Tuesday, December 2, 2014

THIS WEEK

This week I've been:
 
 
* Babysitting Scout while Sally went to Bali.
 

 
Making a start on Christmas shopping.
I have the wrapping covered, now I just have to buy the gifts !
 

 
* Buying cherries - love the dark red ones.
There's supposed to be a huge crop this year.
 I wonder if that means they won't be expensive !!
 

 
* Stopping for lunch while Christmas shopping.
Sushi is my weakness ! ( well, one of them !! )
 
 

 
* Marvelling at how clever Nature is !
Although we badly need rain, this Ixora loves the Summer and the little bit of water that I have given it and here's my reward !
 
Here's a more recent photo of poor Scout.
 
 
She has a badly strained Achilles tendon
and will be in a splint for a couple of weeks.
Oh dear !!
 
Cheers.
 
 
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15 comments:

  1. carol in cairnsDecember 2, 2014 at 3:52 AM

    Interesting split colour on your Ixora Helen. I have had both colours, but never on the same bush.

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  2. HelsieDecember 2, 2014 at 4:04 AM

    Yes Carol, and on the same flower too ! Hope you are set to enjoy a nice long holiday break ?

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  3. KC'sCourt!December 2, 2014 at 5:33 AM

    arrh! poor Scout, hope she better soon
    Julie xxxxxxxxx

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    1. HelsieDecember 6, 2014 at 5:14 AM

      Keeping her quiet is the problem now Julie !

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  4. Marigold JamDecember 2, 2014 at 5:51 AM

    I wondered where you were! Hope poor Scout is soon 100% again and that Sally had a good time in Bali. Cherries at Christmas eh? How lovely that would be!! Cold here today but at least it is dry and no snow as yet!

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    1. HelsieDecember 6, 2014 at 5:13 AM

      Mangos and cherries. Doesn't get any better than that Jane!

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  5. LorrieDecember 2, 2014 at 2:41 PM

    Oh the cherries! They are so sweet and the season is so short! Enjoy them while you can. I do hope there's a bumper crop to enjoy.

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    1. HelsieDecember 6, 2014 at 5:16 AM

      Always cherries and mangos in time for Christmas!

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  6. LeeDecember 5, 2014 at 2:57 AM

    Oh, poor Scout. I hope she's all better real soon. I heard on the news tonight that Darius Boyd has gone out in sympathy with her. He tore his Achilles today during training. Not a good start to his renewed career with the Broncos. It looks like he'll be out all season at this point in time.

    I love cherries, too. I love all fruit and eat loads of it daily. Cherries do seem to have started off the season at a more reasonable price than other years. Same with apricots...they've started off cheaper this season, too. They remained very expensive all last season, I found...and I'm making up for it!

    Give Scout a cuddle for me. :)

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    1. HelsieDecember 6, 2014 at 5:18 AM

      The best thing about Summer is the fruit , don't you think? Scout is back staying with us till her splint comes off. It's not slowing her down much !

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  7. Yorkshire PuddingDecember 5, 2014 at 12:39 PM

    I must say Helen, I am surprised you didn't give us a personal update about that awful storm you had in Brisbane the other day - with giant hailstones raining down. I imagined Tony bravely sheltering you with his own body to protect you from those fist-sized lumps of ice. What a guy!

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    1. HelsieDecember 6, 2014 at 5:24 AM

      The storm didn't come near us YP. Lucky, I know but it is so dry here. Sounds like you've heard a fair bit about the storm anyway. It seems I'm always posting about some disaster linked to the weather here, thought I'd give it a rest!

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  8. snoopydogknitsDecember 7, 2014 at 12:19 PM

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  9. snoopydogknitsDecember 7, 2014 at 12:20 PM

    Sounds like a busy week! Hope poor Scout is up and running again very soon! Ros

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