Secret egg laying locations

Now, where will we hide the eggs from Lizzie?








In the Veggie patch?




Up the tree?





Behind the Compost bin?




How many days before she finds them?

Blowing a storm at the Fish Markets

Fish N' Chips on a busy Saturday

Look what you are missing

is what Susie wrote with these photos. Regular readers will recall last year, seeing a photo of Michael mowing the grass where this snow now lies.

Beautiful-my new occupation.

One of my new occupations is frangipani redistribution. My first encounter with the scent of this pretty flower was at the swimming pool at the hotel we lived in when first we moved to Nakuru , Kenya. Every time I smell a frangipani flower, I am a shy nine year old, wanting to jump into the pool, waiting for my mother to tell me it is ok.
Now I find them on footpaths, gather them up, give them to women sitting a Cafe tables, bus stops......

It's been a while!

I know. I have been busy in a few new jobs. Including one in retail, just before Christmas, I must be mad! I have a poor memory when it comes to the craziness in the lead up to Christmas.
We had party and there was a Pinata to beat. Do you know whose image? Does it help if I tell you it was filled with snakes, dinosaurs, and jelly babies (overboard)

Michael's Car!

Is a victim of street crime

and now has a bullet hole.
Photo and story from Sydney Morning Herald

The bean tree on the street is in flower

Michael took these photos

Spring in the Garden

The garden was in a bit of a mess when we came home. But my assistants helped me clean up. Then when I planted out the new patch, I had to deter them from further digging! They had such a great time when I opened the compost bins!

By Special Request

Some more photos! (could not resist the car sticker!)

For great service for second-hand books

Visit Old Saratoga Books
Nice if you can go there in person. but not at all necessary.
And their blog.
I normally pay several visits when I am in Schuylerville. My aim is to be locked in overnight sometime. It is run by a large cat, Sam, and his human slaves, Rachel & Dan. They are all very friendly. Sam will even climb the ladders with you to help you find stuff. But he & I don't share the same taste in fiction.

more leaf peeping

Sarah took a photo of me when I was not looking. She then took one of the scene I was looking at. Sarah likes to take candid shots! Thank goodness I was not picking my nose :-)

photo booth on MacBook

Now in my back yard

Went to buy some veg. seedlings & mulch for the much neglected veg. patch. These two cuties followed me home. Don't know what breed they are, they are tiny compared to the other 2, but eggs and other biological output are no smaller.
Well, Ethel had been broody for so long, over 4 weeks, I was concerned for the psychological health of Telur, she seemed a bit lonely. ( As in, "I have no-one to bother")
Little Nell & Nanette, with thanks to the kind attendants who paid court while we were away!

More leaf peeping & home in Sydney

We caught the evening ferry to Manly for dinner with friends who have emigrated there. It was fun!

Peaf Leeping

The Autumn colours in the New England area have been delayed due to Global Warning. But we managed to find some.


For some great images by a wonderful photographer, visit SkyLass' blog

my purple-ish hair

has received a few comments, the best have been from teenagers & little kids!

some more photos from the road trip

We help Susie paint a friend's house

In Troy, a part of the state capital (Albany) that we like a lot.

Emperor Fuji

I guess he is named Emperor Fuji after the apples that are being harvested in abundance around here. Speaking of Apples, this is the first edition made to the blog on my new MacBook!