Hello!! Ruby turned 102 years old today!!
Lots of people turning up at the house during the day! Mum and Dad went in to see her while I was organising some Birthday Compost!!
Love her… she is so willing to be dragged out the front to pose with shovels!
I bagged most of it to put in the shed for later use. Her grandsons and great grandson gave me a hand after they had had lunch!
She has already been planting out the hothouse, so I have a bit of rearranging to do!!
I’ll look forward to getting back in for a cuppa and a bit of that birthday cake (that she naturally cooked herself!! haha)
I had to clear the trailer before I could go out and fetch the compost:
We were going to take some to the tip, but you have to pay full price to drop off compost so we changed our minds and will continue burning it. But it slowed me down!
On the way home from Ruby’s I picked up a load for myself so I could get weaving on my garden beds.
So… I might tell you that after moving two trailer loads of compost today my body is saying a few things to me (like “You Idiot”) 😀
I put a lot of the compost on a tarp (and covered it – happily as right now its raining heavily!) but also filled up this garden bed that has sunk over the past couple of seasons.
Lots of lovely worms in here!
I weeded it and dug it up a bit before topping it up.
I might try to plant some snow peas either side of the little climbing frame… just to get something started!
The struggling blueberries got a bit of it too.
And the remainder of the barrow load got chucked on the part of the strawberry bed that was weeded!
The three rocket sprouts have become many overnight!
Also the Alyssum has popped up!
Time for me to follow Pip’s snoozy lead!
Hope you’ve had a great Saturday!
Cheers
Jeff wanted his chair back so he scooped Pip up in his bundle and deposited him on the other couch – and Pip didn’t skip a beat:
Happy Birthday Ruby!!
Thanks Janet!
Happy Birthday, Ruby! I hope you have a wonderful day!
She certainly did have a lovely day! 🙂
Happy Birthday, Ruby! I hope you have a great day!
😀
How pretty MS R looks for 102 she
Sure looks young!! Please tell her HAPPY BIRTHDAY from Ga. Know your enjoying Mum and Dads visit. All your hard work will surely reap rewards!!! Love Linda
Happy Birthday Ruby!! What a gorgeous smile you have.
Lisa, remember that blueberries are a plant that LOVE acidic soil. So mix in some of those pine needles. Dumping in a non-milk cuppa every so often would also help. [And the “dead” tea leaves too!]
Thanks Elizabeth! Doesn’t she look fab??
Thanks heaps for the advice on the blueberries. I will add some fresh needles to the soil when I am out in the garden next – and will save some tea as well!
Poor things. They have struggled along without doing much the last few years. Time to give some TLC!
She was having a lovely day! Will be passing on everyones wishes via phone so I can read them all out when I have a chance! Thank-you!!
Happy birthday Ruby!
Thank-you Hazel!
happy birthday Ruby!
Thanks Amanda!! 🙂
102 and still gardening?! Wow good job Ruby! I’m 32 and pretty sure you’re in better shape than me lol! You are a true inspiration. Happy Birthday!!!
She’s pretty good hey?? I hope I am doing that well in 50 years time!! lol