Green Springy Bits... and Pieces.

This has thus far, been a very odd Spring. It has been the wettest October for blah blah blah. You know the story, every day there seem to be some new record of the hottest, dryest, wettest etc...

The green things seem to like all this rain.
The Basil is flourishing!

Lunch out was without incidence of bums or other annoying appendages. The fish was so fresh it was fantastic.
The lettuce are delicious.

SG came for a day.
"Nan" he said, "My tummy is sore. I think it is my body telling me it is missing school!"
"Oh?" said Nan doubtfully...
Then there was a popping noise.
"Oops" said SG.
"Ah," said Nan, "I think your body is telling you it needs a poo!"
SG raced off giggling. "Yes!" he said.

Why do my violets thrive, so?
With narry a bloom.
But I see they are now minted!

I have not tried the blood & bone.
I have been told dogs will try to eat it, and will become very ill, should they do so!

All this rain suits the strawberries. At least they are flowering.
I just hope we get enough sun sometime soon, to set the fruit, and ripen the berries.


It seems a most curious thing.. the larger more vigorous plants do not seem to be flowering, or doing much growing.
However the smaller ones, are positively flourishing!

Attending a fund raising Rumble sale, Jumble sale, call it what you like.

Looking at assorted rubbish donated goodies. Grabbing a couple of good quilting magazines. Upon asking the price, from a young girl clutching bags to contain the goods, the girl is accosted and accused of "Taking our bags! Look, you've got our bags.What are you doing?"

The poor girl, blushing deeply, meekly tells the accuser, that she is a volunteer, & she is, in fact, helping!

She places my magazines into a bag, & I make my way round further tables.

I overhear several b!tch sessions taking place, about how 'disorganized things are' and how 'someone should have told her' 'what does he think he is doing' 'who told her she could..', etc etc.

Always the same story in every club or gathering.

It is partly why I remain a non joiner.



My cooking is benefitting greatly from the herbal growth.

This wonderful Oregano, was a gift from friends. It died down but has made a splendid comeback! I love it in salads too.

There is a chive plant in there too, doing it's best to survive.

On clickage, you can see a little pink flower on a shrub- well I thought it was a shrub, but it is turning out to be much larger than I anticipated.

It is growing up to the Maple, & the Allamanda is desperately trying to beat off competition on the fence.


You are now looking at a $20 mushroom!!

Doesn't look like much of a mushroom does it?

The story is, I bought a mushroom garden in a box, some time ago.

I did all the right things, & sat back to watch my garden flourish.

Except... you guessed it... it did not flourish.

Thus far, this is the one & only mushroom to appear.

I know it must be my fault somehow, but I am beggered if I know how, or why.

In the Supermarket, a woman was having a very lively discussion about the merits of various packages of meat..... which was fine. Until I noticed she was totally alone! She seemed to be talking to the meat! No, she did not have a mobile phone in her hand or anywhere that I could see.

She seemed quite unconcerned, when she noticed that I had noticed her. She made her choices, them moved on, to talk to the breads, and bread rolls.



Here for your viewing pleasure is a delightful photo of young O, with his proud Dad. They were at the local Tractor Show.

Peas in a pod?

His mother, had a wonderful time, watching people's faces, as she told them she has named her son after a tractor!






Not for any particular reason... just that I love Bob Seger.

Roll Me Away.