Bargain

Five stems of Asiatic lilies at the kiosk in the Kensington Gardens shopping centre for $11. Great value.


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Chookies are getting the hang of it

Two months ago I got two new chooks. That brought me back to four. Now my "quality world" picture is one where I can let the chooks out in the day, and when I go out to put them to bed, they rush into the chook shed and I close the door. It can happen.

But the last two months have been spent getting them to consider their shed to be home. Done. Yesterday I let them out for a couple of hours then caught them and put them back in for night. Also as they come to associate me with nice food they will rush along with me and fight to get into the shed, as the other two do.

So letting them have some time out and not losing them. The first win.


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Mandarin fresh growth

Took a lot of courage to cut it hard in early August, but it looks to be paying off.


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Tamarillos are ripening

They coloured up through winter but I think they need to be pulled off to after-ripen.


Straight off the tree they're hard and tart, but when soft they're amazing, like passionfruit.



This is how they look on the inside


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A wine trip in a limo and a lot of fun

This was from October 1996. We had hired a limousine to go around Mclaren Vale for a wine festival and it was pretty fun. Sylvia my wife, Kirrily my sister and Greg my bud, are in this picture, but I think Sue, Sylvia's long time friend is on the trip too. Back in the days where we bought wine by the carton, and no kids. That was great, this is better, but I like to revisit my wineloving days - often.

So much for "gonna die"

I had a white plum, a Narrabeen, that was about ten years old and looking sick, eight years ago. Lots of sap coming out of the bark and a whole limb going dead midseason. Indications of utipa, which is terminal. I decided to run it home, cut off the dead branches as I need to and take fruit for as long as I can.


No signs of it dying yet, the two plums I planted either side of it are starting to make their claim now.

Btw the paint is just any old paint. I paint the bark of a few trees especially citrus before the real summer. They say it helps with sunburn.

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Time to get the plastic off the tomatoes

The season has turned. I have pulled the plastic off the tomatoes and we can get an early start to the season.


They've been on a west face against a brick wall in a large container. Perfect for winter and early season tomatoes.

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