I’m joining “Changing Seasons” and “What’s Been on Your Calendar” for the month of October. Feature photo is from my garden.
I see from most of the posts people are enjoying the Autumn months and getting reading for winter. Here in the South Hemisphere we are coming up to our hottest months. We are still having a few cold nights here and there. So, I haven’t put away my winter clothes yet. Although I have been here too long to really appreciate what cold actually means!
It’s been a fairly quiet month, no travelling, having just returned from Bali at the end of September. The school holidays still had a week left at the beginning of September. So, I spent a day with the munchkins. In our local town they had arranged a dinosaur hunt. This entailed looking for posters of dinosaurs in and around the shopping centre, with prizes and games along the way.
We sure had a big long walk around town, which made for a quiet afternoon.
I thought my garden could do with some new flowers, so one week I took Rosie to the local garden centre. We had a lovely wander through the plants and flowers and Rosie chose a Kangaroo Paw.
I love Alstroemerias, also known as Lily of the Incas. They are always in flower and are a great ground cover adding plenty of colour to the garden.
We enjoyed a visit to one of our favourite wineries, Stringy Bark. It’s an hour’s drive, so Anthony’s car had a good run.
Iron sculptures at Stringy Bark
There are some new murals in a nearby suburb, I managed to see two on our way to dinner.
The mural below is by Wild Drawing. A Balinese artist. His work can be found around the world. WD is based in Athens.
Artist – Finton McGee
As we move into November it’s high time we sorted out the garden and patio areas. This means weeding and cleaning in preparation for a houseful of guests, arriving in late December.
There’s always time for a cocktail though.
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It’s nice to have a quiet month when you’ve been busy and travelling. The best thing about October for us was the birth of another beautiful grandson.
Congratulations..you’ll have a wonderful Christmas then
Hope you get to have lots of cuddles
Good to read about how October went Alison. Not too long now until the big wedding celebrations too! We’re actually at Heathrow now awaiting a flight to Singapore and after a long weekend there we’re heading back your way. Not exactly though as this time we’re revisiting NSW and QLD as we haven’t been there for ages. Can’t believe it’s almost a year since we were all together in Perth! M x
Oh very nice ..have a fabulous time
Thank you. On board our Singapore Airlines flight now !
Your munchkins are adorable. How could anyone not smile back at them? Nice looking cocktail, too? Happy All Saint’s Day, Ali!
Thanks Jo, we do get a lot of people smiling at us 😁
Sounds like a good month Ali 🙂 The kids must have loved that dinosaur hunt! And I’m equally loving the mural by Wild Drawing, it’s amazing!
Thanks Sarah, yes me too. I had a look at his others as I hadn’t heard of him before. Looking forward to seeing the others
The dinosaur hunt sounds so fun! I bet the kids loved it. And more beautiful art pieces from around town 🙂
Thanks Meg, it was organised by the town council and a way of getting people into the shops. They both came home with lots of free goodies 😁
Indeed there is!
The munchkins look absolutely delighted with everything! It’s good to see. Cheers to the cocktail.
Thanks Anabel, still at that age where everything’s a wonder
Your munchkins are adorable. I love that mural by Wild Drawing. Cheers!
That seems to be a wonderful time with the little ones. Cuties.
How lovely Ali, and I do like the idea of a cocktail after all that garden work!
Thanks Debbie, never say no to a cocktail 🍹