And now for something completely different

I might have mentioned briefly in passing that Himself has had the occasional issue with the dogs and mud in the back garden.

Apart from the ongoing grass issue we have a large garden bed in the middle which was covered in creeper when we moved in. I ripped out the creeper and planted a variety of bird and butterfly attracting plants, some of which flourished and most didn't. This is the bed that has the flowering gum which the honey eaters love.

Anyway, for a variety of reasons. Well, two. German Shepherd shaped. This bed became a muddy mess with puddles in it. Yesterday after cracking a doozy of a hissy fit the night before, Himself cleared it of all bar the 3 plants that weren't weeds (the gum, a grevillea which may or may not survive being moved and a Kaffir Lime - we are nothing if not eclectic). He then laid some fancy schmansy material that we got from the bloke that asphalted the driveway as weed mat and covered it with black chip mulch. It looks amazing. The downside? The chip mulch is dyed black. When it gets wet the dye leaches out. Potentially onto large german shepherd sized paws. Which will come into the house onto the carpet. Did I say dye? As in permanent? We are hoping that some showers and sunshine will remove any excess and fix what remains. 

Happy days!

This afternoon I will collect Scallywag and we will go to the new Coles opened near her school and I will see if I can source some salmon for dinner. Himself will take the kid to dance practice and then home and won't be back til close to 7 so I will have dinner ready for him. For some reason I associate fish with summer (unless it's fish and chips) but Himself loves fish so I will be a good wife and surprise him. I will bake it on a bed of onion, zucchini, capsicum, tomatoes and spuds and will sprinkle it with fresh basil. I have a frozen key lime pie which I will defrost for dessert. After reading Ms Moon's recent post about Key Lime pie I would love to have a go at making my own but for now Aldi's recipe will have to do. It might actually have been that post that planted the seed in my subconscious about having fish, too. Funny how these things work.

Today will be the first day I use the new booster seat we bought at the weekend. I really hope it's idiot proof. I'll take the book of words with me just in case. Himself has installed it so it's secure in my car - I just have to make sure I do the same thing with the kid.

I am starting ever so slowly to feel a bit more human. I still have some lingering issues from the Covid and other bugs but fingers crossed I am on the mend. Finally. No news regarding my ultrasound so that could be another good thing.

Later...

A change of dinner plans. We went to the new supermarket and it was BIG. And very swish and I couldn't find anything and the dogs had been left at home and and and. I found a zucchini but couldn't find the capsicums or the fish but I did find the quiches and the brussels sprouts so that is what we're having for dinner. I went to find the pet mince which I thought would be with the dog lolly dispensers like it is at my Coles but no. What was opposite the dog lolly dispenser was Harry Potter stuff. So someone was very spoilt and came home with Harry Potter stuff that I know her parents can't afford.

The key lime pie will wait until we have fish which may or may not be tomorrow. Enough pastry in one meal!

Mummy must have forgotten it was dance tonight as Sally's hair wasn't in a bun. Granny had 3 boys and couldn't create a bun if her life depended on it. Sally was told to tell the dance teacher that Granny is very sorry her hair is messy but, you know, boys. Although if I had boys now rather than in the '80s I am sure I would be a mean hand at a bun.

Grumpy is off doing the dance run and return home and Granny is sitting down with a glass of red. 

Granny is very glad grandchildren can be handed back and cannot understand women over the age of 50 wanting children of their own.