Easter Monday....Among the Gum Trees

Not to be outdone by a younger sister, I have decided to keep a secret blog. That is if I can even spell it correctly. The keys on my keybpard seem to have a mind of their own sometimes!

I live among the Gum Trees. Very pleasant usually. The lorikeets are back, and autumn is here. We have had the worst drought in living memory here in Queensland. Well, and in other parts of Australia too. And so the trees and gardens have sufferred as a result. I love the autumn with the promise of winter to come. Here where I live can get very warm in the summer, so it is pleasant to have some relief from the heat.

Abbey the geriatric labrador enjoys being here too. She has very happily co-habited the yard with the scrub trukey and its huge mound for the last number of years. It is a shame that she gets so short of breath these days, and it appears that her days are coming to a close. Thirteen last Christmas Eve. Is that why she is called Abbey...as in Abbey Christmas?

Anyway, enough about us. Time to head out for that 70th birthday party tonight. That is enough to make me feel old too! Although am not quite that age yet.

I hope I will enjoy keeping this record up to date for my children and grandchildren. A record of someone in the latter half of their life enjoying and coping with the years as they pass.