tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50141788552464540492024-03-28T12:54:14.928+13:00Kamo LadySusan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comBlogger1170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-59137607778301960192024-03-22T13:47:00.000+13:002024-03-26T15:21:11.384+13:00HYDRANGEA PANICULATAA neighbour has several Hydrangea Paniculata Limelight plants and I was keen to get one. I recently went to Palmers Garden Centre as I had been given a voucher for my birthday but they had sold out of them so I bought the Sundae Fraise instead. The flowers were a lovely bright white when I purchased it but as the weather has cooled the colour has changed.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaf1sfvrFX-thcRBV1vzFsyCSW-6hdkwT5yDo76NaaCfyXorizMSXGVrLrQd-qs9J0E1MIiOh7EMuGCIC1bhIoJIx_3WoOfnSejPlaWEP3hSIyP2FA32rlrZcYxi0kfbgTD_5_yLdd6T-DCl7usRkH6DrsMomc83aIw2Vzj9HmFmF_vwwBhBR305iCwTg/s4080/20240322_081802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaf1sfvrFX-thcRBV1vzFsyCSW-6hdkwT5yDo76NaaCfyXorizMSXGVrLrQd-qs9J0E1MIiOh7EMuGCIC1bhIoJIx_3WoOfnSejPlaWEP3hSIyP2FA32rlrZcYxi0kfbgTD_5_yLdd6T-DCl7usRkH6DrsMomc83aIw2Vzj9HmFmF_vwwBhBR305iCwTg/s320/20240322_081802.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A week or so after buying this I was in Mitre 10 and they had the Limelight so I bought that. I think I prefer the Sundae Fraise but the Limelight is nice as well and also showing signs of pink. I am happy to have both.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJ1XAvYJjRAs21gl-GZdxGhgeT0i0-PNft71VOYBFs0ptdIK3VMrDj3diyE3pXyjth3_xJEhfb4BlhXHo4UahK_fOmStdelfiCQJygpEXgl-oiNV_ybr52WtVyiutkTlE0nH2cWIAm4dG_5GuxeAjoMmgNwbaPKT3M8Rbe8yEo6WynWG-m2txUFC-0yU/s4080/20240322_081824.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJ1XAvYJjRAs21gl-GZdxGhgeT0i0-PNft71VOYBFs0ptdIK3VMrDj3diyE3pXyjth3_xJEhfb4BlhXHo4UahK_fOmStdelfiCQJygpEXgl-oiNV_ybr52WtVyiutkTlE0nH2cWIAm4dG_5GuxeAjoMmgNwbaPKT3M8Rbe8yEo6WynWG-m2txUFC-0yU/s320/20240322_081824.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>⁴</div>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-60069001709558901412024-03-22T13:37:00.000+13:002024-03-24T14:36:10.490+13:00FIRE<div><br /></div><div>A few days ago we had a call from a neighbour as someone had lit a small fire in the park next to the nearest cypress tree. The closest neighbour was able to reach it with his garden hose and put it out. </div><div><br /></div><div>On Wednesday I was watering the garden when I heard a whooshing noise and looked up to see the closest cypress tree to us bursting into flame. I dropped the hose and phoned for the Fire Brigade along with several other people. I could feel the heat from the flames while standing on our deck. Generally, we are lucky and don't have any problems here. Presumably some bored kids. </div><div><br /></div><div>The top photo is a screenshot from a video someone posted. Our chimney is to the left of the photo.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9QKZoyyAjA1OzMqrwbxku4LBuekUWlaW9SUSsLzzt1zXo7oU5ElPHmEUouH_gXMqA5rWEl4jnlRcc0iJxfJlpW7UvnRp5ncJUOf9hhQuatnY2xx86zZ3ux_USYmBQ9MplQ2zAWpuneiY2cx8O5U6QmrgJ2meSUifRVVRl5qGUBrkM2F5Jgw6AgQPmKQ/s4080/20240321_093605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9QKZoyyAjA1OzMqrwbxku4LBuekUWlaW9SUSsLzzt1zXo7oU5ElPHmEUouH_gXMqA5rWEl4jnlRcc0iJxfJlpW7UvnRp5ncJUOf9hhQuatnY2xx86zZ3ux_USYmBQ9MplQ2zAWpuneiY2cx8O5U6QmrgJ2meSUifRVVRl5qGUBrkM2F5Jgw6AgQPmKQ/s320/20240321_093605.jpg" width="240" /></a>⁵</div><br /><div>The sad looking tree afterwards</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoh43nTktx79_Izr1JXzEsqwYVfv49AYyTCe8TLggIK_LiO3Zl78d6LuB-LydQ1jImJCxfa0lccHt85ycA2DEEvL_hIiVfu-F20ktZTdeWTZGkWlLc6GnpcfkZoXa-w9c7Sp8oriIgWS_5tecJgk526rZE5_ItmT9TiMW3p0Jd8ASjpmjDsyyamif9XLc/s4080/20240320_174604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoh43nTktx79_Izr1JXzEsqwYVfv49AYyTCe8TLggIK_LiO3Zl78d6LuB-LydQ1jImJCxfa0lccHt85ycA2DEEvL_hIiVfu-F20ktZTdeWTZGkWlLc6GnpcfkZoXa-w9c7Sp8oriIgWS_5tecJgk526rZE5_ItmT9TiMW3p0Jd8ASjpmjDsyyamif9XLc/s320/20240320_174604.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Today, we heard a motor running in the park and the tree was being cut down and mulched.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSdWRi3KeN3N7Qg9-JdS-MttkXoBwz5VLmELr-Jq4JxRN9hG4fPePL7JqAlTRTLHESnJw5dnePAeunYBNKihiDLVf0v74AOWbba65v8zDcrbRwCLPHy_zxPUAqo56dMrzfGBj1GlT45vAtzYJdHuD0kYqRa96UhGFd4qeAAwnduKMBsy_WkPDjCR81X0/s4080/20240322_102056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSdWRi3KeN3N7Qg9-JdS-MttkXoBwz5VLmELr-Jq4JxRN9hG4fPePL7JqAlTRTLHESnJw5dnePAeunYBNKihiDLVf0v74AOWbba65v8zDcrbRwCLPHy_zxPUAqo56dMrzfGBj1GlT45vAtzYJdHuD0kYqRa96UhGFd4qeAAwnduKMBsy_WkPDjCR81X0/s320/20240322_102056.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9C2ClZxOBCy7zQSo09utt2mg-SbWyKcFn3lq_LMVAoUuS2M66JHKY62iT1B3AMIE7rF_nDSBhTrZF4Yt23Mb23_LZQyTdP3XppEWE55ivpCE_4fBAkm1yDLB298MMfGRk5zAZjP7SJ9iZRU6W9W_g78HGxHJxFNbg3snFXoQplaZju4af-DRkCdvrrU/s320/20240322_102250.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We managed to get a few logs - one will be good as a chopping block</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiNO_ThEpYuZn96xzjIXiJW-eWT0SU-J4kPLRS5ArfhRYA8yMMjXflvVxcjXCO0bz5KAzNPbn6dutPFMR4EZc12ZsHt7Ts9OioqDIJesKvw5eEIyREuZzamc10M4Dlpd0AUd-RxlpZ4rTqgJW_F9L37onQmWouqiIBJK9UPmOHiYoi2hEmtZ0Tyz2K2c/s4080/20240322_120739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Our tomatoes have been exceptional and we are still picking them. I also sowed some late beans and will be picking the first of these today. Not sure how they will go as it was an experiment planting so late. Kumara (sweet potatoe) are still in the ground as they like a long growing season. I have also started winter planting with broccolli and silver beet (Swiss chard)</p><p>We still have daylight savings ( it doesn't end till 7th April) and dawn is not until 7.30 a.m. so I am not rising as early as I would like - can't do much in the garden when it is still dark. (I am not a fan of daylight savings as I prefer to rise early and get jobs done and am usually getting tired by the end of the day).</p><p>The weather has been good for the Parkinson walks and our small group has grown over recent months. 17 people on a recent walk.</p><p>Spring and autumn are my favourite seasons and, at present we have daytime highs of 23 or 24C with about 15C at night. All very pleasant.</p><p>My stepson came up from Auckland to stay last week and we managed some nice walks. (His photos).</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXYw8kvQ_QQqZpreGfeu9IvEUMUrE2uY924GCqqnYWNnbYYUqupXhaz7VySBhZ8u0Pi0vk3haSsE6iiTRfQB3AzJQ_FdiSuBjq9-4wM7vKvquMFl_eKiHOgsHpdPh0xskPdKbRwhFPogrcJFWu3OQbzT3C7YXZrvJ650wiZfEsAx1A0JF9yJoYEL8zKSU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXYw8kvQ_QQqZpreGfeu9IvEUMUrE2uY924GCqqnYWNnbYYUqupXhaz7VySBhZ8u0Pi0vk3haSsE6iiTRfQB3AzJQ_FdiSuBjq9-4wM7vKvquMFl_eKiHOgsHpdPh0xskPdKbRwhFPogrcJFWu3OQbzT3C7YXZrvJ650wiZfEsAx1A0JF9yJoYEL8zKSU" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoo737YNCEckc988LI3k4O8uFGR-kNPSVZOW1HDRgaaVyKxDuTCZq-8h-GnDPKQ7tVYJ9UCOY5wUw0kjn7GDHnLzbm42Wk6MKHCoGNO7lajdeX-N0ZMJ0nqDSO6ITYp-iCPxZcJltrM3dcyYzL-CUEIvV0ltlmZHA-3ZTDrowTX4_AAEnUt_w7ba_Gkww" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoo737YNCEckc988LI3k4O8uFGR-kNPSVZOW1HDRgaaVyKxDuTCZq-8h-GnDPKQ7tVYJ9UCOY5wUw0kjn7GDHnLzbm42Wk6MKHCoGNO7lajdeX-N0ZMJ0nqDSO6ITYp-iCPxZcJltrM3dcyYzL-CUEIvV0ltlmZHA-3ZTDrowTX4_AAEnUt_w7ba_Gkww" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5PmzNcRsDomhj1ryL4vohQ6J2V7GPk2P69E9oo5xGmdVYweLeYFqkk4nHBJiF1qFAjwsO-qZkjaIua6mA6zfGq-aPElXV9LGq5KWctbIdWCHDceGoT597xY1yHoucmGXgrcwr0tuGilREkSnRILQXmWfMIaROzCNL-mpuK51WsXdEMr-VhbjCmYc7iG4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5PmzNcRsDomhj1ryL4vohQ6J2V7GPk2P69E9oo5xGmdVYweLeYFqkk4nHBJiF1qFAjwsO-qZkjaIua6mA6zfGq-aPElXV9LGq5KWctbIdWCHDceGoT597xY1yHoucmGXgrcwr0tuGilREkSnRILQXmWfMIaROzCNL-mpuK51WsXdEMr-VhbjCmYc7iG4" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtLNjrQQUGBVvIdHzoQA3rxPM1z-SIt7hYy2ih0m2vLjJvtn5-5VZFX-aTKu3Jb7BwiAiNsX4QATOxmOnIO4GL8P4PYB_mmwMlfSnvrztOX7crMn6xfh4tlV_H3FJxJrSg4kms4VZHnJApPmzlC757klov7Nmy9Qc4NUDYSFbhBKlamcEobtM9nXTy3u4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtLNjrQQUGBVvIdHzoQA3rxPM1z-SIt7hYy2ih0m2vLjJvtn5-5VZFX-aTKu3Jb7BwiAiNsX4QATOxmOnIO4GL8P4PYB_mmwMlfSnvrztOX7crMn6xfh4tlV_H3FJxJrSg4kms4VZHnJApPmzlC757klov7Nmy9Qc4NUDYSFbhBKlamcEobtM9nXTy3u4" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNd_R8BhAp_u-q2PRc3pgGeJJ3vspmog6qDq1cRhTYH1_ChNz40RbWPHFbTlUaVqMDQVoFHnBmuQGlPptYd2vvEagT51DKJlRFKhm5dBesb5-WFwYyAcvRd9nuU7TEdbN7v05ncAWHequ39MU1hx9Pg8llJpBYS7Xux1p5cys9kPPPIsYRrvYxTo3Gaso" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNd_R8BhAp_u-q2PRc3pgGeJJ3vspmog6qDq1cRhTYH1_ChNz40RbWPHFbTlUaVqMDQVoFHnBmuQGlPptYd2vvEagT51DKJlRFKhm5dBesb5-WFwYyAcvRd9nuU7TEdbN7v05ncAWHequ39MU1hx9Pg8llJpBYS7Xux1p5cys9kPPPIsYRrvYxTo3Gaso" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><p></p>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-61086966981767584502024-02-16T14:35:00.003+13:002024-02-16T15:03:37.889+13:00BUSY TIME OF YEAR<p> Well, we are always busy but at the moment it seems more so. </p><p>It has been hot and dry so watering every day. The tomatoes, in particular, have done really well and I have frozen a lot (just washed and put into bags and frozen. Later will be taken out have boiling water poured over them, the skin comes off easily before they are used in sauces, casseroles, soups etc. I have also given kilos to friends, neighbours and relations. </p><p>The peaches are doing well this year. A couple of years ago we had the tree (self sown) topped and only got a few peaches last year but they are fruiting well again. They are similar to a Golden Queen. Unfortunately, a lot have the Guava Bud Moth larva in them but I cut around that a stew them before freezing. </p><p>We have just bought a load of firewood from Grand-daughter's husband (a misunderstanding meant we ended up buying 4 cubic metres plus another cubic metre better for kindling). Yesterday we moved and stacked 3 cubic metres and did the remaining one this morning. Not bad for two octogenarians. Should have enough firewood for a couple of years as we already had quite a lot.</p><p>Still a few peaches left on the tree.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXwjbEj6MQXBxy-pXDL66hHZEFrsJlDe0Jra00lXggFBIagX0yxNC6SXEpPkkxRkvzTo3dksF_aTO5EgDiId_YN1Xe_-Ig9vyARif58SH8w_LmySNBkEOa5xnSayJrvEeoKZKYzNo9s32oF9hPeg9nxs16jYWlgmvH5JJFwEW98-1MQMUhAYDU7V25KE/s2689/20240216_095848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2689" data-original-width="2229" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXwjbEj6MQXBxy-pXDL66hHZEFrsJlDe0Jra00lXggFBIagX0yxNC6SXEpPkkxRkvzTo3dksF_aTO5EgDiId_YN1Xe_-Ig9vyARif58SH8w_LmySNBkEOa5xnSayJrvEeoKZKYzNo9s32oF9hPeg9nxs16jYWlgmvH5JJFwEW98-1MQMUhAYDU7V25KE/s320/20240216_095848.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">New lot of firewood stacked. Shed now full.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybmbic8q5JU3iWTU090RCQPxEc2IyabInaYhFGYTyM_80zuZMDQJcjiSIkr3zy27-mRwju3JLe-uRxNvoG2YaToX8GNxsbKyhR5ZTyOcKG84-n9YdxyHHUAldQF7LvbuoOSN5vTBjFNTWbRXRYbVKQC5zSqClOVie5UBMnV9OctMfRjt47UUEZ5IwxUA/s4080/20240216_095823.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybmbic8q5JU3iWTU090RCQPxEc2IyabInaYhFGYTyM_80zuZMDQJcjiSIkr3zy27-mRwju3JLe-uRxNvoG2YaToX8GNxsbKyhR5ZTyOcKG84-n9YdxyHHUAldQF7LvbuoOSN5vTBjFNTWbRXRYbVKQC5zSqClOVie5UBMnV9OctMfRjt47UUEZ5IwxUA/s320/20240216_095823.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Spare bedroom turned into storage for peaches and tomatoes.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4F73YKH96MNt9VhOoUFwNToIjNR2nO8YaXFIgRd-nn83c6Hkh9G6da1QI5nrSDjV5qHyfFK-I03Xg4wwSM_-7uFbzrkkPpYA5y7cNgPtJA4MZwFr-xgxH2NYK9FZCuxvYxXzQmiLFr-mFZdVbJXjt1kr7P4nYBFHl-nuYvvOU-w-phR2ZaVdi4T5nEk/s4080/20240216_095731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4F73YKH96MNt9VhOoUFwNToIjNR2nO8YaXFIgRd-nn83c6Hkh9G6da1QI5nrSDjV5qHyfFK-I03Xg4wwSM_-7uFbzrkkPpYA5y7cNgPtJA4MZwFr-xgxH2NYK9FZCuxvYxXzQmiLFr-mFZdVbJXjt1kr7P4nYBFHl-nuYvvOU-w-phR2ZaVdi4T5nEk/s320/20240216_095731.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVJp180RORYZggTnPZ-59_raRvuxAWSGIBeHTerpq_n5XTriP4NPA8hEHbkbaIaX_iRY0vLJqAYBShR_EzySN-18Q-MUFYLIvUhMsXflaYb9TrYU6dI7yMKOcF7qZQHYmhUDPeqRTeDLfyI4gte0cvP65ad0S1iWQgi3kpzmCp01j2Ar-Jgb4F6YLALM/s4080/20240216_095725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVJp180RORYZggTnPZ-59_raRvuxAWSGIBeHTerpq_n5XTriP4NPA8hEHbkbaIaX_iRY0vLJqAYBShR_EzySN-18Q-MUFYLIvUhMsXflaYb9TrYU6dI7yMKOcF7qZQHYmhUDPeqRTeDLfyI4gte0cvP65ad0S1iWQgi3kpzmCp01j2Ar-Jgb4F6YLALM/s320/20240216_095725.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-14262451997661369152024-02-02T14:49:00.002+13:002024-02-02T15:22:38.327+13:00RE-USEABLE VEGETABLE BAGS.<div>In July last year single use plastic bags were banned in Produce Departments. Paper bags have been supplied since then and re-useable bags on sale. One Supermarket has heavy cotton bags for sale and the other, I have just discovered, has lighter bags made from recycled plastic.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinNbwDlSZUkFDt4ulrTroPqxygG-Z1uv-PBPR_QvfN5UhaeqFFB2A6VAOhalh5n0MemSE6Q5x84-Rl2JnZJs-LLSDhULrYUSjRfTpajiAk4KG4pcQU3IcRfZgvK7MMbXRz5NpCHyrLiPACcRV_3idizYuSIgZKcTKLVXcvRRtRvtT6avpix7D-1zY6eWY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinNbwDlSZUkFDt4ulrTroPqxygG-Z1uv-PBPR_QvfN5UhaeqFFB2A6VAOhalh5n0MemSE6Q5x84-Rl2JnZJs-LLSDhULrYUSjRfTpajiAk4KG4pcQU3IcRfZgvK7MMbXRz5NpCHyrLiPACcRV_3idizYuSIgZKcTKLVXcvRRtRvtT6avpix7D-1zY6eWY" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>On a Vegetable Gardening Facebook page I recently read about using these bags to cover tomatoes to protect against birds and insects. <div><br /></div><div>They are only 20 cents each and I bought 6 to try them out.</div><div><br /></div><div>They are brilliant. We have Green Vegetable Bugs here that cause a hard unripened lump in the fruit and these bags work in keeping the bugs away.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEtlo72qLVGg3Up4SgIlz6TckLsuZsFC4K5mVjZiRb4ve3t_vs3u0Jw-R8GEY_1BW2st3KFPRf2MgoLSQt4qjjKkT78qFIi8UnZ0UNkglwB817Ko8_JvJ0XjjUXh2sAHBNlidH-bXulAZUAeNaCZfpOzs8stUs1k6H7cn0VFGwvDZg247CrZW3DcehR_Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="217" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEtlo72qLVGg3Up4SgIlz6TckLsuZsFC4K5mVjZiRb4ve3t_vs3u0Jw-R8GEY_1BW2st3KFPRf2MgoLSQt4qjjKkT78qFIi8UnZ0UNkglwB817Ko8_JvJ0XjjUXh2sAHBNlidH-bXulAZUAeNaCZfpOzs8stUs1k6H7cn0VFGwvDZg247CrZW3DcehR_Y" width="320" /></a></div><br />Yesterday, I bought another 10 and they are now all in use. Still plenty more problems that can beset the plants, blight being the main one, but I have my fingers crossed.</div><div><br /></div><div>At the moment I am picking about 1.8 kg a day with the largest just under 400 grams so plenty for us, friends and family and, hopefully some will go in the freezer for adding to casseroles and soups in the winter months.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_32qNj5ki8QEpWEE2N4opE5cTDUEf9G1WltKbV6H5Kh7Rd6Nt-lqxIiRv5vjLJrhLTxogaFrzV6LPomYv1G1RmSbSkjMwWDWUR8xBO7LWrDZ44vOz5AAqU1j9QoVOim87XRS7IxVG2jeB-xU3OmcKThyphenhyphenYiBlK7p5PIP0i033Vul-i8J1ybM0Rn7v-Qo/s4080/20240126_121246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_32qNj5ki8QEpWEE2N4opE5cTDUEf9G1WltKbV6H5Kh7Rd6Nt-lqxIiRv5vjLJrhLTxogaFrzV6LPomYv1G1RmSbSkjMwWDWUR8xBO7LWrDZ44vOz5AAqU1j9QoVOim87XRS7IxVG2jeB-xU3OmcKThyphenhyphenYiBlK7p5PIP0i033Vul-i8J1ybM0Rn7v-Qo/s320/20240126_121246.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsUal27_gxKFGMuk5IjmnEOrhNsFAWWgx52SmdykuMEbKnwNm0dbM__boDDwtM9qiPLgvOBdLiMYdi46Ad9RAE35KFwpZ4JtQBiAaC-LEI3bAAJSqn47ND_Y4jvI-aVbj2Vjhy3d4uNlVKhxCAAReYdoqZby_QAEc8DsLvBNqFHnrCAL2ZWP3GjKw8Go/s4080/20240126_121313.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsUal27_gxKFGMuk5IjmnEOrhNsFAWWgx52SmdykuMEbKnwNm0dbM__boDDwtM9qiPLgvOBdLiMYdi46Ad9RAE35KFwpZ4JtQBiAaC-LEI3bAAJSqn47ND_Y4jvI-aVbj2Vjhy3d4uNlVKhxCAAReYdoqZby_QAEc8DsLvBNqFHnrCAL2ZWP3GjKw8Go/s320/20240126_121313.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aNVsNCK2fR_94iqY2SrXO0bIV3SLTZmlWr2tkzjVmDlxMidu6mOeSmUrK4llkUOfUi2NVIZuidbzDDY6hEJXNNExw29E2vPuEiAsqTlEZMeoXFBhc5lB0iKAtkh3nGEwbaCcceKwk2t2RZWtdxDwZ5u0j_4BQ5WRLCn6IBi3lRXtkdpPWqeZLk4rl1Q/s4080/20240201_175436.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aNVsNCK2fR_94iqY2SrXO0bIV3SLTZmlWr2tkzjVmDlxMidu6mOeSmUrK4llkUOfUi2NVIZuidbzDDY6hEJXNNExw29E2vPuEiAsqTlEZMeoXFBhc5lB0iKAtkh3nGEwbaCcceKwk2t2RZWtdxDwZ5u0j_4BQ5WRLCn6IBi3lRXtkdpPWqeZLk4rl1Q/s320/20240201_175436.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-80509351845126109192024-01-22T15:31:00.000+13:002024-01-22T15:31:07.975+13:00TODAY'S WALK<p> Because of the forecast heat we did another walk through the bush alongside the river today. 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text-align: center;">Last night, I finally had a reasonable pick of tomatoes. With a bit of luck they will keep on producing in spite of the hot, humid weather.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAMPM5y1aPes2_lkPXz4BuUjsSYJJSbQTlVEbzDVdNmMJH7W3pPe5WNkIiVNK_AdEICodMU0Kx20X8rjy0ixYVuT6SMDbeFE2dcyNwTEqMOd_aI1shitUqYjIVvFII1MaYSDeZVLLKdS6VP_Tn7wJx5gMcwtbh9mI4pwBBlRhmR293LVSL7idD1LGEA8/s4080/20240120_203946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAMPM5y1aPes2_lkPXz4BuUjsSYJJSbQTlVEbzDVdNmMJH7W3pPe5WNkIiVNK_AdEICodMU0Kx20X8rjy0ixYVuT6SMDbeFE2dcyNwTEqMOd_aI1shitUqYjIVvFII1MaYSDeZVLLKdS6VP_Tn7wJx5gMcwtbh9mI4pwBBlRhmR293LVSL7idD1LGEA8/s320/20240120_203946.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>In the flower garden one of the Crepe Myrtles is getting a bit past it<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsR-2YhjnDE9V9hhBohqI33RVvijcGJVLIL_BiNUsTu0f8blJOYlt6XKc70FuHft5lfAJFykgXc2TBXOHAJ6D8GQa4_qZba2xlucykhKzMiNI9ck_b95y2EHZ4cejeqIbyuXsloV7oPpskr07xxucxfuKmMljQ_mqZzwzube3A-jonIOG-cTlEyNVbSbo/s1983/20240121_115056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1983" data-original-width="1571" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsR-2YhjnDE9V9hhBohqI33RVvijcGJVLIL_BiNUsTu0f8blJOYlt6XKc70FuHft5lfAJFykgXc2TBXOHAJ6D8GQa4_qZba2xlucykhKzMiNI9ck_b95y2EHZ4cejeqIbyuXsloV7oPpskr07xxucxfuKmMljQ_mqZzwzube3A-jonIOG-cTlEyNVbSbo/s320/20240121_115056.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>while the other is just coming into flower.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJCzfGMF86TOKm2kK2fqvCPMXyc7aRdbkuBSN8V5QjznSzethLkCGNBIjS1eXGqLJkal_tVaN1XdX80-6TOPXBfVYuz0ZaxDpyK-w2QDDiCpVi8Lh0lQGxCxY2FxnHikTbQ7bQQ9bv3XAFSHYnsFPuMg5EXwfnFXgX0-2IzETwij4FQlrlAgOApEX0cM/s4080/20240121_115020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJCzfGMF86TOKm2kK2fqvCPMXyc7aRdbkuBSN8V5QjznSzethLkCGNBIjS1eXGqLJkal_tVaN1XdX80-6TOPXBfVYuz0ZaxDpyK-w2QDDiCpVi8Lh0lQGxCxY2FxnHikTbQ7bQQ9bv3XAFSHYnsFPuMg5EXwfnFXgX0-2IzETwij4FQlrlAgOApEX0cM/s320/20240121_115020.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Temperatures in the very late 20's most likely going to be 30 in the next couple of days.</div><p></p>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-57746480239706256442024-01-13T12:01:00.002+13:002024-01-13T12:32:48.631+13:00WEATHER AND TOMATOESIt has been hot and dry for the past week or so with daytime temperatures of 26 or 27 degrees C. and night time of about 20 degrees. <div><br /></div><div>On Monday we have our first Parkinson walk since the Christmas break and the weather is due to change. Temperatures still good but much needed rain forecast (although we could do without it on Monday morning).</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcw2D95tKIsrmY8pI0LpYrtwo-b3gK9iXlq4100Ud9fcrLboj6y9gQeBrG7xQq1aMPJ1_imifJ6GCFcF1k7zxWeE6XCvCvoKT9Sq5m-hLNWKjt2X5w8Y-0UnLYFSOQfPakFAV4N7i-jFEZnGMgvvmN_XiN73EMHjzpn6QDnZ1ofiq_gxtl3JMHs2N9k4/s784/2024-01-13.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="784" height="99" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcw2D95tKIsrmY8pI0LpYrtwo-b3gK9iXlq4100Ud9fcrLboj6y9gQeBrG7xQq1aMPJ1_imifJ6GCFcF1k7zxWeE6XCvCvoKT9Sq5m-hLNWKjt2X5w8Y-0UnLYFSOQfPakFAV4N7i-jFEZnGMgvvmN_XiN73EMHjzpn6QDnZ1ofiq_gxtl3JMHs2N9k4/s320/2024-01-13.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I have finally picked a couple of tomatoes and there is just one more ripening. When they are finally in full fruiting mode we will have more than enough. The top two photos are the German ones with the points on the end, a delicious tomato hanging like grapes.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBwZTKMb7Ja_du7YyhVXI6xN23jZ0Juf8wvLgpx2coBDEwRWzUCXQyOf0VAIxaTUBWaNV7-kAEqU34L93hquaoBlImo6UC-F3gHuhR0tZLzVkG_Oj93vsWvQ84eURP5XqbGpVdfZdtFqe2ekn5tck3ogxZTRPAp-q_3O0M6Zjx30oDB6VO-_nlWACV-c/s4080/20240113_112003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBwZTKMb7Ja_du7YyhVXI6xN23jZ0Juf8wvLgpx2coBDEwRWzUCXQyOf0VAIxaTUBWaNV7-kAEqU34L93hquaoBlImo6UC-F3gHuhR0tZLzVkG_Oj93vsWvQ84eURP5XqbGpVdfZdtFqe2ekn5tck3ogxZTRPAp-q_3O0M6Zjx30oDB6VO-_nlWACV-c/s320/20240113_112003.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhBKcOBAOJ5W3JKHiuqtWY96OhTZmS1fvp64-x7PVELbRLypxWHGf6TOqFzX2DApBjloHAN7ZHtYdTiSJk07TaKpwTK9cuX0JKzbSTqs7aSAGuHIxmRVkRmqeHsYZegsZgz_zRja4U2OIshYwWH1CLSPhRvRFh59VFExSVwbw6rZEPWNbQQsn-Tw4h8c/s4080/20240113_112008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhBKcOBAOJ5W3JKHiuqtWY96OhTZmS1fvp64-x7PVELbRLypxWHGf6TOqFzX2DApBjloHAN7ZHtYdTiSJk07TaKpwTK9cuX0JKzbSTqs7aSAGuHIxmRVkRmqeHsYZegsZgz_zRja4U2OIshYwWH1CLSPhRvRFh59VFExSVwbw6rZEPWNbQQsn-Tw4h8c/s320/20240113_112008.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The tomatoes are just starting to ripen on the plants I got from a neighbour. The spray on them is preventative copper.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqTNPGpbLonKJk1Da8Wtl5k4U9enkK8y3cae5oqkU9i8QiQu8e2jA6sNs3vWclzPjORzFpNBgyxrhHAviSDsF_7NvvURKjwt20Z4R_J3xxp37kItE5thWXu1N9zGo38ccbo_v-2UYAhY6qr1Wg2HhNPF4LUginYywtOTDd4vQK3DkO-7sEnKSQ45Pd2s/s4080/20240113_112030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqTNPGpbLonKJk1Da8Wtl5k4U9enkK8y3cae5oqkU9i8QiQu8e2jA6sNs3vWclzPjORzFpNBgyxrhHAviSDsF_7NvvURKjwt20Z4R_J3xxp37kItE5thWXu1N9zGo38ccbo_v-2UYAhY6qr1Wg2HhNPF4LUginYywtOTDd4vQK3DkO-7sEnKSQ45Pd2s/s320/20240113_112030.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>By 9 a.m. this morning I had watered the garden, done some weeding and a load of washing was done and pegged out while Doug had mowed the lawns. The washing dried while we had breakfast.</div><div><br /></div><div>Yesterday, they started to reseal our road and have just come back to finish the job. Lots of roadworks needed as there was so little fine weather for the work to be done last year.</div><div><br /></div>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-79022006225789278582024-01-03T15:30:00.006+13:002024-01-03T15:43:36.318+13:00JANUARY 3rd<p> A bit cooler with cloud cover today. I managed to get around to weeding then feeding the tomatoes. I should have put sun cream on as I noticed on Metservice later that the UV level is dangerous. I hadn't planned to be in the garden for long but ended up doing more than intended.</p><p>Anyway, the top photo is of a tomato I bought at the Market called Red Patio Bush. I was expecting both the plant and tomatoes to be smaller.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhVTywkiO49yiseJJ5GKQzB8YtZXlHoH2lOXWzI9F11zGvo4L7bFbbOZSAcFV_0YZ3gXOYHzF-nJm1XxMqruZJwAoasgFfP5UCp4L6PXrFXRNkIcM1fV-D9SbnhWSFdP9DuhFV8wbnUkyUPFimnr2WPuijjSsuD07fSdeg_M5zLUC3gmTBv77yxzzoGI/s4080/20240103_151034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhVTywkiO49yiseJJ5GKQzB8YtZXlHoH2lOXWzI9F11zGvo4L7bFbbOZSAcFV_0YZ3gXOYHzF-nJm1XxMqruZJwAoasgFfP5UCp4L6PXrFXRNkIcM1fV-D9SbnhWSFdP9DuhFV8wbnUkyUPFimnr2WPuijjSsuD07fSdeg_M5zLUC3gmTBv77yxzzoGI/s320/20240103_151034.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>These are the small German ones.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-OZqfB9-axr5YuFpjpJbjCA-rwMq0FZPTDzyKKVRxZejXAcGJtHPVOpEZy3B1qbQ_AKfGPqWzHCdV0OkLwqaM6K9P421CGjPZ343gzCyMvjllQL3Uju4vNeRQVc0_7G7Yteq5oV4IlQYXxiSy1A5JsUmduWilbVFqyj_T3a0lKLsioxkCLOXH3MtGOk/s4080/20240103_151126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-OZqfB9-axr5YuFpjpJbjCA-rwMq0FZPTDzyKKVRxZejXAcGJtHPVOpEZy3B1qbQ_AKfGPqWzHCdV0OkLwqaM6K9P421CGjPZ343gzCyMvjllQL3Uju4vNeRQVc0_7G7Yteq5oV4IlQYXxiSy1A5JsUmduWilbVFqyj_T3a0lKLsioxkCLOXH3MtGOk/s320/20240103_151126.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and ones from a neighbour who wasn't sure what they were as she had mixed all her seed up.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEU3loetTOzU6fYFMjS_Ug6wwmvOGgDVbh0q5TEQEc6bNM30w9EeORtiCf5Up0EVID1I1F9tulIdIsgvZA6qKzo5IfwvdPQsxYBZDFpn5y7LVWGLGFJ6EC3KpZY8BUUwgxX5emVCJlJrT6UN5gJt8G8p9Mypx6w9M3fgKMgoGW4RSR-amrXcTsr7wERU/s4080/20240103_151022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEU3loetTOzU6fYFMjS_Ug6wwmvOGgDVbh0q5TEQEc6bNM30w9EeORtiCf5Up0EVID1I1F9tulIdIsgvZA6qKzo5IfwvdPQsxYBZDFpn5y7LVWGLGFJ6EC3KpZY8BUUwgxX5emVCJlJrT6UN5gJt8G8p9Mypx6w9M3fgKMgoGW4RSR-amrXcTsr7wERU/s320/20240103_151022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the garden itself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi682NfaNfkjwACGkKifv6egms_G-C4usKt1hirJrl_nWnpuTDe5aCSloydjyklxiUFS0QSOVgFvhFLPQzmk7BSbOViTDpVQnfHleFSo6DJ1s4nAuEcv7eyfPjDIuZaBNGVUfvWt08alMVC-JPJGWFtd-aLN-xXc5S0uMjWM_lLGnPPQXxxuGOrWKmT4Ks/s4080/20240103_151219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi682NfaNfkjwACGkKifv6egms_G-C4usKt1hirJrl_nWnpuTDe5aCSloydjyklxiUFS0QSOVgFvhFLPQzmk7BSbOViTDpVQnfHleFSo6DJ1s4nAuEcv7eyfPjDIuZaBNGVUfvWt08alMVC-JPJGWFtd-aLN-xXc5S0uMjWM_lLGnPPQXxxuGOrWKmT4Ks/s320/20240103_151219.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>Meanwhile, over near Forster in New South Wales my stepdaughter has these. Yesterday's harvest - well ahead of ours and such lovely colours. She had just found all those cucumbers hiding (overgrown Lebanese cucumbers).<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMIZ1NPjYSHqj5k_BhEudt4UBwOyfzCzGusNsrE-7gEaEC3ekTJmvfHLi1nmrVr8TuHUmC2gLqsoxrX6N5wHPVyIG3lZ6fKG6OHyOk482mAbATI1gLCKV4W6JJ2CgkzMUmsG84Yg0PkXa2KBhK2V7qzPkMk3PjcbEFOgWQ8nfN1JADfVqD73ozsu9fQzA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="8000" data-original-width="6000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMIZ1NPjYSHqj5k_BhEudt4UBwOyfzCzGusNsrE-7gEaEC3ekTJmvfHLi1nmrVr8TuHUmC2gLqsoxrX6N5wHPVyIG3lZ6fKG6OHyOk482mAbATI1gLCKV4W6JJ2CgkzMUmsG84Yg0PkXa2KBhK2V7qzPkMk3PjcbEFOgWQ8nfN1JADfVqD73ozsu9fQzA" width="180" /></a></div><br />On my birthday her brother and I decided it is time to go and visit her so watch this space.<p></p></div>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-46300542155861331152024-01-02T16:32:00.010+13:002024-01-02T16:36:47.669+13:00JANUARY 2ndTuesday, have to think what day it is as today and yesterday are public holidays for New Year which seemed to run on from the 4 day break for Christmas. It is cooler again today so, after doing the usual chores at home and giving more bananas to neighbours we decided to go on our favourite short walk in the bush alongside the Hatea River. We drove just under 2.5 kms to Whareora Road and walked to Mair Park and back about 3.2 kms. We are so lucky to have so many lovely walks right in town.<div><br /></div><div>The track is well formed<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNPfIfEtKwPQtoUzm3feQ-UcFcVERvu8KPCnWMZunv7pZ7Bd8aqAs9MoQsISgrAfv39ufRHtXf-7mNlBtoYz1U4x7p6KsMio7P974-MNc1sW0UAWAFl_BWqDqUDk3VoX7Lbm3Q8AbBi0xmA8OvoJSzf1-HJYC4Y9V17CFKo_KGv1m7vts7Z7mDNSyAp0/s4080/20240102_111216.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNPfIfEtKwPQtoUzm3feQ-UcFcVERvu8KPCnWMZunv7pZ7Bd8aqAs9MoQsISgrAfv39ufRHtXf-7mNlBtoYz1U4x7p6KsMio7P974-MNc1sW0UAWAFl_BWqDqUDk3VoX7Lbm3Q8AbBi0xmA8OvoJSzf1-HJYC4Y9V17CFKo_KGv1m7vts7Z7mDNSyAp0/s320/20240102_111216.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>a lot of lovely ferns<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2AbQibgK_dZixcabK6TGXM4gstJmsyXbabFDIXLap6bXrY3faW8dLUF0CGzY3CEAd5K4Dat0wdiyh8SAH75jqGcpIZStA4KRQOpAjQ3JfroXHlZC7Q52fv0IoBVflBsgy-Cxo73Pw2sl3toFKd35nMj9MMeSRIEY02vLuSqlu1N0jOlS2GO815eztWA/s4080/20240102_121729.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2AbQibgK_dZixcabK6TGXM4gstJmsyXbabFDIXLap6bXrY3faW8dLUF0CGzY3CEAd5K4Dat0wdiyh8SAH75jqGcpIZStA4KRQOpAjQ3JfroXHlZC7Q52fv0IoBVflBsgy-Cxo73Pw2sl3toFKd35nMj9MMeSRIEY02vLuSqlu1N0jOlS2GO815eztWA/s320/20240102_121729.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>It is a lovely walk and we were surprised by how few people we met considering it is a holiday.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>We got home about midday and had a very late morning tea (blueberry smoothie to use up some bananas). After we both did a few more chores we had an even later lunch and were just eating that when a couple of friends from Auckland arrived and we had a good time catching up.</div><div><br /></div><div>With the recent wind the garden is drying out but watering will have to wait while I put my feet up and read for half an hour.</div>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-48140131410986714832024-01-01T15:37:00.000+13:002024-01-01T15:37:16.895+13:00HAPPY NEW YEAR<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wishing everyone a Happy and Healthy 2024 and Peace and Goodwill in the world (although, unfortunately, I can't see that happening)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We don't often get photos of ourselves. This was taken when my friend visited from the Gold Coast recently.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpu5pTNlx8NQe1ae4egeJi2Ct4dqvW0a4q0CQwKN3jQ38bGKAd8EpA06gUKCv9yrwMcX48uteecd7pf-1srOBpsnVOALqoaGYCdO0gYjcxnSIvPCbNOnhyphenhyphenrat7a9zQwOqym2cRXUg0t9kQYuFA8g1o4H9i1AR_l-FOvgTUEMjsPR6kVGpT5R20Z0WzKi8/s749/386883134_719997403098077_4684546591423611236_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="665" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpu5pTNlx8NQe1ae4egeJi2Ct4dqvW0a4q0CQwKN3jQ38bGKAd8EpA06gUKCv9yrwMcX48uteecd7pf-1srOBpsnVOALqoaGYCdO0gYjcxnSIvPCbNOnhyphenhyphenrat7a9zQwOqym2cRXUg0t9kQYuFA8g1o4H9i1AR_l-FOvgTUEMjsPR6kVGpT5R20Z0WzKi8/s320/386883134_719997403098077_4684546591423611236_n.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-52637700562457635352023-12-31T12:02:00.000+13:002023-12-31T12:02:38.828+13:00ANOTHER BIRTHDAY<p> December 30th - another birthday and a big one this year. I find it hard to believe that I am now 80 and have decided that I must, finally, be a "Grown Up".</p><p>As forecast it was HOT reaching 30 degrees C. with high humidity. The fans were kept busy.</p><p>Having originally been going to have a quiet day with just the 2 of us we were expecting to have 6 around the table. We planned an easy meal without using the oven. As it turned out there were only four of us. Doug's eldest daughter didn't come and Max' son, M, came on his own and didn't bring a passenger for company on the drive. </p><p>It was a great day though. I had several phone calls from the Welsh border, Australia and New Zealand with lots of texts and various other forms of message as well as several cards and well chosen gifts. My brother sent me a photo I had not seen before.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_QMXirtH_UJiPe2LnCliSvfeNvKEZgtCNkQvDhFxUrt6yISMOE1ccRcG4wbP8vidOWhtnXICob1mbS3EGEd_gk2PNi-EIKOKIf73q56M07NIw5lNIeYseTj8Px-G49PdsQvHgN32Kl536sDaY5auGBQ2w789XVeTX23440qXzbCumxeNrJ8GCCRrBjlM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="258" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_QMXirtH_UJiPe2LnCliSvfeNvKEZgtCNkQvDhFxUrt6yISMOE1ccRcG4wbP8vidOWhtnXICob1mbS3EGEd_gk2PNi-EIKOKIf73q56M07NIw5lNIeYseTj8Px-G49PdsQvHgN32Kl536sDaY5auGBQ2w789XVeTX23440qXzbCumxeNrJ8GCCRrBjlM" width="167" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Doug and I prepared lunch between us and, as there were 2 fewer than we catered for we have plenty of leftovers for today.</p><p>We hadn't seen my stepson since before Covid so it was great to catch up with him and there was good banter around the table. Doug's daughter left after the meal but M. stayed on until 5.30 when he set off back to Auckland. He is going to return to stay at the end of January or beginning of February which will be great.</p><p>When he left we were both exhausted and I am still tired today.</p><p>Today is cooler (27 degrees) and, according to Metservice "Uncomfortably warm and muggy" but from tomorrow we are forecast to have 3 cooler dry days.</p><p>Last year on my birthday we walked the track at Taheke Falls and intend to go for a walk in the next few days.</p><p>One of my presents included this lovely dragonfly which is now on our kitchen window.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfhC7hzl7cf2G-gosPcwQSK1WZvfxARRyWJOPnpKYzkO2hoBRqqOPtrmckB05ceQDRKkqHuVVM-6eTVYT5pdJ1U8K_9lgELQ2dsqBMx8mARZG5Nsl1k1D6ms6prsFsx7NN9jnChoFn98Cf_cNEYinBdpWUMB6KpsCIu2szNthlVnVN1G_cfNhCNxVi6s/s4080/30%20Dec%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfhC7hzl7cf2G-gosPcwQSK1WZvfxARRyWJOPnpKYzkO2hoBRqqOPtrmckB05ceQDRKkqHuVVM-6eTVYT5pdJ1U8K_9lgELQ2dsqBMx8mARZG5Nsl1k1D6ms6prsFsx7NN9jnChoFn98Cf_cNEYinBdpWUMB6KpsCIu2szNthlVnVN1G_cfNhCNxVi6s/s320/30%20Dec%202023.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A lovely stem of roses from the garden</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgde-q9D8YkJ4C-bXsufiMOLU9AbntyWykqAeh_HvExApYAGbxCrpjXwfuOHKY6ppquXWD-fOTZ6I-MWriZ2ygzZGYQ6gSeE3fmlufRh-EOysHNVW6Ihz4Mg60LvqMx5RI1BgkDXi6e0QAXbEgWM4A6WyR3dsyGe0uMiep1ZC5qqoPF_eO-woI7IIVlz94/s4080/20231229_205918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgde-q9D8YkJ4C-bXsufiMOLU9AbntyWykqAeh_HvExApYAGbxCrpjXwfuOHKY6ppquXWD-fOTZ6I-MWriZ2ygzZGYQ6gSeE3fmlufRh-EOysHNVW6Ihz4Mg60LvqMx5RI1BgkDXi6e0QAXbEgWM4A6WyR3dsyGe0uMiep1ZC5qqoPF_eO-woI7IIVlz94/s320/20231229_205918.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Doug made a colourful plate of cucumber and tomatoes. (Unfortunately our tomatoes are not ready yet but we have plenty of cucumbers.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJMjdU6hLiJB5JQ1RUmwUfaYabTarfFMbcaeNod4F0idVzKpXqSG9RdaBM7AdzgQ_HRnvTfAjxGj9FzAaCf8IPz02Fhd1O8WyOGMrE8n-c1aElEvEczNd1ny8UhTVn3rQ0Gsd2oGwq5vckzcK0_AdtsOkAPmSe_jfjTJvop4j_WtMvoHuYZw-KuiXe1U/s4080/20231230_110943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJMjdU6hLiJB5JQ1RUmwUfaYabTarfFMbcaeNod4F0idVzKpXqSG9RdaBM7AdzgQ_HRnvTfAjxGj9FzAaCf8IPz02Fhd1O8WyOGMrE8n-c1aElEvEczNd1ny8UhTVn3rQ0Gsd2oGwq5vckzcK0_AdtsOkAPmSe_jfjTJvop4j_WtMvoHuYZw-KuiXe1U/s320/20231230_110943.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>A bouquet of lilies.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8Syk94beoiPm8ey0kp2xeyuf-DdCElVRa5_8ia1SfgoI84qxFtjCRckDaTOenbMzky36c_YIjgnmFLCrfCK9HBTCKk-IQUiNNJEADlhsmkDdEI6_myvKWFNplUhHYeaMPJPR7dtbx3_EfocYII2wEVpEI0BLTbcizkuXKHgC7KbRCVx2DhV2XIumsLA/s2971/20231230_111028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2971" data-original-width="2101" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8Syk94beoiPm8ey0kp2xeyuf-DdCElVRa5_8ia1SfgoI84qxFtjCRckDaTOenbMzky36c_YIjgnmFLCrfCK9HBTCKk-IQUiNNJEADlhsmkDdEI6_myvKWFNplUhHYeaMPJPR7dtbx3_EfocYII2wEVpEI0BLTbcizkuXKHgC7KbRCVx2DhV2XIumsLA/s320/20231230_111028.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-28970017068641517092023-12-30T11:40:00.001+13:002023-12-30T11:40:26.655+13:00FRIDAY 29TH<p> I started by doing some early gardening. I had one lavender to plant so did some weeding, cutting back and planted the lavender. Rain forecast so it should be fine. </p><p>I then made a chocolate cake and caught up on various things on the computer. We cooked lunch between us. I cooked new potatoes, carrots and fresh picked beans and Doug cooked a little fillet steak in the Breville sandwich press. We don't eat a lot of meat and this suits us as it cooks a small piece of steak quickly.</p><p>I have made a trifle and a couple of chocolate cakes. </p><p>We have a heavy rain watch until 5 a.m. tomorrow but only a light shower so far. The humidity is high and temp of 28 C forecast for tomorrow. I had planned a quiet day. It will still be quiet but 3 of my stepchildren will be here (all except the one in Australia). Lunch will be the roughly same as today. My stepson wanted to take us out for a meal but neither of us fancy going out. Apart from the heat it is a busy, holiday time of year.</p>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-49913883876281871962023-12-29T14:51:00.011+13:002023-12-29T14:54:02.350+13:00THURSDAY 28THYesterday, we headed to town. Picked the right day for it as there were not a lot of people around. First stop was to buy another fan. The forecast of 29 degrees for tomorrow has now gone down to 28 but with the humidity that will be too hot for me. <div><br /></div><div>Doug then went to the library while I did some more shopping then we went to the supermarket for a couple of items (and ended up with a lot more than that).</div><div><br /></div><div>Home and I made a packet vanilla cake for another trifle as we left the Christmas Day one with family. Had a panic as, when I put the mix in the tin it seemed very thick. I looked up to make sure I had the right amount of milk and found the milk still sitting in the measuring cup. Had to spoon the mix out of the paper lined tin and add the milk before re-lining the tin and starting again. In spite of this it has come out well. Half of my square tin and a mini loaf tin is just right for the mix.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9nmX-_zFKK-krur4C2O19QbGswLqnXxkUaqRNs7sKXm0ymXgKHzTPGT5jy0PMfNuEWOntYt9J83h8qfw4R4X5G-2nk_L1piU9lDpwtXh4SC7pkwRceR2uX9UKuJjZG2dqPUqcRtscBINLh-GlWMKXP0xJUsae7DJk0gkKhP7OZo8jkK_i8CA4_M68Ws/s4080/20231228_130602.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9nmX-_zFKK-krur4C2O19QbGswLqnXxkUaqRNs7sKXm0ymXgKHzTPGT5jy0PMfNuEWOntYt9J83h8qfw4R4X5G-2nk_L1piU9lDpwtXh4SC7pkwRceR2uX9UKuJjZG2dqPUqcRtscBINLh-GlWMKXP0xJUsae7DJk0gkKhP7OZo8jkK_i8CA4_M68Ws/s320/20231228_130602.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Meanwhile, Doug has been cutting back the banana stems that he picked the fruit from and generally tidying them up.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYSEt7ZMColHmS9QkALCWY-7W75dfTysGZLpneCVxVwj0Nik7Ie6TaC0hm-HJ6stX5CGCedEV1dklRqhFiys3p-ysoUtHW1WiKREWgQ3FRlOgugWiuGcH38nCfoQ13PcL7tTlEbpuSRmeD77knTaW2XwsbSaWvxHt3q_2fc5l3SrkQp99mGYEllGmPQ8/s4080/20231228_143605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYSEt7ZMColHmS9QkALCWY-7W75dfTysGZLpneCVxVwj0Nik7Ie6TaC0hm-HJ6stX5CGCedEV1dklRqhFiys3p-ysoUtHW1WiKREWgQ3FRlOgugWiuGcH38nCfoQ13PcL7tTlEbpuSRmeD77knTaW2XwsbSaWvxHt3q_2fc5l3SrkQp99mGYEllGmPQ8/s320/20231228_143605.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>After yesterday's clean up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHU1jrPiOVhhYRwgKY5FG0Jpfn8bYHWqdnQDybQD0zDf4TvMHMHItbdATW06d_vOB_Nhtn8Dw6CU2HoYCeOeqZap96S5COxMn0QpaM66CFkPkdWJZJS8GNG2UpXcns2s-zSDv8YIqw0LgmBslEhTj1Zo6ihvWGEXddw7diY3enKU7sDKQds5QXR8KwZE/s4080/20231229_144641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHU1jrPiOVhhYRwgKY5FG0Jpfn8bYHWqdnQDybQD0zDf4TvMHMHItbdATW06d_vOB_Nhtn8Dw6CU2HoYCeOeqZap96S5COxMn0QpaM66CFkPkdWJZJS8GNG2UpXcns2s-zSDv8YIqw0LgmBslEhTj1Zo6ihvWGEXddw7diY3enKU7sDKQds5QXR8KwZE/s320/20231229_144641.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-79760924129666889882023-12-28T15:20:00.000+13:002023-12-28T15:20:10.671+13:00WEDNESDAY 27THYesterday was forecast to be fine so we decided to stay home and get some jobs done. I managed to get several loads of washing done and dried as well as cutting back the tomatoes. It was a big job as they had got out of control with all the busyness of Christmas as well as the fact that I don't like to cut them back on wet days. I think they look better although you can now see all the weeds. At least the air can flow through them. Still a way to go before we get to eat them. Plenty of beans, courgettes and cucumbers though as well as the bananas.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGS8ObD8X3dSFDEhcpnotId68n1NU6INWOIK9oCCM26CI4zZBQtZxn356EP-zRwvk3Mr7D7LbKo3wDuNqEsLIJdG7BlK7CmpRB6BvcIBePknze8VDcqmu3E0xc3DUit2fmlP2-lhOPElgMfMF09rv5U3CXLPwW6iB1zGmYVX87S92Di4qttOsJHSR25Y/s4080/20231228_143402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGS8ObD8X3dSFDEhcpnotId68n1NU6INWOIK9oCCM26CI4zZBQtZxn356EP-zRwvk3Mr7D7LbKo3wDuNqEsLIJdG7BlK7CmpRB6BvcIBePknze8VDcqmu3E0xc3DUit2fmlP2-lhOPElgMfMF09rv5U3CXLPwW6iB1zGmYVX87S92Di4qttOsJHSR25Y/s320/20231228_143402.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2N0pZibpgfjSBiDKsa_sCsN7iALY1VpKnBBZ9-VcAYmSeku-PqlySxLQNGrWa8tCHMeNoiHitPzQ4GMJmmcIFQTzjHG66BtrOorfTJjETwW00_FFldZb1rzvJxAFNQeKZQAaWPIytyaHMwdTUYcOpnVKbkQEZ9n-zIvKM1GZ9o8ID2tJY0Ew61L0LyBI/s4080/20231228_143503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2N0pZibpgfjSBiDKsa_sCsN7iALY1VpKnBBZ9-VcAYmSeku-PqlySxLQNGrWa8tCHMeNoiHitPzQ4GMJmmcIFQTzjHG66BtrOorfTJjETwW00_FFldZb1rzvJxAFNQeKZQAaWPIytyaHMwdTUYcOpnVKbkQEZ9n-zIvKM1GZ9o8ID2tJY0Ew61L0LyBI/s320/20231228_143503.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-19267858809977855682023-12-27T10:28:00.000+13:002023-12-27T10:28:03.058+13:00BOXING DAYYesterday (Boxing Day) we picked another two bunches of bananas. This means we now have four bunches hanging in the back porch, one nearly finished. Family and neighbours have all being given a supply.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJZvF8NmUH9xZGpMVGyFTLsgzyPCYz6lL5ihS4mz6_r-RM6xRz-yFBs0VSjyeRlD3sLbhDAfv137NjVphmgiZxWpINB30WzYTzUKwF2Clyl7WG8pM_PajmX4kFP8JOOrVMCMNIToFi2nLZQewknOb0WODDwieAM00ICWESGd5ylrVVdSI4BXASCssSTo/s4080/Bananas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJZvF8NmUH9xZGpMVGyFTLsgzyPCYz6lL5ihS4mz6_r-RM6xRz-yFBs0VSjyeRlD3sLbhDAfv137NjVphmgiZxWpINB30WzYTzUKwF2Clyl7WG8pM_PajmX4kFP8JOOrVMCMNIToFi2nLZQewknOb0WODDwieAM00ICWESGd5ylrVVdSI4BXASCssSTo/s320/Bananas.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>We were both tired yesterday. The humidity doesn't help. Didn't do a lot apart from picking the bunches of bananas. The rain kept threatening. Finally went for a short walk in the afternoon then picked some courgettes and beans. It suddenly went black and hosed down. Lucky we were not still on our walk or we would have been soaked.</div>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-9489680039709003852023-12-26T14:24:00.000+13:002023-12-26T14:24:20.541+13:00CHRISTMAS DAY<p>We were so lucky with the weather. The rain held off until after our meal and present opening. Doug's grand-daughter's husband had taken Doug off to move the cows and show him the farm when there was a heavy downpour. Luckily they had gone in the Ute rather than the quadbike and stayed dry. Shortly after the rain there was a very strong gust of wind that lifted up the gazebo. Luckily no-one was hurt but everyone moved indoors. Actually the rain was welcome as it helped to cool things down.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A popular toy</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0cbGX0c64qTdPG4MLjvXqz9hMdoNlZBl6qzTCC_NXY1EiJqqtaa8gbQWEMCtu9IeiDnqpqLdpuB805JGc4MVZ3w-GHKz-8-vz6EEijgtqpRdzSiwzCbpnQ26_xA1gEE0E8vhAKoFDvByAhJE-Cjq8jI3YubeXJ_14h7Qi-WDG2JTaqTmNPKv_NgUk2Q/s3450/20231225_115903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2671" data-original-width="3450" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0cbGX0c64qTdPG4MLjvXqz9hMdoNlZBl6qzTCC_NXY1EiJqqtaa8gbQWEMCtu9IeiDnqpqLdpuB805JGc4MVZ3w-GHKz-8-vz6EEijgtqpRdzSiwzCbpnQ26_xA1gEE0E8vhAKoFDvByAhJE-Cjq8jI3YubeXJ_14h7Qi-WDG2JTaqTmNPKv_NgUk2Q/s320/20231225_115903.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>The last of the presents being opened. There seemed to be a lot of presents for 4 children and they had already opened the family presents at home first.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNFUtgGzxjGU17WzXU6MIy3Io2eepwd8ZckDwxjlXz871lh_4shPambKYHbq20TQqhA6lZbbd1PjtthbAhhblVvv-tA5h1CW7RMMD5D4NuJACCeP82ISAlYa-KxfIsz6y0lQaHZD7LGoJ6stEH2Yvrd1q9fQxK_QWc_jq-AA5Yo21jUrPE512nnpULCs/s2925/20231225_121906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2525" data-original-width="2925" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNFUtgGzxjGU17WzXU6MIy3Io2eepwd8ZckDwxjlXz871lh_4shPambKYHbq20TQqhA6lZbbd1PjtthbAhhblVvv-tA5h1CW7RMMD5D4NuJACCeP82ISAlYa-KxfIsz6y0lQaHZD7LGoJ6stEH2Yvrd1q9fQxK_QWc_jq-AA5Yo21jUrPE512nnpULCs/s320/20231225_121906.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The gazebo after the festivities.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCnBJK9cBtXEJIKoWQIg6uwig-wmxtWvf9HC812B1zVM5BmGxWWRWAZhyIOXYjy64oCkq92bVIsmG74z-vuZZGp5q8XRfBKvkSoEVfZ2xCFw6rlS73qzB3xymJFPF4lrd825CNUqo4b1ERCY2n9g4dpgXf9fbRM0EovvytHt26qm4wpjNz0KQYX9gFbs/s2650/20231225_121919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2415" data-original-width="2650" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCnBJK9cBtXEJIKoWQIg6uwig-wmxtWvf9HC812B1zVM5BmGxWWRWAZhyIOXYjy64oCkq92bVIsmG74z-vuZZGp5q8XRfBKvkSoEVfZ2xCFw6rlS73qzB3xymJFPF4lrd825CNUqo4b1ERCY2n9g4dpgXf9fbRM0EovvytHt26qm4wpjNz0KQYX9gFbs/s320/20231225_121919.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-27547617496119181292023-12-24T07:19:00.003+13:002023-12-24T07:19:38.561+13:00MERRY CHRISTMAS<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXIdEYNxYYf25-cezxQ4Y8XHAibmjFwcJCVyfxw8JEb9-U9vA9sDsEbfcBB_b8A5n01ZgMR0bXNWwZGsrJ2lgcxXq6cL_RhmYvhSutlLveq4SgfrXT64wCBiJZKVMI_VIvIE5pWqj4CcbIPXMPx370jErxWBLhKI3_kooMlKF3AFcVDXcMaq_ZhKVD2Y/s4080/2023%20xmas%20card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXIdEYNxYYf25-cezxQ4Y8XHAibmjFwcJCVyfxw8JEb9-U9vA9sDsEbfcBB_b8A5n01ZgMR0bXNWwZGsrJ2lgcxXq6cL_RhmYvhSutlLveq4SgfrXT64wCBiJZKVMI_VIvIE5pWqj4CcbIPXMPx370jErxWBLhKI3_kooMlKF3AFcVDXcMaq_ZhKVD2Y/w573-h433/2023%20xmas%20card.jpg" width="573" /></a></div><br />Christmas Eve here already. This is the card we sent out this year (very few) photo taken from our kitchen window of the lovely Tui.<p></p>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-65851055093994134532023-12-22T15:22:00.001+13:002023-12-22T15:22:27.252+13:00FRIDAY 22ND<p> Up at 6.30 a.m. and dug potatoes. Some for neighbours. I like to get outdoor jobs done before the sun gets too strong.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQiLXVe-2jx8SN_tdikZKy5lNFYlZ87ujAn_iwpVvp-_KbL74Tb3i0EjEV465KQ_BK7Q9D0K9MPrEayjq1RrZfSRsRtpAlwLKtxbfAgftQeYfGzS8oeLZ7_pW9NQlBsBoXPg9HhrgKBoKhNRJ5ixuqOYp33XegPAdjlqrdA2RYXvwobQi4LlIwuJ-PYk/s4080/20231222_110550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQiLXVe-2jx8SN_tdikZKy5lNFYlZ87ujAn_iwpVvp-_KbL74Tb3i0EjEV465KQ_BK7Q9D0K9MPrEayjq1RrZfSRsRtpAlwLKtxbfAgftQeYfGzS8oeLZ7_pW9NQlBsBoXPg9HhrgKBoKhNRJ5ixuqOYp33XegPAdjlqrdA2RYXvwobQi4LlIwuJ-PYk/s320/20231222_110550.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Some nice colours on the waterlilies.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0hzPPWSXU_WN0JlO0e7T0Y2-ufdNBYzJSyTsFvf7IpeMNmt2y6jRHsAsJjL9KNY4p9qy341RA3pjqgwRfFGVQp8bzmuC6WOLCdJxQANJr7iLCZjtpVR1bl44gjfiARO-jL8AakkDcY72yR4DJs5VYGM5B9YD6D3BvdSRpjHOLoRIrh_wMbYGxfjZQic/s3599/20231222_110720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3599" data-original-width="2791" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0hzPPWSXU_WN0JlO0e7T0Y2-ufdNBYzJSyTsFvf7IpeMNmt2y6jRHsAsJjL9KNY4p9qy341RA3pjqgwRfFGVQp8bzmuC6WOLCdJxQANJr7iLCZjtpVR1bl44gjfiARO-jL8AakkDcY72yR4DJs5VYGM5B9YD6D3BvdSRpjHOLoRIrh_wMbYGxfjZQic/s320/20231222_110720.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tomatoes still have a long way to go as they were late going in due to the weather. These are some unknown ones from a neighbour</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGkhHHbVya1mUDaPfD4qQ9AWwDWaK1eiOZMCJB0qIMFw3QJJhTrYbIwVF_5fkBkXCswBBvsP5pabaWEb2L1lf17t76-3AA5pa68PYd3bW2ZjIkYrzC_7CTUjeNNSF0YCILelVHRuwR9PYBP6FCSvhxOnCaypJmOxHJGcB3OUbLd5M-u3kUQDVdwHXfUI/s4080/20231222_110815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGkhHHbVya1mUDaPfD4qQ9AWwDWaK1eiOZMCJB0qIMFw3QJJhTrYbIwVF_5fkBkXCswBBvsP5pabaWEb2L1lf17t76-3AA5pa68PYd3bW2ZjIkYrzC_7CTUjeNNSF0YCILelVHRuwR9PYBP6FCSvhxOnCaypJmOxHJGcB3OUbLd5M-u3kUQDVdwHXfUI/s320/20231222_110815.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Riesentraube tomatoes have lots of flowers on again. We enjoyed them last year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCRLPSkZa6SR056GK3ITx4fME4cnyXQXgScrijckEWCm1IhrBdwJJqzk3Amro4UIXwgQIH0eD_XcjFt84AKKClOdckarZ9cmC5TwXAruHH1mm-Kk6ce-XbGbvM1d2SeieMPWulgYBb-jjvoo8USKJ0uHU1sPaT0zMJ0JDjTQeKExjaPxJBT4ikh-UvOI/s4080/20231222_110923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCRLPSkZa6SR056GK3ITx4fME4cnyXQXgScrijckEWCm1IhrBdwJJqzk3Amro4UIXwgQIH0eD_XcjFt84AKKClOdckarZ9cmC5TwXAruHH1mm-Kk6ce-XbGbvM1d2SeieMPWulgYBb-jjvoo8USKJ0uHU1sPaT0zMJ0JDjTQeKExjaPxJBT4ikh-UvOI/s320/20231222_110923.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made a gluten free vanilla cake to make a trifle with. The recipe says to use a round tin but lining a rectangular one is so much easier. We may well eat the smaller one with cream and fruit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBQdKiboQnk_RC2usatxZ6KfVd9G_35sz_lcoq00PyChNMMsQo2CX4yUlZgzLYqu_TTLPiGaMjmU6afVVlIOl_xnUqPyojrEqk4-oid1ykvcX1QrLX-mOihFj-J7huqnmvfn-Q51jn4nXYUERmciyjGrkiGZAvx4ZkyBjj-ytongAfEdTtqGiVknzcNo/s3644/20231222_131957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3644" data-original-width="2867" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBQdKiboQnk_RC2usatxZ6KfVd9G_35sz_lcoq00PyChNMMsQo2CX4yUlZgzLYqu_TTLPiGaMjmU6afVVlIOl_xnUqPyojrEqk4-oid1ykvcX1QrLX-mOihFj-J7huqnmvfn-Q51jn4nXYUERmciyjGrkiGZAvx4ZkyBjj-ytongAfEdTtqGiVknzcNo/s320/20231222_131957.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-89824031655785009642023-12-20T16:24:00.003+13:002023-12-20T16:32:31.568+13:00WEDNESDAY 20thI thought it was going to be a quiet day. First thing I phoned a cousin in Wrexham to thank him for his Christmas card and the card naming his late father as my godfather. Now I am wondering who my other godparent is.<div><br /></div><div>We have free parking in Whangarei for over 70's and it expires on your birthday every other year. My drivers license also expires on my birthday. I had my medical and last week we went to down to renew both but I needed an up-to-date photo license to renew the parking permit so had to wait for the new one to arrive which it did yesterday.<div><br /></div><div>So this morning we went back to town and renewed the parking permit. On the way we did a (hopefully) last supermarket shop before Christmas and went to Farmers for a couple of items.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have been trying to get in touch with a lady I was best friends with at school. We were last together in about 1963, yes 60 years ago and lost track of each other when we moved around. She appeared on my school Facebook page but I had been unable to make direct contact. Well, we finally made it today and had a good chat on the phone. She now lives in Spain.</div><div><br /></div><div>Doug got out the trellis to shade the back porch but it had come to the end of its life so he headed back to town to buy three new panels.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmd4JeGPXXqPvVLysiGYLf_fsI51jzvlm1ihPnOED3LwopwUx428Pz8c_gWAYT5kcMlnZ04K5lDezGDsq3sN5aZwORPESw9mFgCOZjByZjwibEzEJ1rTg8_lN_3VQODCB2QbpHurHyE7YsOcRbsUi2PwdFQUVNq_r3VWOuy9TiEz3FNL8CmTOIDmefYk/s4080/20231220_161846%5B1%5D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmd4JeGPXXqPvVLysiGYLf_fsI51jzvlm1ihPnOED3LwopwUx428Pz8c_gWAYT5kcMlnZ04K5lDezGDsq3sN5aZwORPESw9mFgCOZjByZjwibEzEJ1rTg8_lN_3VQODCB2QbpHurHyE7YsOcRbsUi2PwdFQUVNq_r3VWOuy9TiEz3FNL8CmTOIDmefYk/s320/20231220_161846%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> It looks so much better as the old one was losing its "leaves" and will keep us cooler in summer.</div><div>I have also sent Merry Christmas emails out today but made a hash of it. I did one for classmates and then changed it for everyone else but managed to send the wrong one, then managed to send one without the letter at all. Must be getting tired. That's my excuse anyway.</div><div><br /></div><div>At least there are now less jobs on my "to do" list</div></div>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-46301207854510662622023-12-19T15:07:00.001+13:002023-12-19T19:21:42.357+13:00CHRISTMAS SHOPPINGAnother free day so we headed into town to shop for the great grand-daughters. Books were the present of choice and we think (hope) we have a good selection.<div><br /></div><div>They range in age from 8 years, 4 years, 19 months and14 months.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj24sPhYfb72WS01TpB2V0Pp8vFCeRGNAhT18lRwtrs9K1PefiJvJohnwu2QIehjQcQrpjfXhee9dVUT0gsw9d1S4sepJtlDFQkO2fgpsj4956IbTDO6QrSlEeAeoGdArjgnDzf6Qiq1kJfEfOhKakN6HVjwas1rodngH3s6TsZtPYL5RVxS-QaclQKYs/s4080/20231219_143925%5B1%5D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj24sPhYfb72WS01TpB2V0Pp8vFCeRGNAhT18lRwtrs9K1PefiJvJohnwu2QIehjQcQrpjfXhee9dVUT0gsw9d1S4sepJtlDFQkO2fgpsj4956IbTDO6QrSlEeAeoGdArjgnDzf6Qiq1kJfEfOhKakN6HVjwas1rodngH3s6TsZtPYL5RVxS-QaclQKYs/s320/20231219_143925%5B1%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I got in touch with their mothers. One suggested books in a series and mentioned the ones they already have so that made it easy. The others were a bit more vague.</div><div><br /></div><div>Apart from that we had a trip to the Library and a bought a new hose as one of ours burst yesterday. It is a bit cooler today </div>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-74810699738966166742023-12-18T13:00:00.006+13:002023-12-18T13:08:41.440+13:00A DAY TO CATCH UPYesterday, Sunday, I finally had a chance to catch up. Started at 6.30 a.m. cutting back in the garden, then did a couple of loads of washing and put a leg of lamb on to slow roast.<div><br /></div><div>Still haven't had time to organise e-cards for Christmas and shopping for the great-granddaughters but at least I am getting there.</div><div><br /></div><div>26 degrees today and yesterday and our Parkinson walk was in the shade of the bush to Whangarei Falls. The perfect walk for a hot day especially walking alongside the river.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dgHM3odf6ZlzeseoUFiAdoW_tp28SpoIrwYCoKShNQBv01JIxyYUKWPXVMP8sD-yQdw2ERYxYL6oBwY26jn_3ni0_8zthvthvmOQG50v8IL60elEV23ndyIqKF_CTq9VbEVWAGQ3vGnkonXkrOGoxDsxXz7XHJlxIK6f3vI3IFQ4pJfB0G6SweNmb5o/s4080/20231218_095633%5B1%5D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dgHM3odf6ZlzeseoUFiAdoW_tp28SpoIrwYCoKShNQBv01JIxyYUKWPXVMP8sD-yQdw2ERYxYL6oBwY26jn_3ni0_8zthvthvmOQG50v8IL60elEV23ndyIqKF_CTq9VbEVWAGQ3vGnkonXkrOGoxDsxXz7XHJlxIK6f3vI3IFQ4pJfB0G6SweNmb5o/s320/20231218_095633%5B1%5D.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9iF0cHA5ZTh5h6ot5lfcRdkrTc-RnWhyzEnqmgYdw2348W5Ul9bXUI1iYvhf5sz7_ykgTg4nYYc1kl80ZTnSpOdnr2A0TzVpyppMcQTyaB0zo_2fkuBRYgQJCD7PHD29iqv9sd6DuuW1hhPXn_QlvZjpy-3CcUW_KOPNvi0nwuKhn-clivBAPPqlrfU/s4080/20231218_095740%5B1%5D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9iF0cHA5ZTh5h6ot5lfcRdkrTc-RnWhyzEnqmgYdw2348W5Ul9bXUI1iYvhf5sz7_ykgTg4nYYc1kl80ZTnSpOdnr2A0TzVpyppMcQTyaB0zo_2fkuBRYgQJCD7PHD29iqv9sd6DuuW1hhPXn_QlvZjpy-3CcUW_KOPNvi0nwuKhn-clivBAPPqlrfU/s320/20231218_095740%5B1%5D.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdyuxg67YQYw_35CZfVMzDmZVdi_QXnFzcWcocKPKl3FpBJK0yhuGYZYoPj3ZPReUR8F26GnyioszQnH_cZ1ij8NC97CAKsCeTMB1hNL3Vq5JPjocE81yJkdn1H4BaI90CDtSAkOLj2glFkFe3GxNqVFAXf_SpXXnlCDQq6cGtFLyOdl7SH0TPwYoauc/s4080/20231218_095954%5B1%5D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdyuxg67YQYw_35CZfVMzDmZVdi_QXnFzcWcocKPKl3FpBJK0yhuGYZYoPj3ZPReUR8F26GnyioszQnH_cZ1ij8NC97CAKsCeTMB1hNL3Vq5JPjocE81yJkdn1H4BaI90CDtSAkOLj2glFkFe3GxNqVFAXf_SpXXnlCDQq6cGtFLyOdl7SH0TPwYoauc/s320/20231218_095954%5B1%5D.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-1724896031301473662023-12-16T21:21:00.015+13:002023-12-16T21:46:56.425+13:00BUSY WEEK<p>Life is always busy but has been more so this last week</p><p>Last Saturday E who I flatted with in the 1960's came to stay. She now lives on the Gold Coast and was brought up here by our mutual friend A whose daughter was taking her and her husband up to Waimate North. The five of them came to lunch and it was great to catch up.</p><p>E's nephew has just come over from Adelaide to open the new Bunnings store in Waipapa so he and his family came down on Sunday to meet up with his Aunt. Seven of us had lunch on the deck and had a pleasant afternoon. </p><p>Us on Sunday afternoon</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJV6nf5aLw9QrRJHeGb99BjxbuOZ9H2-sM2kRETwyLjk5pSmuuF9ZPCEMnXBTRBdaB-83Vonekq2UynQVc8Ffw0Fh9LSJmzuSTCuY8ZWOVZIsSa0JxPPG3Pd0VKIUypB74gk7fMEnzRb4G0e8CFmOIrkZxcwsvLKjHOH1-eqg1uKwqundJWGmmUnF_s6A/s749/386883134_719997403098077_4684546591423611236_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="665" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJV6nf5aLw9QrRJHeGb99BjxbuOZ9H2-sM2kRETwyLjk5pSmuuF9ZPCEMnXBTRBdaB-83Vonekq2UynQVc8Ffw0Fh9LSJmzuSTCuY8ZWOVZIsSa0JxPPG3Pd0VKIUypB74gk7fMEnzRb4G0e8CFmOIrkZxcwsvLKjHOH1-eqg1uKwqundJWGmmUnF_s6A/s320/386883134_719997403098077_4684546591423611236_n.jpg" width="284" /></a><br /><p><br /></p><p>Monday was the Parkinson Walk and we did a lovely walk we had not done before. Naturally, E came with us.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfUU04n_Mwp-LbMTVnNagMA8wxGOMaqrmOAiUIx9QlDOS1WowsCQtvi-yVZeD6Yqf1hNVAgw8aqqRm9tKaJvC1KVkUM1O9ZocFYyfpqbJo-9dlQMv1z6rJbKHUz4Q5D3EdPzaeTEX4CwP-i6HOLX50o6Z5GwLoagTITo4YkDpHE870gjpDIsxqpMzI8k/s4080/20231211_100802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfUU04n_Mwp-LbMTVnNagMA8wxGOMaqrmOAiUIx9QlDOS1WowsCQtvi-yVZeD6Yqf1hNVAgw8aqqRm9tKaJvC1KVkUM1O9ZocFYyfpqbJo-9dlQMv1z6rJbKHUz4Q5D3EdPzaeTEX4CwP-i6HOLX50o6Z5GwLoagTITo4YkDpHE870gjpDIsxqpMzI8k/s320/20231211_100802.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypnkZoePXiRdDDfN00eukM-iuyvn6sDgARKPR_2XWBfiAnjmyqhqBUbYQxMY2to2_vNo5CzyozpzjZWTESl1zfuegRiR1TcZ4R_pJsM6PjBB3zzBL8U2uSy4nDX5TWQpog_ltnCSiuSd0a_oHsmhju_v8ELMiGfWgsJYozw-YV015CrOz-sMPu5vE8Is/s4080/20231211_100844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypnkZoePXiRdDDfN00eukM-iuyvn6sDgARKPR_2XWBfiAnjmyqhqBUbYQxMY2to2_vNo5CzyozpzjZWTESl1zfuegRiR1TcZ4R_pJsM6PjBB3zzBL8U2uSy4nDX5TWQpog_ltnCSiuSd0a_oHsmhju_v8ELMiGfWgsJYozw-YV015CrOz-sMPu5vE8Is/s320/20231211_100844.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_PBIl0gqAmRSGIp0m4o2FAwZDoseVm2JZfRXCyudC5-s1BvzO-NZDzaRG_Ju_VwceYgbrmOubzyc2lsR_PLEnoCsaO6iWbtWXRWqwk4bIa-A3wlqe9Tx2BzW9hwT_NoRD69BtkeYkk-yZDWwGBIkznEAuyRu4avrsTPvXJTaojvd39ZoJFbx6u0FnqY/s4080/20231211_100848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_PBIl0gqAmRSGIp0m4o2FAwZDoseVm2JZfRXCyudC5-s1BvzO-NZDzaRG_Ju_VwceYgbrmOubzyc2lsR_PLEnoCsaO6iWbtWXRWqwk4bIa-A3wlqe9Tx2BzW9hwT_NoRD69BtkeYkk-yZDWwGBIkznEAuyRu4avrsTPvXJTaojvd39ZoJFbx6u0FnqY/s320/20231211_100848.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoDCylKXFikMVdMyKPrhLTZCx7NhAjz-RpWEzFQM6vyFf9SX5depspEP8LAtnogXbYG5jP0VAWT_PFPohM6F8f8-1ybCT-CnOBVOPARacDfK1WIFWfiNMHOcRJ0A8SM8I4m2TUiVqWEbTxAK4f33MYWA0O5TOS7PtsFMNI06cQsL2VM5TRZDw7aPgV5c/s4080/20231211_100909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoDCylKXFikMVdMyKPrhLTZCx7NhAjz-RpWEzFQM6vyFf9SX5depspEP8LAtnogXbYG5jP0VAWT_PFPohM6F8f8-1ybCT-CnOBVOPARacDfK1WIFWfiNMHOcRJ0A8SM8I4m2TUiVqWEbTxAK4f33MYWA0O5TOS7PtsFMNI06cQsL2VM5TRZDw7aPgV5c/s320/20231211_100909.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9UK6-dqfUjeUfgalF0TdTJc5-CfxsFOvKsAL5emmkZuCEIzncVY5Y1sk_AP_jnF7wYyZw3mbmDXnccAkiMDfQWn4kPmF5abQZRk1boQJ6_WtQesRd9Kuu7YC1m6Dgbw4iDgnzE3YO0Obitjt00MVCvn7p_aDhBcXgS9jRSqP56PzLHI0yrRBT27Ejn4/s4080/20231211_102225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9UK6-dqfUjeUfgalF0TdTJc5-CfxsFOvKsAL5emmkZuCEIzncVY5Y1sk_AP_jnF7wYyZw3mbmDXnccAkiMDfQWn4kPmF5abQZRk1boQJ6_WtQesRd9Kuu7YC1m6Dgbw4iDgnzE3YO0Obitjt00MVCvn7p_aDhBcXgS9jRSqP56PzLHI0yrRBT27Ejn4/s320/20231211_102225.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>As usual we went to a cafe after the walk. On Tuesday E. came with us to a shared lunch for Doug's Art Class and in the evening we took her to see the lights at the Town Basin </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT0JlgNR6RfqTBvzSZERbJMUlbCReRc4rgD2qNUkVlgzLh_D408Y_3I5mrCro2U-pou4Cg8Hv7bSfwKPwSAxMQLFM9QigUtnh1cOSADCy3uv-Rd-HHQmXx_5Y0IhRLx-5xqXawi8Fr6yNr-eLv0xnr9sFCXypanfJ9dLGzD_hqcL-t9rdnxzAmosh8Uc/s4080/20231211_211542.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT0JlgNR6RfqTBvzSZERbJMUlbCReRc4rgD2qNUkVlgzLh_D408Y_3I5mrCro2U-pou4Cg8Hv7bSfwKPwSAxMQLFM9QigUtnh1cOSADCy3uv-Rd-HHQmXx_5Y0IhRLx-5xqXawi8Fr6yNr-eLv0xnr9sFCXypanfJ9dLGzD_hqcL-t9rdnxzAmosh8Uc/s320/20231211_211542.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfYBrQA4P1jIlk2NA-SBrt0zrTBCcn6a3HgaiOgS8CJHvV9efoYPpbC1KmtBspQiERwDf9dXcdq7ko8ii4OdoTmDLLgNkIK43vL6YkwmtG-hP1KBOJt-EUYgJbnUbr3yCVZ851pG8oSIQ76zCR8TF1JpUpcW_lCDF8iXPeWiZLgWnrr-ZPmnkDHBzjUQ/s4080/20231211_211705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfYBrQA4P1jIlk2NA-SBrt0zrTBCcn6a3HgaiOgS8CJHvV9efoYPpbC1KmtBspQiERwDf9dXcdq7ko8ii4OdoTmDLLgNkIK43vL6YkwmtG-hP1KBOJt-EUYgJbnUbr3yCVZ851pG8oSIQ76zCR8TF1JpUpcW_lCDF8iXPeWiZLgWnrr-ZPmnkDHBzjUQ/s320/20231211_211705.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2U7Dh4B7C8ggptH5OmQtiZ3RzmQ1Fjjfmff78pEbP38L0tR1xyLqRTRh6WC5CZH2l8QJcVI6IeO-QZiuyg53lj3EIbl3E8_Ng95PeuvRNYDNbGa9AA77z9P-npozubpP2fE1aEmBkNuvtwDZ3XINJzZAzGyg0S91iq7Lyz_dia3DsvNnbbt24SFDd08/s4080/20231211_211841.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2U7Dh4B7C8ggptH5OmQtiZ3RzmQ1Fjjfmff78pEbP38L0tR1xyLqRTRh6WC5CZH2l8QJcVI6IeO-QZiuyg53lj3EIbl3E8_Ng95PeuvRNYDNbGa9AA77z9P-npozubpP2fE1aEmBkNuvtwDZ3XINJzZAzGyg0S91iq7Lyz_dia3DsvNnbbt24SFDd08/s320/20231211_211841.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizty430T7GqGKdXMw5erqKat1Oz1DU_Z01Ra9Bq6-JgsAN83zH8m3PuPauyuJn0D4TPNzE8M86qZ1uT2Q1XHULQwzHs_KoQucK5y2Qg5X9bsBpkWb_j_TMPWx8s21gyDrGgHkAKdx647WNadRUFhS3uVnuqBYOOlfgYkJQGBh2MRe6ncFXNCaiaeZDvV0/s4080/20231211_211940.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizty430T7GqGKdXMw5erqKat1Oz1DU_Z01Ra9Bq6-JgsAN83zH8m3PuPauyuJn0D4TPNzE8M86qZ1uT2Q1XHULQwzHs_KoQucK5y2Qg5X9bsBpkWb_j_TMPWx8s21gyDrGgHkAKdx647WNadRUFhS3uVnuqBYOOlfgYkJQGBh2MRe6ncFXNCaiaeZDvV0/s320/20231211_211940.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0Oz6vHzEnj9JEoG7kPNBTsQ3FEobUWbzWDDKRPqqMBD5gOFbOfDPHuWnaHIU_2gTT-igyPPspadOCW92J9u2GCuAHclEVBDFw_CTg7N-YoBFwh797mp48VYBJMeFyQmL8R8WKXTKBheciB_nzrNCea9aNIUwEbeW2yY2ZpJ94N_O-Kg_21iAH1xNoKE/s4080/20231211_212034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0Oz6vHzEnj9JEoG7kPNBTsQ3FEobUWbzWDDKRPqqMBD5gOFbOfDPHuWnaHIU_2gTT-igyPPspadOCW92J9u2GCuAHclEVBDFw_CTg7N-YoBFwh797mp48VYBJMeFyQmL8R8WKXTKBheciB_nzrNCea9aNIUwEbeW2yY2ZpJ94N_O-Kg_21iAH1xNoKE/s320/20231211_212034.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and in a nearby subdivision. I have caught both cycles of lights on the blue phase.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjos_TlHIiKBzHCATtCYxSoSbMoXUSwxHZSpxiz7Kw7Zbb8RREc18-184kjQzNGGnmqfDWdwR6xA4ADMsFHj1pAYr-RlgsIy-hNU0wLk9qZKndFjqZ5nYPzQxwcFYWk_nRNNBwqB2I-jC1YmAcbexzQ08RApzgC69ZLb9SepNxgrX_au4YL9MUsJvDrfQk/s4080/20231211_215055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjos_TlHIiKBzHCATtCYxSoSbMoXUSwxHZSpxiz7Kw7Zbb8RREc18-184kjQzNGGnmqfDWdwR6xA4ADMsFHj1pAYr-RlgsIy-hNU0wLk9qZKndFjqZ5nYPzQxwcFYWk_nRNNBwqB2I-jC1YmAcbexzQ08RApzgC69ZLb9SepNxgrX_au4YL9MUsJvDrfQk/s320/20231211_215055.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83RQq7Kc8JBxv5-SJY1UOhwAcHNeL1zOhXtltr_e1s0TLXLRih9XTxZqomNb9ktH7ZiTMgSwBETz4sHIqHCYlv3f_UDpbhoiHULpO-SnRbE4G86Eu4jo1Q_RX7AI3b1a41NhoEa_GiJVSpGDawWzbDDtD2lRa5BemYqPfKhCp5Fn2ByS7eX-wcM_84vg/s4080/20231211_220009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83RQq7Kc8JBxv5-SJY1UOhwAcHNeL1zOhXtltr_e1s0TLXLRih9XTxZqomNb9ktH7ZiTMgSwBETz4sHIqHCYlv3f_UDpbhoiHULpO-SnRbE4G86Eu4jo1Q_RX7AI3b1a41NhoEa_GiJVSpGDawWzbDDtD2lRa5BemYqPfKhCp5Fn2ByS7eX-wcM_84vg/s320/20231211_220009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>On Wednesday she headed back to Auckland to catch a flight to Dunedin the following day to stay with her family down there.</p><p>Thursday saw us driving up to Waimate North to spend some time with A, her husband, daughter and partner. </p><p>Friday was to be a day in the garden but we had a call from a friend of Doug's from the Air Force so we had a pleasant few hours catching up with them.</p><p>Today, Saturday, we went to the Market and Supermarket as usual then had a call from Doug's former son-in-law and he came for a few hours.</p><p>Hopefully, tomorrow, I will be able to get some gardening done and make a start on e-cards.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-19738965527942989142023-12-05T11:17:00.002+13:002023-12-05T11:17:51.938+13:00RAUMANGA FALLSYesterday's walk was to Raumanga Falls. We were very lucky as it rained all day on Sunday (very welcome for the garden) but was fine but cloudy yesterday morning. After the walk we had our Christmas get-together and everyone contributed a plate of food. I had intended to take a photo of the table but forgot. There were 16 of us. <div><br /></div><div>We had just started to eat when the heavens opened. If it had happened on our walk we would have all got drenched. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Falls had plenty of water after Sunday's rain. You can't get close for a photo.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_VfGCKWshZVPz1U9nXvRmydft_NjmIfcXHe-c23d8e9Y75ymkv7uhht0BqWU9vSjFfAt9Y22g2KlK8oyy6lIHVHgH8VvNiBe0un6GaMz1Rve9bBk5WXvohiW66jxFKCsFK5HNKl55x2cUka5opaKrsVVZcV4gUGIbbFymKmCAc38qEfKv4duKQ5tX9c/s4080/20231204_095546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_VfGCKWshZVPz1U9nXvRmydft_NjmIfcXHe-c23d8e9Y75ymkv7uhht0BqWU9vSjFfAt9Y22g2KlK8oyy6lIHVHgH8VvNiBe0un6GaMz1Rve9bBk5WXvohiW66jxFKCsFK5HNKl55x2cUka5opaKrsVVZcV4gUGIbbFymKmCAc38qEfKv4duKQ5tX9c/s320/20231204_095546.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I took these photos on the way back. It was a little cooler in the bush.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAn-Ak9qVKqJ9OjoywzY-dSmbigs6e6Pk7khiQ_lv8vsq_wTQohKb4rvMJ-wOVqvg5Qh13528NLjRRYjzygcFoODj1A_dpAdkiapoQssZjjL_O-8paWoaoyKU12As43sax0tl3dmhRZhntsiKoqy8-Q3nidJ33sxxO_fInlox19Bgu5b6GajG_2ImCL6M/s4080/20231204_095911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAn-Ak9qVKqJ9OjoywzY-dSmbigs6e6Pk7khiQ_lv8vsq_wTQohKb4rvMJ-wOVqvg5Qh13528NLjRRYjzygcFoODj1A_dpAdkiapoQssZjjL_O-8paWoaoyKU12As43sax0tl3dmhRZhntsiKoqy8-Q3nidJ33sxxO_fInlox19Bgu5b6GajG_2ImCL6M/s320/20231204_095911.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVZvn-kHw6u1HqT1suj0-h28Szxdi4LNdQ3aJKKHhZ4HhPH6kBcWWtlpVLoNNnJK-rp8VXe0qJmOSZwj1rYbYyfeL-xynjFzkf3vYtrHuIQJ2cdivrll-zdyzlv6Q424EyaMMeWKjxYJllmHPlupkwmXUJqh4x4YqYamocBFFa112vkQ8ngOvQs6EThg/s4080/20231204_100009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVZvn-kHw6u1HqT1suj0-h28Szxdi4LNdQ3aJKKHhZ4HhPH6kBcWWtlpVLoNNnJK-rp8VXe0qJmOSZwj1rYbYyfeL-xynjFzkf3vYtrHuIQJ2cdivrll-zdyzlv6Q424EyaMMeWKjxYJllmHPlupkwmXUJqh4x4YqYamocBFFa112vkQ8ngOvQs6EThg/s320/20231204_100009.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9Jnw4JD7JHcvypc-kT0CB9NQTqx-aV3MAAcdOKZLP5BVpUUW3bm5SzHpxQHaYRrMEy_SY2vyiHWu80k88850-HfmGaod8UDIYAHP_u83nhRj8Xl4y8bXLzJuOld4_RoEl1f0kfRs0ZB-AuC8MMNqcyBcZIzuMTsCVZpVskNzfmUrw3YRDvPM1CZUgDE/s4080/20231204_100123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9Jnw4JD7JHcvypc-kT0CB9NQTqx-aV3MAAcdOKZLP5BVpUUW3bm5SzHpxQHaYRrMEy_SY2vyiHWu80k88850-HfmGaod8UDIYAHP_u83nhRj8Xl4y8bXLzJuOld4_RoEl1f0kfRs0ZB-AuC8MMNqcyBcZIzuMTsCVZpVskNzfmUrw3YRDvPM1CZUgDE/s320/20231204_100123.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The Park before the bush <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfQTedh2PKwBOBGEYNbk4hDK49u7lMMB8B6Vtkj8EEpKbpsMFgVBYbOXI8oMw-MST87HfmFLGxYMeji0-34goHKannMOCvBQriwi5SJi7KGjcfCDI7SblH6QHqkDmvOjIBHsxqmDIJ_aYoQNgWaKKjr3N1WxSNWnsWpAXZUf182fQyUNG4Wd4V4FRSRI/s4080/20231204_100320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfQTedh2PKwBOBGEYNbk4hDK49u7lMMB8B6Vtkj8EEpKbpsMFgVBYbOXI8oMw-MST87HfmFLGxYMeji0-34goHKannMOCvBQriwi5SJi7KGjcfCDI7SblH6QHqkDmvOjIBHsxqmDIJ_aYoQNgWaKKjr3N1WxSNWnsWpAXZUf182fQyUNG4Wd4V4FRSRI/s320/20231204_100320.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014178855246454049.post-71776130220451865692023-12-03T17:18:00.000+13:002023-12-03T17:18:41.241+13:00LAKE WARO With fine weather predicted last Monday the Parkinson's walking group went to Hikurangi to Lake Waro. It is a pleasant walk around the lake with an extra walk for those that are able around the rocks.<div><br /></div><div>There was a pair of black swans with their young although the cygnets are too small to be seen in my photo. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kJ5pnrEK4dFImWzcBdN-a9ZBgb8owbofZ6qh3Ij5QiVuYN7eWNfOs5o4YHsaK4sKpZUgKo4ntzr5mNqz7qlkJ8pTw8-7k4xCcxaSb49j6ryq5Y1Y3ybK7EneH84kQDDbkX2wrBOwgSqaaowLbi9q1gXuoq34jHEKPoGO_T1orAMZR0E17PkegJ74rko/s4080/20231127_094002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kJ5pnrEK4dFImWzcBdN-a9ZBgb8owbofZ6qh3Ij5QiVuYN7eWNfOs5o4YHsaK4sKpZUgKo4ntzr5mNqz7qlkJ8pTw8-7k4xCcxaSb49j6ryq5Y1Y3ybK7EneH84kQDDbkX2wrBOwgSqaaowLbi9q1gXuoq34jHEKPoGO_T1orAMZR0E17PkegJ74rko/s320/20231127_094002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkV5iNogcQjMYKETkqyxf4cDs3AobFKyNJ8vWzOtzTSmQ3sDuGSIPFFz-pLgr2JYCDiMyF3e_emQ_MycxshQbcsaoeW5ZUPC7Cu91W2oC1MHL-gji_oy01piKUxy-NXKs3dlUm8ITCPGEsPmfDWJxsCMQpHmDGKZcC62NhZ13ERnkWRM5DxOVKPgYH6Ns/s4080/20231127_095547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkV5iNogcQjMYKETkqyxf4cDs3AobFKyNJ8vWzOtzTSmQ3sDuGSIPFFz-pLgr2JYCDiMyF3e_emQ_MycxshQbcsaoeW5ZUPC7Cu91W2oC1MHL-gji_oy01piKUxy-NXKs3dlUm8ITCPGEsPmfDWJxsCMQpHmDGKZcC62NhZ13ERnkWRM5DxOVKPgYH6Ns/s320/20231127_095547.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbhp5oMB-Sd-Apv45AzFSu8hWJn8xq6D4CxvDEdaTUsmQ2IhpV_V3w8ObBO-0Kt8KJsaw2LXIIo_NXQvCfgus4z2ehN7CSWY68VTaCU0xKzmlm2hqBZRDd23FCYlQCpljiv2Pm3uUFDhgCAJBXYBd6d1yyhBnyoMLOHWOcmEcK3YPO2nVNJmNTvdtTiY/s3302/20231127_100446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3302" data-original-width="2374" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbhp5oMB-Sd-Apv45AzFSu8hWJn8xq6D4CxvDEdaTUsmQ2IhpV_V3w8ObBO-0Kt8KJsaw2LXIIo_NXQvCfgus4z2ehN7CSWY68VTaCU0xKzmlm2hqBZRDd23FCYlQCpljiv2Pm3uUFDhgCAJBXYBd6d1yyhBnyoMLOHWOcmEcK3YPO2nVNJmNTvdtTiY/s320/20231127_100446.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Susan Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com6