Friday, August 30, 2024

Friday fun

First we made apple tea cake 



Adding the apples on top 



While it was cooking we went out to fly a kite 



Daddy had to help 



Saying hello to the stock 



Watering the plants 



And finally falling asleep in grandmas arms 



It was an action packed day 

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Rest day


Today apart from general housekeeping I’m going to rest 

I’ve been  outside to check on damage from the storms 
And thankfully there isn’t any. 

Some pots tipped over but the plants are ok 
The plastic watering can and Ana’s little tin one had been blown across the front of the house 
That’s pretty much it 

I only have dinner to organise, roast lamb and vegetables. 

And continue to work on my knitting 



Hubby asked for a second jumper as he loves the first. 
It really is very warm. 

 Using my notes so hopefully it fits just as well 
The only thing is I’ll make it longer.  To keep his back warmer. The first one finished at the top of his pants 

He says he’s had many positive comments about it 
Which is nice 

More storms are expected this afternoon 
Hopefully not as bad as we have had 

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Job done




Today I finished the decluttering, is that a word? 
And I now have seven bags for donation 

The gale force winds are still here and are supposed to continue for a while yet 

Definitely not the kind of weather to go outside 

So I’ll find another job to do inside for tomorrow 

I now need a rest.  I’m getting old me thinks 


Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Spring cleaning

Even though the weather is still dreadful i decided I definitely needed to clear out my closet 

I had three piles 
One to go back into the closet 
The second was clothes that I wouldn’t be wearing 
Much over summer. They went into the closet in the spare room
The third was for donation 

We know a few families doing it tough. So we hand over our extra clothes to them 



Two and a half bags. Not too bad 

Now I have to tackle the drawers 
I’m going to be brutal doing those 

Well I plan too 

Monday, August 26, 2024

Mother Nature gone wild

Today the sun is shining and there is a lovely breeze 
Perfect 



Yesterday was very different 
We started the day a beautiful sun shine day with a top of 23 degrees Celsius 

The it turned 
Gale  force winds 
Parts of Melbourne had hail golf ball sized 
The western suburbs has a mini tornado. Weather watches posted on Facebook. 

Torrential rain
Thunder and lightning 

Then to cap it all off a small earthquake right here in Cranbourne 

It was a wild ride. 
So mother Nat had a dummy spit and now it seems she has got to it all out of her system 

Waking up today. You wouldn’t even know 

I wonder what she’s got in store for us next!


Saturday, August 24, 2024

Spring is coming

You can feel it coming 
The days are noticeably longer now 
The sunshine is stronger 
And the anticipation of the coming harvests is definitely here 

Hubby weeded the front gardens. He did an awesome job 





Bulbs are starting to really appear now I think this is a type of tulip 



Daffodil that was planted years ago. It still manages to appear. Although in years past it was cut down by someone with the whipper snipper. Not mentioning names 



Pretty little bell flowers. I cannot remember their name. If you know please let me know in the comments. My mind has gone bye bye 





Plumb trees budding 



Apricot blossoms 



Rosemary going gang buster. I keep having to chop it back so we can get in the gate 



One of the citrus trees we rescued. 
I’ll finally find out what it is 



The vegetables are finally starting to grow. It’s been so cold they have just gone to sleep I think 



Potatoes coming along nicely 




And for cuteness here is Ana helping to water the pots yesterday 



Here she is with her best buddy watching bluey 



This week I left the house every day. Which was nice but tiring 
The sun is shining right now but storms are predicted 
So hubby is currently mowing while he can 

Where ever you are. Whatever the weather enjoy the weekend and stay safe 

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Mushroom homes





I’ve finally finished. 
I had lost my mojo there for a while and just left it. 
Finished it last night while watching telly with hubby 

A busy morning running around 
Caught up with a couple of friends I hadn’t seen for ages 

Lost my phone. Then found it 

And it’s not even lunchtime yet 

Hope your having a much less stressful day