A fresh new year. I’ve spent some time this last week making the most of long summer days, enjoying my pool, tidying up the gardens, and catching up with friends.
After a thorough weeding, my front garden bed finally looks like I envisaged when I started the project during winter of last year. This garden bed used to be roses but then they died and I got my eldest son to dig them out and then it was a weedy patch of nothing for quite some time. I wanted a bit of a cottage garden look, shrubby flowers and ground cover. The shrubs have now taken hold and are spreading out splendidly. It won’t be long before it’s all filled up.
What Zeus has been up to:
Not entirely sure what he’s up to here but it seems to involve hiding in the bushes in the pool area. He’s either spying on youngest son or planning on jumping out at him as a surprise…
Despite his best efforts at camouflage, he gave himself away.
What I’ve been watching:
I can highly recommend this new Australian series on Stan, Black Snow. Excellent cast, thought provoking storyline, and atmospheric setting. I predict some television awards for this one.
What I’ve been reading:
Until next week!
Theresa Smith Writes 
Roses are tricky things to grow, especially in Qld. My mother tried repeatedly but they always suffered from mould in the humidity.
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Yes, black mould was a huge problem with them. My own mother had the magic touch with growing roses in Qld, but mine were so diseased. This is much more manageable and pretty.
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Go lush and green, with plants that have an occasional gorgeous red or yellow flower.
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That’s exactly what my balcony climbers are!
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Looking forward to watching Black Snow soon!
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You’ll enjoy it. It was amazing.
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Lucky you getting in some swimming. We packed our swimmers, but in two weeks they only got used 3 times (the 3 days we were in Brisbane). The rest of the time was too cool or wet!
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The weather has been hit and miss everywhere this season. I’ll only swim if it’s hot and/or very humid. My son swims everyday though, no matter the weather.
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I want to play Hide & Seek with Zeus so bad! 😂 Hope you’re having a relatively mild summer up there – I remember ROASTING in Rocky in December/January every year, I shudder to think of it.
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It’s been an unusually mild one this year. Occasional stinking hot days but broken up with cooler temps and rain. I’m scared of February, lol, it might hit with a vengeance.
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