On the home front

​I’m pleased to say I have been a good girl and resting. Well as much as I can

Yesterday I went into Cranbourne for coffee and catchup. I had too. If I cancelled again they would be here dragging me out 

After coffee I had to go and get my talons redone. It’s been well over a month and I was starting to look the one of MacBeths witches. Well how I imagine their hands look like 

After that I ran into the reject shop and then headed home. 

As I was getting into the car I got a notification in my phone saying I had a package to collect from the post office 

My faithful, traveled the world with me iPad had finally gone terminal. 

After ten beautiful years I had to admit defeat and purchase a new one. 

I dragged hubby with me and headed off. 

Now the reason I took hubby is this. I always will go the cheaper way which not only means I’ll go for the slightly less memory, or last years model or just take whatever they have in stock. 

I started off true to form. 

I didn’t get the cheapest but I did go for the middle model 

Hubby said that we are spending all that money and since I’m so good about looking after my things I should go for the top model with the most memory. 

So we did. Then the really lovely sales man asked what colour I preferred. 

I answered what ever is in stock. Well they don’t have stock and they will order it in. 

Only one colour could be ordered into the shop. The other colours were online only. The colour available in the shop was blue. And honestly I’d of been quite happy with it. But since it had to be ordered anyway I chose pink. 

Well why wouldn’t you. That was the package at the post office 

I started to move all my apps and information onto it yesterday. But something went wrong. 

This morning I turned it off and back on to try again 

Success. 

Well it says it’s downloading as I type 

Here’s hoping it finishes correct. I then have to take it back to the store so they can change the SIM card over. 

They no longer have physical SIM cards they have eSIM. I have no idea how to move that over. So the lovely salesman said they will do it for me 

So that’s where I’m at with that little adventure 

Meanwhile my little, again faithful, slow cooker has a crack in the ceramic bowl. 

It’s not right through but it definitely will get there in the near future. 

So onto Amazon I go. 

I found quite a few in that size. Brilliant 

Now I could have gone with another plain white one around the $90 to $100 depending on the brand 

But they had a pretty little Laura Ashley one for $125 

Guess which one I purchased 

I fought the impulse to get the cheaper one. They do after all work the same way. But I heard hubbys words in my head. 

You look after thins and they last. 

Lash out and get the one you want 

I’m taking that as personal growth 

By the way I used AI to add the background to that photo. 

Another, can’t fight it any longer moment 

I’m embracing our future. 

I hope John Conner with forgive me 

Rebellion

​not by me. But my body. 

After a full on week I’ve well and truly crashed and burned 

Pain levels high,

Having to go back to using me stick

Sleep gone 

My lip started to swell and has now cracked and is bleeding and painful 

And IBS has literally kicked me in the guts 

But above all that 

I’m feeling cold. Maybe this doesn’t seem like much, but I never feel cold 

This was when hubby knew I wasn’t well

So I’ve been ordered to just rest on pain of death 

He even sent wonderson to come and put wood in the fire 

Keep this hinder your hat. I had just done that before he arrived 

It’s sunny out and I wanted some vitamin D. I just strolled around checking to see if all the nettings had survived the wind and the heavy rains 

Very pleased to announce that they were all intact 

The first lot of seedlings are growing wonderfully. The replanted silverbeet, chard, have all survived and growing nicely 

You can see some in the second photo 

And here. 

The rhubarb as also come back to life 

The strawberries are thriving and have really responded to that TLC

The plastic terra cotter looking pots, all have started to grow. You can now see green seedlings over the mulch 

The seedlings in that first photo are still just popping up. Most are the onion seedlings that were tiny when I got them. 

I was worried they might have been too small and be taken out by the heavy rains. 

They weren’t. The netting actually helped to stop the damage.  So an unforeseen advantage. I’ll remember that and use it again in the future 

So even though I’m a mess in need of a little TLC myself, the garden is bouncing along very nicely indeed. 

Hopefully I’ll be back to normal tomorrow and I can get a little more done out there. 

I’m happy to sit and rest but not for days on end. That isn’t great for my mental health 

Beautiful Brianna

Our beautiful Brianna. 

Yesterday we all went to Brianna’s birthday party. What a wonderful time. Lots of laughter and fun. And especially love 

Birthday cake. Chocolate with butterflies 

Dancing and laughing having a wonderful time 

Happiest of birthdays our wonderful baby girl. You have brought so much joy into our lives 

Keep being you and shoot for the stars 

She’s back!

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Elly the elna is back from her hospital stay, and I couldn’t be more happy 

Although I had the spare machine it wasn’t the same. I tried to hem some stretchy Tshirts and I nearly lost my mind. 

Apparently having a  Walking foot helps 

Well you don’t say. My walking foot is in my quilting machine. 

Obviously I had to take her for a test drive so I chose a simple project 

I made towel toppers.  That very impressive tool is called a chop stick. It’s the very best thing to use to pop those corners out. 

Here they all are finished. I do still need to put the poppers on. I’ll do that in a few days. No rush. I think these will end up in the Christmas gifts basket 

The machine is sewing like she was brand new. Not bad for one that’s well over 15 years old. Best thing it only cost $160.00

Honestly if you live in the area. Get your machine to Craft Quarters in kooWeeRup. The machine man picks up all the patients and brings them back for collection 

If you live in the area drop off your sick machines and the machine doctor picks them up and then drops them back  while your there you might buy some pretty fabrics. They have so many to chose from 

I’ve already cut up the scraps for my hexies 

This will definitely be a long term project 

I won’t feel bad when I shift to something else in between working on it 

While I was in my craft room hubby was outside feeding the menagerie 

As you can see, they got stuck in 

We have a function on tonight, which I’ll tell you all about tomorrow 

Enjoy your day, create make a mess and have a great time doing it 

Happy

​this morning I received the first text of the day. 

Georgia had a feed at seven and was very happy 

She was happy almost the whole day. 

She got a tad  grumpy when she was getting hungry and tired 

You can see her complexion isn’t red and her eyes are bright again 

We were all on the floor watching Gabbys dolls house

Even trixie got into the act  she grabbed one of her toys and was hitting me with it  

She actually dropped it and this is how she stayed until I gave it back to her 

Lots of eating, drinking and sleeping. 

And that was just Georgia 

Ana was grandmas little helper and politely asked to watch “ something else “ when the program she had been watching finished 

All too soon daddy arrived and since mummy was working from home, they all left together 

It’s been a very busy week and I’m exhausted. 

But it’s been lovely to be able to step in and look after sick children when they can’t go to daycare 

Take care everyone and remember to always try to be happy 

Rest day, kinda

​yesterday while putting the cabs of dog food away in their cupboard, my back made a horrible sound. 

I was stuck in that half bent half standing place 

I did get all the cans put away, although the last lot kinda just got thrown in, and slowly straightened up. 

I was in lots of pain. 

I was trying to get as much done as possible in the morning in case we got the call to pick up Georgia. 

As you know that call came. This was why grandpa was here helping. 

I did put the slow cooker on in the morning, I cooked mild curry sausages with veggies that were frozen during the summer 

I did have a big pumpkin, the only one we got from the vine, that got cut up. Some went into the slow cooker 

The rest into the refrigerator. 

Today I used some to make pumpkin soup 

I also added the last of the carrots, for sweetness and some potatoes 

I also defrosted some of the stock I made from our home raised chickens the we dispatched. 

The end result was a very yummy soup. 

I blitzed and added some cream at the end 

I’ve had some for lunch, hubby took end leftover sausages where he and wonderson finished it off for their lunches 

I put some soup into containers and gave some to wonderson to take home. Daughter in law can have some for her lunch tomorrow and Ana loves pumpkin soup. She’s told me many times 

When I washed the inner ceramic pot 

Of the slow cooker I found a big crack 

It doesn’t seem to go right through but I don’t want to chance it. Next time I use it the heat might crack it wide open 

So I’ve ordered a new one on Amazon 

I still have my big family size one, but it really is too big for just two. 

Today the pain has still been bad enough that I’m using my walking stick 

I’ve taken all the meds plus a few others hoping I get some sleep tonight and I’m able to function better tomorrow 

Either way grandpa will be here to give me a hand. 

Wish me luck. I’m going to need it 

Still not well

​mummy got another call from daycare today.Georgia was having “ digestive issues “

We know it’s from the antibiotics it as they have had confirmed cases of gastro the needed Georgie to go home

No problem. Daddy we

T and picked her and her sister up and brought them to grandmas 

Grandpa was here to help. 

She was doing well for a while. But then she started to become inconsolable 

Thankfully daddy arrived and he got the job of walking and bouncing 

Both grandma and grandma were limping and we were only able to walk , and bounce for a little while 

The girls mummy had to go with her sisters to organise something for their sister’s wedding next month 

Daddy and girls showered here before giving Georgie a bottle and then headed home 

I get one day to rest before we do it all again