Tonight for a special treat I ran myself a nice hot bubble bath,
lit some candles and put on one of my favourite albums by David Gray before
jumping in for a well deserved soak. I lay back in a mountain of herbal
bubbles, closed my eyes and let his husky voice serenade me into a soothing daze.
After drying off I put on my gorgeous retro nightie (you know the ones, when they were lacy and
girlie and not practical at all) that I had been saving for a special
evening...and what better time than when treating myself to some well deserved
me time! I was careful not to sozzle my long hair on the candles though,
experience has taught me that. While sharing a bath with a former boyfriend years
ago he had a little accident...he leaned back to read by candlelight and the
next thing I heard was a fizzing sound, I looked over and there was his hair
(or what was left of it) burning on top of his head like a candle on a cake. Of
course the only thing I could do as he sat there looking like a stunned mullet
was to grab a handful of bath water and plop it on his head. Just for the
record, setting yourself on fire does nothing for romance.
Despite the chilly weather we have been having I have been
outside tackling some of the jobs on my revolving list of tasks. The other day
I repotted all my plants, gosh some of them have grown really well since moving
here and they needed a nice fresh pot to stretch their feet in. I sat on the
deck surrounded in pots, manure, plants and potting mix and set to work.
Luckily I have a large selection of pots so the job is much easier being able
to shuffle them around. While it did threaten to rain a couple of times, by the
end of the afternoon I had everyone newly potted, a haircut if they needed it
and the deck cleared and hosed down. 
I couldn’t believe how much the Cranberry
bush has grown, that had to go into a bucket just to give it enough space. The
Lemon tree is doing well and also got a much larger pot. The Rhubarb that has
been stalled for a long while has finally blossomed into a beauty, must have been
the good feed of manure I gave it weeks ago that has given it a spurt of
growth. I keep eyeing it up, just waiting for the moment I can give it the chop
and make a scrummy rhubarb crumble...that time may not be too far away.
Guess who I found curled up on the hay bale in the chook run
yesterday? Mr. Surprisingly it didn’t seem to bother the girls so I left him to
it thinking that it could only be a good deterrent for any creatures that
shouldn’t be there. Even Diesel doesn’t
seem to bother them too much now, it’s nice to know that we can all live
together in harmony. I am so proud of my boys! I have now put a large wood
stump in front of the hut so it is easier for them to hop up but it also gives
them a little more protection from the wind when they are resting under the hut
in the sand which is a favourite spot. Lola and Alfie plopped themselves down
on it today like a couple of bookends...I guess I am safe to assume they
approve of it. They are also very content in the new nesting boxes I built,
which is great because the other girls won’t budge from the top ones.
