Skip to main content

Autumn mornings


Let's see what's been going on this week. We planted a load of Spring bulbs in between all the roses in my front garden. The vege garden is slowing down with a limited amount of tomatoes but the rainbow chard spinach is still going strong.

We applied for underfloor insulation recently as there is a scheme here which is called the Healthy Homes initiative. Every house needs to be insulated with some sort of fireplace or heat pump among other things. Ours is pretty warm as it has a fireplace, a heat pump, a DVS system and ceiling insulation but there are government grants people can apply for to cover the rest. We had a guy come around and inspect the property, it's been approved and we only have a tiny 5% portion to cover ourselves. All we are waiting for is a date it will be done.

I have been regularly getting rainbow chard from my vege garden and yesterday I bought some more punnets from Mitre 10 that they had on special - I think it was 3 x 6 packs for $12 which I thought was pretty good. I ended up buying a pack of spring onions, a pack of chinese cabbage and a pack of beetroot.

Tomorrow is the beginning of Easter for us. It is a public holiday here so most of the shops are shut - everyone gets the day off but we still get paid for it. I'm expecting today to be absolutely mad, people go bonkers because we are closed for one day. These chocolate hot cross buns have been calling to me, they are so good.

Linking up with Skywatch Friday and Tom's Signs.

Comments

https://xmasdollyisback.com/2023/04/05/wordless-wednesday-xmasdolly/ This is my blog & I've been off for a few yrs. due to back operations, but I'm back! Have a great evening!
William Kendall said…
Easter wrecks havoc with the schedule.
Iris Flavia said…
Good thing with that insulation - and the garden, of course. Yep, Friday and Monday is off here, too and people will go mad, buying as if there will be no tomorrow.. "Same procedure as last year..."
roentare said…
I am getting my supplies
Tigger's Mum said…
Enjoy your Easter (and enjoy making the most of those grants to improve the heating efficiency of your home).
Sharon said…
Happy Easter! It sounds like you have a great garden!
Bill said…
People go crazy here too with Easter and then Easter Monday which also is a holiday. Stores will be closed so chaos rules. :) Nice that you qualified for the scheme.
local alien said…
Underfloor insulation sounds so luxurious. Bet you can't wait!
Still another week till Easter here
Jocelyn said…
Happy Easter
Tom said…
...Amy, have a Happy Easter.
Jim said…
Your streetscapes in NZ are so similar to Australia.
That's great that your getting your place energy efficient and you don't have to pay much out of pocket. Very smart!
Pisi Prkl said…
I really like your panoramic street view. Easter is payed holiday in Finland too. But our groceries are open with limited opening hours thought. Those whoom has to work gets more money vs. normal days. Happy Easter!
s.c said…
Never resist a chocolate bun. Not good for your wellbeing.
Happy Easter! Energy efficient home with grants that will save you money. Nice going. Enjoy that garden.
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
I love the program to subsidize the costs of fuel reduction. That's kind of a no brainer.

Popular posts from this blog

Grace Brothers

  We have 2 new chickens, both black ladies. If any of you are familiar with British comedy tv shows you will recognize the names we have given them. This one is named Miss Brahms. And this one is named Mrs Slocombe. At the moment we have them in a temporary shelter next to the Special Patrol Group that we've had for the last 9 months just so they can get to know each other before we intigrate the black ones in with the brown ones. These ones give us a white coloured egg whereas the brown shavers give us brown coloured eggs. Linking up with  Tuesday Treasures ,  Happy Tuesdays  and   Wordless Wednesday .

Auckland Metropolis Museum

In amongt the modern new highrise buildings in Auckland City is this smaller vintage building that is currently for sale (I'd buy it if I had the money).   My research found that:  "It was designed by English-born architect Charles Towle and erected in the early 1930s as the Church of Christ, Scientist, the building's Graeco-Roman facade has towering columns that frame its impressive entranceway, with three ornate timber doors decorated with leadlight inserts providing access to the expansive foyer. Arched ceilings dominate the former congregational high stud space beyond the foyer and numerous picturesque windows provide a light, airy feel and an ambience many office buildings lack. The building housed congregational and Sunday school services for 70 years until it was sold and converted into office space in 2003. A significant refurbishment was also carried out with care taken to ensure that the building's distinctive character remained intact. Special architectural ...

Westland Explorer's Monument

  In the nearby town of Hokitka (half an hour away) is the cemetery with this monument near the entranceway. It commemorates 4 men who lost their lives between 1863 and 1866 ; George Dobson - road engineer, murdered in 1866 Charlton Howitt - explorer, drowned in Lake Brunner 1863 Charles Townsend - drowned at Greymouth (probably in the Grey River) 1863 Henry Whitcombe - surveyor, drowned in the Taramakau River in 1863 Construction of the memorial started 1868 and the railings were added in 1869. Linking up with  Mosaic Monday .