Winter Medley

~Citrus Season~

Oranges

Mandarins

 Grapefruit

~Veggies~

Celery

 Strawberries

 Sweet potatoes

 And more

Onions 

 Beetroot

 Broccoli

 New Life...Kale

Golden Delight Potatoes

Lots of Spring Onions...self seeded

Ginormous Rhubarb

 The Carrot Patch

Still enjoying capsicums

Yum!

One last cucumber

 An eggplant has popped up

We have spare beds

Because of high water costs

Not sure if I am ready to let all this go

~Rain~

We have had lots of puddles

And full to overflowing tanks

Much needed wet stuff

40.5mm (1.57inches)

Keeping warm

Odd shaped eggs

Finished and gifted to a needy friend

 Some more crochet-ness

 A new project

 Have to find me a baby :)

Sweet Blessings from my home to yours,

xTania

On The Home Front

Homemade 

 Progress

 On the last rounds

Tea cosy for hubby

Beautiful blue skies

New life to an outdoor clock

 Unwanted water bill

Morning sunlight 

 Pretty foggy mornings

I am the pied piper

 Hidden eggs

 Last of the summer garden pickings

 Succulent flowers

Cleaning up outside

Chopping wood

 Saving the sawdust

 Two bags for a friend for smoking fish

 Real cups of tea

Op shop finds

 Painting

 Sunsets

Lots of busyness at our place, what about yours?  

Simple Blessings,

xTania

Feeling the Love

We met

Twenty Two Years

ago

On 14th May 1991

Copper Rings handcrafted by hubby 

engraved by the jewelers

LOVE!

For this anniversary Hubby went looking for something made of Copper.  This proved to be unsuccessful so he set to and made two copper rings. The idea came from a song written by local singer John O'Dea named "Bit of Copper Pipe", a love song about a ring made from a piece of copper pipe.  Wish I could play it for you but there isn't a clip on YouTube.   I will post another song of John's at the bottom of this post.

I received a lot of love on this special day starting at 9am with a song request on the local ABC Radio. Of course you can guess the song, "Bit of copper pipe" :)

10am A special delivery to my door of the six beautiful roses.

We were meant to go out to lunch, but our plans were waylaid because we had our new solar panels installed (a long story I will tell you about later).

2pm I went to the hairdresser to get a cut.  To my surprise hubby had been in there and prearranged for me to have a good ole pampering. With a new colour and my hair straightened, I came away from there feeling like a new woman :D

I had no idea what hubby was up to.  Have you ever had a lovely surprise that made your day?

xTania

Parachilna Sunset by John O'Dea 

To All The Mothers

Hope your day brings just what your heart desires, full of family, love and joy...

xTania

My New Gadget

These have probably been around for a while, but are a new discovery for me.

I am loving my new apple slicer...

Makes the task easier that's for sure :)

Cuts the apple in nice neat slices.  Apple chips instead of potato chips :)

I generally don't eat many apples.  But as I am on a health kick I have been eating one a day after my lunchtime wrap.  And if an apple a day keeps the doctor away, I will be a happy little vegemite :D

Wishing everyone a great weekend!

xTania

A New Chapter...

Today is another chapter in life's journey

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Our teenage son has landed himself an apprenticeship as an electrician and starts on Monday.  All the years, 28 of them, of running children to kindy, school and TAFE will soon come to an end...How the time flies, one minute they are babies, next minute they are all grown up. So proud of all their achievements 

xoxo