Casually Buggered

I am completely worn out

I was in out in the garden by 7.30 this morning and enjoyed what was a perfect Canberra winter day.

I prepared the second vegie bed using 3 bales of straw this time instead of 2 and I think this looks a bit better. I went on a blitz cleaning out the back corner of the garden and ended up with a pile of stuff to mulch almost as large as the one Raechelle and Ash generated a few weeks ago. So I spent several hours mulching up that lot. Didn't get it all done though. I got the compressor out and spray painted the chook shed all round so thats now finished. Mist Green accomodation for my girls. I dug up some small stumps and pruned the fruit trees. I finally called it a day shortly before 4 and now its only 7.30 and I was falling asleep on the lounge.

I usually like to watch New Tricks on ABC saturday night. Its about the only TV show I get to watch these days. I hope I can stay awake.

I've also been forced to take a few reluctant steps into the world of 'smart casual'. I have a sort of executive training retreat to attend in a few weeks and its smart casual. I have plenty of suits and I can do extremely casual but unfortunately never bothered with smart casual. Its quite irritating frankly, I have no idea what business casual means. Surely its either business or its casual. Anyway...I bought a nice pair of trousers and a couple of shirts today as a starting point but I'm drawing the line at a navy blazer hehe. I might try to get a light jumper or cardigan instead. Actually the trousers were woolen and very comfortable, so it may not be so bad after all hehe.

Talked to Rae on the phone for nearly an hour and she suggested a vest too. Could be a goer. Regular blog readers who have become sick of all the poetry will be pleased to know I have finished the last of the 24 lectures on poetry and have now loaded the trusty ipod with 24 lectures on 'the age of pericles'.

Tomorrow I will look for a seedling propogating tray. The things with the clear lids to keep it all nice and tropical for the seedlings as they strike a bit. Mum is sending me a herb book so I want to kick start the herb garden by striking a whole heap of seedlings. I have a few odd herbs around the garden but I think that if you have 1 rosemary plant you may as well have a dozen and then never have to worry about taking too much again.

Very soon I may need to get some more sleepers to put some more veggie beds in. Next weekend, however, Ben is moving house so I will be helping him rather than all gardening. He is very keen on some railt trails too Dad. There might be three of us on the next one.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.