tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254024822024-03-20T15:42:32.139+10:00Bridget LarsenCourage does not always roar.....sometimes it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying....."I will try again tomorrow".Bridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.comBlogger707125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-90330273105475589332024-03-20T15:42:00.000+10:002024-03-20T15:42:00.226+10:00Super Origami StarSuper Origami Star
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iDRIRjzL1wBridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-11168869696039780762022-07-25T14:56:00.002+10:002022-07-25T14:56:21.559+10:00Bananas galore and garden haulAs you can see I am tracking my banana from start to eating. It seemed to take forever for the first Cavendish to ripen.Two weeks later the heart has grown longer and in comparison with the Cavendish this heart is HUGE so I will be expecting a big bunch. You can see the status of the growth from this first sighting on July 12thCavendish Banana is hanging in thereI went out to water the fruit Bridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-62398668839523484562022-07-12T12:54:00.004+10:002022-07-12T12:54:43.205+10:00Lady Finger Banana 1st bunch I've been watching and watching out for my first banana from the Lady Finger tree and today I was rewarded for my persistence. I believe this was planted before Sep 2021 because the photo below was dated 1 Sep 2021May 2022 this photo was taken, does not look much larger 4 months laterFast forward to 12 July 2022 (today) after watching for months, I finally spot the heart of the bunch of Bridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-41996033244522853122022-05-21T04:51:00.004+10:002022-05-23T06:21:25.830+10:00Postcards for swapping 38373635343330292827262524232221201917161514131211109876Bridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-74891419250685536032022-05-19T14:26:00.000+10:002022-05-19T14:26:08.198+10:00Notebooks StashThere was talk on a forum I am a member of about stationery. I took out my notebooks and was amazed to see how many I owned. So I took a photo to show how pretty some of them are.Some of them have never been used, errr most of them. I know I will never run out of paper if covid lockdown hit us again.Bridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-61890255602819855072022-05-01T03:00:00.001+10:002022-05-04T06:57:06.869+10:00Pineapple, Papaya, Ginger JamI thought I'd try making pineapple papaya jam. I had a recipe from a Pacific Island friend who had made it and it tasted really good. Of course I added other stuff that I had just bought off a friend from the island - ginger and lemons. Sadly the 9 pineapples I bought had rot in them so I only ended up with about 1 pineapple worth. Luckily I had two bottles of pineapple soaking in coconut Bridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-47631087373212201102022-04-27T03:00:00.045+10:002022-04-27T03:00:00.185+10:00WOYWW 673So my NEW old table arrived just after I took those photos for last weeks WOYWW. Don't you love old wooden tables. It went up for sale on Facebook for $150 and came with a bench and 3 cushion covered chairs. I love sturdy tables to craft on, Those fold up tables wobble when you go to stamp and you don's get a good impression. I used to think it was me and my lack of hand strength.You can seeBridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-81165197545484576222022-04-26T03:00:00.000+10:002022-04-26T04:59:55.423+10:00Tea for Tuesday On this long Anzac weekend we went to the mainland for a Garden visit for ROGI, we visited Halcyon Cafe in Hamilton and we weren't disappointed by the menu. I choose the croissant and smoked salmon for breakfast and M chose the rosti. I always have an English Breakfast tea and water. M had coffee and water and gobbled both up before breakfast arrived.Hop over to Elizabeth and Bridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-79522288408034288162022-04-20T05:57:00.093+10:002022-04-25T08:03:25.836+10:00WOYWW 672 FinallyAs Julia said in her WOYWW 671 entry ‘if you want to get a job done, give to a busy person’ the following happened to me while I did a 4 week full time Mon- Fri job.It's been 2 long years since I showed my "Desk" craft area in our new house. We've been in this house almost 5 years now and I am still unpacking boxes.My last WOYWW was 572 on May 20 - 2020, then the pandemic hit and everything went Bridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-10236159921044114062022-04-18T04:00:00.003+10:002022-04-18T04:00:00.171+10:00Breakfast at Tiffanys (nah its on the island and amazing) T for Tuesday It's been a long time since I participated in T for Tuesday although I haven't stopped having tea.Every Saturday or Sunday Hubby and I have a "Breakfast Date" at the local cafe Blue Parrot Cafe.This breakfast was shared with a very good friend Kana after we attended a Pilates session. I had never done a Pilates session before. I had to google it to see what I was getting myself into.I foundBridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-21131672594043640562022-03-27T15:54:00.001+10:002022-03-27T18:43:20.052+10:00Covid 19So what a world we are in now with Covid-19 and Ukraine.I was very scared to catch covid because I have mild asthma and diabetes, have managed to not catch covid for 2 years until Jan 31-2022 when I had the worst sore throat that I'd ever experienced. It felt like I had swallowed a razor blade. I knew in my heart that it was Covid so I took a RAT test and there was a faint second line. At first IBridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-48124423232263227882022-03-27T12:28:00.001+10:002022-03-27T12:28:54.624+10:00Garden bed Well gardening has started back again after our deluge. I had this garden bed built by Len The Worm Farmer ages ago and didn't have time to get it going. This weekend hubby and I got stuck into filling it.Firstly with stones to give it some drainage, underneath is cardboard to stop the weeds from coming up.Then we put mulch in which I forgot to take a photo ofThe stones are about 2 inches Bridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-37158876648785755592022-03-23T09:19:00.001+10:002022-03-27T12:00:42.871+10:00Garden Club Jo's garden take twoThose of you who read my blog have seen this garden that I attended in one of the two Garden Clubs I belong to on Macleay Island. Jo and I are members of both clubs. The club these photos were taken at yesterday, we call Len's Garden Club (The Worm farm Man), <hubby calls it Len's Harem because Len is the only male (until yesterday) who attends and the rest are women. But yesterday Bridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-88422133685581119212022-03-10T17:34:00.001+10:002022-03-10T17:34:41.183+10:00My daughter Emma and her charity challenge walk for Three PeaksMy youngest daughter Emma challenged herself to climb 3 peaks in Melbourne Victoria, Australia on three consecutive days last week. I am so proud of her for believing in herself. This is what she wrote and the pictures of the group that did the climbs.I love you Emma.Hey family, friends, workmates, I wanted to say a huge thank you to you all for supporting my hiking efforts by donating Bridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-38033439801060140122022-02-05T12:20:00.007+10:002022-03-10T17:40:05.037+10:00Cavendish Banana First Bunch - The beginning and the end of it Well my patience paid out after 4 long years of my serious gardening foray. This Cavendish banana sprouted out a bunch of bananas in September last year. July 2019 is when this photo was taken and the banana tree had taken off after dying in a pot and coming back to life. The minute I planted it in ground it took off and grewI reckon the chicken had a lot to do with its successSilly meBridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-91935118884833465262022-02-04T12:24:00.003+10:002022-02-04T20:12:59.363+10:00Wasps nest - WATCH OUT!!! I've seen this nest before when I went outside but forgot all about it until this morning when I went to check on my passionfruit vine.I went back into the house and got "dressed" up to tackle the bugs.Amazing creation, have never seen them build a nest like these in separate columnsAll I could find for my face was this paint strainer bagHere is the bagMwah all decked out and protected. Bridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-47357687304219558222022-01-31T10:50:00.002+10:002022-02-02T16:33:05.075+10:00Dragonfruit PollinatingNot many people know if their dragon fruit needs pollinating. I have just had some flowers show up on my 7 year old dragon fruit plant which has given me many fruit over the years. I've been asked how I know when its about open and when I pollinate by hand.So this first photo shows the flower growing and ready to open. Then the color changes to yellow at the flower end. the fruit Bridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-27744543226049065972022-01-26T13:45:00.004+10:002022-01-26T14:12:51.718+10:00Dragonfruit poles 2020 - 2022 I cant believe I never posted about my dragon fruit poles. The first 8 poles went in on 27 Jun 2020. This is the construction of the top support made by Len the Worm Farmer. 18 months later Jan 2022 these are the results. I've negelcted them over time and not pruned them or fed them as much as I should. This year I shall do a better job I promise.Below mulching in between the beds on Bridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-69321163618455708472022-01-25T01:46:00.003+10:002022-01-25T17:53:50.332+10:00Dragonfruit and new garden bedThis is my newest raised garden bed built by the wonderful Worm Farm man Len, he is very talented. I gave him the tin and the wood and away he went. He may start a business building these on the island. I had it tailored made for me with the edges so I could sit on it when gardening.So my awesome dragon fruit (wish I had treated it better when we brought it over from the mainland in a pot and Bridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-23837596400274262312022-01-25T01:28:00.003+10:002022-01-25T01:29:13.935+10:00Compost BinSo I have two compost bins that I have had going for 3 years, have not harvested anything so far because this is what happens. Obviously it's a very healthy compost because everything is growing out of it lol. Pumpkin, ginger, turmeric, chokos, something else that is climbing, tomatoes. So now I don't put anything in my compost that has seeds unless I want to plant it.Bridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-14910469135263161202022-01-25T01:21:00.007+10:002022-01-26T08:35:27.800+10:00Dragon fruit and CardboardWhat a combination you ask!! Well not a good combination but they are in the same area in my back garden. I was very busy on the weekend cleaning up all the mess as you can see beside my taro plants. Recently we've had a lot of rain and with me working during the week, I have had no time to weed so they took over my back garden where my raised beds are.You can see in this POST what it Bridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-32818952123188311952022-01-14T05:15:00.005+10:002022-02-01T18:28:36.902+10:00My first bake in the new ovenHubby told my brothers that I would not use the new oven because that's what I've done in the past and never used anything new he bought me....well SURPRISE I wasted no time and as soon as the gas fitter came on Monday to install the final part to my oven I was in there baking at 5.30am.My favourite and famous Chiffon Cake, recipe from my very good friend Josephine has been a no fail one (all theBridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-80469661361452337422022-01-10T06:37:00.005+10:002022-01-10T07:57:56.645+10:00I'm in Heaven - New OvenAll my dreams have come true. I will understand if you aren't a cook that you will think "whats the big deal". Trust me I have never been so in awe of my beautiful dream come true oven that was installed by my wonderful family on the weekend. Each time I walk past that oven I think "is that really mine?"TA DA!!!The brand is Emilia EM9655GG and Italian, why did we choose that brand? It has a gas Bridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-67084486333900246962021-12-19T12:17:00.002+10:002022-01-05T19:23:13.296+10:00Incoming Mail November- Birthday /December - ChristmasNovember and December are busy months for letter writing, more importantly November is my birthday month on the 8th so I have oodles of mail coming in. It is now half way to December and still the birthday cards are coming in. Thanks to everyone that sends religiously to me every year I LOVE YOU ALL.Then we have Christmas and I love sending out Christmas cards and postcards as well.This is Bridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25402482.post-75138856174847531502021-12-07T17:29:00.000+10:002021-12-07T17:29:05.436+10:00Christmas cards 2021 Christmas cards are coming in slowly. This one is from A World of Snail Mail - Penguy. An Iris fold card and beautiful penmanship on the envelope Thanks PenguyBridget Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603085412226307498noreply@blogger.com0