pomolo said:

AnneS said:

Happy Potter said:

Apricot jam :)

Chopped 2 kg and added one cup of water and the juice of one lemon and simmered for about 10 mins.

Added 2 kg sugar and boiled for approx’ 30 minutes.

5 mins to setting time I added a tablespoon of kirsch, it gives it a slight almond taste to the finish.

7 bottles.

Now having a water bath for 35 mins.
(for extra safety and longer keeping)

Cool.Looks yummy.
Interesting that you added water. My Mum always told me never to add extra water. She said that just wash the fruit and then cook slowly to begin with. Same when stewing fruit.

I love apricot jam. I went to buy some fresh apricots the other day and a man beside me said not to buy them because they were terrible. He had had some previously. I took him at his word because the apricots we get up here are, for the most part, terrible. I only bought the 2 that I had already put in the bag, just for a taste. I bet you guessed already that they were excellent. I was fuming. I now have to wonder about that man and his off the planet advice. You know what else is a pain. I can’t get back into town to get some more because everywhere is flooded.

Apricots were only $4 a kilo up here yesterday! That is cheap for NQ.

I love apricot jam. I went to buy some fresh apricots the other day and a man beside me said not to buy them because they were terrible. He had had some previously. I took him at his word because the apricots we get up here are, for the most part, terrible. I only bought the 2 that I had already put in the bag, just for a taste. I bet you guessed already that they were excellent. I was fuming. I now have to wonder about that man and his off the planet advice. You know what else is a pain. I can’t get back into town to get some more because everywhere is flooded.

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If you see him again, kick him! lol

pepe said:

magical photos of the apricot jam HP – your kitchen always looks inspiring.

Aw thank you Pepe :)

It doesn’t look too inspiring at the moment..JJ cooked tea. Steak and onions and salads. A big mess lol!
But I’m grateful for the meal :D

pepe said:

magical photos of the apricot jam HP – your kitchen always looks inspiring.

she also makes it Look to easy as well.

Veg gardener said:

pepe said:

magical photos of the apricot jam HP – your kitchen always looks inspiring.

she also makes it Look to easy as well.

Oh Veg, thank you. But I have been cooking for, well longer than 35 years. My mum was a chef.
I shouldn’t have any stuff up’s, but I do. They just don’t get photographed! lol.

Happy Potter said:

Veg gardener said:

pepe said:

magical photos of the apricot jam HP – your kitchen always looks inspiring.

she also makes it Look to easy as well.

Oh Veg, thank you. But I have been cooking for, well longer than 35 years. My mum was a chef.
I shouldn’t have any stuff up’s, but I do. They just don’t get photographed! lol.

that’s Alright, Think I’ll Leave the cooking to the chiefs.

Veg gardener said:

Happy Potter said:

Veg gardener said:

she also makes it Look to easy as well.

and leave the eating to the Indians…

Oh Veg, thank you. But I have been cooking for, well longer than 35 years. My mum was a chef.
I shouldn’t have any stuff up’s, but I do. They just don’t get photographed! lol.

that’s Alright, Think I’ll Leave the cooking to the chiefs.

One thing, capsicums sure love it here.
The green ones are big but I’m waiting for them to turn red. The long Hung’ yellow peppers are fab in salads.

This tomato ( grafted) was so covered in leaf that the fruit were too shaded so I removed most of the leaves.
Now they are ripening.

My world according to Yeehah. Hanging out with the fairies at the bottom of the garden :)

Next cactus flower :D This one took weeks to open.

The yellow peppers look delicious…what breed are they?

Dinetta said:

The yellow peppers look delicious…what breed are they?

Hungarian Long Yellow, says on the seed pack.
I get the seeds from the local Italian Deli. They go wonderfully on a cheese platter, or a pizza, salads or sandwiches. Anything really. I use heaps.
They grow so quickly I only need the one bush. Last year I had four bushes and there were too many fruit.

Happy Potter said:

One thing, capsicums sure love it here.
The green ones are big but I’m waiting for them to turn red. The long Hung’ yellow peppers are fab in salads.

This tomato ( grafted) was so covered in leaf that the fruit were too shaded so I removed most of the leaves.
Now they are ripening.

My world according to Yeehah. Hanging out with the fairies at the bottom of the garden :)

Next cactus flower :D This one took weeks to open.

terrific tomato photo – i wish mine were that thick on the vine.
good beans too – altho’ something suspicious lerks…

pepe said:

good beans too – altho’ something suspicious lerks…

sunflowers actually…

bluegreen said:

pepe said:

good beans too – altho’ something suspicious lerks…

sunflowers actually…

If I was standing under them now I’d drown. The clouds are throwing it down.

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

My world according to Yeehah. Hanging out with the fairies at the bottom of the garden :)

terrific tomato photo – i wish mine were that thick on the vine.
good beans too – altho’ something suspicious lerks…

sunflowers not beans – and tell that leprechaun to plant a few beans to climb up the sunflower stalks

pepe said:

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

My world according to Yeehah. Hanging out with the fairies at the bottom of the garden :)

terrific tomato photo – i wish mine were that thick on the vine.
good beans too – altho’ something suspicious lerks…

sunflowers not beans – and tell that leprechaun to plant a few beans to climb up the sunflower stalks

I am not going to plant climbing beans, ever again! Not after my last lot nearly pulled down a neighbours olive tree! LOL..

Besides, the bush/dwarf beans are more tender :)

Happy Potter said:

One thing, capsicums sure love it here.
The green ones are big but I’m waiting for them to turn red. The long Hung’ yellow peppers are fab in salads.

This tomato ( grafted) was so covered in leaf that the fruit were too shaded so I removed most of the leaves.
Now they are ripening.

My world according to Yeehah. Hanging out with the fairies at the bottom of the garden :)

Next cactus flower :D This one took weeks to open.

That Cactus flower is great, nice shots Potter!

That Cactus flower is great, nice shots Potter!
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Thanks PM :)

Sweet Basil leaves.. black patches, doesn’t rub off.
Pull the whole plant or just the affected leaves? I have many basil plants and not all are affected, just the leaves on some.

Happy Potter said:

Sweet Basil leaves.. black patches, doesn’t rub off.
Pull the whole plant or just the affected leaves? I have many basil plants and not all are affected, just the leaves on some.

Oh, and the black patches wern’t there yesterday.

Happy Potter said:

Sweet Basil leaves.. black patches, doesn’t rub off.
Pull the whole plant or just the affected leaves? I have many basil plants and not all are affected, just the leaves on some.

I’d bin the affected leaves but keep an eye on the plants in case it continues. If so then it might be better to remove the affected plants. I suspect though that they are water logged and may not recover unless the soil gets a chance to dry out a bitl.

Happy Potter said:

Sweet Basil leaves.. black patches, doesn’t rub off.
Pull the whole plant or just the affected leaves? I have many basil plants and not all are affected, just the leaves on some.

Just the affected leaves and bin them…

Thanks ladies, I have picked all the affected leaves and binned them.

There’s a load to pick for pesto and sauces.

Happy Potter said:

Thanks ladies, I have picked all the affected leaves and binned them.

There’s a load to pick for pesto and sauces.

might be a good idea to do that soon in case/before other leaves become affected.

Happy Potter said:

Sweet Basil leaves.. black patches, doesn’t rub off.
Pull the whole plant or just the affected leaves? I have many basil plants and not all are affected, just the leaves on some.

if they drain quickly they will survive – so remove the effected leaves.

how many basils dos yous haves?

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

Sweet Basil leaves.. black patches, doesn’t rub off.
Pull the whole plant or just the affected leaves? I have many basil plants and not all are affected, just the leaves on some.

if they drain quickly they will survive – so remove the effected leaves.

how many basils dos yous haves?

About 20 basil plants Pepe.
You know that problem I have regarding throwing away a prefectly good seedling….
Sweet basil, greek basil, ect.

Happy Potter said:

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

Sweet Basil leaves.. black patches, doesn’t rub off.
Pull the whole plant or just the affected leaves? I have many basil plants and not all are affected, just the leaves on some.

if they drain quickly they will survive – so remove the effected leaves.

how many basils dos yous haves?

About 20 basil plants Pepe.
You know that problem I have regarding throwing away a prefectly good seedling….
Sweet basil, greek basil, ect.

sweet – pesto requires a bucket load of leaves.

just had indonesian bean sayur for tea – delish – but i’m all over the place on the LHC now.

Pics of the river on our walk this morning. The level peaked ovenight and is already dropping.

Our walking path is under in this first pic.

The water level went up over the path to the edge of the rocks.

Path dissappears again.

The flooded ford crossing.

Yesterday evening the water level rose to the bottom edge of this Werribee River sign.

Happy Potter said:

Pics of the river on our walk this morning. The level peaked ovenight and is already dropping.

Our walking path is under in this first pic.

The water level went up over the path to the edge of the rocks.

Path dissappears again.

The flooded ford crossing.

Yesterday evening the water level rose to the bottom edge of this Werribee River sign.

That’s as bad as flooding should be allowed to get.

Happy Potter said:

Pics of the river on our walk this morning. The level peaked ovenight and is already dropping.

Our walking path is under in this first pic.

The water level went up over the path to the edge of the rocks.

Path dissappears again.

The flooded ford crossing.

Yesterday evening the water level rose to the bottom edge of this Werribee River sign.

Is there a treat to the homes in this area???

Happy Potter said:

Pics of the river on our walk this morning. The level peaked ovenight and is already dropping.

Our walking path is under in this first pic.

The water level went up over the path to the edge of the rocks.

Path dissappears again.

The flooded ford crossing.

Yesterday evening the water level rose to the bottom edge of this Werribee River sign.

Wow. Lucky it’s dropping now.

Is there a treat to the homes in this area???
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There was Lucky, some of the ones nearest the river evacuated, but none inundated, thankfully.

People will want river views..

Happy Potter said:

Is there a treat to the homes in this area???
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There was Lucky, some of the ones nearest the river evacuated, but none inundated, thankfully.

People will want river views..

Phew that is good news….thanks.

Happy Potter said:

Pics of the river on our walk this morning. The level peaked ovenight and is already dropping.

Our walking path is under in this first pic.

The water level went up over the path to the edge of the rocks.

Path dissappears again.

The flooded ford crossing.

Yesterday evening the water level rose to the bottom edge of this Werribee River sign.

Hopefully no major damage?

Happy Potter said:

Pics of the river on our walk this morning. The level peaked ovenight and is already dropping.

Our walking path is under in this first pic.

The water level went up over the path to the edge of the rocks.

Path dissappears again.

The flooded ford crossing.

Yesterday evening the water level rose to the bottom edge of this Werribee River sign.

WOW, looks like a real river down there!

Lucky1 said:

Happy Potter said:

Pics of the river on our walk this morning. The level peaked ovenight and is already dropping.

Our walking path is under in this first pic.

The water level went up over the path to the edge of the rocks.

Path dissappears again.

The flooded ford crossing.

Yesterday evening the water level rose to the bottom edge of this Werribee River sign.

Is there a treat to the homes in this area???

snigger…

Well apparently the river is going to rise again and even higher when they release catchments further out west and north.
Towns central and central west Vic are flooded and that water has to go somewhere..

sunflowers starting to open :)

They are so tall now I had to hold my camera with my arms straight up and take a blind photo.

Immature spaghetti squash just hanging in there. There’s several and I hope they ripen before the vine secumbs to leaf mould.

Happy Potter said:

sunflowers starting to open :)

Immature spaghetti squash just hanging in there. There’s several and I hope they ripen before the vine secumbs to leaf mould.

what is that leaf problem called? its not leaf mould. i have a bit of it too.

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

sunflowers starting to open :)

Immature spaghetti squash just hanging in there. There’s several and I hope they ripen before the vine secumbs to leaf mould.

what is that leaf problem called? its not leaf mould. i have a bit of it too.

Powdery mildew. Just been reading about the squash and apparently they won’t ripen for some months yet. I will have to treat the mildew now then.

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

sunflowers starting to open :)

Immature spaghetti squash just hanging in there. There’s several and I hope they ripen before the vine secumbs to leaf mould.

what is that leaf problem called? its not leaf mould. i have a bit of it too.

isn’t that powdery mildew?

Happy Potter said:

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

sunflowers starting to open :)

Immature spaghetti squash just hanging in there. There’s several and I hope they ripen before the vine secumbs to leaf mould.

what is that leaf problem called? its not leaf mould. i have a bit of it too.

Powdery mildew. Just been reading about the squash and apparently they won’t ripen for some months yet. I will have to treat the mildew now then.

snap

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

sunflowers starting to open :)

Immature spaghetti squash just hanging in there. There’s several and I hope they ripen before the vine secumbs to leaf mould.

what is that leaf problem called? its not leaf mould. i have a bit of it too.

Powdery mildew?

Happy Potter said:

sunflowers starting to open :)

They are so tall now I had to hold my camera with my arms straight up and take a blind photo.

Immature spaghetti squash just hanging in there. There’s several and I hope they ripen before the vine secumbs to leaf mould.

Awesome stuff potter! Nice one.

Awwwwwwwww…….sadflowers. So forlorn.
I wanted to lift their heads up and tell them ‘it’s ok, it’ll get better’.

Happy Potter said:

Awwwwwwwww…….sadflowers. So forlorn.
I wanted to lift their heads up and tell them ‘it’s ok, it’ll get better’.

oh poor weed! Bill and Ben would be very sad :(

Happy Potter said:

Awwwwwwwww…….sadflowers. So forlorn.
I wanted to lift their heads up and tell them ‘it’s ok, it’ll get better’.

time to pick them?
Green Grass, Haven’t seen that in a while.

Happy Potter said:

Awwwwwwwww…….sadflowers. So forlorn.
I wanted to lift their heads up and tell them ‘it’s ok, it’ll get better’.

They look how I felt at 9 months pregnant – heavily laden with the next generation!

Veg gardener said:

Happy Potter said:

Awwwwwwwww…….sadflowers. So forlorn.
I wanted to lift their heads up and tell them ‘it’s ok, it’ll get better’.

time to pick them?
Green Grass, Haven’t seen that in a while.

I had picked them Veg, well a dozen others that were ready. I left those three to mature some more and that’s what all the rain did. They lost their petals and hung their heads.

Happy Potter said:

Veg gardener said:

Happy Potter said:

Awwwwwwwww…….sadflowers. So forlorn.
I wanted to lift their heads up and tell them ‘it’s ok, it’ll get better’.

time to pick them?
Green Grass, Haven’t seen that in a while.

I had picked them Veg, well a dozen others that were ready. I left those three to mature some more and that’s what all the rain did. They lost their petals and hung their heads.

Might be No Sunshine.

Happy Potter said:

Awwwwwwwww…….sadflowers. So forlorn.
I wanted to lift their heads up and tell them ‘it’s ok, it’ll get better’.

Tough being left out in the rain…..

I’ll never have that recipe again…..oh no……..

Hang on wrong thread….hahahahahahahahah

When it rained…

Happy Potter said:

When it rained…

Yep. You could probably say that’s wet.

And it rained , under the eves, into my saved bags of gravel..

And what happens when bags of gravel fill with water??
They fall over…….

Tomatoes don’t like too much water.
But neither do some ferns!

Happy Potter said:

When it rained…

Ah, No!!

But the rhodys impatiens and the yacon loved it!

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

When it rained…

Ah, No!!

All outside lighting and power points are disconnected for now..except the waterproof powerpoint for the pond filter.

Dinetta said:

Happy Potter said:

When it rained…

Ah, No!!

Not good

Oh and one last one before I go..
A staghorn fell off it’s perch..slipped right off it’s stake. Max is checking out the strange creature..
I will get a new short stake for it with ‘nail barbs’ to secure it then re hang it.

Happy Potter said:

But the rhodys impatiens and the yacon loved it!

It’s hard to please all the plants all the time. Someone famous said something like that once.

Happy Potter said:

When it rained…

a cyclone in melbourne in summer – abnormal – even for melbourne – shakes head.

thanks for the piccies HP – i’m finding it hard to believe – still dry here – but cooler.

Happy Potter said:

Oh and one last one before I go..
A staghorn fell off it’s perch..slipped right off it’s stake. Max is checking out the strange creature..
I will get a new short stake for it with ‘nail barbs’ to secure it then re hang it.

Dogs are so funny about new stuff in their domain. Sometimes we get woken in the middle of the night by ZeeZee barking. We let her out and she barks at a wheelbarrow in the middle of the yard that wasn’t there last night. She is ok if we remember to introduce her to these things before it gets dark.

She does it inside the house as well, depending on what’s out of place.

Happy Potter said:

When it rained…

Great photos HP, I fail when I try to photograph rain.. a real weak point for me…

Great photos HP, I fail when I try to photograph rain.. a real weak point for me…

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Thanks PM.

Rain pics need a dark background. I waited until a dark car went past to snap it. One with a white truck in the background just looked like fog.

Lucky1 said:

Happy Potter said:

Awwwwwwwww…….sadflowers. So forlorn.
I wanted to lift their heads up and tell them ‘it’s ok, it’ll get better’.

Tough being left out in the rain…..

I’ll never have that recipe again…..oh no……..

Hang on wrong thread….hahahahahahahahah

ROFL!

Happy Potter said:

Great photos HP, I fail when I try to photograph rain.. a real weak point for me…

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Thanks PM.

Rain pics need a dark background. I waited until a dark car went past to snap it. One with a white truck in the background just looked like fog.

thank you, tip noted… it should rain here again soon I think eh?

Happy Potter said:

Tomatoes don’t like too much water.
But neither do some ferns!

We were round at MrBL’s sister’s place yesterday. Her neighbour has just recently paid to have his yard landscaped and now, after all the rain, his $700 cycad is turning up it’s toes.

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

Tomatoes don’t like too much water.
But neither do some ferns!

We were round at MrBL’s sister’s place yesterday. Her neighbour has just recently paid to have his yard landscaped and now, after all the rain, his $700 cycad is turning up it’s toes.

Bluddy ‘ell! How big is it?

Strange plants .. I have a small one in the fernery which doesn’t seem to grow , but another on the patio in a pot that GS kicked and sent flying and that I repotted, is going great, heaps of new fronds out.

Started to clean…lounge floor washed and now shredding paper that has been on my computer table…then the kitchen floor will be cleaned…….

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

Tomatoes don’t like too much water.
But neither do some ferns!

We were round at MrBL’s sister’s place yesterday. Her neighbour has just recently paid to have his yard landscaped and now, after all the rain, his $700 cycad is turning up it’s toes.

Bluddy ‘ell! How big is it?

Strange plants .. I have a small one in the fernery which doesn’t seem to grow , but another on the patio in a pot that GS kicked and sent flying and that I repotted, is going great, heaps of new fronds out.

Not enough light in the fernery? Depending on the type of cycad that could be the prob, or maybe lack of nutrients – might need fertilising.

bubba louie said:

We were round at MrBL’s sister’s place yesterday. Her neighbour has just recently paid to have his yard landscaped and now, after all the rain, his $700 cycad is turning up it’s toes.

ouch!

Max before his haircut..

Gees his fur is thick, but we’re getting there…

Nearly finished but then I got visitors so I let him have a break then clean up the little tufts later.

And I just had to show you this little porcelain chook, it’s so cute. Eldest girl gave it to me for a gift “because it’s just so you Mum!”. The writing on it is: ‘All things grow with Love’ :D

Happy Potter said:

And I just had to show you this little porcelain chook, it’s so cute. Eldest girl gave it to me for a gift “because it’s just so you Mum!”. The writing on it is: ‘All things grow with Love’ :D

Aww, how sweet :)

Happy Potter said:

And I just had to show you this little porcelain chook, it’s so cute. Eldest girl gave it to me for a gift “because it’s just so you Mum!”. The writing on it is: ‘All things grow with Love’ :D

:)

I’ve got too many collectables. My china cabinate in bulging at the seams.

We went for a look at an antique centre today and it’s got me seriously thinking about liquidating some of my assets. LOL

Happy Potter said:

Max before his haircut..

Gees his fur is thick, but we’re getting there…

Nearly finished but then I got visitors so I let him have a break then clean up the little tufts later.

He looks lovely. My cockers used to love having a hair cut.

Happy Potter said:

Max before his haircut..

Gees his fur is thick, but we’re getting there…

Nearly finished but then I got visitors so I let him have a break then clean up the little tufts later.

That is soooo gorgeous!

Happy Potter said:

Max before his haircut..

Gees his fur is thick, but we’re getting there…

Nearly finished but then I got visitors so I let him have a break then clean up the little tufts later.

Our little Oscar used to get soooo embarrassed by his haircuts!

One thing that emerged after his haircut, how much of a barell shape he is, he’s fat!

No more little cubes of cheese from the salad bowl leftovers..

I kept his fur and my friend with the spinning wheel said it’ll be great when spun into wool. I have to keep all his hair trimmings now before he loses the lovely gold colour and starts going grey.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Max before his haircut..

Gees his fur is thick, but we’re getting there…

Nearly finished but then I got visitors so I let him have a break then clean up the little tufts later.

Our little Oscar used to get soooo embarrassed by his haircuts!

Who is Oscar? I never knew you had and Oscar. I don’t mean the Academy Award either. (I got in before someone else did.)

Happy Potter said:

One thing that emerged after his haircut, how much of a barell shape he is, he’s fat!

No more little cubes of cheese from the salad bowl leftovers..

I kept his fur and my friend with the spinning wheel said it’ll be great when spun into wool. I have to keep all his hair trimmings now before he loses the lovely gold colour and starts going grey.

you could knit him a cardy!

Our Oscar was 28kgs… beat that!

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Max before his haircut..

Gees his fur is thick, but we’re getting there…

Nearly finished but then I got visitors so I let him have a break then clean up the little tufts later.

Our little Oscar used to get soooo embarrassed by his haircuts!

Who is Oscar? I never knew you had and Oscar. I don’t mean the Academy Award either. (I got in before someone else did.)

when I first came onto the ABC forum, GF and I were in a house-sit with an Oscar Cocker Spaniel and 2 cats. Oscar was soooo wonderful!

pain master said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

Our little Oscar used to get soooo embarrassed by his haircuts!

Who is Oscar? I never knew you had and Oscar. I don’t mean the Academy Award either. (I got in before someone else did.)

when I first came onto the ABC forum, GF and I were in a house-sit with an Oscar Cocker Spaniel and 2 cats. Oscar was soooo wonderful!

What colour was he? I have had 3 black cocker Spaniels over the years.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

pomolo said:

Who is Oscar? I never knew you had and Oscar. I don’t mean the Academy Award either. (I got in before someone else did.)

when I first came onto the ABC forum, GF and I were in a house-sit with an Oscar Cocker Spaniel and 2 cats. Oscar was soooo wonderful!

What colour was he? I have had 3 black cocker Spaniels over the years.

red just like HPs, but fatter then HPs. I used to walk Oscar twice a day, he was on diet food and I would walk him once a month to the vet to the “scales of death”. He would step on, would always be 28kgs and everyone in the vet waiting room would laugh at poor fatty Oscar.

pain master said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

when I first came onto the ABC forum, GF and I were in a house-sit with an Oscar Cocker Spaniel and 2 cats. Oscar was soooo wonderful!

What colour was he? I have had 3 black cocker Spaniels over the years.

red just like HPs, but fatter then HPs. I used to walk Oscar twice a day, he was on diet food and I would walk him once a month to the vet to the “scales of death”. He would step on, would always be 28kgs and everyone in the vet waiting room would laugh at poor fatty Oscar.

Mine got a bit overweight as well. It’s so hard to say no to a cocker Spaniel. It’s those bluddy eyes.

pain master said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

when I first came onto the ABC forum, GF and I were in a house-sit with an Oscar Cocker Spaniel and 2 cats. Oscar was soooo wonderful!

What colour was he? I have had 3 black cocker Spaniels over the years.

red just like HPs, but fatter then HPs. I used to walk Oscar twice a day, he was on diet food and I would walk him once a month to the vet to the “scales of death”. He would step on, would always be 28kgs and everyone in the vet waiting room would laugh at poor fatty Oscar.

Yes it’s time. You need a new dog. You’re settled in Towntown now. Perfect town to raise a new dog.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

One thing that emerged after his haircut, how much of a barell shape he is, he’s fat!

No more little cubes of cheese from the salad bowl leftovers..

I kept his fur and my friend with the spinning wheel said it’ll be great when spun into wool. I have to keep all his hair trimmings now before he loses the lovely gold colour and starts going grey.

you could knit him a cardy!

Our Oscar was 28kgs… beat that!

wo, fat cocker spaniel! Max is 18 kg.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

pomolo said:

Who is Oscar? I never knew you had and Oscar. I don’t mean the Academy Award either. (I got in before someone else did.)

when I first came onto the ABC forum, GF and I were in a house-sit with an Oscar Cocker Spaniel and 2 cats. Oscar was soooo wonderful!

What colour was he? I have had 3 black cocker Spaniels over the years.

This is the little sweetie that I think PM should adopt. His names MacKenzie and he’s only 25cm at the shoulder.

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

when I first came onto the ABC forum, GF and I were in a house-sit with an Oscar Cocker Spaniel and 2 cats. Oscar was soooo wonderful!

What colour was he? I have had 3 black cocker Spaniels over the years.

This is the little sweetie that I think PM should adopt. His names MacKenzie and he’s only 25cm at the shoulder.

That’s smaller than ZeeZee.

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

What colour was he? I have had 3 black cocker Spaniels over the years.

This is the little sweetie that I think PM should adopt. His names MacKenzie and he’s only 25cm at the shoulder.

That’s smaller than ZeeZee.

I love his mogwai ears.

His foster Mum thinks he’s the best thing since sliced bread.

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

This is the little sweetie that I think PM should adopt. His names MacKenzie and he’s only 25cm at the shoulder.

That’s smaller than ZeeZee.

I love his mogwai ears.

His foster Mum thinks he’s the best thing since sliced bread.

I know because I read it on your link. I got in even though I’m not a member.

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

That’s smaller than ZeeZee.

I love his mogwai ears.

His foster Mum thinks he’s the best thing since sliced bread.

I know because I read it on your link. I got in even though I’m not a member.

That’s weird.

pomolo said:

pain master said:

pomolo said:

What colour was he? I have had 3 black cocker Spaniels over the years.

red just like HPs, but fatter then HPs. I used to walk Oscar twice a day, he was on diet food and I would walk him once a month to the vet to the “scales of death”. He would step on, would always be 28kgs and everyone in the vet waiting room would laugh at poor fatty Oscar.

Yes it’s time. You need a new dog. You’re settled in Towntown now. Perfect town to raise a new dog.

but the birds???

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

One thing that emerged after his haircut, how much of a barell shape he is, he’s fat!

No more little cubes of cheese from the salad bowl leftovers..

I kept his fur and my friend with the spinning wheel said it’ll be great when spun into wool. I have to keep all his hair trimmings now before he loses the lovely gold colour and starts going grey.

you could knit him a cardy!

Our Oscar was 28kgs… beat that!

wo, fat cocker spaniel! Max is 18 kg.

Oscar was big boned… and tall!

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Max before his haircut..

Gees his fur is thick, but we’re getting there…

Nearly finished but then I got visitors so I let him have a break then clean up the little tufts later.

That is soooo gorgeous!

He is a cutie. I bet he feels a bit cooler too!

bubba louie said:

This is the little sweetie that I think PM should adopt. His names MacKenzie and he’s only 25cm at the shoulder.

The birds would not take him seriously…

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

This is the little sweetie that I think PM should adopt. His names MacKenzie and he’s only 25cm at the shoulder.

The birds would not take him seriously…

Depends on the amount of noise emanating from the furry one …

Yeehah said:

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

This is the little sweetie that I think PM should adopt. His names MacKenzie and he’s only 25cm at the shoulder.

The birds would not take him seriously…

Depends on the amount of noise emanating from the furry one …

His foster mum says he’s very quiet. He’s such a good little boy she wishes she could keep him.

Yeehah said:

Dinetta said:

bubba louie said:

This is the little sweetie that I think PM should adopt. His names MacKenzie and he’s only 25cm at the shoulder.

The birds would not take him seriously…

Depends on the amount of noise emanating from the furry one …

Very quiet dog acording to Bubba.

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

pain master said:

when I first came onto the ABC forum, GF and I were in a house-sit with an Oscar Cocker Spaniel and 2 cats. Oscar was soooo wonderful!

What colour was he? I have had 3 black cocker Spaniels over the years.

This is the little sweetie that I think PM should adopt. His names MacKenzie and he’s only 25cm at the shoulder.

I dunno, I reckon a python could open its mouth that far..

Cute though :)

bon008 said:

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

What colour was he? I have had 3 black cocker Spaniels over the years.

This is the little sweetie that I think PM should adopt. His names MacKenzie and he’s only 25cm at the shoulder.

I dunno, I reckon a python could open its mouth that far..

Cute though :)

I’ve never owned a little dog but now I quite like the idea of one I could just pick up and tuck under my arm.

bubba louie said:

bon008 said:

bubba louie said:

This is the little sweetie that I think PM should adopt. His names MacKenzie and he’s only 25cm at the shoulder.

I dunno, I reckon a python could open its mouth that far..

Cute though :)

I’ve never owned a little dog but now I quite like the idea of one I could just pick up and tuck under my arm.

I always wished I could do that with the rottie. Miss Stubborn she was – if she didn’t want to go for a walk, she’d just sit, and no amount of shoving (or laying out a trail of shmackos) would move her. Or you’d be in the middle of a walk, and she’d choose the way she wanted to go next, and there was no changing her mind. Picking her up wouldn’t exactly have solved the underlying discipline problem, but it would have made life easier!

Now her joints are too sore for much of a walk, so on a sore day she gets pushed around the neighbourhood in a little cart mum bought for her. It’s lined with her leopard-print dogbed – she looks like Madam Muck!

bubba louie said:

Yeehah said:

Dinetta said:

The birds would not take him seriously…

Depends on the amount of noise emanating from the furry one …

His foster mum says he’s very quiet. He’s such a good little boy she wishes she could keep him.

sounds like you might be interested bubba :D

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

Yeehah said:

Depends on the amount of noise emanating from the furry one …

His foster mum says he’s very quiet. He’s such a good little boy she wishes she could keep him.

sounds like you might be interested bubba :D

Anyone want to re-home this cutie? :D

http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/RSPCAsaves-pigs-bacon/7584069/

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

Yeehah said:

Depends on the amount of noise emanating from the furry one …

His foster mum says he’s very quiet. He’s such a good little boy she wishes she could keep him.

sounds like you might be interested bubba :D

I would be but I can’t have a dog with my two cats.

bubba louie said:

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

His foster mum says he’s very quiet. He’s such a good little boy she wishes she could keep him.

sounds like you might be interested bubba :D

I would be but I can’t have a dog with my two cats.

it would be just like having 3 cats ;)

bon008 said:

bubba louie said:

bon008 said:

I dunno, I reckon a python could open its mouth that far..

Cute though :)

I’ve never owned a little dog but now I quite like the idea of one I could just pick up and tuck under my arm.

I always wished I could do that with the rottie. Miss Stubborn she was – if she didn’t want to go for a walk, she’d just sit, and no amount of shoving (or laying out a trail of shmackos) would move her. Or you’d be in the middle of a walk, and she’d choose the way she wanted to go next, and there was no changing her mind. Picking her up wouldn’t exactly have solved the underlying discipline problem, but it would have made life easier!

Now her joints are too sore for much of a walk, so on a sore day she gets pushed around the neighbourhood in a little cart mum bought for her. It’s lined with her leopard-print dogbed – she looks like Madam Muck!

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That sounds so cute. Lucky dog that she is.

bon008 said:

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

His foster mum says he’s very quiet. He’s such a good little boy she wishes she could keep him.

sounds like you might be interested bubba :D

Anyone want to re-home this cutie? :D

http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/RSPCAsaves-pigs-bacon/7584069/

One job I could never have done would be working with the RSPCA. Stories like that make me feel sick in the stomach. They had a segment on 7:00pm Report tonight, on an Aus woman who is working to save the bears in captivity and I don’t even know where. I turned it off after the warning on what we were going to be viewing.

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

bluegreen said:

sounds like you might be interested bubba :D

I would be but I can’t have a dog with my two cats.

it would be just like having 3 cats ;)

Not after they finish eating the dog.

bubba louie said:

I’ve never owned a little dog but now I quite like the idea of one I could just pick up and tuck under my arm.

Or in your handbag …

Yeehah said:

bubba louie said:

I’ve never owned a little dog but now I quite like the idea of one I could just pick up and tuck under my arm.

Or in your handbag …

It’s quite hard to pick a suitable dog actually.
I don’t like little dogs that yap all the time, nor anything with ‘terrier’ in it’s brand.. nor one’s too big to handle, or too fluffy..

But I’ve had them all and loved them to bits :D
I had a cream Lab named Jock that could easily pull a trailor load of bricks, a tiny chihuahua named Tina it’s constant companion, a red kelpie, a dingo named Red even, shepherds and Aust terriers..a gorgeous red setter and many others inbetween.
I’ve never been without a dog even when I didn’t own one…

Yeehah said:

bubba louie said:

I’ve never owned a little dog but now I quite like the idea of one I could just pick up and tuck under my arm.

Or in your handbag …

Arrgghhhh Nooooooo I’m NOT Paris Hilton material.

What about Slugger?

Yeehah said:

bubba louie said:

I’ve never owned a little dog but now I quite like the idea of one I could just pick up and tuck under my arm.

Or in your handbag …

Hilton again.

They had the RSPCA on the ABC news this evening, the Fairfield one (Brisbane): most of the foster carers were bringing back the dogs and cats…so the RSPCA was offering and I quote “ discounted dogs and cut-price cats”…a large number of the animals were adopted by their carers…

bubba louie said:

Yeehah said:

bubba louie said:

I’ve never owned a little dog but now I quite like the idea of one I could just pick up and tuck under my arm.

Or in your handbag …

Arrgghhhh Nooooooo I’m NOT Paris Hilton material.

THAT IS GOLD!!!!!

Dinetta said:

They had the RSPCA on the ABC news this evening, the Fairfield one (Brisbane): most of the foster carers were bringing back the dogs and cats…so the RSPCA was offering and I quote “ discounted dogs and cut-price cats”…a large number of the animals were adopted by their carers…

oi, get off my LHC!

pain master said:

Dinetta said:

They had the RSPCA on the ABC news this evening, the Fairfield one (Brisbane): most of the foster carers were bringing back the dogs and cats…so the RSPCA was offering and I quote “ discounted dogs and cut-price cats”…a large number of the animals were adopted by their carers…

oi, get off my LHC!

And my thread!!

_{just kidding :)}

Dinetta said:

They had the RSPCA on the ABC news this evening, the Fairfield one (Brisbane): most of the foster carers were bringing back the dogs and cats…so the RSPCA was offering and I quote “ discounted dogs and cut-price cats”…a large number of the animals were adopted by their carers…

I was there today and I asked about the cats. There’s a couple i’d still like to locate for their owners, so i wanted to have a look, but they wont be back until tomorrow.

I’ve been busy.. got a good amount done out the front, cooked a feast , lamb shanks in plum sauce and an apple and rhubarb pie, and attached some pots on the fence for strawberries.
Another row of pots will go on the other side.

Happy Potter said:

I’ve been busy.. got a good amount done out the front, cooked a feast , lamb shanks in plum sauce and an apple and rhubarb pie, and attached some pots on the fence for strawberries.
Another row of pots will go on the other side.

What a clever use of space, and of all the spare little pots that accumulate over time!

bon008 said:

Happy Potter said:

I’ve been busy.. got a good amount done out the front, cooked a feast , lamb shanks in plum sauce and an apple and rhubarb pie, and attached some pots on the fence for strawberries.
Another row of pots will go on the other side.

What a clever use of space, and of all the spare little pots that accumulate over time!

Thanks Bon. I scrounged around and found 3 more to put beside those, it’s a line of 12 now. But I can get plenty that size out of the pot’s recycling container at the local nursery. There’s hundreds.
I’ll scrub ‘em with a dustpan brush and soapy water and I need to secure the wire mesh waving about in the wild wind’s we get here too so I scounged for a couple tall star pickets to drive in. I don’t know what I’d do without cable ties!
Also they are in the most exposed and sunniest spot so I’ll put some water crystals in the mix.

I could put a few different things in them I suppose, lettuce and parsley, small herbs.

Happy Potter said:

I’ve been busy.. got a good amount done out the front, cooked a feast , lamb shanks in plum sauce and an apple and rhubarb pie, and attached some pots on the fence for strawberries.
Another row of pots will go on the other side.

Looks great! They won’t get too heavy?

Happy Potter said:

Thanks Bon. I scrounged around and found 3 more to put beside those, it’s a line of 12 now. But I can get plenty that size out of the pot’s recycling container at the local nursery. There’s hundreds.
I’ll scrub ‘em with a dustpan brush and soapy water and I need to secure the wire mesh waving about in the wild wind’s we get here too so I scounged for a couple tall star pickets to drive in. I don’t know what I’d do without cable ties!
Also they are in the most exposed and sunniest spot so I’ll put some water crystals in the mix.

I could put a few different things in them I suppose, lettuce and parsley, small herbs.

I see … words are good but words plus pictures make the pictures happen in my head and make me think that I might possibly manage to perhaps think about doing something similar ;)

Meet ..Eggbert!
He is so cute, and continuously walks up and down in front of the hen pen talking to them and bursting to get in there with them. But the girls aren’t paying much attention to him. They have silverbeet to sort first.

Happy Potter said:

Meet ..Eggbert!
He is so cute, and continuously walks up and down in front of the hen pen talking to them and bursting to get in there with them. But the girls aren’t paying much attention to him. They have silverbeet to sort first.

I can see that Max wants to cuddle Eggbert too.

Happy Potter said:

Meet ..Eggbert!
He is so cute, and continuously walks up and down in front of the hen pen talking to them and bursting to get in there with them. But the girls aren’t paying much attention to him. They have silverbeet to sort first.

I see Max is keen to meet him too :)

My latest strawberry wall and the little cage over peas to keep the birds off. It works a beauty. This tiny gap is where I grew the sunflowers.

Happy Potter said:

My latest strawberry wall and the little cage over peas to keep the birds off. It works a beauty. This tiny gap is where I grew the sunflowers.

How come you’ve got grass growing beside the fence. You could put some sort of veg there. Tsk! Tsk! Seriously, you have excelled again.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

My latest strawberry wall and the little cage over peas to keep the birds off. It works a beauty. This tiny gap is where I grew the sunflowers.

How come you’ve got grass growing beside the fence. You could put some sort of veg there. Tsk! Tsk! Seriously, you have excelled again.

The grass is for the dog… otherwise it wouldn’t be there. It was easily three times size once but I’ve pinched more and more of it :)

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

My latest strawberry wall and the little cage over peas to keep the birds off. It works a beauty. This tiny gap is where I grew the sunflowers.

How come you’ve got grass growing beside the fence. You could put some sort of veg there. Tsk! Tsk! Seriously, you have excelled again.

Pity we have a wooden house. Water runing off wall mounted pots is a no no. I even had to give up my verandah hanging baskets because they dripped onto the railing.

Happy Potter said:

My latest strawberry wall and the little cage over peas to keep the birds off. It works a beauty. This tiny gap is where I grew the sunflowers.

I need to put a net over my vege bed. the birds have discovered my seedlings :(

hope that wire will hold those pots up once they are full of dirt and strawberries! Wouldn’t want them to come tumbling down on you.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

My latest strawberry wall and the little cage over peas to keep the birds off. It works a beauty. This tiny gap is where I grew the sunflowers.

I need to put a net over my vege bed. the birds have discovered my seedlings :(

hope that wire will hold those pots up once they are full of dirt and strawberries! Wouldn’t want them to come tumbling down on you.

Already fixed :) I jammed some old pots in behind them but I reckon a piece of wood underneath will secure it bettter. I have the wood.
I have filled and planted some of them with ‘sweetie’ strawb runners and now I have, as Dinetta put it, ‘conked out’ LOL

My strawberry wall finished. There’s 30 strawb plants of varying varieties. North facing wall and out of frosts harm. We shall be feasting on the fruit soon enough :D

Happy Potter said:

My strawberry wall finished. There’s 30 strawb plants of varying varieties. North facing wall and out of frosts harm. We shall be feasting on the fruit soon enough :D

Let us know how the different varieties go…

Happy Potter said:

My strawberry wall finished. There’s 30 strawb plants of varying varieties. North facing wall and out of frosts harm. We shall be feasting on the fruit soon enough :D

look forward to seeing it leafy and full of fruit :)

Happy Potter said:

My strawberry wall finished. There’s 30 strawb plants of varying varieties. North facing wall and out of frosts harm. We shall be feasting on the fruit soon enough :D

You’ve done well. Any more wall space you could utilise?

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

My strawberry wall finished. There’s 30 strawb plants of varying varieties. North facing wall and out of frosts harm. We shall be feasting on the fruit soon enough :D

look forward to seeing it leafy and full of fruit :)

Oh me too! And the strawberry jam and the strawb ice-cream and the topping syrup..

Yep, another bulb opened as soon as the sun peeked through. It’s next to the one I picked yesterday. There’s another 18 bulbs out the front, and another with 35 or so flower buds coming on in the big pot out the back. :D

Happy Potter said:

Yep, another bulb opened as soon as the sun peeked through. It’s next to the one I picked yesterday. There’s another 18 bulbs out the front, and another with 35 or so flower buds coming on in the big pot out the back. :D

They don’t look very expensive do they?

Hmm. I wonder if there’s a ‘Cooks Anonymous’ group I can attend. Before the oven carks it and the kitchen explodes and the cook dies from overwork! :D
Sourdough wholemeal blob moster ready for the oven.

But it kept growing and got too big for the tray.

So I cut third off and placed it into a small loaf tin

Yumm!! The smell in the kitchen was divine :)

Cut some bits for soup, it was lovely and tasty, not too dense nor too light, it is beautiful eating :)

Happy Potter said:

Hmm. I wonder if there’s a ‘Cooks Anonymous’ group I can attend. Before the oven carks it and the kitchen explodes and the cook dies from overwork! :D
Sourdough wholemeal blob moster ready for the oven.

But it kept growing and got too big for the tray.

So I cut third off and placed it into a small loaf tin

Yumm!! The smell in the kitchen was divine :)

Cut some bits for soup, it was lovely and tasty, not too dense nor too light, it is beautiful eating :)

Makes my dinner look a bit sad.

Happy Potter said:

Hmm. I wonder if there’s a ‘Cooks Anonymous’ group I can attend. Before the oven carks it and the kitchen explodes and the cook dies from overwork! :D
Sourdough wholemeal blob moster ready for the oven.

But it kept growing and got too big for the tray.

So I cut third off and placed it into a small loaf tin

Yumm!! The smell in the kitchen was divine :)

Cut some bits for soup, it was lovely and tasty, not too dense nor too light, it is beautiful eating :)

great collection of photos!

Happy Potter said:

Hmm. I wonder if there’s a ‘Cooks Anonymous’ group I can attend. Before the oven carks it and the kitchen explodes and the cook dies from overwork! :D
Sourdough wholemeal blob moster ready for the oven.

But it kept growing and got too big for the tray.

So I cut third off and placed it into a small loaf tin

Yumm!! The smell in the kitchen was divine :)

Cut some bits for soup, it was lovely and tasty, not too dense nor too light, it is beautiful eating :)

Yummy. I love sourdough.

Thank you PM. I wish I could take photos like you though.

It was yummy BL :)

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

Hmm. I wonder if there’s a ‘Cooks Anonymous’ group I can attend. Before the oven carks it and the kitchen explodes and the cook dies from overwork! :D
Sourdough wholemeal blob moster ready for the oven.

But it kept growing and got too big for the tray.

So I cut third off and placed it into a small loaf tin

Yumm!! The smell in the kitchen was divine :)

Cut some bits for soup, it was lovely and tasty, not too dense nor too light, it is beautiful eating :)

Yummy. I love sourdough.

I have noticed that supermarkets are displaying sourdough lately. It’s not cheap but it must be popular.

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

Hmm. I wonder if there’s a ‘Cooks Anonymous’ group I can attend. Before the oven carks it and the kitchen explodes and the cook dies from overwork! :D
Sourdough wholemeal blob moster ready for the oven.

But it kept growing and got too big for the tray.

So I cut third off and placed it into a small loaf tin

Yumm!! The smell in the kitchen was divine :)

Cut some bits for soup, it was lovely and tasty, not too dense nor too light, it is beautiful eating :)

Yummy. I love sourdough.

I have noticed that supermarkets are displaying sourdough lately. It’s not cheap but it must be popular.

The quality varies considerably. The latest suprmarket find of ours is Helgas Pumpkin and Five Seed (or something like that) bread. Not sourdough but very nice.

Oh loook :)))))
It’s so little! I grabbed it took pic and dashed it back to mum. There’s 4 that I can see, so far.

Happy Potter said:

Oh loook :)))))
It’s so little! I grabbed it took pic and dashed it back to mum. There’s 4 that I can see, so far.

Awwwww.

Happy Potter said:

Oh loook :)))))
It’s so little! I grabbed it took pic and dashed it back to mum. There’s 4 that I can see, so far.

What will you do with the boys?

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

Oh loook :)))))
It’s so little! I grabbed it took pic and dashed it back to mum. There’s 4 that I can see, so far.

What will you do with the boys?

I’ll be sending any boys to a bloke in Kynton, a friend of youngest daughters boybriend, who has heaps of chooks on a large property. He keeps the good ones and old ones he uses for the table.
Eggbert will be going there too one day when I get some crosses with him and the bigger isa browns, or when the council knocks on my door, whichever one comes first.

I’ll be sad to see Eggbert go though, he has turned out to be a very good rooster. He has stopped the girls squabbles and is very protective of them, even going for me once when I went to heard one hen into the pen. He crows once a day. When Max hears Eggbert go off he charges out there and chases the rooster and he stops crowing.. could be why he’s quiet lol!

Sneak preview of one of my duckling applique’s.
I’ve finished all 12 blocks now :D
Next sashing to cut and then put the top together..

Happy Potter said:

Sneak preview of one of my duckling applique’s.
I’ve finished all 12 blocks now :D
Next sashing to cut and then put the top together..

No, actually the next step is to hand stich around the duckling pics. That will take me ages!

Happy Potter said:

Happy Potter said:

Sneak preview of one of my duckling applique’s.
I’ve finished all 12 blocks now :D
Next sashing to cut and then put the top together..

No, actually the next step is to hand stich around the duckling pics. That will take me ages!

gonna be cute :)

Happy Potter said:

Sneak preview of one of my duckling applique’s.
I’ve finished all 12 blocks now :D
Next sashing to cut and then put the top together..

Very cute. Lucky would approve.

Happy Potter said:

Sneak preview of one of my duckling applique’s.
I’ve finished all 12 blocks now :D
Next sashing to cut and then put the top together..

It wil be very appropriate.

some pics of today :)

Mumchook and her 3 week old chicks

zygo

Strawbs in July. How do I get rid of the whitefly?

Happy Potter said:

some pics of today :)

Mumchook and her 3 week old chicks

gorgeous :D

Happy Potter said:

zygo

looking good

Happy Potter said:

Strawbs in July. How do I get rid of the whitefly?

yellow sticky traps? what they don’t trap the good guys though.

Happy Potter said:

some pics of today :)

Mumchook and her 3 week old chicks

zygo

Strawbs in July. How do I get rid of the whitefly?

The little family are lovely and obviously doing well.

Your zygo is also doing well. Mine finished ages ago. After the miner birds wrecked them, that is.

I was using Pest Oil spray this morning and I’m sure white fly was mentioned on the pack. I was working on aphids.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

some pics of today :)

Mumchook and her 3 week old chicks

gorgeous :D

Happy Potter said:

zygo

looking good

Happy Potter said:

Strawbs in July. How do I get rid of the whitefly?

yellow sticky traps? what they don’t trap the good guys though.

ok, yellow sticky traps.. didn’t think of them. ta BG :)

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

some pics of today :)

Mumchook and her 3 week old chicks

gorgeous :D

looking good

Happy Potter said:

Strawbs in July. How do I get rid of the whitefly?

yellow sticky traps? what they don’t trap the good guys though.

ok, yellow sticky traps.. didn’t think of them. ta BG :)

OI! What about my pest oil contribution.? Only kidding. lol.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

yellow sticky traps? what they don’t trap the good guys though.

ok, yellow sticky traps.. didn’t think of them. ta BG :)

OI! What about my pest oil contribution.? Only kidding. lol.

hehe Pom, I did think of that but I wanna eat those 2 fruits and not sure how to exclude them..

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

ok, yellow sticky traps.. didn’t think of them. ta BG :)

OI! What about my pest oil contribution.? Only kidding. lol.

hehe Pom, I did think of that but I wanna eat those 2 fruits and not sure how to exclude them..

OK. You’re off the hook.

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

ok, yellow sticky traps.. didn’t think of them. ta BG :)

OI! What about my pest oil contribution.? Only kidding. lol.

hehe Pom, I did think of that but I wanna eat those 2 fruits and not sure how to exclude them..

I’ve caught gheckos and all sorts on a yellow sticky. :(

Chookie pics :)

gather children, we’re goin into the jungle..

follow me closely

this way, come on

now this is how we dust bathe

Happy Potter said:

Chookie pics :)

:D :D

mum is certainly doing a good job of raising those chicks there :)

Happy Potter said:

Chookie pics :)

gather children, we’re goin into the jungle..

follow me closely

this way, come on

now this is how we dust bathe

That’s sweet.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Chookie pics :)

:D :D

mum is certainly doing a good job of raising those chicks there :)

she’s a great mum, first time too. it was fun following them to get the sequenced pics :)

Happy Potter said:

Chookie pics :)

gather children, we’re goin into the jungle..

follow me closely

this way, come on

now this is how we dust bathe

cute

Happy Potter said:

some pics of today :)

Mumchook and her 3 week old chicks

zygo

Strawbs in July. How do I get rid of the whitefly?

chicks look like they have their winter furs on

zygo is fantastic – i keep forgetting to feed ours in the pot

strawb looks good
- is it occidentally orientated? does it get enough wind to blow away the pests?
i had a few strawbs this week but they were hard as – not edible – spring confusion?

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

some pics of today :)

Mumchook and her 3 week old chicks

zygo

Strawbs in July. How do I get rid of the whitefly?

chicks look like they have their winter furs on

zygo is fantastic – i keep forgetting to feed ours in the pot

strawb looks good
- is it occidentally orientated? does it get enough wind to blow away the pests?
i had a few strawbs this week but they were hard as – not edible – spring confusion?

That chick pic was several weeks back when night temps dipped into the minus.
Zygo gets some worm wee monthly. even in winter.
The strawbs were beautiful and sweet. I blasted the w/fly with water and picked them, then white oiled it. It gets air movement from a wind tunnel space from behind a shed, and on warmer northerly wind days they really get blown about. They are on a north facing wall. :D

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

some pics of today :)

Mumchook and her 3 week old chicks

zygo

Strawbs in July. How do I get rid of the whitefly?

chicks look like they have their winter furs on

zygo is fantastic – i keep forgetting to feed ours in the pot

strawb looks good
- is it occidentally orientated? does it get enough wind to blow away the pests?
i had a few strawbs this week but they were hard as – not edible – spring confusion?

Love the little chicky babes

kimmysmum said:

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

some pics of today :)

Mumchook and her 3 week old chicks

zygo

Strawbs in July. How do I get rid of the whitefly?

chicks look like they have their winter furs on

zygo is fantastic – i keep forgetting to feed ours in the pot

strawb looks good
- is it occidentally orientated? does it get enough wind to blow away the pests?
i had a few strawbs this week but they were hard as – not edible – spring confusion?

Love the little chicky babes

that Zygo is impressive

Happy Potter said:

pepe said:

Happy Potter said:

some pics of today :)

Mumchook and her 3 week old chicks

zygo

Strawbs in July. How do I get rid of the whitefly?

chicks look like they have their winter furs on

zygo is fantastic – i keep forgetting to feed ours in the pot

strawb looks good
- is it occidentally orientated? does it get enough wind to blow away the pests?
i had a few strawbs this week but they were hard as – not edible – spring confusion?

That chick pic was several weeks back when night temps dipped into the minus.
Zygo gets some worm wee monthly. even in winter.
The strawbs were beautiful and sweet. I blasted the w/fly with water and picked them, then white oiled it. It gets air movement from a wind tunnel space from behind a shed, and on warmer northerly wind days they really get blown about. They are on a north facing wall. :D

funny straw/season – they’re not spose to start until september?
north is the warmest side so maybe they will finish early.

Morning
grafting pics. not necessarily in the right order..

This is the two little trees this morning. Now caged from any accidental knocking by chooks peoples and dog.

Happy Potter said:

Morning
grafting pics. not necessarily in the right order..

braver men then I.

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Morning
grafting pics.
not necessarily in the right order..

braver men then I.

Yes I was surprised too, taking off the whole tree at the graft point. But I’ve seen this fellow do this before at the main orchard with great success.

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

Morning
grafting pics.
not necessarily in the right order..

braver men then I.

Yes I was surprised too, taking off the whole tree at the graft point. But I’ve seen this fellow do this before at the main orchard with great success.

I thought you have only be hanging with the Orchard crowd for a year or so? I would quantitate “great success” as growing in a mature fruit tree bearing ample fruit and surviving to old age…

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

pain master said:

braver men then I.

Yes I was surprised too, taking off the whole tree at the graft point. But I’ve seen this fellow do this before at the main orchard with great success.

I thought you have only be hanging with the Orchard crowd for a year or so? I would quantitate “great success” as growing in a mature fruit tree bearing ample fruit and surviving to old age…

A couple years now and we have a great fruit tree nursery going for growing rootstock and a grafting shed nearby. After record rain earlier this year some of those rootstock shot up with trunks as thick as a forearm and they were chopped straight off and grafted. I thought.. if that works I’ll be amazed.. and they did. Some are getting transplanted today.

Next thing is feeding my 2 mini orchards and a good layer of much added. I can’t do any of that unaided so I’ve been explaining to the man how to help..and I do have to explain it, in detail! LOL

Is this a portulaca? Just spotted it.
It appeared in the weedy bit where a lawn is to go out front. I’ve never bought one, nor given a cutting.

Happy Potter said:

Is this a portulaca? Just spotted it.
It appeared in the weedy bit where a lawn is to go out front. I’ve never bought one, nor given a cutting.

might be.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Is this a portulaca? Just spotted it.
It appeared in the weedy bit where a lawn is to go out front. I’ve never bought one, nor given a cutting.

might be.

Is but it comes readily from seed.

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Is this a portulaca? Just spotted it.
It appeared in the weedy bit where a lawn is to go out front. I’ve never bought one, nor given a cutting.

might be.

Is but it comes readily from seed.

Thanks, thought so. It’s a blow in then.

I did manage to take a couple photos of other things tho

The glass cabinet I’m going to turn into a seedling hothouse, and a beat cauli picked today

Happy Potter said:

I did manage to take a couple photos of other things tho

The glass cabinet I’m going to turn into a seedling hothouse, and a beat cauli picked today

that cabinet is going to make a great hothouse.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

I did manage to take a couple photos of other things tho

The glass cabinet I’m going to turn into a seedling hothouse, and a beat cauli picked today

that cabinet is going to make a great hothouse.

It’s a great reuse of something that was heading for the tip. It’s very heavy and plants won’t get blown around like the plastic one allows. Once I get the glass cleaned and the brackets and shelving in it I will load it up with my seedlings. The doors slide easily and I can leave one open during the day, and it’ll be easy to close and cover it with a blanket on frosty nights.

Happy Potter said:

I did manage to take a couple photos of other things tho

The glass cabinet I’m going to turn into a seedling hothouse, and a beat cauli picked today

fantastic cauli!

Happy Potter said:

I did manage to take a couple photos of other things tho

The glass cabinet I’m going to turn into a seedling hothouse, and a beat cauli picked today

that’s a beaut cauli – and one of those heads do provide a surprising amount of food.

Latest tote bag.

Some more bags I made recently.

Happy Potter said:

Latest tote bag.

Forgot to add, made completely with scraps. The blue base was the frill from a bed valance sheet and because that material is too thin I coupled it with some old thick curtain lining material for strength.
And there’s no two bags alike.

Happy Potter said:

Happy Potter said:

Latest tote bag.

Forgot to add, made completely with scraps. The blue base was the frill from a bed valance sheet and because that material is too thin I coupled it with some old thick curtain lining material for strength.
And there’s no two bags alike.

Love your bags HP. I always thought I should make some tote bags just for the grogery shopping. I refuse to buy a bag from WW or coles with their advertising on it. Petty I know but I have my principals you know. LOL!

Grandchildren crawling all over me. Gotta go.

Happy Potter said:

Happy Potter said:

Latest tote bag.

Forgot to add, made completely with scraps. The blue base was the frill from a bed valance sheet and because that material is too thin I coupled it with some old thick curtain lining material for strength.
And there’s no two bags alike.

looks like a good practical design too :)

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Happy Potter said:

Latest tote bag.

Forgot to add, made completely with scraps. The blue base was the frill from a bed valance sheet and because that material is too thin I coupled it with some old thick curtain lining material for strength.
And there’s no two bags alike.

looks like a good practical design too :)

Thanks BG. They are very strong. The people I give them to say because they’re pretty they’re leaving them where they can see them and not forgetting to take them with them to the shops. Good! One friend had a great idea, hang them on a coat rack by the door :)
Got some man bag to make too, greys, navy, black, ect. in a simpler design.

Happy Potter said:

Some more bags I made recently.

nice work Potter!

Happy Potter said:

Some more bags I made recently.

Too pretty to use for shopping.:)

My shopping bags live in the back of the van along with hay, tools and assorted junk. I live in fear that one day a big cockie will jump out just as the checkout chick opens one.

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

Some more bags I made recently.

Too pretty to use for shopping.:)

My shopping bags live in the back of the van along with hay, tools and assorted junk. I live in fear that one day a big cockie will jump out just as the checkout chick opens one.

I’d like to see that!! lol!

my “green” bags are wearing out. I should make my own like HP.

pomolo said:

Grandchildren crawling all over me. Gotta go.

I’ve send you a voice to text message on your mobile.

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

Some more bags I made recently.

Too pretty to use for shopping.:)

My shopping bags live in the back of the van along with hay, tools and assorted junk. I live in fear that one day a big cockie will jump out just as the checkout chick opens one.

I’d like to see that!! lol!

I WOULDN’T. :(

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

Some more bags I made recently.

Too pretty to use for shopping.:)

My shopping bags live in the back of the van along with hay, tools and assorted junk. I live in fear that one day a big cockie will jump out just as the checkout chick opens one.

Ummm……………… explain ‘cockie’?
Cockatoo? Cockroach? A farmer in a check shirt ???

painmaster said:

Happy Potter said:

Some more bags I made recently.

nice work Potter!

Thanks :D

Happy Potter said:

bubba louie said:

Happy Potter said:

Some more bags I made recently.

Too pretty to use for shopping.:)

My shopping bags live in the back of the van along with hay, tools and assorted junk. I live in fear that one day a big cockie will jump out just as the checkout chick opens one.

Ummm……………… explain ‘cockie’?
Cockatoo? Cockroach? A farmer in a check shirt ???

I didn’t see any farmers in there last time I looked. LOL

Cockroach.

Todays piccies.

Snapdragon saying hello :)

Flowers in the front garden on the side I did manage to plant out before shoulder op.

Chick nursery

1.Spud plants and new spud bed under straw.
2.Celery
3.Asparagus stalk on the fence.

Pink flowered rhody placed to hide the shed. I can see it from the kitchen widow.

These A. Cognatas are now 3 mt tall and starting to thin out. I reckon another few months and they will come out and be replaced with the actual dwarf ones. Or rhodys. Or whatever grows in arvo shade that’s tall enough to hide the fence.

And guess what I got today .. 5 new chicks :) These will repace my ageing isa browns in a few months. They’re wyandottes, one silver laced, two crosses and two whites. Males can go back to the breeder. He is having a go at feather sexing so I hope he’s right.
I’ve popped them into the aquarium and they are warm as toast in there.

Happy Potter said:

And guess what I got today .. 5 new chicks :) These will repace my ageing isa browns in a few months. They’re wyandottes, one silver laced, two crosses and two whites. Males can go back to the breeder. He is having a go at feather sexing so I hope he’s right.
I’ve popped them into the aquarium and they are warm as toast in there.

sweet :)

Happy Potter said:

Todays piccies.

Snapdragon saying hello :)

Flowers in the front garden on the side I did manage to plant out before shoulder op.

Chick nursery

the gardens look pretty.

Happy Potter said:

Pink flowered rhody placed to hide the shed. I can see it from the kitchen widow.

These A. Cognatas are now 3 mt tall and starting to thin out. I reckon another few months and they will come out and be replaced with the actual dwarf ones. Or rhodys. Or whatever grows in arvo shade that’s tall enough to hide the fence.

Love your cognata. Wish it would grow up here.

Happy Potter said:

And guess what I got today .. 5 new chicks :) These will repace my ageing isa browns in a few months. They’re wyandottes, one silver laced, two crosses and two whites. Males can go back to the breeder. He is having a go at feather sexing so I hope he’s right.
I’ve popped them into the aquarium and they are warm as toast in there.

They belong to the cuties file.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

And guess what I got today .. 5 new chicks :) These will repace my ageing isa browns in a few months. They’re wyandottes, one silver laced, two crosses and two whites. Males can go back to the breeder. He is having a go at feather sexing so I hope he’s right.
I’ve popped them into the aquarium and they are warm as toast in there.

They belong to the cuties file.

They are sooooo cute :)
When I checked them the temp wasn’t high enough for them as they were huddled under the light. So I swiped Max’s heat pad from under his bed and put the aquarium chick house on it. It’s warm enough now :)

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

Pink flowered rhody placed to hide the shed. I can see it from the kitchen widow.

These A. Cognatas are now 3 mt tall and starting to thin out. I reckon another few months and they will come out and be replaced with the actual dwarf ones. Or rhodys. Or whatever grows in arvo shade that’s tall enough to hide the fence.

Love your cognata. Wish it would grow up here.

I can’t see why they wouldn’t, they’re only wattle trees in minature. These ones were supposed to grow to half a metre high, only!

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

Pink flowered rhody placed to hide the shed. I can see it from the kitchen widow.

These A. Cognatas are now 3 mt tall and starting to thin out. I reckon another few months and they will come out and be replaced with the actual dwarf ones. Or rhodys. Or whatever grows in arvo shade that’s tall enough to hide the fence.

Love your cognata. Wish it would grow up here.

I can’t see why they wouldn’t, they’re only wattle trees in minature. These ones were supposed to grow to half a metre high, only!

I have enquired about them at our nursery. They were very willing to get them in for me but said that others they had brought in for other gardeners had lost them to humidity. I took that as a “not very possible.”

I have enquired about them at our nursery. They were very willing to get them in for me but said that others they had brought in for other gardeners had lost them to humidity. I took that as a “not very possible.”
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I do remember you saying that about them earlier now. Pity, they are beautiful.