Blooming garden

At this time of the year the garden is looking good as we have had plenty of rain. Here is a sample of what is in bloom at the moment. This is called the pincushion bush. Clematis Protea. An old fashioned rose. “Charlotte” Chinese lantern bush Robinia tree Don’t know what this is. Dietes Seaside…

Photograph albums

I have been endeavouring to select photographs to put into an album this year.  I have found that I don’t look at photographs as often when they are on the computer or on one of those “rolling photo frames”.  I prefer my photos in a “paper” album and to this end I decided this year…

Final RWC update

Bill “Bill” or the William Webb Ellis Trophy now belongs to New Zealand for the next four years.  We were treated to a nail-biting match for the final of the World Cup Tournament.  France certainly brought the right team along for the final and at one stage I thought Les Bleus were going to cause…

Type 2 Diabetes

Recently there was a promotion in Bairnsdale for a course to prevent Type 2 Diabetes.  The promoters were asking  people in the street  a few questions about their eating habits and lifestyle.  I was surveyed and decided that it would be worthwhile going to the sessions to find out how I could help prevent Type…

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

I am reading the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society at the moment. My younger sister gave me her copy to read a couple of months ago and I am just getting round to reading it now. I realise it enjoyed immense popularity when it was first published but I must have been enjoying…

Metung walking tracks

In Metung we are fortunate to have many walking tracks throughout the village.  Yesterday I decided it was about time I got back to trying to improve my fitness.  I went for a walk on one of the tracks and was gone for about 45 minutes. I posted yesterday about seeing an echidna, well it…