New boots

As you can see behind John, the blood oranges are coming along nicely and in a couple more weeks they will be ready to pick.

Its been a heavy past week at work but was treated at home as John had the week off; he did the household chores, cooked and even washed up. Also he went shopping for a pair of Western (not cowboy) boots and found something he really liked.

Week ending 24 May

During the week had lunch with Norma and then another day, with Helen. Both look well, Norma being on holidays and Helen about to go to Canada in a week or so for a month.



Today John went to the golf club's 50 anniversay at Kingsgove RSL and had a good day catching up with people he hasn't seen for a long time.



I had a great time at the Writers Festival yesterday and heard three sessions with different types of writers and their ideas. It would be nice to go again but that will be next year. Now I look forward to the Film festival starting in two weeks - I wonder if I can fit in 10 movies over two weekends??

16/17 May

It was a quiet weekend with a bit of shopping and the hairdresser on Saturday and as you can see part of Sunday was spent down the back pretending to read.

Saturday 9th/Sun 10th

During the week, I went to the dentist for the 2nd root canal treatment and I think its ok.

Saturday was housework day as I hadnt done anything for almost a month.

Today is Mothers day and opened Fiona's gift which was a mouse pad with Lucy's photos plus small and large photos. Of course they went up on the wall. I would love a photo the three of you like the one on the blog. ( Cannot copy that one for some reason. Lovely bunch of flowers from Katrina. Thank you both.

I spent a lovely day in the garden and tidied up and weeded and planted. John made the lattice fence a few weeks ago and have planted scented pea flowers which will climb and in front of them some spinich. What a combination.

Sunday 3rd

The ladies got together at Margarets for lunch to celebrate Helen's birthday. A lovely day with good food and friends.

Hawkesbury Show

Every couple of years we go to the Hawkesbury Show instead of the Sydney Show at Easter which is twice the cost and lots lots more crowded. We had a wonderful day wandering among the livestock, in fact we really loved the alpacas which we found can be raised as pets. They have to come in twos to keep each other company but maybe the backyard might be a bit small when they are an adult animal. Its hard to beat a bbq sausage on a roll with bbq sauce for lunch with the smells of animals and wood chopping about. John bought the Acoubra hat and looks just the part of a country farmer.