Rain at last

I'm not sure if other people feel the same way but I'm certain the closer we come to the end of the year the faster the days go by. It's almost four weeks since I broke my arm, yet it feels like only a few days. Admittedly it's been a very busy few weeks with everything I do taking at least four times as long. Planting my spring veggies has been a challenge with one arm covered in a blue plastic bag while I try and hold up the little seedlings and backfill with the other. I've worked out that by putting my foot on my gloved hand I can get the glove off without asking for help. Amazing how such little things can give you a buzz.

 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