Ruby Tuesday – Bit of Gardening and a Cuppa

I popped out to see Ruby and dig up a few weeds today. Mind you – she had been pretty busy in the garden before I turned up!!

I think Ruby’s weeds are growing faster than mine – if thats possible!!

Its so slow going trying to clear the Oxalis! I am trying to dig under it enough to get a lot of those little seed balls that explode everywhere!! I am getting a lot, but missing a lot too!

I want this patch cleared so we can spread out the beetroot and also some self seeded pumpkins that are growing in clumps!

One of Ruby’s grandsons, Simon, is still here in Tasmania and has been working like a demon around the property – clearing rubbish, building fences and fixing things around the houses of both Ruby and Margies.

The back fence really has stayed up more out of stubbornness than anything else!! Simon has been pulling things apart and rebuilding things

The back gate also now has a working bolt – so the brick that kept the gate shut is now obsolete! 🙂

We had a bit of fun talking about Ruby’s early nursing years. The time when she was made acting Matron – almost immediately a couple of staff fell sick (and not just sniffles… appendicitis for one!!) which was quite an issue as they were already badly understaffed.
The young nurse going into theatre was in tears, so Ruby gave her a good talking to – how she was lucky she was about to get fixed up and how important she was to get well again because Ruby needed her! 🙂

Ruby also told me that the same day she went into a shop wearing her uniform and was served by a young lady that recognised her Launceston Hospital badge. It turned out that the young woman was a trained nurse and Ruby asked straight away “What on earth are you doing behind the counter in a shop??” Apparently the lady couldn’t work the hours offered in the hospital and was stuck doing shop work instead. Ruby immediately asked her to come up to the hospital to see her and work something out. They were so desperate for nurses at that time!
She not only managed to sort out suitable hours for this young woman, (who was thrilled to have a job in her vocation) but also a friend of hers who was in the same position!

Nurse managers/Matrons had a bit of a juggling job to make sure they could get all the staff they needed!

Hope you all have a lovely day!

Cheers