Sunday, October 1, 2023

Flowers


I’m so happy today. I’m sending you all flowers from my garden 
Roses 











Flowers from the front of my house 
















And some from the back 







A yellow iris. I’ve seen one before 
This was a mixed bag of iris bulbs. I’ve had white and purple flowers but this is the first yellow. 

So many pretty flowers are blooming right now 
A lovely time of year 

Premiers 2023





I know this won’t mean very much to most of you. But this is the football club I follow. It’s the one most people love to hate. 

But they’re this season’s premiers 

Our last flag was 13 years ago. 

I’ve was very emotional all day yesterday 
Today I’m enjoying all the football shows 

So proud of the boys 
GO PIES   

Friday, September 29, 2023

Friday holiday

We have a public holiday today. Our football grand final is tomorrow so we all get the day off today to prepare 

Me well I started on the rose garden   Those reefs are very annoying 

I cut them down and pored salt all over the fresh wound 
Hopefully some of them will die or I might have to resort to poison 



There were also normal weeds which I just pulled out 



Hubby arrived and helped me finish the job it looks so much nicer. 
As you can see it’s a beautiful sunny day   Perfect for spending time outside 



The potatoes I planted a few weeks ago have started to come up. Might get a decent crop this year 



And just because. My lilac is flowering. It smells wonderful 



We are both sore now so I guess we are done for the day 

Hubby finished cleaning the concrete with the pressure cleaner and it all looks fantastic now 

So another job has been ticked off as done 

It’s never ending when you have lots of space. 

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

moving along

This area needed cleaning. It was going green with moss  and a few pots needed revamping 



I started by moving all the rubbish out and sweeping up the bulk of the leaf litter 

I then got stuck into scrubbing the table. You can see how bad it was 



It looks much better now 
I’ll have to get the sealer and spray it now it’s nice and clean 



I hosed most of the dirt out from the area but it really needs to be done with the pressure washer 

That’s just too big for me to handle so I’ll leave it to hubby to bring over 



I’ve planted up the azaleas and the flowers have brightened the place up 

It looks much better and now I don’t have to worry about creepy crawlers hiding in the leaf litter waiting to attack me lol 

Now for putting my feet up and having a nice cuppa 

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

An energetic day




This morning was day two of swimming. Only an hour a day.   But it’s better than no swimming 

Then coffee and  quick shop, then home to do washing. 

I got a message from Nancy asking if I would like to go for a walk around the gardens 

We haven’t walked since coming back from und uk so I said absolutely yes. 

We did about three kilometres wandering around looking at all the spring flowers then another coffee 

I bought some Christmas stocking fillets for the girls at the gift store. 

Then Nancy needed to stop at the supermarket 
Where I picked up some azaleas 



Don’t know why it’s upside down but you get the gist 

Now cooking some chicken and rice in the oven 




And some chow mein 
It always tastes better the next day.  This is for tomorrow 


Once I’ve cooked and cleaned up 
I’ll sit and rest with my crochet 

I’m aiming to make it three days in a row for the pool. 
I’m going to kick myself in the bottom to make sure I get there 

Monday, September 25, 2023

Alterations

 Ought some tops last week. 
They were on sale so they were a good deal 

Only problem was they had elastic along the bottom attaching the binding 

This made them hook under your bottom and make you look way fatter than I am. 



So I removed the binding and elastic 



And then did a little hem. 



Now they sit flat and give me a much nicer shape 

And I need all the help I can get 

All three tops are now done
Way better than putting them in the back of the wardrobe and forgetting all about them. 

Sunday, September 24, 2023

Sunny Sunday

It’s a lovely sunny day today 
Hubby decided he would weed this garden Bed and re mulch it for the coming summer. 

I had been asking friends to save newspapers for me. I had a good amount and started laying them down in a thick layer 



Wetting it down as I went. 
The hubby got the mulch and using the front end loader gently tipped it over the fence 

A wick going over with the rake and it’s done. 
Although I did get home to remove a section around the plants so they could get some  air 



In between laying papers I weeded pots and watered garden beds 

I also worked on the blanket. 



It’s getting longer and I think I’m half way done 

Sitting in the outdoor area. The overhead fan going and the blinds up to let any breeze through, it was quite comfortable 

Hubby is still playing, I mean working, with the tractor 
Other than that it’s very quiet with only the birds making noises. 

Absolutely bliss.