Farm world

Today hubby and I headed off to a field day at Lardner Park 

Farm world happens every year. We used to take the kids S it was way cheaper than going to the royal Melbourne show 

As usual there were lots of big machines 

Someone was selling these sculptures they had made 

They were stunning 








There were animals. Not as many as in days of past. But definitely enough to get the kids excited 





Cattle, alpacas and sheep 





There were even some hairy coo’s 





Taking you sheep for a walk as you do 



There was so much to see. It’s grown so much from when we used to go. 

The farm it’s in is hilly. I was exhausted by the time we had seen half of what was there 

I waited by the gate while hubby went and got the car. 

Except for my health issues cutting the day short 

It was a lovely day out 

Hectic and emotional

I’ve been running on adrenaline it seems. And I’m now in a crash 

There are different reasons that are causing me to be a tad emotional 

And there are worries that I won’t get answers too for a few weeks 

So I try to not worry, but sleep is eluding me adding to my brain fog 

I don’t mean to be cryptic but right now I can’t say much because we just don’t know 

I’ve been trying to keep on knitting. Crafting has always been my way 

Of dealing with things out of my control 

It’s getting pretty long now. It needs to be long enough for it to go right 

Around my chest 

In case you missed the post where I showed y’all what the finished product 

Is supposed to look like. 

Unfortunately today I’ve spent more time “unknitting” than actually 

Knitting enough to add to the length. 



I’ve now put it down and giving myself a brake. 

I’ll go out soon and bring in the washing 

I’ll fold it all and out it away. 

With a bit of luck that will get my brain into gear and I’ll 

Be able to focus a tad better than I am right now 

I will enlighten you all with the current situation 

As soon as I have answers 

Pray I get good ones please 

Iris’s

My irises that were ordered months ago have arrived 

The lovely lady did say that she dug them up in march so I wasn’t expecting them any time soon 

But having forgotten all about them I received and email telling me they were on their way 

They were packed nicely with shredded paper to keep the safe 

Also included a copy of my order and some pamphlets 

Advising even more varieties of irises 




I weeded a patch of the garden I wanted to plant them in and just put them everywhere not caring what colours were where 




They’re protected by the mulberry trees and a couple of other trees. I can’t remember their names.  But next spring after giving the trees a good pruning they will get lots of sunlight 



I’ve watered them all in and im exhausted 

That was hard work. Especially as I’m pretty unfit 

I just hope they all survive 

Friday fun day

We relaxed watching television 

We used grandmas fan to cool off 




New snack box was a hit 



Collected autumn leaves and pasted them on paper to take home and put on the refrigerator 



We also visited grandpa at the shed

And fed Dobby the Donkey 

And found a snail. We put him safely into the garden. 

Another fun filled day at grandmas house 

Mabon

As you know the seasons are flipped down here.  

So today we celebrate mabon. The autumn equinox 

Day and night is now the same length of time. 

All over the world. 

But for you in the northern hemisphere it’s spring 

Full of possibilities 

For us the harvest. 

Summer is going and the days will darken 

We will go in and rest from a busy summer growing and harvesting 

For the coming winter 



May we all have a blessed day and may the world be blessed with peace and 

Happiness 

So mote it be )0(

Continuing

Today was clean and organise the linen press 

I saw a lady on the web fold her sheets and Doonas then place them into one of the pillowcases. 

Each bundle is one set of sheets or doona sets 

Once I had re organised the linen I had a spare shelf. 

Perfect for storing quilts and blankets I’ve made 

I still have the top shelf to attack but I ran out of puff so I might do that tomorrow 

I’m definitely nesting. Making the nest clean and organised ready for me to hibernate during winter 

Meanwhile trixie had an appointment at the vet. 

She had an infected tooth which didn’t go away with antibiotics. So it was removed today. 



She didn’t talk to me when she first came home. 

Even though it was hubby that took her and picked her up. Obviously I was in the bad book for allowing him to take her 

Hopefully she won’t need to see the vet again for a long time 

Catching up

After a busy weekend I needed to catch up on neglected jobs 

Having Ana two days in a row I didn’t bother to clean the toy room. 

So today it’s gone from this 

To this. I need to vacuum and now it will be much easier 



It’s a beautiful sunny, but not hot? Day 




Bed was stripped and remade with linen from the cupboard. 

Meanwhile I’ve hung it under the back veranda 

I also took the comforter from the spare bed and washed that. Bella sleeps on it and it can get furry 

I also picked up in the spare room as well. Things were just getting dumped in there to be dealt with later 



I did a quick run to the supermarket. I didn’t buy any meat and still it came in over $200. 

I did have to stock up on pet food, and some cleaning products but still. 

I have Ana one of these and she loved it. 

Unfortunately buying it like this works out to be a tad expensive 




I bought this instead. I’ll fill it with cheese, cabana, rice biscuits, tiny tomatoes, or whatever I have at the time 

I hope she will like it just as much
Grandma can also slip healthy snacks in  like carrot sticks and sultanas 




While away I was forever filling my water bottle. 

One of these ladies had one of these. It lasted way longer   So today I got one.  It’s not a fancy one from the camping store, but I’m sure it will work just fine  

I made sure the opening was large so I could fill it with ice so my drink will stay cool 




Finally I found some wagon wheels hot cross buns. 

Now in my youth I did like those chocolate biscuits called wagon wheels. I did a taste test, you know because I’m selfless that way, and it does taste like a wagon wheel 



Shopping has been packed away 

I’m have a little rest and then I start vacuuming. 

This afternoon I plan to just sit and knit. 

By then I would have earned it. 

Forty days

It’s forty day, six weeks, since my father died. 

In Greek Orthodox religion it’s an important day 

So today we met the priest at the cemetery so he could say the prayers over the grave 

Tomorrow we go to church for more praying. 

I think all these “ important dates” are not something i want to do. It doesn’t allow you to move on. But everyone expects it’s, including my mother. So we do it. 

Both wonder son and beautiful daughter in law had things planned today   They asked if we could watch Ana and of course we did. We picked her up at her house on the way to the cemetery and had her with us. 

To keep her busy while waiting for the Priest we collected gum nuts. She got quite the haul 

Here she is putting them in containers pretending to be cooking with them

Then we took all the cushions and made an obstacle course 




Watching the telly with her bestie 



Right now and has gone to the shed to see how long her daddy is going to be. 

Meanwhile I had to rip out one whole pattern repeat 

I don’t know how or why but it just didn’t look correct 

It would of bothered me so I made the decision to rip 

I counted the rows as I ripped it out but still it took me a little while to work out which row I was on 

So I’m one repeat down. It doesn’t matter. In the end I’ll be much happier with it 

All in all it’s been an interesting day 

Craft day

Grandma found the special scissors she had purchased for cutting and pasting 

This is what happens when you clean 

We raided the colour paper stash and got into it 

The black book you can see has plain pages, we used those to paste our shapes on and make pictures 




After all that hard work Ana fell asleep on the couch



Her daddy has taken her home now. 

It’s been another exciting day at grandmas 

Rearranging

In this corner I had the box with the owl with blankets on top

It had packets of yarn that at the time of purchase I just had nowhere to keep. 

I also had tucked behind the large purple flat case that I used to take my quilting 

Paraphernalia too and from the classes I used to do. 

Many many moons ago 

It never looked tidy

The yarn is now in the first three boxes.  These now sit where the box was. 

It looks much neater and it’s easier to get to the yarn when I’m looking for it 

Meanwhile the blankets are in the box tucked away in this corner 

The wicker basket on it has bits and bobs in it. I really need to go through that and see if I can 

distribute or get rid of what’s in it. I’m not actually sure what it all is 

The purple case is behind it 

And the brown doggie play pen is under my cupboards. It’s now something I’ve used since Trixie was a puppy. 

She used to go in there when I was opening the sliding door to bring in wood for the fire 

She now stays inside and I don’t have to worry 

But for now it’s much neater. 

The lilac metal shelves has a recent order of yarn and fabric stashed in there. 

I’m sure they will be transferred  into the fabric boxes away from view 

Then I’ll decorate what I’ll do with it. As you can see in the background there are lots 

Of things in tubs and shelves. I’m going to go through that all and see what I can 

Put away in the fabric draws, and what I can recycle or give away. 

Once it’s all cleared there will be a place for the shelves and hopefully it will look neater and 

Be easier for finding what I need 

And a progress shot of the cables.  

I was out most of yesterday, so I didn’t work on it much. 

But now I’ve got the whole thing sorted in my brains I’m going faster 

So for the rest of today I’ll go from organising the craft room, and knitting while I 

have frequent  resting stops. 

I’ve learnt to not push too hard or I’ll be out of action for days 

And with Ana here tomorrow I just can’t afford to be sore and exhausted 

Once that’s done. Well I have the pantry and refrigerator to sort 

Out and clean. 

Not looking forward to that!