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Patience Pays Off

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This afternoon GMan was weeding in the garden and he removed the cover from the raised bed where I planted some cauliflower seedlings months ago. They have had no attention and amazingly we found one ready to pick.

There are about 4 or 5 others which are a bit smaller but will be ready to harvest before too long.

Meanwhile, the chard continues to produce enough to pick. Here is what I picked this afternoon and it will be used for dinner.

We arrived home yesterday after being away for a few days. We went to see our football team play in the first of the finals and it was a very disappointing outing as they were thoroughly outplayed. They do have one more chance this weekend. I am hopeful but not confident. Our other engagement was a difficult one as we gathered with many others to farewell a friend who had died much too young after a courageous battle with cancer.

Out of respect for everyone involved there are no photographs.

However, here is a sweet reminder of the joy of little things.

Choosing A Title

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After almost 13 years and over 1700 published blog posts it is sometimes a bit tricky to come up with an original title that is relatively short, snappy and relevant.

I can, and sometimes do use a title more than once.  In fact, this post was going to be ‘Home, Sweet Home’ as I have been away for about 10 days.  However, I found that I had actually just about worn that out with no fewer than 6 blog posts with that moniker.

Anyway, enough rambling.  I am arrived home safely on Tuesday afternoon following a trip to Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.  It was not under the best of circumstances as I attended a funeral.  It was for my cousin who is only a year older than me and sadly lost a battle with bowel cancer.

I chose to spend some extra time in Queensland with my daughter and granddaughters as well as my brother and sister.

I have unpacked, done some washing and prepared meals so nothing terribly exciting happening here at the moment.  We bought some fruit and vegetables yesterday and I spotted a couple of trays of mangoes.  This is not a common sight in Victoria so I bought a tray.  14 medium sized mangoes for $15.  I am planning to dehydrate some, freeze others and keep at least one fresh to make mango salsa to go with our dinner tomorrow night.

Remember Me?

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According to Facebook it is 10 days since I last wrote a post.  I have been busy and had limited access to a computer but that does not mean I have forgotten you.

GMan and I (and several other family members) travelled interstate to attend the funeral service for my mother-in-law.  This was delayed by several weeks due to a number of logistical issues including some of the family being overseas at the time of her death.  It was an emotional few days and since then I have been trying to keep my head above water at work.

It is the weekend and we are both looking forward to some time at home to catch our breath and re-group.

010I have several ideas for posts but I am too tired to write.  I will be back tomorrow with something a bit more substantial.

Real Life

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I apologise for the absence this week and lack of response to your comments.

Just like real-life this blog is filled with celebrations, sadness, routines and the unexpected.

2015-10-03 01My mother-in-law passed away at the beginning of the week and my mind has not been anywhere near my blog.  Due to family circumstances we will have a memorial service next month so we have not had a funeral to attend but there have been many other details to arrange.  This will continue to be the case over the next few weeks but hopefully not to the extent of the past few days.

I am looking forward to reading your previous comments and responding and hope that you will bear with me during this time.