My new strawberry bed
Silverbeet & onions
Two weeks ago my dear friend Christine took me away for a beach holiday. It was lovely not to have to think about cooking for a whole week. We laughed and talked for hours on end. Christine and her husband Leo live in Ballarat so we don't get to spend much time together. We try to meet up for a few days every year. As I grow older I treasure the time I spend with my family and friends.
Lots of laughs with this girl
We couldn't stop laughing at our bibs
Beautiful Pool but no swimming for me
Loved all the tropical flowers
Beautiful gardens
Beautiful gentle rain has been falling for the last few days. Our house tanks are two thirds full and even the dam has come up a couple of inches. What a difference it makes. PH and I have been fertilising and mulching our fruit trees and working on getting the weeds out of the in ground garden bed. One thing I can do is pull weeds.
PH taking out the rubbish bins in his raincoat and ugg boots
Unfortunately my arm has not healed properly and I will need an operation this week. The orthopaedic surgeon at Toowoomba told me they need to shorten the bone and insert two plates. Hopefully that will give me near full use of my wrist and hand. The only thing I don't love about my new life is the distance to specialist medial practitioners. It's a two hour drive to Toowoomba and I will need to stay in hospital overnight so PH will stay in a motel that night. It gets very expensive. I'm looking into travel allowances to get a little bit of money back. As they say "you can"t have everything" and I truly love our little paradise.
I hope you are all enjoying some of this wonderful rain. Spring is such a magical time here on the Granite Belt. Let me know how spring is in your part of the world. I'd love to read your comments.
Leaves on our new apple tree
New growth on our old vines
Wishing you all the best with your surgery and recovery.
ReplyDeleteLove the photos of you all laughing. Nothing like a good laugh with friends.
Take care,
Kylie
Thank you Kylie, laughter is definitely the best medicine.
Deleteomg you broke your arm, that's no good! hope the surgery goes well & all heals as it should this time.
ReplyDeletewe've been getting good rain here too, since thursday, had to dig the woollies back out!
watching the grass grow, it's already knee high!
gorgeous gardens, glad you had a good time with your friend.
wishing you all the best for your surgery
thanx for sharing
Thank you Selina, We have been back lighting the fire and in winter cloths too. They are predicting a top of 13c on Saturday so might be chilly for a few more days. Isn't it wonderful watching the garden come to life? There will be lots of work when the sun comes out. Can't wait to have both hands back so I can get stuck in.
ReplyDeleteCheers Wendy
Hi Wendy, I hope your arm is on the mend. You have done a fantastic job in your garden, the vegies look so healthy.
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