Another week

Oh my the weeks are flying by fast

I’m sure it was the weekend yesterday and it’s now the end of the week!

because the days just flew by I hadn’t shopped for fruits and snacks

Ana wanted to have “bricks “ for her breakfast

I didn’t have any in the house at all

we struck a deal she would have toast with raspberry jam, and then we would go to the supermarket

after over 35 years we finally got a small shopping centre, with a supermarket in the next street over

we headed off on our shopping adventure

she’s such a good girl she is happy to sit in the trolley and chat while I push her around the isles

we did a fairly substantial shop making sure to get the “bricks “

Ana also requested the fruit she wanted

once home, grandma cut up the fruit and served it as a platter

as you can see, she’s using the demon hunters blanket to sit on for her picnic

once again Ana wanted to make some cookies

I had all the ingredients for the 100 cookies recipe

apparently these are not “ real “ cookies because we didn’t cut them out with the fancy cookie cutters

I assured her that these were “ real “ cookies and promised that they would taste good

she did help make the dough into small balls and placed them on the trays

we then made the centre indent and added jam

after one and a half trays she got bored and grandma finished the rest on her own

once cooked and cooled we tried one and she was very happy with the way they tasted

it got a thumbs up from her

she also asked for a second one

A dozen were packed into a container for her to take home

once again we had an abundance of eggs

this two tiered egg storer was almost full.

one pie was cut and put into another container for Ana to take home

they could have the pie for dinner and cookies for dessert

we went out back to check on the chickens, sheep and alpacas

they all seemed to be happy

grandpa went to the farm yesterday and won’t be back until tomorrow. As I don’t like to go out at night when I’m home alone I didn’t let the chickens out to roam. The have plenty of room in the coop. As long as they have food and water they’re happy

the rest of the afternoon was spent crafting.

it was a nice way to just sit and enjoy a nice rest.

well it was for grandma lol

daddy soon arrived to pick Ana up and take her home.

grandma had some pie for her dinner. Has cleaned the kitchen and will now sit, watch television, and hopefully finish the last sleeve on her jumper

Making do

Our old lounge in the small family room has seen better days

this primarily was done by our cats. Especially when they were totally indoor kitties

I can’t afford to replace it and I don’t want to yet. This will be where the grand children will watch television while the adults sit and chat in the larger main lounge

meanwhile I did have a crochet blanket on our bed. A single bed size. It lay across the end. Hubby would use it when he was cold. I’d usually have the fan on me so I definitely didn’t any extra blankets

this winter I felt the cold, fingers crossed menopause is coming to the end.

I replaced the single bed blanket for a double size one.

I decided to cover the back of the lounge with the single bed blanket.

our early married years we had blankets on all the lounges as the were second hand from family and had seen better days

it fit like a glove.

one of the culprits is sitting and acting like she couldn’t possibly have been a vandal and cause damage

while I was repurposing I got the idea of making something to put my sunglasses in

I need prescription glasses I’m as pretty blind now. But getting prescription sunglasses would cost around $900.00

nope not paying that. I saw some on Facebook that go over your own glasses not only shielding your eyes but you still have your normal glasses on so you can see.

I bought two pairs to see if they really do work.

yes the do! I know. I’m shocked too

best part is they only cost $30.00

unfortunately the cases that they come in are pretty bad. Hard to get the glasses in and in no way do they protect at all

well I went through my scrap box and made some. Quilted so are well padded and protective

I’ve got the two I originally bought. Then I ordered two more. The original two are in my car and hubbys car. So I needed two more for the second lot I’d ordered

when hubby saw them he tried one pair on. He loved them. He then asked me to order him a pair

well I couldn’t just order one.

so I got another couple for me lol

they come in different colours. Even the lenses are different colours.

two of the light coloured covers have glasses. I made an extra one for the ones coming and I made the brown one for hubbys glasses

the inside has felt so it’s not harsh on the glasses

they were fun to make and quick

I made them flat quilted and added binding then folded them in half. I then hand stitched two sides leaving on of the shorter sides open

the glasses slide in nicely

now I just need another blanket for the second couch

but that will be a project for next winter I think

Child labour part 2

As promised I received photos of the decorating process of the gingerbread

her mummy said there were 7 colours.

how they looked once they were done

Ana even helped with the clean up.

she’s such a good girl

and finally. Just because

Georgia slept through it all

Child labour

Ana arrived a little late this morning. Her daddy said they all slept in. I guess having a new baby might of affected their

they hadn’t had breakfast since I Ana what she wanted and asked for her bricks. No milk just the cereal

she asked to watch the demon hunters and then for Gabbys dollhouse.

she was happy to just watch the telly but I really don’t want her spending the whole day in front of the idiot

box.

I decided we needed to do some cooking

I asked her if she wanted to make cup cakes. The answer was a loud YES!

i usually buy the home brand cake mix and add to it

today I added a small packet of coco pops and folded them in at the end

you can see them in the little cakes

the whole lot was sent home to be enjoyed by the family. I’ve not had a report as yet I hope they tasted ok

then Ana wanted to make cookies. She had seen my cookie cutters and just wanted to use them

I found a simple recipe for gingerbread men Ana told me when they cook at daycare they always use a recipe. She made sure I followed the instructions correctly

once mixed I asked her to flatten it out on brown paper while I found the rolling pin

we then placed another sheet of paper on top and she had a good try rolling it out

she picked the cookie cutter shapes she wanted and we cut them all out

we had to keep smooshing the dough and the rolling to be able to cut more shapes she thought this was a brilliant idea because we don’t want to waste food

Obviously we had to use the gingerbread man. She then chose a flower shape and a heart shape

most of the finished cookies went home. Grandma didn’t have any icing sugar to decorate but her mummy said she did.

ill share the photos when i get them

Final verdict on how it tasted.

a big thumbs up

I’ll have to work out what we can make next week and make sure to have all the ingredients

All is well

I’ve been MIA lately as I was a tad anxious. A few weeks ago I had my regular, every two years, breast scan.

every woman over Fifty gets reminded that she’s due.

well off i went to get the girls squished and checked.

usually that’s it. Come back in two years

but not this year

i received a text message saying could I please ring Breastscreen Victoria to book an appointment to discuss and do a more thorough assessment.

as you can imagine, it wasn’t a welcome texted at all.

so this morning we headed off early to the breastscreen section at Monash Bentley.

after filling in forms and donning that sexy and then hospital gown, I had a second lot of squishing and squashing of the girls.

then I had a scan. The kind you have when you’re pregnant.

after all that I was given the all clear. They did show me, on the scan pictures, what they had found.

it was a tiny, but perfect circle.

the final diagnosis. It’s a cyst.

huge sigh of relief.

im so very grateful that we are all screened regularly and the medical staff are so per finicky.

this tiny spot could have been something evil and it would of remained undetected for a while. You can’t feel it at the moment.

im especially grateful that all the poking and prodding is totally free.

if I had to pay for all this I can guarantee I would of had it as I wouldn’t of afforded it

i do feel so much better now.

Ana and masseuse

Friday started as usual with Ana arriving

she didn’t want breakfast because apparently she already had some but she did want the little bricks

that’s code for Nutri grain lol

she eats them without milk

she then asked to watch the demon hunters I know sounds terrible but it’s not it’s a cartoon movie with a good message and lots of pop music. Her big cousins introduced her to it, they know all the words and sing along, and now she’s obsessed

we only watched it once then we were back to Gabbys dollhouse and bluey

nails were painted

didn’t get a shot of her feet

and crafting

these are out of order don’t know how to fix it

any way grandma had to come and craft with her

I drew a farm house and added animals in the paddocks

Ana wanted to do the same so I drew the farmhouse for her

she saw the smilie faces and just went with that. Animals are just too much work I guess

not to scale lol

I got a smiley face from Ana because I did a good job

that tub and bags are all stickers

grandma might have a slight problem

she got into it and just kept drawing and adding stickers

once daddy came and took her home hubby picked me up and drove me to the masseuse.

once she’s worked on my I’m actually in more pain so I need someone to drive me home

she cracked my neck so loudly that I honestly thought she had ripped it off!

but last night I fell asleep at 7.30 and woke today at 6.30.

I’ve not slept in weeks and needed it

hopefully I continue to get full night sleep.

today the pain levels are back to very low. I’m still not allowed to do much as the muscles will go back to where

they were and it would all be for nought After a full 24 hours I can get back to doing stuff.

I’ve come home from art and finished the latest painting. If your interested follow the link on my page to see it

I’m now going to put a load of clothes on to wash. I’ll hang them inside as that’s just easier when your not supposed to lift your arms too high

Weather

Our weather has always been hit or miss. Melbourne is actually known for having all four seasons in one day!

but, even we are flummoxed by our weather patterns lately.

we had that one nice day, then followed but rain and hail.

Monday was nice but since it’s back to winter

anyone with chronic pain will tell you that this is a recipe for disaster on our poor bodies

yesterday after scrubbing the bathroom my upper back spasmed and my neck and shoulder just froze

thankfully after rubbing anti inflammatory creams and a cocktail of pain meds I was able to finally fall asleep

it’s much improved today but still very tender I had an appointment scheduled with the doctor today . Hopefully she can give me something to take to help with the pain and allow me to sleep

hubby was able to get me in to see my ouchie torturer, masseuse, tomorrow and she will release any pinched nerves and relax the muscles

Ive not had to go and see her for months that’s how well I’ve been coping with the pain Yesterday was almost like it used to be all the time maybe it’s just the universe reminding me how far I’ve come

anyway, the garden is definitely waking up. We have blooms

And we also have food crops starting to take off

asparagus, mulberries and strawberries

with a bit of luck, and some help from Mother Nature, we may be able to start harvesting soon

I hope your having more settled weather patterns than we are

maybe Mother Nature need some HRT

at this point I’m sure it could only help