The Husband knows by now that I have a need for real Christmas trees. He once tried to convince me that he was allergic to pine trees, but I knew better. We have never had a plastic tree – it’s real or nothing. I love the smell of pine trees and the look of the branches, … More The Christmas Tree Hunt
‘Twas the first day of summer today. But it did feel rather like winter for much of the day. The rain is keeping the garden well-watered, but I would like the sun to come out and play nicely. Can’t we all be friends? Here are some photos of the vege garden thus far.
It seems like everyone grows capsicums and chillies in Hamilton. On Saturday, I joined them. I was delighted when I found out that I could grow capsicums here. There wasn’t exactly heaps of space left in the vege garden, but I managed to fit in six ‘Purple Beauty’ capsicum plants, found at Bunnings. When I got to the … More Trying Out Capsicums
There has been a bit of hunting and gathering going on lately. The first excursion began when I was driving to work one day, on a lovely country road. I noticed that people had left all kinds of items out by their letterboxes, evidently for a waste collection day. As I whizzed past at 100km/h, I got … More Finders, Keepers
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