Going Grey and Slightly Green: Winter is here!

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 Usually we ease into winter right here however this 12 months it has arrived early….at the least that’s what it appears to me. I can bear in mind the climate being fairly balmy in the beginning of winter a couple of years in the past however that’s actually not the case now. No less than the solar is shining once more after weeks of overcast skies and rain and there may be nothing like having fun with the sunshine on a chilly, frosty and crisp morning. 

As we speak was the primary time I’ve seen frost this winter though we might have had one final week and I used to be nonetheless beneath the covers staying heat and did not see it however I used to be up a tad earlier right now and crunched my manner across the backyard in my gumboots. I do not assume my vegetation had been broken not like final 12 months once we had a extreme frost.

When strolling across the backyard I can not see lots of color in the intervening time aside from ….

….the pansies I planted a couple of weeks in the past. They at all times placed on a pleasant present in winter fortunately.

I made some cleaning soap utilizing Jan Berry’s Palm-free cleaning soap, vegan, no butters from her e book ‘Simple and Natural Soapmaking’ and added some perfume oils {that a} good friend despatched me years in the past which actually wanted for use up. I had delay including them to my cleaning soap batches as knew they might darken the cleaning soap however this batch was for the lads they usually could not care concerning the color. I can not bear in mind the names of the oils now however I feel one was cinnamon spice and the opposite might have been pumpkin spice however no matter it was the cleaning soap spells pleasant. I added some calendula petals as nicely. I dried a heap some time again so I really want to get organised and use them. 

I hope everyone seems to be doing okay in these robust occasions. I do know lots of people are struggling financially and naturally there may be the difficulty right here in Queensland of renters having to depart their houses that are being bought and might’t discover wherever else to reside. Some reside of their vehicles apparently. The current floods have not helped both as many homes are actually unlivable. 

We’ve got at all times lived frugally because it was the way in which we had been introduced up and in addition it was as a result of we needed to. I do really feel for younger individuals right now who’re paying off an enormous mortgage and now rates of interest have gone up. Fortunately we paid off our home within the first few years of our marriage and that could be a actual bonus at this stage of our life. 

Has anybody else observed Blogger adjustments? I discover I can not touch upon blogs on my iPad as I get a message to sign up with Google despite the fact that I’m already signed in. Then when I attempt to sign up once more it simply appears to go spherical in circles. Normally I can touch upon my Android cellphone however the display screen is so small it’s tough to jot down a remark. Nevertheless, I nonetheless learn my Blogger mates’ blogs despite the fact that I can not remark so do not feel uncared for. LOL! 

Have an excellent week and benefit from the sunshine if you happen to reside in Queensland. 

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