First day of winter 2017, 1 June

Winter's ok when it's sunny like this. 8.30 am.

It's not ideal but I'm trying to work with what I have, and am always looking at decor and gardening sites for ideas. It will improve and work out.

It's already better - this is how it was just two years ago...

The plants I put in have really grown, and the lawn is looking much better in surface quality and colour. I will need to add another covering of topsoil in the Spring, just for good measure.

All I can say, after looking at these photos, is thank God I had the lattice put up!

Ideas for the smaller dwelling on site

https://www.domain.com.au/advice/creative-ways-millennials-stayed-home-parents-hair/

Latest viewing

Went to see the Viceroy's House at the movies, with Mum, last Sunday. Loved the sets and costumes. I know the story has been simplified and glossed over, but it seemed like Churchill was ahead of the game when it came to the division of India. He knew the leaders would not agree (especially the Muslim guy).
I did not like the wife - very British uptight.

Watched Four Corners last night (Monday). Very sad investigation/revelation about the way police handled the siege in the Lindt cafe in Sydney. It is a tragic loss that Katrina Dawson and Tory Johnson were lost through the 'keystone cops' inaction of our police. They are just absolute amateurs. I keep thinking of her and how sad it is, and how frightened but yet brave Tory was.

Trying to get time to read some books. Ha.

My favourite chicken toy below!

I lost a lot of posts

Fiddled around with the blog settings trying to change post labels and consequently lost a lot of posts.

Managed to save some via mobile, and took photos of them, using Mum's mobile. Am going to try to save and recreate the posts, with photos if I can.

That's why many will have post-dates on them.

I sounded so chirpy in some of them. Now I just sound tired!


These pics were taken when I was in Japan. Oct 2014. They just LOVE cats there!

Other foggy morning - 10 April 2017

The frangi in the front garden still has some leaves at this stage (April). 

In the fog photos of just a month later, the leaves have fallen off.

First foggy morning 28/4/2016

What to do to disguise ugly telegraph poles...

This is called 'yarn-bombing'. From tworoadstudies on Instagram in Stockholm.

Second foggy winter in the house

I am approaching two years in the house (in September this year). It will have been 2 years since I returned on June 26 - coming up.

Shapelle Corby returned to Australia this morning.

It's another foggy morning. The second cold winter for me here in the house, although since the insulation went in, it has been much more comfortable temp wise.

I hate winter, but jumped outside quickly this morning to take these photos. Compare them to last year (last photo).

Winter solstice pic 2016.