Hi!! I think thats Friday done!
The Doc rang this morning. She said I was correct, my calcium was low. (I was actually a little glad because it was me who requested the test and I didn’t want to look like a hypochondriac!) Happily its not ‘Go Straight To Hospital’ low, just down a bit below the minimum, so I can gulp tablets daily and go have another blood test Monday to see whats happening.
So… I took my tablets and Jeff and I went out on a hike around the river (takes a shade over an hour) before coming home to do more on the fence.
First. You have to suffer through our family photos. (This is a section for the family readers haha)
One: Pip and I. Pip looking… not so pleased.
Two: Several photos later, Pip looking smug.
Three: Pip escaping more selfies
Four: Just me 🙂
Five: Found Husband, rounded up cat … but oops. Pip blinked
Six: Pip totally not interested but its the best we are going to get! Sigh.
Seven: Jeff. (This is for you Judy!!! xx)(Margie gave him a haircut so he is looking less wild haha)
OK… Family fun done.
Now… Fence.
We went and picked up more cement after our walk so we could put up the rest of the posts on the first side.
We’ve had to go a wee bit longer, as otherwise the fence along the back would go straight through the pear tree! We’ve also used a round post at the corner which the gate will be attached too. I dug quite the hole for this one!
I think we have it fairly straight!! I am so hoping we can get some of the corrugated iron and the wire up tomorrow. Am dying to see if this works out looking as good in real life as it does in my head!
Managed to get a slice from the tin! Jeff and I are going to have to co-ordinate a little better when we pick it up!!!
Anyway, we were outside until about 7pm. Loving the longer days! Dinner was courtesy of the chooks, as we had eggs on toast. Somehow I remembered to put some bread on to bake, so it wasn’t a bad meal. Even did some salad!!
Hope everyone has a top weekend planned!
Cheers!
Oh my gosh Lisa you are one busy gal! I Love your family pics and seeing the progression of the fence. I strive to complete outdoor projects also. Right now I’m battling an in ground yellow jacket (nasty bees) nest. I hesitate to fill their nest with chemicals so am trying alternate things. It’s a steep learning curve! Garden on! 🙂
P.S. I ended up making 3 batches of chili sauce. Christmas gifts!!
Teresa, Had the issue here too with ground bees. We smoked them to calm them down, and then dug them out! If I remember correctly, we found 3 queens. They were mushed. Thank goodness, we never had a problem again with them. Previously, they learned me, so I couldn’t get within 10-15 feet from their ground nest. A real problem as it was under the back porch!
Wish you good luck
Thats really good to know! Thanks! We haven’t found a nest so far to get rid of, but they are around. They must have been a real problem!!! Always something to keep us entertained happening isn’t there!!! 😀
Hi Teresa!! It is fun getting through projects! So satisfying! Erk re the yellow jackets. We call them European Wasps… they managed to get into Australia despite our strict quarantine laws/checks. They are a real problem. Nasty beggars! One of the few things I will kill. I can’t remember what my cousins did when they found nests of them. I’ll have to ask next time I see them. Good luck with getting rid of them and let me know how you go!! (and I’ll message if I hear of a good way that people use here)
So glad you have enjoyed the sweet chilli sauce enough to make more. Lucky people at Christmas!! Have you tried it on cheese and crackers? Its niiiiiice 😀
Hi Lisa,
The pictures of the three of you are great. Thanks for sending. You and Jeff have been doing a really good job with the new fencing. Will this enclose all of the veggie areas?
xxoo
Hi Judy! Glad you enjoyed the photos! Yes, the main patch will be totally enclosed with this new fence. (Slightly extended.) I can’t wait to get the other two sides up so its chook-proof, then I can really get cracking on planting and adding new beds etc.
I still have other garden beds scattered about the property, but this will be the main patch. xxx