Hello! Pretty overcast day, but not too bad. We didn’t end up going out for a hike, but did tackle this pretty shabby looking garden!
The tomatoes had gone feral (mostly my fault for neglecting them and giving up on them…)
So we got to, picked all the decent tomatoes we could and pulled up and trimmed back a lot of stuff
Piling on the straw certainly helps make things look better too!
I brought up one of Support Chooks sisters to have a go at the bugs in this area. Her name is Flossie-Veloci. She was really funny. She went pecking mad at high speed to get all the bugs she could! It cheered me up as I had been feeling a bit sad as I know Support Chook would have LOVED all the slugs I found!
We really need to get a proper path in here… not a weedy afterthought!! (New project 🙂 )
Managed to get a lot of tomatoes! I guess tomorrows effort will be to wash and cook these – I think I’d just like to turn them all into tomato paste. I’ve really enjoyed using our own tomato paste.
Goodbye Support Chook. Jeff woke me this morning to tell me ‘Support Chook passed in the night’ (He is such a nurse isn’t he?) Poor little girl. I am not sure exactly why – she was never going to thrive… I actually brought her into the house last night as it was cold. So glad I did otherwise I would have been convinced she died of the cold and that would have been devastating. As it was, she was in a comfy carrier in the fire warmed house.
She just wouldn’t eat and drink like a normal chook. But she was great company in the garden and a demon on the slugs. I’ll miss her. And yes… I have cried a lot today over a silly chicken!!
Sorry its been a while since I popped in! I’ve been so … unmotivated? We’ve hiked a bit, but I haven’t taken the camera along. I’ll have to do that next time its not raining. We haven’t really done much thats startling!!
Jeff had to go back for another covid19 test this morning. All the hospital health workers need a recent clearance before heading back to work. The numbers of new cases appearing in Australia is very low – I think less than 90 in the past 7 days. Some relaxing of rules is slowing coming in, but still keeping with the social distancing and all that. Japan had very low numbers for a while… but are now jumping up – although by the numbers it is not showing they are testing widely. The numbers in Spain (where my awesome Aunt lives) are alarming. As is the UK, the USA, Italy, France and Germany. 🙁 I think our area had some of the strictest lockdowns in Australia – The shops may be able to open again on Monday. Still yet to hear officially. Our favourite hamburger takeaway shop is closing its doors Friday for good. I feel so sorry for them.
In crafty news – I used the last half of the chunk of beeswax/resin mix to make a large batch of beewraps. Some I’ll use as presents, some for me. 🙂
I’ve only made a few soap batches lately – this one is ‘Raspberry Dream’
I did manage to sell $40 worth to a lady via the local facebook noticeboard. Our Mothers Day is coming up… I should try to advertise again. I do miss the markets!
This Taiwan Swirl’s fragrance is ‘Wasabi’
Then I put together this really loud and obnoxious coloured, rose scented soap!!
Guess who is back next door?? Little Moo needs to be renamed to ‘Enormously Massive Moo’ Nearly trampled the fence tonight when he saw me – looking for his apples and other snacks!!!
Speaking of garden snacks… I scrounged a few more cape gooseberries and a passionfruit!
I hope you are all doing well wherever you are – staying safe and healthy and happily occupied! Cheers!
