By 8 am, they had torn down the wood and uplifted the concrete floor. By 9 am, even John's path had gone and it was just a dirt mess out there, with 4 ugly toads wondering why their habitat disappeared!
Thursday, May 24, 2018
It's begun - reno of back room space
Cec Miles' guys came at 7am this morning. Rick, Steve (older) and apprentice Dylan.
By 8 am, they had torn down the wood and uplifted the concrete floor. By 9 am, even John's path had gone and it was just a dirt mess out there, with 4 ugly toads wondering why their habitat disappeared!
By 8 am, they had torn down the wood and uplifted the concrete floor. By 9 am, even John's path had gone and it was just a dirt mess out there, with 4 ugly toads wondering why their habitat disappeared!
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Sunny autumn afternoon at home
I was off work two days with a bad cold. Took these while resting on the front verandah. Enjoying the colours of my garden in the sunshine.
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Louis at 4 and 5 weeks
Such a cute fat boy!
and this is his cuddle-puddle:
Louis at 5 weeks (below) - Such a cute boy.
Monday, May 14, 2018
Bought macrame chair
When Ashley puts up a few pergola beams, this is what I'll be hanging from them!
Bought for $100 from a lady at Redland Bay.
And here it is, in situ...it is my FAVORITE chair, to watch the morning and afternoon sun in the garden. The gentle sway is so comforting.
2 new bougs
After struggling with azaleas and lavender in the front garden beds, and with nothing surviving very well - mainly due to chookie digging and interference - I have decided to plant bougainvilleas, and clip them to shape over the beds. At least they give lovely colour all year round, and the spikes will keep the chooks away from digging.
This one is growing well, in the bed with the flame tree - a lovely orangey pinky colour. I want to keep it shaped, but the spikes at the moment have such gorgeous colour that I can't bring self to clip it! Maybe when it gets too long. Let's call this one 'boug 4'.
This is Zinnabar - I've had one before but cut it with the whipper-snipper! So, I'm trying again in the garden bed. It has a gentler pinky colour, sort of muted musk.
This one is 'Temple Fire' - orange and pink. I loved the name. Bought all three from Marie at the markets (Sunday morning, Ipswich).
I hope the chooks don't interfere with their growth!
Update 14 Jan 2019 - I did away with the garden beds, and moved the bougs to new locations. See this blog post.
8 Sept 2019 - this is the orangey one, boug 4, now in full bloom despite the drought we have been having - the one from the very top photo on this post. It's beautiful.
This one is growing well, in the bed with the flame tree - a lovely orangey pinky colour. I want to keep it shaped, but the spikes at the moment have such gorgeous colour that I can't bring self to clip it! Maybe when it gets too long. Let's call this one 'boug 4'.
This is Zinnabar - I've had one before but cut it with the whipper-snipper! So, I'm trying again in the garden bed. It has a gentler pinky colour, sort of muted musk.
This one is 'Temple Fire' - orange and pink. I loved the name. Bought all three from Marie at the markets (Sunday morning, Ipswich).
I hope the chooks don't interfere with their growth!
Update 14 Jan 2019 - I did away with the garden beds, and moved the bougs to new locations. See this blog post.
8 Sept 2019 - this is the orangey one, boug 4, now in full bloom despite the drought we have been having - the one from the very top photo on this post. It's beautiful.
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