The house is growing and Drumstick is a bit of a con.

Well they are getting on with it but these brickies are much slower than the other builders.
They arrive at 6.00am most morning and make lots of noise for about a hour so it's early to bed and early to rise at the moment for me,  doesn't disturb the beer fairy at all but not much does.
The light will not be very effected, as this side of the garden has trees growing along the fence, we are feeling we live in a walled garden so thats kind of nice we will have to wait to see whats it like in winter.

Lots of light in the herb garden it's doing well.

The whole back garden is doing well, Drumstick likes his area green so no digging out here so far.

But this area is different more insects I think.

These two are having a chat, Drumstick has a gossip with the beer fairy most mornings who knows what they talk about it's all in chockie I don't speak that.

Time for a quick cuddle.

Breakfast has arrived, Drumstick is checking it out, seeing it is baked beans and bacon on toast she is  interested.

But I'm not quick enough with the camera but she has managed a few beans off the plate.

She never shown interest before so we think it's the colour she like orange things the best.

Well breakfast done time to go for a walk.

Well Pidge wasn't eating his food so I was just finishing off the left overs.

I was wondering were it was all going, the wild birds eat it too.

Christmas is coming

I don't the christmas blackboard has been updated.

Mal is just not interested.

The one and only snowflake that I would see at Christmas.

We have our christmas stockings up but not exchanging gifts this year we all agree we have enough stuff we don't need any more, I think I will always put money in the salvo's box every time I see one all year round instead.

If I turn the light on I have to move the santa hat as this is one hot light that's why I very rarely use it.

Where we usually have xmas dinner here but this year we are going to my daughters place.

My tree

I not sure where this little monkey angel came from but she has been around for a few years now and always comes out at christmas.

And Santa, that's Mrs Santa waiting for him to come home safely as the reindeer are not as young as the were, she looks a bit worried.

My second xmas tree make by my friend Barbara a few years ago.

My Grandmother she lived to the grand old age of 95, she  often played cards at night time with me when I was a child and told stories of her life when she was young,  good times and so long ago.

This is Barbara and my daughter a few years back, I been cleaning out drawers and came across these old photos.

I once had mushrooms on my kitchen wall, the photo is a bit blurry but you get the idea.

The Growing house next door and my disappearing garden.

It's been about 3months since they flattened the house next door, their is a period after they put the slab down where it is left for a while to cure and we had rain in this period but this all helps in the process as  it stops it from drying out to quickly, the things you learn when they build next door.
So far all the tradesmen have been friendly and not real noisy.

 

But the brickies arrived yesterday morning at 6am, they are noisy, they swear a lot and very loudly and in english so we know everything they are saying, but it's the singing now that's bad, the other tradesmen sing too but they are more in tune.
I think it should be part of their training they take singing lessons.  

This is going to be a big house and no real room for a garden, this is the end of my house and there one is still going.

 It was a busy week, I made a new top for my potatoes and onion jar, if I use the lid they potatoes and onions go mouldy in the summer so I made a material top so they could breath, works well.

 Notice my curtains and toaster cover match but I had run out of material so I couldn't match up with the the potato jar.

 Also extended the curtain in the craft room, I need a tiny blind for this room when someone sleeps here  to darken it up, I will have to make one as I never seen one small enough or the right colour.

 Now the garden well Drumstick is a digger, so far all pots are safe and the herb garden is doing well.

 And she leaves her areas alone

 But other areas are fair game, she hunts the insects and snails and any plants in the way are fair game too.

No ground covers have survived and pots now live in  gardens

 But I am learning to cope, what I need is some nice big prickly plants, she leaves them alone.

 and lots of ornaments.

 Well the sun is shining and it's the first day of summer so I 'm off to have a few words with my chook and fix up any damage she has done in the night, we can't lock her up she is a wiz at getting out of places.