Banana bread, I had four very ripe bananas. I’m sure the boys at the shed will appreciate them
Chicken in a creamy mushroom sauce.
The mushrooms were bought not harvested from the wild.
If you know. You know haha
Roasted veggies
Potatoes
Pumpkin
Carrots
And a large onion.
Hubby loves them
Another very warm day.
A good day to stay inside and crochet
this morning I set the alarm to 6.30.
This gave me enough time to get things done and to get ready to leave the house
First stop was meeting the girls at eight for a coffee at the shopping centre
After coffee the other two went off to do their grocery shopping, while I left to go and see my mother. It’s her birthday today 83. I think
Thankfully the traffic was light and I had a stress free drive.
I got there to see her sitting with her new best friend, watching a man singing popular songs from the fifties and sixties
Three times she told me that they knew it was her birthday and asked how did they know.
I just gave the same answer and I didn’t tell her I already told her.
We looked at photos of the girls. Four times. She kept asking if I had any photos
And twice I had to tell her about the saga of hubby and the rooster
After having a little of her birthday cake, thankfully we didn’t have to sing. I left to come home.
I stopped at Aldi to check out the specials isle.
They had packs of two pillows for $15 dollars.
I needed eight pillows for the farm house I got four pairs. I think it was a good price. I don’t know how great they are but since you’re only going to sleep one or two nights at a time I’m sure they’re fine.
Otherwise they can bring their own from home
This is the, all these have to go into the car to take to the farm next time we go, pile
The spotted bag has quilts I made using the tea towels from my travels and
The blanket I just finished from my WIP pile
One down three to go.
For now anyway.
This is the second WIP I’m doing now
The box has three fluffy rugs for the floors
In the corner there’s a bag of excess plates and the black bag has another quilt and a crochet blanket
The box in the back is a coffee table like the one I now use by my seat
In years gone past. I never used paper towels or napkins. I used towels that I washed and reused.
For some reason for the last few years we have been buying paper towels
Aldi had packs of four cloth napkins for $5.99.
I got a few packs, I’ll soak and wash these as they get used.
Ive washed them all and once dry I’ll iron them and put them away
I’m now sitting and thinking about what to make for dinner.
It will definitely be something easy
Because you have inspired me to clean and organise, I decided to work on a specific spot in the craft room
It’s where bags of stuff get thrown and then forgotten about
As you can see. It’s bedlam up there
I’ve only just begun, and I’ve found four WIP’s.
My resolution this year is to finish them all.
These are two what I found yesterday
Today’s two are a simple granny square blanket, which Leanne started and said I had to finish after she passes
This year it will be 12 years since she left
Yeah well she didn’t give me a time frame lol I’m sure she’s is looking at me shaking her head and laughing
The other is a crochet tartan blanket
I started to practice the technique
That will be easy to finish and I’ll put it in the the girls room for a dolls blanket
I’m a tad worried about continuing
Who knows how many more I’ll find
Oh well it needs to be done and I’ll deal with the consequences what ever they are
Winter is shaping up to be a busy crafting one
Ana had a great sleep with grandma, grandpa and Trixie lol
Yup four in the bed!
She fell asleep cuddling into me while watching monsters inc.
I carried her to bed and got in myself. Hubby and Trixie a little while later
Waking up at 7.30. A very civilised time in my opinion, our day began
Annie is very talkative in the morning. She was chatting away, following me as I fed the menagerie
I asked her what she wanted for breakfast and chose on of the cereals I had. Pretty much the quietest she was all morning
While out back she decided to sweat for grandma
All the mulching was swept back clearing the path
Once we had brushed our teeth she asked if we could make trixie cookies.
I have a cookie cutter in the shape of a poodle
I measured and she added to the bowl mixing ever time we added another ingredient. Until it got to hard. Grandma took over then
She wanted to roll the dough
Cookies before going into the oven
While they cooked. And grandma cleaned she sat with grandpa and watched paw patrol.
Daddy arrived to pick her up. She took her cookies home with her.
Now grandma is resting ready to do it all again next week
the girls arrived this morning and once again I was set up and ready
The day started really well
Ana was being a great helper, keeping Georgia entertained
Very soon it was milk time. I defrosted and heated the milk. I use hot water from the tap to do this. I’m old fashioned and I can monitor the heat level easily
With trepidation I sat to feed and joy of joys. It was all good. In fact she wouldn’t let me take the bottle once it was finished, she really wanted more.
So I gave her more.
I changed her, burped her and she went off to sleep
This was pretty much the system for the day.
She even had a whole pouch of pear and apricot purée over two feeds.
Georgia slept really well, although she did fight to go to sleep. But this isn’t grandma’s first rodeo and I won each time
Grandpa arrived after lunch and was able to spend time with Georgia while I organised, cleaned and packed stuff away.
Ana was watching Gabbys dollhouse and Georgia really got into it
She had another sleep woke and I gave her the last of the milk
But she wanted more.
She had drunk the bar dry.
I called daddy and he brought more over when he arrived to pick her up.
We all had fish and chips for dinner before daddy and Georgia went home. Mummy is at a wedding so daddy is looking after Georgia at home while Ana gets a sleepover at grandmas
Right now Ana is snuggling next to me while I’m typing. She really missed all the alone time today.
It’s nice to have one on one time at this stage.
I’ve told her she can watch one Disney movie and then we will go to bed.
As she’s yawning she agreed with that plan.
I finished sorting through all my clothes.
It doesn’t look it. But there is ample space now.
The clothes aren’t all pushed against one another and it’s easy to rifle through to find what your looking for
While working in this I was waiting for my shopping from woolies to arrive
It was here before I had finished.
I use the door dash app and they’re very good at keeping you updated and are very prompt.
I’m very had shoppers ring and ask if I would accept a product because the one I ordered wasn’t available
This had been great for me.
I’ve always been a homebody and during the early years of marriage had to be. Fuel prices were high, so I would only go into town once a week. Do everything I needed and then back home.
I’ve never been confident driving too far from home. Basically because I was prevented from doing so
My parents were very strict and I pretty much never left home alone I think this has been a big part of my lack of confidence
I wasn’t able to build it in my formative years
As I got older it slowly got worse.
It hasn’t helped that I’ve been hit from behind three times in the last seven years.
It also doesn’t help that I have begun to get lost. Even going to my parents house, which I lived in, I got lost three times last year.
I have been known to ring hubby in years because I can’t remember how to get home
It’s not frequent but enough to make me nervous
My friends know this and will always pick me up when we go out together.
And was why they drove me to the hospital to visit and pick up hubby
So being able to do my shopping on line had made me a much happier and not as anxious all the time.
It’s actually one of the reasons I stopped going to the pool. Between all the road works, detour signs and driving in the dark, I’d start to get anxious the night before
I know I’m being silly but I honestly can’t help it.
Last week I left the house just one day. To the post office which is across the highway from me and to the pharmacy, which is a 5-10 minute drive down the highway.
Short simple drives.
At least being an anxious person prone to panic attacks is much easier in the time of internet shopping. I don’t know how I would of been if I didn’t have that
today I had been inspired by a couple of fellow bloggers.
I had all the fixings to made some granola bars
I added chocolate on top and the boys have already made a dent of the large pile. They had too the lid wouldn’t close on the container
As the oven was going to be used I decided to make the most of it.
Next in bread
I forgot to slash the top and it’s a bit of a funny shape, because of the brown paper I had lined the Dutch oven with
I also made made a pasta bake. Using the leftovers of the pasta I made the other day
I have also started to sort my wardrobe.
I’ve lost weight and have gone down a dress size.
All old , too big, clothes have been put into a pile to be used as cleaning rags at the shed. They’re not good enough for donations
All, not so old , clothes have been kept as they’re still great for wearing around the house.
I have finished one part of the wardrobe and will tackle the next tomorrow
And now I’m trying to crochet but Trixie has other ideas
She likes it when I finally sit