Round Up!

Although it has been cold, wet and inconvenient I have enjoyed the recent rainy weather as I have so many memories of crispy brown plants at this time of year. Having full water tanks also makes me feel good.

However the weed growth is phenomenal and I now accept that we simply have to use poison to maintain some sense of order on our block.  So we were busy this morning with "round-up" in anticipation of further rain over the weekend.

We've had a wonderful crop of beans and I will plant more seeds this morning.  Which reminds me of the hugely successful snow pea crop we had earlier this year which I attribute, in part, to the laundry airer that I used to support the plants.  This was the first year that I had no problems at all with mould on the plants.

What a brilliant idea! (His, not mine, I must admit!)

Yesterday I took some table mats up to my mum. I made them using the "sew & flip" "quilt-as-you-go" method from fabrics she gave to me when she last moved house.  She was delighted (and thought I was clever).  I do enjoy sewing but am never in a hurry to finish things. It's a bit like enjoying the journey rather than the destination!