Easter

 31.3.2024

 

Today we had an easter family gathering in the huge mud brick house Indi is renting. Everyone came bearing plates of food and we all sat out on the terrace eating and drinking.  After lunch the young kids all played in the pool and had great fun.  I think they enjoyed that more than the chocolate eggs!

 

We have had a long period of sunny dry weather with cool nights but no rain at all.  The chestnut trees are suffering and have dropped all their nuts before they had time to ripen. I spend at least an hour every morning watering but we have been well rewarded with bumper crop.

 

 

 

22.3.2024

 

At last, the dreaded braces are off my teeth and I can talk without pain.  The tooth I knocked out of place seems to be staying in the right places and not wobbling. Where I broke off a bit in my jaw is still sore but all in all I feel a lot more comfortable.  The arm I broke is still week but I do a couple of hours work in the garden which is slowly building back strength.

 

Our harvest of fruit and vegetables is still on and this week I am sending ruby grapefruit, figs, nashi pears and tomatoes to market. We are eating lots of sweetcorn but the beans and zucchinis are about over. The snow peas are climbing higher daily, and there are silver beat seedlings. I have potted up winter brassicas, but they are in trays under netting until the cabbage white butterflies clear off.

 

Last Saturday we went to the Healesville organic market for the 20^th birthday event. It seems strange to think we have been selling our produce there every week for all that time.