Thursday, October 31, 2019

Kitchen remodels

I like this small window - 




https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/1980s-house-complete-remodel-before-and-after-36651085


Painting kitchen cabinets - 
https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-painted-cabinets-last-over-time-36830411


Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Baby grapes Oct 2019




26 Nov 2019 -  Progress:





Me, 19 Nov 2019.


23 Dec 2019 - Coloring up now


29 Dec 2019 - Picked for a visit to Anne's. They are beautiful and sweet.


Plumbago blues

I have two along the front fence - one lighter blue and one darker, more violet-ty. I prefer the latter.
The good thing is that both are doing well, and are providing bushiness along the fence for privacy.

This is the darker one.


and this, the lighter - 


Spent blooms along the palm leaf...


This one (below) is in the grounds of Brothers Club parking area. It has more of a lilac hue, and is different to the colour of my lighter blue one.



20 Feb 2021 - I noticed the darker hue of the blue in the past few days on a few flowers - so pretty.







Feet up after a morning in the garden

Not feeling well lately and constantly tired. Just want to sit and sleep in quiet.



Monday, October 28, 2019

Christmas cactus

These are beautiful. There are two different colours in this pot (pink and red), and I need to take suckers (baby segments) to grow themselves.



Grevillea planted +updates

Two from the free Council allowance.

In the back yard - I pruned off the lower leaves and budding branches so that the stalks could grow taller, supported by the stake.


26 May 2020: She has grown enormously and looks lovely - 


Some in the neighbourhood - 




Sunday, October 27, 2019

Beautiful Sunday

I had to work 1-4 pm.

There was a kid kite-flying in the green below. So pretty. It's a beautiful clear day, not and sunny, with a breeze.


Saturday, October 26, 2019

Flame tree trying to flower

It dropped a few leaves but by no means was denuded, and today I noticed some flower buds.


26 Nov 2019 - And here she is!


26 Dec 2019 - they didn't amount to much though.


2 Jan 2020 -  a few more flowers appearing. She's a slow one, this tree.


25 Jan 2020 - still very few flowers but I notice signs of regrowth of leaves coming...



26 Jan 2020 - definitely new leaves!



New birds for the house







Brother in the garden

Dubbs affixed a few things for me this morning.




And here he is in  the back garden - 


and this is his laundry on my line! ha ha


Friday, October 25, 2019

Garden today

A bright hot day, when all the trees appeared to be leaping about, with their foliage waving and intermingling.

I'm loving that rich foliage look.