Tuesday, 9 December 2008
More baby pics
Yes, I'm turning into one of those people... (We had a little DIY photo shoot on the weekend. Don't think I'm ready to make a living out of this just yet, but they're not atrocious...)
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Farm
A family weekend at the King farm... just a few photos.
Amélie is becoming more responsive, smiling occasionally and giggle once in a while (mostly in her sleep). She is sleeping quite well through the night, but can be grizzly some days - wanting food every hour or so.
Usmeshka loved playing with Cody (knocking him over constantly), but Spud wasn't so happy to see her. She was also fascinated by (and a bit scared of) the cows.
Amélie is becoming more responsive, smiling occasionally and giggle once in a while (mostly in her sleep). She is sleeping quite well through the night, but can be grizzly some days - wanting food every hour or so.
Usmeshka loved playing with Cody (knocking him over constantly), but Spud wasn't so happy to see her. She was also fascinated by (and a bit scared of) the cows.
Sunday, 26 October 2008
Amelie
She's here!
Amelie Elizabeth King
Born 23 October 2008 at 16:42
3970 g, 49 cm
So far she is about 3 days old. Day 1 started with induction and the obstetrician breaking the waters, which was a good thing as there was some meconium in the amniotic fluid. About 8 hours of labour which was pretty tough on Jo - started OK but was pretty bad by the end as she hadn't used the epidural button enough. Nonetheless she did a wonderful job and we have a beautiful result. Only a little vacuum assistance was required to manipulate her head around, as Amelie was getting a bit tired by the end.
The first couple of night were sheer hell, though she was a little better last night after she started getting a little jaundiced (possibly a side-effect of the vacuuming), and we topped her up with some formula as she hasn't been sucking properly. All signs are indicating that breastfeeding should return to normal shortly.
Thanks to everyone for their kind messages, and thanks to all the visitors for coming to say hello. We should be home tomorrow if the jaundice has settled down.
Thursday, 16 October 2008
Not long now!
39 weeks and counting down!
Not too much else happening, just some work around the house.
If you squint you can see the air-con units installed above the carport.
I also added a couple more sections of clear roofing to allow more light into the nursery.
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Thursday, 4 September 2008
Babies!
Yes, Jo is getting bigger of course. Will post a pic when I take a good one.
We visited Jacqui and James and met 4-day old William last night. Very cute.
And on the flipside: Meshy got spayed last week and has been wearing a bucket. Here she is doped up on morphine. Surprisingly she has adapted to the collar pretty well - normally she's pretty stupid, but she did figure out that she can get up the stairs to the decking without getting stuck - ny turning around and going backwards! very clever.
We visited Jacqui and James and met 4-day old William last night. Very cute.
And on the flipside: Meshy got spayed last week and has been wearing a bucket. Here she is doped up on morphine. Surprisingly she has adapted to the collar pretty well - normally she's pretty stupid, but she did figure out that she can get up the stairs to the decking without getting stuck - ny turning around and going backwards! very clever.
Monday, 25 August 2008
Sweet home Chicago
So I'm back from overseas - again! Just under 3 weeks in the US, leaving Jo at home alone (well, apart from the zoo of animals that our house is), while I visited some lab sites and conducted a couple of training courses for new Leica field service engineers (FSEs).
First things first - long haul flights suck. No way around this fact; business class makes it slightly more tolerable, but 14 hours in the air is still 14 hours. More interesting was the leg from LA to Orlando, which (despite being up the back end of the plane in an economy seat) gave me a chance to see a broad sweep of the US. If it weren't for the coast-to-coast haze of smog, I'd say it was really beautiful. The west side is all mountains, deserts, wonderful erosion gullies and tectonic shifts. The south east is all lush farm land, irrigation circles and a precision grid of roads.
Florida from the air is just amazing - not for the land itself which is truly, dreadfully flat, but for the huge mushroom-cloud storm cells that our pilot weaved between to navigate a safe passage.
The first leg of the trip was 5 days in Florida, checking out some of the labs we have instruments in and seeing how they are going. Mostly hung out with an FSE , Thad, and I watched while he did any necessary repairs. Friday night we went downtown for a meal and to hang out on Wall Street, which is a bar district that gets fenced off for the night, an '80s cover band up one end and beer vendors on the street. Church Street was an eye-opener. Every pretty girl in town is dressed in a skimpy outfit, plonked on the street, and hired to spruik the wall-to-wall line of bars and clubs from which you can apparently get the cheapest drinks in town.
Thad and I spent a Saturday at Islands of Adventure, which is the ride park next to Universal Studios in Orlando. The Incredible Hulk rollercoaster is definitely a highlight, though despite the accelerations and loops, I still have a craving for more of that freefall feeling of classic coasters. There's nothing like the rattling and flat corners of the Big Dipper to truly terrify you.
After that I flew up to Chicago to commence training some new FSEs. 7 days for the new guys, and 3 days for an advanced course (it's fun being the expert when I've only been with the company for a few months...)
In between training, a few of us spent a Saturday in Milwaukee, and Sunday in Chicago. Milwaukee was good - a great, cheap brewery tour and a quirky bike show. In the home of the Harley you don't really expect to see Vespas, KTMs, BMWs and Ducatis wheel to wheel, but here they were. Naturally there was a good representation of choppers and hogs as well.
Chicago turned out to be a day of waiting. 90 minutes for the train. 1 hour to get up Sears Tower, and the view was pretty dull (dead flat). 45 minutes for a pizza. Half an hour for a tour bus... so we missed a few sites I wanted to get to - the Museum of Art to see the impressionists, Daley Plaza, and so on - so while we did see Buckingham fountain (from the Married with Children opening credits) we missed all those places you recognise from Ferris Bueller and The Blues Brothers.
Which leads me nicely into last Sunday's gathering - home again, and Nick's fiancé Sarah was in town, so the usual uni gang gathered at our house for a video afternoon of... yes, The Blues Brothers. OK, so half of us have seen it at least 30 times, but it's still great fun. Even better with good company.
Things at home are good. Jo is getting bigger, as is Usmeshka (whom, thanks to one of my trainees who has a Russian background, I can finally pronounce properly). Meshy has been at school but isn't getting much home training, lazy us. Jo and I were at school too - prenatal class this weekend (with one more class next week). I'm sure nothing can really prepare us though.
til next time, toodles all!
First things first - long haul flights suck. No way around this fact; business class makes it slightly more tolerable, but 14 hours in the air is still 14 hours. More interesting was the leg from LA to Orlando, which (despite being up the back end of the plane in an economy seat) gave me a chance to see a broad sweep of the US. If it weren't for the coast-to-coast haze of smog, I'd say it was really beautiful. The west side is all mountains, deserts, wonderful erosion gullies and tectonic shifts. The south east is all lush farm land, irrigation circles and a precision grid of roads.
Florida from the air is just amazing - not for the land itself which is truly, dreadfully flat, but for the huge mushroom-cloud storm cells that our pilot weaved between to navigate a safe passage.
The first leg of the trip was 5 days in Florida, checking out some of the labs we have instruments in and seeing how they are going. Mostly hung out with an FSE , Thad, and I watched while he did any necessary repairs. Friday night we went downtown for a meal and to hang out on Wall Street, which is a bar district that gets fenced off for the night, an '80s cover band up one end and beer vendors on the street. Church Street was an eye-opener. Every pretty girl in town is dressed in a skimpy outfit, plonked on the street, and hired to spruik the wall-to-wall line of bars and clubs from which you can apparently get the cheapest drinks in town.
Thad and I spent a Saturday at Islands of Adventure, which is the ride park next to Universal Studios in Orlando. The Incredible Hulk rollercoaster is definitely a highlight, though despite the accelerations and loops, I still have a craving for more of that freefall feeling of classic coasters. There's nothing like the rattling and flat corners of the Big Dipper to truly terrify you.
After that I flew up to Chicago to commence training some new FSEs. 7 days for the new guys, and 3 days for an advanced course (it's fun being the expert when I've only been with the company for a few months...)
In between training, a few of us spent a Saturday in Milwaukee, and Sunday in Chicago. Milwaukee was good - a great, cheap brewery tour and a quirky bike show. In the home of the Harley you don't really expect to see Vespas, KTMs, BMWs and Ducatis wheel to wheel, but here they were. Naturally there was a good representation of choppers and hogs as well.
Chicago turned out to be a day of waiting. 90 minutes for the train. 1 hour to get up Sears Tower, and the view was pretty dull (dead flat). 45 minutes for a pizza. Half an hour for a tour bus... so we missed a few sites I wanted to get to - the Museum of Art to see the impressionists, Daley Plaza, and so on - so while we did see Buckingham fountain (from the Married with Children opening credits) we missed all those places you recognise from Ferris Bueller and The Blues Brothers.
Which leads me nicely into last Sunday's gathering - home again, and Nick's fiancé Sarah was in town, so the usual uni gang gathered at our house for a video afternoon of... yes, The Blues Brothers. OK, so half of us have seen it at least 30 times, but it's still great fun. Even better with good company.
Things at home are good. Jo is getting bigger, as is Usmeshka (whom, thanks to one of my trainees who has a Russian background, I can finally pronounce properly). Meshy has been at school but isn't getting much home training, lazy us. Jo and I were at school too - prenatal class this weekend (with one more class next week). I'm sure nothing can really prepare us though.
til next time, toodles all!
Saturday, 19 July 2008
getting bigger!
The nursery was done a few weeks ago but I never got around to posting photos. A lick of paint around the picture rail and window frames, and some furniture starting to appear.
The belly continues growing... This is at about 5.5 months:
As does the dog. She now has a full set of adult front teeth, next to go are the canine teeth. She is off to school starting next week for a bit of discipline.
I'm off to the US for nearly 3 weeks soon, for work, leaving Jo and dog and cats all alone to fend for themselves! I will be training some new service engineers for a couple of weeks, and visiting some sites to check how they are using our machines. In anticipation of travelling, we went and bought a new camera today - a Panasonic DMC-FZ50 - which isn't the latest or greatest thing on the market, but I think it should meet my needs adequately (the temptation to get an SLR was strong but I resisted...). I should get back the GST when I go travelling. Also bought a carry-on bag for taking on the plane that should be a bit more presentable in business class than a grotty old backpack.
More baby shopping also - clothing clothing and more clothing! Guess it will all get used at some point though. And there's still lots more stuff to buy. Still waiting for the pram we ordered to come in to stock in Australia...
The belly continues growing... This is at about 5.5 months:
As does the dog. She now has a full set of adult front teeth, next to go are the canine teeth. She is off to school starting next week for a bit of discipline.
I'm off to the US for nearly 3 weeks soon, for work, leaving Jo and dog and cats all alone to fend for themselves! I will be training some new service engineers for a couple of weeks, and visiting some sites to check how they are using our machines. In anticipation of travelling, we went and bought a new camera today - a Panasonic DMC-FZ50 - which isn't the latest or greatest thing on the market, but I think it should meet my needs adequately (the temptation to get an SLR was strong but I resisted...). I should get back the GST when I go travelling. Also bought a carry-on bag for taking on the plane that should be a bit more presentable in business class than a grotty old backpack.
More baby shopping also - clothing clothing and more clothing! Guess it will all get used at some point though. And there's still lots more stuff to buy. Still waiting for the pram we ordered to come in to stock in Australia...
Sunday, 1 June 2008
Saturday, 31 May 2008
Things that go bump in the night
Here are some photos from 19 weeks! All is going well, Jo has been a bit sick though - cold/flu.
Sunday, 27 April 2008
The new arrivals!
Very exciting news. The little eating, pooping, crying machine has arrived. And we've still got another one on the way! Say hello to Usmeshka. It's a Russian word for Smile (according to Babelfish). She is otherwise known as Meshy though, which is less of a mouthful.
The other arrival also came - a bit more expensive though. After paying the import duty and GST, the BMW was released on Thursday, so one unregistered vehicle permit later, we were on the road (and Jo immediately gave it heaps onto the freeway). Still has the NZ plates on it too, so we didn't look too illegal driving out to pick up Meshy. It will be off to the workshop on Monday for compliancing.
The other arrival also came - a bit more expensive though. After paying the import duty and GST, the BMW was released on Thursday, so one unregistered vehicle permit later, we were on the road (and Jo immediately gave it heaps onto the freeway). Still has the NZ plates on it too, so we didn't look too illegal driving out to pick up Meshy. It will be off to the workshop on Monday for compliancing.
Wednesday, 16 April 2008
Tassie!
We had our 12 week ultrasound last week, but I haven't scanned the images yet. Will post more when I get around to it.
I spent this weekend with Tom and my parents at Tom's fishing shack in Tasmania. It's located on Little Pine Dam on the central highlands, a venue not renowned for its weather. Or scenery. If you like fishing, it's heaven. If not... well, I described it as Jo's version of hell. She thought this was a bit harsh, so to summarise:
My flight was in a small, slow, bumpy, twin-prop 50-seater,
which was delayed by 1.5 hours...
The drive there was up a very twisty road (ending in about 10km of dirt road)
When we reached the shack it was about 6 degrees outside (not including wind chill)
The loo is outside (and the cistern doesn't work). No lights of course.
Central heating? - well, the place is small enough (2 rooms) that the pot-bellied stove does quite well actually.
The beds wouldn't rate as the comfiest I've slept in.
If you don't like fishing or brisk walks, the activities calendar is pretty sparse.
By now you're probably thinking I hated it, but that would be completely wrong. Sure, it's not my usual idea of a great place to get away, but it was the first time I've seen the whole family since our wedding (and as Anne commented, it was the first time we have all been in a car at the same time). I even had a swing of a fly rod for the first time in at least 20 years, with lessons from Tom. Fun! even though the whole tally for the weekend was just 1 fish. Apparently some call this sport.
I spent this weekend with Tom and my parents at Tom's fishing shack in Tasmania. It's located on Little Pine Dam on the central highlands, a venue not renowned for its weather. Or scenery. If you like fishing, it's heaven. If not... well, I described it as Jo's version of hell. She thought this was a bit harsh, so to summarise:
My flight was in a small, slow, bumpy, twin-prop 50-seater,
which was delayed by 1.5 hours...
The drive there was up a very twisty road (ending in about 10km of dirt road)
When we reached the shack it was about 6 degrees outside (not including wind chill)
The loo is outside (and the cistern doesn't work). No lights of course.
Central heating? - well, the place is small enough (2 rooms) that the pot-bellied stove does quite well actually.
The beds wouldn't rate as the comfiest I've slept in.
If you don't like fishing or brisk walks, the activities calendar is pretty sparse.
By now you're probably thinking I hated it, but that would be completely wrong. Sure, it's not my usual idea of a great place to get away, but it was the first time I've seen the whole family since our wedding (and as Anne commented, it was the first time we have all been in a car at the same time). I even had a swing of a fly rod for the first time in at least 20 years, with lessons from Tom. Fun! even though the whole tally for the weekend was just 1 fish. Apparently some call this sport.
Friday, 21 March 2008
Good things come in small (and big) packages
Most of our shipping was delivered the other day, which was highly anticipated.
So we now have our big TV back! But no power cables or remotes...
And the espresso machine is here! But no portafilters... (that's the handle thingy you put the coffee in, if you had to ask). Drat!
We lost the cat scratching pole to quarantine. We had an option of paying $95 to have it destroyed, or $500 to have it cleaned. Somehow they didn't seem to mind that we had also brought back a litter tray, blankets, couches and clothing which were all covered in cat hair. Not to mention the cats themselves...
Meanwhile I have found myself a job (with Leica Biosystems as a product support specialist) and will be starting in a week. Since an income is now on the cards, I have been looking for a car to buy, so test driving lots of MX-5s - the practical family choice! (When I get one I'll write more about it in the new page in the page in the links section to the right.)
Jo is doing well - lots of resting and sleeping mostly. We met our obstetrician yesterday and had a quick ultrasound scan - the little blob is taking shape! stubby little limbs and a big head. And a heartbeat! wow, it's really an amazing thing to see. Will be getting more scans in a couple of weeks, so we might be able to scan something then.
So we now have our big TV back! But no power cables or remotes...
And the espresso machine is here! But no portafilters... (that's the handle thingy you put the coffee in, if you had to ask). Drat!
We lost the cat scratching pole to quarantine. We had an option of paying $95 to have it destroyed, or $500 to have it cleaned. Somehow they didn't seem to mind that we had also brought back a litter tray, blankets, couches and clothing which were all covered in cat hair. Not to mention the cats themselves...
Meanwhile I have found myself a job (with Leica Biosystems as a product support specialist) and will be starting in a week. Since an income is now on the cards, I have been looking for a car to buy, so test driving lots of MX-5s - the practical family choice! (When I get one I'll write more about it in the new page in the page in the links section to the right.)
Jo is doing well - lots of resting and sleeping mostly. We met our obstetrician yesterday and had a quick ultrasound scan - the little blob is taking shape! stubby little limbs and a big head. And a heartbeat! wow, it's really an amazing thing to see. Will be getting more scans in a couple of weeks, so we might be able to scan something then.
Friday, 7 March 2008
It's the little things...
Well we're back and kind-of settled in to the house. It's all in good shape and has been well looked after by the tenants. The garden is a bit dry but not much you can do about that. The move was relatively painless, apart from the storage place holding our stuff threatening to deliver it at 6:30am the day after we arrived. Luckily Liz managed to sort things out and deliveries were made at a sensible hour, while I went to the airport to collect the excess baggage and the cats.
Australian shipping and customs is no more logical than New Zealand's was: go to agent's office, get forms, take forms to Customs, fill out another form, go to Quarantine, get a rubber stamp, go back to Customs for clearance, go back to agent's, then to the warehouse to collect the goods.
Then repeat for the cats... They were pretty stressed until they got back to the house, but have settled in very quickly and are enjoying time on the couch as much as Jo is.
I'm still getting used to being home. It's funny how all the small differenced throw you off and make you feel out of place. Like the way that I couldn't go to a cafe and pay by credit card because it was below their minimum transaction limit (an unheard-of concept in NZ). Or remembering who gives way to who when I turn left. That a 32 degree day doesn't feel any hotter than a 25 degree day in Auckland. And that the entire length of our street has been dug up, then repaved by blind, drunk carpenters*. The way Chadstone shopping centre is spreading like cancer. Or that I have to remember how my signature goes when I use a credit card (PIN everywhere in NZ) - but I did find you can use PIN at Safeway. And let's not get started with telemarketers! The phone hasn't stopped since we got back! Bloody parasites!
Speaking of small differences (and parasites for that matter), here's one... though depending on your perspective, it's going to be a pretty big change:
Woohoo!
*(carpenters not being renowned for their roadworks skills)
Australian shipping and customs is no more logical than New Zealand's was: go to agent's office, get forms, take forms to Customs, fill out another form, go to Quarantine, get a rubber stamp, go back to Customs for clearance, go back to agent's, then to the warehouse to collect the goods.
Then repeat for the cats... They were pretty stressed until they got back to the house, but have settled in very quickly and are enjoying time on the couch as much as Jo is.
I'm still getting used to being home. It's funny how all the small differenced throw you off and make you feel out of place. Like the way that I couldn't go to a cafe and pay by credit card because it was below their minimum transaction limit (an unheard-of concept in NZ). Or remembering who gives way to who when I turn left. That a 32 degree day doesn't feel any hotter than a 25 degree day in Auckland. And that the entire length of our street has been dug up, then repaved by blind, drunk carpenters*. The way Chadstone shopping centre is spreading like cancer. Or that I have to remember how my signature goes when I use a credit card (PIN everywhere in NZ) - but I did find you can use PIN at Safeway. And let's not get started with telemarketers! The phone hasn't stopped since we got back! Bloody parasites!
Speaking of small differences (and parasites for that matter), here's one... though depending on your perspective, it's going to be a pretty big change:
Woohoo!*(carpenters not being renowned for their roadworks skills)
Saturday, 23 February 2008
The Last Post
cue the bugle solo...
well, probably not the last post ever, but likely the last one from NZ. Only 5 more days til we fly out! It's a soggy weekend, the first time in a while. Perfect for sitting at home on the couch, watching Batman (the original campy 60's TV show) and catching up on some blogging.
Rodney was over in Auckland for work (ah the jetsetting lifestyle of a photography stylist!) and dropped by for an afternoon last weekend. Very nice to catch up with a good friend and get the latest gossip.
On Sunday Jo wasn't feeling well so I took the car up to Warkworth for cousin Tama's 5th birthday party. Lots of fun playing pass-the-parcel and pin the tail on the donkey with a bunch of youngsters, not to mention the lollies. I like lollies. Plus a fun drive there flogging the motorway overtaking lanes with an M3 up my tail. Fun.
We've parted with nearly everything we're selling. One of my work friends took the lawn mower last week after visiting for a coffee with his wife and baby. No more fridge for the next week, luckily one of Jo's colleagues has loaned us a plug-in chilly-bin (aka: esky to the Aussies) to keep the essentials cool. The washing machine is the last one standing, and that goes tomorrow (well, assuming the buyer turns up!). Noone wanted the car, so that will be coming home with us. We had ads on Trademe, Autotrader (website and magazine), and I took it to a car fair one week, but the one and only offer was about $10000 less than a reasonable one.
Meanwhile the garden continues to grow madly. The tomatoes are out of control. It's a fight between me and the caterpillars to see who eats them first. There must be at least 40 at different stages of growth, but none have ripened yet so the new owners of the house will have a feast.
Only 3 more days of work before I'm unemployed! I have one interview lined up for when we get home, and a few more people to chase, so hopefully something good can turn up soon! Paying the mortgage without an income is hard!
We're flying in to Melbourne on the 28th (evening), and will be back home in Burwood on the 29th (waiting for our stuff in storage and a new fridge to be delivered). I'm sure a welcome home function will be in order at some point, but I'll leave it to Jo to organise that one.
See you all soon!
well, probably not the last post ever, but likely the last one from NZ. Only 5 more days til we fly out! It's a soggy weekend, the first time in a while. Perfect for sitting at home on the couch, watching Batman (the original campy 60's TV show) and catching up on some blogging.
Rodney was over in Auckland for work (ah the jetsetting lifestyle of a photography stylist!) and dropped by for an afternoon last weekend. Very nice to catch up with a good friend and get the latest gossip.
On Sunday Jo wasn't feeling well so I took the car up to Warkworth for cousin Tama's 5th birthday party. Lots of fun playing pass-the-parcel and pin the tail on the donkey with a bunch of youngsters, not to mention the lollies. I like lollies. Plus a fun drive there flogging the motorway overtaking lanes with an M3 up my tail. Fun.
We've parted with nearly everything we're selling. One of my work friends took the lawn mower last week after visiting for a coffee with his wife and baby. No more fridge for the next week, luckily one of Jo's colleagues has loaned us a plug-in chilly-bin (aka: esky to the Aussies) to keep the essentials cool. The washing machine is the last one standing, and that goes tomorrow (well, assuming the buyer turns up!). Noone wanted the car, so that will be coming home with us. We had ads on Trademe, Autotrader (website and magazine), and I took it to a car fair one week, but the one and only offer was about $10000 less than a reasonable one.
Meanwhile the garden continues to grow madly. The tomatoes are out of control. It's a fight between me and the caterpillars to see who eats them first. There must be at least 40 at different stages of growth, but none have ripened yet so the new owners of the house will have a feast.
Only 3 more days of work before I'm unemployed! I have one interview lined up for when we get home, and a few more people to chase, so hopefully something good can turn up soon! Paying the mortgage without an income is hard!
We're flying in to Melbourne on the 28th (evening), and will be back home in Burwood on the 29th (waiting for our stuff in storage and a new fridge to be delivered). I'm sure a welcome home function will be in order at some point, but I'll leave it to Jo to organise that one.
See you all soon!
Sunday, 27 January 2008
vegie garden
Hi readers! Happy Australia Day to all. We're having a holiday on Monday too, it's coincidentally Auckland anniversary day. It's been fairly warm here lately, though I say that in local terms - 25-27 is about as hot as it gets. Nothing like Melbourne lately.
We finally have a decent microphone for the laptop, so we can talk clearly on Skype if you want to have a chat/video call. Search for "drjoking".
The sale process for the house here has begun, so we have had to tidy it up on the weekends and vacate for 45 minutes while people wander through. There seems to be a bit of interest so hopefully we won't have to do this for too many more weekends.
We spruced up the herb pots late last year (about November or so), planted some basil and tomato seeds. And after that I remembered to actually water it every day. So things went nuts growing quickly.
After the pots became overgrown, I replanted half of their contents to the empty patch in the garden of the house, and they took off again. Like I said, most of these were only seeds about two months ago:
And we have some little green tomatoes growing rapidly too! The biggest of these is maybe 4cm diameter now.
Hopefully they will be fully grown (and not eaten by bugs or birds) before we leave!
We finally have a decent microphone for the laptop, so we can talk clearly on Skype if you want to have a chat/video call. Search for "drjoking".
The sale process for the house here has begun, so we have had to tidy it up on the weekends and vacate for 45 minutes while people wander through. There seems to be a bit of interest so hopefully we won't have to do this for too many more weekends.
We spruced up the herb pots late last year (about November or so), planted some basil and tomato seeds. And after that I remembered to actually water it every day. So things went nuts growing quickly.
After the pots became overgrown, I replanted half of their contents to the empty patch in the garden of the house, and they took off again. Like I said, most of these were only seeds about two months ago:
And we have some little green tomatoes growing rapidly too! The biggest of these is maybe 4cm diameter now.
Hopefully they will be fully grown (and not eaten by bugs or birds) before we leave!
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