Books I have read

  • Woodcutter by Reginald Hill
  • Alice Steinback Without Reservations
  • The Steig Larrson Trilogy

Monday, March 29, 2010



Well a lot has been happening since I last posted news. We ahve done major landscaping of the grounds all hedges are gone and so have the rose beds . Plan is to grass where possible and have shubberies.Graham has done an enormous amount of the work. We ahve to get fencing done and grass sown.
It is going to look very good once it is all done.
Poor little sparrow got his neck broken while he was at the hen feeder when the hen stepped off it down camethe lid and he was finished

Animals are all fine Roger seems to have done his duties just waiting and seeing for the moment Drama the other morning our ewes and Roger gotin with Peter's sheep a bit of a to do to get them all back finally we suceeded.

Job has started at eh Stroke Foundation am just sorting everyone out at present

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Time Passes



Roger has joined us from Palmerston North He has been attending to the ewes hopefully sucessfully they are all much quieter with him around. Initally he was angry and irritable when we got him here but a bit of sex has made him more mellow is even developing a taste for apples and sheep nuts.

Work on the living area progresses is starting to look brighter. We are still awaiting earth movemnets to take out the hedges

New (old) Rav4 arrived today greeny blue in colour so now will be spinning about in the green machine it is better getting a birds eye view.

Have done some night shifts with a palliative patient in Featherston money is good spent most of last night with the biggest dog I have seen in a while as black as coal Jax and I shared the sofa. hought it was going to be all over but he is still with us so I will be back tonight.
Stroke foundation job starts next week that will be good am now wondering if I will have time for the Ambulance onceI get organised I guess I will

Got my tickets for India exciting ned to book a hotel in Mumbai for the first night

Dwarf tomatoes nearly finished I made some fab tomato juice from the Nana book

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Work Looms

Finally have got a job 13 hours a week for the Stroke Foundation Grace remembered me and so did Jean in Wellington from my volunteer days. Looks good as I will be based here in South Wairarapa and be working form home and out visiting with some trips to see clients in Hospital at Masterton. Just what I fancy
Days are drawing in and leaves are beginning to turn.Had a bigburn on the front paddock good to get ridof that rubbish.
Starting to work on my winter garden and seed growing.

Sunday, February 21, 2010



I still can't editthe photos to get them up the right way so stand on your head
Here are the sunflowers!

See the sunflowers my mother used to grow them I remember hers as being taller.


Some photos of the alterations Weather cool in the morning 9 degrees and rising to
26+ in the afternoon.
Roger Ramjet is due Sturday so hope the girls are attending to their beauty aids!!
Have been busy processing tomatoes dwarf bed is nearly finished they have been prolific to say the least Other tomatoes are starting to ripen but I do think the big bed is the sunniest.

Friday, February 19, 2010