Blue

It’s the time of year

It’s lack of sunshine 

It’s lack of energy

It’s too much pain 

Too much to do but not being able too 

It’s oh so many things. 

Mainly it’s just knowing that my best and healthiest years are behind me 

And I have to accept this is who I am now 

And I will just not today 

Imbolc

A blessed Imbolc to all in the Southern Hemisphere 

I slept in this morning, I really needed it. 

Woke up at eight and saw the world was white 

And very very cold 

The only good thing is once this fog goes, and it’s nine thirty now still pea soup, 

The sun will shine 

I do need to get out today to organise a few things 

But right now I’m sitting inside staying warm 

To everyone in the northern hemisphere blessed lamas 

I hope your harvest is plentiful 

Anniversary

I can’t believe it’s been this long 

I know it’s cliché but the years really fly. 

It’s been a roller coaster, as all marriages are, but we are still here. 

Nothing planned. It’s just another day. 

But we do realised that we are very blessed and we take nothing for granted. 

Looking forward to the coming years 

Mushrooms

Mosaic crochet is coming along slowly 

The fibro fog is particularly bad right now.  There is lots of counting and I’m so bad I forget the number as soon as I say it. 

Today the sun is shining and that bitter cold is gone. 

There is always something to be thankful for. 

Walk about

The rain and winds have stopped. So we went for a bit of a wander around the place 

You can see how much rain we had 

This dam was bone dry! 

It filled up over the last week 



Checking the veggie patch and not much is happening 

The rhubarb is kicking on.  Which is lovely to see 



The first planting is now established and growing well. 

The second is still just sitting quietly. 



The sugar beets have grown. I’ll start harvesting and adding them to my stews and roast them 



More beets in the foreground. The jonquils are happily flowering away. 




No sign of the potatoes as yet. I’m sure they’ll pop up soon 



The frost has Damaged this poor plant. I’ll wait until all frost has gone and cut it back. It should regrow. 



My rosemary is really doing well. I had to cut it back so I could get in and out of the gate 





The bees were all over it. 



It was nice to just walk around.  I ignored all the weeds. I’ll get to them once the weather improves 

The chickens have been let out of lockdown to clean up the small orchard. 

They will spend the day here and go back in their run  

It’s wet so we will get some more sawdust and put it down for them to have a nice clean and dry area to play in. 

This will have to done during the week. The sawdust people are closed Sundays 

Hope you’re all keeping warm or cool depending on where in the wacky world you live. 

Crazy weather all over 

There’s a mouse in the house

All day yesterday Trixie had her nose under the couch.  She would be on one side 

Then run around to the other side   

I couldn’t see anything because the section she was looking at is low to the ground. 

I needed to lift up the whole couch to see properly. But it’s too big 

I actually got hubby and wonderson pull the couch apart and look. 

There wasn’t any tight there. But I know my dog. She wouldn’t be that fixated for nothing. 

This morning. While sitting quietly I see a mouse run across from the heater to the back of the wall unit. 

Trixie is now right there waiting. 

So tonight mouse traps will be set and hopefully we catch a little critter 

Not that I blame it.  It’s very cold and wet out there. 

But if your not paying rent, or giving me love. 

You got to leave 

I’m off to art class. But first I have to add a few more layers to keep me warm. 

EDIT

Bella has caught the mouse and has gone outside with it 

Good kitty 

Potty training

Only Ana today. Older girls are back at school 

Her parents have started potty training and we continued today 

For ease we had only undies on and no pants 

We only had one accident. She was very good 

In the nail

Salon today. It’s a tough job deciding what colour 



Outside it was very cold. We had strong winds and now rain. 

We not only had the wood fire going. We also had the ducted heating 

It’s going to be miserable for the next week or so. 

I’m definitely feeling it in my bones. 

There is a global computer cliche, apparently 

So far it hasn’t affected me. Hopefully they sort it out soon