Grimsy's Blog

A cold weekend in May

I spent last weekend at our property in Bungonia with friends and family. Thought I'd post a few pics.

Saying goodbye to a father and a friend

On the 26th of November, my dad died. He'd been battling various forms of cancer for just over a year and as much as we're saddened by his passing, we're also relieved that he doesn't have to suffer any more. Yesterday (Monday 7th December, 2009) We held the funeral for family and friends at St Cuthbert's Anglican Church in Carlton. Many thanks to all of those who came along. It was great to see so many faces, many of which I haven't seen in years. Staff at the Botanic Gardens organised ...

A new fish tank

I've started to set up a new fish tank in my lounge room this week. It's a new 3' tank on a stand that I got from a friend. I've been reinforcing and fixing up the stand over the last couple of months, and it's good to finally see it being used and holding some weight. I've put some shell grit in the tank and will hopefully be adding some crushed coral shortly to break it up a bit. I'll move my existing fish across in a few weeks if all goes well. It'll be nice to have my kitchen bench spa...

A Bag of Potatoes

Finally found a use for those 'environmentally friendly' bags that you get from Coles and Woolworths. A while ago I saw an episode of Jamie At Home where his gardener (Brian) planted potatoes directly into a bag of potting mix. It inspired me to try this out. I basically put some potting mix in a bag, stuck some potatoes in there, watered them and waited a few weeks. They're outgrowing their current home though and I'll be donating them to my sister's new vegetable patch soon.

billabong…

Just found out that my cousin Catherine (http://myfolklover.typepad.com) has made a T-Shirt with Billabong. Check out the details over at her blog.