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It’s been a restful weekend… BBQ with friends, time with hubby (child free!) and the knowledge that I’ve finished exams, and just need to wait on results to finish up…
The back garden’s populated, although I still need to put a few more things in…

Different varieties of tomato, with herbs and strawberries at the back..

More marigolds..

The rain we had recently has been good for the garden..

I’ve not been particularly well for a while lately, but I feel like I’ve turned a corner.. had a lovely sleep this afternoon – no aches/pains or nausea.. beautiful!

It’s a good start to the week 😀

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on October 20, 2013 at 9:30 pm Comments (1)

Halfway Down The Century

It was Hubby’s birthday today – fifty years down (fifty more to go!)
There was a joint party/BBQ last night with another friend turning fifty, and time spent with other lovely friends, with the kids running round the playground after dark… a good way to celebrate. 😀

Today was the actual birthday… Hubby splurged on a new guitar and case (because he’s worth it 😉 )

I foresee an increase in music sessions in our near future…

In other news, he also dug and planted our front herb garden..

The basil in the back has been there a while… the rest is a little wilt-y, but water and a good settling in should fix that.

The edge of the garden is a line of lavender and rosemary, and you can see one of the marigolds (for pest control – we have about six in the front) I think that’s one of the thymes at the back. There’s also sage, parsley and chives (also good pest control)

The planter out the back is still in need of plants, but that’ll be done this week – tomatoes of differing varieties, and some of the same herbs as the front..

Wonder what excitements the next fifty years will bring?

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on October 14, 2013 at 8:14 pm Leave a Comment

Look…

… what came in the mail the other day!!

It’s my medal for the virtual fun run/walk!
Here’s another view..

It’s a bit hard to see, but there’s a TARDIS in the middle with K-9 waiting faithfully outside..
The horizontal bit is a sonic screwdriver..
Sorry – I can’t read the Circle Gallifreyan.. if you can, let me know what it says?
Around the outside, it says, “Basically, run…. virtual run/walk” and “1963 (Gallifreyan) 2013”
It’s gorgeous – bigger than I’d thought..

Now I just have to finish my virtual marathon 😀

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on October 10, 2013 at 6:56 pm Leave a Comment

What’s Growing?

Still haven’t put anything into the planting box yet… we’ll pick up some seedlings at the markets on Saturday.
I did (finally) clear up all the old pots with dead sticks and dry dirt..

Ready and wating for new inhabitants!

It was a bit hot today, wasn’t it? My little pot plant garden seems to be doing well, though..

The strawberries have picked up..

My fresh, new hyssop plant 🙂

The aloe vera is a bit sad… it needs watering a bit more regularly, and to be thinned out. The neighbour will be getting the biggest one, so that should help.

Citronella in the corner, mugwort on the end, and a tiny tree we transplanted from the last house – it grows beautiful scented white flowers. Needs a new pot, though.

Southernwood and chocolate mint.

Here’s the corner garden!

Seeds ready for when we get potting mix on the weekend..

My citronella was growing straight up, no branching out.. I’ve chopped it off, and put these cuttings in water to see if they grow roots… should be useful for summer..

Looking forward to a greener view from the patio!

… and how does your garden grow? 🙂

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on October 7, 2013 at 7:46 pm Comments (2)
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Warriors And Ice-cream

Went to a women’s event last night… Warrior Chicks. After a wonderful morning, it was an amazing evening… a mixture of competition, beauty and challenge..
The competition was in the form of an inflatable “warrior ring” – I wasn’t planning to go in, but I did in the end..

Lots of fun – and a reminder that I’m not as fit as I once was!

The challenge came in the form of a reminder, as well – that we are women of God, called to shine His light into the world. That we can all go out into that world in some capacity, whether it’s big or small, and make a difference. That we are not alone – we have a Father to follow and trust in, and brothers and sisters to walk with on the journey. It’s a world filled with injustice and pain… but all things are possible!

A challenge, and a thought to mull and pray over… and sweetened with ice-cream and a variety of sweets to sprinkle over 🙂

I had planned to take a photo before I ate it, but I forgot in the excitement of ice-cream and chocolate…

Mini M&Ms and mini-musks! 🙂

Spent time with lovely people, and caught up with some I haven’t had a chance to talk with for a while…
..and finished up with some craft, most of which I haven’t finished..

I have done the bookmark… and I made the necklace with a “warrior ring”…unfortunately it was too small to get over my head..

Fortunately, I worked out another use for it 😀

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on October 5, 2013 at 9:03 pm Comments (4)

Black Forest And Tea

Such a wonderful morning I’ve had…
Met up with friends, some I haven’t seen in a while. We had black forest scones (chocolate with cherries)..

..made even better with jam and cream..

Yum! 🙂

All was eaten and enjoyed.

We talked, we shared, we prayed..

It was a seriously good morning.

..possibly not quite so serious, at times.. 🙂

It’s amazing what a cup of tea and a scone can lead to..

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on October 4, 2013 at 2:54 pm Leave a Comment
Tags: black forest scone, Prayer

Planting Time!

We now have a raised planting box in the back garden…

So far, we haven’t decided exactly what’s going in there, but it’ll be of the edible variety 😀

In other news – Spring has sprung!
I’ve had a dead looking hyssop plant in a pot for ages… I was just about to throw it out, when I realised there were new green bits growing..

(That would be the green blob in the centre of the photo..)

My chocolate mint has been a bit straggly over the winter, but that’s coming back now..

(Yes, it really does taste like chocolate and mint!)

I’m looking forward to planning a food garden…
Here’s to growth and abundance! 😀

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on October 3, 2013 at 11:32 pm Leave a Comment
Tags: chocolate mint, Garden, hyssop

Into The Open Air

I’ve been wending my way round YouTube, listening to whatever song catches my fancy.
Here’s one…..

The song is lovely… but the background images just make it better.

This world is a beautiful place.

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on October 1, 2013 at 10:55 pm Leave a Comment
Tags: brave, into the open air, julie fowlis

Science Fiction Future And The Sweet Birthday Boy

Yesterday we went to South Bank for littlest bean’s birthday day out. We spent the morning at the Sciencentre, where they had a special exhibition on Science Fiction, Science Future. We all had an “augmented reality wristband”, which we used for “medical”, “career advice” or “DNA” scans (I was missing a brain in the medical scan, but could upgrade my memory chip… I’m apparently suited to a career in teleport engineering, though.) There were various interactive exhibits, promising that we could “move objects with your mind, turn invisible right before your eyes, be mimicked by a life-like robot and see augmented reality in action.”

This was the centrepiece at the entry..

Here’s littlest bean on the teleport pad..

.. and here’s what happened after..

There’s a look at a holographic future..

… and the chance to be invisible..(something to do with light refraction)

After a picnic lunch, we went to South Bank, where the boys swam, and I lay down on a bench, out of the sun, and had a snooze…
Here’s my view of the afternoon 😀

A good day was had by all!

Here’s littlest bean, signing off, and showing everybody that he’s “10” years old.. 😀

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on September 12, 2013 at 5:57 pm Leave a Comment

Random Kisses..

…made my day. 😀

You know when little kids are just at that age where they’re walking, but not yet confident? They either toddle each step, with a look of concentration on their face, as though one lapse will cause disaster… or they hurtle forward with arms held up, relying on momentum to keep them going. I love watching littlies navigate their way in the big world..
Today, I was sitting in the mall with friends, as I am wont to do on a Tuesday, when a Mum and her tiny boy wandered past. He was doing the “veering between two unspecified points” concentration thing, and came within our sphere… so we said hello. He waved, and babbled happily, then Mum decided that they needed to be moving on, and said to him to say goodbye… he looked at me uncertainly for a second, then began blowing kisses, before toddling off to new adventures.

And that’s one of the reasons I like sitting in the mall on Tuesdays. You never quite know what you’re gonna get (although I haven’t yet got a box of chocolates..)
Lots of great people. Serendipity.
…and sometimes even random kisses.. 😀

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