Being a plogger

Bill's a plogger!

And all this time he'd been thinking that he was just picking up rubbish from the sides of the roads when he went for a walk. Apparently, if you pick up rubbish when you're out exercising it's called plogging. 

I love that it's become a thing. 

On the other hand, I don't have time for plogging.

I need to get in 30 minutes of walking quickly. I can't be stopping every two minutes to pick up rubbish. That's called strolling......a different thing altogether!

Our road has never looked so rubbish free though thanks to Bill.

Around the garden path recently ( not that much actually).

I've been nurturing three little random billy buttons in our Ruby Garden.

One morning last week much to my horror, I found this.....

Not a big deal I know but I'm trying to make this part of the garden something a bit special with flowering natives and that includes billy buttons and straw flowers, both instant green food for rabbits.

Bill and Sam came to the rescue using some star pickets and a huge roll of wire from the tip shop. It won't keep the kangaroos or cockatoos out but just may deter the rabbits.

I couldn't resist ordering some more seeds of strawflowers.

These will be scattered in the Ruby Garden too.

In fact, I ended up ordering seven packets of different flowers altogether including this one....a chocolate Queen Anne's Lace.

They all arrived in the mail yesterday and I can't wait to start scattering.

( a controlled scatter)

Can't wait for the sweet peas to get going either.

Primulas have started to flower.

Pansies look a treat.

Wintersweet.

The most unusual pale lemon perfumed flowers on bare branches. Difficult to photograph because the flowers hang down but this is the most flowers we've ever had.

In the mail today.....

Gosh it's tempting to purchase more hellebores. They are so beautiful.

Jamesy's lemons. He's the man to see if you need to know anything lemony.

Sew and sew

Jumping around from this to that.....

A quilt for Olive ready to be put together. This pattern is called Building Blocks and is made from a charm square pack called Cottontail Cottage.

Still thinking about how to quilt it.

French General snowball quilt for the lounge room. 160 plus squares.

Big stitch hand quilting my Farmers Wife Quilt.

Making these into lavender sachets for my little farmshop.

These little sweethearts.

Bill's been watching planes and trains and beautiful skies.

Leesa and family are at Mt Hotham this week.

They are staying on the mountain and this is the view from their window.

It's the first time the boys have been to the snow. So exciting for them.

Amy and Helen went glamping last weekend at Daylesford.

A tent with a heater......gotta love that.

Thank you Mima. This card is gorgeous.

These made me smile....

And thanks for this one Cheryl....

Hehe....it's so true!

Have a great weekend everyone.