A Catch Up Finally!!

OOOOPS... nearly 3 weeks since my last blog post - I have no idea where that time has gone - and really have nothing much to show for it.

This weekend there is an event taking place that has me so envious of all the participants!!!!
The Bathurst Bloggers Meet - is on tomorrow!!!
I was all set to go until early this week and circumstance changed and now I am unable to attend.
So to all the beautiful bloggers at the

 

HAVE A FABULOUS FUN WEEKEND!!!!!!

Now back to blogging and what has been happening around here!
I think I have fallen in a heap since mum has been able to stay on her own most of the time. Her memory is improving v e r y slowly - and makes for some funny comments and laughs for us. Physically she is probably as good as she is going to be - she is out and about in her garden, in every car that is heading out her driveway - coffee and lunch in town are her latest perk - we are back to our weekly sewing get togethers at her place - yes life is good!!

 

 

Perhaps having to do 6 weeks of cleaning up when I moved back home is what has dragged me down. It will get done all in good time! I have been doing some sewing (secret stuff!). I have also been doing a lot of watering - things have really dried out here - rain predicted for this weekend so fingers crossed!! I really appreciate living in an irrigation area though - feel for those in the dry area!

 

A new Lemon Tree planted. An old suitcase upcycled! And a frangipani cutting that has struck (my grand daughter brought these back to me from Casino where she has moved to - hopefully they will flower also!!!)

 

Three different rose in the garden flowering profusely.

 

Tomato plants are all planted and growing well. I have cut back to just growing tomatoes and capsicum in the vegie garden in summer - only 2 of us living here now and I can pick up other vegies from the home growers at the local weekly market. I can concentrate on keeping the trees and garden plants alive - more water for them, plus I save money not buying seedlings that only 1 or 2 come to anything! I do need my tomato and capsicums as I bottle what I need for the year for the Bolognese, parmegiana's etc!!

 

Lack of water hasn't affected the cactus and succulent garden - this fellow is certainly reaching for the sky!!!! And we have been feasting on fresh mulberries for the last couple of weeks. I have yet to pick a bucketful for stewing and jam - that is on the list for this weekend!!

 

The temp has dropped quite dramatically here today - from humid, steamy high 30's to mid 20's - we have had a couple of very light showers and now we have a gale blowing - it had better not blow any rain straight over us.... I will not be a happy camper if it does!!!lol

It has been predicted that we will have a couple of inches of rain (50mm) over the next couple of days here (some of the wheat farmers don't want it as they have started harvesting) - our farm needs it badly - the Lucerne will benefit greatly as will the oats/grass paddocks - lots of baling and hay planned for the coming months.