Season's Greetings To You All

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas this year.  May it be filled with joy and laughter.

I will be taking a break for a few weeks to spend time with my family, so see you soon.

Christmas Wishes To All

Wishing all my readers a very Merry Christmas from the great southern land.  I hope you all have a wonderful day filled with lots of laughter and merriment, great food and fond memories.

                                              ( created by Dennis Holmes )

I thought I'd add one of our silly Aussie Christmas Carols to my post today.  Sing along! 

Deck the sheds with bits of wattle, fa la la la la, la la la la,
Whack some gum leaves in a bottle, fa la la la la, la la la la,
All the shops are open Sundies, fa la la la la, la la la la,
Buy your Dad some socks and undies, fa la la la la, la la la la.

Deck the sheds with bits of gumtree, fa la la la la, la la, la la,
Hang the deco's off the plum tree, fa la la la la, la la la la,
Plant some kisses on the missus, fa la la la la, la la la la,
Have a ripper Aussie Christmas, fa la la la la, la la la la.

Say g'day to friends and rellies, fa la la la, la la la la,
Wave them off with bulging bellies, fa la la la, la la la la la,
Kids and babies, youngies, oldies, fa la la la, la la la la,
May your fridge be full of coldies, fa la la la, la la la la la.

Chop the wood and stoke the barbie, fa la la la la, la la la la,
Ring the folks in Abudabe, fa la la la la, la la la la,
Pop the stuffing in the turkey, fa la la la la, la la la la,
Little Mary's feeling ercky, fa la la la la, la la la la.

Rally rally round the table, fa la la la la, la la la la,
Fill your belly while you're able, fa la la la la, la la la la,
Joyce and Joaney, Dave and Darryl, fa la la la la, la la la la,
Sing an Aussie Christmas carol, fa la la la la, la la la la.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Just a quick post to send Season's Greetings to all who read this blog.  Enjoy your holiday season and I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas filled with laughter and joy.

Here's a bit of Aussie humour to cheer your day!

Wishing All A Fabulous Festive Season.

Sending warm Season's Greetings to all my blog readers.  Of course, here in Oz, we celebrate Christmas in our early Summer, so it's hot and steamy.  I'm looking forward to spending time with family and friends ... and most especially, spending time with my beautiful grandchildren.  I hope you all have a wonderful Happy Christmas with your loved ones.

This blog was started just over a year ago more out of curiousity than anything else.  I had joined a couple of terrific social networking garden websites and, as a result, was starting to learn the 'real' names of the plants in my garden and taking much more of an interest in how to care for them.  I felt the need to start journaling these learning experiences ... and starting a blog seemed like a wonderfully exciting and fun way to do just that.  Of course, I would also be exercising this old woman's brain just a little by participating in this new area of communication technology!

 (photo from the post that received my first ever comment)

My first ever comment arrived in mid-November 2009 for my Green, Green Everywhere Is Green post (thank you Alice!) and I was completely taken aback!  Then in January this year I started receiving just a couple of comments for almost every post I completed.  I was completely amazed that my blog posts would be of an interest to others at all!    I don't consider myself a 'writer' ... there are some outstanding blog writers around and I'm in awe of their wonderful talent ... and I don't consider myself an expert gardener whose writing to impart great wisdom garnered from years and years of experience.  I'm more of a journal keeper ... I'm just recording what's in my garden and telling something about the experiences I have in this particular garden.

(a photo from the most popular post on this blog so far The Courtyard Garden - My Favourite Space)

Having only written 67 posts on this blog, I still have my 'L' plates on, but it has, I must say, been an absolute joy meeting gardeners from all over the world and visiting all sorts of amazing, interesting gardens.  Little did I know when I first attempted a post, just how much I would enjoy this gardening blogging gig!

 (photo from the plant specific post that has been the most popular so far

Hibiscus schizopetalus - Japanese Lantern Hibiscus)

So thank you to all who have visited, made comments, signed the Guestbook and contributed to opening up a whole new wonderful world for me ... I appreciate it immensely!  May all your gardens bloom and flourish and I look forward to the new blogging year that's fast approaching!