Good Afternoon Everyone,
No I haven't forgotten you, There has just been so much going on that this is the first time I can sit and type. I have had my cataracts both removed and in one week will be finished running back and forth to eye specialist also will be able to get my new glasses. My eyes are fine and the world is bigger and brighter as my distance viewing is fantastic now but the close up view is almost non existent as I can hardly see or read.
I umm! ran over my current glasses by accident so am making do with one of the chemist specials. They are not to bad and I can at least read things with them and as it is only one more week they will do. I now have 2 little broaches that I constantly wear one of and my glasses hook into them when I don't need them that way I know exactly where they are at all times.
Of course one is shaped like o frog and the other is a little blue wren. I might end up with more of them yet as they are so lovely.
I have been spending a lot of the last few weeks on the computer as my personal page and Mac's page were deleted.
Had to change everything, my business page was left untouched as my daughter was an admin on there I guess. I now have a new page under Robbi Baker and Mac's photos are posted in an album on there for time being. Not sure if it was a hacking and things were done to get me sent to facebook jail or whether someone wanted my details but guess time will tell if it was anything sinister. I have Security on all my machines and thought that it was a good one so now I have 2 on there to try to protect me a bit better.
Anyway that is enough about my dramas. I have also been busy in the soap room as have done a couple of fairs and products sold need replacing. There is one more fair to do plus I am doing a small market at the shopping centre each fortnight until Christmas then Nothing until March or April next year. It has been a strange year for everyone and I for one can't wait to see the end of it just hoping next year is a bit better.
I am starting to look seriously at my products and if they are not selling then will gradually not replace them. So if you use something that disappears then you will have to get in touch and I will make small individual batches instead of carrying in my product line up. One of my suppliers had an unfortunate fire a few weeks ago and lost everything luckily for me I had stocked up on ingredients so am right for the moment. Also some fragrances are hard to get with Covid slowing everything down but I have been ok so far and have had enough to do what I am doing not sure how much longer before I will need to find other suppliers but will keep going as long as I can.
Thank God I love gardening as it has been my sanity over the last few months. what with Covid then having 2 lots of anesthetic that really affects me I have spent a lot of time just puttering around in the garden and have a good vegetable patch going now. We had 75 mls of rain in October which was great as tanks have water again and the garden slurped up the nutrients and grew. Of course no follow up rain so am having to water every other day with the tank water to keep them alive but that is why I collect the rain so be it. The flowers are doing well which is good as the native bees love them. I am growing lots of blue and yellow ones as bees like them so the garden looks lovely and bright. The day Lillies that I babied along last year have repaid me and there are some pretty orange flowers coming out now as well. I have good neighbour's that have given me excess plants and have pumpkins and zucchinis growing this year. Looks good as planted the zucchinis in with sweet potatoes and dahlias. Everything is growing well so guess I found companion plants that like each other.
Little Mac is still going to playgroup once a week and he comes home exhausted so guess he has a good time there. I know he nearly drags me over when I open the door as he races across the office to get to the door where all the other pups are. He is still having bad gut attacks and I am wondering if he has fur balls blocking something off as they seem to happen after he has eaten mind you he gulps his food down so that can't be good either. I am asking vet for a referral to University vets to see if they can find anything that hasn't shown up on his xrays. Hopefully they will find something and we can get him fixed up as it is terrible seeing him go through it. I sent him to a spa day at the groomers a few weeks ago and he came home a different looking dog. He has legs under all that fur now as he has had all the on his belly and behind trimmed back. I am not sure I like it but it is easier to brush I must admit. He will go back but only for nails and bum trim I think.
Christmas is just around the corner so if you want any gift packs or even just a few bars of soap please let me know early December as Auspost is taking twice as long to get parcels to me and it will get worse the closer it gets to Christmas I am tipping. Check out the slideshow below for some ideas.