Hello! Monday has to be a great day when you pick 1.7kgs (3.7lb) of raspberries!
To be honest… I hadn’t gone down to the patch in a number of days because I thought they would be cactus with the amount of wind and rain we have had (except the last two days)
This was a pleasant surprise.
I have a taste for some of that banana-raspberry loaf, so I went down to the local fruit and veg shop to see what I could find
Yay!! Will smoosh and freeze most of this – and make my loaf!
In other pleasing garden news – my corn has started to do something!!!
Seems my self seeded tomatoes in one of the raised garden beds is really taking over the basil. Perhaps tomorrow I should stake it back. Looks healthy enough 🙂
One of my hebes has burst into flower! I love the colour!
The lions ear is also looking amazing… even one or two bees buzzing about! Despite all the amazing flowers we have, bees are hardly to be seen this season which is a huge worry! Very seriously contemplating a hive.
The chooks are doing well. Greedy as always… laying reasonably well.
This girl is funny – she does the ‘Squat-Waddle’ when I go near her – kinda crouches with her wings out and paddles her feet. I can’t resist giving her a pat while she immobilises herself!
We nearly lost her a few months back – I separated her and forced her to keep drinking… eventually she bounced back. Sometimes you have a win!
Hope your week starts fabulously!
Cheers
Raspberries are gorgeous. I bought some at the grocery store the other day to put in my daughter’s lunch box. They were so terrible I had to add sugar to them, throw in some peaches, and turn it into a cobbler. It was pretty good! I paid $4 for 2 very small containers of mushy, almost bitter, raspberries…yuck! I live too far from town to return them or I would have.
Isn’t that frustrating?? Even when I am in reach of popping back into town its such a pain! And especially disappointing when you buy something special for a treat! I am so happy I have built up a nice patch of them!