This has been the year from hell @Cheery Gardener but things are going well enough now. Spent a peaceful morning in a friend's garden admiring her wisteria, lavender and rock roses, very warm and sunny, almost summery.
@Huia, I hope you get your drains sorted out soon.
Thanks for the thoughts @Cheery Gardener. Specialist's appointment earlier in the week. "Looks like I won't have to cut you open" was the cheerful greeting. Have spent the last couple of days indoors out of the howling wind and driving rain. @WormInTheGrass the Broken Hill-Wentworth leg is one we haven't done. Last time we were in Broken Hill was New Year's Eve 2012 when the temperature didn't go below 38degC even overnight. We want to do the return trip by train and spend a few days exploring but need to sort out health and fitness first. Maybe next year, there's so much more to discover there.
We are doing pretty well thanks, despite the lack of a real winter. The life of a retired couple may not be full of excitement, but we're at the stage when a bit of calm is very easy to take.
Dinner this evening was to have been some bbqed fish, but as you'd expect with such plans, it's started to rain. I'll use the gas bbq instead - I always find it difficult to get the fire right when there's rain coming down.
@MaryLouise I have lavender growing along the side of my house. It's a very dark purple one called Foveaux Storm named after the Straits between the South Island and Rakiura (Stewart Island) the third main island of NZ - it's much smaller than the other two islands, but the storms in the Strait make sailing there a challenge. When the weather get warmer I hope to take cuttings refresh the plants which have grown old and woody.
I went back to the shop and bought the grill for half price as well as an otherwise expensive flat sheet. I must keep an eye on the advertising this shop has as it's well known for "specials" and some of my bath towels also need replacing.
I grilled some steak for tea and it was yummy.
Fortunately, while the drains need replacing they are not at the stage of this being obvious yet, but I will fell less anxious when the claim is accepted and the insurance company coughs up.
@Barnabas_Aus, Broken Hill was really interesting, and we ran out of time rather than things to do. I think this is probably about the best time of year to visit. The hottest day was 26°C and minimums between 0°C and 10°C. There was a little bit of rain as we were driving to Menindee and a little bit more overnight. Because it’s such a dry place, this created both puddles and muddy patches. The Darling (Baaka) seems to in an OK state at the moment. Very brownish colour, but locals say that’s OK and it’s green that’s worrying. @MaryLouise I great admired your bravery in the face of grief and adversity.
Glad things are peaceful at CasaD.
I am thinking of you often @MaryLouise, it has been a very tough time and having so many changes in quick succession is not easy to move through. Love and strength to you.
@Huia I'm glad the drains fixing process is beginning and will be smooth. Steak for dinner sounds wonderful. Not sure why, but we are eating most of our beef in casseroles or stir fries and I would love a steak, must suggest to Cheery husband when he does the next grocery order. We are not having much luck with our lavender and I pulled out a whole lot of dead bushes last weekend. There is just a part of one garden bed where they will not grow but we think it's one particular variety and others of a different type seem to be doing ok.
@Barnabas_Aus I'm very glad no surgery is required and I'm sure you are too! That is good news. We got very good rain a couple of nights ago to my relief as the nearby pond had begun to dry up and retreat as it had done in 2019, I've been getting anxious about summer and am hoping some promised rain next week will eventuate.
@Gee D I'm quite the fan of peaceful days myself. When we have no commitments and have been busy, I declare what I call a "slow day", no fixed rising time and tasks done at our leisure. Today I had a burst on weeding after rain a couple of days ago and a podcast, then a listen to Conversations and after lunch watching a bit of Lark Rise to Candleford, which I am enjoying and have been discussing with Cheery children as they dip in and out.
I am glad to hear the Darling has some water in it @WormInTheGrass, I always remember it being brownish from childhood. Reminds me of the second verse of the poem Been there Before by Banjo Patterson, where the Darling at Walgett is described as brown - I had to learn the poem in Year 7 and I love it even now!
@Piglet, no wine from Broken Hill. It’s a mining town almost in the desert. Rainfall 200mm a year at very unpredictable times and quantities. I will leave it to @Gee D and @Barnabas_Aus to work out what the wine is called and where it comes from.
Very likely to be Brokenwood. The vineyard is about 30 minutes' drive from here, but the lovely wines produced therefrom are a little above our budget.
The clocks have gone back an hour and Aroha is happy because she is being fed earlier in the morning. I'm not sure she will be happy being shut in earlier at night though.
I got up at what my body said was 5a.m, fed her, let her out the door and went back to sleep. I quite like the longer summer days it's just the changeover times that are a challenge.
It’s not until next weekend, @Cheery Gardener. We have to keep track of it, as the interactions between daylight saving in Australia and in the UK, mean that there’s a staged widening of the time gap which complicates Zooming our son in the UK.
Clocks don't go back here in the UK till the end of October. I really don't like dark mornings. I didn't used to like dark evenings either, but I now rather like the hunkering down and shutting the world out for the night.
@Cheery Gardener is was quite a long way. We were away for three weeks though, so not a huge distance over that amount of time. It looks like a squashed octagon on the map of New South Wales in the travel diary app I was using.
@Cheery Gardener it was quite a long way. We were away for three weeks though, so not a huge distance over that amount of time. It looks like a squashed octagon with one sticking up point on the map of New South Wales in the travel diary app I was using. As we went to Lightning Ridge on the way to Broken Hill, the northern edge is a bit pointy. @Barnabas_Aus, Mr WitG says Brokenwood is definitely out of our price range, too.
Something happened to stop me editing previous post, so sorry for partial duplicate.
It sounds as though you had a very enjoyable time @WITG and that things went very smoothly, which is always good.
I've just come inside after watering some new seedlings and have to report that I am hot! I don't know if that's connected to my age, or whether it is warmer than usual. I have to say, I do prefer winter and we've not really had one this year.
I've pushed Cheery son off his screen to take the whiny cat outside for a walk, which is more a roll in the grass in the sun, and then it will be onto other jobs for him!
Cheery husband was up at 5 to travel to a project he is working on, not fun! He will be tired when he returns home tonight.
Once I've cooled down a bit, I'll go outside and spread the woodchips that have been looking at me for the last week or so. Unfortunately they are not raking themselves.
I've been listening to some interesting talkback following on from the retirement village report on ABC last night. A type of development which appears to need professional advice and careful assessment before entering into any firm commitment. I am looking forward to Cheery son having a meeting this afternoon and I shall settle down for a bit of tele of my own choosing.
It's looking very nice outside this morning, with hope of rain sometime soon. I have watered in some new seedlings planted last weekend, but might have to inspect them again this morning. I also have some bottles of water to go out onto the potplants, that might be next!
I have not made it to the woodchips yet, but did give the pantry a good clean this morning. It didn't take as long as I thought it would, but I'm ashamed to say, I am tossing out a whole lot of food past it's expiry date. I know if I query this, people will deny having purchased the stuff, so there is no point. Mostly breakfast cereals and packets which have not been used. I hate this type of waste!
I am far from perfect as I've noticed we are not getting through bananas as quickly as we once did, but I have chopped up the worst of them for the worms and made a cake on Tuesday afternoon. I may have to do another one at the weekend as well, failing that I'll freeze them ready to be used.
Thank goodness today is a slow day. I had not realised how much of our lives is timetabled and preplanned, until I retired. Now I just like to get up and potter and not be stressed.
@Cheery Gardener, yes the retirement village report was pretty concerning. MiL went straight from her own home to full residential care, and that’s complicated enough.
We still seem to be timetabled a few days a week particularly since I was ill.
Sounds like your gardening is progressing though, which is good. We went to Bungendore yesterday and it had rained enough to produce puddles there but only a few spits here.
Very very glad to report a drop of rain overnight! I was dubious that it would happen because each time rain is predicted we get about 5 spots at my place. This time, I could actually hear it falling last night before I got into bed and I was very relieved as things have just been so dry and I've begun getting nervous about the summer to come.
I felt pleased for us, because the seedlings I planted last weekend, are getting a good follow up drink. I took advantage of the moist soil to get out this morning and pull a few weeds. An hour passes very quickly with a good podcast, this morning it was Not stupid with Julia Baird and Jeremy Fernandez, always a good listen!
Yesterday was spent pleasantly, with a friend joining me for morning tea. Before we knew it, 3 hours had passed and it was time for her to get on with her afternoon. I don't see a lot of people, but I did enjoy hearing about her plans for home improvements and activities she is doing with her much loved dog. Next week I have lunch with a friend to look forward to and that will roll around quickly.
I know I will enjoy it in a few weeks' time, but I am not looking forward to our changeover to daylight saving tomorrow. I'm glad where we are that people will get an extra day off before returning to work, but I never like losing sleep and I'll probably need an afternoon nap or two in the upcoming week. How do others like daylight saving? Are you already waking early in anticipation??
Big earthquake in Cook Strait at 5am this morning (Mag 5.7). It was felt in Christchurch, but not by me because I was fast asleep. No reports of damage yet.
Also people low lying areas of Dunedin are cleaning up after massive rainfall and flooding. Personally I'd take the earthquake over the flooding any day).
Welcome back @Sinisterial Good news on the the Lutheran 's decision.. I was interested to read that the prayer was ung in both Maori and English. Is that because this decision includes the Lutheran church in Aotearoa/NZ as well?
It's a sunny day here but the wind will keep it cool. I',m planning to propagate some mini roses. It may be a bit early in he season, but rooting hormone powder helps.
Have any reports of damage come through now Huia? I'm glad you were able to sleep through the rumblings. Are all citizens provided with training info about what to do if there is a major one at night? I imagine that being the worst time of day that one could occur, but maybe it isn't due to minimal traffic and outside work hours?
I hope your rose propogation has gone well!
Cleaning up after flooding, what a job, certainly one I don't envy, the poor things.
@Sinisterial, thanks for providing the information re the decision, I'm sure people have agonised and prayed about that for a very long time.
Had a trip to the hardware centre yesterday and picked up some plants. More lavender for Cheery husband and some dianthus. Petunias for me and I found some grass for the cats as they go through it at a great rate of knots. I've brought one of the cat grasses into the house, but I'm going to divide and pot up the second small pot and try to make it last a bit longer by getting 4 plants from the one I purchased. I don't know if I'll succeed, but I'll give it a go.
Absolutely revolting wind here today and it's supposed to continue tomorrow. I had contemplated a trip to the monthly markets but decided against it. I went outside to do the essentials, and then back in away from the wind! I do feel for the stallholders though as they might have fewer shoppers than normal.
Big earthquake in Cook Strait at 5am this morning (Mag 5.7). It was felt in Christchurch, but not by me because I was fast asleep. No reports of damage yet.
Welcome back indeed, and well done to the Aussie Lutherans.
I confess I didn't know that they weren't ordaining women until now.
Nor did I, but it's good news. One of these days - this century perhaps, or maybe next - the Anglican Church in Sydney and its dependencies will recognise the ordination of women in other dioceses - and perhaps also take the step of ordaining them.
Crikey - didn't they start when the rest of us did, circa 1994?! I knew they were a bit conservative*, but I don't think I realised they were that sort of conservative, IYSWIM.
* that may be a contender for Understatement of the Year ...
Yes, @Cheery Gardener, that wind today was revolting. We went to the Canberra Bach Ensemble concert in St Christopher’s which was excellent, and also well-attended. But was glad I’d worn my coat even just for the short walk from the car, and ended up putting it back on for the second half of the concert.
For the edification of @Piglet, the cantatas were BWV 119, 148, 192, 137. @Sinisterial, I suspect the decision has taken the slow route, but thanks for posting, as I am no longer in touch with any Lutherans although I knew some at Uni in Adelaide.
Thé CBE usually give a concert of this length, About 2 hours of performance. They are one of the treasures of the Bush Capital, and earlier this year sang, by invitation, at the Bach Festival at Leipzig. They perform at baroque pitch, A415, with baroque instruments. Today’s concert featured up to 4 baroque trumpets and 3 baroque oboes, along with the strings, transverse flutes and recorders.
Thé local critics were amazed that at an earlier concert of Bach Magnificat settings there was an ENCORE, unheard of at a Bach recital!
My iPad is giving the strange spelling of ´thé. Not me.
All that Bach sounds wonderful, a worthwhile afternoon!
It's not quite as breezy so far, but I've doubled up on the watering in of the seedlings and lavenders planted yesterday. Hopefully they will be settling in nicely.
I decided it was a slow day after doing a lot outside over the weekend. Rather naughtily I've done some online shopping so some tshirts, culottes and a book will be arriving over the next week or so. Hopefully those few items will be enough to refresh the wardrobe this season!
Thanks Cheery, indeed it was. Some new cardinals announced this morning, including the Ukrainian Catholic Bishop in Australia, Mykola Bychok, Cssr, and Timothy Radcliffe, Op.
Also cooked yesterday a recipe for Indian curry vegetable soup, suggested by Mrs SC, which turned out to be rather nice. Just as well as I have made about 16 serves I think.
That sounds nice, SC; it's very nearly soup season here, and I'm always on the lookout for new recipes! Could you post a link or put the recipe on the thread in Heaven?
I was interested to read that the prayer was ung in both Maori and English. Is that because this decision includes the Lutheran church in Aotearoa/NZ as well?
Yes, Aotearoa is a district of the LCANZ. We were all so relieved that the sky did not fall in on Sunday and that world keeps revolving.
There are reports of damage as a result of the earthquake in Wellington. A block of apartments evacuated and leaks from waterpipes.
Drainage problems often don't manifest until sometime later. I have recently has the drains at my place inspected with a camera and there are cracks probably caused by the quakes in 2010 and 2011. I have a claim with the government agency responsible for such things and am waiting for a response. (I only put it in this year after an inspection, the agency isn't quite that slow to respond).
The recipe looks interesting. I like soup making and feel more free to tinker with the ingredients than I do with any other kind of cooking.
I wandered into my front garden today and was delighted to find one small bloom on my polyantha rose Perle D'or. I'm going to take some cuttings for propagation in the coming week.
I do hope your approval comes through quickly @Huia and that your drains can be fixed without too much trouble. I've just googled your rose and it looks beautiful - is it a scented one?
I will check out your recipe @Sicut Cervus Cheery husband likes to make soup, so I will alert him.
Today overcast and a bit too cool for my liking. Catching up on housework and washing. I hope I can get back into the garden tomorrow!!
So much for the anticipated shower of rain, my bin's lid was a little wet and that was it!!
I was interested to read that the prayer was ung in both Maori and English. Is that because this decision includes the Lutheran church in Aotearoa/NZ as well?
Yes, Aotearoa is a district of the LCANZ. We were all so relieved that the sky did not fall in on Sunday and that world keeps revolving.
@Cheery Gardener The Perle D'or is also known as ''the apricot Cecile Brunner" and they have a similar scent as far as I can tell.
I briefly visited one of my favourite garden centres today and was told that a couple of the bigger rose growers have ceased trading. I think the owners were ready to retire and no one else came forward to take over their businesses. I did a quick online search and found a couple of places, but as with many other things, prices have risen significantly.
@Huia, thanks for the info re the rose, it just sounds wonderful and I'll keep my eyes peeled for one. I don't have a climbing rose in this new yard, and I think either a climber or a bush would be lovely. It's very concerning that no one is taking on the jobs in plant propagation, I wonder if it's like many jobs, where parents are pushing their kids into Uni rather than those hands on careers. I imagine that the rose propagation would be intellectually challenging as well as being hands on.
Our green bin is now nice and empty and I can begin to refill it over the weekend, which I am looking forward to. Our weeping cherry is coming into flower and I am loving that, it's my favourite in our whole garden. I need to move our freesias once they finish flowering as I don't want them to get into the wetland near us. I might even pot some to give away as I think in hindsight that perhaps they are not suitable for here.
I had lunch with a friend planned for today, but cancelled it as our daughter has had a covid contact via work. She will have a pcr test tomorrow, so we can plan and isolate her if needed. At present she feels OK, but with Cheery son's history I'm not prepared to wait to find out and also waste all our RATs and have to bear the cost of replacing those.
I've done the appointment for that, husband has done one for Cheery son, I've been to the drive through pharmacy to fill scripts and I'm a bit fed up with matters medical today! Off to watch a youtube about Pride and Prejudice to destress!!
@Cheery Gardener, that’s no good. I didn’t know there was a drive through pharmacy in the ACT. The pharmacy we use will deliver on weekdays, but its opening hours have never quite returned to their pre-Covid length. This is one occasion when I can say I hope all is negative, and be wishing you and your family well.
Thanks @WormInTheGrass we are hoping for a -ve result, but masking as a precaution and separating ourselves as much as possible. The one good thing is that they work shifts, so have not been around us much, so hoping for minimal exposure!!
The drive through pharmacy is in Nicholls near the KFC in the Federation Square area. I only discovered it when my friend was telling me she needed to access a pharmacy during covid - she lives alone and drove there for a script. It seems sensible to me that you don't want a lot of unwell people waiting around for scripts to be dispensed. They will also grab other things from the shelf as needed, so really obliging there and I highly recommend them. Of course, it's quite a long way to go for people who live on the other side of town. Mind you we have friends at Hall, who travel right down south for their dental care, so when the service is good ....
@Cheery Gardener, that’s no good. I didn’t know there was a drive through pharmacy in the ACT. The pharmacy we use will deliver on weekdays, but its opening hours have never quite returned to their pre-Covid length. This is one occasion when I can say I hope all is negative, and be wishing you and your family well.
Who needs a drive through pharmacy when there's an ordinary one just a short distance from the afternoon coffee shop?
Combining a coffee and a chemist visit sounds good to me @Gee D, Combining this with your walk too?
One thing I do love about the drive thru pharmacy, is that there is a degree of privacy if the Pharmacist needs to ask questions about the medical history which for the son is lengthy and some of the procedures he's had both invasive and personal, so I love that in our car there are no other ear waggers listening in to the answers to any questions being asked.
Where our pharmacy is located I can access if desired (fast food, big no to that), pharmacy, petrol station (yes to tradie sandwiches for lunch!) and the local Paeds dentist has opened a second lot of rooms too which works well for us as saves a 30-40 minute hike across town. In theory our son is a bit too old but because the provider worked at one of the major childrens hospitals in Sydney he is absolute gold for us!
A couple of days ago I discovered the cause of my streaming eyes and nose. Jasmine! It's not on the list of plants the MetService include on the daily forecast so I didn't really suspect it, but I was visiting one of those shops that sell a huge variety of things when a woman carrying a jasmine plant walked by and the scent of the plant wafted after her. Instant tears.a
I have jasmine growing over the tall fence under my open kitchen window and further along the fence for a couple of metres, A friend has volunteered to help and is coming over this afternoon with various tools to attack it and I will follow up with weedkiller as required in the weeks to come. This is war!
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@Huia, I hope you get your drains sorted out soon.
@WormInTheGrass the Broken Hill-Wentworth leg is one we haven't done. Last time we were in Broken Hill was New Year's Eve 2012 when the temperature didn't go below 38degC even overnight. We want to do the return trip by train and spend a few days exploring but need to sort out health and fitness first. Maybe next year, there's so much more to discover there.
Dinner this evening was to have been some bbqed fish, but as you'd expect with such plans, it's started to rain. I'll use the gas bbq instead - I always find it difficult to get the fire right when there's rain coming down.
@MaryLouise I have lavender growing along the side of my house. It's a very dark purple one called Foveaux Storm named after the Straits between the South Island and Rakiura (Stewart Island) the third main island of NZ - it's much smaller than the other two islands, but the storms in the Strait make sailing there a challenge. When the weather get warmer I hope to take cuttings refresh the plants which have grown old and woody.
I went back to the shop and bought the grill for half price as well as an otherwise expensive flat sheet. I must keep an eye on the advertising this shop has as it's well known for "specials" and some of my bath towels also need replacing.
I grilled some steak for tea and it was yummy.
Fortunately, while the drains need replacing they are not at the stage of this being obvious yet, but I will fell less anxious when the claim is accepted and the insurance company coughs up.
@MaryLouise I great admired your bravery in the face of grief and adversity.
Glad things are peaceful at CasaD.
@Huia I'm glad the drains fixing process is beginning and will be smooth. Steak for dinner sounds wonderful. Not sure why, but we are eating most of our beef in casseroles or stir fries and I would love a steak, must suggest to Cheery husband when he does the next grocery order. We are not having much luck with our lavender and I pulled out a whole lot of dead bushes last weekend. There is just a part of one garden bed where they will not grow but we think it's one particular variety and others of a different type seem to be doing ok.
@Barnabas_Aus I'm very glad no surgery is required and I'm sure you are too! That is good news. We got very good rain a couple of nights ago to my relief as the nearby pond had begun to dry up and retreat as it had done in 2019, I've been getting anxious about summer and am hoping some promised rain next week will eventuate.
@Gee D I'm quite the fan of peaceful days myself. When we have no commitments and have been busy, I declare what I call a "slow day", no fixed rising time and tasks done at our leisure. Today I had a burst on weeding after rain a couple of days ago and a podcast, then a listen to Conversations and after lunch watching a bit of Lark Rise to Candleford, which I am enjoying and have been discussing with Cheery children as they dip in and out.
I am glad to hear the Darling has some water in it @WormInTheGrass, I always remember it being brownish from childhood. Reminds me of the second verse of the poem Been there Before by Banjo Patterson, where the Darling at Walgett is described as brown - I had to learn the poem in Year 7 and I love it even now!
Am I imagining it, or might I have seen a wine with the appellation of Broken Hill?
I'm sure it would have been quite delicious if I have!
I got up at what my body said was 5a.m, fed her, let her out the door and went back to sleep. I quite like the longer summer days it's just the changeover times that are a challenge.
@Huia, you scared me, I must check when daylight saving begins here, I have not been paying attention to how quickly it sneaks up on us!
@Barnabas_Aus, Mr WitG says Brokenwood is definitely out of our price range, too.
Something happened to stop me editing previous post, so sorry for partial duplicate.
I've just come inside after watering some new seedlings and have to report that I am hot! I don't know if that's connected to my age, or whether it is warmer than usual. I have to say, I do prefer winter and we've not really had one this year.
I've pushed Cheery son off his screen to take the whiny cat outside for a walk, which is more a roll in the grass in the sun, and then it will be onto other jobs for him!
Cheery husband was up at 5 to travel to a project he is working on, not fun! He will be tired when he returns home tonight.
Once I've cooled down a bit, I'll go outside and spread the woodchips that have been looking at me for the last week or so. Unfortunately they are not raking themselves.
I've been listening to some interesting talkback following on from the retirement village report on ABC last night. A type of development which appears to need professional advice and careful assessment before entering into any firm commitment. I am looking forward to Cheery son having a meeting this afternoon and I shall settle down for a bit of tele of my own choosing.
I have not made it to the woodchips yet, but did give the pantry a good clean this morning. It didn't take as long as I thought it would, but I'm ashamed to say, I am tossing out a whole lot of food past it's expiry date. I know if I query this, people will deny having purchased the stuff, so there is no point. Mostly breakfast cereals and packets which have not been used. I hate this type of waste!
I am far from perfect as I've noticed we are not getting through bananas as quickly as we once did, but I have chopped up the worst of them for the worms and made a cake on Tuesday afternoon. I may have to do another one at the weekend as well, failing that I'll freeze them ready to be used.
Thank goodness today is a slow day. I had not realised how much of our lives is timetabled and preplanned, until I retired. Now I just like to get up and potter and not be stressed.
We still seem to be timetabled a few days a week particularly since I was ill.
Sounds like your gardening is progressing though, which is good. We went to Bungendore yesterday and it had rained enough to produce puddles there but only a few spits here.
I felt pleased for us, because the seedlings I planted last weekend, are getting a good follow up drink. I took advantage of the moist soil to get out this morning and pull a few weeds. An hour passes very quickly with a good podcast, this morning it was Not stupid with Julia Baird and Jeremy Fernandez, always a good listen!
Yesterday was spent pleasantly, with a friend joining me for morning tea. Before we knew it, 3 hours had passed and it was time for her to get on with her afternoon. I don't see a lot of people, but I did enjoy hearing about her plans for home improvements and activities she is doing with her much loved dog. Next week I have lunch with a friend to look forward to and that will roll around quickly.
I know I will enjoy it in a few weeks' time, but I am not looking forward to our changeover to daylight saving tomorrow. I'm glad where we are that people will get an extra day off before returning to work, but I never like losing sleep and I'll probably need an afternoon nap or two in the upcoming week. How do others like daylight saving? Are you already waking early in anticipation??
The Lutheran Church in Australia finally voted to allow Mens' and Womens' Ordination 🙏💗
I confess I didn't know that they weren't ordaining women until now.
Also people low lying areas of Dunedin are cleaning up after massive rainfall and flooding. Personally I'd take the earthquake over the flooding any day).
Welcome back @Sinisterial Good news on the the Lutheran 's decision.. I was interested to read that the prayer was ung in both Maori and English. Is that because this decision includes the Lutheran church in Aotearoa/NZ as well?
It's a sunny day here but the wind will keep it cool. I',m planning to propagate some mini roses. It may be a bit early in he season, but rooting hormone powder helps.
I hope your rose propogation has gone well!
Cleaning up after flooding, what a job, certainly one I don't envy, the poor things.
@Sinisterial, thanks for providing the information re the decision, I'm sure people have agonised and prayed about that for a very long time.
Had a trip to the hardware centre yesterday and picked up some plants. More lavender for Cheery husband and some dianthus. Petunias for me and I found some grass for the cats as they go through it at a great rate of knots. I've brought one of the cat grasses into the house, but I'm going to divide and pot up the second small pot and try to make it last a bit longer by getting 4 plants from the one I purchased. I don't know if I'll succeed, but I'll give it a go.
Absolutely revolting wind here today and it's supposed to continue tomorrow. I had contemplated a trip to the monthly markets but decided against it. I went outside to do the essentials, and then back in away from the wind! I do feel for the stallholders though as they might have fewer shoppers than normal.
Glad that you're ok.
Nor did I, but it's good news. One of these days - this century perhaps, or maybe next - the Anglican Church in Sydney and its dependencies will recognise the ordination of women in other dioceses - and perhaps also take the step of ordaining them.
* that may be a contender for Understatement of the Year ...
For the edification of @Piglet, the cantatas were BWV 119, 148, 192, 137.
@Sinisterial, I suspect the decision has taken the slow route, but thanks for posting, as I am no longer in touch with any Lutherans although I knew some at Uni in Adelaide.
Thé local critics were amazed that at an earlier concert of Bach Magnificat settings there was an ENCORE, unheard of at a Bach recital!
My iPad is giving the strange spelling of ´thé. Not me.
It's not quite as breezy so far, but I've doubled up on the watering in of the seedlings and lavenders planted yesterday. Hopefully they will be settling in nicely.
I decided it was a slow day after doing a lot outside over the weekend. Rather naughtily I've done some online shopping so some tshirts, culottes and a book will be arriving over the next week or so. Hopefully those few items will be enough to refresh the wardrobe this season!
Also cooked yesterday a recipe for Indian curry vegetable soup, suggested by Mrs SC, which turned out to be rather nice. Just as well as I have made about 16 serves I think.
Yes, Aotearoa is a district of the LCANZ. We were all so relieved that the sky did not fall in on Sunday and that world keeps revolving.
Drainage problems often don't manifest until sometime later. I have recently has the drains at my place inspected with a camera and there are cracks probably caused by the quakes in 2010 and 2011. I have a claim with the government agency responsible for such things and am waiting for a response. (I only put it in this year after an inspection, the agency isn't quite that slow to respond).
I wandered into my front garden today and was delighted to find one small bloom on my polyantha rose Perle D'or. I'm going to take some cuttings for propagation in the coming week.
I will check out your recipe @Sicut Cervus Cheery husband likes to make soup, so I will alert him.
Today overcast and a bit too cool for my liking. Catching up on housework and washing. I hope I can get back into the garden tomorrow!!
So much for the anticipated shower of rain, my bin's lid was a little wet and that was it!!
Yes, Aotearoa is a district of the LCANZ. We were all so relieved that the sky did not fall in on Sunday and that world keeps revolving.
Thanks, SC - it looks lovely! 🙂
I briefly visited one of my favourite garden centres today and was told that a couple of the bigger rose growers have ceased trading. I think the owners were ready to retire and no one else came forward to take over their businesses. I did a quick online search and found a couple of places, but as with many other things, prices have risen significantly.
Our green bin is now nice and empty and I can begin to refill it over the weekend, which I am looking forward to. Our weeping cherry is coming into flower and I am loving that, it's my favourite in our whole garden. I need to move our freesias once they finish flowering as I don't want them to get into the wetland near us. I might even pot some to give away as I think in hindsight that perhaps they are not suitable for here.
I had lunch with a friend planned for today, but cancelled it as our daughter has had a covid contact via work. She will have a pcr test tomorrow, so we can plan and isolate her if needed. At present she feels OK, but with Cheery son's history I'm not prepared to wait to find out and also waste all our RATs and have to bear the cost of replacing those.
I've done the appointment for that, husband has done one for Cheery son, I've been to the drive through pharmacy to fill scripts and I'm a bit fed up with matters medical today! Off to watch a youtube about Pride and Prejudice to destress!!
The drive through pharmacy is in Nicholls near the KFC in the Federation Square area. I only discovered it when my friend was telling me she needed to access a pharmacy during covid - she lives alone and drove there for a script. It seems sensible to me that you don't want a lot of unwell people waiting around for scripts to be dispensed. They will also grab other things from the shelf as needed, so really obliging there and I highly recommend them. Of course, it's quite a long way to go for people who live on the other side of town. Mind you we have friends at Hall, who travel right down south for their dental care, so when the service is good ....
Who needs a drive through pharmacy when there's an ordinary one just a short distance from the afternoon coffee shop?
One thing I do love about the drive thru pharmacy, is that there is a degree of privacy if the Pharmacist needs to ask questions about the medical history which for the son is lengthy and some of the procedures he's had both invasive and personal, so I love that in our car there are no other ear waggers listening in to the answers to any questions being asked.
Where our pharmacy is located I can access if desired (fast food, big no to that), pharmacy, petrol station (yes to tradie sandwiches for lunch!) and the local Paeds dentist has opened a second lot of rooms too which works well for us as saves a 30-40 minute hike across town. In theory our son is a bit too old but because the provider worked at one of the major childrens hospitals in Sydney he is absolute gold for us!
I have jasmine growing over the tall fence under my open kitchen window and further along the fence for a couple of metres, A friend has volunteered to help and is coming over this afternoon with various tools to attack it and I will follow up with weedkiller as required in the weeks to come. This is war!