Catching Up On Home Tasks

I accidentally got up at 7am this morning. Our daylight savings ended, but even 8am is not my optimal time.
However… I was partway through my coffee and fully awake before I realised it.
Suppose I could start working through that ‘to do’ list that I haven’t gotten around to writing yet!

I put the stall out the front first thing – had a friend drive by and pass me $20 out her car window – she raided the garden while we were on the Overland Track and was squaring up what she owed. Cool. Easy start.
Not many other people stopped by today – only picked up another  $5.20! But happily the same friend dropped by and restocked up on vegies but instead of getting money off her, she is bringing me some of her home made goats milk soap in exchange. I can use those for some presents on my upcoming trip.

I zoomed on down to the local market today to pick up some wheat for the chooks. Dropped in to see Margie and Ruby – Margie had made me a lovely sponge cake for my birthday, so it was an extra special visit for a cuppa and catch up!

It wasn’t on my (mental) list but we had run out of laundry detergent. Not good when you have a bunch of smelly hiking clothes to wash! So I made a batch of it. I didn’t have the borax, but it still should do an ok job.

I am rather keen to get into the hothouse and sort it out a bit. I didn’t but wanted to show you the late self seeded tomatoes that are taking over the world in there!! They have gone mad!

The more pressing garden task was to pick the last of the corn from the first patch and pull up the plants

They are just past their best, so I really wanted them picked so I can get the kernels off the cobs and freeze them for later use.

We aren’t the only ones enjoying the corn. The chooks get a few dodgy cobs and they love them! Keeps them amused for ages!

I’ll still need to dig out a lot of the roots. Once this is all dry I will run it through the mulcher and add it to the compost

And more tomatoes.

We even made time to hike the circuit around Anniversary Bay this afternoon!
Got to keep the momentum going!

I am about done for the day!
Maybe tomorrow I can write that list and then panic properly about what I have to get done before leaving the country! 😀

Cheers!