Wake up! a new month has arrived. Just talking to myself..

Happy Potter said:

Wake up! a new month has arrived. Just talking to myself..

Goodness. So it has. White rabbits! White rabbits!

Passionfruit a dollar a piece here! I had to walk past them.
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OMG! I’m sending down a box of them. Not for you to eat. Just take them to the markets and post me the money. LOL.
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Sure Pomolo, but I’d have to taste test some! haha

Would they sell cheap at the Centre? Or does everyone else grow them as well ?

Happy Potter said:

Passionfruit a dollar a piece here! I had to walk past them.
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OMG! I’m sending down a box of them. Not for you to eat. Just take them to the markets and post me the money. LOL.
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Sure Pomolo, but I’d have to taste test some! haha

Would they sell cheap at the Centre? Or does everyone else grow them as well ?

There is a vine at the Centre. I checked it out yesterday and it is loaded with green fruit. The cofee Shop beside the Centre took all the ripe ones on the w/e. They are free to whoever takes a fancy.

You’re right though. Anyone who likes passionfruit grows their own here.

the cat trapped was dropped off last night so I got some cat food this morning and set it up under the trailer as I saw the kittens there this morning. Caught one already and it is in a holding cage with water for now. It is NOT happy! Trap set up in the same place again. Will move it to another place later if I don’t get the other one soon. Mum cat I often see on the verandah so might try there.

I cut the “blimp” today. Cooking some up for soup to freeze atm. Someone called it a banana pumpkin and does have the look of one I saw at the seed savers group that was a “pink banana” pumpkin although the skin is not as pink and pimply like that one was. There is a “blue banana” version but it has dark blue/grey skin. I suspect it is a cross with a banana pumpkin as one of the parents.

bluegreen said:

the cat trapped was dropped off last night so I got some cat food this morning and set it up under the trailer as I saw the kittens there this morning. Caught one already and it is in a holding cage with water for now. It is NOT happy! Trap set up in the same place again. Will move it to another place later if I don’t get the other one soon. Mum cat I often see on the verandah so might try there.

the other kitten caught. Now for the mum. I haven’t seen her yet today but she is sure to be around somewhere.

The kittens look cute but are quite feral. They run as soon as they see me and in the cage get into a panic because they can’t get out. Will get the council to collect them once I have them all, or drop them off.

I suspect they originated from a house across the other side of the highway as I believe they have a number of cats there so are possibly letting them breed indiscriminately. I treasure the birds around here too much to let them continue to roam free.

bluegreen said:

I cut the “blimp” today. Cooking some up for soup to freeze atm. Someone called it a banana pumpkin and does have the look of one I saw at the seed savers group that was a “pink banana” pumpkin although the skin is not as pink and pimply like that one was. There is a “blue banana” version but it has dark blue/grey skin. I suspect it is a cross with a banana pumpkin as one of the parents.

Let us know what it tastes like as pumpkins go BG.

bluegreen said:

bluegreen said:

the cat trapped was dropped off last night so I got some cat food this morning and set it up under the trailer as I saw the kittens there this morning. Caught one already and it is in a holding cage with water for now. It is NOT happy! Trap set up in the same place again. Will move it to another place later if I don’t get the other one soon. Mum cat I often see on the verandah so might try there.

the other kitten caught. Now for the mum. I haven’t seen her yet today but she is sure to be around somewhere.

The kittens look cute but are quite feral. They run as soon as they see me and in the cage get into a panic because they can’t get out. Will get the council to collect them once I have them all, or drop them off.

I suspect they originated from a house across the other side of the highway as I believe they have a number of cats there so are possibly letting them breed indiscriminately. I treasure the birds around here too much to let them continue to roam free.

Sad for them but you gotta do what you’ve gotta do.

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

I cut the “blimp” today. Cooking some up for soup to freeze atm. Someone called it a banana pumpkin and does have the look of one I saw at the seed savers group that was a “pink banana” pumpkin although the skin is not as pink and pimply like that one was. There is a “blue banana” version but it has dark blue/grey skin. I suspect it is a cross with a banana pumpkin as one of the parents.

Let us know what it tastes like as pumpkins go BG.

not a lot of flavour as a soup. Some of the other growers have also been complaining of flavourless pumpkins because of the wetter growing season (high water content) so may not be typical.

Evening. I didn’t get a chance to pop in earlier..visitors and phone calls galore this morning, then I went to quilters class and had a blast and finished all my duckie blocks :) The girls set them all out on the big table and arranged them into place. I’m having doubts that I will get it finished in time for my girl to have her bub, but that’s ok. I should know better than to set deadlines!

I got my drivers licence renewal for the next ten or whatever years and I decided I better do that today otherwise I’ll forget it. I got to vic roads office ok, swiped the card and signed on the dotted line, new photo done and I went back to my car. Then ‘click’ and no engine noise.. dead battery. Great! I don’t have roadside assist, never needed it ‘cause you know, I’m so smart and all, yer haha.
I can’t walk far at all and there were no places that sell batteries close by. Arh but then I spotted a tune up place.. they sell batteries. So I get there, got caught in a downpour on the way, swiped the card again and I have a flash new battery, that I discover, I cannot lift. Argh!
Gave up and called JJ who got there pretty quick and changed the batteries over. And told me off for being ‘mrs bloody independant’. Well I did call him didn’t I? lol.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

I cut the “blimp” today. Cooking some up for soup to freeze atm. Someone called it a banana pumpkin and does have the look of one I saw at the seed savers group that was a “pink banana” pumpkin although the skin is not as pink and pimply like that one was. There is a “blue banana” version but it has dark blue/grey skin. I suspect it is a cross with a banana pumpkin as one of the parents.

Let us know what it tastes like as pumpkins go BG.

not a lot of flavour as a soup. Some of the other growers have also been complaining of flavourless pumpkins because of the wetter growing season (high water content) so may not be typical.

Wet weather will do it.

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

bluegreen said:

the cat trapped was dropped off last night so I got some cat food this morning and set it up under the trailer as I saw the kittens there this morning. Caught one already and it is in a holding cage with water for now. It is NOT happy! Trap set up in the same place again. Will move it to another place later if I don’t get the other one soon. Mum cat I often see on the verandah so might try there.

the other kitten caught. Now for the mum. I haven’t seen her yet today but she is sure to be around somewhere.

The kittens look cute but are quite feral. They run as soon as they see me and in the cage get into a panic because they can’t get out. Will get the council to collect them once I have them all, or drop them off.

I suspect they originated from a house across the other side of the highway as I believe they have a number of cats there so are possibly letting them breed indiscriminately. I treasure the birds around here too much to let them continue to roam free.

Sad for them but you gotta do what you’ve gotta do.

yet to catch the mother. haven’t seen her at all today but have set the trap up next to the cage in the hope that when she comes looking for the babies I will get her. Either way I will be contacting the council tomorrow. The kittens have eaten and have water and a blanket over 3/4 of the cage to keep the wind out and are in the front of the garage.

Happy Potter said:

Evening. I didn’t get a chance to pop in earlier..visitors and phone calls galore this morning, then I went to quilters class and had a blast and finished all my duckie blocks :) The girls set them all out on the big table and arranged them into place. I’m having doubts that I will get it finished in time for my girl to have her bub, but that’s ok. I should know better than to set deadlines!

I got my drivers licence renewal for the next ten or whatever years and I decided I better do that today otherwise I’ll forget it. I got to vic roads office ok, swiped the card and signed on the dotted line, new photo done and I went back to my car. Then ‘click’ and no engine noise.. dead battery. Great! I don’t have roadside assist, never needed it ‘cause you know, I’m so smart and all, yer haha.
I can’t walk far at all and there were no places that sell batteries close by. Arh but then I spotted a tune up place.. they sell batteries. So I get there, got caught in a downpour on the way, swiped the card again and I have a flash new battery, that I discover, I cannot lift. Argh!
Gave up and called JJ who got there pretty quick and changed the batteries over. And told me off for being ‘mrs bloody independant’. Well I did call him didn’t I? lol.

Just another typical day in your life. I’m glad you have somebody to call on when you really can’t manage it on your own though.

bluegreen said:

bluegreen said:

the cat trapped was dropped off last night so I got some cat food this morning and set it up under the trailer as I saw the kittens there this morning. Caught one already and it is in a holding cage with water for now. It is NOT happy! Trap set up in the same place again. Will move it to another place later if I don’t get the other one soon. Mum cat I often see on the verandah so might try there.

the other kitten caught. Now for the mum. I haven’t seen her yet today but she is sure to be around somewhere.

The kittens look cute but are quite feral. They run as soon as they see me and in the cage get into a panic because they can’t get out. Will get the council to collect them once I have them all, or drop them off.

I suspect they originated from a house across the other side of the highway as I believe they have a number of cats there so are possibly letting them breed indiscriminately. I treasure the birds around here too much to let them continue to roam free.

Good on you for caring about them, and the birds, to do something about it.

bluegreen said:

I cut the “blimp” today. Cooking some up for soup to freeze atm. Someone called it a banana pumpkin and does have the look of one I saw at the seed savers group that was a “pink banana” pumpkin although the skin is not as pink and pimply like that one was. There is a “blue banana” version but it has dark blue/grey skin. I suspect it is a cross with a banana pumpkin as one of the parents.

looks cool!

Curry in a hurry tonight here. Leftover roast lamb thrown into a sort of vege curry with a dollop of plum sauce, yyyyum!

It’s time some of you got up. The day’s half over. As usual everything is left to me. Whinge. Whinge.

pomolo said:

It’s time some of you got up. The day’s half over. As usual everything is left to me. Whinge. Whinge.

I’m up!

Good morning green ones. I was going to water my garden but we can expect quite a dump of rain apparently, 30mm+, so I only have a few patio pots to do. That saves me one job.
My bag is all packed for hospital stay. I hope when I’m able to, to get online with the daughters lappy. The to do list for the family has been edited and added to. You don’t realise all what you do until you write it down!

Also, I was interviewed for a possible workshop on worm farming by a fellow who works for the local council for an up and coming project called ‘growing communities’. There’s going to be twelve such workshops and on varying topics, soil building, worm farming, composting ect. It turns out that this fellow is going to achieve what I wanted to, that is get everyone from various gardening and permaculture groups, vege swaps, getting a community garden started ect. onto the ‘same page’. Only he has the backing of he council in an official capacity, and a few degrees under his belt to help. Excellent :)
He said he had to talk to me because I’d done so much homework on it, I’d made it much easier for him to start and contacting to the right people first up saves time as I know whos who. More excellent :)
He was even more interested in the vege swap and what we do, and particularly how we’d helped out other members and gardeners when they’ve suddenly taken ill and we kept their gardens good until their return to health. As they had done with my garden. Sort of mini blitzs’. I had organised the work, printed the sheets for a roster and contacted people who could help, without a single tomato plant or rose bush going thirsty, for a real ‘blokey bloke’ who was reduced to an emotional wreck when he returned home from weeks in hospital and saw how neat and tidy his garden was. And the lady who wasn’t ill, but lives alone and needed some help, and another for a chook house build. But it’s really a no brainer hey, many hands ect. what is overwhelming for one person is a leisurely afternoon activity for a bunch of people.

I did explain I’m out of action for a couple months, at least, but that’s ok as the workshops won’t start until spring. I should be back on deck by then, somewhat. I will have rehab to attend too.
I gave the fellow the number of my ‘main man’ vege swap friend who’s going to keep everything running while I’m out of the loop :)

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

It’s time some of you got up. The day’s half over. As usual everything is left to me. Whinge. Whinge.

I’m up!

I was too! up and attem, all chooks fed before the rain hit. Pouring now.

pomolo said:

It’s time some of you got up. The day’s half over. As usual everything is left to me. Whinge. Whinge.

LOL!

Happy Potter said:

Good morning green ones. I was going to water my garden but we can expect quite a dump of rain apparently, 30mm+, so I only have a few patio pots to do. That saves me one job.
My bag is all packed for hospital stay. I hope when I’m able to, to get online with the daughters lappy. The to do list for the family has been edited and added to. You don’t realise all what you do until you write it down!

Also, I was interviewed for a possible workshop on worm farming by a fellow who works for the local council for an up and coming project called ‘growing communities’. There’s going to be twelve such workshops and on varying topics, soil building, worm farming, composting ect. It turns out that this fellow is going to achieve what I wanted to, that is get everyone from various gardening and permaculture groups, vege swaps, getting a community garden started ect. onto the ‘same page’. Only he has the backing of he council in an official capacity, and a few degrees under his belt to help. Excellent :)
He said he had to talk to me because I’d done so much homework on it, I’d made it much easier for him to start and contacting to the right people first up saves time as I know whos who. More excellent :)
He was even more interested in the vege swap and what we do, and particularly how we’d helped out other members and gardeners when they’ve suddenly taken ill and we kept their gardens good until their return to health. As they had done with my garden. Sort of mini blitzs’. I had organised the work, printed the sheets for a roster and contacted people who could help, without a single tomato plant or rose bush going thirsty, for a real ‘blokey bloke’ who was reduced to an emotional wreck when he returned home from weeks in hospital and saw how neat and tidy his garden was. And the lady who wasn’t ill, but lives alone and needed some help, and another for a chook house build. But it’s really a no brainer hey, many hands ect. what is overwhelming for one person is a leisurely afternoon activity for a bunch of people.

I did explain I’m out of action for a couple months, at least, but that’s ok as the workshops won’t start until spring. I should be back on deck by then, somewhat. I will have rehab to attend too.
I gave the fellow the number of my ‘main man’ vege swap friend who’s going to keep everything running while I’m out of the loop :)

Wow, you go girl!

Hope everything goes well in hospital for you. :)

Thanks Horty. I’m scared witless. I’m over surgeries I can tell you, this is a biggie, but I’m sure I’ll be right, in good hands and all. I have to be be at the hosp at 10.30 am tomorrow with nothing to eat or drink after 7 am so at least I’ll get to enjoy my morning cup of tea :)

Happy Potter said:

Thanks Horty. I’m scared witless. I’m over surgeries I can tell you, this is a biggie, but I’m sure I’ll be right, in good hands and all. I have to be be at the hosp at 10.30 am tomorrow with nothing to eat or drink after 7 am so at least I’ll get to enjoy my morning cup of tea :)

Hospitals these days are generally quite a better experience than they have been in the past. I’m sure you’ll come out the other end a new person. Remember that they frown on milk in the cuppa tea.

Happy Potter said:

Thanks Horty. I’m scared witless. I’m over surgeries I can tell you, this is a biggie, but I’m sure I’ll be right, in good hands and all. I have to be be at the hosp at 10.30 am tomorrow with nothing to eat or drink after 7 am so at least I’ll get to enjoy my morning cup of tea :)

will be thinking of you and yours HP.

((((HUGS))))

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

Thanks Horty. I’m scared witless. I’m over surgeries I can tell you, this is a biggie, but I’m sure I’ll be right, in good hands and all. I have to be be at the hosp at 10.30 am tomorrow with nothing to eat or drink after 7 am so at least I’ll get to enjoy my morning cup of tea :)

Hospitals these days are generally quite a better experience than they have been in the past. I’m sure you’ll come out the other end a new person. Remember that they frown on milk in the cuppa tea.

Not if I get up at 4 am! lol! in fact I doubt I’ll get any sleep. You’re right about hospitals nowadays of course and I can’t wait to be standing upright again. This doc even sent me a copy of items list and costs for the health ins co, and included a list of the tools that will be used and the type of screws bolts and plate ‘accessories’ I’m going to come out with.
Ooooh…… I went pale.
I’m better if I think of myself as an engine block thats blown a gasket! LOL

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Thanks Horty. I’m scared witless. I’m over surgeries I can tell you, this is a biggie, but I’m sure I’ll be right, in good hands and all. I have to be be at the hosp at 10.30 am tomorrow with nothing to eat or drink after 7 am so at least I’ll get to enjoy my morning cup of tea :)

will be thinking of you and yours HP.

((((HUGS))))

Thank you BG. hugs appreciated.

Happy Potter said:

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

Thanks Horty. I’m scared witless. I’m over surgeries I can tell you, this is a biggie, but I’m sure I’ll be right, in good hands and all. I have to be be at the hosp at 10.30 am tomorrow with nothing to eat or drink after 7 am so at least I’ll get to enjoy my morning cup of tea :)

Hospitals these days are generally quite a better experience than they have been in the past. I’m sure you’ll come out the other end a new person. Remember that they frown on milk in the cuppa tea.

Not if I get up at 4 am! lol! in fact I doubt I’ll get any sleep. You’re right about hospitals nowadays of course and I can’t wait to be standing upright again. This doc even sent me a copy of items list and costs for the health ins co, and included a list of the tools that will be used and the type of screws bolts and plate ‘accessories’ I’m going to come out with.
Ooooh…… I went pale.
I’m better if I think of myself as an engine block thats blown a gasket! LOL

I have a relative with a steel rod the full length of his spine. He was born with a condition that cause him to become more and more bent over as he grew. When his was about 18 he was pretty much at right angles but they couldn’t operated before then. He stands pretty tall now.

waiting for the man to come and pick up the kittens. No sign of the presumed mother cat for a couple of days now so maybe she has moved on. Will keep the trap out for another week or so just the same.

bluegreen said:

waiting for the man to come and pick up the kittens. No sign of the presumed mother cat for a couple of days now so maybe she has moved on. Will keep the trap out for another week or so just the same.

they’re gone now.

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

roughbarked said:

Hospitals these days are generally quite a better experience than they have been in the past. I’m sure you’ll come out the other end a new person. Remember that they frown on milk in the cuppa tea.

Not if I get up at 4 am! lol! in fact I doubt I’ll get any sleep. You’re right about hospitals nowadays of course and I can’t wait to be standing upright again. This doc even sent me a copy of items list and costs for the health ins co, and included a list of the tools that will be used and the type of screws bolts and plate ‘accessories’ I’m going to come out with.
Ooooh…… I went pale.
I’m better if I think of myself as an engine block thats blown a gasket! LOL

I have a relative with a steel rod the full length of his spine. He was born with a condition that cause him to become more and more bent over as he grew. When his was about 18 he was pretty much at right angles but they couldn’t operated before then. He stands pretty tall now.

:D Probably scoliosis, curvature of the spine and with some it gets progressively worse as they grow. My mum had it. Her back curve was pretty pronounced and she walked lopsided and hunched, but she never had it fixed.

The waiting is always the worst part HP. You’ll be as good as new after it’s all over.

I have a friend with a steel rod up her spine for scoliosis as well and you’d never know it. She’s out motorbike riding most weekends.

bubba louie said:

The waiting is always the worst part HP. You’ll be as good as new after it’s all over.

I have a friend with a steel rod up her spine for scoliosis as well and you’d never know it. She’s out motorbike riding most weekends.

Well done to your friend!
Yes I’m going stir crazy sitting about waiting. Can’t wait until I’m strong again..and the best bit is I’ll be off all arthritis meds that I have been taking for years for it.
I’m becoming more bionic with each op lol!

Happy Potter said:

Good morning green ones. I was going to water my garden but we can expect quite a dump of rain apparently, 30mm+, so I only have a few patio pots to do. That saves me one job.
My bag is all packed for hospital stay. I hope when I’m able to, to get online with the daughters lappy. The to do list for the family has been edited and added to. You don’t realise all what you do until you write it down!

Also, I was interviewed for a possible workshop on worm farming by a fellow who works for the local council for an up and coming project called ‘growing communities’. There’s going to be twelve such workshops and on varying topics, soil building, worm farming, composting ect. It turns out that this fellow is going to achieve what I wanted to, that is get everyone from various gardening and permaculture groups, vege swaps, getting a community garden started ect. onto the ‘same page’. Only he has the backing of he council in an official capacity, and a few degrees under his belt to help. Excellent :)
He said he had to talk to me because I’d done so much homework on it, I’d made it much easier for him to start and contacting to the right people first up saves time as I know whos who. More excellent :)
He was even more interested in the vege swap and what we do, and particularly how we’d helped out other members and gardeners when they’ve suddenly taken ill and we kept their gardens good until their return to health. As they had done with my garden. Sort of mini blitzs’. I had organised the work, printed the sheets for a roster and contacted people who could help, without a single tomato plant or rose bush going thirsty, for a real ‘blokey bloke’ who was reduced to an emotional wreck when he returned home from weeks in hospital and saw how neat and tidy his garden was. And the lady who wasn’t ill, but lives alone and needed some help, and another for a chook house build. But it’s really a no brainer hey, many hands ect. what is overwhelming for one person is a leisurely afternoon activity for a bunch of people.

I did explain I’m out of action for a couple months, at least, but that’s ok as the workshops won’t start until spring. I should be back on deck by then, somewhat. I will have rehab to attend too.
I gave the fellow the number of my ‘main man’ vege swap friend who’s going to keep everything running while I’m out of the loop :)

I’m sure that it will all be there for you when you become a new person in a month or so.

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

Thanks Horty. I’m scared witless. I’m over surgeries I can tell you, this is a biggie, but I’m sure I’ll be right, in good hands and all. I have to be be at the hosp at 10.30 am tomorrow with nothing to eat or drink after 7 am so at least I’ll get to enjoy my morning cup of tea :)

Hospitals these days are generally quite a better experience than they have been in the past. I’m sure you’ll come out the other end a new person. Remember that they frown on milk in the cuppa tea.

We’ll all be thinking of you and urging a quick recovery. We’ll miss you imput on here though. All the best kiddo!

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

roughbarked said:

Hospitals these days are generally quite a better experience than they have been in the past. I’m sure you’ll come out the other end a new person. Remember that they frown on milk in the cuppa tea.

Not if I get up at 4 am! lol! in fact I doubt I’ll get any sleep. You’re right about hospitals nowadays of course and I can’t wait to be standing upright again. This doc even sent me a copy of items list and costs for the health ins co, and included a list of the tools that will be used and the type of screws bolts and plate ‘accessories’ I’m going to come out with.
Ooooh…… I went pale.
I’m better if I think of myself as an engine block thats blown a gasket! LOL

I have a relative with a steel rod the full length of his spine. He was born with a condition that cause him to become more and more bent over as he grew. When his was about 18 he was pretty much at right angles but they couldn’t operated before then. He stands pretty tall now.

It’s totally amazing what they can achieve now

bluegreen said:

bluegreen said:

waiting for the man to come and pick up the kittens. No sign of the presumed mother cat for a couple of days now so maybe she has moved on. Will keep the trap out for another week or so just the same.

they’re gone now.

Well done BG.

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

bluegreen said:

waiting for the man to come and pick up the kittens. No sign of the presumed mother cat for a couple of days now so maybe she has moved on. Will keep the trap out for another week or so just the same.

they’re gone now.

Well done BG.

thanks.

pomolo said:

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

Thanks Horty. I’m scared witless. I’m over surgeries I can tell you, this is a biggie, but I’m sure I’ll be right, in good hands and all. I have to be be at the hosp at 10.30 am tomorrow with nothing to eat or drink after 7 am so at least I’ll get to enjoy my morning cup of tea :)

Hospitals these days are generally quite a better experience than they have been in the past. I’m sure you’ll come out the other end a new person. Remember that they frown on milk in the cuppa tea.

We’ll all be thinking of you and urging a quick recovery. We’ll miss you imput on here though. All the best kiddo!

Thank you Pom :)
I’m all packed and ready. I will be busting my chops to get back online and on here. I’d sent a link for this forum years ago to my hotmail addy so I can access it from anywhere in the world! lol.

thinking of HP

bluegreen said:

thinking of HP

Me too. It’s all that I have been thinking about. Hope all goes well for her today.

We are fortunate enough to have a bunch of bananas hanging on our verandah. A neighbour brought them over yesterday. They had fallen from the tree and he already has more than he can eat. They are very green and some are damaged from the fall but it will be a cool experience picking a banana from the bunch when they ripen.

One thing I am sure of is that they will taste better than the things I buy from the shops. What on earth do commercial growers do to their bananas these days?

bluegreen said:

thinking of HP

Ditto

pomolo said:

roughbarked said:

Happy Potter said:

Thanks Horty. I’m scared witless. I’m over surgeries I can tell you, this is a biggie, but I’m sure I’ll be right, in good hands and all. I have to be be at the hosp at 10.30 am tomorrow with nothing to eat or drink after 7 am so at least I’ll get to enjoy my morning cup of tea :)

Hospitals these days are generally quite a better experience than they have been in the past. I’m sure you’ll come out the other end a new person. Remember that they frown on milk in the cuppa tea.

We’ll all be thinking of you and urging a quick recovery. We’ll miss you imput on here though. All the best kiddo!

Wot Pom said. :)

Watched a Kookaburra make a huge meal of 2 worms. He often sits on the clothes hoist and watches the ground for movement. Today he was lucky and he got 2 of the fattest worms I’ve ever seen. How big is a Kookas belly? I couldn’t even eat that much. Not that I eat worms regularly.

pomolo said:

Watched a Kookaburra make a huge meal of 2 worms. He often sits on the clothes hoist and watches the ground for movement. Today he was lucky and he got 2 of the fattest worms I’ve ever seen. How big is a Kookas belly? I couldn’t even eat that much. Not that I eat worms regularly.

the other day the ducks and drakes and Julia were scratching around in a naked vegie bed and then they all moved on to the water bowl for a drink. Then a Kookaburra jumped down to the spot where the poultry were and he grabbed one of those huge Rhinoceros Grubs and he then flew back up to the branch to smack the grub senseless and eat it.

The ducks all stopped and stared at the Kookaburra and then stared at the spot where he scored the grub and then stared at the Kookaburra and then the spot where he scored the grub and then back up at the Kookaburra and then back down at the spot.

Boy were those Ducks pissed.

painmaster said:

pomolo said:

Watched a Kookaburra make a huge meal of 2 worms. He often sits on the clothes hoist and watches the ground for movement. Today he was lucky and he got 2 of the fattest worms I’ve ever seen. How big is a Kookas belly? I couldn’t even eat that much. Not that I eat worms regularly.

the other day the ducks and drakes and Julia were scratching around in a naked vegie bed and then they all moved on to the water bowl for a drink. Then a Kookaburra jumped down to the spot where the poultry were and he grabbed one of those huge Rhinoceros Grubs and he then flew back up to the branch to smack the grub senseless and eat it.

The ducks all stopped and stared at the Kookaburra and then stared at the spot where he scored the grub and then stared at the Kookaburra and then the spot where he scored the grub and then back up at the Kookaburra and then back down at the spot.

Boy were those Ducks pissed.

lol!

painmaster said:

pomolo said:

Watched a Kookaburra make a huge meal of 2 worms. He often sits on the clothes hoist and watches the ground for movement. Today he was lucky and he got 2 of the fattest worms I’ve ever seen. How big is a Kookas belly? I couldn’t even eat that much. Not that I eat worms regularly.

the other day the ducks and drakes and Julia were scratching around in a naked vegie bed and then they all moved on to the water bowl for a drink. Then a Kookaburra jumped down to the spot where the poultry were and he grabbed one of those huge Rhinoceros Grubs and he then flew back up to the branch to smack the grub senseless and eat it.

The ducks all stopped and stared at the Kookaburra and then stared at the spot where he scored the grub and then stared at the Kookaburra and then the spot where he scored the grub and then back up at the Kookaburra and then back down at the spot.

Boy were those Ducks pissed.

He let the ducks do all the work and he gained the spoils. Kleva Kooka.

Our regional town has it’s garden expo this weekend so we will be checking in there sometime. Probably today because we have to go to town anyway. It’s obviously not a very big display but it’s good to know that there are people with garden interests even though we don’t get to meet. I’ll let you know what we find of interest.

pomolo said:

Our regional town has it’s garden expo this weekend so we will be checking in there sometime. Probably today because we have to go to town anyway. It’s obviously not a very big display but it’s good to know that there are people with garden interests even though we don’t get to meet. I’ll let you know what we find of interest.

Gosh it’s grown. We had trouble trying to find a park for the car and had to walk miles to reach the buildings. The first building was full of orchids. For judging and for sale. Orchids aren’t my thing but D was a bit keen. Orchid clubs were in floral competition and they really were beautiful and the perfume in the room was delightful.

The next building was for any thing and everything. My kind of gardening. We bought-white Justica, a red flowering Eucalyptus called Euky Dwarf, a red Leptospermum. a white Hoya, a new Weeping Beauty, (Astromyrtus) some sage, some curry plant, and more Florence Fennel seedlings. One of our weeping beautys died and it would seem it was killed by the western afternoon sun…accordning to the retailer. They can’t take it apparently.
We are in the thows of re doing the herb bed hence the new herb purchases.

Jerry Colby-Williams was one of the lecturers but the auditorium was packed and we couldn’t wait around for the next session. Sorry I missed it.

Plants weren’t cheap and as usual I get a shock evey time there is another price rise. On the whole it was an enjoyable outing and I think next year will be bigger and better because all the stall holders were shocked with the turn out and wished they had more stock to sell.

No gardening here today. But the Casterton kitchen is pretty much sorted now. There was more cleaning and tidying than I had thought. Bit of a mouse invasion going on….and they found a small bag of dog food and bit into it. And then I sat around chatting to a friend for a while when we got home. Anyway, as I know you are all dying to see it, here is the Casterton kitchen, pretty close to finished sorting it out now.

This end has the woodheater, microwave and sink:

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/CastertonKitchen15May12.jpg

And this end has the new stove. And a bit of space.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/CastertonKitchen25May12.jpg

buffy said:

No gardening here today. But the Casterton kitchen is pretty much sorted now. There was more cleaning and tidying than I had thought. Bit of a mouse invasion going on….and they found a small bag of dog food and bit into it. And then I sat around chatting to a friend for a while when we got home. Anyway, as I know you are all dying to see it, here is the Casterton kitchen, pretty close to finished sorting it out now.

This end has the woodheater, microwave and sink:

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/CastertonKitchen15May12.jpg

And this end has the new stove. And a bit of space.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/CastertonKitchen25May12.jpg

that looks nice and cosy buffy. I like to have bench space next to the stove but that is how I do things and I expect not everyone is like me.

That’s what the little cupboard thing is for. That kitchen is not my home kitchen, so it’s done cheaply(ish). I wasn’t going to sink lots of money into cabinets and stuff built in. It’s my Casterton visiting practice, but we have been gradually doing bits to the house. Some bits are dearer than others (re-stump….reroof….rebuild chimney…) The kitchen is simple and plain.

Ultimately we may live there. Or we might not.

buffy said:

That’s what the little cupboard thing is for. That kitchen is not my home kitchen, so it’s done cheaply(ish). I wasn’t going to sink lots of money into cabinets and stuff built in. It’s my Casterton visiting practice, but we have been gradually doing bits to the house. Some bits are dearer than others (re-stump….reroof….rebuild chimney…) The kitchen is simple and plain.

Ultimately we may live there. Or we might not.

I think it is lovely. Good idea to be caring for your investment.

buffy said:

No gardening here today. But the Casterton kitchen is pretty much sorted now. There was more cleaning and tidying than I had thought. Bit of a mouse invasion going on….and they found a small bag of dog food and bit into it. And then I sat around chatting to a friend for a while when we got home. Anyway, as I know you are all dying to see it, here is the Casterton kitchen, pretty close to finished sorting it out now.

This end has the woodheater, microwave and sink:

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/CastertonKitchen15May12.jpg

And this end has the new stove. And a bit of space.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/CastertonKitchen25May12.jpg

I like it It looks clean and comfortable. Good job.

pomolo said:

buffy said:

No gardening here today. But the Casterton kitchen is pretty much sorted now. There was more cleaning and tidying than I had thought. Bit of a mouse invasion going on….and they found a small bag of dog food and bit into it. And then I sat around chatting to a friend for a while when we got home. Anyway, as I know you are all dying to see it, here is the Casterton kitchen, pretty close to finished sorting it out now.

This end has the woodheater, microwave and sink:

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/CastertonKitchen15May12.jpg

And this end has the new stove. And a bit of space.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/CastertonKitchen25May12.jpg

I like it It looks clean and comfortable. Good job.

So, wondering why you need two houses now that you are retiring, buffy?

I’m late today be we’ve been working. First we did a circuit of the gardens inside and outside the house pad. Generally favourable.

Before planting the new purchases there were a couple of native shrubs that had seen better days so they had to be removed. D did that. It made good space for the gum and the leptospermum. There were 19 seedlings in that punnet of Florence fennel so had to make up a bit more bed space to plant them in. Sage is in and curry plant is in.

Curry plant (if you mean the grey leaved bushy thing) grows really easily from bits stuck in the ground. I keep meaning to develop a low hedge of it, but haven’t quite got around to it.

This scraggy thing……

http://www.hipherb.com/garden/herb/curry_plant

big day out today. Went into Benalla for church this morning, then went to the Art Gallery for some lunch and a look at the love and war display filling in time for the Seed Savers Meeting which was in Benalla today. The host lady showed us around her magnificent garden. Big favourite was the circle of clumping bamboo with a fire place in the middle. Then she showed us some felting and we got to do a bit if we wanted to. made a flower. Will show some camera pics in a minute when I have uploaded them.

bluegreen said:

big day out today. Went into Benalla for church this morning, then went to the Art Gallery for some lunch and a look at the love and war display filling in time for the Seed Savers Meeting which was in Benalla today. The host lady showed us around her magnificent garden. Big favourite was the circle of clumping bamboo with a fire place in the middle. Then she showed us some felting and we got to do a bit if we wanted to. made a flower. Will show some camera pics in a minute when I have uploaded them.

oh, and then she fed us some Spaghetti and Amatriciana Sauce from a traditional Italian recipe she was taught when in Italy.

Gardening today consisted of some weeding amongst the veggies, collecting tomatoes and the beginning of the rose pruning. I don’t really like rose pruning, so I do one or two bushes at a time over several months.

buffy said:

Curry plant (if you mean the grey leaved bushy thing) grows really easily from bits stuck in the ground. I keep meaning to develop a low hedge of it, but haven’t quite got around to it.

That’s the one I am talking about. Do you use yours in cooking? I had the other one (Murraya) but I couldn’ stand the smell of it. Had to get rid of it.

buffy said:

This scraggy thing……

http://www.hipherb.com/garden/herb/curry_plant

Yeah. Mine’s just a bubby yet.

buffy said:

the beginning of the rose pruning. I don’t really like rose pruning, so I do one or two bushes at a time over several months.

I really don’t like rose prunng so much that I believe the flowers aren’t worth the effort. There is just the one neglected rose in my garden.. soon to be binned no doubt.

>>That’s the one I am talking about. Do you use yours in cooking? I had the other one (Murraya) but I couldn’ stand the smell of it. Had to get rid of it.<<

I don’t actually use it, no. I just like smelly things in the garden. I can tell if the dogs have brushed past it. It also releases scent with the wind blowing through it.

Roses are allowed in my garden if they have scent. I like reds. They have the best scent. I also grow whites (there are very few scented white roses) because I like red and roses together. I carried red and white roses when we got married. We also have a small vase of flowers on the reception desk at work, and we just bring our own in (my receptionist and I). It’s great for people to walk into the place and have it smelling of Double Delight or some of the deep reds.

roughbarked said:

buffy said:

the beginning of the rose pruning. I don’t really like rose pruning, so I do one or two bushes at a time over several months.

I really don’t like rose prunng so much that I believe the flowers aren’t worth the effort. There is just the one neglected rose in my garden.. soon to be binned no doubt.

I gave our rose plants to a friend. She can do the spraying and caring and pruning. I know some people seem to be able to grow roses successfully in SEQ but I’m not one of them.

buffy said:

>>That’s the one I am talking about. Do you use yours in cooking? I had the other one (Murraya) but I couldn’ stand the smell of it. Had to get rid of it.<<

I don’t actually use it, no. I just like smelly things in the garden. I can tell if the dogs have brushed past it. It also releases scent with the wind blowing through it.

Roses are allowed in my garden if they have scent. I like reds. They have the best scent. I also grow whites (there are very few scented white roses) because I like red and roses together. I carried red and white roses when we got married. We also have a small vase of flowers on the reception desk at work, and we just bring our own in (my receptionist and I). It’s great for people to walk into the place and have it smelling of Double Delight or some of the deep reds.

I’m with you on the perfume and smells of plants. I’m the same with cosmetics, soaps and creams. I’m one over by the perfume. It has to smell good and it has to waft.

OK. Sun is high in the sky and it’s pleasantly warm outside now so i will venture out there.

pomolo said:

OK. Sun is high in the sky and it’s pleasantly warm outside now so i will venture out there.

I’ve been to town dropped the ute off to get a panelbeater to extract the roo fur from it, drove the invalid other half to work, bought MiL a new fridge and stripped the old fridge down.. back here with fresh milk for coffee by 9:30

roughbarked said:

pomolo said:

OK. Sun is high in the sky and it’s pleasantly warm outside now so i will venture out there.

I’ve been to town dropped the ute off to get a panelbeater to extract the roo fur from it, drove the invalid other half to work, bought MiL a new fridge and stripped the old fridge down.. back here with fresh milk for coffee by 9:30

I’ve just collected a trailer and ute load of soiled straw from the sheep pavilion at the show grounds. great stuff for mulch :)

I’ve got a question. Is there any benefit in putting composted fruit skins back onto the tree the fruit came from. Say…orange peel back on the ground around the tree or lemon skins back around the lemon tree. Once composted I mean.

I kinda thought that the goodness in the skins would put back the nutrients that the tree needs. Like a sort of selective recycling.

For the past few years we have been putting the skins into black plastic gar bags untill they turn to mush. That is also to deter any fruit fly thinking it can make use of the skins as well.

Anyone have any thoughts?

pomolo said:

I’ve got a question. Is there any benefit in putting composted fruit skins back onto the tree the fruit came from. Say…orange peel back on the ground around the tree or lemon skins back around the lemon tree. Once composted I mean.

I kinda thought that the goodness in the skins would put back the nutrients that the tree needs. Like a sort of selective recycling.

For the past few years we have been putting the skins into black plastic gar bags untill they turn to mush. That is also to deter any fruit fly thinking it can make use of the skins as well.

Anyone have any thoughts?

there would be general benefits but I don’t know if there would be specific benefits. Having said that I think, what would happen in nature? Unless the fruit is taken away by animals then the dropped fruit would become mulch for that tree.

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

pomolo said:

OK. Sun is high in the sky and it’s pleasantly warm outside now so i will venture out there.

I’ve been to town dropped the ute off to get a panelbeater to extract the roo fur from it, drove the invalid other half to work, bought MiL a new fridge and stripped the old fridge down.. back here with fresh milk for coffee by 9:30

I’ve just collected a trailer and ute load of soiled straw from the sheep pavilion at the show grounds. great stuff for mulch :)

We should try to see what’s available from our local show. But we don’t have a trailer or a ute to cart it in. There goes another good idea. Can we borrow your ute BG?

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

I’ve got a question. Is there any benefit in putting composted fruit skins back onto the tree the fruit came from. Say…orange peel back on the ground around the tree or lemon skins back around the lemon tree. Once composted I mean.

I kinda thought that the goodness in the skins would put back the nutrients that the tree needs. Like a sort of selective recycling.

For the past few years we have been putting the skins into black plastic gar bags untill they turn to mush. That is also to deter any fruit fly thinking it can make use of the skins as well.

Anyone have any thoughts?

there would be general benefits but I don’t know if there would be specific benefits. Having said that I think, what would happen in nature? Unless the fruit is taken away by animals then the dropped fruit would become mulch for that tree.

Right on BG. Never thought of that. It happens naturally anyway doesn’t it. Thanks for that.

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

I’ve been to town dropped the ute off to get a panelbeater to extract the roo fur from it, drove the invalid other half to work, bought MiL a new fridge and stripped the old fridge down.. back here with fresh milk for coffee by 9:30

I’ve just collected a trailer and ute load of soiled straw from the sheep pavilion at the show grounds. great stuff for mulch :)

We should try to see what’s available from our local show. But we don’t have a trailer or a ute to cart it in. There goes another good idea. Can we borrow your ute BG?

sure, as long as you bring it straight back! lol!

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

I’ve just collected a trailer and ute load of soiled straw from the sheep pavilion at the show grounds. great stuff for mulch :)

We should try to see what’s available from our local show. But we don’t have a trailer or a ute to cart it in. There goes another good idea. Can we borrow your ute BG?

sure, as long as you bring it straight back! lol!

I think we might just settle for a friends ute thanks. lol.

Hello Gardeners. I have been to Warrnambool and back (140km) with Digby to have his eye checked. (He’s a dog). He has an ulcer, but we got it vet checked because he has previously had a cancer on that eye. It’s coming on OK now. Then I cut back the Autumn raspberries (I grow them because you don’t have to sort canes, you just cut the lot down) and I’ve sorted and strung up the canes of the thornless loganberry. They didn’t really produce this last season as they were too young. I’m hoping to get something from them in the next season. I rather like the thornless idea. But I can’t bring myself to put in thornless blackberries. I’m too against blackberries….

buffy said:

But I can’t bring myself to put in thornless blackberries. I’m too against blackberries….

I grew some thornless blackberries once and wasn’t that fussed on them. I didn’t really water or feed them much though so it could have been me!

I’m just convinced blackberries are a weed.

Now, the Winter Garden catalogue from Diggers has arrived. I will sit down and decide what I ‘need’. I need some more Nicola seed potatoes. I need some marjoram (difficult to find marjoram, oregano is easy). I need another avocado tree……I think I may have killed 6 or 7 now. Most to frost. This last one did well, got through the frost by growing it surrounded by wormwood “auntie plants”, then succumbed to a couple of really stinking hot days. And I think I might buy a red tamarillo plant. I had one of them, but I pruned it rather too enthusiastically. And then realized I had given away all the cuttings I had struck!

buffy said:

No gardening here today. But the Casterton kitchen is pretty much sorted now. There was more cleaning and tidying than I had thought. Bit of a mouse invasion going on….and they found a small bag of dog food and bit into it. And then I sat around chatting to a friend for a while when we got home. Anyway, as I know you are all dying to see it, here is the Casterton kitchen, pretty close to finished sorting it out now.

This end has the woodheater, microwave and sink:

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/CastertonKitchen15May12.jpg

And this end has the new stove. And a bit of space.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/CastertonKitchen25May12.jpg

Ooh, it looks really lovely! Love the casual country style :)

buffy said:

Hello Gardeners. I have been to Warrnambool and back (140km) with Digby to have his eye checked. (He’s a dog). He has an ulcer, but we got it vet checked because he has previously had a cancer on that eye. It’s coming on OK now. Then I cut back the Autumn raspberries (I grow them because you don’t have to sort canes, you just cut the lot down) and I’ve sorted and strung up the canes of the thornless loganberry. They didn’t really produce this last season as they were too young. I’m hoping to get something from them in the next season. I rather like the thornless idea. But I can’t bring myself to put in thornless blackberries. I’m too against blackberries….

I can understand why you grow thornless after your post on roses.

buffy said:

I’m just convinced blackberries are a weed.

Now, the Winter Garden catalogue from Diggers has arrived. I will sit down and decide what I ‘need’. I need some more Nicola seed potatoes. I need some marjoram (difficult to find marjoram, oregano is easy). I need another avocado tree……I think I may have killed 6 or 7 now. Most to frost. This last one did well, got through the frost by growing it surrounded by wormwood “auntie plants”, then succumbed to a couple of really stinking hot days. And I think I might buy a red tamarillo plant. I had one of them, but I pruned it rather too enthusiastically. And then realized I had given away all the cuttings I had struck!

what’s the taste difference between marjoram and oregano? I’ve only ever grown oregano which I use quite a bit.

pomolo said:

buffy said:

I’m just convinced blackberries are a weed.

Now, the Winter Garden catalogue from Diggers has arrived. I will sit down and decide what I ‘need’. I need some more Nicola seed potatoes. I need some marjoram (difficult to find marjoram, oregano is easy). I need another avocado tree……I think I may have killed 6 or 7 now. Most to frost. This last one did well, got through the frost by growing it surrounded by wormwood “auntie plants”, then succumbed to a couple of really stinking hot days. And I think I might buy a red tamarillo plant. I had one of them, but I pruned it rather too enthusiastically. And then realized I had given away all the cuttings I had struck!

what’s the taste difference between marjoram and oregano? I’ve only ever grown oregano which I use quite a bit.

to me there is very minimal taste, but I find oregano earthier. Marjoram has a sweetness that is subtle. Too close to call really.

painmaster said:

pomolo said:

buffy said:

I’m just convinced blackberries are a weed.

Now, the Winter Garden catalogue from Diggers has arrived. I will sit down and decide what I ‘need’. I need some more Nicola seed potatoes. I need some marjoram (difficult to find marjoram, oregano is easy). I need another avocado tree……I think I may have killed 6 or 7 now. Most to frost. This last one did well, got through the frost by growing it surrounded by wormwood “auntie plants”, then succumbed to a couple of really stinking hot days. And I think I might buy a red tamarillo plant. I had one of them, but I pruned it rather too enthusiastically. And then realized I had given away all the cuttings I had struck!

what’s the taste difference between marjoram and oregano? I’ve only ever grown oregano which I use quite a bit.

to me there is very minimal taste, but I find oregano earthier. Marjoram has a sweetness that is subtle. Too close to call really.

That’s how I understood it too. I won’t bother with the marjoram.

Marjorum is sort of softer. At least the oregano I have is quite coarse. So I’ll get some golden marjorum too.

pomolo said:

painmaster said:

pomolo said:

what’s the taste difference between marjoram and oregano? I’ve only ever grown oregano which I use quite a bit.

to me there is very minimal taste, but I find oregano earthier. Marjoram has a sweetness that is subtle. Too close to call really.

That’s how I understood it too. I won’t bother with the marjoram.

Over decades I’ve come to realise that there are more than just oregano or majoram.. there are others that are subtly different.. both of which also called either majoram or oregano.. about 35 years ago there was a place called Cootamundra herb farm.. I purchased both oregano and majoram from there and still have clones of the same plants.. I can’t tell the difference to this day..

A bit late to surface today. Been to Nambour for a medical appointment. Had to get up and get dressed in the big freeze at some unholy hour. It’s nice now though.

been spending the morning working on my first online assignment. All submitted now so hope it is OK. Going to go start unloading some of the straw I collected yesterday.

pomolo said:

Not that I eat worms regularly.

I should hope not, LOL!

painmaster said:

The ducks all stopped and stared at the Kookaburra and then stared at the spot where he scored the grub and then stared at the Kookaburra and then the spot where he scored the grub and then back up at the Kookaburra and then back down at the spot.

Boy were those Ducks pissed.

LOL! Poor ducks.

A couple of cute pics of my new ‘baby’ :)

This one shows a bit of the garden too…

hortfurball said:

A couple of cute pics of my new ‘baby’ :)

looks like he is settling in just fine :)

hortfurball said:

This one shows a bit of the garden too…

nice :)

bluegreen said:

hortfurball said:

This one shows a bit of the garden too…

nice :)

a very good garden considering the heat perth’s had.

hortfurball said:

A couple of cute pics of my new ‘baby’ :)

He’s changed from black to brown. You sure you haven’t got two danes?

hortfurball said:

This one shows a bit of the garden too…

I could live with that garden.

A bit of a blah day today. Tomorrow will be better.

pomolo said:

A bit of a blah day today. Tomorrow will be better.

beware, I’ll be lighting up the forums with post med- midnight rants. uhahaha. I had an arvo session with linda the mad physiotherapist and boy she wants you to perform like a circus seal and pushes you very hard. I’m all sore after that, but came back to my room and hubby had set up the lappy on a spare trolley and seat into a pc station in one corner. As long as I only sit for 15 min stints and walk for 10 mins between each, I can waffle on all night, hahaha.
Except that linda is calling for me at 9.06 am sharp and I have to be ready.
I’m sure between now and then I will find somewhere to hide…

justin said:

bluegreen said:

hortfurball said:

This one shows a bit of the garden too…

nice :)

a very good garden considering the heat perth’s had.

Thanks…it’s a bit deceptive though, it looks particularly nice from that angle (taken out of my kitchen window), the recent shower of rain makes it look greener than it really is and the bougainvillea tends to make it look very lush. The lawn in front of the tree is actually almost non existent and there are bald patches in the garden beds that are visible if you could be bothered looking really closely, LOL!

Plant choice has a lot to do with it – bougainvilleas are incredibly tough and look great when neglected or parched. Liriope also looks lush and gorgeous even under stress. There are about 6 very large plants in that pic that if taken away, would change it to a more desert-like vista. (and the lawn looks green because it’s about half a foot high!)

pomolo said:

He’s changed from black to brown. You sure you haven’t got two danes?

LOL! I think I’d notice an extra dane around the place! Problems with the auto flash – when it doesn’t flash it gives everything a sepia hue.

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

A bit of a blah day today. Tomorrow will be better.

beware, I’ll be lighting up the forums with post med- midnight rants. uhahaha. I had an arvo session with linda the mad physiotherapist and boy she wants you to perform like a circus seal and pushes you very hard. I’m all sore after that, but came back to my room and hubby had set up the lappy on a spare trolley and seat into a pc station in one corner. As long as I only sit for 15 min stints and walk for 10 mins between each, I can waffle on all night, hahaha.
Except that linda is calling for me at 9.06 am sharp and I have to be ready.
I’m sure between now and then I will find somewhere to hide…

Is she actually going to call for you at 9:06am? Not 9:05 or 9:07? You could be in big trouble with the lovely Linda if she is that pedantic.

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

A bit of a blah day today. Tomorrow will be better.

beware, I’ll be lighting up the forums with post med- midnight rants. uhahaha. I had an arvo session with linda the mad physiotherapist and boy she wants you to perform like a circus seal and pushes you very hard. I’m all sore after that, but came back to my room and hubby had set up the lappy on a spare trolley and seat into a pc station in one corner. As long as I only sit for 15 min stints and walk for 10 mins between each, I can waffle on all night, hahaha.
Except that linda is calling for me at 9.06 am sharp and I have to be ready.
I’m sure between now and then I will find somewhere to hide…

good report from such a sick babe.
linda sounds like she comes from the same school as my gym instructor.

hortfurball said:

justin said:

bluegreen said:

nice :)

a very good garden considering the heat perth’s had.

Thanks…it’s a bit deceptive though, it looks particularly nice from that angle (taken out of my kitchen window), the recent shower of rain makes it look greener than it really is and the bougainvillea tends to make it look very lush. The lawn in front of the tree is actually almost non existent and there are bald patches in the garden beds that are visible if you could be bothered looking really closely, LOL!

Plant choice has a lot to do with it – bougainvilleas are incredibly tough and look great when neglected or parched. Liriope also looks lush and gorgeous even under stress. There are about 6 very large plants in that pic that if taken away, would change it to a more desert-like vista. (and the lawn looks green because it’s about half a foot high!)

you’re right about plant choice. there is a very fine line between ‘drought tolerant’ and ‘weed’. i think old fashion weeds will be viewed in a new light because of their toughness. i have bouganvilleas, carobs, quinces, pomegranates and oleanders here because they survive even if you forget them.

ok pomolo – there’s space in the LHC now.

….and probably room for a few more cuties BG – cyas.

justin said:

you’re right about plant choice. there is a very fine line between ‘drought tolerant’ and ‘weed’. i think old fashion weeds will be viewed in a new light because of their toughness. i have bouganvilleas, carobs, quinces, pomegranates and oleanders here because they survive even if you forget them.

During the drought, before anyone thought it would rain again, tough, drought tolerant plants were heavily promoted as the future in gardening. However there were some that argued against the trend saying that 1. many of those plants would no longer suit when the rains returned, and 2. these were the most likely plants to become weeds because of their hardiness. They suggested that we keep to garden plants that needed help to survive so that if they “escaped” they would not become a problem.

bluegreen said:

justin said:

you’re right about plant choice. there is a very fine line between ‘drought tolerant’ and ‘weed’. i think old fashion weeds will be viewed in a new light because of their toughness. i have bouganvilleas, carobs, quinces, pomegranates and oleanders here because they survive even if you forget them.

During the drought, before anyone thought it would rain again, tough, drought tolerant plants were heavily promoted as the future in gardening. However there were some that argued against the trend saying that 1. many of those plants would no longer suit when the rains returned, and 2. these were the most likely plants to become weeds because of their hardiness. They suggested that we keep to garden plants that needed help to survive so that if they “escaped” they would not become a problem.

note emboldened text above.. these be rare and endangered native species preferably of local provenance.

bluegreen said:

justin said:

you’re right about plant choice. there is a very fine line between ‘drought tolerant’ and ‘weed’. i think old fashion weeds will be viewed in a new light because of their toughness. i have bouganvilleas, carobs, quinces, pomegranates and oleanders here because they survive even if you forget them.

During the drought, before anyone thought it would rain again, tough, drought tolerant plants were heavily promoted as the future in gardening. However there were some that argued against the trend saying that 1. many of those plants would no longer suit when the rains returned, and 2. these were the most likely plants to become weeds because of their hardiness. They suggested that we keep to garden plants that needed help to survive so that if they “escaped” they would not become a problem.

Wheat and barley are weeds – so the horse has bolted – we will never rid ourselves of weeds.
My paddock is full of escaped soursob and couch grass. Radiata pine, willows and peppercorn trees are everywhere.
In S.A. the drought caused the death of well established English trees. So trees like the jacaranda look better than ever – because they can survive a three year drought.

There is a theory here that a forest of trees (of any type) will generate more rain – and it is so dry here that any form of ‘cool, green shade’ looks good.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

A bit of a blah day today. Tomorrow will be better.

beware, I’ll be lighting up the forums with post med- midnight rants. uhahaha. I had an arvo session with linda the mad physiotherapist and boy she wants you to perform like a circus seal and pushes you very hard. I’m all sore after that, but came back to my room and hubby had set up the lappy on a spare trolley and seat into a pc station in one corner. As long as I only sit for 15 min stints and walk for 10 mins between each, I can waffle on all night, hahaha.
Except that linda is calling for me at 9.06 am sharp and I have to be ready.
I’m sure between now and then I will find somewhere to hide…

Is she actually going to call for you at 9:06am? Not 9:05 or 9:07? You could be in big trouble with the lovely Linda if she is that pedantic.

Actually Linda didn’t turn up and instead in her place was a fellow who I swear is Seals twin. Seal from the voice show. Uncanny resemblance, only this one is a physiotherapist and he said I did very well and will pick up and heal quicker. I did all the excercises easily.

Hubby just visited and we went for a walk to the fitzroy gardens and sat on a bench seat in the sun. It was the first sun i felt on my skin in 6 days and it felt great :)It would have been better if he’d brought Max with him. Maybe tomorrow :)
Pills kicking in again..might be back later.

justin said:

There is a theory here that a forest of trees (of any type) will generate more rain – and it is so dry here that any form of ‘cool, green shade’ looks good.

true. Trees draw up deep down moisture and release it into the atmosphere to become rain again. They also cool the soil with their shade creating a low pressure system which attracts the moisture laden air in to become rain.

justin said:

ok pomolo – there’s space in the LHC now.

….and probably room for a few more cuties BG – cyas.

LOL.

bluegreen said:

justin said:

you’re right about plant choice. there is a very fine line between ‘drought tolerant’ and ‘weed’. i think old fashion weeds will be viewed in a new light because of their toughness. i have bouganvilleas, carobs, quinces, pomegranates and oleanders here because they survive even if you forget them.

During the drought, before anyone thought it would rain again, tough, drought tolerant plants were heavily promoted as the future in gardening. However there were some that argued against the trend saying that 1. many of those plants would no longer suit when the rains returned, and 2. these were the most likely plants to become weeds because of their hardiness. They suggested that we keep to garden plants that needed help to survive so that if they “escaped” they would not become a problem.

The thing they seem to fail to pass on is what may or may not become a weed according to which climate they are grown in. Thank heavens we now have our own Sub-tropical Magazine that narrows down what is suitable for our climate. Every gardening book I own relates to southern climates. Not that that is bad but I wish they would state where it applies and stipulate for each type of climate. Maybe one day.

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

beware, I’ll be lighting up the forums with post med- midnight rants. uhahaha. I had an arvo session with linda the mad physiotherapist and boy she wants you to perform like a circus seal and pushes you very hard. I’m all sore after that, but came back to my room and hubby had set up the lappy on a spare trolley and seat into a pc station in one corner. As long as I only sit for 15 min stints and walk for 10 mins between each, I can waffle on all night, hahaha.
Except that linda is calling for me at 9.06 am sharp and I have to be ready.
I’m sure between now and then I will find somewhere to hide…

Is she actually going to call for you at 9:06am? Not 9:05 or 9:07? You could be in big trouble with the lovely Linda if she is that pedantic.

Actually Linda didn’t turn up and instead in her place was a fellow who I swear is Seals twin. Seal from the voice show. Uncanny resemblance, only this one is a physiotherapist and he said I did very well and will pick up and heal quicker. I did all the excercises easily.

Hubby just visited and we went for a walk to the fitzroy gardens and sat on a bench seat in the sun. It was the first sun i felt on my skin in 6 days and it felt great :)It would have been better if he’d brought Max with him. Maybe tomorrow :)
Pills kicking in again..might be back later.

We want Max! We want Max! We want Max! Never mind about HP.

I’m hoping someone is gardening….because I haven’t got time at the moment!

Ironing to do now. Then bed to read. Up at 6.30am again tomorrow.

bluegreen said:

justin said:

you’re right about plant choice. there is a very fine line between ‘drought tolerant’ and ‘weed’. i think old fashion weeds will be viewed in a new light because of their toughness. i have bouganvilleas, carobs, quinces, pomegranates and oleanders here because they survive even if you forget them.

During the drought, before anyone thought it would rain again, tough, drought tolerant plants were heavily promoted as the future in gardening. However there were some that argued against the trend saying that 1. many of those plants would no longer suit when the rains returned, and 2. these were the most likely plants to become weeds because of their hardiness. They suggested that we keep to garden plants that needed help to survive so that if they “escaped” they would not become a problem.

There is some merit in that, however, a bougainvillea for instance, is drought tolerant, but with no known weedy tendencies, therefore blowing the theory out of the water – not ALL drought hardy plants are problematic, and it is THESE that we should be encouraging more of in gardens. Ok, bougies are not for everyone, and they can make a mess of your skin come pruning time, but almost every garden could support a single bougainvillea – if kept in a pot their size is containable. Roses are surprisingly drought hardy once established, and the good old hibiscus, acalypha wilkesiana and camellia are also often found in old neglected rental gardens, along with the requisite coprosma (yuck!), a grevillea or two and a callistemon or melaleuca, and none of these are known for weedy tendencies either.

hortfurball said:

bluegreen said:

justin said:

you’re right about plant choice. there is a very fine line between ‘drought tolerant’ and ‘weed’. i think old fashion weeds will be viewed in a new light because of their toughness. i have bouganvilleas, carobs, quinces, pomegranates and oleanders here because they survive even if you forget them.

During the drought, before anyone thought it would rain again, tough, drought tolerant plants were heavily promoted as the future in gardening. However there were some that argued against the trend saying that 1. many of those plants would no longer suit when the rains returned, and 2. these were the most likely plants to become weeds because of their hardiness. They suggested that we keep to garden plants that needed help to survive so that if they “escaped” they would not become a problem.

There is some merit in that, however, a bougainvillea for instance, is drought tolerant, but with no known weedy tendencies, therefore blowing the theory out of the water – not ALL drought hardy plants are problematic, and it is THESE that we should be encouraging more of in gardens. Ok, bougies are not for everyone, and they can make a mess of your skin come pruning time, but almost every garden could support a single bougainvillea – if kept in a pot their size is containable. Roses are surprisingly drought hardy once established, and the good old hibiscus, acalypha wilkesiana and camellia are also often found in old neglected rental gardens, along with the requisite coprosma (yuck!), a grevillea or two and a callistemon or melaleuca, and none of these are known for weedy tendencies either.

Coprosma repens is weedy, but I agree. Not all hardy plants are weedy.

Eremophila is often described as a woody weed. or poverty bush.. meaning that when your property has a lot of Eremophila then you are on the skids to the poor house.. but it isn’t invasive.. just amongst the hardiest of pretty bird attracting plant families.

roughbarked said:

Eremophila is often described as a woody weed. or poverty bush.. meaning that when your property has a lot of Eremophila then you are on the skids to the poor house.. but it isn’t invasive.. just amongst the hardiest of pretty bird attracting plant families.

but it is also an Australian native

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

Eremophila is often described as a woody weed. or poverty bush.. meaning that when your property has a lot of Eremophila then you are on the skids to the poor house.. but it isn’t invasive.. just amongst the hardiest of pretty bird attracting plant families.

but it is also an Australian native

yeah.. and? the best plants to plant for water saving and hardiness.. not to mention the survival of our species and weed prevention.. are natives.

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

Eremophila is often described as a woody weed. or poverty bush.. meaning that when your property has a lot of Eremophila then you are on the skids to the poor house.. but it isn’t invasive.. just amongst the hardiest of pretty bird attracting plant families.

but it is also an Australian native

yeah.. and? the best plants to plant for water saving and hardiness.. not to mention the survival of our species and weed prevention.. are natives.

my point was that natives are less likely to be construed as a problem weed than some exotic. Taking into consideration whether it is endemic to the area or not.

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

but it is also an Australian native

yeah.. and? the best plants to plant for water saving and hardiness.. not to mention the survival of our species and weed prevention.. are natives.

my point was that natives are less likely to be construed as a problem weed than some exotic. Taking into consideration whether it is endemic to the area or not.

A weed is a plant you don’t want. Not all of us see things in the same light so a grove of paperbarks may to some just be scrub that needs clearing to replace with lawn and roses.

Natives endemic or not are all capable of being a weed, if they are not wanted in that place or in those numbers. However they are adapted to our unique conditions and therefore are less likely to become environmental weeds unless as you say, planted out of provenance or the ecosystem is unbalanced..

I don’t expect you all to be constant viewers of my flickr pages but I’m sure that at least some of my excessive uploading is enjoyable to the gardener/artist/scientist in us.

The camera is usually not seen as a paintbrush but it can record the brushstrokes of nature.

There are more to be seen and will be added to over time, leaves and light

•the link will need to be right clicked, open in new window•

Cough, cough, cough, splutter, snort…………..dying.

roughbarked said:

Eremophila is often described as a woody weed. or poverty bush.. meaning that when your property has a lot of Eremophila then you are on the skids to the poor house.. but it isn’t invasive.. just amongst the hardiest of pretty bird attracting plant families.

I would say that it’s not at all weedy up this way. This is what I mean about clarifying where and what climate a plant turns into a weed.

roughbarked said:

I don’t expect you all to be constant viewers of my flickr pages but I’m sure that at least some of my excessive uploading is enjoyable to the gardener/artist/scientist in us.

The camera is usually not seen as a paintbrush but it can record the brushstrokes of nature.

There are more to be seen and will be added to over time, leaves and light

•the link will need to be right clicked, open in new window•

Amazing colours. Perfect time of the year for it. We certainly don’t get much of that up this way.

pomolo said:

roughbarked said:

I don’t expect you all to be constant viewers of my flickr pages but I’m sure that at least some of my excessive uploading is enjoyable to the gardener/artist/scientist in us.

The camera is usually not seen as a paintbrush but it can record the brushstrokes of nature.

the link will need to be right clicked_open in new window

Amazing colours. Perfect time of the year for it. We certainly don’t get much of that up this way.

These are chard leaves and they are the same colour all year around.. It is just that I can get the sun angling the right way at this time of year. ;)

We eventually went and did it. Bought ourselves another fridge. It’s secondhand but I bet it’s better than our other one. The manufacturing company should be ashamed to market the type we are getting rid of. Once again, maybe it works ok down south but it’s useless up in the north. It can’t handle humidity and it’s something we have to live with………constantly.

I could go into great detail but I will spare you the boredom. Just take my word for it. It was a lemon.

roughbarked said:

pomolo said:

roughbarked said:

I don’t expect you all to be constant viewers of my flickr pages but I’m sure that at least some of my excessive uploading is enjoyable to the gardener/artist/scientist in us.

The camera is usually not seen as a paintbrush but it can record the brushstrokes of nature.

the link will need to be right clicked_open in new window

Amazing colours. Perfect time of the year for it. We certainly don’t get much of that up this way.

These are chard leaves and they are the same colour all year around.. It is just that I can get the sun angling the right way at this time of year. ;)

I would never have guessed that. I just assumed Autumn equals foliage colour.

pomolo said:

roughbarked said:

pomolo said:

Amazing colours. Perfect time of the year for it. We certainly don’t get much of that up this way.

These are chard leaves and they are the same colour all year around.. It is just that I can get the sun angling the right way at this time of year. ;)

I would never have guessed that. I just assumed Autumn equals foliage colour.

perception perception is easier if in location location ;)

roughbarked said:

pomolo said:

roughbarked said:

These are chard leaves and they are the same colour all year around.. It is just that I can get the sun angling the right way at this time of year. ;)

I would never have guessed that. I just assumed Autumn equals foliage colour.

perception perception is easier if in location location ;)

So true.

bluegreen said:

hortfurball said:

bluegreen said:

During the drought, before anyone thought it would rain again, tough, drought tolerant plants were heavily promoted as the future in gardening. However there were some that argued against the trend saying that 1. many of those plants would no longer suit when the rains returned, and 2. these were the most likely plants to become weeds because of their hardiness. They suggested that we keep to garden plants that needed help to survive so that if they “escaped” they would not become a problem.

There is some merit in that, however, a bougainvillea for instance, is drought tolerant, but with no known weedy tendencies, therefore blowing the theory out of the water – not ALL drought hardy plants are problematic, and it is THESE that we should be encouraging more of in gardens. Ok, bougies are not for everyone, and they can make a mess of your skin come pruning time, but almost every garden could support a single bougainvillea – if kept in a pot their size is containable. Roses are surprisingly drought hardy once established, and the good old hibiscus, acalypha wilkesiana and camellia are also often found in old neglected rental gardens, along with the requisite coprosma (yuck!), a grevillea or two and a callistemon or melaleuca, and none of these are known for weedy tendencies either.

Coprosma repens is weedy, but I agree. Not all hardy plants are weedy.

Wow, really? What region? It’s tough here but isn’t remotely weedy in the dry heat of Perth. As someone else was saying (think it was Pom), we need to be more specific about WHERE things are weedy, because in some states/regions/climate conditions they are, and in others they aren’t. I had no clue that Coprosma could be weedy elsewhere as it shows no signs of it here. Here the problem plants are The Cootamongrel wattle, arum lillies (in low lying areas and near steam beds), agapanthus, gladioli and the weeping willow, among others. Up North as you go more subtropical/tropical they’d have a completely different set of troublemakers, but in all honesty I have no clue what they are. WA is so vast it’s like asking a Sydneysider what’s happening in QLD.

Perth would have some similar weeds to SA due to having a similar climate. Some that have not been declared weedy but ring alarm bells when you see them frantically reproducing in gardens are my old bugbear, Dietes grandiflora, and Sapium sebiferum (Chinese Tallow), my detested adversary and beloved choice of uninformed councils for verge planting. These trees just scare me silly with their potential to take over the world, or at least this corner of it. They thrive on drought conditions but don’t mind rain either, they produce squillions of berries which are attractive to birds, and you pull out hundreds of babies from underneath them every season. They are also extremely attractive small trees and irresistible to people wanting a small tree for their garden.

roughbarked said:

There are more to be seen and will be added to over time, leaves and light

•the link will need to be right clicked, open in new window•

very nice :)

bubba louie said:

Cough, cough, cough, splutter, snort…………..dying.

:(

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

Eremophila is often described as a woody weed. or poverty bush.. meaning that when your property has a lot of Eremophila then you are on the skids to the poor house.. but it isn’t invasive.. just amongst the hardiest of pretty bird attracting plant families.

but it is also an Australian native

Australia’s a big place! Some eastern states ‘natives’ are weeds over here in Perth. If it has the capability to swamp out the local species and take over, then it’s a weed whether it’s Australian or not. Both Acacia baileyana(NSW) and Acacia iteaphylla(SA) are weedy in the hills of Perth.

hortfurball said:

bluegreen said:

hortfurball said:

There is some merit in that, however, a bougainvillea for instance, is drought tolerant, but with no known weedy tendencies, therefore blowing the theory out of the water – not ALL drought hardy plants are problematic, and it is THESE that we should be encouraging more of in gardens. Ok, bougies are not for everyone, and they can make a mess of your skin come pruning time, but almost every garden could support a single bougainvillea – if kept in a pot their size is containable. Roses are surprisingly drought hardy once established, and the good old hibiscus, acalypha wilkesiana and camellia are also often found in old neglected rental gardens, along with the requisite coprosma (yuck!), a grevillea or two and a callistemon or melaleuca, and none of these are known for weedy tendencies either.

Coprosma repens is weedy, but I agree. Not all hardy plants are weedy.

Wow, really? What region? It’s tough here but isn’t remotely weedy in the dry heat of Perth. As someone else was saying (think it was Pom), we need to be more specific about WHERE things are weedy, because in some states/regions/climate conditions they are, and in others they aren’t. I had no clue that Coprosma could be weedy elsewhere as it shows no signs of it here. Here the problem plants are The Cootamongrel wattle, arum lillies (in low lying areas and near steam beds), agapanthus, gladioli and the weeping willow, among others. Up North as you go more subtropical/tropical they’d have a completely different set of troublemakers, but in all honesty I have no clue what they are. WA is so vast it’s like asking a Sydneysider what’s happening in QLD.

Perth would have some similar weeds to SA due to having a similar climate. Some that have not been declared weedy but ring alarm bells when you see them frantically reproducing in gardens are my old bugbear, Dietes grandiflora, and Sapium sebiferum (Chinese Tallow), my detested adversary and beloved choice of uninformed councils for verge planting. These trees just scare me silly with their potential to take over the world, or at least this corner of it. They thrive on drought conditions but don’t mind rain either, they produce squillions of berries which are attractive to birds, and you pull out hundreds of babies from underneath them every season. They are also extremely attractive small trees and irresistible to people wanting a small tree for their garden.

they kept coming up in my Melbourne garden. See Weeds Australia

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

yeah.. and? the best plants to plant for water saving and hardiness.. not to mention the survival of our species and weed prevention.. are natives.

my point was that natives are less likely to be construed as a problem weed than some exotic. Taking into consideration whether it is endemic to the area or not.

A weed is a plant you don’t want. Not all of us see things in the same light so a grove of paperbarks may to some just be scrub that needs clearing to replace with lawn and roses.

Natives endemic or not are all capable of being a weed, if they are not wanted in that place or in those numbers. However they are adapted to our unique conditions and therefore are less likely to become environmental weeds unless as you say, planted out of provenance or the ecosystem is unbalanced..

I would have thought that the fact they are adapted to our conditions gives them even greater capacity for becoming weedy. No evidence of this, most of the worst weeds are foreigners, but theoretically they should be worse.

bubba louie said:

Cough, cough, cough, splutter, snort…………..dying.

Cold? Flu? Poor you. Stay warm & get better soon.

roughbarked said:

I don’t expect you all to be constant viewers of my flickr pages but I’m sure that at least some of my excessive uploading is enjoyable to the gardener/artist/scientist in us.

The camera is usually not seen as a paintbrush but it can record the brushstrokes of nature.

There are more to be seen and will be added to over time, leaves and light

•the link will need to be right clicked, open in new window•

Very nice RB

pomolo said:

We eventually went and did it. Bought ourselves another fridge. It’s secondhand but I bet it’s better than our other one. The manufacturing company should be ashamed to market the type we are getting rid of. Once again, maybe it works ok down south but it’s useless up in the north. It can’t handle humidity and it’s something we have to live with………constantly.

I could go into great detail but I will spare you the boredom. Just take my word for it. It was a lemon.

When you say ‘market the type we are getting rid of’, what ‘type’ is it? I only ask because I thought there was only one type of refridgerator.

hortfurball said:

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

Eremophila is often described as a woody weed. or poverty bush.. meaning that when your property has a lot of Eremophila then you are on the skids to the poor house.. but it isn’t invasive.. just amongst the hardiest of pretty bird attracting plant families.

but it is also an Australian native

Australia’s a big place! Some eastern states ‘natives’ are weeds over here in Perth. If it has the capability to swamp out the local species and take over, then it’s a weed whether it’s Australian or not. Both Acacia baileyana(NSW) and Acacia iteaphylla(SA) are weedy in the hills of Perth.

i agree the spread of weeds is a matter of the local soil/climate. an indigenous ‘panic grass’ seized its opportunity and flourished here during the drought. we have an indigenous ‘golden wattle’ that self sows all over the place and can live on zero water. it is a weed – but an indigenous one. it would be a real pest anywhere else.

arvo green ones, i havent been able to keep up but, i’d have loved to be part of the seaweed debate, i’ve seen what it can do.

looks like i’ll be going home this monday!yaaay. on a very strict excercise sheet tho and doc and physios instruction re times and limits to be adheared to, to the letter.
its going to be hard but i can do it.
i have to get an ambulance home and its booked for 9.30am. i can’t wait.

hortfurball said:

bluegreen said:

hortfurball said:

There is some merit in that, however, a bougainvillea for instance, is drought tolerant, but with no known weedy tendencies, therefore blowing the theory out of the water – not ALL drought hardy plants are problematic, and it is THESE that we should be encouraging more of in gardens. Ok, bougies are not for everyone, and they can make a mess of your skin come pruning time, but almost every garden could support a single bougainvillea – if kept in a pot their size is containable. Roses are surprisingly drought hardy once established, and the good old hibiscus, acalypha wilkesiana and camellia are also often found in old neglected rental gardens, along with the requisite coprosma (yuck!), a grevillea or two and a callistemon or melaleuca, and none of these are known for weedy tendencies either.

Coprosma repens is weedy, but I agree. Not all hardy plants are weedy.

Wow, really? What region? It’s tough here but isn’t remotely weedy in the dry heat of Perth. As someone else was saying (think it was Pom), we need to be more specific about WHERE things are weedy, because in some states/regions/climate conditions they are, and in others they aren’t. I had no clue that Coprosma could be weedy elsewhere as it shows no signs of it here. Here the problem plants are The Cootamongrel wattle, arum lillies (in low lying areas and near steam beds), agapanthus, gladioli and the weeping willow, among others. Up North as you go more subtropical/tropical they’d have a completely different set of troublemakers, but in all honesty I have no clue what they are. WA is so vast it’s like asking a Sydneysider what’s happening in QLD.

Perth would have some similar weeds to SA due to having a similar climate. Some that have not been declared weedy but ring alarm bells when you see them frantically reproducing in gardens are my old bugbear, Dietes grandiflora, and Sapium sebiferum (Chinese Tallow), my detested adversary and beloved choice of uninformed councils for verge planting. These trees just scare me silly with their potential to take over the world, or at least this corner of it. They thrive on drought conditions but don’t mind rain either, they produce squillions of berries which are attractive to birds, and you pull out hundreds of babies from underneath them every season. They are also extremely attractive small trees and irresistible to people wanting a small tree for their garden.

Cootamungra wattle grows here but won’t flower. Arum lillies have never been a problem. Agapanthus never a problem. Gladioli and weeping willow the same. One of my all time favourite tree is the weeping willow. We planted 10 (cuttings) when we moved here and we have only 2 left living now. they are mature trees after 16 years. Dietes self seed prolifically where I am but I have seen them in street gardens in Brisbane where they don’t seem to be a problem. Chinese tallow is a good one for here also but it doesn’t get the autumn tonings that it gets further south. It certainly doesn’t seed much at all. I don’t think I have ever seen a seed on mine.

Wasn’t it Cootamumdra wattle they took to South africa and now they can’t get rid of it. Maybe it was A. fimbriata. It was definately one of our wattles.

All this is one of the reasons I get testy about forums/message boads where climatic areas aren’t regulation. People ask for info on what to plant where they live and making any suggestion is crazy without a climate zone to go by.

Happy Potter said:

arvo green ones, i havent been able to keep up but, i’d have loved to be part of the seaweed debate, i’ve seen what it can do.

looks like i’ll be going home this monday!yaaay. on a very strict excercise sheet tho and doc and physios instruction re times and limits to be adheared to, to the letter.
its going to be hard but i can do it.
i have to get an ambulance home and its booked for 9.30am. i can’t wait.

Lovely news. Hospitals are good places to be leaving. You make sure you do as you are told re your medical follow up or I will come down on you like a tonne of bricks. That’ll hurt your shoulder again. LOL.

I’m going outside to work on some oxalis. It’s come up between the newly planted bulbs so it’s going to be a long, fiddly job. There go the newly painted fingernails.

Happy Potter said:

arvo green ones, i havent been able to keep up but, i’d have loved to be part of the seaweed debate, i’ve seen what it can do.

looks like i’ll be going home this monday!yaaay. on a very strict excercise sheet tho and doc and physios instruction re times and limits to be adheared to, to the letter.
its going to be hard but i can do it.
i have to get an ambulance home and its booked for 9.30am. i can’t wait.

Woohoo! Nice short hospital stay! :)

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

arvo green ones, i havent been able to keep up but, i’d have loved to be part of the seaweed debate, i’ve seen what it can do.

looks like i’ll be going home this monday!yaaay. on a very strict excercise sheet tho and doc and physios instruction re times and limits to be adheared to, to the letter.
its going to be hard but i can do it.
i have to get an ambulance home and its booked for 9.30am. i can’t wait.

Lovely news. Hospitals are good places to be leaving. You make sure you do as you are told re your medical follow up or I will come down on you like a tonne of bricks. That’ll hurt your shoulder again. LOL.

ditto :)

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

arvo green ones, i havent been able to keep up but, i’d have loved to be part of the seaweed debate, i’ve seen what it can do.

looks like i’ll be going home this monday!yaaay. on a very strict excercise sheet tho and doc and physios instruction re times and limits to be adheared to, to the letter.
its going to be hard but i can do it.
i have to get an ambulance home and its booked for 9.30am. i can’t wait.

Lovely news. Hospitals are good places to be leaving. You make sure you do as you are told re your medical follow up or I will come down on you like a tonne of bricks. That’ll hurt your shoulder again. LOL.

LOL. Theres nothing on the agenda . .Well I’m allowed to get a litre (not 2 lt) milk out of the fridge and make a cuppa..kettle must have one/two cup water to boil maximum, and I’ll have to cool tools to help me get dressed.I now have one of those pick up tools, because i’m fumble thumbed and drop everything, and stocking help, slidy things wityou put your foot into and straps that you pull on and socks /stockings are easier to get on. I’ve needed one of those for ages!
I can walk for as long as I like, can lay down as long as I like, but must not sit for more than 15 minutes at a time. For at least six weeks.

hortfurball said:

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

my point was that natives are less likely to be construed as a problem weed than some exotic. Taking into consideration whether it is endemic to the area or not.

A weed is a plant you don’t want. Not all of us see things in the same light so a grove of paperbarks may to some just be scrub that needs clearing to replace with lawn and roses.

Natives endemic or not are all capable of being a weed, if they are not wanted in that place or in those numbers. However they are adapted to our unique conditions and therefore are less likely to become environmental weeds unless as you say, planted out of provenance or the ecosystem is unbalanced..

I would have thought that the fact they are adapted to our conditions gives them even greater capacity for becoming weedy. No evidence of this, most of the worst weeds are foreigners, but theoretically they should be worse.

Fact is though that weeds which probably shouldn’t survive way out in Australias deserts.. do.

A lot of this is due to our previous lack of comprehension of how Australias climate works.

I had a lovely visit with the man and youngest daughter. No Max though..probably tomorrow. We sat at the local cafe and ate sushi and had coffee after coffee,,I could run the perimiter of the mcg after that lot, lol.

Bring on the dog! I miss my puppeeeeeeee! He is depressed going by tales of his mood and sitting at the window looking out, and although he loves to see the rest of the family, once he’s greeted them he looks past them at the doorway for me to appear. And I will soon enough :)

Happy Potter said:

I had a lovely visit with the man and youngest daughter. No Max though..probably tomorrow. We sat at the local cafe and ate sushi and had coffee after coffee,,I could run the perimiter of the mcg after that lot, lol.

Bring on the dog! I miss my puppeeeeeeee! He is depressed going by tales of his mood and sitting at the window looking out, and although he loves to see the rest of the family, once he’s greeted them he looks past them at the doorway for me to appear. And I will soon enough :)

the reunion will be all the sweeter :)

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

I had a lovely visit with the man and youngest daughter. No Max though..probably tomorrow. We sat at the local cafe and ate sushi and had coffee after coffee,,I could run the perimiter of the mcg after that lot, lol.

Bring on the dog! I miss my puppeeeeeeee! He is depressed going by tales of his mood and sitting at the window looking out, and although he loves to see the rest of the family, once he’s greeted them he looks past them at the doorway for me to appear. And I will soon enough :)

the reunion will be all the sweeter :)

yes it will :) 15 min sit time up.. gotta go ‘tread the tan’ (lap of the corridors) then I’ll be back.

Happy Potter said:

I had a lovely visit with the man and youngest daughter. No Max though..probably tomorrow. We sat at the local cafe and ate sushi and had coffee after coffee,,I could run the perimiter of the mcg after that lot, lol.

Bring on the dog! I miss my puppeeeeeeee! He is depressed going by tales of his mood and sitting at the window looking out, and although he loves to see the rest of the family, once he’s greeted them he looks past them at the doorway for me to appear. And I will soon enough :)

Awww poor Max, he misses his mummeeeeee!

hortfurball said:

roughbarked said:

I don’t expect you all to be constant viewers of my flickr pages but I’m sure that at least some of my excessive uploading is enjoyable to the gardener/artist/scientist in us.

The camera is usually not seen as a paintbrush but it can record the brushstrokes of nature.

There are more to be seen and will be added to over time, leaves and light

•the link will need to be right clicked, open in new window•

Very nice RB

thanks all those who enjoyed looking through my lens at my garden.

Good morning. I did not intend to be up this early, but here I am.

>>LOL. Theres nothing on the agenda . .Well I’m allowed to get a litre (not 2 lt) milk out of the fridge and make a cuppa..kettle must have one/two cup water to boil maximum, and I’ll have to cool tools to help me get dressed.I now have one of those pick up tools, because i’m fumble thumbed and drop everything, and stocking help, slidy things wityou put your foot into and straps that you pull on and socks /stockings are easier to get on. I’ve needed one of those for ages!
I can walk for as long as I like, can lay down as long as I like, but must not sit for more than 15 minutes at a time. For at least six weeks.<<

I’d forgotten all that! Mr buffy had a microdiscectomy about 3 years ago and he had all those instructions. I admit the long handled shoe horn was something I use too now…..it’s just so much easier if you use it! And I don’t have back problems except for tight muscles (I’ll be glad when this perimenopause stuff finishes!!)

Nothing much planned for today but I know I am being taken out for lunch tonorrow. Muvver’s day don’t ya know.

We are going to visit a Mother who (like me) won’t have any of her children visiting on the day.

“A world of comfort lies in that one word, Mother.”

I changed that saying a bit but don’t pick me up on it.

pomolo said:

Nothing much planned for today but I know I am being taken out for lunch tonorrow. Muvver’s day don’t ya know.

We are going to visit a Mother who (like me) won’t have any of her children visiting on the day.

“A world of comfort lies in that one word, Mother.”

I changed that saying a bit but don’t pick me up on it.

Have a lovely day Pomolo :)
I hope to spend the arvo with the family in the park, and Max too. My girl sent me a photo of Max this morning sleeping in her bed. oh poor smoochy pooch he looks so sad. I’ll be home soon enough and he will be back by my side, happy once again doing what he does best, looking after me.

Rip snorter of a cold here. We’ve all got it now.

bubba louie said:

Rip snorter of a cold here. We’ve all got it now.

making some chicken soup here, want some? :D

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

Rip snorter of a cold here. We’ve all got it now.

making some chicken soup here, want some? :D

Lovely. Might be a bit cold by the time it gets here but we do have a microwave.

bubba louie said:

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

Rip snorter of a cold here. We’ve all got it now.

making some chicken soup here, want some? :D

Lovely. Might be a bit cold by the time it gets here but we do have a microwave.

pomolo said:

Nothing much planned for today but I know I am being taken out for lunch tonorrow. Muvver’s day don’t ya know.

We are going to visit a Mother who (like me) won’t have any of her children visiting on the day.

“A world of comfort lies in that one word, Mother.”

I changed that saying a bit but don’t pick me up on it.

I’m hoping we’ll be fit enough to lunch out as well, but it doesn’t feel like it ATM.

Do I take a raincheck or have a family takeaway Indian instead.??????

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

Nothing much planned for today but I know I am being taken out for lunch tonorrow. Muvver’s day don’t ya know.

We are going to visit a Mother who (like me) won’t have any of her children visiting on the day.

“A world of comfort lies in that one word, Mother.”

I changed that saying a bit but don’t pick me up on it.

I’m hoping we’ll be fit enough to lunch out as well, but it doesn’t feel like it ATM.

Do I take a raincheck or have a family takeaway Indian instead.??????

how about both?

bubba louie said:

Rip snorter of a cold here. We’ve all got it now.

Think I’ll delay any visiting for a while then. Get well soon. All of you.

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

pomolo said:

Nothing much planned for today but I know I am being taken out for lunch tonorrow. Muvver’s day don’t ya know.

We are going to visit a Mother who (like me) won’t have any of her children visiting on the day.

“A world of comfort lies in that one word, Mother.”

I changed that saying a bit but don’t pick me up on it.

I’m hoping we’ll be fit enough to lunch out as well, but it doesn’t feel like it ATM.

Do I take a raincheck or have a family takeaway Indian instead.??????

how about both?

I’m with Bg on this. Get them both……somehow.

PM can feel vindicated now. The RSPCA has decided they no longer approve of frozen toads. :(

It seems I need to go buy some Hop Stop spray.

bubba louie said:

PM can feel vindicated now. The RSPCA has decided they no longer approve of frozen toads. :(

It seems I need to go buy some Hop Stop spray.

Or just give up.

bubba louie said:

PM can feel vindicated now. The RSPCA has decided they no longer approve of frozen toads. :(

It seems I need to go buy some Hop Stop spray.

While I never sought vindication, I’m kinda glad the RSPCA have come ‘round to my way of thinking. Been thinking about that Hop Stop stuff too.

All you ever wanted to know about how to kill a toad.

http://kb.rspca.org.au/What-is-the-most-humane-way-to-kill-a-cane-toad_299.html

bubba louie said:

All you ever wanted to know about how to kill a toad.

http://kb.rspca.org.au/What-is-the-most-humane-way-to-kill-a-cane-toad_299.html

I’ve always liked the decapitation method, but only on a turf or soil surface.

painmaster said:

bubba louie said:

PM can feel vindicated now. The RSPCA has decided they no longer approve of frozen toads. :(

It seems I need to go buy some Hop Stop spray.

While I never sought vindication, I’m kinda glad the RSPCA have come ‘round to my way of thinking. Been thinking about that Hop Stop stuff too.

After having watched ‘cane toads the conquest’ I will join their catch cry ‘the only good cane toad is a dead cane toad’.

At least now when I do get to Qld to visit my sick sis, I will be able to tell her she was doing it the right way, after all. Swift decapitation was always her means.

I finished weeding the bulb garden. Topped it up a bit with some old potting mix and then mulched it. didn’t take long to do but it was about as much as I coukd manage.

I’ve made out a list of all the jobs I need to do. None of them are in the garden either. Just general stuff that I never seem to get around to. Probably because I don’t want to do them but they keep making me feel guilty. I’m over it and todays the day.

Afternoon, just. I’m home :D
Ooooh my own pc, and bed, and chair. And food! I’m so glad to be home.
I lost a stack of weight..unintended, and I reckon it wll take me 7 seconds to put some back on, lol.

I have a timer on a lanyard and I will have to wear it everywhere to help me remember to get up after 15 mins sitting.
I can’t believe how the chooks have grown, hubby did a fabulous job feeding them :)

Happy Potter said:

Afternoon, just. I’m home :D
Ooooh my own pc, and bed, and chair. And food! I’m so glad to be home.
I lost a stack of weight..unintended, and I reckon it wll take me 7 seconds to put some back on, lol.

welcome back home. make sure you be good and not take on too much now. I bet Max was over the moon to see you :)

Happy Potter said:

I have a timer on a lanyard and I will have to wear it everywhere to help me remember to get up after 15 mins sitting.
I can’t believe how the chooks have grown, hubby did a fabulous job feeding them :)

:D

Happy Potter said:

Afternoon, just. I’m home :D
Ooooh my own pc, and bed, and chair. And food! I’m so glad to be home.
I lost a stack of weight..unintended, and I reckon it wll take me 7 seconds to put some back on, lol.

Hurrah! Welcome home :) Max must be delighted??

pomolo said:

I’ve made out a list of all the jobs I need to do. None of them are in the garden either. Just general stuff that I never seem to get around to. Probably because I don’t want to do them but they keep making me feel guilty. I’m over it and todays the day.

Haven’t crossed many off the list yet. Every time I start one job I find another that wasn’t on the list. This could go on for ever.

Happy Potter said:

Afternoon, just. I’m home :D
Ooooh my own pc, and bed, and chair. And food! I’m so glad to be home.
I lost a stack of weight..unintended, and I reckon it wll take me 7 seconds to put some back on, lol.

Good that you have made it back in one piece. Now you will need all your strength to stay within the boundaries the Doc’s have set for you. Be a good girl.

I’ve caught up on those Putting Off jobs too today. And the bin is full of rose prunings, so isn’t it a shame I can’t do any more until after the bin is emptied!? So now I can go and have a read.

buffy said:

I’ve caught up on those Putting Off jobs too today. And the bin is full of rose prunings, so isn’t it a shame I can’t do any more until after the bin is emptied!? So now I can go and have a read.

sounds good to me :)

bon008 said:

Happy Potter said:

Afternoon, just. I’m home :D
Ooooh my own pc, and bed, and chair. And food! I’m so glad to be home.
I lost a stack of weight..unintended, and I reckon it wll take me 7 seconds to put some back on, lol.

Hurrah! Welcome home :) Max must be delighted??

He slept snuggled next to me in bed :)
It’s becoming obvious that he’s ageing, even if it’s only starting to show I noticed it having been away from him for nearly 2 weeks.
He nearly curled himself inside out at seeing me, but didn’t do his normal tigger jumping all over the place. Poor ole fella.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

Afternoon, just. I’m home :D
Ooooh my own pc, and bed, and chair. And food! I’m so glad to be home.
I lost a stack of weight..unintended, and I reckon it wll take me 7 seconds to put some back on, lol.

Good that you have made it back in one piece. Now you will need all your strength to stay within the boundaries the Doc’s have set for you. Be a good girl.

You bet :) Had some visitors and JJ brought over his new GF to meet us. They’ve gone now but will be back tomorrow to clean up the chook mess on the patio and sweep mulch from the paths. They are a trip hazzard.
I’m really sliding off my chair with tiredness now so I’m off for a nice nap :)

Ooooooh sore :( wheres that nurse with 6 am pain tabs. Not here that’s for sure. Endone targin and panadol taken, as per instruction sheet. I hope they got that part right!

Happy Potter said:

Ooooooh sore :( wheres that nurse with 6 am pain tabs. Not here that’s for sure. Endone targin and panadol taken, as per instruction sheet. I hope they got that part right!

Think beautiful thoughts HP. Maybe that will help.

Have put the corned meat in the slow cooker. Had to get my hands wet and now they are frizzen. Fingers might even drop off at this rate.

I’ll be gone all day today. Be good while I’m not here.

I’ve been out all day and come back and nobody’s been here! Garden Club today. 3 of our gardens (not mine) were being visited by the Benalla Garden Club so was great to visit some gardens and get to meet some new people.

bluegreen said:

I’ve been out all day and come back and nobody’s been here! Garden Club today. 3 of our gardens (not mine) were being visited by the Benalla Garden Club so was great to visit some gardens and get to meet some new people.

I’ve had a full day too BG!
We timed it so that I’d taken the pain tabs then rested for the time it took for initial drowsiness to wear off, then we carefully loaded me into the car, lol
Now I can walk all I like, and I was encouraged to do this for excercise, so after the 5 mins trip to the main drag we did a bit of shopping. Rolls and baugette breads, veges and herbs and tonight I will supervise the cooking and the man is going to make rattatouille :D
I also bought a cookbook , ‘chocolate coffee caramel: A cook’s book of decadence’ and we have drooled over the pics. Corrr..soon as I can I’m gunna hit the kitchen, with a vengeance!

Also had a friend of a friend visitor who wanted to borrow a chicken egg incubator to hatch out some araucanas. I gave him the instruction booklet and went over the finer details and he left happy. I will get a couple bantam pullets out of the deal :D
Time for a lay down now, then start tea after.

I was wondering why my face felt hot so I looked in the mirror and it is bright red! Got more sun that usual today :D

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

I’ve been out all day and come back and nobody’s been here! Garden Club today. 3 of our gardens (not mine) were being visited by the Benalla Garden Club so was great to visit some gardens and get to meet some new people.

I’ve had a full day too BG!
We timed it so that I’d taken the pain tabs then rested for the time it took for initial drowsiness to wear off, then we carefully loaded me into the car, lol
Now I can walk all I like, and I was encouraged to do this for excercise, so after the 5 mins trip to the main drag we did a bit of shopping. Rolls and baugette breads, veges and herbs and tonight I will supervise the cooking and the man is going to make rattatouille :D
I also bought a cookbook , ‘chocolate coffee caramel: A cook’s book of decadence’ and we have drooled over the pics. Corrr..soon as I can I’m gunna hit the kitchen, with a vengeance!

Also had a friend of a friend visitor who wanted to borrow a chicken egg incubator to hatch out some araucanas. I gave him the instruction booklet and went over the finer details and he left happy. I will get a couple bantam pullets out of the deal :D
Time for a lay down now, then start tea after.

You and BG made my day sound boring. Though painting is always good value.

bluegreen said:

I was wondering why my face felt hot so I looked in the mirror and it is bright red! Got more sun that usual today :D

Hope you don’t blister and peel.

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

I was wondering why my face felt hot so I looked in the mirror and it is bright red! Got more sun that usual today :D

Hope you don’t blister and peel.

it’s not that bad. just needed some moisturiser :)

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

I was wondering why my face felt hot so I looked in the mirror and it is bright red! Got more sun that usual today :D

Hope you don’t blister and peel.

it’s not that bad. just needed some moisturiser :)

Mostly wind burn maybe?

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

Hope you don’t blister and peel.

it’s not that bad. just needed some moisturiser :)

Mostly wind burn maybe?

maybe

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

it’s not that bad. just needed some moisturiser :)

Mostly wind burn maybe?

maybe

Happens to me when we get westerlies in winter. Got those to look foreward to around August. Can you tell that winter isn’t my favourite season?

May is still my favourite month though.

roughbarked said:

May is still my favourite month though.

But it’s dark by 5:30. Nothing to do but go inside then.

pomolo said:

roughbarked said:

May is still my favourite month though.

But it’s dark by 5:30. Nothing to do but go inside then.

Takes a little longer than that to get dark out here. Though I used to hate June July for that working in a jewellers shop, only just light when I went to work and dark when I came out.

>>Mostly wind burn maybe?<<

There isn’t really any such thing as windburn. Windburn and sunburn are both UV burn to the skin. It’s the UV, not the light that burns the skin, and on cloudy days the UV can still be very high. If you have Transitions lenses in your glasses/sunglasses, think about how dark they go on cloudy days….very dark. The dye in the lens is UV activated.

buffy said:

>>Mostly wind burn maybe?<<

There isn’t really any such thing as windburn. Windburn and sunburn are both UV burn to the skin. It’s the UV, not the light that burns the skin, and on cloudy days the UV can still be very high. If you have Transitions lenses in your glasses/sunglasses, think about how dark they go on cloudy days….very dark. The dye in the lens is UV activated.

Yes, people tend to stay in the sun longer on such days in the false belief that they aren’t getting burned.

Had home grown beans, peas and sweet potato for dinner last night. Went so well with the slow cooked corned beef. That meat was just yummy. Tonight we’ll have the leftovers with homegrown carrots and silverbeet. I’m very ready for the broccoli to start flowering. Seems to be taking ages.

Morn, er arvo :) It’s lovely out and I’ve been doing my excercises holding onto the fence while watching the silkies antics. They’re so cute. As I keep saying :)
Hubbys been changing the chooks feed bins about and putting them up onto shelving so I can feed the poultry easier and without bending. Of course it should have always been like this, less bending, so they can stay there permanently and the man can re fill them when needed.

I slept most of the morning having woken with a little more pain than usual, so popped my extra pain pill, for those bad days, and pulled the covers back over me. Lovely, and I really needed it.
I have no appetite still so had to push a little brekky into myself.
I’m over sweet things too and gifts of chocckies and lollies have been stashed away.

My scars are healing beautifully and they havent been covered since the last day I was in hosp. I have 2 × 5 cm cuts either side of my lumbar spine and they’re not even sore.
I didn’t, however, have a completely ‘no dramas’ hospital experience and I have to contact the patient representative. Hey this is me, and what would a day in my life be without a drama lol.
But fun aside, they are serious issues and must be dealt with asap.
More on that later.

the main thing is that you are healing HP. I often find that when my back is sore it upsets my stomach as well and pain killers of course would affect your appetite too. Just eat what you can when you can and I guess if it goes on for too long talk to your doc. Can’t have you wasting away to nothing! Hope the issues get sorted with the rep too.

bluegreen said:

the main thing is that you are healing HP. I often find that when my back is sore it upsets my stomach as well and pain killers of course would affect your appetite too. Just eat what you can when you can and I guess if it goes on for too long talk to your doc. Can’t have you wasting away to nothing! Hope the issues get sorted with the rep too.

Yes you’re right and the pain meds are making me feel crap. I’m sort of picking at things I like, a small handful of nuts with my cuppa or dried pawpaw and the like. I lost about 6 kg in hosp and while I don’t need to put it back on, it was not a good time to lose it with wounds trying to heal.
I guess I’m just too used to eating my fresh produce.

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

the main thing is that you are healing HP. I often find that when my back is sore it upsets my stomach as well and pain killers of course would affect your appetite too. Just eat what you can when you can and I guess if it goes on for too long talk to your doc. Can’t have you wasting away to nothing! Hope the issues get sorted with the rep too.

Yes you’re right and the pain meds are making me feel crap. I’m sort of picking at things I like, a small handful of nuts with my cuppa or dried pawpaw and the like. I lost about 6 kg in hosp and while I don’t need to put it back on, it was not a good time to lose it with wounds trying to heal.
I guess I’m just too used to eating my fresh produce.

yeah, I can understand that. go for the things you really enjoy and are easy to eat and digest. try and eat stuff that will stimulate the appetite. Are you still taking the Spirulina?

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

the main thing is that you are healing HP. I often find that when my back is sore it upsets my stomach as well and pain killers of course would affect your appetite too. Just eat what you can when you can and I guess if it goes on for too long talk to your doc. Can’t have you wasting away to nothing! Hope the issues get sorted with the rep too.

Yes you’re right and the pain meds are making me feel crap. I’m sort of picking at things I like, a small handful of nuts with my cuppa or dried pawpaw and the like. I lost about 6 kg in hosp and while I don’t need to put it back on, it was not a good time to lose it with wounds trying to heal.
I guess I’m just too used to eating my fresh produce.

yeah, I can understand that. go for the things you really enjoy and are easy to eat and digest. try and eat stuff that will stimulate the appetite. Are you still taking the Spirulina?

Yes I am and four a day, divided. Great stuff. I feel it has helped my healing enormously.. I don’t normally heal this fast. I happily stabbed away at a leg of lamb and spiked it with garlic and rosmary sprigs. The man got it out and set it up on the bench for me, got the cooking bag and baking dish out and put it into the oven. I can do bench height things.
The girl will do the veges tonight and we shall have a feast :)

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Yes you’re right and the pain meds are making me feel crap. I’m sort of picking at things I like, a small handful of nuts with my cuppa or dried pawpaw and the like. I lost about 6 kg in hosp and while I don’t need to put it back on, it was not a good time to lose it with wounds trying to heal.
I guess I’m just too used to eating my fresh produce.

yeah, I can understand that. go for the things you really enjoy and are easy to eat and digest. try and eat stuff that will stimulate the appetite. Are you still taking the Spirulina?

Yes I am and four a day, divided. Great stuff. I feel it has helped my healing enormously.. I don’t normally heal this fast. I happily stabbed away at a leg of lamb and spiked it with garlic and rosmary sprigs. The man got it out and set it up on the bench for me, got the cooking bag and baking dish out and put it into the oven. I can do bench height things.
The girl will do the veges tonight and we shall have a feast :)

yum. what time’s dinner? lol!

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

yeah, I can understand that. go for the things you really enjoy and are easy to eat and digest. try and eat stuff that will stimulate the appetite. Are you still taking the Spirulina?

Yes I am and four a day, divided. Great stuff. I feel it has helped my healing enormously.. I don’t normally heal this fast. I happily stabbed away at a leg of lamb and spiked it with garlic and rosmary sprigs. The man got it out and set it up on the bench for me, got the cooking bag and baking dish out and put it into the oven. I can do bench height things.
The girl will do the veges tonight and we shall have a feast :)

yum. what time’s dinner? lol!

6.30 on the nose :D
And fresh figs with caramel sauce and ice cream for dessert :)

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Yes I am and four a day, divided. Great stuff. I feel it has helped my healing enormously.. I don’t normally heal this fast. I happily stabbed away at a leg of lamb and spiked it with garlic and rosmary sprigs. The man got it out and set it up on the bench for me, got the cooking bag and baking dish out and put it into the oven. I can do bench height things.
The girl will do the veges tonight and we shall have a feast :)

yum. what time’s dinner? lol!

6.30 on the nose :D
And fresh figs with caramel sauce and ice cream for dessert :)

oooohhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

if that doesn’t get you eating, nothing will! lol!

do you like quinces? I haven’t decided if I do or not. I don’t NOT like them, but not sure if I like them enough to grow a tree of my own. Last year I don’t think I cooked them enough and they didn’t have much flavour to speak of. I have just cooked up a batch with a spiced syrup and I think the spices are are bit overpowering, so I don’t really know what they are supposed to taste like yet. Seeing as I get given some each year that might be enough for me.

bluegreen said:

do you like quinces? I haven’t decided if I do or not. I don’t NOT like them, but not sure if I like them enough to grow a tree of my own. Last year I don’t think I cooked them enough and they didn’t have much flavour to speak of. I have just cooked up a batch with a spiced syrup and I think the spices are are bit overpowering, so I don’t really know what they are supposed to taste like yet. Seeing as I get given some each year that might be enough for me.

Might be good to ask your friends and people in your community. You don’t want to add to a glut of them if several others have a tree also. I love quinces simply poached in a thin sugar syrup and served with a small scoop of ice cream. Now that would spark my appetite!

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

yum. what time’s dinner? lol!

6.30 on the nose :D
And fresh figs with caramel sauce and ice cream for dessert :)

oooohhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

if that doesn’t get you eating, nothing will! lol!

I do love figs too and a friend is bringing me some shortly. I don’t have a fig tree but thinking of a good one that won’t grow too big for me to manage.

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

do you like quinces? I haven’t decided if I do or not. I don’t NOT like them, but not sure if I like them enough to grow a tree of my own. Last year I don’t think I cooked them enough and they didn’t have much flavour to speak of. I have just cooked up a batch with a spiced syrup and I think the spices are are bit overpowering, so I don’t really know what they are supposed to taste like yet. Seeing as I get given some each year that might be enough for me.

Might be good to ask your friends and people in your community. You don’t want to add to a glut of them if several others have a tree also. I love quinces simply poached in a thin sugar syrup and served with a small scoop of ice cream. Now that would spark my appetite!

might try it without the spices then if I get given some more.

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

6.30 on the nose :D
And fresh figs with caramel sauce and ice cream for dessert :)

oooohhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

if that doesn’t get you eating, nothing will! lol!

I do love figs too and a friend is bringing me some shortly. I don’t have a fig tree but thinking of a good one that won’t grow too big for me to manage.

at your place I would only grow one in a pot – that would keep it small and save you from root problems later

bluegreen said:

do you like quinces? I haven’t decided if I do or not. I don’t NOT like them, but not sure if I like them enough to grow a tree of my own. Last year I don’t think I cooked them enough and they didn’t have much flavour to speak of. I have just cooked up a batch with a spiced syrup and I think the spices are are bit overpowering, so I don’t really know what they are supposed to taste like yet. Seeing as I get given some each year that might be enough for me.

would not bother Bev, the trees are not that spectacular either lol, grow and invest in a tree you’ll get better use out of and for giving away :)

Thee’s Estate said:

bluegreen said:

do you like quinces? I haven’t decided if I do or not. I don’t NOT like them, but not sure if I like them enough to grow a tree of my own. Last year I don’t think I cooked them enough and they didn’t have much flavour to speak of. I have just cooked up a batch with a spiced syrup and I think the spices are are bit overpowering, so I don’t really know what they are supposed to taste like yet. Seeing as I get given some each year that might be enough for me.

would not bother Bev, the trees are not that spectacular either lol, grow and invest in a tree you’ll get better use out of and for giving away :)

I’m leaning that way Thee.

Happy Potter said:

Morn, er arvo :) It’s lovely out and I’ve been doing my excercises holding onto the fence while watching the silkies antics. They’re so cute. As I keep saying :)
Hubbys been changing the chooks feed bins about and putting them up onto shelving so I can feed the poultry easier and without bending. Of course it should have always been like this, less bending, so they can stay there permanently and the man can re fill them when needed.

I slept most of the morning having woken with a little more pain than usual, so popped my extra pain pill, for those bad days, and pulled the covers back over me. Lovely, and I really needed it.
I have no appetite still so had to push a little brekky into myself.
I’m over sweet things too and gifts of chocckies and lollies have been stashed away.

A bit different to me then. I have lost lots of weight but I still love my sweet stuff. All to do with the thyroid I no longer have.

Happy Potter said:

My scars are healing beautifully and they havent been covered since the last day I was in hosp. I have 2 × 5 cm cuts either side of my lumbar spine and they’re not even sore.
I didn’t, however, have a completely ‘no dramas’ hospital experience and I have to contact the patient representative. Hey this is me, and what would a day in my life be without a drama lol.
But fun aside, they are serious issues and must be dealt with asap.
More on that later.

Good to hear the healing process is well under way. Please don’t let the extras be serious …………..I hope

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Yes you’re right and the pain meds are making me feel crap. I’m sort of picking at things I like, a small handful of nuts with my cuppa or dried pawpaw and the like. I lost about 6 kg in hosp and while I don’t need to put it back on, it was not a good time to lose it with wounds trying to heal.
I guess I’m just too used to eating my fresh produce.

yeah, I can understand that. go for the things you really enjoy and are easy to eat and digest. try and eat stuff that will stimulate the appetite. Are you still taking the Spirulina?

Yes I am and four a day, divided. Great stuff. I feel it has helped my healing enormously.. I don’t normally heal this fast. I happily stabbed away at a leg of lamb and spiked it with garlic and rosmary sprigs. The man got it out and set it up on the bench for me, got the cooking bag and baking dish out and put it into the oven. I can do bench height things.
The girl will do the veges tonight and we shall have a feast :)

Roast lamb! I’m jealous now.

bluegreen said:

do you like quinces? I haven’t decided if I do or not. I don’t NOT like them, but not sure if I like them enough to grow a tree of my own. Last year I don’t think I cooked them enough and they didn’t have much flavour to speak of. I have just cooked up a batch with a spiced syrup and I think the spices are are bit overpowering, so I don’t really know what they are supposed to taste like yet. Seeing as I get given some each year that might be enough for me.

Lucky you. I love quinces and we can’t grow them here.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

yeah, I can understand that. go for the things you really enjoy and are easy to eat and digest. try and eat stuff that will stimulate the appetite. Are you still taking the Spirulina?

Yes I am and four a day, divided. Great stuff. I feel it has helped my healing enormously.. I don’t normally heal this fast. I happily stabbed away at a leg of lamb and spiked it with garlic and rosmary sprigs. The man got it out and set it up on the bench for me, got the cooking bag and baking dish out and put it into the oven. I can do bench height things.
The girl will do the veges tonight and we shall have a feast :)

Roast lamb! I’m jealous now.

Burp. oh excuse me.. it was absolutely delicious :) I might have my dessert a bit later, when I can fit it in!

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

My scars are healing beautifully and they havent been covered since the last day I was in hosp. I have 2 × 5 cm cuts either side of my lumbar spine and they’re not even sore.
I didn’t, however, have a completely ‘no dramas’ hospital experience and I have to contact the patient representative. Hey this is me, and what would a day in my life be without a drama lol.
But fun aside, they are serious issues and must be dealt with asap.
More on that later.

Good to hear the healing process is well under way. Please don’t let the extras be serious …………..I hope

It’s to do with my thyriod replacement oroxine, which I have been taking for some 26 years, and which, for some reason I am yet to find out, was stopped. I didn’t notice because of post op pain and drowsiness, and because when they give you your usual daily pills they bunged them all into a small container mixed in with my daily vitamin, and I took it in one lot. I didn’t notice them missing. It comes under the headin of ‘hospital mistakes’.
I hit the roof when I found out.. I got a shock and yelled at them and thats not like me one bit.
One poor chirpy young nurse bounced into my room right at the moment I had found out and as my tears started, she asked if I was happy i was going home and I snapped ‘yes I am alright, because I might live!!!’ I know it wasn’t her fault and apologised to her later. But she understood.

If you miss one days tabs you can double up, and if you miss two days you can just scrape by with a triple dose, but you cannot miss four doses. I have missed 9 days worth so I could not simply resume taking my usual dose, which is the maximum seeing as I don’t have a working thyriod gland. I must start taking a low dose again and continue to gradually build up to taking the theraputic dose. This will take some months.
It’s not something you muck about with and can be dangerous.
The symptoms will start soon.. feeling cold, and so lethargic I couldn’t even stand up long enough to make a cuppa.. then depression hits. Thats the part I hate the most. Then my hair will fall out, my voice will become a hoarse whisper and my weight will increase dramatically no matter how little I eat, even if I eat nothing at all. The fluid retention is nasty and will mean having to keep wearing my leg stockings all night as well as day, and feeling so weak that I couldn’t lift the skin off a custard.
Oxygen saturation drops and causes a brain fog. I won’t be able to drive, reflexes are slower. Kidneys are affected and normal body fluid waste slows. Heart rate slows. Toxins build up, constipation probs.

All that happened when my thyriod suddenly stopped working because of an auto immune condition. The thyriod gland is the bodys ‘engine’ and when it slows down, so does everything else..it affects every single cell in the body.
Although the difference is this time I won’t be like that for nearly a year, it may be months until I get back to the level of energy I usually enjoy, and feeling ok and happy in general.
So I’ll be going to my endocrinologist and having regular blood tests more often and he will try to get the level back as quickly but as safely as he can.

To say I am furious is the understatement of the century.

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

Yes I am and four a day, divided. Great stuff. I feel it has helped my healing enormously.. I don’t normally heal this fast. I happily stabbed away at a leg of lamb and spiked it with garlic and rosmary sprigs. The man got it out and set it up on the bench for me, got the cooking bag and baking dish out and put it into the oven. I can do bench height things.
The girl will do the veges tonight and we shall have a feast :)

Roast lamb! I’m jealous now.

Burp. oh excuse me.. it was absolutely delicious :) I might have my dessert a bit later, when I can fit it in!

sounds like you got your appetite back then :)

Happy Potter said:

To say I am furious is the understatement of the century.

I nearly said a bad word. I do hope that you can get your levels back before the symptoms get too bad :(

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

My scars are healing beautifully and they havent been covered since the last day I was in hosp. I have 2 × 5 cm cuts either side of my lumbar spine and they’re not even sore.
I didn’t, however, have a completely ‘no dramas’ hospital experience and I have to contact the patient representative. Hey this is me, and what would a day in my life be without a drama lol.
But fun aside, they are serious issues and must be dealt with asap.
More on that later.

Good to hear the healing process is well under way. Please don’t let the extras be serious …………..I hope

It’s to do with my thyriod replacement oroxine, which I have been taking for some 26 years, and which, for some reason I am yet to find out, was stopped. I didn’t notice because of post op pain and drowsiness, and because when they give you your usual daily pills they bunged them all into a small container mixed in with my daily vitamin, and I took it in one lot. I didn’t notice them missing. It comes under the headin of ‘hospital mistakes’.
I hit the roof when I found out.. I got a shock and yelled at them and thats not like me one bit.
One poor chirpy young nurse bounced into my room right at the moment I had found out and as my tears started, she asked if I was happy i was going home and I snapped ‘yes I am alright, because I might live!!!’ I know it wasn’t her fault and apologised to her later. But she understood.

If you miss one days tabs you can double up, and if you miss two days you can just scrape by with a triple dose, but you cannot miss four doses. I have missed 9 days worth so I could not simply resume taking my usual dose, which is the maximum seeing as I don’t have a working thyriod gland. I must start taking a low dose again and continue to gradually build up to taking the theraputic dose. This will take some months.
It’s not something you muck about with and can be dangerous.
The symptoms will start soon.. feeling cold, and so lethargic I couldn’t even stand up long enough to make a cuppa.. then depression hits. Thats the part I hate the most. Then my hair will fall out, my voice will become a hoarse whisper and my weight will increase dramatically no matter how little I eat, even if I eat nothing at all. The fluid retention is nasty and will mean having to keep wearing my leg stockings all night as well as day, and feeling so weak that I couldn’t lift the skin off a custard.
Oxygen saturation drops and causes a brain fog. I won’t be able to drive, reflexes are slower. Kidneys are affected and normal body fluid waste slows. Heart rate slows. Toxins build up, constipation probs.

All that happened when my thyriod suddenly stopped working because of an auto immune condition. The thyriod gland is the bodys ‘engine’ and when it slows down, so does everything else..it affects every single cell in the body.
Although the difference is this time I won’t be like that for nearly a year, it may be months until I get back to the level of energy I usually enjoy, and feeling ok and happy in general.
So I’ll be going to my endocrinologist and having regular blood tests more often and he will try to get the level back as quickly but as safely as he can.

To say I am furious is the understatement of the century.

I understand some of what you are saying because they have just discovered that I have been overdosing on oroxine. Hence the weight loss. I was only taking the dose that was prescribed my my GP. Overactove thyroid can be just as bad as an underactive one like yours.

Lots to do today. Off to the big smoke in the morning. Did most of the baking yesterday but will do a lemon meringue pie later this morning. So many lemons on our tree and the poor old freezer can’t hold much more juice. What am I going to do with all the oranges still to come?

My goodness! It’s quiet on here. I’ll have to find something else to do.

I had a blast today :) I didn’t even get a chance to get on here.. I don’t think..lol.
Visitors bringing fruit and hugs and get well cards, a spot of shopping, visited a friend who invited me to rummage through her daughters stored nic naks that she is going to sell, but gave me first preference.. I got a lovely old 60’s vase and some other bits I can use in the kitchen, and a set of 12 decorative royal doulton teapots. They are so cute!
We had a nice lunch at my friends too.

Then some more chook pen sorting. The 3 × 8 week old leghorns that hatched have turned out to be all cockerels.. nothing new there, I always get more male chicks than females.
Well they’re a tad aggressive towards their 5 silkie nest mates, full on attacking going on and I swear they’re sort of chuffed and showing off as they run off with a beakful of feathers..they’re just being naughty little boys. So I sought advise and was told to keep them in a pen with the bigger silkies and the big silkie rooster. Apparently he will kick their cocky little butts and bring them into line. Good!
I held the torch tonight as the man got those 3 out of the babies pen and put them in with the sleeping biguns. Wait ‘till they wake up in the morning and go whoa! our sissy sisters grew massive overnight!
LOL

I understand some of what you are saying because they have just discovered that I have been overdosing on oroxine. Hence the weight loss. I was only taking the dose that was prescribed my my GP. Overactove thyroid can be just as bad as an underactive one like yours.
———————————
Pomolo it will probably take some time to get your levels right, it took a couple years for me.

I had a lengthy talk to my GP about the oroxine prob and he referred me to a good endocrinologist. I haven’t seen one in many years as my gp took over my annual blood tests and writing out my twice yearly repeat scripts. He was horrified at whats happened. I also had a long chat to the hospitals patient liason lady and she was very good. I said I want to be in on every single part the inquiry, I want to know how this has happened and I want to know names. I will get a bunch of forms to fill in and submit to get the ball rolling, but they will hold off asking me to go into the city as I can’t at the moment without ambulance patient transport help. When I’m up to sitting for a couple hours, and driving again, then I will attend city meetings. Whats happened to me is a pain in the butt, but I won’t end up maimed, or worse, like some poor souls have through medical mistakes, but I’m not interested in sueing them. I do want compensation for all costs though, like paying to see an endo, pathology for more frequent tests and travel costs to and fro drs and inquiry. I think I’m being very fair, and she agreed.

pomolo said:

Lots to do today. Off to the big smoke in the morning. Did most of the baking yesterday but will do a lemon meringue pie later this morning. So many lemons on our tree and the poor old freezer can’t hold much more juice. What am I going to do with all the oranges still to come?

Start a vege and fruit swap!!
You have so much..

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Lots to do today. Off to the big smoke in the morning. Did most of the baking yesterday but will do a lemon meringue pie later this morning. So many lemons on our tree and the poor old freezer can’t hold much more juice. What am I going to do with all the oranges still to come?

Start a vege and fruit swap!!
You have so much..

Trouble is that everybody has loads of citrus round here.

Oooo pain, worst in the mornings. Kettles on and glass of water, pills in hand.
10C and feeling cold but at least the h.e.a.t.e.r is behaving itself.. so far

I’m here and I hear you. Got my own kind of morning pain to battle with. Not as bad as yours I bet.

Don’t you just love starting your day with pills of some sort.

pomolo said:

I’m here and I hear you. Got my own kind of morning pain to battle with. Not as bad as yours I bet.

Don’t you just love starting your day with pills of some sort.

Morning Pom :)

It’s becoming a habit lol

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

I’m here and I hear you. Got my own kind of morning pain to battle with. Not as bad as yours I bet.

Don’t you just love starting your day with pills of some sort.

Morning Pom :)

It’s becoming a habit lol

What ever works I figure.

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

I’m here and I hear you. Got my own kind of morning pain to battle with. Not as bad as yours I bet.

Don’t you just love starting your day with pills of some sort.

Morning Pom :)

It’s becoming a habit lol

I’d hold your hand if I could.. then we could moan and groan together, haha

Happy Potter said:

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

I’m here and I hear you. Got my own kind of morning pain to battle with. Not as bad as yours I bet.

Don’t you just love starting your day with pills of some sort.

Morning Pom :)

It’s becoming a habit lol

I’d hold your hand if I could.. then we could moan and groan together, haha

I can moan whether someone is holding my had or not.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

Happy Potter said:

Morning Pom :)

It’s becoming a habit lol

I’d hold your hand if I could.. then we could moan and groan together, haha

I can moan whether someone is holding my had or not.

Yeah I am doing a good job on my own too. Although I can hear the man getting out of bed and stirring. He feels the need to be up with me when I get up early for pain tabs. I’m probably walking him with my grunting and groaning with every movement, and thats just to get myself up and sitting on the side of the bed.

I went and had a look at the 3 little leghorn cockerels and I think they’ve had a bif of a fright, as I thought they would. They were all huddled together in a corner and scared. I think the bigger silkies have given them quite a beating, although no blood drawn, the leghorns are pretty swift at getting out of harms way. Silkies are naturally the more docile breed. I let them out to free range on their own for a while. That may be enough to teach them a lesson.. hopefully.

We are on our way. Be gone for a few days. Be good.

Happy Potter said:

I went and had a look at the 3 little leghorn cockerels and I think they’ve had a bif of a fright, as I thought they would. They were all huddled together in a corner and scared. I think the bigger silkies have given them quite a beating, although no blood drawn, the leghorns are pretty swift at getting out of harms way. Silkies are naturally the more docile breed. I let them out to free range on their own for a while. That may be enough to teach them a lesson.. hopefully.

Nope, those little louts are back to their aggressive antics and the man has had to go out and rescue the young silkies. As soon as it stop raining we will go out and catch them with a net..me and Max blocking exits, and shove them into the now empty and clean broodys pen on the patio.
I’m keeping one and will choose it and after that the other 2 will be culled.
I’ve summoned JJ to do the deed later.

Happy Potter said:

Happy Potter said:

I went and had a look at the 3 little leghorn cockerels and I think they’ve had a bif of a fright, as I thought they would. They were all huddled together in a corner and scared. I think the bigger silkies have given them quite a beating, although no blood drawn, the leghorns are pretty swift at getting out of harms way. Silkies are naturally the more docile breed. I let them out to free range on their own for a while. That may be enough to teach them a lesson.. hopefully.

Nope, those little louts are back to their aggressive antics and the man has had to go out and rescue the young silkies. As soon as it stop raining we will go out and catch them with a net..me and Max blocking exits, and shove them into the now empty and clean broodys pen on the patio.
I’m keeping one and will choose it and after that the other 2 will be culled.
I’ve summoned JJ to do the deed later.

The offending boy chicks were caught and placed into a cat carrier. Two have been offered to breeders free. I’ll give them a few days grace.
The man then went to the shed to get a large square of plywood to use as a roof over their new pen to make sure they cannot get out.. then I heard this blood curdling scream..I went out to see what had happened as fast as I could, my hand on my phone ready to call 000.. it was only a spider!! LOL I coulda bluddy throttled him!

that sees the ute washed and polished, been puttin’ it of for months :)

Happy Potter said:

I coulda bluddy throttled him!

lol! hope the boys find a new home.

trichome said:

that sees the ute washed and polished, been puttin’ it of for months :)

I’m working on my assignment. Been putting that off all week. Wash and polish ute. Can’t remember the last time I washed it and never bother with polishing!

bluegreen said:

trichome said:

that sees the ute washed and polished, been puttin’ it of for months :)

I’m working on my assignment. Been putting that off all week. Wash and polish ute. Can’t remember the last time I washed it and never bother with polishing!

must admit, haven’t polished for a long time, was overdue :)
hope assignment goes well, what are you studying?

trichome said:

bluegreen said:

trichome said:

that sees the ute washed and polished, been puttin’ it of for months :)

I’m working on my assignment. Been putting that off all week. Wash and polish ute. Can’t remember the last time I washed it and never bother with polishing!

must admit, haven’t polished for a long time, was overdue :)
hope assignment goes well, what are you studying?

Cert IV in Business Admin (online)

bluegreen said:

trichome said:

bluegreen said:

I’m working on my assignment. Been putting that off all week. Wash and polish ute. Can’t remember the last time I washed it and never bother with polishing!

must admit, haven’t polished for a long time, was overdue :)
hope assignment goes well, what are you studying?

Cert IV in Business Admin (online)

wow, that is major stuff, i may be doing a 6 moth course at tafe cert III disability worker, but not sure yet, anyway wish you well with it :)

Happy Potter said:

I understand some of what you are saying because they have just discovered that I have been overdosing on oroxine. Hence the weight loss. I was only taking the dose that was prescribed my my GP. Overactove thyroid can be just as bad as an underactive one like yours.
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Pomolo it will probably take some time to get your levels right, it took a couple years for me.

I had a lengthy talk to my GP about the oroxine prob and he referred me to a good endocrinologist. I haven’t seen one in many years as my gp took over my annual blood tests and writing out my twice yearly repeat scripts. He was horrified at whats happened. I also had a long chat to the hospitals patient liason lady and she was very good. I said I want to be in on every single part the inquiry, I want to know how this has happened and I want to know names. I will get a bunch of forms to fill in and submit to get the ball rolling, but they will hold off asking me to go into the city as I can’t at the moment without ambulance patient transport help. When I’m up to sitting for a couple hours, and driving again, then I will attend city meetings. Whats happened to me is a pain in the butt, but I won’t end up maimed, or worse, like some poor souls have through medical mistakes, but I’m not interested in sueing them. I do want compensation for all costs though, like paying to see an endo, pathology for more frequent tests and travel costs to and fro drs and inquiry. I think I’m being very fair, and she agreed.

I just can’t believe the magnitude of the hospital’s stuff up :( I hope, in addition to compensation, they will be able to demonstrate some change in policy/procedure to stop it happening again. Just awful that you have to go through all that.

trichome said:

bluegreen said:

trichome said:

must admit, haven’t polished for a long time, was overdue :)
hope assignment goes well, what are you studying?

Cert IV in Business Admin (online)

wow, that is major stuff, i may be doing a 6 moth course at tafe cert III disability worker, but not sure yet, anyway wish you well with it :)

ta. I have worked in admin for many years but have no formal qualifications. I am currently unemployed so the idea is to get the qualifications to increase my work prospects.

the chooks WANTED to go to bed, but there was a calf in their coop!! lol!

bluegreen said:

the chooks WANTED to go to bed, but there was a calf in their coop!! lol!

LOL!!

Morning all. Vege swap day and I’m going with my goodies. The man is taking me and will load the car up. It’s just 2 mins down the road so no probs with getting there.
Only today he is infirm too, somewhat, with a sore jaw. His jaw is out of alignment and clunks when he eats. Today it’s made his ear and one side of his neck sore. Drs for him next I think.
We’re a pair eh lol.

Happy Potter said:

Morning all. Vege swap day and I’m going with my goodies. The man is taking me and will load the car up. It’s just 2 mins down the road so no probs with getting there.
Only today he is infirm too, somewhat, with a sore jaw. His jaw is out of alignment and clunks when he eats. Today it’s made his ear and one side of his neck sore. Drs for him next I think.
We’re a pair eh lol.

I get a clicky jaw at times although haven’t for a while now. The worst case I had was when I was under a lot of stress and my jaw locked at a certain point so I could only take tiny bites. I had difficultly with even a simple sandwich. Maybe he is feeling the stress of your op and consequences?

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Morning all. Vege swap day and I’m going with my goodies. The man is taking me and will load the car up. It’s just 2 mins down the road so no probs with getting there.
Only today he is infirm too, somewhat, with a sore jaw. His jaw is out of alignment and clunks when he eats. Today it’s made his ear and one side of his neck sore. Drs for him next I think.
We’re a pair eh lol.

I get a clicky jaw at times although haven’t for a while now. The worst case I had was when I was under a lot of stress and my jaw locked at a certain point so I could only take tiny bites. I had difficultly with even a simple sandwich. Maybe he is feeling the stress of your op and consequences?

Possibly. He goes back to work on monday, but if he still has pain then he will need some time off to get that seen to. He has had a clicky jaw for years too. The doc once gave him some anti inflammetry tabs for it,a nd I was on the same one anyway so I told him to take one a day again, for now. It worked and he is currently picking up youngest girl who’d taken her car in for a service.

bluegreen said:

the chooks WANTED to go to bed, but there was a calf in their coop!! lol!

lololol

Good morning…..can’t stay….busy…..

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:)

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n245/lizza_06/Shortbread19May12.jpg

Yo-Yos next. I bake my shortbread dark coloured because I like it that way (before anyone says it’s too well cooked!!)

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Moving right along now to the Afghans.

just finished sorting out some pots, seems that ants got into a few of them :(

I’ve had enough of the cooking:

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So I’ll go and do some reading. Might pick up the knitting and/or the crochet later.

buffy said:

I’ve had enough of the cooking:

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So I’ll go and do some reading. Might pick up the knitting and/or the crochet later.

Yum!
You have been busy!

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Morning all. Vege swap day and I’m going with my goodies. The man is taking me and will load the car up. It’s just 2 mins down the road so no probs with getting there.
Only today he is infirm too, somewhat, with a sore jaw. His jaw is out of alignment and clunks when he eats. Today it’s made his ear and one side of his neck sore. Drs for him next I think.
We’re a pair eh lol.

I get a clicky jaw at times although haven’t for a while now. The worst case I had was when I was under a lot of stress and my jaw locked at a certain point so I could only take tiny bites. I had difficultly with even a simple sandwich. Maybe he is feeling the stress of your op and consequences?

Possibly. He goes back to work on monday, but if he still has pain then he will need some time off to get that seen to. He has had a clicky jaw for years too. The doc once gave him some anti inflammetry tabs for it,a nd I was on the same one anyway so I told him to take one a day again, for now. It worked and he is currently picking up youngest girl who’d taken her car in for a service.

chiropractor helped me with mine

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

I get a clicky jaw at times although haven’t for a while now. The worst case I had was when I was under a lot of stress and my jaw locked at a certain point so I could only take tiny bites. I had difficultly with even a simple sandwich. Maybe he is feeling the stress of your op and consequences?

Possibly. He goes back to work on monday, but if he still has pain then he will need some time off to get that seen to. He has had a clicky jaw for years too. The doc once gave him some anti inflammetry tabs for it,a nd I was on the same one anyway so I told him to take one a day again, for now. It worked and he is currently picking up youngest girl who’d taken her car in for a service.

chiropractor helped me with mine

His pain got worse so I made him go to the doctors. He wasn’t going to so I threatened to kick up a stink and told him I made him an appt. Turns out he has an abcess and he is now on some strong antibiotics.
Dentist for a prob tooth when it eases. The rotten sod was telling the doc ‘I told her I needed to see a dr!’
He will keep.

trichome said:

just finished sorting out some pots, seems that ants got into a few of them :(

Soaked them in a bucket of water?

Happy Potter said:

trichome said:

just finished sorting out some pots, seems that ants got into a few of them :(

Soaked them in a bucket of water?

totally re-potted them, got the ants right out, funnily enough soaking them previously did not work

Happy Potter said:

Morning all. Vege swap day and I’m going with my goodies. The man is taking me and will load the car up. It’s just 2 mins down the road so no probs with getting there.
Only today he is infirm too, somewhat, with a sore jaw. His jaw is out of alignment and clunks when he eats. Today it’s made his ear and one side of his neck sore. Drs for him next I think.
We’re a pair eh lol.

Time to find a good prosthodontist.

had a fun night last night. The Store was open late with live entertainment – the son of a local who plays guitar and covers many artists and has a pretty good voice. I even danced near the end.

bluegreen said:

had a fun night last night. The Store was open late with live entertainment – the son of a local who plays guitar and covers many artists and has a pretty good voice. I even danced near the end.

Sounds like you had a blast :)

Morning. I haven’t been on much for pain. I ran out of the big painkiller and have had trouble coping since. I inquired about a script for it but nearly keeled over at he price.. it’s not on the PBS and about $300 for 10 days worth. Pfft. I shall remain in whatever position is easiest and least painful, generally laying down flat. Waklies with cuppa, then back to resting.
Hubby is back at work and JJ is coming over to do some housework. I gotta see this! JJ mopping? that’ll be a first, hahaha!

The 3 naughty cockerels are still in poultry pentridge awaiting JJ to come and sort them. I’m keeping the best looking roo boy, the one with the best tail and feathering.
Mumchook doesn’t like them beng away from her and she’s been sitting bunched up right next to their cage. And because she’s there, so are her other chicks. They have stayed on the patio right next to the back step and messed it completely, again, so JJ will clean it up too. When 2 roos are gone I will let the one I’m going to keep back in with his mum and chick siblings and see how he goes. If he is still aggressive, then he will be penned on his own for a time.

Happy Potter said:

Morning. I haven’t been on much for pain. I ran out of the big painkiller and have had trouble coping since. I inquired about a script for it but nearly keeled over at he price.. it’s not on the PBS and about $300 for 10 days worth. Pfft. I shall remain in whatever position is easiest and least painful, generally laying down flat. Waklies with cuppa, then back to resting.
Hubby is back at work and JJ is coming over to do some housework. I gotta see this! JJ mopping? that’ll be a first, hahaha!

bummer! do you have health insurance? they can give rebates for non PBS meds. or contact the surgeon and see if the hospital will give you some more. I remember once my sister went for a course of injections for a condition she had as nothing else was working. They had to be ordered from the US and was a course of six at $700 a pop! They fixed the condition so was worth it I guess for quality of life, but makes you appreciate what you can get on the PBS!

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Morning. I haven’t been on much for pain. I ran out of the big painkiller and have had trouble coping since. I inquired about a script for it but nearly keeled over at he price.. it’s not on the PBS and about $300 for 10 days worth. Pfft. I shall remain in whatever position is easiest and least painful, generally laying down flat. Waklies with cuppa, then back to resting.
Hubby is back at work and JJ is coming over to do some housework. I gotta see this! JJ mopping? that’ll be a first, hahaha!

bummer! do you have health insurance? they can give rebates for non PBS meds. or contact the surgeon and see if the hospital will give you some more. I remember once my sister went for a course of injections for a condition she had as nothing else was working. They had to be ordered from the US and was a course of six at $700 a pop! They fixed the condition so was worth it I guess for quality of life, but makes you appreciate what you can get on the PBS!

I did but no, there’s no rebate from health ins. I can get it at the hospital but full price. The med is gabapentin, wonderful stuff. So I’ve replaced it with targin and tramadol, slower acting tabs. I’m ok most of the time and stay laying down when the pain is worst.

JJ is making me very proud of him, he is doing a fantastic job on the patio :) and I’m off to bed for some rest.

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Morning. I haven’t been on much for pain. I ran out of the big painkiller and have had trouble coping since. I inquired about a script for it but nearly keeled over at he price.. it’s not on the PBS and about $300 for 10 days worth. Pfft. I shall remain in whatever position is easiest and least painful, generally laying down flat. Waklies with cuppa, then back to resting.
Hubby is back at work and JJ is coming over to do some housework. I gotta see this! JJ mopping? that’ll be a first, hahaha!

bummer! do you have health insurance? they can give rebates for non PBS meds. or contact the surgeon and see if the hospital will give you some more. I remember once my sister went for a course of injections for a condition she had as nothing else was working. They had to be ordered from the US and was a course of six at $700 a pop! They fixed the condition so was worth it I guess for quality of life, but makes you appreciate what you can get on the PBS!

I did but no, there’s no rebate from health ins. I can get it at the hospital but full price. The med is gabapentin, wonderful stuff. So I’ve replaced it with targin and tramadol, slower acting tabs. I’m ok most of the time and stay laying down when the pain is worst.

JJ is making me very proud of him, he is doing a fantastic job on the patio :) and I’m off to bed for some rest.

good for JJ :)

with the other tabs, take them regularly as recommended. don’t wait for the pain to get worse before you take the next lot.

with the other tabs, take them regularly as recommended. don’t wait for the pain to get worse before you take the next lot.

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Exactly what I was just about to say. Pain is much easier to prevent than to stop once it sets in.

bubba louie said:

with the other tabs, take them regularly as recommended. don’t wait for the pain to get worse before you take the next lot.

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Exactly what I was just about to say. Pain is much easier to prevent than to stop once it sets in.

Yes I know and I’ve kept on top of it. Once you forget and pain sets in it’s so much harder to get it back under control.
It’s been almost non stop visitors today making cuppas and food. I have a stash of foods in the fridge and freezer for the next few days :) GS and his girlfriend are here as well and staying overnight, then the man will take them home very early in the morning on his way to work. GS’s place isn’t far from his workplace so he can drop them off. GS brought his pc tower to connect to our wireless set up and download nessesary updates and I’ll do a pc clean up when it’s finished.
He’s in the grandest mood ever and cracked us up with his acting of ‘this is how I do the dishes’ and playing the part of a high society butler, lol.

Morning. I’ve been on the phone most of the morning talking to yet more people re my hosp stay and my missed oroxine replacment tabs, they’re mortified and want to have a meeting at my place, quite soon. That’s a good idea, saves lot’s of hassels and I’m familliar with having meetings at home.

GS and his gf were up early and left with hubby before 6 am to be dropped off at home, happy as pigs in mud for the pleasant visit :)

We didn’t get an expected frost last night as a last min wind whipped up. It’s still quite windy, I can see the chooks getting blown about. I was able to get the silkie rooster out of his night shed bed as hubby put his box up onto a table, easier for me as I can’t bend down still for a while yet, he did the same with their feed bins too. I feel good that I can do some things as normal and I fed them all.
Getting showered and dressed is harder.

Oh and, regarding the bug in my hospital food, I had a great chat to another lady who was all ears and asking me how the system can be improved. Now I don’t know anymore than their food service people do, but I was able to impress apon her some of my ideas that would help.

Sitting time is up.. gotta get up and walk now. I’ll stroll the garden paths :)

Happy Potter said:

Oh and, regarding the bug in my hospital food, I had a great chat to another lady who was all ears and asking me how the system can be improved. Now I don’t know anymore than their food service people do, but I was able to impress apon her some of my ideas that would help.

Sitting time is up.. gotta get up and walk now. I’ll stroll the garden paths :)

you had bugs in your food too! good grief!

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Oh and, regarding the bug in my hospital food, I had a great chat to another lady who was all ears and asking me how the system can be improved. Now I don’t know anymore than their food service people do, but I was able to impress apon her some of my ideas that would help.

Sitting time is up.. gotta get up and walk now. I’ll stroll the garden paths :)

you had bugs in your food too! good grief!

Yep, two separate issues. I have a photo of it on my phone. It grossed me out, a beetle of some sort, possibly wevil looking, it was live and I had to press my buzzer for sick bags. It was the reason I lost weight. I couldn’t eat after that for the life of me.

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

Happy Potter said:

Oh and, regarding the bug in my hospital food, I had a great chat to another lady who was all ears and asking me how the system can be improved. Now I don’t know anymore than their food service people do, but I was able to impress apon her some of my ideas that would help.

Sitting time is up.. gotta get up and walk now. I’ll stroll the garden paths :)

you had bugs in your food too! good grief!

Yep, two separate issues. I have a photo of it on my phone. It grossed me out, a beetle of some sort, possibly wevil looking, it was live and I had to press my buzzer for sick bags. It was the reason I lost weight. I couldn’t eat after that for the life of me.

quite understandable. last thing you need.

I’m home. You don’t have to explain how much you missed me. I already know. lol.

Had enough bonding for a few weeks. Now for a good rest.

I’ve caught up on most stuff you got up to. HP’s progress. BG’s wild night dancing. PM’s art extravaganza.

My days away were pretty boring compared to you lot.

Had a small walk around the gardens and picked sugar peas, beans, capsicum, pak choy, carrots. Most will be used with a roast chicken that my live in chef is basting as I type. I also picked one of the air potatoes to cook in with the roast. It will be a first taste test and I’m starting to dread it already. I’ve heard lots of different reports on how they taste.

I’ll let you know what I think.

pomolo said:

Had a small walk around the gardens and picked sugar peas, beans, capsicum, pak choy, carrots. Most will be used with a roast chicken that my live in chef is basting as I type. I also picked one of the air potatoes to cook in with the roast. It will be a first taste test and I’m starting to dread it already. I’ve heard lots of different reports on how they taste.

I’ll let you know what I think.

Welcome back :)

I’d never heard of an air potato – how interesting! (just had a quick squiz at the Wikipedia page)

pomolo said:

I’m home. You don’t have to explain how much you missed me. I already know. lol.

Had enough bonding for a few weeks. Now for a good rest.

I’ve caught up on most stuff you got up to. HP’s progress. BG’s wild night dancing. PM’s art extravaganza.

My days away were pretty boring compared to you lot.

Had a small walk around the gardens and picked sugar peas, beans, capsicum, pak choy, carrots. Most will be used with a roast chicken that my live in chef is basting as I type. I also picked one of the air potatoes to cook in with the roast. It will be a first taste test and I’m starting to dread it already. I’ve heard lots of different reports on how they taste.

I’ll let you know what I think.

Morning! Update on air potato. It was roasted along with other vegies and they taste test was not spectacular. It’s quite nice eating but not as good as the common old baked potato. A very waxy, floury potato. More of a novelty than a staple for this house. Have heard that it’s good done as chips. Will try that with the next one.

pomolo said:

pomolo said:

I’m home. You don’t have to explain how much you missed me. I already know. lol.

Had enough bonding for a few weeks. Now for a good rest.

I’ve caught up on most stuff you got up to. HP’s progress. BG’s wild night dancing. PM’s art extravaganza.

My days away were pretty boring compared to you lot.

Had a small walk around the gardens and picked sugar peas, beans, capsicum, pak choy, carrots. Most will be used with a roast chicken that my live in chef is basting as I type. I also picked one of the air potatoes to cook in with the roast. It will be a first taste test and I’m starting to dread it already. I’ve heard lots of different reports on how they taste.

I’ll let you know what I think.

Morning! Update on air potato. It was roasted along with other vegies and they taste test was not spectacular. It’s quite nice eating but not as good as the common old baked potato. A very waxy, floury potato. More of a novelty than a staple for this house. Have heard that it’s good done as chips. Will try that with the next one.

Thanks for the update. I’d heard similar from my Qld family and they wern’t that pleased with it.

Update on my recovery, wheather you like it or not lol..
In hosp post op I had considerable swelling on my back and an almost completely numb left leg, save for the sole of that foot which was very good because it meant I knew where my leg was and I could walk. The whole top of my foot is numb including my big toe and under it. The tops of my smaller toes are numb, but fine underneath my toes. Long as I can walk I thought, thats the main thing hey. I can cope with a numb leg and big toe, as long as can walk, and I’m careful not to injure it.
Well now the swelling at the wound site is going down and most of the feeling in my leg is coming back. Minus my big toe and the instep of my foot, they’re still numb. But that’s ok.
My pain is getting under control with just paracetemol, with lot’s of rest and taken an hour before doing my excercises, I can cope quite ok. I can walk quite fast too now.

Big, big, BIG, happy grin :D

Just changing this to the chat thread.

=My kale plant has grown wonderfully and I can already harvest some after only 3 weeks since planted. I will try kale chips first :)=

How, pray, do you make chips out of kale?

pomolo said:

Just changing this to the chat thread.

=My kale plant has grown wonderfully and I can already harvest some after only 3 weeks since planted. I will try kale chips first :)=

How, pray, do you make chips out of kale?

I’ve never grown kale before but I’m having a go because of these chips. Pick, wash and throughly dry, tear into pieces and spray with olive oil both sides and sprinkle with salt.. or a flavoured salt of your choice, seasoned salt or chicken or chilli salt ect. and bake in a mod oven about 10 mins or until crisp. I’ve not tried them before but others rave about them. A healthier snack.

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Just changing this to the chat thread.

=My kale plant has grown wonderfully and I can already harvest some after only 3 weeks since planted. I will try kale chips first :)=

How, pray, do you make chips out of kale?

I’ve never grown kale before but I’m having a go because of these chips. Pick, wash and throughly dry, tear into pieces and spray with olive oil both sides and sprinkle with salt.. or a flavoured salt of your choice, seasoned salt or chicken or chilli salt ect. and bake in a mod oven about 10 mins or until crisp. I’ve not tried them before but others rave about them. A healthier snack.

might be a healthier snack, but, i reckon we (people as a whole) eat far too much salt, forgotten what food tastes like without salt and black pepper? plenty of herbs to season foods.
I watched people serving fish and chips on several occasions, at one shop i saw on average of about 15 – 25 shakes of the salt, way too much, upon inquiry the person said not much comes out, so we did a test, heaps came out on just one shake, truth is we don’t know what we are eating half the time unless we cook our own good :)

Happy Potter said:

Update on my recovery, wheather you like it or not lol..
In hosp post op I had considerable swelling on my back and an almost completely numb left leg, save for the sole of that foot which was very good because it meant I knew where my leg was and I could walk. The whole top of my foot is numb including my big toe and under it. The tops of my smaller toes are numb, but fine underneath my toes. Long as I can walk I thought, thats the main thing hey. I can cope with a numb leg and big toe, as long as can walk, and I’m careful not to injure it.
Well now the swelling at the wound site is going down and most of the feeling in my leg is coming back. Minus my big toe and the instep of my foot, they’re still numb. But that’s ok.
My pain is getting under control with just paracetemol, with lot’s of rest and taken an hour before doing my excercises, I can cope quite ok. I can walk quite fast too now.

Big, big, BIG, happy grin :D

Woohooo :) Glad to hear it’s going well :)

cook our own good :)

= cook our own food :)

Happy Potter said:

Update on my recovery, wheather you like it or not lol..
In hosp post op I had considerable swelling on my back and an almost completely numb left leg, save for the sole of that foot which was very good because it meant I knew where my leg was and I could walk. The whole top of my foot is numb including my big toe and under it. The tops of my smaller toes are numb, but fine underneath my toes. Long as I can walk I thought, thats the main thing hey. I can cope with a numb leg and big toe, as long as can walk, and I’m careful not to injure it.
Well now the swelling at the wound site is going down and most of the feeling in my leg is coming back. Minus my big toe and the instep of my foot, they’re still numb. But that’s ok.
My pain is getting under control with just paracetemol, with lot’s of rest and taken an hour before doing my excercises, I can cope quite ok. I can walk quite fast too now.

Big, big, BIG, happy grin :D

great news :D

trichome said:

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Just changing this to the chat thread.

=My kale plant has grown wonderfully and I can already harvest some after only 3 weeks since planted. I will try kale chips first :)=

How, pray, do you make chips out of kale?

I’ve never grown kale before but I’m having a go because of these chips. Pick, wash and throughly dry, tear into pieces and spray with olive oil both sides and sprinkle with salt.. or a flavoured salt of your choice, seasoned salt or chicken or chilli salt ect. and bake in a mod oven about 10 mins or until crisp. I’ve not tried them before but others rave about them. A healthier snack.

might be a healthier snack, but, i reckon we (people as a whole) eat far too much salt, forgotten what food tastes like without salt and black pepper? plenty of herbs to season foods.
I watched people serving fish and chips on several occasions, at one shop i saw on average of about 15 – 25 shakes of the salt, way too much, upon inquiry the person said not much comes out, so we did a test, heaps came out on just one shake, truth is we don’t know what we are eating half the time unless we cook our own good :)

Leave the salt out and just enjoy the kale..I’m going to try it first with just white ground pepper.

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Just changing this to the chat thread.

=My kale plant has grown wonderfully and I can already harvest some after only 3 weeks since planted. I will try kale chips first :)=

How, pray, do you make chips out of kale?

I’ve never grown kale before but I’m having a go because of these chips. Pick, wash and throughly dry, tear into pieces and spray with olive oil both sides and sprinkle with salt.. or a flavoured salt of your choice, seasoned salt or chicken or chilli salt ect. and bake in a mod oven about 10 mins or until crisp. I’ve not tried them before but others rave about them. A healthier snack.

So they would really end up being kale flakes? Still cabbagey? (if that’s a word.)

trichome said:

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Just changing this to the chat thread.

=My kale plant has grown wonderfully and I can already harvest some after only 3 weeks since planted. I will try kale chips first :)=

How, pray, do you make chips out of kale?

I’ve never grown kale before but I’m having a go because of these chips. Pick, wash and throughly dry, tear into pieces and spray with olive oil both sides and sprinkle with salt.. or a flavoured salt of your choice, seasoned salt or chicken or chilli salt ect. and bake in a mod oven about 10 mins or until crisp. I’ve not tried them before but others rave about them. A healthier snack.

might be a healthier snack, but, i reckon we (people as a whole) eat far too much salt, forgotten what food tastes like without salt and black pepper? plenty of herbs to season foods.
I watched people serving fish and chips on several occasions, at one shop i saw on average of about 15 – 25 shakes of the salt, way too much, upon inquiry the person said not much comes out, so we did a test, heaps came out on just one shake, truth is we don’t know what we are eating half the time unless we cook our own good :)

I find as I get older I want more salt on food. Taste buds getting older like everything else I suppose.

Your next big challenge, should you choose to accept it is………………………

You remember me saying that we had a full bunch of bananas given to us by a neighbour, well they are ripening…fast and I would like some suggestions on how to use them up before they get over ripe.

I’m tempted to add that this will self destruct in 5 seconds but I won’t.

pomolo said:

Your next big challenge, should you choose to accept it is………………………

You remember me saying that we had a full bunch of bananas given to us by a neighbour, well they are ripening…fast and I would like some suggestions on how to use them up before they get over ripe.

I’m tempted to add that this will self destruct in 5 seconds but I won’t.

Freeze em whole, in their skins :)

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Just changing this to the chat thread.

=My kale plant has grown wonderfully and I can already harvest some after only 3 weeks since planted. I will try kale chips first :)=

How, pray, do you make chips out of kale?

I’ve never grown kale before but I’m having a go because of these chips. Pick, wash and throughly dry, tear into pieces and spray with olive oil both sides and sprinkle with salt.. or a flavoured salt of your choice, seasoned salt or chicken or chilli salt ect. and bake in a mod oven about 10 mins or until crisp. I’ve not tried them before but others rave about them. A healthier snack.

So they would really end up being kale flakes? Still cabbagey? (if that’s a word.)

I still haven’t tried them.. I was too busy cracking up laughing at hubbys attempt to mop the floor! lol!

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Your next big challenge, should you choose to accept it is………………………

You remember me saying that we had a full bunch of bananas given to us by a neighbour, well they are ripening…fast and I would like some suggestions on how to use them up before they get over ripe.

I’m tempted to add that this will self destruct in 5 seconds but I won’t.

and then make nanna cales or muffins, that is what I do :)
Freeze em whole, in their skins :)

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Your next big challenge, should you choose to accept it is………………………

You remember me saying that we had a full bunch of bananas given to us by a neighbour, well they are ripening…fast and I would like some suggestions on how to use them up before they get over ripe.

I’m tempted to add that this will self destruct in 5 seconds but I won’t.

Freeze em whole, in their skins :)

That much I know. I have 2 freezers stuffed with citrus juices and passionfruit pulp. I want to try to avoid putting in heaps of bananas if possible. Besides there are already bananas in there. Running out of room to freeze the ordinary things like meat etc. I’ve gathered some banana recipes to make up but they still take freezer room till needed. I will just have to give them away I guess.

It’s shopping day. Oh what fun to be had.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Your next big challenge, should you choose to accept it is………………………

You remember me saying that we had a full bunch of bananas given to us by a neighbour, well they are ripening…fast and I would like some suggestions on how to use them up before they get over ripe.

I’m tempted to add that this will self destruct in 5 seconds but I won’t.

Freeze em whole, in their skins :)

That much I know. I have 2 freezers stuffed with citrus juices and passionfruit pulp. I want to try to avoid putting in heaps of bananas if possible. Besides there are already bananas in there. Running out of room to freeze the ordinary things like meat etc. I’ve gathered some banana recipes to make up but they still take freezer room till needed. I will just have to give them away I guess.

Oh ok. yep, make cakes and freeze them then. Sounds like there’s a wondeful abundance of food at our place :)

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

Freeze em whole, in their skins :)

That much I know. I have 2 freezers stuffed with citrus juices and passionfruit pulp. I want to try to avoid putting in heaps of bananas if possible. Besides there are already bananas in there. Running out of room to freeze the ordinary things like meat etc. I’ve gathered some banana recipes to make up but they still take freezer room till needed. I will just have to give them away I guess.

Oh ok. yep, make cakes and freeze them then. Sounds like there’s a wondeful abundance of food at our place :)

‘Your’ place, even!

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Your next big challenge, should you choose to accept it is………………………

You remember me saying that we had a full bunch of bananas given to us by a neighbour, well they are ripening…fast and I would like some suggestions on how to use them up before they get over ripe.

I’m tempted to add that this will self destruct in 5 seconds but I won’t.

Freeze em whole, in their skins :)

That much I know. I have 2 freezers stuffed with citrus juices and passionfruit pulp. I want to try to avoid putting in heaps of bananas if possible. Besides there are already bananas in there. Running out of room to freeze the ordinary things like meat etc. I’ve gathered some banana recipes to make up but they still take freezer room till needed. I will just have to give them away I guess.

dehydrate into banana chips?

Morning! Update on air potato. It was roasted along with other vegies and they taste test was not spectacular. It’s quite nice eating but not as good as the common old baked potato. A very waxy, floury potato. More of a novelty than a staple for this house. Have heard that it’s good done as chips. Will try that with the next one.
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Waxy and floury? Which one was it? Can’t be both.

MrBL and some of his fellow workers had a corporate volunteering day at the RSPCA, so I tagged along.

We spent the morning painting timber oil on outdoor furniture and then the afternoon was spent giving some enrichment time to group of dogs that had been seized by the inspectorate.

Some of the poor things were so frightened and just wanted a lap to sit on.

bubba louie said:

MrBL and some of his fellow workers had a corporate volunteering day at the RSPCA, so I tagged along.

We spent the morning painting timber oil on outdoor furniture and then the afternoon was spent giving some enrichment time to group of dogs that had been seized by the inspectorate.

Some of the poor things were so frightened and just wanted a lap to sit on.

Awww. I hope you gave them a good cuddle.

Max has really missed hopping onto my lap for mummy cuddles as I can’t help him climb up. Well he’s taken to trying to get onto my lap on his own but so far has only managed to push me in my pc chair across the room. We’ve had a few ‘around the room’ wheely experiences lol!

Well, goodnight. Nothing much else to say.

I’m still around. Been spending time with my mum :)

I’m still up. I’m turning into a TV soapie addict. Yeah me who hates tv..I might need saving LOL
I’ve ticked off all the shows I want to watch and set reminders so I don’t miss the next exciting episode.

Mr’s Brown’s Son’s, BBC comedy seasons one and two watched and it’s so bluddy funny lol. I have the set and can’t wait to see the next one. It’s cuppa time then scurrying back to bed to watch some more lol!

Good morning Gardeners. I have been somewhat busy with non gardening stuff. Maybe a little on the weekend, but the Autumn break seems to have started. So the ground is getting nice and sodden.

bluegreen said:

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

Freeze em whole, in their skins :)

That much I know. I have 2 freezers stuffed with citrus juices and passionfruit pulp. I want to try to avoid putting in heaps of bananas if possible. Besides there are already bananas in there. Running out of room to freeze the ordinary things like meat etc. I’ve gathered some banana recipes to make up but they still take freezer room till needed. I will just have to give them away I guess.

dehydrate into banana chips?

Now that’s a goody BG. I might even try that one. Thanks.

bubba louie said:

Morning! Update on air potato. It was roasted along with other vegies and they taste test was not spectacular. It’s quite nice eating but not as good as the common old baked potato. A very waxy, floury potato. More of a novelty than a staple for this house. Have heard that it’s good done as chips. Will try that with the next one.
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Waxy and floury? Which one was it? Can’t be both.

Oh yes it was IMHO.

bubba louie said:

MrBL and some of his fellow workers had a corporate volunteering day at the RSPCA, so I tagged along.

We spent the morning painting timber oil on outdoor furniture and then the afternoon was spent giving some enrichment time to group of dogs that had been seized by the inspectorate.

Some of the poor things were so frightened and just wanted a lap to sit on.

That sounds like the perfect place for you to be Bubba.

Happy Potter said:

Max has really missed hopping onto my lap for mummy cuddles as I can’t help him climb up. Well he’s taken to trying to get onto my lap on his own but so far has only managed to push me in my pc chair across the room. We’ve had a few ‘around the room’ wheely experiences lol!

Pity you didn’t get it on film.

pomolo said:

Well, goodnight. Nothing much else to say.

Blame the computer for the above statement.

bluegreen said:

I’m still around. Been spending time with my mum :)

Time well spent then.

Happy Potter said:

I’m still up. I’m turning into a TV soapie addict. Yeah me who hates tv..I might need saving LOL
I’ve ticked off all the shows I want to watch and set reminders so I don’t miss the next exciting episode.

Mr’s Brown’s Son’s, BBC comedy seasons one and two watched and it’s so bluddy funny lol. I have the set and can’t wait to see the next one. It’s cuppa time then scurrying back to bed to watch some more lol!

I’m addicted to Masterchef again but I get so angry at it. Don’t know why I bother.

Think I’ve done enough for the LHC this morning. It must be someone elses turn.

pomolo said:

Think I’ve done enough for the LHC this morning. It must be someone elses turn.

Good effort tho :)

Pouring rain here.. a months rain in a day the news said. We shall see…

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Think I’ve done enough for the LHC this morning. It must be someone elses turn.

Good effort tho :)

Pouring rain here.. a months rain in a day the news said. We shall see…

Update on the rain.. send boat now!
lol

Happy Potter said:

I’m still up. I’m turning into a TV soapie addict. Yeah me who hates tv..I might need saving LOL
I’ve ticked off all the shows I want to watch and set reminders so I don’t miss the next exciting episode.

Mr’s Brown’s Son’s, BBC comedy seasons one and two watched and it’s so bluddy funny lol. I have the set and can’t wait to see the next one. It’s cuppa time then scurrying back to bed to watch some more lol!

a good way to wile away the time when you can’t do much :)

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Think I’ve done enough for the LHC this morning. It must be someone elses turn.

Good effort tho :)

Pouring rain here.. a months rain in a day the news said. We shall see…

been raining here too. but not heavy, just light and steady. cold as well.

My argument for getting health insurance.
Just got a letter from my health ins provider that sets out all the costs associated with my back surgery.
Accommodation: $14,864.00
Surgical Implants/Prosthesis (which details 14 pieces): $14.500.00
Surgeon: $6.500.
My out of pocket costs were $280 for the MRI scan, $500 up front for surgeons fee, $30 for GP’s referral, $22 for a ‘handireacher’ tool ..because I constantly drop things and can’t bend to pick them up, and various small amounts for mild painkillers like paracetemol.

I rest my case.

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Think I’ve done enough for the LHC this morning. It must be someone elses turn.

Good effort tho :)

Pouring rain here.. a months rain in a day the news said. We shall see…

Just drizzly here.

Happy Potter said:

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Think I’ve done enough for the LHC this morning. It must be someone elses turn.

Good effort tho :)

Pouring rain here.. a months rain in a day the news said. We shall see…

Update on the rain.. send boat now!
lol

You’re as bad as North Qld. They have flash flooding atm.

Happy Potter said:

My argument for getting health insurance.
Just got a letter from my health ins provider that sets out all the costs associated with my back surgery.
Accommodation: $14,864.00
Surgical Implants/Prosthesis (which details 14 pieces): $14.500.00
Surgeon: $6.500.
My out of pocket costs were $280 for the MRI scan, $500 up front for surgeons fee, $30 for GP’s referral, $22 for a ‘handireacher’ tool ..because I constantly drop things and can’t bend to pick them up, and various small amounts for mild painkillers like paracetemol.

I rest my case.

Are you saying that it cost somewhere around $30,000:00? I appreciate your point on how much it has saved you but that cost is astounding. Not saying it’s wrong just saying that medical costs and lots of other things are getting right out of hand. Where will it stop? I do know that if you are covered by med insurance they hit the insurer with everything. When I hear about things like that I cease to like our world.

I’ve been up to my ears in banana cooking. Made a few cakes and banana breads and a dessert that I will pass on depending how it turns out. I have used up the ripest of the bananas for now. Next lot will be banana chipped I hope. I’m off to do a bit of research on the ‘how to’ for banana chips.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

My argument for getting health insurance.
Just got a letter from my health ins provider that sets out all the costs associated with my back surgery.
Accommodation: $14,864.00
Surgical Implants/Prosthesis (which details 14 pieces): $14.500.00
Surgeon: $6.500.
My out of pocket costs were $280 for the MRI scan, $500 up front for surgeons fee, $30 for GP’s referral, $22 for a ‘handireacher’ tool ..because I constantly drop things and can’t bend to pick them up, and various small amounts for mild painkillers like paracetemol.

I rest my case.

Are you saying that it cost somewhere around $30,000:00? I appreciate your point on how much it has saved you but that cost is astounding. Not saying it’s wrong just saying that medical costs and lots of other things are getting right out of hand. Where will it stop? I do know that if you are covered by med insurance they hit the insurer with everything. When I hear about things like that I cease to like our world.

No that was the cost for the procedure. I know because I asked. It was over 30 grand. Yes, the prices are becoming insane. I guess the world will ‘go broke’ one day!

Happy Potter said:

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

My argument for getting health insurance.
Just got a letter from my health ins provider that sets out all the costs associated with my back surgery.
Accommodation: $14,864.00
Surgical Implants/Prosthesis (which details 14 pieces): $14.500.00
Surgeon: $6.500.
My out of pocket costs were $280 for the MRI scan, $500 up front for surgeons fee, $30 for GP’s referral, $22 for a ‘handireacher’ tool ..because I constantly drop things and can’t bend to pick them up, and various small amounts for mild painkillers like paracetemol.

I rest my case.

Are you saying that it cost somewhere around $30,000:00? I appreciate your point on how much it has saved you but that cost is astounding. Not saying it’s wrong just saying that medical costs and lots of other things are getting right out of hand. Where will it stop? I do know that if you are covered by med insurance they hit the insurer with everything. When I hear about things like that I cease to like our world.

No that was the cost for the procedure. I know because I asked. It was over 30 grand. Yes, the prices are becoming insane. I guess the world will ‘go broke’ one day!

I bet a lot of that is to pay for their insurance.

pomolo said:

I’ve been up to my ears in banana cooking. Made a few cakes and banana breads and a dessert that I will pass on depending how it turns out. I have used up the ripest of the bananas for now. Next lot will be banana chipped I hope. I’m off to do a bit of research on the ‘how to’ for banana chips.

The banana dessert was very nice. In case anybody was/is interested. It’s very easy to make up and would be handy if you’re in a hurry. The recipe is realy for a strudel but I didn’t have any traditional filo pastry so I just plonked the filling into puff pastry (store bought) and was pleasantly surprised.

Just slice some bananas, throw in some sultanas, a bit of coconut, a bit brown sugar, a sprinkle of orange rind, a couple of teaspoons of orange juice and a couple of pinches of cinnamon. Mix together and wrap in pastry. Bake untill well heated through and pastry is golden brown. Easy peasy. The sort of recipe I like. The sauce that forms is yummy. I know because it all oozed out the side of mine. lol.

Just another way to use up a couple of ripe bananas.

Happy Potter said:

My argument for getting health insurance.
Just got a letter from my health ins provider that sets out all the costs associated with my back surgery.
Accommodation: $14,864.00
Surgical Implants/Prosthesis (which details 14 pieces): $14.500.00
Surgeon: $6.500.
My out of pocket costs were $280 for the MRI scan, $500 up front for surgeons fee, $30 for GP’s referral, $22 for a ‘handireacher’ tool ..because I constantly drop things and can’t bend to pick them up, and various small amounts for mild painkillers like paracetemol.

I rest my case.
some just cant afford it , what would have been the waiting list time, did you go private ? and was the surgery urgent, like life or death or could have you waited some time ?

Thee’s Estate said:

Happy Potter said:

My argument for getting health insurance.
Just got a letter from my health ins provider that sets out all the costs associated with my back surgery.
Accommodation: $14,864.00
Surgical Implants/Prosthesis (which details 14 pieces): $14.500.00
Surgeon: $6.500.
My out of pocket costs were $280 for the MRI scan, $500 up front for surgeons fee, $30 for GP’s referral, $22 for a ‘handireacher’ tool ..because I constantly drop things and can’t bend to pick them up, and various small amounts for mild painkillers like paracetemol.

I rest my case.
some just cant afford it , what would have been the waiting list time, did you go private ? and was the surgery urgent, like life or death or could have you waited some time ?

some just cant afford it , what would have been the waiting list time, did you go private ? and was the surgery urgent, like life or death or could have you waited some time ? also what I meant did yus stay in a private or public hospital ?

Thee’s Estate said:

Happy Potter said:

My argument for getting health insurance.
Just got a letter from my health ins provider that sets out all the costs associated with my back surgery.
Accommodation: $14,864.00
Surgical Implants/Prosthesis (which details 14 pieces): $14.500.00
Surgeon: $6.500.
My out of pocket costs were $280 for the MRI scan, $500 up front for surgeons fee, $30 for GP’s referral, $22 for a ‘handireacher’ tool ..because I constantly drop things and can’t bend to pick them up, and various small amounts for mild painkillers like paracetemol.

I rest my case.
some just cant afford it , what would have been the waiting list time, did you go private ? and was the surgery urgent, like life or death or could have you waited some time ?

I know Thee. We’ve only just gotten back into pvt health ins after a few years, but luckily just at the right time.
I went private. I could have waited as it wasn’t a life or death situation, but if I’d waited too long with the prob I had, I faced the risk of losing the use of my legs and spending my life in a wheelchair.
My friend who had the same injury, by comparison, had no pvt health ins and waited 9 months. Her surgery kept being cancelled at the last minute, I imagine for more life and death cases, understandable, but still not acceptable.
She finally had her surgery the day I got out of hosp and I spoke to her on Wed, she cannot stand or walk without a walking frame. She is a farm girl type, ‘nanna on a mission’ on an acerage and has many animals and she rescues horses. She won’t be stopped tho, a bit like me in that way and shes already planning things, she is going to get a scooter to get about her house and an avt for getting about her property. Her house will have to be modified.

Thee’s Estate said:

Thee’s Estate said:

Happy Potter said:

My argument for getting health insurance.
Just got a letter from my health ins provider that sets out all the costs associated with my back surgery.
Accommodation: $14,864.00
Surgical Implants/Prosthesis (which details 14 pieces): $14.500.00
Surgeon: $6.500.
My out of pocket costs were $280 for the MRI scan, $500 up front for surgeons fee, $30 for GP’s referral, $22 for a ‘handireacher’ tool ..because I constantly drop things and can’t bend to pick them up, and various small amounts for mild painkillers like paracetemol.

I rest my case.
some just cant afford it , what would have been the waiting list time, did you go private ? and was the surgery urgent, like life or death or could have you waited some time ?

some just cant afford it , what would have been the waiting list time, did you go private ? and was the surgery urgent, like life or death or could have you waited some time ? also what I meant did yus stay in a private or public hospital ?

Private hospital.

pomolo said:

pomolo said:

I’ve been up to my ears in banana cooking. Made a few cakes and banana breads and a dessert that I will pass on depending how it turns out. I have used up the ripest of the bananas for now. Next lot will be banana chipped I hope. I’m off to do a bit of research on the ‘how to’ for banana chips.

The banana dessert was very nice. In case anybody was/is interested. It’s very easy to make up and would be handy if you’re in a hurry. The recipe is realy for a strudel but I didn’t have any traditional filo pastry so I just plonked the filling into puff pastry (store bought) and was pleasantly surprised.

Just slice some bananas, throw in some sultanas, a bit of coconut, a bit brown sugar, a sprinkle of orange rind, a couple of teaspoons of orange juice and a couple of pinches of cinnamon. Mix together and wrap in pastry. Bake untill well heated through and pastry is golden brown. Easy peasy. The sort of recipe I like. The sauce that forms is yummy. I know because it all oozed out the side of mine. lol.

Just another way to use up a couple of ripe bananas.

a very simple dessert, we had some last night. Slice bananas in a bowl and serve with hot custard.

I’ve had to drop my hospital insurance due to lack of money, but still have the extras cover to help pay for the chiro visits and dental and optical. I didn’t like dropping it but really couldn’t afford it on the govt. payouts.

pomolo said:

pomolo said:

I’ve been up to my ears in banana cooking. Made a few cakes and banana breads and a dessert that I will pass on depending how it turns out. I have used up the ripest of the bananas for now. Next lot will be banana chipped I hope. I’m off to do a bit of research on the ‘how to’ for banana chips.

The banana dessert was very nice. In case anybody was/is interested. It’s very easy to make up and would be handy if you’re in a hurry. The recipe is realy for a strudel but I didn’t have any traditional filo pastry so I just plonked the filling into puff pastry (store bought) and was pleasantly surprised.

Just slice some bananas, throw in some sultanas, a bit of coconut, a bit brown sugar, a sprinkle of orange rind, a couple of teaspoons of orange juice and a couple of pinches of cinnamon. Mix together and wrap in pastry. Bake untill well heated through and pastry is golden brown. Easy peasy. The sort of recipe I like. The sauce that forms is yummy. I know because it all oozed out the side of mine. lol.

Just another way to use up a couple of ripe bananas.

That sounds lovely :) Thanks Pomolo.

Good timing Coz :) how are things now, sounds like your progressing along nicely :)

Happy Potter said:

Thee’s Estate said:

Thee’s Estate said:

some just cant afford it , what would have been the waiting list time, did you go private ? and was the surgery urgent, like life or death or could have you waited some time ? also what I meant did yus stay in a private or public hospital ?

Lucky you did not get another bill for the difference that the insurance Co doesn’t cover :)or did they cover 100% :) if so who you with ? and what plan ? TIA

Private hospital.

bluegreen said:

I’ve had to drop my hospital insurance due to lack of money, but still have the extras cover to help pay for the chiro visits and dental and optical. I didn’t like dropping it but really couldn’t afford it on the govt. payouts.

your doing well to keep that up :)

Thee’s Estate said:

Happy Potter said:

Thee’s Estate said:

some just cant afford it , what would have been the waiting list time, did you go private ? and was the surgery urgent, like life or death or could have you waited some time ? also what I meant did yus stay in a private or public hospital ?

Lucky you did not get another bill for the difference that the insurance Co doesn’t cover :)or did they cover 100% :) if so who you with ? and what plan ? TIA

Private hospital.

Bupa, previously HBA. 100% cover.

Happy Potter said:

Thee’s Estate said:

Happy Potter said:

Lucky you did not get another bill for the difference that the insurance Co doesn’t cover :)or did they cover 100% :) if so who you with ? and what plan ? TIA

Private hospital.

might look into it for my SOn , thanks

Bupa, previously HBA. 100% cover.