Coloured roses and new flowers

Our team went to lunch at Cafe 63 in East Brisbane yesterday, before the new term officially started.
They were selling these roses - apparently colored by dyes as they grow. Not sure I believe that, but they were certainly pretty.

Bought these today - fake but good quality, and fab for morale!

First winter walk round the block

Decided to get moving again this morning. Took a few photos. Was gratified to find that I did become warm, and I had no breath difficulties at all - could keep going at a good pace, after so much inactivity. Maybe it's the stairs at work that are good for us!

Photos of lovely things around and in people's gardens.

Fun Facts #1

I have just over 1/5 of an acre.

The traditional 'quarter acre block' measures:

I have roughly 70% of a quarter acre block.

Details of my block from the Ipswich Council website:

My land value has increased by $20,000, in under 2 years.

Current Google Street View (as at 13 Nov, 2017) - this is from 2 and a half years ago!:

Best latest photos of house n garden

Lovely clear winter's day. Builder's have told me that in the event of work being done on the house, the garden will be 'trashed'. Something to think about!

The 'azalea beds' have one plant in each at the moment! 

Heading to the local markets one day soon, to purchase more, cheaply.

And...as it looked in Nov 2015...

Patricia's blue fingers

When I worked at Coorparoo, I visited the Terry White Chemist across the road from time to time. An older lady working there, Patricia, wore lovely jewellery. She was very pleasant.  She has long fingers which make the rings look much better, and enables quantity - unlike my little stubby ones. I enjoyed looking at her jewels!

Green fingers

This post was originally posted on 9 Sept 2016, soon after the first two photos were taken.

This lady, Renee, wearing all the rings works at Bunnings - she is so pleasant and a real jewellery nut!

The below photo taken early July, 2017. She's still going strong!

Bought new mailbox

From Bunnings - only $32.

It won't get much use - most things are online now - but it gives a more modern look, rather than the old one.

Here it is in the back of the car: