and more

We have also been hard at the painting of the house.
The south side of our place is getting a lot of attention at the moment.
I have painted and scraped and sanded the wall,
I think you should be able to see some before and after photos

little garden growing.

Oh how my garden has grown.

weekends are busy too

We have had a crazy busy week and weekend.
First there is my normal first half of the week where I do cleaning at Gwens.
Tuesday at The Lane.
Wednesday at Catherines.
Thursday was sewing day.I am making an apron for Sue Begg as a sixtyeth birthday present,from a friend of hers.She has asked me to make an apron that is to be like a uniform to put on when she is in "painting mode".A painting smock/apron.With fabric from which Amy and I made her wedding dress.Also other fabrics that I know she would love to wear.I am making the apron reversible so it really become two aprons .Maybe one for her to wear when she works as an art therapist and one to wear at home painting...

Also went to Kate Hudsons exhibition to see her wonderful lino cuts
of small,Australian birds in the branches of native flowers and plants.

Then on Saturday night we went off to Leonies Fiftieth birthday.Such a blast from the past evening.
I talked to Mandy Watson most of the night we hadnt seen each other for about twenty years which seems to be the case at fiftieth birthdays. Lots of great food,including about twelve different flavours of icecream made with the help of a new icecream maker...mmmmmm yum!!!

for Joey

Today I found Coxes Orange Pippin for you.I remembered that our dad had a tree and that it was the same as he also had when he was growing up.
Two years ago, on the second of april, he passed away to find a whole field of Coxes Orange pippins...

I went to Pettey"s orchard today to help on Janets stall.
It was the annual Autumn,open day with apple tastings,and vote for your best apple,and cider to try, and lots of permaculture ideas for those with small gardens to think about...
and all the heritage apples growing that we never see in the shops.
Janets stall had us making hot chai tea,Mexican hot choc. Homemade apple cake,biscotti,hot fresh roasted chestnuts and beautiful Autumn figs....

At Janets farm during the week we picked chestnuts.
Seamus and I picked and scrounged and peeled and bucketed all day.
With cups of tea coming and going,we managed to collect about 90kgs
of the beautiful brown shiny chestnuts.