Hi there. Today's the day I'm off to Newcastle againthe weather's not all that great for a road trip...but tomorrow's really the day...for mum's operation, rescheduled for the third timeI'm sure we'll be right this time though : )And...hopefully...

The blogging is going to be brief for the next week or so. I'm off to Newcastle on Wednesday for the third attempt at mum getting through the operating theatre doors...fingers crossed that all goes to plan this time. I think I'm more than a...

I'm getting a great deal of pleasure at the moment, heading out to the postage stamp sized veggie patch in my courtyard in the morning, picking some stuff and packing myself a little home-grown salad to take to work for lunch.Obviously the goat's...

Well, I'm still extremely busy (how are you going?)...but I did manage to get ten pics this weekPity that I've run out of time to write a lot though!Too much time spent at work...or away from the house on the weekend...or with my nose stuck in a...

I spent yesterday with a group of lovely friends on an Open Garden Scheme tour of Jackie French's garden...For those who don't know, are too young to know, forget they ever knew, never knew...Jackie French is a well known and award winning author,...

It was another mighty reading month here in the townhouse...ten books, making my year to date total 63! Pretty impressive even if I do say so myself :-)Here are the October covers...And in order of reading:The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd...

Do you hang out for the top ten every Wednesday? What! You don't! Oh well, that's good because there isn't one this week. I've been too busy working and gallivanting off to Sydney and back and haven't had time to collect random bits of gorgeous...