Month: January 2024

Hello!
I went into Burnie this morning ridiculously early to set up my soap stall… two cruise ships were due in today!
Both got cancelled… there was a bit of a swell even though the weather didn’t seem too tragic. Soooo… I have to pack everything back up, load the car and come home. (mind you I am probably not as miffed as around 4000 people who have missed out on seeing Tassie!! Felt pretty bad for them)

Still… apart from the annoyance factor, I’ve got plenty to do here at home.
Like a ton of raspberries to be cooked or sorted… and another ton to pick!

We’ve had a visitor for a week – my best mates daughter who chose us as her first solo holiday! First time on a plane too… haha… she is certainly not a fan of flying!
Anyway, we had a lot of fun and her Mum told me that since she got home she hasn’t stopped talking about it all. So sweet!

So many raspberries in the fridge… at least maybe today I can do something about the current lot.

We also have been getting buckets and buckets of cherry-plums, despite the squadrons of birds who seemed to spend all day in the trees gorging themselves

Now looking at these pics I realise I’ve forgotten a zucchini

Its probably reached baby elephant size.

The zucchini flowers are pretty I reckon

Golden nugget pumpkin

Squash

I reckon if I went down to the garden now I’d find a heap of these apple cucumbers!
Later… (promises self)

They are growing so well… but not climbing by themselves. Will have to go and tie them up again.

The outside tomato patch is going well… even got fruit on them! All are from laterals and one self seeded.

Time to put in new lettuce seedlings.
I collected snap pea and some other asian leafy things seeds (yah… soooo lazy about going back to find out what I grew … something that Jude gave me!)

A good tidy up and in with the new seedlings

I just bought a mixed punnet and threw some rocket seeds in for good measure

Most have taken hold well.

Corn patch doing nicely… Its also on my mental list to give it a good feeding soon.

The hothouse is still an overwhelming jungle… but finally a few things starting to ripen which is very exciting.
Oh those Black Russian Cherry Toms are DIVINE

Okies… time to start mixing up some more soap… or jam. Or something!
Hope your week has started well!

xxx

(PS… we’ve finally been able to bandicoot some new potatoes! Yay!)

Hello!
Oh dear.
Marching through January and I am failing terribly keeping up here.
I was going to put forth a 2024 goal of blogging better.
Sigh.
Then I’ve been chasing my tail trying to keep up so I’ve been too scared to mention it and put the pressure on hahaha
Currently have my Besties daughter staying with us – its her first time on a solo holiday, first time on a plane (she wasn’t impressed haha)
Lauren is having a ball and we are enjoying having here here. Its only a week so packing in what we can to make it all worth while.

In between… I’ve had plums and raspberries continually and trying to keep up with soap. There is so much soap
A LOT of soap !!

Just before Christmas the Basket Weaving group had a wreath making day.
Was so much fun… and supremely messy!
A lovely social day where everyone was freestyling making wreaths out of all the fabulous flora etc that Krystal brought in for us to play with.
And food.

The lovely bubbly Patsy making a large wreath!

Christine made this fabulously elaborate affair.

Some of the plants we had to rummage through and use.

There were some reindeer there up for grabs if people wanted to attach those.

Everyone as usual made such different wreaths.

I plan to pop in tomorrow with Lauren – just to do something a little different to the swimming, walking, kayaking, rock collecting, shell collecting that we’ve filled the week with so far!!

Plus I’ve been missing my Friday Brekkie of cake and coffee haha

I’ll make my 2024 blogging better goal an actual thing SOON
Bear with me!!
Hope everyone has had a splendid start to the new year!
xxx