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Sunflowers Reach Record Height

We’ve never had sunflowers in our garden that are this tall!
Katya measured one of them to be about 3.1m high (its an estimate because she didn’t get the ladder out of the shed to reach the exact top).
Heck, they were so tall, that they didn’t fit in the frame of the photo!!

Tosha’s Wet Wocket

Tosha loves to play with his new water rocket.  He invites Tolii to join him.
The weather was coolish today, with a bit of rain.  So, it was on with the waterproofs and into the fountain!
Of course, it was a complete surprise to Tosha that he still managed to get wet.

Re: Fencing

We spent Saturday replacing the old wooden fence along the northern side of our back garden. There’s still a few pieces to go – how on earth will we get behind the shed and green house to put the bolts through the metal upright frame, though?

Ticked Off

We love our cats – mostly.  A week or so ago, though, they brought us a present that we certainly didn’t want: fleas.
Katya got the worst of them – bites all over her ankles.  The kids had a bite or two; and Andew got one on his forehead! Yikes!
So – Friday turned into a disinfect-the-house [...]

Tolii and Tosha Clean Up By Themselves

We’ve reached that stage of parenthood where we feel reasonably confident in ourselves; and more importantly, in starting to leave our two kids to themselves a little bit more. Heck, Tolii is four and a half now, and surely he can sort out the odd problem or two. And if our two year [...]