01-02-2025, 09:47 AM
Funny day in the Bay today - may get thunderstorms later - certainly warm enough and the air feels heavy
My neighbours moved out yesterday - their entire 59 years of marriage have been spent in this house - we grew up as neighbours when we were kids it was hilarious when I first moved in here and she came to introduce herself - neither of us had any idea where the other had ended up - he isn’t well and she is as fit as a fiddle but doesn’t drive so he decided they should sell up - she has a huge veggie garden that supplies the neighbourhood - during Gabrielle she was fantastic as she had a gas cooker so was up and down the street filling peoples flasks and cooking food that was quickly thawing .The buyers evidently own a cafe and have a dog so I hope it is a friendly canine that I can chat to over the fence - might even like to spend the occasional day with me
My DIL just brought be a big bag of greengage plums - they are a good plum to plant as a pollinator - it’s definitely been a good season for cherries and plums - a lot of spray has had to go on the apple orchards to prevent rot - apples won’t be cheap
Blanket is starting to look promising - it’s definitely my last
https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/...205676.jpg
My neighbours moved out yesterday - their entire 59 years of marriage have been spent in this house - we grew up as neighbours when we were kids it was hilarious when I first moved in here and she came to introduce herself - neither of us had any idea where the other had ended up - he isn’t well and she is as fit as a fiddle but doesn’t drive so he decided they should sell up - she has a huge veggie garden that supplies the neighbourhood - during Gabrielle she was fantastic as she had a gas cooker so was up and down the street filling peoples flasks and cooking food that was quickly thawing .The buyers evidently own a cafe and have a dog so I hope it is a friendly canine that I can chat to over the fence - might even like to spend the occasional day with me
My DIL just brought be a big bag of greengage plums - they are a good plum to plant as a pollinator - it’s definitely been a good season for cherries and plums - a lot of spray has had to go on the apple orchards to prevent rot - apples won’t be cheap
Blanket is starting to look promising - it’s definitely my last
https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/...205676.jpg