Happy New Year!

Morning.. had a lovely night, if not LOUD!
And, note to self next time I spend a NYE in the city.. don’t wear a light coloured good top! There’s ash and burnt stuff all over it from falling sparklies.
Boy it was noisy, but good. The kids and us ate finger foods we brought and drank homemade lemonade, cooked other yummies like mini kiev’s and wedges with chilli sauce. Nice litle party :)
We drove home not long after midnight, thought we would be crawling in traffic, but the roads were quite desserted and it was quicker to get home than we thought. Which was good because the man had an early start at work. They always have him on the roster for the first day of the year because they know he doesn’t drink and will turn up.

I have some flower pot plant buys to pot up and more silverbeet to plant out. And if it’s a still warm night this evening, I’m gunna glove up and cover up and finally start spraying that rotten cordyline stricta..

Happy Potter said:

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you all. Hope you get from it what you want and that it doesn’t throw too many problems that can’t be dealt with easily. Maybe give you a few extra dollars along the way as well.

Happy Potter said:

Morning.. had a lovely night, if not LOUD!
And, note to self next time I spend a NYE in the city.. don’t wear a light coloured good top! There’s ash and burnt stuff all over it from falling sparklies.
Boy it was noisy, but good. The kids and us ate finger foods we brought and drank homemade lemonade, cooked other yummies like mini kiev’s and wedges with chilli sauce. Nice litle party :)
We drove home not long after midnight, thought we would be crawling in traffic, but the roads were quite desserted and it was quicker to get home than we thought. Which was good because the man had an early start at work. They always have him on the roster for the first day of the year because they know he doesn’t drink and will turn up.

I have some flower pot plant buys to pot up and more silverbeet to plant out. And if it’s a still warm night this evening, I’m gunna glove up and cover up and finally start spraying that rotten cordyline stricta..

So nice that you had a lovely evening. We did too. Just the 4 of us and we were surprised when it was all of a sudden midnight. We had talked and laughed for 6 hours and never even noticed the time passing.

Don’t have a plan for today. Just play it by ear I reckon. Will probably have to have a nana nap at some stage. It’s a year since I last went to bed after midnight.

pomolo said:

Don’t have a plan for today. Just play it by ear I reckon. Will probably have to have a nana nap at some stage. It’s a year since I last went to bed after midnight.

plan for the day

1. wash up the pile of dishes and cups from last night
(moan… moan …moan)

2. put some water in pond #3 – the one with daughter’s pots that ms j. doesn’t do
3. check everything for water (because it’s 42C here today) – check air con works – and then freak out.
4. say ‘happy new year’ to your forum mates

then have several naps because 2am is a late night …!!!

Good morning. We don’t ‘do’ NYE, so we went to bed around 10.30pm. I think I heard some noise around probably midnight. But I couldn’t hear any parties in town.

We have hit 30 degrees already, and I’ve been outside watering. Again. I’m getting pretty sick of the blackbirds covering up my baby plants with the peastraw, but as soon as the seedlings are big enough that it doesn’t matter, it will be useful!

Happy New Year everyone.

Last night the cinemas was packed for their NYE special, and the last night for the retiring proprietors. They set up and ran the cinema for 20 years as a private if not very profitable concern and from today it is being run as a community activity. A break in the film meant we didn’t celebrate the NY until 10 mins after due to the delay but the supper was sumptuous just the same.

Happy New Year

Hope it’s a good one for you all.

We saw the new year in, in the spa, just the two of us and a glass of red each :)

But I’ll agree with most, midnight isn’t a time my eye’s are usually open much these days and I did have a few nana naps during the day in prep for it LOL

pomolo said:

Don’t have a plan for today. Just play it by ear I reckon. Will probably have to have a nana nap at some stage. It’s a year since I last went to bed after midnight.

I ended up cleaning all the sliding window/door tracks. I wish someone would invent a cleaning doover that made that job a bit easier. Now that mine are clean it will only last a week and they will need it again.

justin said:

pomolo said:

Don’t have a plan for today. Just play it by ear I reckon. Will probably have to have a nana nap at some stage. It’s a year since I last went to bed after midnight.

plan for the day

1. wash up the pile of dishes and cups from last night
(moan… moan …moan)

2. put some water in pond #3 – the one with daughter’s pots that ms j. doesn’t do
3. check everything for water (because it’s 42C here today) – check air con works – and then freak out.
4. say ‘happy new year’ to your forum mates

then have several naps because 2am is a late night …!!!

You’re a good boy Justin.

buffy said:

Good morning. We don’t ‘do’ NYE, so we went to bed around 10.30pm. I think I heard some noise around probably midnight. But I couldn’t hear any parties in town.

We have hit 30 degrees already, and I’ve been outside watering. Again. I’m getting pretty sick of the blackbirds covering up my baby plants with the peastraw, but as soon as the seedlings are big enough that it doesn’t matter, it will be useful!

I’ll be doing some watering as well Buffy.

The friends that we spent NYE with have just installed an above ground pool in their enormous shed. I’m not talking about your average fibreglass pool This one has a spar at one end and the main pool has those strong jets of water that you can swim against. I don’t know what they are called. The pool has underwater music, disco flashing lights, a pop up television, a waterfall, heating and other stuff I can’t remember. The total cost was around $50,000.

They installed it in the shed because the local council wanted exorbitant fees and the services of an engineer and soil testing and various other costly things done before they would approve instalation. Over and above this there was the cost (according to Council) of fencing their whole property and then fencing the pool as well. They opted to put it in the shed. They don’t have to fence it. They don’t have to cover it. It’s useable rain, hail or shine I kinda like the idea. It’s an indoor pool and they have set up a gym beside it.

I wonder if we could do that with our blow up one.

pomolo said:

The friends that we spent NYE with have just installed an above ground pool in their enormous shed. I’m not talking about your average fibreglass pool This one has a spar at one end and the main pool has those strong jets of water that you can swim against. I don’t know what they are called. The pool has underwater music, disco flashing lights, a pop up television, a waterfall, heating and other stuff I can’t remember. The total cost was around $50,000.

They installed it in the shed because the local council wanted exorbitant fees and the services of an engineer and soil testing and various other costly things done before they would approve instalation. Over and above this there was the cost (according to Council) of fencing their whole property and then fencing the pool as well. They opted to put it in the shed. They don’t have to fence it. They don’t have to cover it. It’s useable rain, hail or shine I kinda like the idea. It’s an indoor pool and they have set up a gym beside it.

I wonder if we could do that with our blow up one.

what? Put it in the loungeroom?

painmaster said:

pomolo said:

The friends that we spent NYE with have just installed an above ground pool in their enormous shed. I’m not talking about your average fibreglass pool This one has a spar at one end and the main pool has those strong jets of water that you can swim against. I don’t know what they are called. The pool has underwater music, disco flashing lights, a pop up television, a waterfall, heating and other stuff I can’t remember. The total cost was around $50,000.

They installed it in the shed because the local council wanted exorbitant fees and the services of an engineer and soil testing and various other costly things done before they would approve instalation. Over and above this there was the cost (according to Council) of fencing their whole property and then fencing the pool as well. They opted to put it in the shed. They don’t have to fence it. They don’t have to cover it. It’s useable rain, hail or shine I kinda like the idea. It’s an indoor pool and they have set up a gym beside it.

I wonder if we could do that with our blow up one.

what? Put it in the loungeroom?

Who mentioned the loungeroom?

pomolo said:

The friends that we spent NYE with have just installed an above ground pool in their enormous shed. I’m not talking about your average fibreglass pool This one has a spar at one end and the main pool has those strong jets of water that you can swim against. I don’t know what they are called. The pool has underwater music, disco flashing lights, a pop up television, a waterfall, heating and other stuff I can’t remember. The total cost was around $50,000.

They installed it in the shed because the local council wanted exorbitant fees and the services of an engineer and soil testing and various other costly things done before they would approve instalation. Over and above this there was the cost (according to Council) of fencing their whole property and then fencing the pool as well. They opted to put it in the shed. They don’t have to fence it. They don’t have to cover it. It’s useable rain, hail or shine I kinda like the idea. It’s an indoor pool and they have set up a gym beside it.

I wonder if we could do that with our blow up one.

We watched some folks around the corner from us do the same thing…we thought it was a brilliant idea…if you got the $$$
I do envy them :)

pomolo said:

pomolo said:

Don’t have a plan for today. Just play it by ear I reckon. Will probably have to have a nana nap at some stage. It’s a year since I last went to bed after midnight.

I ended up cleaning all the sliding window/door tracks. I wish someone would invent a cleaning doover that made that job a bit easier. Now that mine are clean it will only last a week and they will need it again.

Do you have a dust buster? My Pa got me one for my Birthday…even tho I told him I probably wouldn’t use it.
Now I have dust free bathroom fan/skirting boards/window/door tracks and lots of other little nooks n cranies that would normally be full of dust.
Yesterday my dog spewed like I’ve never seen a dog spew before and cause the dust buster is a wet & dry I used it to pick up all the yucky bits first before I gave the floor/rug a good wash.

So after thinking it would be a waste of money this little dust buster has been a godsend.

Muschee said:

pomolo said:

pomolo said:

Don’t have a plan for today. Just play it by ear I reckon. Will probably have to have a nana nap at some stage. It’s a year since I last went to bed after midnight.

I ended up cleaning all the sliding window/door tracks. I wish someone would invent a cleaning doover that made that job a bit easier. Now that mine are clean it will only last a week and they will need it again.

Do you have a dust buster? My Pa got me one for my Birthday…even tho I told him I probably wouldn’t use it.
Now I have dust free bathroom fan/skirting boards/window/door tracks and lots of other little nooks n cranies that would normally be full of dust.
Yesterday my dog spewed like I’ve never seen a dog spew before and cause the dust buster is a wet & dry I used it to pick up all the yucky bits first before I gave the floor/rug a good wash.

So after thinking it would be a waste of money this little dust buster has been a godsend.

I understand what you are saying about the dust buster but I don’t have any trouble removing the dust and lose bits like dead moths etc. It’s the dust that is turned to mud (by the humidity I suspect) that settles deep into the tracks that can only be moved with a damp rag, that I hate. I suggested to D that he could make an absolute fortune if he invented a teenie weenie gerni specially for window and sliding door tracks. He didn’t agree.

pomolo said:

Muschee said:

pomolo said:

I ended up cleaning all the sliding window/door tracks. I wish someone would invent a cleaning doover that made that job a bit easier. Now that mine are clean it will only last a week and they will need it again.

Do you have a dust buster? My Pa got me one for my Birthday…even tho I told him I probably wouldn’t use it.
Now I have dust free bathroom fan/skirting boards/window/door tracks and lots of other little nooks n cranies that would normally be full of dust.
Yesterday my dog spewed like I’ve never seen a dog spew before and cause the dust buster is a wet & dry I used it to pick up all the yucky bits first before I gave the floor/rug a good wash.

So after thinking it would be a waste of money this little dust buster has been a godsend.

I understand what you are saying about the dust buster but I don’t have any trouble removing the dust and lose bits like dead moths etc. It’s the dust that is turned to mud (by the humidity I suspect) that settles deep into the tracks that can only be moved with a damp rag, that I hate. I suggested to D that he could make an absolute fortune if he invented a teenie weenie gerni specially for window and sliding door tracks. He didn’t agree.

Furniture polish or mr sheen spray the tracks. Dust doesn’t stick as well, wipes off far easier, and the tracks run heaps better. Same with wooden curtain poles :)

I’ve been sewing and sewing and then some more. Made several more tote bags and didn’t waste a scrap of material.
Scorcher tomorrow 41C expected and I’ve shade clothed seedlings, and whatever else might need it can be covered in the morn.
Bed time :)

Just me today. OK. I can handle that.

I’ve been sitting in the courtyard which is just below the Kookas nest. There seem to be 2 babies but it’s a bit hard to tell if that is true. They are pretty big and it won’t be long till they take off. Mum and Dad rouse when they look like they are getting to much of their body outside the nest opening. It’s hard to keep kids inline even if you’re a bird.

Hope you’re in for a good day. I am.

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Muschee said:

Do you have a dust buster? My Pa got me one for my Birthday…even tho I told him I probably wouldn’t use it.
Now I have dust free bathroom fan/skirting boards/window/door tracks and lots of other little nooks n cranies that would normally be full of dust.
Yesterday my dog spewed like I’ve never seen a dog spew before and cause the dust buster is a wet & dry I used it to pick up all the yucky bits first before I gave the floor/rug a good wash.

So after thinking it would be a waste of money this little dust buster has been a godsend.

I understand what you are saying about the dust buster but I don’t have any trouble removing the dust and lose bits like dead moths etc. It’s the dust that is turned to mud (by the humidity I suspect) that settles deep into the tracks that can only be moved with a damp rag, that I hate. I suggested to D that he could make an absolute fortune if he invented a teenie weenie gerni specially for window and sliding door tracks. He didn’t agree.

Furniture polish or mr sheen spray the tracks. Dust doesn’t stick as well, wipes off far easier, and the tracks run heaps better. Same with wooden curtain poles :)

That’s a good clue thanks HP. Fortunately we don’t have any curtains in this house. One of the plusses about living in the country.

Hot hot hot.
My curtains are all drawn to keep the cool in and the air con is on. Inside work only today. Chookies are all under the acacias behind the pond in deep shade. I’ll go hose them later. Seedlings covered with shade cloth and I threw a light tarp over my little fenced off patch of capsicums. After the weather being too cold until now to get them to even knee high, I’m not gunna lose them to a sudden scorcher.

I was bitten the night before last. Just a minor, comet shaped series of tiny puncture wounds in the middle of the left forearm. Nothing to worry about. Just itchy.

Last night i went to bed at eleven, because it was hot, and the festive season has temporarily enabled me to keep the eyes open after 8.30pm. I put on the teev when i turned off the lights and waited for the biter to invade my bed. Within a few seconds, before i could become comatosed by the flickering light of the teev, a coachroach climbs onto the bed and proceeds along my forearm. They don’t bite but, bloody hell, that was quick!

I’m beginning to think there’s a party in my bed every night when I’m asleep. Then a huge Huntsman spider elevates on it’s legs and dashes over the flowery rug, hiding in the pattern when it stops. I’m up – with flyswot in hand. I’m awake, moving silently in the dark rooms, sussing out any movement and counting the nightlife until 2am. I still don’t know who bit me. It might have been an ant swimming with me in the pool or a mozzie, but I’m sleeping through the day until this heat wave subsides.

Good morning. Going for a 40ish today here too (South West Vic). Total Fire Ban, first one for the season. I’ve made sure all the fire prep stuff is done, I’ve watered the important bits (veggies and seedlings) and cleared out the room my parents have been using for the past 10 days or so. They headed back to Melbourne around 8.00am. So there are sheets on the line drying in record time, and now we also have the house closed up, and the aircon on.

Mr buffy had a callout to a car rollover last night. Yes, it was another statistic. Fortunately for him and the child, the child in the car was not injured. The family who found the crash will be having a bad day today. The police were held up getting to the scene (they had to come from 40-50km away) so Mr buffy took the couple’s name and address and sent them home. So I guess they get to do statements today.

Mr buffy came home fuming and furious about people who drink and drive……….

And he has the ‘distinction’ of being the ambulance attending the first Victorian road death for 2012…..

http://www.standard.net.au/news/local/news/general/hexham-man-killed-two-injured-in-ute-crash/2407886.aspx

:(

justin said:

I was bitten the night before last. Just a minor, comet shaped series of tiny puncture wounds in the middle of the left forearm. Nothing to worry about. Just itchy.

Last night i went to bed at eleven, because it was hot, and the festive season has temporarily enabled me to keep the eyes open after 8.30pm. I put on the teev when i turned off the lights and waited for the biter to invade my bed. Within a few seconds, before i could become comatosed by the flickering light of the teev, a coachroach climbs onto the bed and proceeds along my forearm. They don’t bite but, bloody hell, that was quick!

I’m beginning to think there’s a party in my bed every night when I’m asleep. Then a huge Huntsman spider elevates on it’s legs and dashes over the flowery rug, hiding in the pattern when it stops. I’m up – with flyswot in hand. I’m awake, moving silently in the dark rooms, sussing out any movement and counting the nightlife until 2am. I still don’t know who bit me. It might have been an ant swimming with me in the pool or a mozzie, but I’m sleeping through the day until this heat wave subsides.

well written, nicely done. I await Chapter 2.

buffy said:

Good morning. Going for a 40ish today here too (South West Vic). Total Fire Ban, first one for the season. I’ve made sure all the fire prep stuff is done, I’ve watered the important bits (veggies and seedlings) and cleared out the room my parents have been using for the past 10 days or so. They headed back to Melbourne around 8.00am. So there are sheets on the line drying in record time, and now we also have the house closed up, and the aircon on.

Mr buffy had a callout to a car rollover last night. Yes, it was another statistic. Fortunately for him and the child, the child in the car was not injured. The family who found the crash will be having a bad day today. The police were held up getting to the scene (they had to come from 40-50km away) so Mr buffy took the couple’s name and address and sent them home. So I guess they get to do statements today.

Mr buffy came home fuming and furious about people who drink and drive……….

oh dear :(

buffy said:

Mr buffy came home fuming and furious about people who drink and drive……….

too right!

painmaster said:

justin said:

I was bitten the night before last. Just a minor, comet shaped series of tiny puncture wounds in the middle of the left forearm. Nothing to worry about. Just itchy.

Last night i went to bed at eleven, because it was hot, and the festive season has temporarily enabled me to keep the eyes open after 8.30pm. I put on the teev when i turned off the lights and waited for the biter to invade my bed. Within a few seconds, before i could become comatosed by the flickering light of the teev, a coachroach climbs onto the bed and proceeds along my forearm. They don’t bite but, bloody hell, that was quick!

I’m beginning to think there’s a party in my bed every night when I’m asleep. Then a huge Huntsman spider elevates on it’s legs and dashes over the flowery rug, hiding in the pattern when it stops. I’m up – with flyswot in hand. I’m awake, moving silently in the dark rooms, sussing out any movement and counting the nightlife until 2am. I still don’t know who bit me. It might have been an ant swimming with me in the pool or a mozzie, but I’m sleeping through the day until this heat wave subsides.

well written, nicely done. I await Chapter 2.

Thanks.

My daughter has the loan of three bluetongue lizards while the school’s closed for holidays. She has added a third, wild one to her garden. The wild one is hiding out and could be called Russel because all she ever sees is he rustle of plants as the lizard passes below. The other two are in an old rat cage that they probably consider a 100% improvement on the glass aquarium that is their school camp. She is very good with animals and I have come to know the creatures too.

That knowledge probably saved me. I was picking strawberries and popping the occassional big, ripe one into my mouth as I picked. The second crop is wonderful and unaffected by the sun because the plants are much bigger than they were in spring and shade the berries very effectively. It was scaly, moving and very silent as my hand brushed it. My hand was gone quicker than my brain could register the scaly pattern. A bluetongue! A snake would have had me but it wouldn’t have mattered because my heart would have given out anyrate. As it was I stopped picking the strawbs instantly but at least my ticker was still regular and the pants unsoiled.

justin said:

painmaster said:

justin said:

I was bitten the night before last. Just a minor, comet shaped series of tiny puncture wounds in the middle of the left forearm. Nothing to worry about. Just itchy.

Last night i went to bed at eleven, because it was hot, and the festive season has temporarily enabled me to keep the eyes open after 8.30pm. I put on the teev when i turned off the lights and waited for the biter to invade my bed. Within a few seconds, before i could become comatosed by the flickering light of the teev, a coachroach climbs onto the bed and proceeds along my forearm. They don’t bite but, bloody hell, that was quick!

I’m beginning to think there’s a party in my bed every night when I’m asleep. Then a huge Huntsman spider elevates on it’s legs and dashes over the flowery rug, hiding in the pattern when it stops. I’m up – with flyswot in hand. I’m awake, moving silently in the dark rooms, sussing out any movement and counting the nightlife until 2am. I still don’t know who bit me. It might have been an ant swimming with me in the pool or a mozzie, but I’m sleeping through the day until this heat wave subsides.

well written, nicely done. I await Chapter 2.

Thanks.

My daughter has the loan of three bluetongue lizards while the school’s closed for holidays. She has added a third, wild one to her garden. The wild one is hiding out and could be called Russel because all she ever sees is he rustle of plants as the lizard passes below. The other two are in an old rat cage that they probably consider a 100% improvement on the glass aquarium that is their school camp. She is very good with animals and I have come to know the creatures too.

That knowledge probably saved me. I was picking strawberries and popping the occassional big, ripe one into my mouth as I picked. The second crop is wonderful and unaffected by the sun because the plants are much bigger than they were in spring and shade the berries very effectively. It was scaly, moving and very silent as my hand brushed it. My hand was gone quicker than my brain could register the scaly pattern. A bluetongue! A snake would have had me but it wouldn’t have mattered because my heart would have given out anyrate. As it was I stopped picking the strawbs instantly but at least my ticker was still regular and the pants unsoiled.

perhaps you need to keep a bluetongue under your bed?

Just spent a lazy couple of hours taking photos with a film camera…. you know, put the film in the back, close the lid and no screen to look at… squint through a little piece of clear plastic in the top left hand corner and hopefully your shot lines up?

I haven’t melted yet, but it’s been hovering around 40 degrees here since midday. I admit to having been inside, with the aircon on, listening to the fire radio listening set and also sleeping for a couple of hours. Mr buffy has gone to the police station to do a statement about the rollover he attended last night. He’s OK about this one. I was dreading how he might be. But he doesn’t need the psychologist this time.

:)

Hello all!

Hope that 2012 brings good things to you and yours.

justin said:

I was bitten the night before last. Just a minor, comet shaped series of tiny puncture wounds in the middle of the left forearm. Nothing to worry about. Just itchy.

Last night i went to bed at eleven, because it was hot, and the festive season has temporarily enabled me to keep the eyes open after 8.30pm. I put on the teev when i turned off the lights and waited for the biter to invade my bed. Within a few seconds, before i could become comatosed by the flickering light of the teev, a coachroach climbs onto the bed and proceeds along my forearm. They don’t bite but, bloody hell, that was quick!

I’m beginning to think there’s a party in my bed every night when I’m asleep. Then a huge Huntsman spider elevates on it’s legs and dashes over the flowery rug, hiding in the pattern when it stops. I’m up – with flyswot in hand. I’m awake, moving silently in the dark rooms, sussing out any movement and counting the nightlife until 2am. I still don’t know who bit me. It might have been an ant swimming with me in the pool or a mozzie, but I’m sleeping through the day until this heat wave subsides.

That story could make a frightening movie JC.

buffy said:

Good morning. Going for a 40ish today here too (South West Vic). Total Fire Ban, first one for the season. I’ve made sure all the fire prep stuff is done, I’ve watered the important bits (veggies and seedlings) and cleared out the room my parents have been using for the past 10 days or so. They headed back to Melbourne around 8.00am. So there are sheets on the line drying in record time, and now we also have the house closed up, and the aircon on.

Mr buffy had a callout to a car rollover last night. Yes, it was another statistic. Fortunately for him and the child, the child in the car was not injured. The family who found the crash will be having a bad day today. The police were held up getting to the scene (they had to come from 40-50km away) so Mr buffy took the couple’s name and address and sent them home. So I guess they get to do statements today.

Mr buffy came home fuming and furious about people who drink and drive……….

That sort of job must drain you and stress you our. I hope the wages are worth it.

justin said:

painmaster said:

justin said:

I was bitten the night before last. Just a minor, comet shaped series of tiny puncture wounds in the middle of the left forearm. Nothing to worry about. Just itchy.

Last night i went to bed at eleven, because it was hot, and the festive season has temporarily enabled me to keep the eyes open after 8.30pm. I put on the teev when i turned off the lights and waited for the biter to invade my bed. Within a few seconds, before i could become comatosed by the flickering light of the teev, a coachroach climbs onto the bed and proceeds along my forearm. They don’t bite but, bloody hell, that was quick!

I’m beginning to think there’s a party in my bed every night when I’m asleep. Then a huge Huntsman spider elevates on it’s legs and dashes over the flowery rug, hiding in the pattern when it stops. I’m up – with flyswot in hand. I’m awake, moving silently in the dark rooms, sussing out any movement and counting the nightlife until 2am. I still don’t know who bit me. It might have been an ant swimming with me in the pool or a mozzie, but I’m sleeping through the day until this heat wave subsides.

well written, nicely done. I await Chapter 2.

Thanks.

My daughter has the loan of three bluetongue lizards while the school’s closed for holidays. She has added a third, wild one to her garden. The wild one is hiding out and could be called Russel because all she ever sees is he rustle of plants as the lizard passes below. The other two are in an old rat cage that they probably consider a 100% improvement on the glass aquarium that is their school camp. She is very good with animals and I have come to know the creatures too.

That knowledge probably saved me. I was picking strawberries and popping the occassional big, ripe one into my mouth as I picked. The second crop is wonderful and unaffected by the sun because the plants are much bigger than they were in spring and shade the berries very effectively. It was scaly, moving and very silent as my hand brushed it. My hand was gone quicker than my brain could register the scaly pattern. A bluetongue! A snake would have had me but it wouldn’t have mattered because my heart would have given out anyrate. As it was I stopped picking the strawbs instantly but at least my ticker was still regular and the pants unsoiled.

That’s another movie.

painmaster said:

justin said:

painmaster said:

well written, nicely done. I await Chapter 2.

Thanks.

My daughter has the loan of three bluetongue lizards while the school’s closed for holidays. She has added a third, wild one to her garden. The wild one is hiding out and could be called Russel because all she ever sees is he rustle of plants as the lizard passes below. The other two are in an old rat cage that they probably consider a 100% improvement on the glass aquarium that is their school camp. She is very good with animals and I have come to know the creatures too.

That knowledge probably saved me. I was picking strawberries and popping the occassional big, ripe one into my mouth as I picked. The second crop is wonderful and unaffected by the sun because the plants are much bigger than they were in spring and shade the berries very effectively. It was scaly, moving and very silent as my hand brushed it. My hand was gone quicker than my brain could register the scaly pattern. A bluetongue! A snake would have had me but it wouldn’t have mattered because my heart would have given out anyrate. As it was I stopped picking the strawbs instantly but at least my ticker was still regular and the pants unsoiled.

perhaps you need to keep a bluetongue under your bed?

LOL.

painmaster said:

Just spent a lazy couple of hours taking photos with a film camera…. you know, put the film in the back, close the lid and no screen to look at… squint through a little piece of clear plastic in the top left hand corner and hopefully your shot lines up?

Then you have to wait for them to be developed. The agony of it all.

nighteyes said:

Hello all!

Hope that 2012 brings good things to you and yours.

Thanks for the wishes. The same to you and yours.

pomolo said:

buffy said:

Good morning. Going for a 40ish today here too (South West Vic). Total Fire Ban, first one for the season. I’ve made sure all the fire prep stuff is done, I’ve watered the important bits (veggies and seedlings) and cleared out the room my parents have been using for the past 10 days or so. They headed back to Melbourne around 8.00am. So there are sheets on the line drying in record time, and now we also have the house closed up, and the aircon on.

Mr buffy had a callout to a car rollover last night. Yes, it was another statistic. Fortunately for him and the child, the child in the car was not injured. The family who found the crash will be having a bad day today. The police were held up getting to the scene (they had to come from 40-50km away) so Mr buffy took the couple’s name and address and sent them home. So I guess they get to do statements today.

Mr buffy came home fuming and furious about people who drink and drive……….

That sort of job must drain you and stress you our. I hope the wages are worth it.

Stress you out…even.

nighteyes said:

Hello all!

Hope that 2012 brings good things to you and yours.

Why Hello Nighteyes! Hope 2012 is all that you want and more!

pomolo said:

painmaster said:

Just spent a lazy couple of hours taking photos with a film camera…. you know, put the film in the back, close the lid and no screen to look at… squint through a little piece of clear plastic in the top left hand corner and hopefully your shot lines up?

Then you have to wait for them to be developed. The agony of it all.

look forward to the agony.

nighteyes said:

Hello all!

Hope that 2012 brings good things to you and yours.

Hello Nighteye’s…if memory doesn’t fail me, you are a Perthite yes?
I’ve been wondering where everyone has gone….I know I don’t get on too much these days….but still a passionate lurker

justin said:

I was bitten the night before last. Just a minor, comet shaped series of tiny puncture wounds in the middle of the left forearm. Nothing to worry about. Just itchy.

Last night i went to bed at eleven, because it was hot, and the festive season has temporarily enabled me to keep the eyes open after 8.30pm. I put on the teev when i turned off the lights and waited for the biter to invade my bed. Within a few seconds, before i could become comatosed by the flickering light of the teev, a coachroach climbs onto the bed and proceeds along my forearm. They don’t bite but, bloody hell, that was quick!

I’m beginning to think there’s a party in my bed every night when I’m asleep. Then a huge Huntsman spider elevates on it’s legs and dashes over the flowery rug, hiding in the pattern when it stops. I’m up – with flyswot in hand. I’m awake, moving silently in the dark rooms, sussing out any movement and counting the nightlife until 2am. I still don’t know who bit me. It might have been an ant swimming with me in the pool or a mozzie, but I’m sleeping through the day until this heat wave subsides.

Speakin of huntsmans Mr M has had one run across his helmet visor while riding his bike… twice on the same ride.
He hasn’t been able to work out if it was livin in his helmet, jacket or bike LOL guess he’ll investigate deeper if it happens again…glad he was able to keep his composure and not ride into a tree or somethin

Muschee said:

justin said:

I was bitten the night before last. Just a minor, comet shaped series of tiny puncture wounds in the middle of the left forearm. Nothing to worry about. Just itchy.

Last night i went to bed at eleven, because it was hot, and the festive season has temporarily enabled me to keep the eyes open after 8.30pm. I put on the teev when i turned off the lights and waited for the biter to invade my bed. Within a few seconds, before i could become comatosed by the flickering light of the teev, a coachroach climbs onto the bed and proceeds along my forearm. They don’t bite but, bloody hell, that was quick!

I’m beginning to think there’s a party in my bed every night when I’m asleep. Then a huge Huntsman spider elevates on it’s legs and dashes over the flowery rug, hiding in the pattern when it stops. I’m up – with flyswot in hand. I’m awake, moving silently in the dark rooms, sussing out any movement and counting the nightlife until 2am. I still don’t know who bit me. It might have been an ant swimming with me in the pool or a mozzie, but I’m sleeping through the day until this heat wave subsides.

Speakin of huntsmans Mr M has had one run across his helmet visor while riding his bike… twice on the same ride.
He hasn’t been able to work out if it was livin in his helmet, jacket or bike LOL guess he’ll investigate deeper if it happens again…glad he was able to keep his composure and not ride into a tree or somethin

it has happened to me too. riding along thinking my fringe is getting in my vision, then realising that my fringe is not that long and it was moving!

Morning. Talking about spiders, I walked into one’s web last night and did some head banging moves to get it off, lol. Not that they bother me, but don’t want one on me.
I have a lost dog in my lounge room and I’m waiting for the local ranger to come and pick it up. It was on my doorstep and Max was going bonkers at it. Super friendly maltese terrier and he cried when I left him alone. I have to keep Max away but he knows the other dog is in that room lol. Thank goodness it had a registration tag. I rang the council and told me the dogs name, Barney but can’t tell me where he lives for privacy reasons and they couldn’t get hold of the owners, so the ranger will take it home. Cool.

Air con on again but ‘only’ a top of 33C expected. I’m picking apricots later today off various friends trees. Yum yum yum!

today when I let the ducks out, the young drake started and went to get back into the pen but I was in the way so stood nearby with his head cocked. I looked up and there was the silhouette of a large bird of prey coasting overhead. I don’t know what it was but it was quite sizable. Was nice to see the BoP but also to know that the ducks are wary of them too.

Good morning all. I really should be cleaning the house but I’m not.

bubba louie said:

Good morning all. I really should be cleaning the house but I’m not.

I should be too, and the washing up, but I’m not.

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

Good morning all. I really should be cleaning the house but I’m not.

I should be too, and the washing up, but I’m not.

We’ll start a new trend.:)

Youngest son is still going strong at his restaurant. Once he broke in his boots his feet have been much better.

painmaster said:

justin said:

My daughter has the loan of three bluetongue lizards while the school’s closed for holidays. She has added a third, wild one to her garden. The wild one is hiding out and could be called Russel because all she ever sees is he rustle of plants as the lizard passes below. The other two are in an old rat cage that they probably consider a 100% improvement on the glass aquarium that is their school camp. She is very good with animals and I have come to know the creatures too.

That knowledge probably saved me. I was picking strawberries and popping the occassional big, ripe one into my mouth as I picked. The second crop is wonderful and unaffected by the sun because the plants are much bigger than they were in spring and shade the berries very effectively. It was scaly, moving and very silent as my hand brushed it. My hand was gone quicker than my brain could register the scaly pattern. A bluetongue! A snake would have had me but it wouldn’t have mattered because my heart would have given out anyrate. As it was I stopped picking the strawbs instantly but at least my ticker was still regular and the pants unsoiled.

perhaps you need to keep a bluetongue under your bed?

putting the two together – chuckle.

I’ve cleaned up lots instead. Moved the bed, the big boy, the bookshelves and after lunch we move the dressing table.
It hasn’t been done since we moved in 6 years ago – and it’s hot outside – and i’m not watching the cricket – altho’ I might – it’s an excellent sleeping tonic.

nighteyes said:

Hello all!

Hope that 2012 brings good things to you and yours.

Ta and likewise to you and yours.

pomolo said:

justin said:

I was bitten the night before last. Just a minor, comet shaped series of tiny puncture wounds in the middle of the left forearm. Nothing to worry about. Just itchy. Last night i went to bed at eleven, because it was hot, and the festive season has temporarily enabled me to keep the eyes open after 8.30pm. I put on the teev when i turned off the lights and waited for the biter to invade my bed. Within a few seconds, before i could become comatosed by the flickering light of the teev, a coachroach climbs onto the bed and proceeds along my forearm. They don’t bite but, bloody hell, that was quick! I’m beginning to think there’s a party in my bed every night when I’m asleep. Then a huge Huntsman spider elevates on it’s legs and dashes over the flowery rug, hiding in the pattern when it stops. I’m up – with flyswot in hand. I’m awake, moving silently in the dark rooms, sussing out any movement and counting the nightlife until 2am. I still don’t know who bit me. It might have been an ant swimming with me in the pool or a mozzie, but I’m sleeping through the day until this heat wave subsides.

That story could make a frightening movie JC.

It has cooled down a tad here so I slept normally last night.
There isn’t that many bitey creatures in my bedroom. So far there is one big huntsman, the coachroach with possibly two companions, a total of three daddy longlegs, a silverfish and some kitchen escapees in the form of two earwigs (I bring them in on the fresh garden picked veges).

bluegreen said:

Muschee said:

justin said:

I was bitten the night before last. Just a minor, comet shaped series of tiny puncture wounds in the middle of the left forearm. Nothing to worry about. Just itchy.

Last night i went to bed at eleven, because it was hot, and the festive season has temporarily enabled me to keep the eyes open after 8.30pm. I put on the teev when i turned off the lights and waited for the biter to invade my bed. Within a few seconds, before i could become comatosed by the flickering light of the teev, a coachroach climbs onto the bed and proceeds along my forearm. They don’t bite but, bloody hell, that was quick!

I’m beginning to think there’s a party in my bed every night when I’m asleep. Then a huge Huntsman spider elevates on it’s legs and dashes over the flowery rug, hiding in the pattern when it stops. I’m up – with flyswot in hand. I’m awake, moving silently in the dark rooms, sussing out any movement and counting the nightlife until 2am. I still don’t know who bit me. It might have been an ant swimming with me in the pool or a mozzie, but I’m sleeping through the day until this heat wave subsides.

Speakin of huntsmans Mr M has had one run across his helmet visor while riding his bike… twice on the same ride.
He hasn’t been able to work out if it was livin in his helmet, jacket or bike LOL guess he’ll investigate deeper if it happens again…glad he was able to keep his composure and not ride into a tree or somethin

it has happened to me too. riding along thinking my fringe is getting in my vision, then realising that my fringe is not that long and it was moving!

have you ridden that bike yet??

bubba louie said:

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

Good morning all. I really should be cleaning the house but I’m not.

I should be too, and the washing up, but I’m not.

We’ll start a new trend.:)

Where’s my big whip? LOL.
It’s sooo hot here I’m prepared to let the garden die. So the interior is getting a thorough spring clean. Pantry, pots and pans drawers, linen closet and now the bedroom !!

bubba louie said:

Youngest son is still going strong at his restaurant. Once he broke in his boots his feet have been much better.

that’s good to hear :)

justin said:

have you ridden that bike yet??

no. but I am stressing out. waiting for a cheque to clear so I have the money to register it, and then need to coordinate the club membership (so I can get the cheaper club registration) and VicRoads and the money before the Roadworthy expires. too hot now anyway.

I’ve committed a minor cleanliness.

Eldest son just rang from Melbourne, to let us know he’s still alive. They’ve driven to Bonneydoone(sp) where ever that is.

He’s visiting his mates and one of them is moving house soon and really wants him to stay and move in with them. It’d be perfect for him, if he can find work.

He doesn’t have any really close friends up here and I like these boys. They all stayed here for a while last year, and they look out for each other. Moving out of home would do him the world of good.

bubba louie said:

I’ve committed a minor cleanliness.

Eldest son just rang from Melbourne, to let us know he’s still alive. They’ve driven to Bonneydoone(sp) where ever that is.

He’s visiting his mates and one of them is moving house soon and really wants him to stay and move in with them. It’d be perfect for him, if he can find work.

He doesn’t have any really close friends up here and I like these boys. They all stayed here for a while last year, and they look out for each other. Moving out of home would do him the world of good.

Bonnie Doon is not that far from me :)
It is on Lake Eildon and I drive through it if I take the scenic route to Melbourne.

bubba louie said:

Youngest son is still going strong at his restaurant. Once he broke in his boots his feet have been much better.

Good :)

Just home and we’re stuffed. Got heaps of apricots and I will jam ‘em tomorrow arvo. Gotta get some more kirsch first.
We ended up doing a shed and yard clean up and tip trip with some of the eldest girls things and had a look through the tip recycle shop. I could have gone nuts in there but it’s cash only and I didn’t have a cracker on me.
Might have a beer on the swing seat.

The Castle :)

Happy Potter said:

Morning. Talking about spiders, I walked into one’s web last night and did some head banging moves to get it off, lol. Not that they bother me, but don’t want one on me.
I have a lost dog in my lounge room and I’m waiting for the local ranger to come and pick it up. It was on my doorstep and Max was going bonkers at it. Super friendly maltese terrier and he cried when I left him alone. I have to keep Max away but he knows the other dog is in that room lol. Thank goodness it had a registration tag. I rang the council and told me the dogs name, Barney but can’t tell me where he lives for privacy reasons and they couldn’t get hold of the owners, so the ranger will take it home. Cool.

Air con on again but ‘only’ a top of 33C expected. I’m picking apricots later today off various friends trees. Yum yum yum!

That’s what I dislike about my walks around the garden in the mornings. There is always a new web to get caught up in. Don’t like them all over my face and they are always head height.

Hope the pup is home now.

bluegreen said:

today when I let the ducks out, the young drake started and went to get back into the pen but I was in the way so stood nearby with his head cocked. I looked up and there was the silhouette of a large bird of prey coasting overhead. I don’t know what it was but it was quite sizable. Was nice to see the BoP but also to know that the ducks are wary of them too.

We get them overhead quite often but the miner birds let us know about it.

bubba louie said:

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

Good morning all. I really should be cleaning the house but I’m not.

I should be too, and the washing up, but I’m not.

We’ll start a new trend.:)

I want to join your club.

bubba louie said:

Youngest son is still going strong at his restaurant. Once he broke in his boots his feet have been much better.

Good news.

justin said:

pomolo said:

justin said:

I was bitten the night before last. Just a minor, comet shaped series of tiny puncture wounds in the middle of the left forearm. Nothing to worry about. Just itchy. Last night i went to bed at eleven, because it was hot, and the festive season has temporarily enabled me to keep the eyes open after 8.30pm. I put on the teev when i turned off the lights and waited for the biter to invade my bed. Within a few seconds, before i could become comatosed by the flickering light of the teev, a coachroach climbs onto the bed and proceeds along my forearm. They don’t bite but, bloody hell, that was quick! I’m beginning to think there’s a party in my bed every night when I’m asleep. Then a huge Huntsman spider elevates on it’s legs and dashes over the flowery rug, hiding in the pattern when it stops. I’m up – with flyswot in hand. I’m awake, moving silently in the dark rooms, sussing out any movement and counting the nightlife until 2am. I still don’t know who bit me. It might have been an ant swimming with me in the pool or a mozzie, but I’m sleeping through the day until this heat wave subsides.

That story could make a frightening movie JC.

It has cooled down a tad here so I slept normally last night.
There isn’t that many bitey creatures in my bedroom. So far there is one big huntsman, the coachroach with possibly two companions, a total of three daddy longlegs, a silverfish and some kitchen escapees in the form of two earwigs (I bring them in on the fresh garden picked veges).

Thank goodness I don’t sleep at your place. LOL.

bubba louie said:

I’ve committed a minor cleanliness.

Eldest son just rang from Melbourne, to let us know he’s still alive. They’ve driven to Bonneydoone(sp) where ever that is.

He’s visiting his mates and one of them is moving house soon and really wants him to stay and move in with them. It’d be perfect for him, if he can find work.

He doesn’t have any really close friends up here and I like these boys. They all stayed here for a while last year, and they look out for each other. Moving out of home would do him the world of good.

And Mum and Dad too I feel.

Happy Potter said:

Just home and we’re stuffed. Got heaps of apricots and I will jam ‘em tomorrow arvo. Gotta get some more kirsch first.
We ended up doing a shed and yard clean up and tip trip with some of the eldest girls things and had a look through the tip recycle shop. I could have gone nuts in there but it’s cash only and I didn’t have a cracker on me.
Might have a beer on the swing seat.

Don’t EVEN mention apricot jam please.

trichome said:

The Castle :)

What castle? Where? Did someone build one?

pomolo said:

trichome said:

The Castle :)

What castle? Where? Did someone build one?

an Australian movie ‘The Castle’

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Doon,_Victoria

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118826/

trichome said:

The Castle :)

I feel the serenity every time I drive through :)

bluegreen said:

trichome said:

The Castle :)

I feel the serenity every time I drive through :)

ahh the serenity :)

would be after living beneath an airport runway :)

trichome said:

pomolo said:

trichome said:

The Castle :)

What castle? Where? Did someone build one?

an Australian movie ‘The Castle’

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Doon,_Victoria

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118826/

I’ve got ya now. I just didn’t understnad the reference.

trichome said:

The Castle :)

That’s why they went there.

bubba louie said:

trichome said:

The Castle :)

That’s why they went there.

They also went to Caulfield to see the Hasidic Jews. Not very PC.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

Just home and we’re stuffed. Got heaps of apricots and I will jam ‘em tomorrow arvo. Gotta get some more kirsch first.
We ended up doing a shed and yard clean up and tip trip with some of the eldest girls things and had a look through the tip recycle shop. I could have gone nuts in there but it’s cash only and I didn’t have a cracker on me.
Might have a beer on the swing seat.

Don’t EVEN mention apricot jam please.

Ok.
Dried/ pureed and bottled halves LOL

Ya’d think I’d know not to climb bloody trees at my age eh! But nooooo, the good (unmentionable) fruit was right at the top and I just don’t happen to own a cherry picker. I’m scratched far and wide and birds shat on me and I had bugs stuck to every bloody inch of me. LOL

Cool shower and perhaps tan myself with some betadine..

Muschee said:

nighteyes said:

Hello all!

Hope that 2012 brings good things to you and yours.

Hello Nighteye’s…if memory doesn’t fail me, you are a Perthite yes?
I’ve been wondering where everyone has gone….I know I don’t get on too much these days….but still a passionate lurker

Yep back in Perth again. I try to pop in but there are never enough hours in the day. :)

it’s done! I’m registered. I’m so HAPPY!!!!!!

bluegreen said:

it’s done! I’m registered. I’m so HAPPY!!!!!!

:D :D :D!!!

bluegreen said:

justin said:

have you ridden that bike yet??

no. but I am stressing out. waiting for a cheque to clear so I have the money to register it, and then need to coordinate the club membership (so I can get the cheaper club registration) and VicRoads and the money before the Roadworthy expires. too hot now anyway.

good luck. those things are stressful so i hope it all swings your way.

pomolo said:

justin said:

pomolo said:

That story could make a frightening movie JC.

It has cooled down a tad here so I slept normally last night.
There isn’t that many bitey creatures in my bedroom. So far there is one big huntsman, the coachroach with possibly two companions, a total of three daddy longlegs, a silverfish and some kitchen escapees in the form of two earwigs (I bring them in on the fresh garden picked veges).

Thank goodness I don’t sleep at your place. LOL.

earwigs and coachroaches to compost bin and daddylonglegs outside – the big huntsman and silverfish have eluded me.

bluegreen said:

it’s done! I’m registered. I’m so HAPPY!!!!!!

woo-hoo – go BG !

Coles has hot cross buns on sale already.

nighteyes said:

Muschee said:

nighteyes said:

Hello all!

Hope that 2012 brings good things to you and yours.

Hello Nighteye’s…if memory doesn’t fail me, you are a Perthite yes?
I’ve been wondering where everyone has gone….I know I don’t get on too much these days….but still a passionate lurker

Yep back in Perth again. I try to pop in but there are never enough hours in the day. :)

Yep you can say that again…only reason I’ve been round a bit is cause of holiday’s and I managed to twang a leg muscle on Monday…was supposed to be back at work today but got rest of the week off to hopefully heal up.

bluegreen said:

it’s done! I’m registered. I’m so HAPPY!!!!!!

Oh cool

bluegreen said:

it’s done! I’m registered. I’m so HAPPY!!!!!!

BG has her 2 wheels at last.

justin said:

pomolo said:

justin said:

It has cooled down a tad here so I slept normally last night.
There isn’t that many bitey creatures in my bedroom. So far there is one big huntsman, the coachroach with possibly two companions, a total of three daddy longlegs, a silverfish and some kitchen escapees in the form of two earwigs (I bring them in on the fresh garden picked veges).

Thank goodness I don’t sleep at your place. LOL.

earwigs and coachroaches to compost bin and daddylonglegs outside – the big huntsman and silverfish have eluded me.

Therefore we will not be B&B customers.

bubba louie said:

Coles has hot cross buns on sale already.

I suppose they were in amongst the school books and pencils etc.

They don’t miss a trick do they?

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

Coles has hot cross buns on sale already.

I suppose they were in amongst the school books and pencils etc.

They don’t miss a trick do they?

that is absolutely rediculous, selling easter hot cross buns in january what a stupid mentalty coles has, on principle i would refuse to shop there :(

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

it’s done! I’m registered. I’m so HAPPY!!!!!!

BG has her 2 wheels at last.

went for a little ride this afternoon :)

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

it’s done! I’m registered. I’m so HAPPY!!!!!!

BG has her 2 wheels at last.

went for a little ride this afternoon :)

AND? was good ya?

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

Coles has hot cross buns on sale already.

I suppose they were in amongst the school books and pencils etc.

They don’t miss a trick do they?

I don’t know why they don’t just make the all the time but without the cross. They don’t sell fruit buns normally but I’m sure people would buy them.

Morning. It’s back to sane cooler temps for a week or so. I will be able to catch up on some much needed weeding and gardening, tomatos are going mad and need re tying. A pumpkin vine needs to be extricated from an apple tree, and I have lettuce seedlings coming up everywhere.

Lunchtime is a catch up with several girl friends and we’re all meeting at a cafe for coffee and eats. They’re going to hear about Mrs. Daughters pregnancy news :)
The expectant couple are on holidays at the moment fishing at Lakes Entrance. My dainty girl wouldn’t touch bait once, but now is quite accomplished at catching the big ones!

I have a kitchen sticky with all stuff jam, so I’ll be scrubbing the stove and weilding the mop shortly.

Muschee said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

BG has her 2 wheels at last.

went for a little ride this afternoon :)

AND? was good ya?

yes, it was good. I am out of condition though. Will have to do lots more riding to get fit again I’m afraid.

here’s a strange thing. We have had a bit of a heat wave lately but not long previous some good rain so there should be some moisture in the soil still. I diligently watered the veges every day and they have thrived in the heat. The rest of the garden is mature, mostly native, plants and the grass is green as green but yesterday I noticed that the banksia and about 2 metres around it looks like it is dying off, including those purple African daisies (tough as old boots) and some of the grass at the edge of the area. I really don’t think a couple of days of hot weather would have done it so maybe it got too wet in the heavy rain at the end of last year and the soil has gone sour? Because I haven’t been checking out that part of the garden closely, concentrating on my veges, I don’t know how long it has been like that. It will be a shame to lose the banksia because it put on a lovely show last year with lots of flowers. Do you think if I prune it back hard it will recover?

bluegreen said:

here’s a strange thing. We have had a bit of a heat wave lately but not long previous some good rain so there should be some moisture in the soil still. I diligently watered the veges every day and they have thrived in the heat. The rest of the garden is mature, mostly native, plants and the grass is green as green but yesterday I noticed that the banksia and about 2 metres around it looks like it is dying off, including those purple African daisies (tough as old boots) and some of the grass at the edge of the area. I really don’t think a couple of days of hot weather would have done it so maybe it got too wet in the heavy rain at the end of last year and the soil has gone sour? Because I haven’t been checking out that part of the garden closely, concentrating on my veges, I don’t know how long it has been like that. It will be a shame to lose the banksia because it put on a lovely show last year with lots of flowers. Do you think if I prune it back hard it will recover?

weird.
i guess water it – there maybe some odd sort of drainage channel under it.
hoe (aerate) around it and mulch to encourage soil organisms.

i occasionally come across black patches in my soil, like the one where 6 attempts at planting trees have failed. there were previous occupants here too, so what’s buried?

bluegreen said:

Muschee said:

bluegreen said:

went for a little ride this afternoon :)

AND? was good ya?

yes, it was good. I am out of condition though. Will have to do lots more riding to get fit again I’m afraid.

chuckle – poor BG – has to ride her new bike lots LOL.

trichome said:

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

Coles has hot cross buns on sale already.

I suppose they were in amongst the school books and pencils etc.

They don’t miss a trick do they?

that is absolutely rediculous, selling easter hot cross buns in january what a stupid mentalty coles has, on principle i would refuse to shop there :(

I saw them in the other major supermarket this morning.

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

bubba louie said:

Coles has hot cross buns on sale already.

I suppose they were in amongst the school books and pencils etc.

They don’t miss a trick do they?

I don’t know why they don’t just make the all the time but without the cross. They don’t sell fruit buns normally but I’m sure people would buy them.

I’d second that.

Happy Potter said:

Morning. It’s back to sane cooler temps for a week or so. I will be able to catch up on some much needed weeding and gardening, tomatos are going mad and need re tying. A pumpkin vine needs to be extricated from an apple tree, and I have lettuce seedlings coming up everywhere.

Lunchtime is a catch up with several girl friends and we’re all meeting at a cafe for coffee and eats. They’re going to hear about Mrs. Daughters pregnancy news :)
The expectant couple are on holidays at the moment fishing at Lakes Entrance. My dainty girl wouldn’t touch bait once, but now is quite accomplished at catching the big ones!

I have a kitchen sticky with all stuff jam, so I’ll be scrubbing the stove and weilding the mop shortly.

I did tomato relish again yesterday with more cherry toms. The first year I’ve ever bothered to make use of them.

bluegreen said:

here’s a strange thing. We have had a bit of a heat wave lately but not long previous some good rain so there should be some moisture in the soil still. I diligently watered the veges every day and they have thrived in the heat. The rest of the garden is mature, mostly native, plants and the grass is green as green but yesterday I noticed that the banksia and about 2 metres around it looks like it is dying off, including those purple African daisies (tough as old boots) and some of the grass at the edge of the area. I really don’t think a couple of days of hot weather would have done it so maybe it got too wet in the heavy rain at the end of last year and the soil has gone sour? Because I haven’t been checking out that part of the garden closely, concentrating on my veges, I don’t know how long it has been like that. It will be a shame to lose the banksia because it put on a lovely show last year with lots of flowers. Do you think if I prune it back hard it will recover?

Maybe have a good dig down to see what’s going on underneath. Sounds a bit weird.

Have just done the shopping. How exciting is that? In and out before the throng arrived.

Weather is hotting up. 33c ATM and humidity has climed to 68%. Hopefully there is some rain coming. The general area is still very green from previous rains but the vegies and fernery aren’t coping too well.

pomolo said:

Have just done the shopping. How exciting is that? In and out before the throng arrived.

Weather is hotting up. 33c ATM and humidity has climed to 68%. Hopefully there is some rain coming. The general area is still very green from previous rains but the vegies and fernery aren’t coping too well.

I’m having naps after lunch these days and I did all the normal things yesterday to ensure a successful nap. I had a full lunch, no coffee, drop the blinds, turn on the cricket and lay down on bed waiting to be nulled into bored snoozeville by the commentators and the endless slow motion replays.

Just my luck ! – Captain Clark and his batsmen put on the best batting display in history !! I didn’t get my nap.

justin said:

pomolo said:

Have just done the shopping. How exciting is that? In and out before the throng arrived.

Weather is hotting up. 33c ATM and humidity has climed to 68%. Hopefully there is some rain coming. The general area is still very green from previous rains but the vegies and fernery aren’t coping too well.

I’m having naps after lunch these days and I did all the normal things yesterday to ensure a successful nap. I had a full lunch, no coffee, drop the blinds, turn on the cricket and lay down on bed waiting to be nulled into bored snoozeville by the commentators and the endless slow motion replays.

Just my luck ! – Captain Clark and his batsmen put on the best batting display in history !! I didn’t get my nap.

lol!

just rode my bike to Mansfield for an icecream.
hee, hee, hee :)

bluegreen said:

just rode my bike to Mansfield for an icecream.
hee, hee, hee :)

Oh cool! :D

I popped this into my facebook status just now :)

Thank you Harvey Norman! I won a media bundle! N600 Wireless Modem Router

500Mbps Powerline Adapter

Ultimate HD Media Player

Wifi Adapter for Smart TV & Blu-Ray.

I am so rapt :D I never win anything. Woohoo!

Now all I have to do is work out what those things actually do, and then I will have a blast…LOL

justin said:

bluegreen said:

here’s a strange thing. We have had a bit of a heat wave lately but not long previous some good rain so there should be some moisture in the soil still. I diligently watered the veges every day and they have thrived in the heat. The rest of the garden is mature, mostly native, plants and the grass is green as green but yesterday I noticed that the banksia and about 2 metres around it looks like it is dying off, including those purple African daisies (tough as old boots) and some of the grass at the edge of the area. I really don’t think a couple of days of hot weather would have done it so maybe it got too wet in the heavy rain at the end of last year and the soil has gone sour? Because I haven’t been checking out that part of the garden closely, concentrating on my veges, I don’t know how long it has been like that. It will be a shame to lose the banksia because it put on a lovely show last year with lots of flowers. Do you think if I prune it back hard it will recover?

weird.
i guess water it – there maybe some odd sort of drainage channel under it.
hoe (aerate) around it and mulch to encourage soil organisms.

i occasionally come across black patches in my soil, like the one where 6 attempts at planting trees have failed. there were previous occupants here too, so what’s buried?

Wot he said. That does sound odd.

bluegreen said:

here’s a strange thing. We have had a bit of a heat wave lately but not long previous some good rain so there should be some moisture in the soil still. I diligently watered the veges every day and they have thrived in the heat. The rest of the garden is mature, mostly native, plants and the grass is green as green but yesterday I noticed that the banksia and about 2 metres around it looks like it is dying off, including those purple African daisies (tough as old boots) and some of the grass at the edge of the area. I really don’t think a couple of days of hot weather would have done it so maybe it got too wet in the heavy rain at the end of last year and the soil has gone sour? Because I haven’t been checking out that part of the garden closely, concentrating on my veges, I don’t know how long it has been like that. It will be a shame to lose the banksia because it put on a lovely show last year with lots of flowers. Do you think if I prune it back hard it will recover?

I would investigate to see if there is any moisture left in the soil. We had 4 inches of rain in December and by the end of the month, the soil profile was dry down to around 12 inches. Plants with shallow root systems like you grass and your daisy would definitely had dried out in my bit of dirt.

The Banksia is a different story, and one that also needs a bit of a dig around to see, a) what kind of roots are going on and b) whether the soil is contributing.

Also, how old is the Banksia, perhaps last season was its swansong?

justin said:

pomolo said:

Have just done the shopping. How exciting is that? In and out before the throng arrived.

Weather is hotting up. 33c ATM and humidity has climed to 68%. Hopefully there is some rain coming. The general area is still very green from previous rains but the vegies and fernery aren’t coping too well.

I’m having naps after lunch these days and I did all the normal things yesterday to ensure a successful nap. I had a full lunch, no coffee, drop the blinds, turn on the cricket and lay down on bed waiting to be nulled into bored snoozeville by the commentators and the endless slow motion replays.

Just my luck ! – Captain Clark and his batsmen put on the best batting display in history !! I didn’t get my nap.

Neither did I today. The bluddy phone rang.

bluegreen said:

just rode my bike to Mansfield for an icecream.
hee, hee, hee :)

How can you eat and ice cream with a helmet on? Just joking BG.

Happy Potter said:

I popped this into my facebook status just now :)

Thank you Harvey Norman! I won a media bundle! N600 Wireless Modem Router

500Mbps Powerline Adapter

Ultimate HD Media Player

Wifi Adapter for Smart TV & Blu-Ray.

I am so rapt :D I never win anything. Woohoo!

Now all I have to do is work out what those things actually do, and then I will have a blast…LOL

Oooo, You lucky thing, I think. I still haven’t figured out my Ebook.

painmaster said:

bluegreen said:

here’s a strange thing. We have had a bit of a heat wave lately but not long previous some good rain so there should be some moisture in the soil still. I diligently watered the veges every day and they have thrived in the heat. The rest of the garden is mature, mostly native, plants and the grass is green as green but yesterday I noticed that the banksia and about 2 metres around it looks like it is dying off, including those purple African daisies (tough as old boots) and some of the grass at the edge of the area. I really don’t think a couple of days of hot weather would have done it so maybe it got too wet in the heavy rain at the end of last year and the soil has gone sour? Because I haven’t been checking out that part of the garden closely, concentrating on my veges, I don’t know how long it has been like that. It will be a shame to lose the banksia because it put on a lovely show last year with lots of flowers. Do you think if I prune it back hard it will recover?

I would investigate to see if there is any moisture left in the soil. We had 4 inches of rain in December and by the end of the month, the soil profile was dry down to around 12 inches. Plants with shallow root systems like you grass and your daisy would definitely had dried out in my bit of dirt.

The Banksia is a different story, and one that also needs a bit of a dig around to see, a) what kind of roots are going on and b) whether the soil is contributing.

Also, how old is the Banksia, perhaps last season was its swansong?

What Banksia is it? How long do Banksias live anyway?

Happy Potter said:

I popped this into my facebook status just now :)

Thank you Harvey Norman! I won a media bundle! N600 Wireless Modem Router

500Mbps Powerline Adapter

Ultimate HD Media Player

Wifi Adapter for Smart TV & Blu-Ray.

I am so rapt :D I never win anything. Woohoo!

Now all I have to do is work out what those things actually do, and then I will have a blast…LOL

beauty!

pomolo said:

painmaster said:

Also, how old is the Banksia, perhaps last season was its swansong?

What Banksia is it? How long do Banksias live anyway?

I was wondering that too. I think it is ericifolia. I was wondering if the banksia was at the end of its life, that maybe the decaying roots put out some sort of chemical that affects other plants around the root zone.

bluegreen said:

trichome said:

The Castle :)

I feel the serenity every time I drive through :)

…but on your bike??
will the locals hear serenity ??
garn – do it LOL.

justin said:

bluegreen said:

trichome said:

The Castle :)

I feel the serenity every time I drive through :)

…but on your bike??
will the locals hear serenity ??
garn – do it LOL.

oh I will, I will :)

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

painmaster said:

Also, how old is the Banksia, perhaps last season was its swansong?

What Banksia is it? How long do Banksias live anyway?

I was wondering that too. I think it is ericifolia. I was wondering if the banksia was at the end of its life, that maybe the decaying roots put out some sort of chemical that affects other plants around the root zone.

Nice photo there.

I’m is the process of cutting back the Baeckea virgata. (I think it’s vigata. Could be linifolia) It was getting too big and taking over the native garden. That’s the native garden with the pawpaw tree and the lychee tree. lol. They were a couple of self sown trees that we allowed to grow in there and now we are stuck with them. The Baeckea is beautiful and it’s just finished flowering so now is a good time to reduce it’s size. It’s so large it’s going to take two attempts to get it finished.

pomolo said:

I’m is the process of cutting back the Baeckea virgata. (I think it’s vigata. Could be linifolia) It was getting too big and taking over the native garden. That’s the native garden with the pawpaw tree and the lychee tree. lol. They were a couple of self sown trees that we allowed to grow in there and now we are stuck with them. The Baeckea is beautiful and it’s just finished flowering so now is a good time to reduce it’s size. It’s so large it’s going to take two attempts to get it finished.

Sounds big! I am taking leave of the sewing room and egg incubator watching to start chopping back some natives too..those A. Cognatas are now way too big an starting to lean forward over the paths.

I’m all apricot-ted out. I have jams and fruit leathers and puree. But I still have 4 bags of them so I am dishing them out to my vege swap friends to collect asap. I have been taking the over ripe ones out to the chooks and they love them, but it’s too much of a good thing and I think half of em are drunk!

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

What Banksia is it? How long do Banksias live anyway?

I was wondering that too. I think it is ericifolia. I was wondering if the banksia was at the end of its life, that maybe the decaying roots put out some sort of chemical that affects other plants around the root zone.

Nice photo there.

thanks. I had a kick around the area, without actually digging, and the soil looks pretty dry so maybe it is a lack of moisture problem after all. I will give it a good watering and see how it goes.

Happy Potter said:

I’m all apricot-ted out. I have jams and fruit leathers and puree. But I still have 4 bags of them so I am dishing them out to my vege swap friends to collect asap. I have been taking the over ripe ones out to the chooks and they love them, but it’s too much of a good thing and I think half of em are drunk!

might get the runs!

I have a broody well and truly settled on some eggs now. Hopefully some chicks in a couple of weeks :)
She is so spaced out I had to make sure she was still breathing yesterday!

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

I’m all apricot-ted out. I have jams and fruit leathers and puree. But I still have 4 bags of them so I am dishing them out to my vege swap friends to collect asap. I have been taking the over ripe ones out to the chooks and they love them, but it’s too much of a good thing and I think half of em are drunk!

might get the runs!

I have a broody well and truly settled on some eggs now. Hopefully some chicks in a couple of weeks :)
She is so spaced out I had to make sure she was still breathing yesterday!

Oh good :)
Don’t they ever go into a trance like state. I’ve done that too, given them a poke to if they move lol. A lady who just came to pick up the apricots was rapt in my garden and then she saw the silkies running about and loved them. She wants to buy some when the chicks can be sexed :D

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

I was wondering that too. I think it is ericifolia. I was wondering if the banksia was at the end of its life, that maybe the decaying roots put out some sort of chemical that affects other plants around the root zone.

Nice photo there.

thanks. I had a kick around the area, without actually digging, and the soil looks pretty dry so maybe it is a lack of moisture problem after all. I will give it a good watering and see how it goes.

put the hose on trickle for an hour. will do that every day for ??? and see if there is any improvement. There is still some foliage that looks OK on the banksia so hopefully it will survive.

house smells of sage – got some in the dehydrator.

going to make a variation on moussaka today. Saw it on one of the cooking shows as a good way to use up some zucchini and another use for bolognaise sauce. Char grill or fry some zucchini sliced lengthways and layer with the sauce and top with cheesy white sauce and pop in the oven. As I am regularly picking zucchini atm I am trying to think of different ways to use them. One simple recipe I have been doing is to fry up zucchini pieces with some onion slices, mix with some pesto (home made of course with home grown basil,) and stir through cooked pasta. Quick and yummy.

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

I’m all apricot-ted out. I have jams and fruit leathers and puree. But I still have 4 bags of them so I am dishing them out to my vege swap friends to collect asap. I have been taking the over ripe ones out to the chooks and they love them, but it’s too much of a good thing and I think half of em are drunk!

might get the runs!

I have a broody well and truly settled on some eggs now. Hopefully some chicks in a couple of weeks :)
She is so spaced out I had to make sure she was still breathing yesterday!

Oh good :)
Don’t they ever go into a trance like state. I’ve done that too, given them a poke to if they move lol. A lady who just came to pick up the apricots was rapt in my garden and then she saw the silkies running about and loved them. She wants to buy some when the chicks can be sexed :D

I need to repair a hole in my nursery (ex rabbit) cage soon so I can transfer her in with the chicks when they hatch. One corner has rusted out and little chicks could probably squeeze through.

just had my first Armenian Cucumber. Despite the name it is really a melon. Picked young (when about 12-18 inches) it tastes just like cucumber.

bluegreen said:

house smells of sage – got some in the dehydrator.

going to make a variation on moussaka today. Saw it on one of the cooking shows as a good way to use up some zucchini and another use for bolognaise sauce. Char grill or fry some zucchini sliced lengthways and layer with the sauce and top with cheesy white sauce and pop in the oven. As I am regularly picking zucchini atm I am trying to think of different ways to use them. One simple recipe I have been doing is to fry up zucchini pieces with some onion slices, mix with some pesto (home made of course with home grown basil,) and stir through cooked pasta. Quick and yummy.

That does sound yum…Last season I had a glut of zucc’s so only planted 2 this time round :( Hardly gettin any atm

bluegreen said:

just had my first Armenian Cucumber. Despite the name it is really a melon. Picked young (when about 12-18 inches) it tastes just like cucumber.

This has got to be one of my favorites…it can cross pollinate with your melons tho, which I didn’t know and ended up with a sort of rockmelon/cucumber mutants. I also have grown the africorn horned cucumber which I also really like BUT they are declared a weed over here and I can’t get seeds

Muschee said:

bluegreen said:

house smells of sage – got some in the dehydrator.

going to make a variation on moussaka today. Saw it on one of the cooking shows as a good way to use up some zucchini and another use for bolognaise sauce. Char grill or fry some zucchini sliced lengthways and layer with the sauce and top with cheesy white sauce and pop in the oven. As I am regularly picking zucchini atm I am trying to think of different ways to use them. One simple recipe I have been doing is to fry up zucchini pieces with some onion slices, mix with some pesto (home made of course with home grown basil,) and stir through cooked pasta. Quick and yummy.

That does sound yum…Last season I had a glut of zucc’s so only planted 2 this time round :( Hardly gettin any atm

I’ve only got one plant and picking more than I can eat :)
Thus the hunt for recipes.

Muschee said:

bluegreen said:

just had my first Armenian Cucumber. Despite the name it is really a melon. Picked young (when about 12-18 inches) it tastes just like cucumber.

This has got to be one of my favorites…it can cross pollinate with your melons tho, which I didn’t know and ended up with a sort of rockmelon/cucumber mutants. I also have grown the africorn horned cucumber which I also really like BUT they are declared a weed over here and I can’t get seeds

I was really happy with the flavour and the crisp texture.

bluegreen said:

Muschee said:

bluegreen said:

house smells of sage – got some in the dehydrator.

going to make a variation on moussaka today. Saw it on one of the cooking shows as a good way to use up some zucchini and another use for bolognaise sauce. Char grill or fry some zucchini sliced lengthways and layer with the sauce and top with cheesy white sauce and pop in the oven. As I am regularly picking zucchini atm I am trying to think of different ways to use them. One simple recipe I have been doing is to fry up zucchini pieces with some onion slices, mix with some pesto (home made of course with home grown basil,) and stir through cooked pasta. Quick and yummy.

That does sound yum…Last season I had a glut of zucc’s so only planted 2 this time round :( Hardly gettin any atm

I’ve only got one plant and picking more than I can eat :)
Thus the hunt for recipes.

Sounds like you’re doin better than me then.

Gotta admit I had lost a bit of interest in the veg patch last year…too many other things happened that needed my time instead…hoping this year is a better one

bluegreen said:

Muschee said:

bluegreen said:

just had my first Armenian Cucumber. Despite the name it is really a melon. Picked young (when about 12-18 inches) it tastes just like cucumber.

This has got to be one of my favorites…it can cross pollinate with your melons tho, which I didn’t know and ended up with a sort of rockmelon/cucumber mutants. I also have grown the africorn horned cucumber which I also really like BUT they are declared a weed over here and I can’t get seeds

I was really happy with the flavour and the crisp texture.

I And how pretty they look sliced up with the ribbed skin

I’m having all sorts of trouble getting the lettuce seed to germinate at the moment. Is it sensitive to too much heat? I’ve put some in the garden bed to try now, instead of my seed raising polystyrene box.

Oh, didn’t really realise it was so late – was hoping to say hi to everyone! :)

buffy said:

I’m having all sorts of trouble getting the lettuce seed to germinate at the moment. Is it sensitive to too much heat? I’ve put some in the garden bed to try now, instead of my seed raising polystyrene box.

we too have had some cos lettuce which just hasn’t risen, and we think it maybe because a dry crust in the first layer of soil may have been too dry and cooked the seed. The ground is wet, but when the first layer dries too much, the tiny seed suffer.

Good morning. We are heading to Casterton this morning to tidy the tops off the grass and tie up my feral tomatoes over there. I simply planted out what came up…so I don’t know what they will be when they make fruit.

Apparently it is expected to warm up and then rain here. I hope so….my garden needs a nice soaking.

Happy Potter said:

I’m all apricot-ted out. I have jams and fruit leathers and puree. But I still have 4 bags of them so I am dishing them out to my vege swap friends to collect asap. I have been taking the over ripe ones out to the chooks and they love them, but it’s too much of a good thing and I think half of em are drunk!

Well I’m glad that’s over.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

I’m all apricot-ted out. I have jams and fruit leathers and puree. But I still have 4 bags of them so I am dishing them out to my vege swap friends to collect asap. I have been taking the over ripe ones out to the chooks and they love them, but it’s too much of a good thing and I think half of em are drunk!

might get the runs!

I have a broody well and truly settled on some eggs now. Hopefully some chicks in a couple of weeks :)
She is so spaced out I had to make sure she was still breathing yesterday!

D hasn’t mentioned chooks for a while but he does keep pointing out chook houses for sale in the paper and on line. It’s not practical to keep chooks because we are away a lot. I know you can leave food and water for a couple of days but what about dingoes and wild dogs etc?

bluegreen said:

just had my first Armenian Cucumber. Despite the name it is really a melon. Picked young (when about 12-18 inches) it tastes just like cucumber.

I just googled that becuse I’ve never seen or heard of them before. They certainly look different from the usual. We are drowning in the ordinary old green ones atm.

pain master said:

buffy said:

I’m having all sorts of trouble getting the lettuce seed to germinate at the moment. Is it sensitive to too much heat? I’ve put some in the garden bed to try now, instead of my seed raising polystyrene box.

we too have had some cos lettuce which just hasn’t risen, and we think it maybe because a dry crust in the first layer of soil may have been too dry and cooked the seed. The ground is wet, but when the first layer dries too much, the tiny seed suffer.

i have trouble with all seedlings including the softer lettuces.
try a coir seed raising block – that does seem to get most seed out the ground although it doesn’t keep them growing. a bit of epsom salts dissolved in water and applied from a watering can is thought to help as well.

pomolo said:

D hasn’t mentioned chooks for a while but he does keep pointing out chook houses for sale in the paper and on line. It’s not practical to keep chooks because we are away a lot. I know you can leave food and water for a couple of days but what about dingoes and wild dogs etc?

you need a fox proof chook house that is big enough to keep them locked up for the duration.

Good morning. Happy weekend to you. I’ve been out weed wanding the driveway again. Weeds don’t seem to need rain to germinate and grow.

There is a bit of cloud coming in from the coast but not looking like rain clouds. Will finish pruning the leptospermum today. It’s in such an awkward place to get at but I will succeed. The pawpaw that is next to it is suddenly in the sunlight again. Somewhere under the whole lot is a Callistemon Tom Thumb that needs some light too.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

D hasn’t mentioned chooks for a while but he does keep pointing out chook houses for sale in the paper and on line. It’s not practical to keep chooks because we are away a lot. I know you can leave food and water for a couple of days but what about dingoes and wild dogs etc?

you need a fox proof chook house that is big enough to keep them locked up for the duration.

That would be easy enough to do but if they are set upon they would need their Mother (me) and I might not be around to reassure them. That’s how dopy I can get about animals in my care.

Make your own apple cider vinegar. Good for you and your pets, of all kinds. My next project when my apples are ripe :)

http://thehealthyeatingsite.com/apple-cider-vinegar-recipe/

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

D hasn’t mentioned chooks for a while but he does keep pointing out chook houses for sale in the paper and on line. It’s not practical to keep chooks because we are away a lot. I know you can leave food and water for a couple of days but what about dingoes and wild dogs etc?

you need a fox proof chook house that is big enough to keep them locked up for the duration.

And you can get auto feeders and waterers to tide them over for days.

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

D hasn’t mentioned chooks for a while but he does keep pointing out chook houses for sale in the paper and on line. It’s not practical to keep chooks because we are away a lot. I know you can leave food and water for a couple of days but what about dingoes and wild dogs etc?

you need a fox proof chook house that is big enough to keep them locked up for the duration.

And you can get auto feeders and waterers to tide them over for days.

my pest proof auto feeder needs adjusting. the lid doesn’t sit properly anymore and the other day I discovered a rather fat mouse in it, then yesterday I noticed that the sparrows do a group effort in that if enough sparrows sit on the activating perch, then others can slip inside the gap. lol!

Back from Casterton. I think it was very, very, very hot over there the other day (or three) when it was 40ish here. My tomatoes look, well, unwell….

This lot look a bit better….

And Auntie Artemisia and Auntie Absinthe are looking after the young avocado plant reasonably well…..

We cut off the tops of the grass over the whole block (that garden is around an acre, but it has to look after itself) You can tell from the pictures of the tomatoes that we are not there to water them. They do, though, end up rather flavourful, like herbs do when they are made to grow hard.

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

D hasn’t mentioned chooks for a while but he does keep pointing out chook houses for sale in the paper and on line. It’s not practical to keep chooks because we are away a lot. I know you can leave food and water for a couple of days but what about dingoes and wild dogs etc?

you need a fox proof chook house that is big enough to keep them locked up for the duration.

And you can get auto feeders and waterers to tide them over for days.

I’m not telling D about you two.

buffy said:

We cut off the tops of the grass over the whole block (that garden is around an acre, but it has to look after itself) You can tell from the pictures of the tomatoes that we are not there to water them. They do, though, end up rather flavourful, like herbs do when they are made to grow hard.

Our tomatoes are finished for now. Might get some new seedlings tomorrow at the markets.

I wonder what roughbarked is up to? not seen him here in awhile.

Someone in Scribbly Gum said he was having computer problems.

buffy said:

Someone in Scribbly Gum said he was having computer problems.

that would explain it.

Lucky’s son got married today.

I’ve been gardening. It had got completely out of control but there’s light at the end of the tunnel.

bluegreen said:

I wonder what roughbarked is up to? not seen him here in awhile.

Actually quite a few names missing these days I’ve noticed :(

Good morning. It’s sort of a bit blowy and the sun is going in and coming out and going in and coming out. We had some rain overnight…..do we have SA forummers here…….how did they go with the very rough stuff last night?

buffy said:

Good morning. It’s sort of a bit blowy and the sun is going in and coming out and going in and coming out. We had some rain overnight…..do we have SA forummers here…….how did they go with the very rough stuff last night?

we have Justin from SA, and Lucky, but she would have been at her son’s wedding… so may have not noticed any weather.

Bubba Louie said:

Lucky’s son got married today.

I bet she is over the moon :)

buffy said:

Good morning. It’s sort of a bit blowy and the sun is going in and coming out and going in and coming out. We had some rain overnight…..do we have SA forummers here…….how did they go with the very rough stuff last night?

i’m north of adelaide.
beautiful heavy rain – 20mm in about 15mins. – no probs here.

I’m back inside. I planted out some eggplant and capsicum seedlings, even though they are barely beyond the two leaf stage. They have germinated so late that I think it likely they will come to nothing. But nothing ventured, nothing gained…..I’ll see how we go with them.

Now I might sit down and think about what to do for my Autumn plantings and see if I need to procure more seed for anything in particular.

Morning, it’s lovely and plesant out. Top of 23 C expected :)
I will be out in the garden tidying and sweeping paths. I am going to have my grandson staying with me for several days before I put him on a flight to Qld to join his mum and her fella. They leave in 2 days and the boy going in a week. I’m going to enjoy having him here.

Happy Potter said:

Morning, it’s lovely and plesant out. Top of 23 C expected :)
I will be out in the garden tidying and sweeping paths. I am going to have my grandson staying with me for several days before I put him on a flight to Qld to join his mum and her fella. They leave in 2 days and the boy going in a week. I’m going to enjoy having him here.

nice to be able to spend some quality time with him before he goes.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Morning, it’s lovely and plesant out. Top of 23 C expected :)
I will be out in the garden tidying and sweeping paths. I am going to have my grandson staying with me for several days before I put him on a flight to Qld to join his mum and her fella. They leave in 2 days and the boy going in a week. I’m going to enjoy having him here.

nice to be able to spend some quality time with him before he goes.

I will be going to Toomomba in winter to see them, hopefully. Near there anyway, but I forget the name of the town. I’m going to take my time and go by train, and catch up with my sisters too.

Morning all,
A Happy New Year to you all.
I’ve been catching up with this year’s threads, not a hope of doing that with last year’s!

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Morning, it’s lovely and plesant out. Top of 23 C expected :)
I will be out in the garden tidying and sweeping paths. I am going to have my grandson staying with me for several days before I put him on a flight to Qld to join his mum and her fella. They leave in 2 days and the boy going in a week. I’m going to enjoy having him here.

nice to be able to spend some quality time with him before he goes.

I will be going to Toomomba in winter to see them, hopefully. Near there anyway, but I forget the name of the town. I’m going to take my time and go by train, and catch up with my sisters too.

We might be able to arrange a meeting somewhere, sometime while you’re in the district. I could look foreward to that.

orchid42 said:

Morning all,
A Happy New Year to you all.
I’ve been catching up with this year’s threads, not a hope of doing that with last year’s!

Good morning Orchid. Good to read you on here again. Happy New Year to you also.

Thankyou, Pom. I hope you’re keeping well. I love the wildlife thread.

orchid42 said:

Morning all,
A Happy New Year to you all.
I’ve been catching up with this year’s threads, not a hope of doing that with last year’s!

hello orchid42. Nice to see your name up there :)

orchid42 said:

Morning all,
A Happy New Year to you all.
I’ve been catching up with this year’s threads, not a hope of doing that with last year’s!

Orchid!! hello deary :D
I hope you’re all tanned after your holiday ;)

Hi BG and HP!
Nice to be back :=)
HP, your chicks are so cute, and the punk is super cool!
Nice bike BG!

orchid42 said:

Morning all,
A Happy New Year to you all.
I’ve been catching up with this year’s threads, not a hope of doing that with last year’s!

OC40??
i guess that is you – happy new year.
i used to be pepe before the new computer caused me login problems.

justin said:

orchid42 said:

Morning all,
A Happy New Year to you all.
I’ve been catching up with this year’s threads, not a hope of doing that with last year’s!

OC40??
i guess that is you – happy new year.
i used to be pepe before the new computer caused me login problems.

Yes, ‘tis me. Hi Pepe! I had login and registration problems too.

orchid42 said:

Morning all,
A Happy New Year to you all.
I’ve been catching up with this year’s threads, not a hope of doing that with last year’s!

Oh Orchid42, hello and Hippo Gnu Deer to you too!

pain master said:

orchid42 said:

Morning all,
A Happy New Year to you all.
I’ve been catching up with this year’s threads, not a hope of doing that with last year’s!

Oh Orchid42, hello and Hippo Gnu Deer to you too!

Hahaha! Hi PM, how’s Mangolia?

orchid42 said:

pain master said:

orchid42 said:

Morning all,
A Happy New Year to you all.
I’ve been catching up with this year’s threads, not a hope of doing that with last year’s!

Oh Orchid42, hello and Hippo Gnu Deer to you too!

Hahaha! Hi PM, how’s Mangolia?

Magical as always! Love living here. We chose well, I mean it took us a lifetime to buy a house, but we have done well.

Good morning. We had a little rain overnight. Enough that I haven’t hosed any plants this morning. Off to work very shortly.

Morning. Geared up here for another hotty. Dog has been bathed. Ironing is finished. Quick outside jobs done. Fans are going full bore. I haven’t looked at the themometer but I will in a minni.

took advantage of the milder weather and had a session with the whipper snipper this afternoon. This morning I rode my bike to the mechanic’s for a couple of minor tweaks. The tank wasn’t sitting properly and a couple of the rubber mounts needed moving, and he welded an extension on my side stand to make it easier for me to use it. Loving it. My confidence grows each time I get on it and although my back feels stiff when I first get on it, it is not causing any real problems. I am actually hoping it will help my back because back when I was riding regularly I used to feel worse after driving the car than any bike ride I did.

pain master said:

orchid42 said:

pain master said:

Oh Orchid42, hello and Hippo Gnu Deer to you too!

Hahaha! Hi PM, how’s Mangolia?

Magical as always! Love living here. We chose well, I mean it took us a lifetime to buy a house, but we have done well.

Excellent! Glad you’re so happy there and long may it continue.

bluegreen said:

took advantage of the milder weather and had a session with the whipper snipper this afternoon. This morning I rode my bike to the mechanic’s for a couple of minor tweaks. The tank wasn’t sitting properly and a couple of the rubber mounts needed moving, and he welded an extension on my side stand to make it easier for me to use it. Loving it. My confidence grows each time I get on it and although my back feels stiff when I first get on it, it is not causing any real problems. I am actually hoping it will help my back because back when I was riding regularly I used to feel worse after driving the car than any bike ride I did.

Can we have some specs on the bike, what year is it, engine capacity, stuff like that. I’ve been bragging to my Harley Davidson work colleague about your beast!

orchid42 said:

pain master said:

orchid42 said:

Hahaha! Hi PM, how’s Mangolia?

Magical as always! Love living here. We chose well, I mean it took us a lifetime to buy a house, but we have done well.

Excellent! Glad you’re so happy there and long may it continue.

oh yeah the future…. tomorrow we will wake up here.

pain master said:

Can we have some specs on the bike, what year is it, engine capacity, stuff like that. I’ve been bragging to my Harley Davidson work colleague about your beast!

1975 Moto Guzzi 850T, originally 850cc but now 1000cc. I have owned it since 1978 when it had a sidecar on it but it is now a solo bike. Old technology ie pushrods, carbies, points. Twin disk front brakes but drum rear. Need anything else?

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

Can we have some specs on the bike, what year is it, engine capacity, stuff like that. I’ve been bragging to my Harley Davidson work colleague about your beast!

1975 Moto Guzzi 850T, originally 850cc but now 1000cc. I have owned it since 1978 when it had a sidecar on it but it is now a solo bike. Old technology ie pushrods, carbies, points. Twin disk front brakes but drum rear. Need anything else?

because I am a doofus, are they an Italian bike? What is their history? post world war will do thanks…

pain master said:

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

Can we have some specs on the bike, what year is it, engine capacity, stuff like that. I’ve been bragging to my Harley Davidson work colleague about your beast!

1975 Moto Guzzi 850T, originally 850cc but now 1000cc. I have owned it since 1978 when it had a sidecar on it but it is now a solo bike. Old technology ie pushrods, carbies, points. Twin disk front brakes but drum rear. Need anything else?

because I am a doofus, are they an Italian bike? What is their history? post world war will do thanks…

Italian. I couldn’t tell you the history but you can read it here if you want. I do know that the engine was put in a three wheeled tractor! I say wheeled but in fact the rear wheels were actually caterpillar tracks.

oh yeah, the engine configuration is transverse V twin and it is a shaft drive.

bluegreen said:

pain master said:

bluegreen said:

1975 Moto Guzzi 850T, originally 850cc but now 1000cc. I have owned it since 1978 when it had a sidecar on it but it is now a solo bike. Old technology ie pushrods, carbies, points. Twin disk front brakes but drum rear. Need anything else?

because I am a doofus, are they an Italian bike? What is their history? post world war will do thanks…

Italian. I couldn’t tell you the history but you can read it here if you want. I do know that the engine was put in a three wheeled tractor! I say wheeled but in fact the rear wheels were actually caterpillar tracks.

oh yeah, the engine configuration is transverse V twin and it is a shaft drive.

oh thank you BG :)

Good morning. We have 10 degrees and we’ve had nice showers overnight. It’s going to warm up again in the next few days/week, so that should bring the veggies on. Unless it overdoes it and heads into the 40’s. I keep reminding myself that we haven’t had February yet…….

Plenty of grass, high grass. If we get the really hot stuff, it will be a grassfire season.

Morning, yes cold here too Buffy and there’s a chilly blustery wind blowing. I could almost put the heating on.

Just catching up. Mrs. Daughter was in hosp with a threatened miscarriage but all is good now and she is still preggers. The couple spent 7 hours waiting to be seen, but then left as it was going to be hours more yet, and saw her Ob yest’ morn. I watched an ultrasound of the babe and it put it hand up as if to wave. Ohh :)

In the meantime the man and I busied ourselves cleaning out my shed. And the last silkie chick to hatch is a lavendar, I think. It’s a silvery colour. Cutee.
I have visitors this morn and then off to quilting. I will have to get a hurry up on it, lol. I also picked out materials for another quilt to make and placed on lay-by. This ones for my bed and is black and white, florals. If I can get a photo of the finished one at the shop I will show yous.

Opposite to Buffy and HP it’s going to be another scorcher here today. Fortunately we are heading off to the big smoke today and it shouldn’t be quite so bad down there. We will be away until Saturday.

It’s not a good time to be leaving the garden to the elements. Heaven only knows what will be left when we return.

So be nice to one another and good to yourself while I’m gone.

See you Saturday.

pomolo said:

Opposite to Buffy and HP it’s going to be another scorcher here today. Fortunately we are heading off to the big smoke today and it shouldn’t be quite so bad down there. We will be away until Saturday.

It’s not a good time to be leaving the garden to the elements. Heaven only knows what will be left when we return.

So be nice to one another and good to yourself while I’m gone.

See you Saturday.

Have fun Pomolo and D. You can only water everything. I hope it is all good when you get back.

Very quiet here today.

Youngest sons troubled mate had another crisis yesterday and ended up as an involuntary patient at a mental health unit.

They handed him over to me last night and he’s bunked down in the lounge room. He can’t go home for a few days so I’m surrogate mother again.

Poor kid is going bad fast and it’s not really all his own fault either. His Mum’s a nice person but she’s made some terrible life choices that have affected how he’s turned out. Not a role model for a kid.

He’s nearly 20 now and I really don’t know where he’s going to end up, but I just can’t take him on full time.

went and bought a new tap today. One of the outside taps has been dripping for a while (from the bore) and had gotten to the point where it would fill several buckets a day. Couldn’t get it apart to change the washers so changed the whole tap instead. Also changed the metal fitting off the end of the hose for a plastic one. Something in the bore water had caused it to corrode and leak too. I get a bright green stain accumulate on fittings so think it might be copper. Got a tap timer as well so for plants that I want to deep water I can set and not worry about forgetting. Needed to stock up on quite a few things for the pantry too and I think the budget fairy has gone into a coma!!

Sounds good BG. My budget fairy is pleased, for once! Managed to halve the electricity bill and this week I haven’t cooked a lot, so not really a lot of shopping to do. The freezer is still full and the veges are coming from the garden, or friends gardens. I’m finally getting some tomatoes. I even raided the $2 per metre table at spotlight and got some beaut tote bag materials :D

Grandson is having a blast here just hanging out with me and pottering about the garden. He loves the chooks. He has named the polish crested chick ‘Muffin top’. I hope he wasn’t loking at me when he thought that up. His mum thought the little black D’Uccle chick was a crow and went to shoo it, then she realised crows don’t have ferthery feet, lol.

Hi all. I’ve had a forced holiday from computing but have crammed a lot into a couple of evenings, putting my system/applications/preferences back together on another HD.

roughbarked said:

Hi all. I’ve had a forced holiday from computing but have crammed a lot into a couple of evenings, putting my system/applications/preferences back together on another HD.

missed you

Evening all.
At least we got a bit of sun today. Just back from a day in town where I have to get my eyes checked. All good but for a nasty injection.
I haven’t looked at the garden yet.
Oh Bubba, where would that poor young man be if it wasn’t for you?
I think Muffin Top is a great name for that chick, HP. All the best to your daughter, she’s past the most tricky part of her pregnancy now.

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

Hi all. I’ve had a forced holiday from computing but have crammed a lot into a couple of evenings, putting my system/applications/preferences back together on another HD.

missed you

wow. and your phone number is? ;)

roughbarked said:

Hi all. I’ve had a forced holiday from computing but have crammed a lot into a couple of evenings, putting my system/applications/preferences back together on another HD.

welcome back my friend.

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

Hi all. I’ve had a forced holiday from computing but have crammed a lot into a couple of evenings, putting my system/applications/preferences back together on another HD.

missed you

wow. and your phone number is? ;)

lol!

it is true, your input is appreciated here.

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

Hi all. I’ve had a forced holiday from computing but have crammed a lot into a couple of evenings, putting my system/applications/preferences back together on another HD.

welcome back my friend.

Thanks PM. It has been quite a journey. Almost perfectly fixed but I’ll probably need a restart or two to seat everything in.

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

missed you

wow. and your phone number is? ;)

lol!

it is true, your input is appreciated here.

Thanks bg. That comment warms my heart.

Good evening Gardeners. No gardening has happened so far this week here, as I’ve been at work. But the seedlings I planted out last weekend in desperation have actually enjoyed moving out of the seed raising box. As long as we don’t suddenly hit 42 degrees again, they might survive to show me what ‘assorted’ capsicums means (that’s what I wrote on the tag!)

buffy said:

Good evening Gardeners. No gardening has happened so far this week here, as I’ve been at work. But the seedlings I planted out last weekend in desperation have actually enjoyed moving out of the seed raising box. As long as we don’t suddenly hit 42 degrees again, they might survive to show me what ‘assorted’ capsicums means (that’s what I wrote on the tag!)

assorted, usually means that you collected and mixed the seed.

orchid42 said:

Evening all.
At least we got a bit of sun today. Just back from a day in town where I have to get my eyes checked. All good but for a nasty injection.
I haven’t looked at the garden yet.
Oh Bubba, where would that poor young man be if it wasn’t for you?
I think Muffin Top is a great name for that chick, HP. All the best to your daughter, she’s past the most tricky part of her pregnancy now.

He crossed a line this time and gave his mother a black eye. Goodness knows where this will end but they’re having some time apart.

Bubba Louie said:

orchid42 said:

Evening all.
At least we got a bit of sun today. Just back from a day in town where I have to get my eyes checked. All good but for a nasty injection.
I haven’t looked at the garden yet.
Oh Bubba, where would that poor young man be if it wasn’t for you?
I think Muffin Top is a great name for that chick, HP. All the best to your daughter, she’s past the most tricky part of her pregnancy now.

He crossed a line this time and gave his mother a black eye. Goodness knows where this will end but they’re having some time apart.

Well he can’t do stuff like that. I hope for everyones sake he pulls himself up.

Morning, a tad warmer at 12C. Top of 22 expected. Good o.
I have a band surgeons appt for a review first up. Nothin dramatic just a check up. It’s been nearly 5 years I think. The time has flown. Then getting stuck into some gardening and weeding and potting things when I get back. And hook a hose up to the fishpond pump and whack that lot onto the spud bed, then top up the pond with the 1000 lt rainwater tub.
Have a good one :)

Happy Potter said:

Bubba Louie said:

orchid42 said:

Evening all.
At least we got a bit of sun today. Just back from a day in town where I have to get my eyes checked. All good but for a nasty injection.
I haven’t looked at the garden yet.
Oh Bubba, where would that poor young man be if it wasn’t for you?
I think Muffin Top is a great name for that chick, HP. All the best to your daughter, she’s past the most tricky part of her pregnancy now.

He crossed a line this time and gave his mother a black eye. Goodness knows where this will end but they’re having some time apart.

Well he can’t do stuff like that. I hope for everyones sake he pulls himself up.

my cousins daughter was like that, but she got it together in the end.

Well he can’t do stuff like that. I hope for everyones sake he pulls himself up.

————————————————

Indeed. I told him I would beat him about the head and shoulders with a blunt instrument.

If he carries on this way we’ll be visiting him in jail.

Good evening. Looks like quite a nice evening out there in the main street of Hamilton. I’ve got a few more people to see yet today, but it’s been nice and comfortably paced so far.

>>assorted, usually means that you collected and mixed the seed.<<

Nup, I rarely collect seed. I buy new packets every few years. But someone certainly collected it and mixed it and called it mixed capsicums.

Small amendment…..I don’t collect veggie seed. I do collect seed from native plants.

buffy said:

Good evening. Looks like quite a nice evening out there in the main street of Hamilton. I’ve got a few more people to see yet today, but it’s been nice and comfortably paced so far.

>>assorted, usually means that you collected and mixed the seed.<<

Nup, I rarely collect seed. I buy new packets every few years. But someone certainly collected it and mixed it and called it mixed capsicums.

ie: you bought it as mixed capsicum seed in a brand name packet?

buffy said:

Small amendment…..I don’t collect veggie seed. I do collect seed from native plants.

I do collect seed of natives. I also collect quite a lot of my vegie seeds .. any seed I’m interested in that has been open pollinated is a target for my collective instinct. However if a mix is made, it is made from known varieties. There should be two three or four seeds of each variety in the mix. They should be pictured on the label.

Well at ,last I got some work done in the garden. The weather was accommodating, as was my back. I tidied up the tomatoes and mulched them with cane mulch. Fed the Dahlias, weeded and tidied the strawberriies and cut back some roses. Weeded the vegie bed too.
It’s nice to feel job satisfaction!

orchid42 said:

Well at ,last I got some work done in the garden. The weather was accommodating, as was my back. I tidied up the tomatoes and mulched them with cane mulch. Fed the Dahlias, weeded and tidied the strawberriies and cut back some roses. Weeded the vegie bed too.
It’s nice to feel job satisfaction!

It does doesn’t it ? :)
I had a hard day in the garden and it shows. I am covered in band-aids lol!

I have done quite a lot more than I intended this morning, so I will need a nannanap soon. Not quite sure about the wisdom of walking around town for 3/4 hour and then deciding to mow for an hour. And then deciding that a lot of cutting back of lemon balm, sages and the deep purple buddleia…..oh, and I forgot, building a haystack around the archery butt.

But I might have some difficulty finding space on the bed….there is general lounging going on in there at the moment…

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/DogsLounging114Jan12.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/DogsLounging214Jan12.jpg

The long nosed, long haired blonde is staying for the weekend. Our two have known her since she was a pup and they all get on really well together. Her owner has gone to Melbourne this weekend, so she is staying with us.

buffy said:

I have done quite a lot more than I intended this morning, so I will need a nannanap soon. Not quite sure about the wisdom of walking around town for 3/4 hour and then deciding to mow for an hour. And then deciding that a lot of cutting back of lemon balm, sages and the deep purple buddleia…..oh, and I forgot, building a haystack around the archery butt.

But I might have some difficulty finding space on the bed….there is general lounging going on in there at the moment…

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/DogsLounging114Jan12.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/DogsLounging214Jan12.jpg

The long nosed, long haired blonde is staying for the weekend. Our two have known her since she was a pup and they all get on really well together. Her owner has gone to Melbourne this weekend, so she is staying with us.

Oh they’re so cute :)

Arvo. I’ve had a delightful day with one of my quilting friends who lives in Pt Cook. Other quilting members came along too and we swapped bits of materials and other sewing needs.
Next I’m off to raid an early ripening apple tree, the fruit of which is being offered to anyone who wants some. I need another bag for apple cider vinegar making. I have one glass 5 litre bottle full of cores and peels and is fermenting away in a dark cupboard. In hindsight, the bottle is too big and too heavy, but it’s happy where it is and it smells right. I have some smaller jars now so I will have a few going soon.
With the big bottle I found a problem. The contents were pushing upward and frothy stuff was soaking the muslin cloth cover and oozing out. How to fix…I got a round plastic lid from a take away container and put some holes in it. Then I bent it enough to put it into the bottle to push the apple bits down so they stay under the liquid. The neck of the bottle prevents the contents from pushing up and out. It worked!
The grandson and I tried some bought organic ACV in water with some honey in it and while I didn’t mind it, he loved it. Good o.

I took my chance when the dogs went barking at something outside and grabbed a space on the bed. Had a read and a nap. I think I’ll make a tangelo torte now.

Hi Hp, what is ACV please? and what do you use all that apple cider vinegar for? Is it for cooking?

orchid42 said:

Hi Hp, what is ACV please? and what do you use all that apple cider vinegar for? Is it for cooking?

ACV is apple cider vinegar. I use it for us and animals as a general health tonic. I put some in the chickens waterers and it helps prevent illnesses catching on and worms affecting them. It also helps to prevent algae forming in their water containers. The green slime in water containers sitting in the sun is bad news for chickens. In the dogs water.. well Max doesn’t send us out of the house anymore when he farts!
It’s non pasturised organic ACV, the one with the live culture ‘mother’ in it, good bacteria. ect. It is expensive. The clear one you get in the supermarket doesn’t have the same live properties.
Apples are plentiful here. I can make ACV by using the cores and peel scrap = recycling + cheap. Win Win.

Happy Potter said:

orchid42 said:

Hi Hp, what is ACV please? and what do you use all that apple cider vinegar for? Is it for cooking?

ACV is apple cider vinegar. I use it for us and animals as a general health tonic. I put some in the chickens waterers and it helps prevent illnesses catching on and worms affecting them. It also helps to prevent algae forming in their water containers. The green slime in water containers sitting in the sun is bad news for chickens. In the dogs water.. well Max doesn’t send us out of the house anymore when he farts!
It’s non pasturised organic ACV, the one with the live culture ‘mother’ in it, good bacteria. ect. It is expensive. The clear one you get in the supermarket doesn’t have the same live properties.
Apples are plentiful here. I can make ACV by using the cores and peel scrap = recycling + cheap. Win Win.

I meant to add, pop into an internet search ‘the benefits of apple cider vinegar’ and much info will come up.

Morning. The man finally has a day off and we’re going to take our grandson out. We have tickets for a jet boat ride so might be that, then the males can go off to a gamers cafe while I go for a window sopping stroll.
The young boy is happy to just hang out with the chickens and watch them interact too :)

watching some of the Bay Classic Geelong, man that is hard work, racing in 40°C heat, breaking into a sweat just thinking about it :)
had a game of tennis yesterday, that was hot enough at about 25°C or so, probably 70% humidity though.

hey pm, we gettin’ some of that rain anyway now :)

trichome said:

watching some of the Bay Classic Geelong, man that is hard work, racing in 40°C heat, breaking into a sweat just thinking about it :)
had a game of tennis yesterday, that was hot enough at about 25°C or so, probably 70% humidity though.

hey pm, we gettin’ some of that rain anyway now :)

It’s not hot in Geelong though, about 24C at the mo.

Happy Potter said:

trichome said:

watching some of the Bay Classic Geelong, man that is hard work, racing in 40°C heat, breaking into a sweat just thinking about it :)
had a game of tennis yesterday, that was hot enough at about 25°C or so, probably 70% humidity though.

hey pm, we gettin’ some of that rain anyway now :)

It’s not hot in Geelong though, about 24C at the mo.

Do they race like that at Geelong? Maybe trichome means Glenelg? The Bay Gift?

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

trichome said:

watching some of the Bay Classic Geelong, man that is hard work, racing in 40°C heat, breaking into a sweat just thinking about it :)
had a game of tennis yesterday, that was hot enough at about 25°C or so, probably 70% humidity though.

hey pm, we gettin’ some of that rain anyway now :)

It’s not hot in Geelong though, about 24C at the mo.

Do they race like that at Geelong? Maybe trichome means Glenelg? The Bay Gift?

they showed one day of the race, Jayco Bay Cycling Classic where it was 40°C, they are showing the racing now where it is cooler, it is on tv now, just finnished
http://web.me.com/rbueman/JBCC/Home.html

trichome said:

pain master said:

Happy Potter said:

It’s not hot in Geelong though, about 24C at the mo.

Do they race like that at Geelong? Maybe trichome means Glenelg? The Bay Gift?

they showed one day of the race, Jayco Bay Cycling Classic where it was 40°C, they are showing the racing now where it is cooler, it is on tv now, just finnished
http://web.me.com/rbueman/JBCC/Home.html

Oh bicycle racing. I thought you were referring to foot racing.

pain master said:

trichome said:

pain master said:

Do they race like that at Geelong? Maybe trichome means Glenelg? The Bay Gift?

they showed one day of the race, Jayco Bay Cycling Classic where it was 40°C, they are showing the racing now where it is cooler, it is on tv now, just finnished
http://web.me.com/rbueman/JBCC/Home.html

Oh bicycle racing. I thought you were referring to foot racing.

tour down under starts tuesday and comes right past gawler.

i’ll be seeing bits of it tuesday and friday.

Happy Potter said:

orchid42 said:

Hi Hp, what is ACV please? and what do you use all that apple cider vinegar for? Is it for cooking?

ACV is apple cider vinegar. I use it for us and animals as a general health tonic. I put some in the chickens waterers and it helps prevent illnesses catching on and worms affecting them. It also helps to prevent algae forming in their water containers. The green slime in water containers sitting in the sun is bad news for chickens. In the dogs water.. well Max doesn’t send us out of the house anymore when he farts!
It’s non pasturised organic ACV, the one with the live culture ‘mother’ in it, good bacteria. ect. It is expensive. The clear one you get in the supermarket doesn’t have the same live properties.
Apples are plentiful here. I can make ACV by using the cores and peel scrap = recycling + cheap. Win Win.

very interesting – a lot of the home grown/made produce has probably got those ‘alive’ properties.

justin said:

Happy Potter said:

orchid42 said:

Hi Hp, what is ACV please? and what do you use all that apple cider vinegar for? Is it for cooking?

ACV is apple cider vinegar. I use it for us and animals as a general health tonic. I put some in the chickens waterers and it helps prevent illnesses catching on and worms affecting them. It also helps to prevent algae forming in their water containers. The green slime in water containers sitting in the sun is bad news for chickens. In the dogs water.. well Max doesn’t send us out of the house anymore when he farts!
It’s non pasturised organic ACV, the one with the live culture ‘mother’ in it, good bacteria. ect. It is expensive. The clear one you get in the supermarket doesn’t have the same live properties.
Apples are plentiful here. I can make ACV by using the cores and peel scrap = recycling + cheap. Win Win.

very interesting – a lot of the home grown/made produce has probably got those ‘alive’ properties.

No doubting what may be in the fresh produce we grow, compared with well travelled force fed shop stuff. I’ve not long learned about the ACV and I have already seen its benefits. One of the 4 day old chicks wasn’t looking too flash, listless and watery poops. I put a tablespoon of acv into their one lt water container and within a day the chick was back to running about with the rest and had firm droppings and is eating well. I put that amont of acv into all the chooks waterers for one week out of each month.

Well I outdid myself today. I opted not to go on the jet boat ride so the boys went off without me. I wasn’t needed as they decided to turn it into a boys day out. They had a ball :)

I planted out celery seedlings and another bed of silverbeet, dug up a big tub of pontiac potatoes and weeded the front garden and planted out marigolds. I liquid manured all the veges and fruit trees and I am pleased to see I will get some pears this year. I can count them on 2 hands, but they are pears :D

I still haven’t had a chance to spray the cordyline, but I was having a look at it and can see that where it’s spread to will affect other wanted shrubs if I spray it about. I’m best to plan and take some cuttings of plants I don’t want to lose, but I’m prepared to sacrifice some things that may cop the spray, or whats roots may be entwined with the cordyline. It’s more important that I kill the cordyline in any case. I might lose a standard conifer, an A cognata, a small magnolia, a daphne and a silver mist cystus. I may be able to pot up the magnolia, dunno. I can’t do anything about the A cognata, but if it dies then it dies.

Don’t spray HP, paint it on.

Happy Potter said:

orchid42 said:

Hi Hp, what is ACV please? and what do you use all that apple cider vinegar for? Is it for cooking?

ACV is apple cider vinegar. I use it for us and animals as a general health tonic. I put some in the chickens waterers and it helps prevent illnesses catching on and worms affecting them. It also helps to prevent algae forming in their water containers. The green slime in water containers sitting in the sun is bad news for chickens. In the dogs water.. well Max doesn’t send us out of the house anymore when he farts!
It’s non pasturised organic ACV, the one with the live culture ‘mother’ in it, good bacteria. ect. It is expensive. The clear one you get in the supermarket doesn’t have the same live properties.
Apples are plentiful here. I can make ACV by using the cores and peel scrap = recycling + cheap. Win Win.

Oh, thanks HP. That’s very interesting and may come in handy for people quite a lot. I’ll tell my daughter, she has chooks.

Happy Potter said:

Well I outdid myself today. I opted not to go on the jet boat ride so the boys went off without me. I wasn’t needed as they decided to turn it into a boys day out. They had a ball :)

I planted out celery seedlings and another bed of silverbeet, dug up a big tub of pontiac potatoes and weeded the front garden and planted out marigolds. I liquid manured all the veges and fruit trees and I am pleased to see I will get some pears this year. I can count them on 2 hands, but they are pears :D

I still haven’t had a chance to spray the cordyline, but I was having a look at it and can see that where it’s spread to will affect other wanted shrubs if I spray it about. I’m best to plan and take some cuttings of plants I don’t want to lose, but I’m prepared to sacrifice some things that may cop the spray, or whats roots may be entwined with the cordyline. It’s more important that I kill the cordyline in any case. I might lose a standard conifer, an A cognata, a small magnolia, a daphne and a silver mist cystus. I may be able to pot up the magnolia, dunno. I can’t do anything about the A cognata, but if it dies then it dies.

congrats on the pontiacs.

spraying is very risky – i don’t spose the cordylinet can be forked, barerooted and separated?

justin said:

Happy Potter said:

Well I outdid myself today. I opted not to go on the jet boat ride so the boys went off without me. I wasn’t needed as they decided to turn it into a boys day out. They had a ball :)

I planted out celery seedlings and another bed of silverbeet, dug up a big tub of pontiac potatoes and weeded the front garden and planted out marigolds. I liquid manured all the veges and fruit trees and I am pleased to see I will get some pears this year. I can count them on 2 hands, but they are pears :D

I still haven’t had a chance to spray the cordyline, but I was having a look at it and can see that where it’s spread to will affect other wanted shrubs if I spray it about. I’m best to plan and take some cuttings of plants I don’t want to lose, but I’m prepared to sacrifice some things that may cop the spray, or whats roots may be entwined with the cordyline. It’s more important that I kill the cordyline in any case. I might lose a standard conifer, an A cognata, a small magnolia, a daphne and a silver mist cystus. I may be able to pot up the magnolia, dunno. I can’t do anything about the A cognata, but if it dies then it dies.

congrats on the pontiacs.

spraying is very risky – i don’t spose the cordylinet can be forked, barerooted and separated?

The man took to it with an axe and barely made a dent. It’s been compared with bamboo runner type only slower growing. I will paint r’up on but some of the shoots are coming up under the wanted shrubs. I will try and pull them up first, but don’t like my chances as the roots snap easily.

Happy Potter said:

justin said:

Happy Potter said:

Well I outdid myself today. I opted not to go on the jet boat ride so the boys went off without me. I wasn’t needed as they decided to turn it into a boys day out. They had a ball :)

I planted out celery seedlings and another bed of silverbeet, dug up a big tub of pontiac potatoes and weeded the front garden and planted out marigolds. I liquid manured all the veges and fruit trees and I am pleased to see I will get some pears this year. I can count them on 2 hands, but they are pears :D

I still haven’t had a chance to spray the cordyline, but I was having a look at it and can see that where it’s spread to will affect other wanted shrubs if I spray it about. I’m best to plan and take some cuttings of plants I don’t want to lose, but I’m prepared to sacrifice some things that may cop the spray, or whats roots may be entwined with the cordyline. It’s more important that I kill the cordyline in any case. I might lose a standard conifer, an A cognata, a small magnolia, a daphne and a silver mist cystus. I may be able to pot up the magnolia, dunno. I can’t do anything about the A cognata, but if it dies then it dies.

congrats on the pontiacs.

spraying is very risky – i don’t spose the cordylinet can be forked, barerooted and separated?

The man took to it with an axe and barely made a dent. It’s been compared with bamboo runner type only slower growing. I will paint r’up on but some of the shoots are coming up under the wanted shrubs. I will try and pull them up first, but don’t like my chances as the roots snap easily.

Don’t try chopping it or pulling it up. Abrade or scratch the skin of the shoots and rub a sponge on a stick that has been dipped in glyphosate on the wound. Apply the glyphosate immediately after making the abrasion. As soon as cambium is exposed.

Confirmation of my being a grandfather in waiting.

roughbarked said:

Confirmation of my being a grandfather in waiting.

no pun intended but a lovely feel to this photograph Roughy. Looks almost like film!

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

Confirmation of my being a grandfather in waiting.

no pun intended but a lovely feel to this photograph Roughy. Looks almost like film!

I’ve had a few comments along those lines. One suggested it was reminiscent of Raphael’s Madonna.

All my photos are done with non-digital lenses and no flash. So it is my head which does the light metering, not the camera.

Good morning. Presently ten degrees here but going to the mid thirties. I’d better go out an drag the chooks into the shade for the day. Then I’ll be off to work.

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

justin said:

congrats on the pontiacs.

spraying is very risky – i don’t spose the cordylinet can be forked, barerooted and separated?

The man took to it with an axe and barely made a dent. It’s been compared with bamboo runner type only slower growing. I will paint r’up on but some of the shoots are coming up under the wanted shrubs. I will try and pull them up first, but don’t like my chances as the roots snap easily.

Don’t try chopping it or pulling it up. Abrade or scratch the skin of the shoots and rub a sponge on a stick that has been dipped in glyphosate on the wound. Apply the glyphosate immediately after making the abrasion. As soon as cambium is exposed.

Excellent advice thanks. I will do to the shrub invader bits first then the lot along the wall. I will have to scrape back the dirt to expose some that travels under a large rock thats leaves come up and out under the A. Cog. then give it that treatment. The acacia is the one shrub I least want to lose.

What a gorgeous photo of your daughter RB. I can’t wait ‘till my girl is showing like that :D

you should see the bump on my girl!

8 days to due date :)

I have upgraded to a 24 “ screen.. yous are hugee!!! haha

Happy Potter said:

I have upgraded to a 24 “ screen.. yous are hugee!!! haha

lol!

bluegreen said:

you should see the bump on my girl!

8 days to due date :)

OMG! How exciting for you BG! All the best to Mum and Dad (and Nanna)

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

Confirmation of my being a grandfather in waiting.

no pun intended but a lovely feel to this photograph Roughy. Looks almost like film!

I agree entirely. Just beautiful.

Happy Potter said:

What a gorgeous photo of your daughter RB. I can’t wait ‘till my girl is showing like that :D

Thanks.:) She is my one and only girlchild. Currently doing walking tours of Black Mountain on weekends.

Happy Potter said:

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

The man took to it with an axe and barely made a dent. It’s been compared with bamboo runner type only slower growing. I will paint r’up on but some of the shoots are coming up under the wanted shrubs. I will try and pull them up first, but don’t like my chances as the roots snap easily.

Don’t try chopping it or pulling it up. Abrade or scratch the skin of the shoots and rub a sponge on a stick that has been dipped in glyphosate on the wound. Apply the glyphosate immediately after making the abrasion. As soon as cambium is exposed.

Excellent advice thanks. I will do to the shrub invader bits first then the lot along the wall. I will have to scrape back the dirt to expose some that travels under a large rock thats leaves come up and out under the A. Cog. then give it that treatment. The acacia is the one shrub I least want to lose.

There are commercially available paint disppensing sponges on plastic handles but an old liquid boot polish applicator bottle well washed.. will make the chemical go further on the day.

OK, I do have two grandkids in Norway.. Here’s one, with my male heir.

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

roughbarked said:

Don’t try chopping it or pulling it up. Abrade or scratch the skin of the shoots and rub a sponge on a stick that has been dipped in glyphosate on the wound. Apply the glyphosate immediately after making the abrasion. As soon as cambium is exposed.

Excellent advice thanks. I will do to the shrub invader bits first then the lot along the wall. I will have to scrape back the dirt to expose some that travels under a large rock thats leaves come up and out under the A. Cog. then give it that treatment. The acacia is the one shrub I least want to lose.

There are commercially available paint disppensing sponges on plastic handles but an old liquid boot polish applicator bottle well washed.. will make the chemical go further on the day.

you could get one of those dispensing dish sponges too

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

What a gorgeous photo of your daughter RB. I can’t wait ‘till my girl is showing like that :D

Thanks.:) She is my one and only girlchild. Currently doing walking tours of Black Mountain on weekends.

She who works at the Bot G?

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

Excellent advice thanks. I will do to the shrub invader bits first then the lot along the wall. I will have to scrape back the dirt to expose some that travels under a large rock thats leaves come up and out under the A. Cog. then give it that treatment. The acacia is the one shrub I least want to lose.

There are commercially available paint disppensing sponges on plastic handles but an old liquid boot polish applicator bottle well washed.. will make the chemical go further on the day.

you could get one of those dispensing dish sponges too

Ooooh good idea, I have one of those I don’t use too :)

bluegreen said:

you should see the bump on my girl!

8 days to due date :)

Are you coming down for he birth Bev ??

Happy Potter said:

justin said:

Happy Potter said:

Well I outdid myself today. I opted not to go on the jet boat ride so the boys went off without me. I wasn’t needed as they decided to turn it into a boys day out. They had a ball :)

I planted out celery seedlings and another bed of silverbeet, dug up a big tub of pontiac potatoes and weeded the front garden and planted out marigolds. I liquid manured all the veges and fruit trees and I am pleased to see I will get some pears this year. I can count them on 2 hands, but they are pears :D

I still haven’t had a chance to spray the cordyline, but I was having a look at it and can see that where it’s spread to will affect other wanted shrubs if I spray it about. I’m best to plan and take some cuttings of plants I don’t want to lose, but I’m prepared to sacrifice some things that may cop the spray, or whats roots may be entwined with the cordyline. It’s more important that I kill the cordyline in any case. I might lose a standard conifer, an A cognata, a small magnolia, a daphne and a silver mist cystus. I may be able to pot up the magnolia, dunno. I can’t do anything about the A cognata, but if it dies then it dies.

congrats on the pontiacs.

spraying is very risky – i don’t spose the cordylinet can be forked, barerooted and separated?

The man took to it with an axe and barely made a dent. It’s been compared with bamboo runner type only slower growing. I will paint r’up on but some of the shoots are coming up under the wanted shrubs. I will try and pull them up first, but don’t like my chances as the roots snap easily.

I havethe same one and I have been trying for over 10 years to get rid of it, I try and dig it out as it reshoots, a real PITA

Thee’s Estate said:

bluegreen said:

you should see the bump on my girl!

8 days to due date :)

Are you coming down for he birth Bev ??

maybe not for the birth but will stay a few days with them once she comes home.

Good morning. The temperature is climbing, the wind gusts are getting up and the humidity is dropping. We have our second total fire ban for the season today. I’m staying in here in the airconditioned practice. Unless there is some urgent need to go home and defend. I’ve only once closed up and gone home to turn on the roof sprinklers and stuff. I hope never to have to do it again. (We were safe, just threatened)

Oh yes, and it’s my old (un)favourite….a North wind.

bluegreen said:

Thee’s Estate said:

bluegreen said:

you should see the bump on my girl!

8 days to due date :)

Are you coming down for he birth Bev ??

maybe not for the birth but will stay a few days with them once she comes home.

Hope she copes okay today in all this heat, as CHris was a Summer baby, boy some days your feet for fatter than your belly lol

Thee’s Estate said:

bluegreen said:

Thee’s Estate said:

Are you coming down for he birth Bev ??

maybe not for the birth but will stay a few days with them once she comes home.

Hope she copes okay today in all this heat, as CHris was a Summer baby, boy some days your feet for fatter than your belly lol

she says she is doing OK. Has bought a nice rocking recliner and it is situated in front of the aircon. She can’t do much now except relax. Bub is in position and still kicking.

bluegreen said:

Thee’s Estate said:

bluegreen said:

maybe not for the birth but will stay a few days with them once she comes home.

Hope she copes okay today in all this heat, as CHris was a Summer baby, boy some days your feet for fatter than your belly lol

she says she is doing OK. Has bought a nice rocking recliner and it is situated in front of the aircon. She can’t do much now except relax. Bub is in position and still kicking.

I bet you’re so excited :D Oh the parents too lol

It’s a warm one today.. 36C top. Too hot for me, but there may be capsicums coming along :)

Gardening Q. yeah really! I stripped a sage bush of it’s leaves to dry as couch grass has started to invade it from next door, so I want to clear the area and re do the root barrier that is obviously not working..
The sage is starting to leaf up again. I thought stripping it would kill it. So can I take cuttings for new plants from it? or am I best off just get a new seedling pot of sage? I know nuffin about sage plants…

Happy Potter said:

It’s a warm one today.. 36C top. Too hot for me, but there may be capsicums coming along :)

Gardening Q. yeah really! I stripped a sage bush of it’s leaves to dry as couch grass has started to invade it from next door, so I want to clear the area and re do the root barrier that is obviously not working..
The sage is starting to leaf up again. I thought stripping it would kill it. So can I take cuttings for new plants from it? or am I best off just get a new seedling pot of sage? I know nuffin about sage plants…

bury one of the branches into the soil, it will form roots and then cut away to old plant, I did this to one of mine the other day and have 2 new plants :) (mine did it by itself)

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Thee’s Estate said:

Hope she copes okay today in all this heat, as CHris was a Summer baby, boy some days your feet for fatter than your belly lol

she says she is doing OK. Has bought a nice rocking recliner and it is situated in front of the aircon. She can’t do much now except relax. Bub is in position and still kicking.

I bet you’re so excited :D Oh the parents too lol

oh I am. She rang yesterday and I thought it was all happening! But she was just ringing to see how I was.

Happy Potter said:

It’s a warm one today.. 36C top. Too hot for me, but there may be capsicums coming along :)

Gardening Q. yeah really! I stripped a sage bush of it’s leaves to dry as couch grass has started to invade it from next door, so I want to clear the area and re do the root barrier that is obviously not working..
The sage is starting to leaf up again. I thought stripping it would kill it. So can I take cuttings for new plants from it? or am I best off just get a new seedling pot of sage? I know nuffin about sage plants…

you can grow sage from cuttings so give it a go, you have nothing to lose.

My sage tends to layer itself too. I just periodically search underneath for a new plant, rip out the old one and plant the baby.

Fairly warm here too now, we’ve hit 30. Still a North wind and gusting to about 60km/hr. The humidity is dropping.

just back from the first gardening club meeting of the year. Had a great turnout and the garden we visited was a lovely, well looked after garden with lots of trees on a couple of acres. 30^o^C outside and climbing.

Okies I will do sage cuttings and I did notice a bit had layered itself. I will nurture that. Thanks all :)

Same with hot northerly winds here too and I’m staying inside for now.. rotten eye ulcer flare up and have to stay in the dark with sunnies on inside. The pain, argh :(

Happy Potter said:

Okies I will do sage cuttings and I did notice a bit had layered itself. I will nurture that. Thanks all :)

Same with hot northerly winds here too and I’m staying inside for now.. rotten eye ulcer flare up and have to stay in the dark with sunnies on inside. The pain, argh :(

I have a LOT here, how to’ you ‘dry it please ?

Thee’s Estate said:

Happy Potter said:

Okies I will do sage cuttings and I did notice a bit had layered itself. I will nurture that. Thanks all :)

Same with hot northerly winds here too and I’m staying inside for now.. rotten eye ulcer flare up and have to stay in the dark with sunnies on inside. The pain, argh :(

I have a LOT here, how to’ you ‘dry it please ?

I have a dehydrator but you can dry in the oven on very low with the door ajar or just hang sprigs up-side-down in a dry, warm, airy place.

Thee’s Estate said:

Happy Potter said:

Okies I will do sage cuttings and I did notice a bit had layered itself. I will nurture that. Thanks all :)

Same with hot northerly winds here too and I’m staying inside for now.. rotten eye ulcer flare up and have to stay in the dark with sunnies on inside. The pain, argh :(

I have a LOT here, how to’ you ‘dry it please ?

I put it in the dehydrator Thee. But cheaper to layer them between paper towelling sheets and leave them out in this hot sun.

Happy Potter said:

Thee’s Estate said:

Happy Potter said:

Okies I will do sage cuttings and I did notice a bit had layered itself. I will nurture that. Thanks all :)

Same with hot northerly winds here too and I’m staying inside for now.. rotten eye ulcer flare up and have to stay in the dark with sunnies on inside. The pain, argh :(

I have a LOT here, how to’ you ‘dry it please ?

I put it in the dehydrator Thee. But cheaper to layer them between paper towelling sheets and leave them out in this hot sun.

Thanks Ladies, will do some the next HOT day.

I spent the morning in court with our house guest, and now I’m pooped. It’s all pretty stressful.

The judge ripped into him, which was to be expected I suppose, but when do they recognize that a parent is part of the problem and not just an innocent victim.

I’m glad I went with him because he came out so sad. He knows what he did was wrong but what that family need is family counselling not just heap the blame on a young man who snapped.

To be perfectly honest, if I was in his shoes, I may well have socked her one by now as well. Not that I’d tell him that.

I’m very fearful about his future, but he’s promised me it won’t happen again.

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

What a gorgeous photo of your daughter RB. I can’t wait ‘till my girl is showing like that :D

Thanks.:) She is my one and only girlchild. Currently doing walking tours of Black Mountain on weekends.

She who works at the Bot G?

Yeah. She’s the director of education, ANBG.

hope all goes well with the birth BG. I can sense your excirement from here.

roughbarked said:

hope all goes well with the birth BG. I can sense your excirement from here.

thanks :D

It’s trying to rain….should I encourage it by watering a little bit? I think I will…..

buffy said:

It’s trying to rain….should I encourage it by watering a little bit? I think I will…..

I advocate watering before rain as it helps it soak in.

My Norwegian grandson says “I may look small but I’ve got a lot of brainspace and large practical hands”

roughbarked said:

My Norwegian grandson says “I may look small but I’ve got a lot of brainspace and large practical hands”

he is gorgeous!

there was a lovely baby 10 weeks old at the garden club today. I will have one of those soon :D

What a gorgeous grandson you have there RB :) So cute.

Morning, in a rush here..had visitors and another friend coming shortly, then I’m off to quilting. My eye is a little better and I can drive again. Sunnies on at all times still though.

roughbarked said:

My Norwegian grandson says “I may look small but I’ve got a lot of brainspace and large practical hands”

What a gorgeous little boy! He’s ready for some fun by the expression in his eyes.

orchid42 said:

roughbarked said:

My Norwegian grandson says “I may look small but I’ve got a lot of brainspace and large practical hands”

What a gorgeous little boy! He’s ready for some fun by the expression in his eyes.

but does he look like his dad?

roughbarked said:

but does he look like his dad?

oh yeah :)

roughbarked said:

orchid42 said:

roughbarked said:

My Norwegian grandson says “I may look small but I’ve got a lot of brainspace and large practical hands”

What a gorgeous little boy! He’s ready for some fun by the expression in his eyes.

but does he look like his dad?

oh he looks so much like his Dad. What a beautiful photo of your son Roughy, that one is pretty special.

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

orchid42 said:

What a gorgeous little boy! He’s ready for some fun by the expression in his eyes.

but does he look like his dad?

oh he looks so much like his Dad. What a beautiful photo of your son Roughy, that one is pretty special.

:) Taken in 1976 through the gauze screen on the window with my first SLR, a Ricoh that I later dropped of of a tree and broke. I stood outside the house and the light is all natural morning light.

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

but does he look like his dad?

oh he looks so much like his Dad. What a beautiful photo of your son Roughy, that one is pretty special.

:) Taken in 1976 through the gauze screen on the window with my first SLR, a Ricoh that I later dropped of of a tree and broke. I stood outside the house and the light is all natural morning light.

“natural morning light”…. perfect.

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

oh he looks so much like his Dad. What a beautiful photo of your son Roughy, that one is pretty special.

:) Taken in 1976 through the gauze screen on the window with my first SLR, a Ricoh that I later dropped of of a tree and broke. I stood outside the house and the light is all natural morning light.

“natural morning light”…. perfect.

Yes I am a big fan of morning and afternoon light. I’ve rarely ever used flash infill.

roughbarked said:

pain master said:

roughbarked said:

:) Taken in 1976 through the gauze screen on the window with my first SLR, a Ricoh that I later dropped of of a tree and broke. I stood outside the house and the light is all natural morning light.

“natural morning light”…. perfect.

Yes I am a big fan of morning and afternoon light. I’ve rarely ever used flash infill.

I have only used flash as an infill with some of my recent macro bug shots.

roughbarked said:

orchid42 said:

roughbarked said:

My Norwegian grandson says “I may look small but I’ve got a lot of brainspace and large practical hands”

What a gorgeous little boy! He’s ready for some fun by the expression in his eyes.

but does he look like his dad?

He sure does!

Morning, just.
Last day with my grandson, then this evening we take him to the airport to go join his mum and her partner in Qld. We’ve had a blast the past week and had a great ‘chook talk’. The boy loves my chickens and would like to have a couple to raise of his own. But he thinks other kids will think him a dorkey farmer type. That was until I told him girls like boys who care for little animals and fluffy cute chicks being so adorable to females..his eyes lit up lol!
In time he will get his mum to get him a couple silkie hens and then when one is broody I will send him some fertile eggs to hatch :)

Just a quick pop in visit, everything is alright up here, gardens are looking average, chooks are good.

veg gardener said:

Just a quick pop in visit, everything is alright up here, gardens are looking average, chooks are good.

hi veg. good to see you :)

Happy Potter said:

Morning, just.
Last day with my grandson, then this evening we take him to the airport to go join his mum and her partner in Qld. We’ve had a blast the past week and had a great ‘chook talk’. The boy loves my chickens and would like to have a couple to raise of his own. But he thinks other kids will think him a dorkey farmer type. That was until I told him girls like boys who care for little animals and fluffy cute chicks being so adorable to females..his eyes lit up lol!
In time he will get his mum to get him a couple silkie hens and then when one is broody I will send him some fertile eggs to hatch :)

I bet the girls’ mums would be impressed with nice fresh eggs too ;)

The young boy has left and the house feels empty. It took us forever to get out of the airport and back home, so he would have just landed in Bris now. I will be talking to him on skype most evenings :)

Calling in…..been very busy at work and it won’t be letting up for a while. Will be doing a little more gardening on the weekend. Might even have a little time for the forum. The heat has been very unkind to my plants in Casterton, who don’t get watered and must fend for themselves.

Happy Potter said:

The young boy has left and the house feels empty. It took us forever to get out of the airport and back home, so he would have just landed in Bris now. I will be talking to him on skype most evenings :)

Any chance of a quick summary of events?

buffy said:

Calling in…..been very busy at work and it won’t be letting up for a while. Will be doing a little more gardening on the weekend. Might even have a little time for the forum. The heat has been very unkind to my plants in Casterton, who don’t get watered and must fend for themselves.

The heat and unseasonal weather has been unkind nationwide I think. I lost a liquidambar bonsai the other day…I soaked it when I found it but I think I was too late, I think it cooked :( 3 years down the drain – will have to start again with a new seedling.

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

but does he look like his dad?

oh yeah :)

wonder what he is thinking lol

hortfurball said:

buffy said:

Calling in…..been very busy at work and it won’t be letting up for a while. Will be doing a little more gardening on the weekend. Might even have a little time for the forum. The heat has been very unkind to my plants in Casterton, who don’t get watered and must fend for themselves.

The heat and unseasonal weather has been unkind nationwide I think. I lost a liquidambar bonsai the other day…I soaked it when I found it but I think I was too late, I think it cooked :( 3 years down the drain – will have to start again with a new seedling.

bugga, I gave up on them years ago a I was always forgetting to water them lol

hortfurball said:

Happy Potter said:

The young boy has left and the house feels empty. It took us forever to get out of the airport and back home, so he would have just landed in Bris now. I will be talking to him on skype most evenings :)

Any chance of a quick summary of events?

Daughter #1 finally meets decent boy and they fall in lerve..there will be a wedding happening..but he’s in the Army and stationed at Toowoomba for next 3 years. Gi Joe is 6 foot 10 in’ and good for reaching high stuff and changing light bulbs! lol! He’s lovely and has a blast with my grandson too, has gotten him into army cadets. All good. Except they’ve moved to Meringandan, and that leaves me sad with no grandkids about, but happy for them.
Daughter #2 is finally pregnant after many, many failed IVF attempts so I will have this one to coo over and spoil rotten. Due early August.

hi horty :)

summary of my life for you. now living on my own in country Vic and loving it. I am about to become a Grandma any moment now (due date 24th) and my bike is finally on the road again. If you go visit HP while in Melbourne, maybe I could pop down and meet you too.

bluegreen said:

hi horty :)

summary of my life for you. now living on my own in country Vic and loving it. I am about to become a Grandma any moment now (due date 24th) and my bike is finally on the road again. If you go visit HP while in Melbourne, maybe I could pop down and meet you too.

Yeah yeah yeah yeah!!! :D

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

hi horty :)

summary of my life for you. now living on my own in country Vic and loving it. I am about to become a Grandma any moment now (due date 24th) and my bike is finally on the road again. If you go visit HP while in Melbourne, maybe I could pop down and meet you too.

Yeah yeah yeah yeah!!! :D

and you can collect me on the way…………………..if still at home and all :D

Happy Potter said:

hortfurball said:

Happy Potter said:

The young boy has left and the house feels empty. It took us forever to get out of the airport and back home, so he would have just landed in Bris now. I will be talking to him on skype most evenings :)

Any chance of a quick summary of events?

Daughter #1 finally meets decent boy and they fall in lerve..there will be a wedding happening..but he’s in the Army and stationed at Toowoomba for next 3 years. Gi Joe is 6 foot 10 in’ and good for reaching high stuff and changing light bulbs! lol! He’s lovely and has a blast with my grandson too, has gotten him into army cadets. All good. Except they’ve moved to Meringandan, and that leaves me sad with no grandkids about, but happy for them.
Daughter #2 is finally pregnant after many, many failed IVF attempts so I will have this one to coo over and spoil rotten. Due early August.

So young boy who just left is grandson from daughter #1’s first relationship?
Congrats for D#1 finding a good man, and for D#2’s pregnancy!

bluegreen said:

hi horty :)

summary of my life for you. now living on my own in country Vic and loving it. I am about to become a Grandma any moment now (due date 24th) and my bike is finally on the road again. If you go visit HP while in Melbourne, maybe I could pop down and meet you too.

Yes please! :)
I knew you were on your own countryside so must have still been around (or was lurking) when you moved. I didn’t know your bike was off the road though. Was that from the accident you had AGES ago when on the bike tour?
Congrats on your impending grandmahood!

Thee’s Estate said:

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

hi horty :)

summary of my life for you. now living on my own in country Vic and loving it. I am about to become a Grandma any moment now (due date 24th) and my bike is finally on the road again. If you go visit HP while in Melbourne, maybe I could pop down and meet you too.

Yeah yeah yeah yeah!!! :D

and you can collect me on the way…………………..if still at home and all :D

Cool! A real gathering of the crew!

hortfurball said:

bluegreen said:

hi horty :)

summary of my life for you. now living on my own in country Vic and loving it. I am about to become a Grandma any moment now (due date 24th) and my bike is finally on the road again. If you go visit HP while in Melbourne, maybe I could pop down and meet you too.

Yes please! :)
I knew you were on your own countryside so must have still been around (or was lurking) when you moved. I didn’t know your bike was off the road though. Was that from the accident you had AGES ago when on the bike tour?
Congrats on your impending grandmahood!

that was a different bike. This was one being restored.

hortfurball said:

Happy Potter said:

hortfurball said:

Any chance of a quick summary of events?

Daughter #1 finally meets decent boy and they fall in lerve..there will be a wedding happening..but he’s in the Army and stationed at Toowoomba for next 3 years. Gi Joe is 6 foot 10 in’ and good for reaching high stuff and changing light bulbs! lol! He’s lovely and has a blast with my grandson too, has gotten him into army cadets. All good. Except they’ve moved to Meringandan, and that leaves me sad with no grandkids about, but happy for them.
Daughter #2 is finally pregnant after many, many failed IVF attempts so I will have this one to coo over and spoil rotten. Due early August.

So young boy who just left is grandson from daughter #1’s first relationship?
Congrats for D#1 finding a good man, and for D#2’s pregnancy!

Yes that be the young boy, now 13 :)

there’s something wrong here – I can’t be first on this morning can I?

bluegreen said:

there’s something wrong here – I can’t be first on this morning can I?

Yes lol.
I’ve been out cutting rhubarb and gathering eggs and picking beans and whatever else for my vege swap.

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

there’s something wrong here – I can’t be first on this morning can I?

Yes lol.
I’ve been out cutting rhubarb and gathering eggs and picking beans and whatever else for my vege swap.

I’ve been around for a while but if no one is talking .. there’s nothing to say.

roughbarked said:

hee hee!

I’m back!!! Comuter sparking on Google cloud now. Haven’t got every one of the wrinkles straightened out yet but time will get that sorted.

OMG. Now I am noticing that the keyboard is printing with uneven spacing. I don’t know if I’ve ever said that I hate computers but I do. Poor innocents like D and me have an ‘ell of a time staying on course. Thank heavens for nerds like our son-in-law to help us stay in contact.

I haven’t had time to do much catching up yet but I had to find out if I could still reach you guys in the same old way. All good there.

Hello Justin. Just saw your post.

pomolo said:

I’m back!!! Comuter sparking on Google cloud now. Haven’t got every one of the wrinkles straightened out yet but time will get that sorted.

OMG. Now I am noticing that the keyboard is printing with uneven spacing. I don’t know if I’ve ever said that I hate computers but I do. Poor innocents like D and me have an ‘ell of a time staying on course. Thank heavens for nerds like our son-in-law to help us stay in contact.

I haven’t had time to do much catching up yet but I had to find out if I could still reach you guys in the same old way. All good there.

Hello Justin. Just saw your post.

g’ay pomolo – good to see you back ‘ere.
just about everyone is a ‘lurker’ here nowadays.
i noticed ogmog and veg called in for a single comment and left – horty gave a brief summary of her past 18 months – and i’m watching the cyclists of the teev now after a morning of garage saling.

Good afternoon. Warming up here. Rather hot out in the sun. We’ve had a chat with a builder in Casterton and he will do us a quote on tidying up the kitchen there so we can have the new stove installed. And I want to replace the three external doors and the screen doors. It’s a job he will be able to do in bits when he has some time between jobs. Because it doesn’t matter as long as he doesn’t work on a Wednesday and make noise when I am consulting. And we put up some railings to stop the patients falling off the top of the ramp where the lattice work fell off last week.

I bought a small pot of eau-de cologne mint on the way home. I lost mine some years ago. I hate buying mint plants…it’s such a weed! This time I will make sure I keep taking babies.

pomolo said:

OMG. Now I am noticing that the keyboard is printing with uneven spacing.

do you have the document on full justification?

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

OMG. Now I am noticing that the keyboard is printing with uneven spacing.

do you have the document on full justification?

i’ve never heard of a keyboard that prints :)

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

hee hee!

hee hee hee!

roughbarked said:

Clever!

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

OMG. Now I am noticing that the keyboard is printing with uneven spacing.

do you have the document on full justification?

BG…How would I know? It has submitted to the forum ok so I’m happy with that.

trichome said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

OMG. Now I am noticing that the keyboard is printing with uneven spacing.

do you have the document on full justification?

i’ve never heard of a keyboard that prints :)

Maybe I should have said “typing” for some of the special people. LOL.

Evening. Good to see you back on your PC Pomolo :) I’ve had a really full and interesting day and I’m so tired I might just fall asleep on the couch shortly.
The vege swap went wonderfully, lots of new faces and loads of food that covered 2 large tables! I visited a garden that is smaller than mine, but the owner was spurred on by my garden scenes and all the veges and fruits I have, only he’s fitted in twice as much! I was blown away by it all. There’s not an inch that isn’t planted with something, but it’s all very healthy.

A new member in a new estate wants to grow veges but hasn’t a clue where to start or what to grow, so we visited a couple vege gardeners and she got some ideas from their gardens. We will hold a working bee once she has the materials for raised beds and fencing, and help her put it all together :)

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

OMG. Now I am noticing that the keyboard is printing with uneven spacing.

do you have the document on full justification?

BG…How would I know? It has submitted to the forum ok so I’m happy with that.

I thought it might have been on a word document or something. if it was a post for the forum then I wouldn’t worry about it.

painmaster said:

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

hee hee!

hee hee hee!

Definately worth a giggle.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

do you have the document on full justification?

BG…How would I know? It has submitted to the forum ok so I’m happy with that.

I thought it might have been on a word document or something. if it was a post for the forum then I wouldn’t worry about it.

Haven’t done any typing other than on here as yet.

Happy Potter said:

Evening. Good to see you back on your PC Pomolo :) I’ve had a really full and interesting day and I’m so tired I might just fall asleep on the couch shortly.
The vege swap went wonderfully, lots of new faces and loads of food that covered 2 large tables! I visited a garden that is smaller than mine, but the owner was spurred on by my garden scenes and all the veges and fruits I have, only he’s fitted in twice as much! I was blown away by it all. There’s not an inch that isn’t planted with something, but it’s all very healthy.

A new member in a new estate wants to grow veges but hasn’t a clue where to start or what to grow, so we visited a couple vege gardeners and she got some ideas from their gardens. We will hold a working bee once she has the materials for raised beds and fencing, and help her put it all together :)

Ni Ni HP.

Right, who has a spare room and likes licky dogs??

Monday Sunny. Min 21 Max 35
Tuesday Sunny. Min 22 Max 37
Wednesday Very hot, sunny. Min 23 Max 38
Thursday Very hot, sunny. Min 25 Max 39
Friday Very hot, sunny. Min 25 Max 39
Saturday Very hot, sunny. Min 24 Max 38

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

So. Over. Summer.

pomolo said:

trichome said:

bluegreen said:

do you have the document on full justification?

i’ve never heard of a keyboard that prints :)

Maybe I should have said “typing” for some of the special people. LOL.

its good to have a laugh pom, glad you don’t get upset, in the ga days i reckon people had a bit more fun, suppose everyone is getting too old :)

Good morning all. My keyboard typing has aligned itself. Trichome will be pleased. So will I. One less thing to fix.

I’ve been out weeding the driveway. Once that rain falls, weeds don’t take long to get underway. It was cloudy when I got up but the sun is high and hot now. We had a shower of rain some time through the night. Always welcome.

I’ve got to make biscuits today. Grrr. I’m sick of doing them but I need something that makes me toe the line and meet a dead line otherwise I’ll turn into a total vegetable.

Washing is on. D is out on the rideon. All normal round here.

bon008 said:

Right, who has a spare room and likes licky dogs??

Monday Sunny. Min 21 Max 35
Tuesday Sunny. Min 22 Max 37
Wednesday Very hot, sunny. Min 23 Max 38
Thursday Very hot, sunny. Min 25 Max 39
Friday Very hot, sunny. Min 25 Max 39
Saturday Very hot, sunny. Min 24 Max 38

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

So. Over. Summer.

I’ve already got one licky dog thanks all the same.

trichome said:

pomolo said:

trichome said:

i’ve never heard of a keyboard that prints :)

Maybe I should have said “typing” for some of the special people. LOL.

its good to have a laugh pom, glad you don’t get upset, in the ga days i reckon people had a bit more fun, suppose everyone is getting too old :)

Totally agree about having a larf.

“Getting old.” Who’s getting old?

Morning from me too. They’re doing a big brunch fry up here. Sausage and bacon, eggs and baked beans. I had baked beans and harf a slice of toast.
I scored 3 security screen doors from freecycle and the man is going to replace those hideous fernery doors with them so I can at least get a wheel barrow in there. Only he’s been called into work now so it isn’t going to happen today. Bugga. I have bags of composted horse manure to go in there.

Animals are keeping me busy. Lin Lin the boss silkie mumchook is turning into a bit of a bully and chasing Golda mumchook away. Ever the great mother, I think Lin Lin wants to seal Golda’s chicks. I’ve left the former penned. Golda and her brood are peacefully dust bathing under the apple trees.
And Max is sooking because he didn’t get his treats in the right order! It’s the roo stick first, then a small amount of good O’s get rolled to him. He watches them roll with great interest then pounces. We ran out of roo sticks. Well he turned his nose up at the good O’s and sat crying. Needs a bluddy dog chill pill lol!

Good morning. I have been outside fixing water for various birds, captive and wild, tying up tomatoes (mine are only just starting to flower, some of you lot live some months ahead of us down here) and dishing out small quantities of blue snail food near my seedlings. I’m trying to get a bit of a start on the Brassicas for the winter, but it is likely to be a losing battle against the cabbage moths. But it would be nice to be able to pick a little earlier than last year.

Oh, and I’ve done three loads of washing.

Now it is heading up into the thirties, so I’ll be inside for the rest of the day.

buffy said:

Good morning. I have been outside fixing water for various birds, captive and wild, tying up tomatoes (mine are only just starting to flower, some of you lot live some months ahead of us down here) and dishing out small quantities of blue snail food near my seedlings. I’m trying to get a bit of a start on the Brassicas for the winter, but it is likely to be a losing battle against the cabbage moths. But it would be nice to be able to pick a little earlier than last year.

Oh, and I’ve done three loads of washing.

Now it is heading up into the thirties, so I’ll be inside for the rest of the day.

Dipel™.. it really does work.

I know it’s frowned upon, but I use very light dustings of derris dust. Minimally. I can’t work fulltime and have time to hand pick the caterpillars, so I resort to the derris. Mind you, a container lasts me several years, so I’m not exactly covering the landscape with it.

And I still have frogs in the garden.

(Or is it fish that derris affects?)

buffy said:

I know it’s frowned upon, but I use very light dustings of derris dust. Minimally. I can’t work fulltime and have time to hand pick the caterpillars, so I resort to the derris. Mind you, a container lasts me several years, so I’m not exactly covering the landscape with it.

And I still have frogs in the garden.

(Or is it fish that derris affects?)

contamination of waterways is the big issue.

judicious use seems OK if you have only a few plants.

Happy Potter said:

And Max is sooking because he didn’t get his treats in the right order! It’s the roo stick first, then a small amount of good O’s get rolled to him. He watches them roll with great interest then pounces. We ran out of roo sticks. Well he turned his nose up at the good O’s and sat crying. Needs a bluddy dog chill pill lol!

lol! poor Max!

pomolo said:

trichome said:

pomolo said:

Maybe I should have said “typing” for some of the special people. LOL.

its good to have a laugh pom, glad you don’t get upset, in the ga days i reckon people had a bit more fun, suppose everyone is getting too old :)

Totally agree about having a larf.

“Getting old.” Who’s getting old?

nah just teasing, all good :)

Happy Potter said:

Morning from me too. They’re doing a big brunch fry up here. Sausage and bacon, eggs and baked beans. I had baked beans and harf a slice of toast.
I scored 3 security screen doors from freecycle and the man is going to replace those hideous fernery doors with them so I can at least get a wheel barrow in there. Only he’s been called into work now so it isn’t going to happen today. Bugga. I have bags of composted horse manure to go in there.

Animals are keeping me busy. Lin Lin the boss silkie mumchook is turning into a bit of a bully and chasing Golda mumchook away. Ever the great mother, I think Lin Lin wants to seal Golda’s chicks. I’ve left the former penned. Golda and her brood are peacefully dust bathing under the apple trees.
And Max is sooking because he didn’t get his treats in the right order! It’s the roo stick first, then a small amount of good O’s get rolled to him. He watches them roll with great interest then pounces. We ran out of roo sticks. Well he turned his nose up at the good O’s and sat crying. Needs a bluddy dog chill pill lol!

It’s OK Max. You tell Aunty Pom all about it.

I luv the Good O game.

roughbarked said:

buffy said:

Good morning. I have been outside fixing water for various birds, captive and wild, tying up tomatoes (mine are only just starting to flower, some of you lot live some months ahead of us down here) and dishing out small quantities of blue snail food near my seedlings. I’m trying to get a bit of a start on the Brassicas for the winter, but it is likely to be a losing battle against the cabbage moths. But it would be nice to be able to pick a little earlier than last year.

Oh, and I’ve done three loads of washing.

Now it is heading up into the thirties, so I’ll be inside for the rest of the day.

Dipel™.. it really does work.

Our garden wouldn’t exist without Dipel.

Bad, bad Pomolo. I didn’t get the biscuits made. We had visitors and I encouraged them to stay on for lunch so I could get out of doing the baking.

Silly really because now I have to get up early and do them in the morning.

Botheration!

Happy Potter said:

Evening. Good to see you back on your PC Pomolo :) I’ve had a really full and interesting day and I’m so tired I might just fall asleep on the couch shortly.
The vege swap went wonderfully, lots of new faces and loads of food that covered 2 large tables! I visited a garden that is smaller than mine, but the owner was spurred on by my garden scenes and all the veges and fruits I have, only he’s fitted in twice as much! I was blown away by it all. There’s not an inch that isn’t planted with something, but it’s all very healthy.

A new member in a new estate wants to grow veges but hasn’t a clue where to start or what to grow, so we visited a couple vege gardeners and she got some ideas from their gardens. We will hold a working bee once she has the materials for raised beds and fencing, and help her put it all together :)

Wow! great community spirit there!

bon008 said:

Right, who has a spare room and likes licky dogs??

Monday Sunny. Min 21 Max 35
Tuesday Sunny. Min 22 Max 37
Wednesday Very hot, sunny. Min 23 Max 38
Thursday Very hot, sunny. Min 25 Max 39
Friday Very hot, sunny. Min 25 Max 39
Saturday Very hot, sunny. Min 24 Max 38

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

So. Over. Summer.

OMG, please tell me that was last week and not the coming week. :( Temps like that make me wish I’d chosen an office job…

Happy Potter said:

And Max is sooking because he didn’t get his treats in the right order! It’s the roo stick first, then a small amount of good O’s get rolled to him. He watches them roll with great interest then pounces. We ran out of roo sticks. Well he turned his nose up at the good O’s and sat crying. Needs a bluddy dog chill pill lol!

Poor Max – so hard done by! LOL!

pomolo said:

Good morning all.

waves at Pomolo