tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post6524151018424591814..comments2024-03-28T18:21:28.264+11:00Comments on What I cooked last night.: Seeing the trees.paul kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17237328574655467680noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post-92048305842282334842009-12-11T10:00:28.225+11:002009-12-11T10:00:28.225+11:00Lesley, they take forever but are worth the wait. ...Lesley, they take forever but are worth the wait. In the first winter I thought ours had died; it was just a stick, but burst into leaf and bloom late spring.<br /><br />WD, I'm finding - as are so many - that the whole save-water-and-energy push is deceptive spin because the bills now incorporate add-on charges that frequently add up to more than your actual usage. I received a water bill kitchen handhttp://www.verygoodcooking.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post-61698186680722629682009-12-10T21:04:02.896+11:002009-12-10T21:04:02.896+11:00Older daughter rejoiced when the first power bill ...Older daughter rejoiced when the first power bill arrived at their newly renovated home. They have tried to do everything they can to have a cool house with double glazing...conserving water with tanks under the back deck....and solar power feeding into the grid. So you can imagine their delight with a power bill totalling $7. That was shortlived however....today another came for $748!!!! White Dovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534048060329465218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058446.post-53763612268434914152009-12-10T19:14:01.570+11:002009-12-10T19:14:01.570+11:00I too wonder why they continually build those eave...I too wonder why they continually build those eaves-less monstrosities in this climate. McMansions on postage stamp sized blocks. I just don't get it, but then, there are a lot of things I don't get these days.<br /><br />I wasn't aware crepe myrtle's took so long to grow. We put one in last year. I hope it starts reaching for the heavens soon<br />LesleyMelbourne Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00512877501524848674noreply@blogger.com