Making a start

Today started with morning chores.

then art class followed by picking up my medication

a friend popped in for a quick visit

we both walked next door to order potting mix and sugar cane mulch

after she left I got stuck in

here are all the seedlings we purchased yesterday

to plant these I had to turn this

into this

the supplies will be delivered this afternoon once the nursery shuts for the day. Around five

I love having a nursery right next door. Have I mentioned that before?

I’ll top up the wicking beds plant up and then mulch

but that’s for tomorrow

Ive run out of energy for today

I’ll shower and relax by knitting for the rest of the day.

hubby has gone to the farm and he won’t be back until tomorrow which means I don’t have to cook dinner.

im happy with a sandwich or cereal

then I’ve got the television all to myself

a perfect Saturday night for me

Preparing

Ana arrived late this morning the whole family slept in which I’m sure was needed

After mummy and Georgia dropped her off I asked what did she want to do first

obviously nails!

first they must be all lined up so we can choose

four colours were chosen so each hand and foot had their own colour

grandma forgot to get a photo

this pic is out of order don’t know why just pretend it’s at the end of the post

after breakfast, nails and snacks I asked if Ana would like to come with me to buy veggie seedlings

I got a loud excited Yes!

it was a tad windy so we didn’t hang around

we went up and down the rows deciding what we wanted to buy

all the tags had pictures of the produce so Ana would tell me what she wanted to buy

i didnt take pictures of all the seedlings but rest assured we came home well stocked

everything she saw we bought and each time she declared, “I love those “

she was such a good girl the lady at the register gave her a small box of crayons

obviously once we got home we had to get the colouring books out

insert previous photo here

we spent the rest of the day watching Frozen. Both one and two

singing, colouring and eating.

she definitely can pack food in.

she did asked for veggies, fruit and the cow cheese.

it’s cheese that comes in a round box. Each piece is a triangle and covered in foil. She loves them. Especially pealing the wrapper off

eventually daddy arrived to take her home.

it was a busy but enjoyable day. Grandma is now sitting with a nice cup of tea

Positive signs

The first of the roses are coming out

unfortunately so are those dam reeds!

I think I’m going to have to use poison to kill them

i really don’t like to, we have a very large frog community. But there really is no other way. No amount of boiling water, salt or digging out has worked.

I’m going to have to read up on weed killers and make a decision on what to use

Im thinking to hit it with the most potent of the ones available. Hopefully I may only need to do it the once.

any suggestions gratefully accepted

Happy birthday

Happy birthday hubby

63 years round the sun

wishing you lots more!

let’s face it. I need you to keep working

lol

love you heaps

Missing Annie

Ana and her family all went out to spend the day together

im sure they will all have fun

but

this left me to my own devices

we had a bit of mis- communication

and a senior moment

I went shopping and bought apples on the weekend

then early in the week I thought oh I need to get some apples as you do

and then hubby went shopping and thought oh I better get some apples

as you have probably noticed we ended up with LOTS of apples

I decided to cut some up. Add some frozen rhubarb from the garden and I made jam

it doesn’t look the nicest but I does taste good most of this will be used in those 100 cookie recipe I use

you would be surprised how much it used up

I waited for these to arrive for weeks

finally they did and I finished off the wall hangings

these will be gifts for Christmas however I’ve not decided who will get them

four of these ready to go

I also finished these.

again I’m not sure who will receive them yet

I’ll make those decisions closer to Christmas

you can’t see them but I have added ribbons so they can hang

after all that.

and cooking dinner, chicken, in the slow cooker I’m pretty much done

it’s lovely and sunny today but as usual it’s cold and around 5ish it starts to really cool down

I’ve brought lots of firewood in so that we can ramp it up tonight

then I’ll sit, watch whatever hubby wants and knit.

a perfect end to the week

Wind.

Today the weather is windy

not the gale force winds we have been having, thankfully , but enough to dry washing

I striped the bed, put the sheets in the washer and out on the line early

towels were hung under the veranda and everything has dried

ivd got the sheets on the bed ready for me to remake it

towels will shortly be brought in folded and put away

all living areas have been dusted and vacuumed.

it was also bathroom day I scrubbed it all down and then I had a shower

After all that

I’m working on the socks

I’ve run the life lines for the heel and will continue knitting the foot

I think I’ll add a lifeline before decreasing for the toes and start the second sock.

But

Ill start knitting the (cuff) of the second sock and end it with the toes.

casting on and knitting the first few rows is hard. My hands just won’t do what I want them too.

I’m hoping this will be much easier

Ill let you know how the experiment goes

Monday

Yesterday I woke up feeling much better than I have been

Don’t know if it’s the weather, I suffer from SAD seasonal affected depression

or the emotions from the past few months

It wasn’t just one thing it was lots

or the fact I hadn’t been sleeping like at all I’d be up all night get to bed around five and sleep two or three hours

But the sun was shining I had slept thanks to pharmaceuticals and I had spent some time alone decompressing

I did three loads of washing

I baked. I had requests

and I started to try and weed

the weeding didn’t go well

everything hurt

the back, the knees and my shoulder

I think the bursitis is back

I had no choice but to come back inside

I plan to go out again today I’ll fill that tub with weeds and then stop if I do that I won’t overdo but the garden bed will eventually look much better

meanwhile hubby has asked for more knitted socks he swears that on the days he wears them with his work boots the feel much better by the end of the day

of course I’ve started another pair for him. It’s not heavy or complicated so perfect for now