A blog at last

So sorry for the blip, Dear Readers! Apart from working too hard and leading the most unimaginably dull life right now, I have no internet access at home and so have to rely on the local restaurant, and so have not blogged for a while now. This is going to play havoc with the statistics, but who cares? Every day is a new beginning and tomorrow is always another day!

The best thing about being too busy to blog (or even participate in the festive season which has just passed by totally unnoticed except for the day I had to do all the cooking!) is that I will have a spare cent to splash out on some serious holidaying later in the year! I can't wait to decide what it is I am going to be doing, but am looking forward to a surprise.

The cooler weather and very welcome rain has also given respite to the garden, which, despite being watered every day from the wellpoint, has looked dryer than ever. So much for the feeding and watering! I won't be needing the gardener for a while yet. In the meantime, my crop of tomatoes continues to blossom - all I did was put in a few plants and basically ignore them except for watering and this year's crop has been the best in 10 years.

The bromeliads are looking magnificent and the stunted hibiscus up the driveway that everyone has driven over through the years has put on a growing spurt like never before. That's a determined plant if ever there was one. It's peach-coloured blooms are a delight to the eye, and it is surrounded by swathes of white and pink wind flowers, creating a splash of colour to greet visitors to this far corner of the world.

All is back to normal with HWCFA at work again, having completed a surprisingly large number of projects in the garage and home. Things move slowly in our household, but when they get done, it lasts forever. I maintain that one day, when the original house has crumbled to dust in the mists of time, the extension that he built on will still be standing as good as the day he did it!

Another book has just been sent to me for editing, so it's enough frivolity (!) and back to the grindstone. Thank you, grindstone! What a blessing you have been.

Chat later...