Saturday jobs

While I was at art class hubby started on finishing the veggie garden area   

He moved the boundary a few weeks ago but the weather hadn’t been cooperating 

It’s really opened up the area so we have plans for more of the blue wicking beds 



My tulips are showing colour 

I’ve never grown them before so it’s very exciting to see them come up 



In class we have been working on an Australian outback scene.  I think this is finished but who knows I may turn up next week and decide to add something 

That’s the biggest trick to learn. When to stop 



After filling up the fire with more wood. Hanging a load of washing on a clothes horse to dry 

I’m back to this blanket. 

Row two of boarder. 

I hope to finish this today so I can start on something new 



The telly is full of the passing of  Queen Elizabeth 11  

She was a constant in our lives for so long. 

She kept her vow to serve for as long as she lived. 

May she now rest in peace 

Almost done

The main body of the blanket is now done. 

I’ve knotted all the loose ends and trimmed them so only the boarder needs doing 

There are four parts to the boarder so it still a bit to go before it can be called finished 

It’s big and heavy and oh so warm 

I think I quick project after this. 

The weather has turned wet yet again 

Hopefully we will get some nicer weather on the weekend. I’ve got lots planned 

Going out for dinner tonight 

It’s hubby’s birthday today 

He’s 61 years young 

When did that happen? 

Wordless Wednesday

And so, it begins

Went to Bunnings to get black plastic to finish mulching the new garden area snd the had tomato seedlings. Pretty advanced ones. I couldn’t resist 

I got four different varieties of larger tomatoes as the seeds I planted were little ones 

I’ve been leaving the plants so they go to seed. The bees love the flowers and spring is not  full of abundance as yet. But I did have to empty one of the tubs.  Those plants, kale went to feed the chickens 



Nothing goes to waste here. 

Look how much they have grown. Another five eggs today 



The sun is shining and it was lovely to be outside again in the garden. But it’s still cold so I finished quickly and came back inside 

Even Trixie is staying close to the fire 

I’m very happy to at least make a small start at my summer crops 

Eggs

This is todays eggs. Two are warm snd there was a chicken in the nesting box when I checked 

They’re such good girls 

So excited to be getting fresh eggs again. Yummy

Sunday stroll

Just wandering around the garden seeing what’s going on and sleepy plants are slowly waking up form winter’s slumber 

The white mulberries are  only just starting to bud 

The black mulberry is four years old now and has well and truely come back to life 



The seedlings are getting bigger. I don’t think I like the little pod thingies. Technical term lol 

Ye old timey is the better way to go I think 

I Can just see my first potato peaking out of the potting mix 

Where there is one. Hopefully it means the rest will soon burst forth 




Fruit trees are covered in blossom 



The citrus are still green and healthy.  Good sign that even with all the rain we have had, they didn’t get wet feet 



The peach, I think, that was in a pot for a few years and didn’t do well at all  it’s got blossoms so hopefully it’s much happier here 



The chickens have had fresh wood shavings put in to keep their feet dry and clean 

We are getting multiple eggs everyday 



It’s been so wet we even have mushrooms 

Don’t know what kind they are so I’ll just leave them where they are 



There is so much to do in the garden but it’s still just too wet I pulled out two weeds and so much dirt came up with them they left huge holes 

I’ll just have to wait a tad longer 

Soon it will be all hands in deck as it will be a full time job weeding and keeping it all weed free 

Roll on spring 

Unexpectedly busy night

Last night I awoke to pretty bad chest pains 

I had a tight chest with pain radiating up my neck and into my jaw 

I felt sick and had shortness of breath 

So after trying to walk it off, I decided I needed to wake hubby and ring an ambulance 

One arrived about twenty minutes later and got me hooked, up and took down details 

They were at the end of their shift but were the closest to me. So they came to monitor me

Until another ambulance could come to take me to hospital 

The second arrived and off we went. 

I had a moment in the ambulance where I felt clammy and sick and my vitals dropped 

But the lovely paramedic was on it and helped me feel better 

Got to the frankston hospital and within 15-20 minutes I was in a bed being monitored and drained of blood for tests 

They came back normal

Four hours later more blood was taken and tests repeated 

Once again. Normal. 

So no heart attack. But a big warning. 

So I have come home this morning feeling very tired, with referrals to a cardiologist 

It was very scary before the ambulances arrived. But I felt instantly calmer when they started talking to me 

And telling me exactly what they were doing and why

People like to bad mouth our health system but I was very well looked after by everyone 

I did feel a bit silly when all tests came back normal, but I was quickly told to not even think like that 

It’s much better to be safe than sorry 

Our medical people are so lovely, their bloods worth bottling 

I am very grateful I live in Australia 

I’m a public patient so I won’t get a bill for an overnight stay in hospital 

And We have had ambulance subscription since we got married so I won’t get a huge bill for that either 

So today I’m resting and not getting overworked about anything 

Just being very grateful