19-01-2023, 01:25 PM
Good afternoon - weird day weather wise here in the bay - the orchardists are flat out spraying - 70% of the apricots were lost - not looking good for the nectarines and peaches - the stone rot sets in so quickly - Leader brand have lost all their crops again in Gisborne - they moved their operation from HB because of the frequent droughts now they are coping with frequent floods
Kiwimade those photos bring back some lovely memories - my old boy used to run all over it while the dogs and I had a quiet stroll
Feeling very pleased with myself my kids are impossible to buy for but the other day Robie mentioned the lemonade tree we had when he was a kid - have ordered two dwarf ones - his birthday is in February but the trees won’t be available until April so they are going to do me a gift voucher - he can put them in pots or in the ground - am sure he can find a spot in his very orderly garden
Venetian you sound like my kind of cook - I made a beautiful soup using my cauli leaves - when asked for the recipe I probably sounded very vague but every time I made it was just throw in whatever - carrot tops - ginger garlic or onions etc etc
So pleased Mr P has ended up with such a lovely outlook - he will have his ups and downs but at least you know he is so much better off .Just a word of warning from past experience if you didn’t overpay the rest home don’t let the money go into your account - we didn’t know but somehow or other her rest home was overpaid and the money went into Mums account - it was during covid when we were not allowed to visit her she didn’t probably realise she had the money - after she passed there was some sort of audit and the mistake was picked up - my sister who dealt with all Mums staff was treated like a criminal - she had to pay a 10% penalty - it was awful - last thing you would want to have to cope with
Progressing well with my blanket actually the break from crafting has done me goid
Kiwimade those photos bring back some lovely memories - my old boy used to run all over it while the dogs and I had a quiet stroll
Feeling very pleased with myself my kids are impossible to buy for but the other day Robie mentioned the lemonade tree we had when he was a kid - have ordered two dwarf ones - his birthday is in February but the trees won’t be available until April so they are going to do me a gift voucher - he can put them in pots or in the ground - am sure he can find a spot in his very orderly garden
Venetian you sound like my kind of cook - I made a beautiful soup using my cauli leaves - when asked for the recipe I probably sounded very vague but every time I made it was just throw in whatever - carrot tops - ginger garlic or onions etc etc
So pleased Mr P has ended up with such a lovely outlook - he will have his ups and downs but at least you know he is so much better off .Just a word of warning from past experience if you didn’t overpay the rest home don’t let the money go into your account - we didn’t know but somehow or other her rest home was overpaid and the money went into Mums account - it was during covid when we were not allowed to visit her she didn’t probably realise she had the money - after she passed there was some sort of audit and the mistake was picked up - my sister who dealt with all Mums staff was treated like a criminal - she had to pay a 10% penalty - it was awful - last thing you would want to have to cope with
Progressing well with my blanket actually the break from crafting has done me goid