'WARNING: IF YOU BORE EASILY - CLOSE THIS WINDOW. THERE ARE NO OVERSEAS TRIPS, SWEET RIDES OR FUNNY STORIES. JUST LIFE.'
And yes, it's been gardening, gardening, gardening... so take his advice and close this window if this sounds like you!! Next month might sweeten up a little!
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Met Lesley, Michelle (one month off new arrival!)
and wee Peter for lunch.
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Back in August 2011
Kent bought me two beautiful Royal Albert
trios for my birthday from an antique shop.
One month later, 'the' earthquake struck
and they were both broken.
Finally, we found two on Trade-Me and Mike replaced them!
I am VERY pleased!
Meet....
Royal Albert Lavender Rose!
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We mixed new white pebbles with the old grey ones on our front paths.
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Miners Lettuce
has sprung up everywhere in the pond area.
Stan pointed it out, or I would have thought it was a weed!
Rich in Vitamin C
Likes damp shady places
Delicious tasting in salads
Eat it all: stalks, leaves, flowers.
It is great foragers food as grows everywhere and anywhere it can!
NUTRITIONAL VALUE :
The nutritional composition of miner's-lettuce has been determined to be
37.1 percent protein, 42.5 percent total carbohydrate, and 12.4 percent
crude fiber. The calcium:phosphorus ratio is 0.66:1.0 [37].
The nutritional composition of miner's-lettuce has been determined to be
37.1 percent protein, 42.5 percent total carbohydrate, and 12.4 percent
crude fiber. The calcium:phosphorus ratio is 0.66:1.0 [37].
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HUGE winds all over the South Island recently.
Many places lost power for more than a week...
even just an hour away from us.
We awoke to twigs everywhere!
And our wee home-made shed overturned.
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Skim folks, skim this bit...
the spring flowers.
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Unpacking its bags for Spring
Don't forget me!
Grape hyacinths
Magnolia and Camelia
Astra Maria (Thanks Nell!)
Periwinkle (growing beautifully wild in the creek area)
Pass!
Pass!
Pass!
Day lilies
"And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils. "
William Wordsworth
Chiving
Polys
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Brooke and Corey - Perth - came and stayed a couple of days
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Deeanne and Brieanna came to stay.
They brought these amazing tulips.
Chook Manor
sells chooks down the road.
We went and talked about buying some new ones.
Chook Paradise indeed!
Chook mansions for sale.
Better than our old house!!!
Better than our old house!!!
Brieanna
(Paul), Marianne and Desiree popped in for a cuppa.
We went over to Akaroa
Hilltop
Glasses Jewellery!
Came across Heath's old car at Barrys Bay!
He and the owner had a catch-up.
Note on the women's restroom mirror!
Too scared to linger!!!
In actual fact, these are weeds.
Heath has someone to play pool with!
Attacking the Vege garden section this afternoon.
This is a 'before' picture.
(So, watch the spot!)
The cutest birds nest hidden in the flax's.
Do birds come back to last years nest?
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