Return of the Rain

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Tea cake! For Afternoon Tea with Ruby

mmmm – I am munching on a piece of cake right now as I type (because thats a sensible thing to do at something past midnight isn’t it??)

I finally got Ruby up here for the afternoon to see her party photos, have a cuppa and read out some of the lovely messages you wrote to her.

She really enjoyed it all. Happily on the larger computer screen she was able to see the photos reasonably well ย – helps that I can really enlarge images too so she could get a better idea of faces.

And oh wasn’t Ruby chuffed to hear all your messages and notes from around the world! She said to me that she really couldn’t understand why I was writing about her – what on earth was I doing that for!!?? ย Then hearing your comments and messages for her birthday and about some of the Ruby Tuesday posts, she understood – how fascinated a lot of us are about hearing of a life in a time that is quite foreign to a lot of us! So thank-you all very much. It really made her day!

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Double Rainbow in the sky – clearly means that the Phantom is in town – Old Jungle Saying. (Please tell me that someone else other than my Dearest Uncle understands this! lol)

So the rain came back – with its customary off and on mode. And so windy!!! Poor little plants!

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Cherry blossom petals like snow. I suspect we have seen the tree at its best.

Anyway – I took a wander about the yard to do a bit of a photographic garden update.

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Lettuce looking pretty perky! Only lost one out of the 30 planted! Not bad!
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Rhubarb – I thought I had killed them, but both plants doing well. I have never grown it before and I am imagining rhubarb/raspberry pies!
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The broccoli that I transplanted from the hothouse has really come good and looks happy
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These silverbeet plants have been producing for about a year now! Impressive!
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The chooks love them!
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Silverbeet up the back, kinda dwarfed by the manky broccoli! Some snails having a feast. I want to clear this patch to put in basil, but I haven’t the heart to do it yet while I am still getting food!
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Happy little Zucchini
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Sad little Pumpkin! Even under a cover something got in and pretty much ate it to death!! ๐Ÿ™
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Raspberry in the making
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I must make a to-do list and put the raspberries at the top!! I will be so cross at myself if I neglect them too much longer!
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Look what my amazing husband did yesterday!! I am very much looking forward to planting a lot of stuff in this area!!!

And lets finish up with a couple of the pretties that were enjoying a drink from the sky today!

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And last but not least – I’ll take as a promise for tomorrow! Its nearly there but I don’t blame it for staying tucked up during the wind and the rain today!

Cheers!

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Author: Lisa

A happy traveller through life! Right now living in NW Tasmania with a gorgeous Nurse-Husband, a fool of a Siamese Cat and several chickens. We love our fairly simple lifestyle of growing a lot of what we eat and enjoying the stunning surrounds of our little patch.

4 thoughts on “Return of the Rain”

  1. I love your posts! Here in Michigan, USA gardening is over for the winter. Watching your gardens grow makes me so happy and looking forward to spring.

  2. Lovely! So glad that Ruby enjoyed her birthday wishes. What a special lady!
    I am still nursing along some tomatoes and peppers in NE Ohio. I can not believe it! This is super late for us.
    Love the flower photos, Lisa. You do such a beautiful job!

    Thanks for sharing!

    1. What a treat to be getting tomatoes etc so late! Its nice to stretch the season as long as possible. Seems like our spring is late and your winter is late. Makes sense ๐Ÿ™‚ Glad you are enjoying the flowers as much as I am!

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