Winter sunshine

​it’s a lovely winters day today. 

It’s bright and sunny, no wind and not freezing 

A perfect day to open up all the doors and windows to let some fresh 

Air in. 

I won’t show you photos of the back as the grass is tall and thick,and way too wet to 

Remedy the situation 

We will need a week of no rain, sunshine and wind to get it dry enough to mow 

Everyone is getting fresh bedding. This is all Teddy’s washing. 

I have a few jumpers for him and he wears them constantly during the winter. 

His old bones are like mine. We feel the cold deep. 

The bedding taken off the bed this morning is drying. The new clean sheets and doona cover are on the bed. 

I usually wash in the morning and by that night I put them back on the bed. But after a Few months I

Like a change.  

With the doors and windows open, and the ceiling fans on. They should dry very quickly. 

As of right now. Dinner is in the oven, and after posting this and catching up on your blogs ,

I’ll sit under my blanket, listen to the latest audiobook and continue crocheting 

A perfect winters day

Restful weekend

This weekend I didn’t do much at all. I needed to rest. 

I did go into my studio, and did some painting. 

 And gnat was about it. Today I spent the day in my pjs 

I had a bath about an hour ago and changed into fresh pjs 

I need to change the sheets on our bed. But the weather has been very wet. 

I don’t like the smell of the linen stored in the cupboard.. they smell musty. So 

I got sheets and a doona cover and did a quick wash. 

They will dry overnight and I’ll be able to change it all over in the morning. 

Then I’ll have different sheets be doona covers hanging in here. 

I’ve not been working on the EPP. It’s so big now it gets hot under it. 

I’ve been concentrating on the dragon fly squares. 

I have quite a few now. Because I’m using carron cakes it’s hard to find 

yarn that is quite the correct thickness. Carron cakes are thicker than 

An 8ply. But not as thick as a 10ply. 

And as they’re no longer the “ in thing” right now. It’s hard sourcing the colours 

I need.  The three blankets I already have, have a pretty candy like pink squares 

I cannot find it. I’m happy with the colours I do have. But I wanted something to brighten 

It up. 

I found these. They’re very bright and cheerful. I’m hoping they lift the whole blanket 

The squares are perfect for working on in here during the winter. I don’t overheat making them. 

I’ll be able to sew them together in the summer. Sitting under the aircon keeping cool 

I’ve had news from my daughter in law, Annie’s got new drops for her ears. The doctor wasn’t sure 

Which one to give her originally, so he tried one and it wasn’t really working. She’s in the stronger one

 Now. 

Meanwhile poor little georgie has a contagious viral illness and won’t be going to daycare all week. 

Grandma diagnosed correctly, she wasn’t a healthy little girl on Friday 

Another reason I made sure to rest was so that if I was needed to watch Georgie I’d be 

All rested and ready to go. 

But her mummy is taking the week off to look after her

That’s all from the nest for now. 

I promise to visit you all soon. 

Not well at all

​Wednesday i received a message asking me if I as free Thursday morning. 

Poor little Annie had a really bad ear infection.  She has suffered many in her short life.  

And has had grommets put into her ears. 

Of course I could have her. She was all bubbly when she arrived but as soon as the medication 

Wore off she got quieter and quieter. 

I administered the ear drops and the pain and fever medicine,

She perked up again once it all kicked in. 

Her mummy arrived around lunchtime and took her home. 

This morning both girls arrived, as usual 

Ana was much better. But did tell me her ear was hurting around the time she was due to

Have her next dose 

Annie loves hugging Georgie,  but Georgia, now that she’s crawling, isn’t 

As interested. She just wants to go. 

When Georgie was ready for her morning sleep. She usually climbs into my

Arms, puts her thumb in her mouth and snuggles in. 

She felt very hot. 

She grabbed my pants when I tried to move. 

She didn’t sleep long and woke with very red cheeks 

I messaged her parents to ask if they wanted me to dose her,

But before they answered. I actually rang her daddy to come over. 

I do err on the side of caution, as febrile convulsions run in the family. 

  By family I mean. Me, my daughter, her daughter Brianna 

When her daddy walked over he put the drops into Annie’s ears

And then agreed, Georgia was very hot and he gave her the medicine 

To reduce the fever.

I then gave her a bottle and she slept for over an hour. 

She woke much cooler and happier 

Daddy arrived after work and took them both home 

No swimming lessons today. 

I’m sure their mummy will let me know how they go over the weekend.

I do hope they both are feeling much better very soon. 

It’s horrible when little ones are sick.  There really isn’t much we can do, other than give them medicine 

and lots of cuddles 

I do hope you’re all dealing with the wild weather.  

Still here.

​hello all. I’ve been MIA because basically not much has been happening 

In the nest. The days have passed with me just doing the daily chores and hopping from one 

Craft to another. 

The weather hasn’t been the best and even hubby has spend more time than usual inside 

Yesterday we he. Funeral to go too. My uncle, mums brother,hasn’t been well for a long time 

It was a very emotional day. The little group of adults in that generation is shrinking fast. 

Today the electrician arrived to start the job of wiring up the new studio. 

There isn’t a cavity in the walls, so he had to do it the old fashioned way 

I will get some white paint and give it a coat or two.  Hopefully it will not be as glaring 

I obvious and will soften the look of it  

The light was positioned just over the the work area, I have the option of having warm white or bright white. 

I have no idea what is the best for painting, apparently it’s easy to change over. So it’s on just a bit brighter than 

The warm white. I’ll just have to wait and see. 

After he had left I worked on the Lilly pads. They’re looking much better now. 

Having the urge to pain. And not being able to do anymore on this. I started another 

We have been doing this at art class. We can. Work on one while the other dries 

I found a picture of a hobbit home, this is the start of my interpretation 

Doesn’t look like much now. But I hope it will look lovely once I’ve finished 

Other than that. Life is just ticking on slowly. Not that I have any problem with that 

I have jobs I need to do outside, but it’s very cold and wet. Normally it wouldn’t 

Hamper me. But the back definitely doesn’t like it. And it refuses to work. 

I’ve been having long soaks in very hot baths, trying to get it to become more flexible 

It works until I go out there for any length of time 

Oh well. More crafting by the fire it is then. 

For those in the extreme heat I really hope that it starts to cool 

Down for you.  It seems like we are all having to just stay inside, protecting ourselves 

From the extreme weather conditions.

At least we have lots of crafting to keep us busy. 

Gabby wisdom

​Ana and Brianna love a show called Gabbys doll house. 

Mainly it’s a girl and her kitty friends having adventures and learning 

Remember that. 

Today I went into my art studio and decided to try “ a thing” 

It was a failure. A huge mistake 

The hardest thing to do in art, well for me it is, is to know when to stop and walk away 

I could hear my teachers voice saying” just leave it and come back “

I really should listen 

The oil paints are taking a long time to dry. So by trying to “ make it better” 

I totally just made mud. 

It was awful 

But gabby said, “ it’s an opportunity to learn”.  

And I did. 

I wiped the paint off. Carefully, 

And started at step one 

I’m now at this stage. I’ve used a trowel 

To scratch the leaves out. So I could see where I had them. But as my teacher always says. It all adds background. And it has on some of the leaves they definitely look like real leaves.  Well actually they’re going to be Lilly pad leaves 

So I’m not upset and I’m not disappointed. It’s a part of the process. 

See I sometimes am wise 

Meanwhile I was “ creating art”, hubby was moving the tap. It was in the fence between the wicking beds. But now it was behind my room. 

It’s now going to be right at the end of the rose garden. Don’t look at the garden. It’s more weeds that rose bushes at the moment 

You can see the beds in the background. They will be moved into place once he’s done 

Winter has definitely finally arrived. It’s very cold out there. I’ve put more firewood in and I’m burning it hot. Hubby will need defrosting once he’s done Winter comes in 

For those in the middle of the heatwave. Stay inside and hydrated. And maybe put out some water containers for the birds and animals. They will be feeling this heat too. 

Stay cool 

Chilly start

​this morning we woke to thick fog and very low temperatures

Hubby had the fire roaring but on its own it couldn’t hear the house quickly enough, with girls coming 

I hit the on button for the central heating and thankfully it was toasty warm when they arrived 

Now that Georgia is a bit more mobile she is becoming a better play mate for Ana.  Ana wants to cuddle Georgie but she only allows it for a minute then pushes her away. Poor Ana says I just want to love her, I had to explain it wasn’t her, it’s just that Georgia wants to explore now she can 

Georgia still doesn’t like being in the cot so I did the same as when she spent the night 

She’s very chill while she sleeps 

This was the smilie face I got when she woke up and realised grandma was still close at hand 

Today it’s their daddy’s birthday.  

37 seriously where has the time gone 

So Annie made him a birthday card 

As you can see she’s got those stick on tattoos  

Front and back 

And the inside  I wrote what she wanted to say in the inside, but she had a go on the front  

Then of course the decorating really began 

Eventually daddy arrived to pick them up  he took both girls as swimming lessons had been canceled due to a sick teacher  

I think they are going out to dinner for the birthday celebration 

Me  after cleaning up and putting everything away went into my art studio, I feel fancy calling it that, and finishing painting the part I’m on that uses a green that belongs in my art class set of paints  

Its now back in ready for art class 

It’s now just shy of 5.30pm and already the sun is down and the fog has started to roll in  

I’m going to enjoy having a sleep in while the weather is like this. 

Love being snuggly warm in bed while it’s cold and miserable outside 

Kismet

​for the last few weeks I had finally come to terms with my limitations. 

I can keep a house “ looking clean “ but I know it’s not really, as I just can’t do the bending and stretching needed to do a proper job. 

So I’ve been researching different companies. What they charge and what they actually do to earn that money. 

It was basically what I was doing. So I just gave up and decided I just needed to pull up my big girls pants and just do it. 

But then 

While chatting to a friend she mentioned she needed to earn some extra money. 

She wanted to know if anyone needed house cleaning 

Now let me tell you. This person is the neatest of neat freaks. 

She would definitely get this place all spruced up. 

I told her she could definitely clean my 

House and because she will do a bang up job I rounded up the price I was quoted and asked when could she start. 

Today was day one. 

Every thing was cleaned spotless. Obviously she can’t do that all in one three hour visit, so the bathroom and toilet got the big clean today. 

To be honest even her “ quick clean” was amazing. 

I got the place ready. Just tied up and put stuff away. 

Then I was told to just sit. 

So I did. In front of the fireplace, warming my very sore back. 

Funnily enough I had two furry princesses there with me 

Trixie on one side of me and Bella on the other.  With me in the middle they had a tentative peace deal  

Once all work had been done, to her very high standard , we sat had coffee, cake and a nice chat  

So I’ve got a clean home and she’s got that little bit of extra  Income to help balance her budget, during this terrible economic crisis 

It’s a win win. And you got to love  that