HAPPY NEW WEEK!
I hope everyone has a wonderful week.
Yellow Warbler, Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Rhode Island USAU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServicePhoto Labelled Public Domain (Copyright Free)
Annette - The allotment has several taps installed by the local Council, who run it. It's up to individuals how they access the water, so most attach a hose via a splitter, so that they can all get the water nearer to their plots. My OH also has a large container which collects rainwater from the shed roof. Lately our hose seems to be escaping however we fasten it, but if it caused a flood and we wern t there, it's up to others to try and fix the problem. Glad you enjoyed your celebratory meal :-)
We have a green bin for garden waste, a silver bin for recycling (all kinds, it gets sorted later) and a black bin for kitchen & household rubbish. They each get emptied fortnightly. We put a lot of organic matter into two compost bins we have, which helps. We count ourselves lucky, as when visiting Liverpool I noticed that their bins are a terrible, lurid purple!!
My OH went out for a haircut, then grunted around the garden for a bit: I think he's tired. He'll find the energy to go out to golf in the morning, though!!
Hi Annette – Wheatsheaf Pub, yes, it’s a hotel a few miles north of Kapunda that serves good food. Appaently popular. Kollyowha had a chapel, also used as school, 1861-1876, closed when new school built 2 miles away. The pug & pine probably fell down. No idea how many burials, but 2 headstones remain, plus a recent memorial to family. In 1800s farming required lots of workers, families had lots of kids, so population was high. Now with all the labour-saving machinery & larger farms, there are far fewer people. The old settlements are closing down. Farmers retire to nearest large town (shops, doctor, clubs). Anyway with modern transport it doesn’t take all day to travel few miles, so why live isolated.
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The graveyard you spotted on Worlds End Highway is one I want as it was the site of the Upper Bright Lutheran church. Alas, the bus whooshed past before our tutor thought to mention it. (Another one to add to Chauffeur Friend’s list LOL.) Geranium Plains was named by the early settlers after the native geranium (Geranium solanderi) which grew in damp spots along creeks. The well maintained churches are usually Lutheran – they really care for their buildings and the congregations, though getting smaller, are quite strong. The country we saw was still brown & yellow from summer. In some places there were patches of green from a shower of rain. The season is about to “break”, farmers await the winter rains. Of course we were on the rain shadow side of the ranges where rainfall is low anyway. Much less green than our Beetaloo trip 2 weeks ago.
Now are you sitting down? I have another bus trip next Sunday! It is the last until end of August. The Murray to Marne is a repeat of one I missed last year when The Knee changed my life. Details later.
Back later to chat to everyone. OH said he would do vacuuming. He has walked past it too many times. I'm about to start attacking the mess.
Vacuum whinge. For a start the bag was full. OH doesn’t believe in changing them. I wonder if his last clean was effective, whenever it was. He obviously doesn’t move the lounge as I found a graveyard of expired millipedes beneath. <sigh> Spare bags are kept in garage in a red <brandname> bag. Yes, but the red bag has disintegrated into a trillion bits of red definitely biodegradeable plastic. I clean up mess (thank goodness it was out in garage), insert new bag, and now I’m too exhausted to vacuum more than one room.
It was a stupid idea as I have a sore back from yesterday’s nanny duty. I arrived to find twins wide awake, a no-nap day. When Dau leaves for school pickup, MissL screams, throws herself on floor beside door. Screams lessen, I invite her to come to me when she is ready. Alas, she fell asleep on floor, cold hard tiled floor. Dau transferred her to bed when she returned.
Miss5 hurried into shower, changed into Guides uniform, downs a snack, does her homework (reading 4 new words). MissL wakes and is clingy so Dau takes her on Guides delivery. While I read books & sing nursery rhymes to MissJ. However her eyelids are drooping. Despite my efforts, she drops off to sleep at 5 pm. (Did I say a no-nap day?) Dau & her OH are off to a parenting course at 6 pm with children in creche in next room. She gathers jackets, shoes, pjs, food. Creche supplies food but last 2 weeks the pumpkin soup was too salty for kids. MissJ wakes, is clingy, but consents to sit in my lap. She goes to sleep again. I carry her to Dau’s car as Dau loads supplies & MissL. I head for home; Dau heads to course, to meet her OH there – he having remembered to collect Miss5 from Guides. Somehow I found time to fold & put away washing, empty dishwasher & wash accumulation on sink. Who would have kids!
AQ: We have some cranesbill geranium plants in our garden with lavender/purple flowers. Interesting that the Lutheran's take such good care of their buildings; we have some really nice Lutheran retirement communities in our area. Yes, I am sitting down, have had two glasses of wine so am utterly unfazed by prospect of yet another trip! You are such a wonderful mother/grandmother; your family is so lucky, but you're very smart to go on all these trips. Where's the next long one?
Lindybird: When you say the hose is "escaping" is someone "borrowing" it? Lurid purple, pink bins? Eeek.
Great Granddaughter Ms D "graduated" from kindergarten today. She got a lovely invitation to summer school - um....? - and is thrilled to accept. :-)
Off for cuppa with friend tomorrow morning....
Take care everyone.
Good Morning. Nice to come on to a long post from AQ. Children of that age do take a lot of work, and I remember my sharp intake of breath when you first told us of the twins! Tiring when you're no longer a thirty something yourself....... Great that you've booked another of your trips. I hate those biodegradable bags which disintegrate, what a mess they make!
Our local paper has been delivered with a photo of a pretty 14 yr old girl on the front, who was killed in the Manchester atrocity - her friend is badly injured and in hospital. They are both from a village not far from here.
Here's today's pic:
It’s heartbreaking to see the pics of such young girls. And the mums who won’t come home because they cared enough to wait for their daughters.
Very sad. Apparently all our local schools are having counselling sessions for those who are upset by all this.
Good morning - another good day so OH will postpone Thursday cleaning to work outside - demolishing the arch which leads to the deck - when he gets back from shopping.
AQ - enjoy your final bus trip of the season next Sunday.
ANNETTE - doesn't seem long since your GDaughter started kindergarten - and now summer school!
LINDA - widespread effects of Monday night's bombing, but also widespread responses showing human kindness. I feel for the people of Barra - such a small population to lose a talented part of its future. J and I were discussing how we hate the idea of armed military on our streets. Awful for children to grow up in an atmosphere of fear.
Ospreys Rule OK, but Goldfinches come a close second!
OG - Absolutely, it's horrible. Hopefully only an interim measure except perhaps to guard the Royal residences etc.
I just stood still for the minutes silence which seemed a tiny act to perform. The police certainly seem to be working hard to trace all the possible leads to others involved - Annette, I believe our Amber Rudd (Home Secretary) has just given the USA a piece of her mind!!