What to do when you don’t have a hat
IMPROVISE!
On Friday I went to a Christmas party. I’m living in the tropics and forgot to bring a hat (well no one told me we’d be sitting in the sun all afternoon!) and this gal isn’t one to let the sun play havoc with that fair, freckly skin! Enter – one nice white towel.
Was I embarrassed? Not one bit. I’ve never been a slave to fashion (as you can clearly see). Did I draw a little too much attention to myself? Probably – but there’s no use hiding from the paparazzi…
On the homefront – the farmhouse is going well. I’ve put the latest picture below (that air-conditioning just keeps getting better)! 
While I’ve got your attention, I may as well introduce you to some of the beautiful fruit trees on the farm.
MANGO
LYCHEE
FRUIT OF LYCHEE
We have star fruit, lemons and avocados just to name a few. But I’ve left my favorite tree to last. It’s called a Black Sapote and produces fruit that tastes exactly like chocolate pudding.
CHOCOLATE PUDDING TREE
YUM!
What’s your favourite fruit – maybe I’m growing it in my yard 
Ah! I love the towel/hat. LOL! I think you should sell them on your blog. (I’ll take two!) And a chocolate pudding tree? Will wonders never cease! Who knew such things existed. Your farm looks just wonderful Dianne! Oh what fun you will have!
Thank you, Linda! I should start my own fashion label
I can’t wait until the chocolate pudding tree fruits and I’ll get a few more pictures of the deliciousy goodness then
I have never heard of such a tree and everybody I tell is amazed!!
Can’t wait to see the pictures of it.
I want a chocolate pudding tree in my yard. I think it would go nicely side by side with my apple tree.
Chocolate and apple pie – YUM!
I’m so jealous! The only thing in my yard at the moment is snow!
Avocados are my fav… But I sure would like to try some fruit from that Black Sapote tree
I love avocados as well. The snow in your yard looks beautiful (I saw the pic on FB)
Pretty yes, but I can’t eat it
am not a big fruit eater prefer my veg but a chocolate pudding tree I want one not sure it would grow here in blighty though if it need heat it stands no chance
I think it does need heat
Bravo with the towel hat… Adam Douglas would approve! I love all tropical fruit, black sapote I must certainly try one day. Thanks for sharing your tropical paradise!
I’m so glad you like the hat! It certainly did the job
I’ve had people ask me to bring some black sapote when I visit them for Christmas, but it’s only just finished fruiting so they’ll have to wait until next year (I’ll post some pics of the fuit when it comes on)
How delectable… if only we could smell through this screen, LOL. Ooops, I meant
author: Douglas Adams, from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, fame. He always preached bringing along a towel when traveling the Galaxy, because you never know when it’ll come in handy! Have a great holiday!
Oh – I wondered about that and felt a bit silly not knowing who you were talking about!
I loved that book!. You have a great holiday as well 
The towel is a nice look on you! Tres chic! Hmm, the farmhouse is really coming along. Beautiful trees, too. What about oranges? I’ve always loved those.
I’ve got the loveliest orange tree at the moment. I squeezed a whole lot of fruit last week and it was really sweet (hubby couldn’t believe I didn’t put sugar in it!)
I’m glad you like the towel hat – I’ll go to any lengths not to get sunburned!
My favourite fruit is pawpaw (papaya), especially the red ones. With a touch of lime – heaven. The starfruit you grow are sharp tasting, good in drinks…Pineapples – really sweet ones that are ripe, are also great. Too cold where I am to get decent ones though.
I was living in a cold climate up until about a month ago, so the tropical fruit is a real treat for me. A lot of it ends up just lying on the ground rotting which is a shame because it’s so expensive to buy down south!
Yes, that is a tragedy….:)
Wow, wouldn’t I love to have a chocolate tree!!!
Marsha
I was going to say ‘we do those towel hats in Australia too’ then remembered, I think you are Australian. Will go now to double-check your bio…
Yes – definitely Australian. Only an Aussie would do something like this and not care what other people think!
Yes, but what do you mean ‘not care what other people think’? It’s a fine look!
LOL! I’m glad you like it because I got a few odd stares
Very jealous of your tropical life. Although warm for January (10C), the rain and mud are just so depressing. Thanks for the like, stay out there, it’s miserable in England! Pete.
Oh – sorry it’s so miserable in England, Pete! It’s 28 here at the moment but we’ve had a lot of rain and it’s really humid (yuck). I’m about to lie on the hammock in the breeze and get some R&R
Thanks for dropping in and commenting
I don’t have a favorite, I love them all, and I’m growing quite a few now. They are all infants and I will be waiting for a bit, but it is definitely worth the trouble. Your Chocolate Pudding tree sounds very intriguing! We had a white Sapote (aka: custard apple) growing in our back yard in California.
My mother-in-laws favourite is custard apple (in fact, I think there maybe one at the farm).
Fruit trees seem to take so long to reach maturity, but it’s really worth it when they do. Best of luck with yours and enjoy!
Thanks!