PLANTED

We have Laboured this weekend, We have planted, spuds, Jersey Bennies,Red Kings, and some purple maori spuds, zuccinni, green and yellow, butter nut pumpkin, caulis, broccoli, tomatoes, peppers, coriannder, onions, parsley, mint, orgeano, vietnamese mint, chives, spinach and lettuces. Our goosberry bushes are laden, and the apple and pears are heavy with fruit.

We are a little weary, good weary none the less.

PARADISE

This weekend was a cracker. We had cloudless days and this is the view of our backyard.

We planted 33 large trees. sequoia, elms, Robinia, maples and some Camellia, a couple of gooseberry bushes and some ake ake.

We ache all over. But its a good ache. Now we are wending our way home on the Wairarapa train- its is dusk and the fog has ribboned its way around the hills, the sun has set and all is good with our world.

NOT LEAVING ON A JET PLANE

Key is right. It is unacceptable that the Airforces two biggest planes are out of commission at the same time. Not good risk management. Nice to see he is being stern with some govt departments. They need a stern talking to. We reckon the razor gang isn't the right name for the team thats going to have a look at the govt departments. It should be the gardening group. A bit of thinning, a bit of breaking up some rough ground, some weeding some fertiliser ( not organic), some pruning and some some planting of some stuff that grows quick.