It has been a cold week here in Johannesburg. The fires are lit early in the mornings so we can keep warm. Our homes here in South Africa aren't built for really cold weather so when the temperature drops below -1C it's usually colder inside our home than outside!
We've had a scare with Jen this week, she hasn't been feeling too well, she has been for blood tests and we have discovered that her insulin levels are four times higher than they should be! We have a wonderful doctor who is guiding us through this. We are changing our diet to low GI, cutting out all refined sugar, white pasta and flour etc... and we will move forward from here. Please would you keep her in your thoughts...
Do you remember this wool blanket that I made on my knitting machine? It's finally finished, Jen and I crocheted a border around the edge and it's so lovely and soft...
This morning we cooked our feathered girls some oats for breakfast to keep them warm.
Early morning frost on out roof.
We have been pruning and cutting back some of our trees, all the wood is dried out in bags and will be used for next winter's fires.
I love finding little drawings on the walls outside, so sweet:)
I'm really not sure what's been eating my spinach and lettuce, it isn't birds, our veggie garden is enclosed with shade cloth, perhaps it's rats or insects?? So this is what I have decided to do to try and combat the problem. I am going to recycle my milk bottles into little cloches to try and give these plants a chance. I really would like my veggies to grow so I can use them in salads and green juices. I'll let you know how it goes. Any advice here would be appreciated.
The frost also took three of our potato plants. We pulled them out today and I was so happy to find a few potatoes still looking amazing underground.
Have a lovely weekend!
Linda
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