auntyutaDiary, Life in Australia, Old Age October 31, 2016 2 Minutes
By seven o’clock this morning I was outside in our backyard to take some pictures.
The East side of our house is Body Corporate area, whereas the three other sides belong to our private area and are fenced in. Yesterday we had our family visiting. The two great-grandsons wanted me to take them to the backyard. They enjoy running around in there from one side of the house, to another one and another one and then back again. Four year old Lucas runs as quickly as he can, and two year old Alexander has fun following his big brother. It gives me great joy to see them running like this.
Caroline and Matthew were staying with us, and we had apart from Lucas and Alexander also four additional adults visiting us for afternoon coffee. Actually, our daughter Caroline had spent the whole weekend with us. Sunday night she had to fly back to Darwin. Mathew drove Caroline to the Airport in Sydney. We went along with them to farewell Caroline.By 9.30 pm we were back home again.
Caroline had purchased for us 15 small lavender plants and did clear the area that was to be planted. While Caroline was busy in the garden, Peter and I took off for a visit to the Temple. Caroline and Matthew had advised us to do this. We gladly followed this advice!
https://auntyuta.com/2016/10/30/visiting-nan-tien-temple/
This morning, while I did some washing, Peter took to planting the whole lot along the fence on the South side. He used diluted fertilizer from our worm farm for the plants and then covered them with mulch. It turned out to be beautiful sunny, but early in the morning there was a very cool breeze which I did not like at all!
By the way, today is the wedding anniversary of Ryan and Ebony who are the parents of Lucas and Alexander.
https://auntyuta.com/2015/11/02/getting-married/#comments
https://auntyuta.com/2015/11/03/the-wedding-reception/
Attempting to establish a bit of a veg garden on the West side;
And following are some random pictures near the house on the West side:
Now a few pictures from yesterday (Sunday):
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DinaEditYou are an early riser, Uta!
Lovely impressions from garden and weekend. Juicy Marmorkuchen is my alltime favourite.
ReplyauntyutaEditI usually rise at about 6 o’clock, Dina. I love to rise early.
Yes, this Marmorkuchen turned out well. Peter often volunteers to bake something. He has quite a bit of experience with baking.In the meantime I edited this post a bit. I did add a few more things about last weekend. Actually, I was extremely tired when we came home from the airport last night and went straight to bed.Thanks for commenting, Dina. Hope you and Co had a good weekend too. Cheers, UtaReply
catterelEditLovely! That looks a very authentic Marmorkuchen – do you have real German cake moulds, or can you get the tradition ones in Australia?Reply
Iñigo BoyEditI love your backyard!!!Reply
Robert M. WeissEditGardens can be great fun; sources of relaxation and joy.Reply
aussieian2011EditA beautiful homely post Uta, and a truly delightful garden, unfortunately Lavender never seems to grow for us, mainly because we can only have them in pots here, their aroma is beautiful, reminds me of my time visiting the Lavender farms in Tasmania.
Peter is a great Cake master I think.
Cheers.Reply
AuntyUta 
I particularly enjoyed reading this, Uta, smiling at the grandsons wanting to be taken around to the garden. Somehow, more than ever during this time, I’ve been missing my grandmothers. I was close to both and spent lots and lots of time with both. But in my mind’s eye as I’ve been reflecting on the past and thinking about them in particular, I have been recalling time in their gardens. Their backyards represent happiness to me. You’ve planted those same seeds in your family.What a wonderful gift!
I enjoyed your comment, Debra, especially what you wrote about your grandmothers. Both my grandmothers where of significant importance in my upbringing, so I believe. I am a great-grandmother now. Six little kids call me and Peter ‘great-grandma’ and ‘great-grandpa’. I never had the chance to get to know my great-grandparents. Peter never knew any great-grandparents either. Both of us never knew both of our grandfathers: One of Peter’s grandfathers died during WWI in 1916 in France: and one of my grandfathers died during the flu epidemic after WWI. Peter and I are lucky to have eight grandchildren and so far six great-grandchildren. And we are still alive to enjoy them! 🙂
When I contemplate when and how those grandfathers died, I muse, that Peter’s father was only 16 when his father died in France in the year of 1916 during WWI: and my mother was only a girl of 9 or 10 when her father died during the flu epidemic after WWI . . . .
Your posts are very clearly filled with love for your family, and what a true gift to have so many great-grandchildren. My children had great-grandmothers well into their teens, which for most of my friends, was amazing! I hope I have the good fortune to see great-grandchildren in my life, but I know what my grandchildren mean to me, and I feel wealthy becuase of them.
🙂
I mentioned in the above post that Peter and I went to the Nan Tien Temple for another visit:
https://auntyuta.com/2016/10/30/visiting-nan-tien-temple/
So this was more than four years ago. We visited the Temple already lots of times. We always love to go there. Walking in the Temple’s grounds is beautiful and relaxing. 🙂
And here you can see what a lovely Sunday brunch we did have in our backyard on the 15th of October 2017 plus some pictures of our backyard from March 2016! 🙂
https://auntyuta.com/2017/10/16/sunday-brunch-in-our-backyard/
Beautiful photos and memories!
Lavender plants are such a joy!
(((HUGS))) for you and Peter 🙂
Carolyn, I have to say, very sadly these lavender plants did not thrive very well. They are all gone now. But I do love lavender. Maybe one of these days some plants like these can be planted again in our backyard.
HUGS, Uta 🙂
On the streets we walk little Cooper there are lavender plants. The bees and butterflies seem to enjoy them, too. 🙂
Lovely! 🙂