Always look on the bright side of life….
Just one question……
Would that be 1 or 2 litre bottles?
Oh and why don’t these ‘new and improved’ shopping trolleys that are finally being rolled out nationwide hold as much as the old style metal ones? And why no hook for your shopping bags?
Sound familiar?……
Short back and sides…..
The van park was sold at the end of last season so the new owners are managing some things slightly differently. There’s a more casual feel about the place for a start…..
Grounds and garden maintenance is happening as usual , safety issues mean things like tall palm fronds are removed (can’t have them falling down on RVs or campers) but the hedges between sites that provide a bit of privacy have been let grow slight taller. It was nice to not see the square formal look……
…..because it meant that many of the hibiscus hedges were allowed to flower. There was some colour about the place – blooms of different shapes and colours not seen for the past few years were appearing again.
When we got home from Rose Bay on Wednesday The Golfer said……‘something’s different’ but couldn’t put his finger on it
I knew straight away what it was…..
The gardeners had been playing barbers……..
Realistically we know nothing stays the same and what a shock it is when it doesn’t – see THIS POST about my reaction to previous changes here – now changes are happening again.
One that has been welcomed by all the long stay winter visitors is the return to the system where actual sites can be booked ahead for the next year – no more filling in a request form then waiting till the new year to see what/where you have been allocated. Yes, those who have been coming for years become quite protective about their site and want the same one each time plus there’s always one neighbour they don’t want to be parked next to…..
Guess who knows which cabin they are going to be in when they return next year…..
🧶 Ta Da….
Guess what…
I think I have lost my dislike of fine yarn and thin needles.
This little 4ply jumper sized 20”/51cm/12 month has turned out much better than I expected…..so I may even make another 😊
In the meantime…..
…..there are a couple of similar sized cardigans waiting for the button bands to finished.
It’s those finishing touches that take time, knitting the final rows – joining the two together then attaching to the neckline
I’m old fashioned- not a top down knitter – preferring bottom up with seams – so know what I’m up for when I get this far.
Just have to find some buttons when we get home and into the box they’ll go, joining others waiting for their new homes
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Now this might be of interest to those who need to know who’s who, what’s what and where’s where…....
Some of you probably remember the little map in the front of the Milly Molly Mandy books
Many younger readers may never have heard of the little girl in the striped dress or the books featuring her (that a lot of us read in our childhood) so you won’t know that at the front of each book there was a map of the village where Milly Molly Mandy lived with her Mother and Father, in the same little cottage as Aunty and Uncle along with Grandma and Grandpa.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milly-Molly-Mandy
The explanatory map isn’t a new idea – lists of characters and surroundings are quite helpful at times……especially in family sagas and novels filled with Eastern European characters 😊
I had a little smile recently when I opened a library book and discovered a similar who’s who in the village map . The fictional village of Tindledale is the setting of a light cosy series called (what else but) Tindledale!
https://www.goodreads.com/series/250305-tindledale
The Great Christmas Knit Off is the first book in the series…..
…..it tells the story of Sybil, a jilted bride who anticipates a lonely Christmas but instead finds herself in the tiny village of Tindledale, where the residents share her obsession with knitting.
When life unravels, it’s time to knit…
The idea of decorating a LYS window with hand knit Christmas themed sweaters turned into a much bigger venture than Sybil anticipated.
A fun lighthearted read that filled a need at a time when I craved something light.
I wouldn’t say life has been unraveling lately, just a bit restricted so craft (and reading) has been very light. No complicated plots or patterns……what about you – how’s yours been?
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Days come
Here it is Monday again – wonder what’s in store for this week?
Strangely life has been quite unstructured while we’ve been here this past 8 weeks . We don’t seem to have found the usual rhythm of this time away ….Some years (a bit like at home) there’s been a pattern to the days……but even that has been replaced by an easy come easy go attitude.
Nothing has been planned too far in advance – not much talk about ‘we’ll go here or we’ll go there’ – lots of last minute day before – same day even decisions- if something has been marked on the calendar it’s often been removed/changed if ’a better offer turns up’
We’ll just continue to take things as they come – hopefully these last remaining couple of weeks will be a bit a lot warmer than it has been. It’s decidedly chilly when those strong south easterly winds blow (which they have done with a vengeance recently- there seem to have been more Marine Wind Warnings this year than I can remember before) I really would like to get more wear out of the lighter weight clothes I brought with me. Not grumbling- really….just looking at the forecast for home has me shivering 🥶
The wind might be hanging around but for the time being there is no rain forecast. The times it did rain during those cold weeks early on it wasn’t like the torrential monsoon rains that come earlier in the year during ’The Wet’ …..it was constant soft gentle rain just like The Irish Descendants sing about in this song
A gentle mist all heaven kissed
Like teardrops off an angel’s wing
Don’t you know you’ll cleanse your soul
With a walk in the Irish rain
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Anyway there is one good thing to do at Rose Bay on a windy day – as well as sitting in a sheltered spot up the back of the beach
Kite Flying!
This little family had the time of their lives recently with Dad showing the boys how it’s done….
(As I’ve mentioned before- these are taken at a distance, then had miles of sand cropped out. Enlarging shows a much better picture)
The Back has been playing silly bug*ers which is part of the reason for the quiet life …..however it does mean I’ve something rather nice to show you on Wednesday. See you then.
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A boy and his dog….
Some things never grow old…
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An old boy and his dog
(Taken from a distance so best seen enlarged)
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📘 Watcha reading…..
So rather than asking watcha reading I’ll put it another way…..because I’m sure our Mums wouldn’t like the watcha word
What have you read recently….
After enjoying my first Stuart MacBride stand alone early last month I found this 3 book series (online at Hoopla) which I devoured one after the other in quick succession. With the same characters appearing – much humour injected into unthinkable situations along with police procedures (of good bad and ugly proportions) they were enjoyable- couldn’t put downable but enough for the time being I think
Ash Henderson Series – Stuart MacBride
Birthdays for the dead
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I’m not sure what the problem has been with my attention span recently, several books from various sources came into the cabin over the past few weeks but I couldn’t settle on any of them so resorted to looking online for older unread publications – comfort reading!
- The Far Country – Nevil Shute 1952.
This and others available to download free here at Faded Page
One of Shute’s Australian novels.
Set in England and Australia it looks at life in both countries during the 1950s. Jennifer Morton is given the chance to visit some distant relatives living on a sheep station where she discovers she is capable of far more than she ever anticipated
I enjoy Shute’s style of writing in a very understated way yet understandable on many levels
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Those two winter reads from last month I had lined up for this one didn’t happen- one had a dual time line that became more confusing the more I read and the other lost it’s appeal after a few chapters……so I chose this instead
- The Woods in Winter – Stella Gibbons 1970. Hoopla
Republished by Furrowed Middlebrow/Dean Street Press 2021
A different sort of read about a ‘take me as I am, basic, no nonsense, see the bright side of everything’ person- left a small (very dilapidated) cottage in a village close to where she was born and raised. She moves to live a solitary (by choice) life in the cottage taking a rescued dog plus very few belongings.
AI Overview
The Woods in Winter” by Stella Gibbons, is a novel focusing on Ivy Gower, a middle-aged charwoman who inherits a cottage in the English countryside. Despite her initial desire for solitude, she finds herself impacting the lives of her neighbors in unexpected ways, including a runaway boy, a mourning spinster, and the local gentry. The story blends humor and poignancy, exploring themes of old age, solitude, and the unexpected connections that can form in a rural setting.
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Lots of smiles when I found another Mary Wesley on line……I’m definitely a Wesley reader and will be on the lookout for more….listed here
- Not That Sort of Girl – Mary Wesley 1987/2006
Internet Archive
Ned Peel has died, Rose his widow has left the house (which now belongs to their son) and has gone to a hotel where she reflects on her life……lived with two men. One completely oblivious of the other.
Recommended reading
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I’m not sure where I first saw this authors name but books by her came up on an online site….this one sounded interesting
- Time of Flight – A. C. (Christina) Koning 2016
Internet Archive
republished as Murder at Hendon Aerodrome 2023
It is 1931, and the world has taken to the air: ’You couldn’t switch on the wireless these days without hearing news of the latest feat by Miss Johnson or Commander Kidson; the newspapers, too, were full of their exploits…’For blind First World War veteran Frederick Rowlands, the craze for flying holds little interest – after all, he is unlikely ever to set foot in an aeroplane himself.
Then I saw reviews of what sounded like the same book under a different title, (same author similar name) and realised it was part of a series. The Blind Detective.
Part of a series that really definitely should be read in order.
Lots of early aviation details – good……lots of social history relevant to the post WW1 years in England- good……several murders – the author obviously thought they were necessary- then several characters and events that were part of earlier books appeared/ were alluded to. I had no idea who what or when it was all about so much so it meant lots of page flipping yet wondering if I’d missed anything
I finished the book but only because I wanted to reassure myself I’d sussed out the murderer correctly
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What are you reading now…….
Another piece of light relief found in the laundry room
What do you think you’ll read next…….
A couple of quick picks from a library display
Death of an Airman – Christopher St. John Sprigg 1934
British Library Crime Classics 2015
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The Accidental Tourist- Anne Tyler 1985
Reissued by Vintage 2016
Once again slow speed and dodgy whatevers have kept me away
So what are the watchas in your life at the moment ?
Have you read any of mine?
And do we share the same superpower 🤭📘🤭
Follow the link to find out what others are reading – What’s on your bookshelf
🧶 Baby, look at me now……
Does anyone remember the big bag of blue yarn I had trouble with last year……when trying out a new to me pattern….it turned out much smaller than I expected
So I found something else and began again…..
But once again it just wasn’t right and (once again) ended up like this….
So since last November it’s been a case of let sleeping dogs lie (and rest out of sight) because it seemed whenever I touched the yarn it wasn’t happy……until early June this year when a little Aran jumper caught my eye. And you do know I just love the combination of stitches that go into that style
Use 4ply it said, well, as the old saying goes….nothing ventured nothing gained …..so out came the needles and the blue yarn. Start with a sleeve – not so many stitches – use suggested 3.25/ uk 10 and see how it goes. Yes I could have knit a swatch but you know me….all or nothing
But, just for curiosity I did do a little row/stitch count when I arrived at the decrease spot and wouldn’t you know it…..it had knit to gauge. Maybe it was 4ply after all.
So it all came along with me and the rest of my supplies on the premis – ‘use it this time or definitely lose it’. Both sleeves and the back are patterned in a rather monotonous 4 x 4 box stitch and surprisingly knit up quite quickly…..it’s funny how when you have a regular stitch count like that you tend to count them in your head – so I’m not missing the little insistent voice saying knit 234, purl 234 over and over…..necessary because I’d forget to change from knit to purl/vice versa and end up with a half row of 4 x 4 and the rest in knit or purl!
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This week I’ve reached the armhole shaping on the front, just a few rows off dividing for the neckline so hopefully it’ll be a fast finish. Of course it’s still to be made up and the neck band sorted – picking up stitches neatly is not one of my talents so there might be a few choice words spoken. There’s also a little tidying up to do on the wrong side….some of the crossovers seem to be gaping a bit so a little sewn stitch here and there pulling them together will solve that problem
These two Fiona Lowe books were a ‘laundry room’ find……an Australian author I’ve never read before so aren’t quite sure whether it’ll be a ‘flick through- nah, not for me’ or sit down with coffee and become engrossed.
Her about me page shows mention of Ruby awards (Romantic writers) so I’ll open the books with an open mind. Both have mixed reviews on various sites so that’s another reason for an open mind, and if they turn out to be a bit too chick lit I’ve another Stuart MacBride waiting to be picked up. And of course, you never know what’s to be found in the ‘drop and swap’ book exchange in the laundry room 📚📚
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Unraveled Wednesday at Kat’s happens weekly on the First Wednesday – last Wednesday- and any Wednesday in between. Why not pop over and see what’s going on
I’m joining Min for Wednesday Words & Whimsy
Rules are made to be broken….
We woke to this yesterday morning…….yes this is tropical Nth Queensland but it’s supposed to be the dry season….
No golf for the man and nothing planned for me so it was a slow start to the day.
Cuppa tea? Yes please.
Toast ok? Yes please, that’ll do fine.
Vegemite x 1 – Marmalade x 1 – followed by Fruit Loaf x 2?
Ooh, Yes please…..
And then what did he do but bring it over to the bed…..
Rule of the house- no food in the bed/room.
Which is a bit hard to abide by here as it’s just a big kitchen/living room/ bedroom all in one😊
The bed part could’ve be met……unless you’re really hungry and someone hands it to you on a plate (and we all know that …..sometimes…..rules are made to be broken 🤭)
No worries about rain stopping play though…….I definitely had plenty to keep me busy
How was your Sunday?
It seems….
There’s always one child who doesn’t accept it’s time to go…..
There’s always one young lad who wants to hang around with the big boys…
There’s always a load of old fellas whose hanging around days are over…
There’s always the crowd of onlookers…..
As well as the ever hopeful fishermen in their tin boats with outboard motors….
Words…..ones I’ve never heard before
Playing word games sometimes means you lose because you don’t know the answer. How many do you know?
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📘 Reading matters…..
I written very little about what I’ve read recently so here’s a look at some from the past few weeks – or couple of months if you’re really pedantic🙂
June arrived with its seasonal changes… Winter with its short days was a coming in so I decided on a couple of shortish reads to begin with…..
Great Granny Webster – Caroline Blackwood 1977
* I’ve no idea where I heard about it but this little book was a fun read about a larger than life character – available on Libby
Jumping the Queue – Mary Wesley 1983
Matilda Poliport, recently widowed, has decided to End It All.
But her meticulously planned bid for graceful oblivion is foiled, and when later she foils the suicide attempt of another lost soul – Hugh Warner, on the run from the police – life begins again for both
* An interesting read that flowed along from one ‘scene’ to another with no wondering why did that happen.
It’s one of those books you can’t put down and are a little disappointed when it ends but realise it really was the right length after all. With an ending I hadn’t anticipated at all.
Mine was a library copy but it’s available on Internet Archive.
If you’re interested there’s also a 1989 film version (Sheila Hancock as Matilda) HERE
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Then it was on to thinking about what was coming up in the months ahead with two very aptly named seasonal reads
A Winter Away – Elizabeth Fair 1957
Republished by Furrowed Middlebrow/Dean Street Press 2017. Hoopla
This was one of those very English books from the mid ‘50s about life in a country village – Maude who is staying with her cousin Alice (and her ?companion) has become secretary to Alice’s landlord – a very eccentric ‘lord of the manor. It was an easy gentle read, full of fun and misunderstandings, which filled the task of a seasonal read. I enjoyed it.
(Discovered while looking for something else)
Winter Holiday – Arthur Ransome 1933
Swallows and Amazons #4 – free download (faded page.com)
Two new children meet the Swallows and Amazon children and with a little bit of longing as well as trepidation take part in adventures they never dreamed about. Sharing skills, boosting self confidence, accepting differences – no sailing on water involved but because it’s set in winter (one harsh enough to freeze the local lake) there’s lots of sledging as well as ice skating also a planned expedition to an imaginary nearby North Pole.
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Which then brings us up to the end of that month- time to make our way north to the winter sunshine in a Queensland coastal town
Winter Solstice
Rosamunde Pilcher 2000
* A longish but quite interesting read by an author I’ve struggled with previously. This time I enjoyed most of the wordy descriptive chapters dealing with Elfrida’s family & friends plus all the emotions, decisions and more that cropped up.
The Dead of Winter
Stuart Macbride 2023
* A novel by a brand new to me author shelf picked for its title……
Detective Constable Edward Reekie (plus his new boss DI Montgomery-Porter) set off on a cold snowy journey to deliver a dying prisoner to a small village in Scotland ……where they become snowed in along with the rest of the ‘ankle tagged’ community of ex convicts…….
Definitely a ‘couldn’t put it down, wonder what on earth is going to happen next, page turner’. A humourous crime novel is certainly a first for me so I’m on the lookout for more of Stuart Macbride.
Two down- two to go…..one more month of winter
so both of these below have been renewed ready to see the season out
The Winter Garden
Nicola Cornick 2022
The Winter Palace
Paul Morgan 2024
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AND in case you didn’t know…..the yearly JANE AUSTEN JULY event is in full swing again. She was born 250yrs ago this December and (by coincidence) died exactly 208yrs ago today – 18 July 1817.
As usual it involves various reading watching discussing challenges…..my book club decided we’d go easy this year and each do our own thing and then chat (me included) afterwards…….FaceTime is a wonderful thing!
So with school holidays bringing children to the van park last week I was able to share this little book about Jane Austen with a young girl staying next door.
Jane Austen – Vegara/Wilson 2018
Part of this series – https://littlepeoplebigdreams.com
She chatted away about loving to read and wanting to write – and was really interested in the ‘simple story’ about Jane’s life. Her mum wouldn’t allow photos so I took (and forwarded to the mother) this collage showing Jane ‘reading and writing’ ……there’s the note book I gifted her (for her little stories) plus the sand dollar she gave me ‘for being her friend’
My little neighbour was definitely a little person with big dreams – hopefully her dreams come true
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Years ago I watched reruns of the tv series Sanditon (Season 1) on iView – love a period drama – knowing it was based on the unfinished book Jane began writing in 1817
This year I thought I’d refresh my memory of the storyline by chasing up and finding the actual words to read – a big hooray for Project Gutenberg!
A free download of the manuscript can be found HERE.
Like Dickens, the language of Austen is a language of its own and the download actually has ‘clickable’ notes/explanations off to one side of words and phrases used/ added/substituted.
Something else I did find online was this free audiobook – for some readers listening to the words could be more helpful than trying to understand the language used in the written word.
July in Jane Austen’s World…..
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🧶So what are ‘you’ doing…..
It’s Wednesday again – what I think of as the halfway point of the week
Some days have been and gone- some have yet to arrive
It’s the 3rd Wednesday in July….middle of winter here – middle of summer elsewhere
Did you know January 1st this year was on a Wednesday so it’s 28 weeks since 2025 began
Or put another way July 16th is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 168 days remain until the end of the year.
It’s past the halfway point already (and I’m still asking what year it is when I date a form😊)
And here’s another little piece of information for you all – Christmas Eve is on a Wednesday this year….in 23 weeks time!
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There are times when my grey cells works in strange ways…..you’d think with all those ‘supplies’ I packed I’d have been clear in what I wanted to do up here. Mackay (190kms/2hrs south on the Bruce) is the last ‘big town’ we pass through before reaching Bowen. About an hour before we got there I had a sudden feeling I wasn’t going to be content with my planned projects (all children sized rather than ‘baby/toddler’) so decided we’d drop into Spotlight-to see what they had – well we had to drive past so weren’t going out of our way (and they had a sale on) and you can never have too much….can you?
Luckily I had brought my ‘online ideas folder’ along – this simple boat neck pattern is sized for a 20” chest/18 mths but with the body being straight up and down (no shaping) it’s easy to make larger …more stitches/wider….more rows/longer…plus add extra stitches/length for a larger sleeve. With both sides the same – no front or back, I call them me do its.
Those favourite words of 2/3yr olds (apart from No and Why🤭)
As you can see the pattern is actually worked in a decorative stitch but often, like with these three from a while back, I make something that looks entirely different.
This time I’m working it the way the designer suggested, yes, in acrylic but so soft and definitely not scratchy.
The alternating 2×2 knit/purl interspersed with 2 rows stocking stitch is giving it a warm puffy/squishy feel that I hope looks just as good on the body – the yarn colour also has a rich warm look about it.
Reading remains a constant- always something on the go. This week it’s a selection of short (comfortable) stories (Flowers in the Rain and other stories– Rosamunde Pilcher)
I just finished Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens……Miles Franklin 2023 winner….a novel that made me – and hopefully if you find it and read it – you, think about life here (and maybe elsewhere) and how it’s changing.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chai_Time_at_Cinnamon_Gardens
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Because of the recent weak signal in this part of town I’ve missed out on everyone else’s news….so I’m going to remedy that (in a cheeky way) by asking ‘what are you all doing?’
What are all you other crafters and readers up to – I’m interested to know what’s on your needles or hooks – under your sewing machine needles or even on your hoops – as well as beside your couches and chairs and on your bedside tables
Oh and Wednesday is also the day Kat hosts ‘Unraveled Wednesday ‘…….if you’d like to see what others are knitting, reading and talking about just click on the link
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So what do you do…..
The inevitable question from ‘new acquaintances’ before we leave home to come up here…..
So what do you do?
As little as possible!
Well last week, when I’d not been out enjoying ‘coffee and cake’
Or enjoying my morning quiet time at family friendly Rose Bay….
Where it’s just been school holidays so I was entertained – at a distance – by…
Little kids enjoying the waves….
Slightly bigger kids enjoying a game of beach cricket…..
And even bigger kids inspired by Qld’s win in the deciding State of Origin game….
You might have found me back at the cabin safely wrapped up in my favourite blanket enjoying coffee, biscuits and a book….
because back at the van park, away from the sheltered space at Rose Bay, those blue skies along with the sunshine might have looked very inviting but there was a definite nip in the wind. It might look cool in the shade but as there was no breeze blowing through the little patio that day I was cosy and warm
Forecast for this week coming – cool nights – pleasant days
Looking good!
(Saturday night went down to 9°c/48f… just a fraction too cool 🙁)
Also fingers crossed the ‘workers’ in the Telstra & NBN vans I’ve seen running around the place have done their jobs properly and reception will be improved
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🧶 Some days….
Well the least said about some days the better I think….
Blog posts that disappear- internet signals that are patchy – weather that doesn’t act the way you want it to…..
Anyway enough of that, this is just a little post to say we’re here and I’m sure it won’t matter too much if you don’t read about our journey…..that post is languishing somewhere out there – I know not where because it’s not in my published, drafts or deleted folder
So far we’ve just been taking things slowly, enjoying the change of pace and scenery, it’s definitely warmer in the daytime than at home – there has been rain (lots of it) but maybe not as much as at home (enough to stop a certain person from golfing on a couple of days though ) – the warm nights from last week have disappeared for a while, there’s been a rather strong cool southerly blowing (Blowin’ Bowen living up to its nickname) so the overnight tonight (and tomorrow) has dropped to 9c/48f – there’s a blanket on the bed and there might even be a sighting of a hot water bottle later this evening 😊
One sunny morning I managed to reacquaint myself with a favourite spot
And realised there’s even a sort of ‘magic’ about the spot on wet and wild days
And this is how I amused myself on those days
Toes wrapped in blanket – Needles at the ready – Book to read
All those supplies I packed come in handy now and again 😊
I’ts been a while since I began a book and just read and read and read losing all sense of time….Winter Solstice has had that effect on me. Something about it is keeping me engrossed and at the rate I’m going it’ll be finished some day very very soon.
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It’s the first Wednesday in July so I’m popping in to Kat’s – her Unraveled Wednesday link will be open soon. Click the (safe) link to see who’s been there and what they brought with them
Up Up and Away….
Busy days coming up this week as we gather everything together for our winter break.
A little earlier than in the past – have to return a little earlier – The Golfer (given the all clear to drive) has a date mid September with his Ophthalmologist for eye surgery
My supplies are sorted, packed up, and waiting to be loaded
There are books to read – a copy of Rosamunde Pilcher’s 700page Winter Solstice being one.
There’s a couple of xstitch samplers to be finished
There is definitely knitting to be done- I’ve decided to make The Trio again – and maybe add a row or two to Mia’s Christmas present
All of that should keep me busy 😊
Must go…..
See you next week sometime when we’ve settled in
Little things….
Little things bring enjoyment…….
Like the change in season bringing these colourful parrots into the garden. Trouble is they like the Lilly Pilly – the one at the bottom of the garden (at least 20m/65’ away) – but never stay still, flitting around in amongst the leaves and branches trying to find the ‘best berries’ ……then as soon as I start move down off the deck to get closer they’re off and away.
There were several in the tree, one stayed after the others left so here’s a very lucky, very long distance shot when I happened to have my phone handy
And just like that….
Winter arrives the weekend the snow season opens
(Remember cold is relative to where you live😉)
Yesterday, after a chilly low of 4c/39f at about 6am the temp. had risen to a dazzling 5.5c/41f by 11.30. Some of the forecast rain arrived (the garden says Thank You) there were a couple of short bursts of sunshine about 2pm but overall it was dull gloomy rather cool thank goodness I don’t have to go anywhere day all round
And next week doesn’t look crash hot either
And just like that……being a day when we’d rather like the house to be warm – even after a battery change, the remote for the gas heater wouldn’t work. A certain person fiddled around in amongst the ‘ground level workings’ (older model – nothing conveniently located) to find the ‘starter motor’ (my words not his) to do it manually. Move a little switch and it works (it’s safe to use) but something’s come adrift – the casing now has a couple of rubber bands to keep it together- new one $300 – new modern ‘updated’ heater +/- $5000. We’ll be on the road in a couple of weeks so…..it can hold till then. He’ll pop down to Dandenong and pick up a new one (part) when we get back.. Well I think that’s what he meant…..somehow I don’t think we’ll be getting a brand spanking new heater when this one works just fine
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I still miss seeing my brown shadow in her favourite winter spot
Kingswood Maura Delight known to us as Kiera
26 December 1999 – 12 April 2018
Are any still in use today…..
Some I’ve seen in old writings or modern ‘period’ novels
I wonder if there’s any place where they’re used/spoken today?
Still Waters 