EARTHQUAKE CiTY

after a long day of gardening, much is accomplished!
the most recent 'aftershock', about an hour ago, was a mere minute or two from my house. that is far too close for comfort!
at least if the house falls down, we will be able to eat radishes in about 3 weeks. phew. that's disaster-planning. :-)

i've just been invited to join the online roimata community group. nice! i wonder how active it is. there are groups such as "garden enthusiasts" and "craft".. but not many people posting on them. hopefully this means there is lots of real-life interaction.

watching the rain bouncing off the road, and feeling content to be inside my lovely solid house.
24 jars of feijoa chutney made yesterday add to the feeling of domestic bliss! i need to get more preserves shelves happening, must be time to [finally] sort out the laundry.
in other news, big sis painted me a beautiful piece for above my fireplace (will post pic at some point!) and new flattie is framing bits and pieces.. yay! he also makes an amazing cheese scone. oh, and fixed my record player!
now, time go go and put more photos in frames for my slowly-getting-there picture wall.
i also need to figure out to do with 4kgs each of tomatoes and apples. probably more chutney. suggestions welcomed of course!
x ero

the new occupant of woolston wonderland seems alright so far.
big tick, he can cook and he fixed the tap and the garage door and put a new bag in the vacuum cleaner.
excellent.
x

i must re-train myself to wear gloves while gardening!
my hands have issues enough as it is, without the added shredding due to much weed pulling. i've been getting into these weeding frenzies, usually on sundays before the green bin goes out... very satisfying, but never enough space in my bin.
i am beginning to think that i could quite plausibly turn the whole back of my section into an orchard / vege garden. i don't need very much lawn.
i am also craving colour, and flowers. i bought some wild flower seeds, but they really shouldn't be planted till spring. aah well, patience is a virtue as they say.
in indoor news, i think i'll paint a wall or two. probably the one directly inside my entrance way, i think blue. soft blue, and then i'll put up lots of mismatched frames of strange pictures.
speaking of strange pictures, i got 3 paintings framed by the lovely chap across the road from work. he did a great job, and charged me mates rates. big tick to matt! they look lovely, i am a little hesitant to put them up though as i am super critical of my work, and don't know if i can handle seeing it every day!
x

house life is the good life.
i have nothing much to add to that...