Making do with what you have

One of my friends from swimming, Anne, gave me an old antique dolls bed. 

It was looking it age and has one dowel missing but I was very happy to receive it 

Another swimming friend, Diane, painted it with some antique white and it came up a treat 

So when I got new carpet I saved some of the underlay 

And found some bright orange fabric in my stash 

And made a mattress and bumper. 

I trimmed the bumper with some lace I had

Add one pillow

And dolly has a new bed. 

The blanket is one I bought from the reject shop that cost $8.00. 

And that’s all the money I spent 

I hope melody likes it. 

I’ll probably crochet a pretty blanket to put on top out of whatever I have 

And viola! 

Probably not a nice as a new bought one, but I’m hopeful that when she’s older Melody will appreciate 

All the work that went into it and will cherish it once I’m gone 

Hope you all like it 

See ya xxx

Uluru and the Olga’s

Today we did a Segway tour with a ver knowledgeable guide omg. It was so much fun 

Even if you did have to wear all the safety gear lol 

Here is Jody and I on the rock 

We finished our tour and had some lunch at the cafe 

We then headed off to the Olga’s 

I took one last pic of the rock and noticed that bright thing in the sky. I look at the air and there was nothing there 

Here is a screenshot of a close up. 

Pretty sure I got a shot of a meteor 

There were no planes in the sky 

Was pretty impressed with myself lol 

At the Olga’s we walked to the second lookout 

The first lookout was 1.2 kilometres then 1.6 to the second. 

Then we had to come back!

So all up 5.6 kilometres of trekking over rocks, up cliffs and back down!



It was approximately a 2.5 hour round trip. We did it in 2

Pretty proud I did it at all!

Anyway. Here are the rocks. Only a small view. If you ever come here   Visit the Olga’s and do the Segway tour. I highly recommend it. 

But for now dinner is done

Dishes are done 

I’m showered and ready for bed 

I’m exhausted 

See ya xxx

The not so glamorous stuff

This is how we wash the clothes, wash the clothes, wash the clothes 

Yup hand washing in that bucket of river water. 

You don’t waste drinking water washing clothes! 

So everyday hubby got me fresh river water and I soaked the clothes overnight and did them first thing 

It was so hot and dusty the clothes just got putrid 

Not to mention the smell of fish and mud crabs!

It was back breaking work and I have a renewed appreciation for my washing machine 

I hung my stuff on these clothes horses and kept them under the awning overnight to keep them dry 

A few times the fog was so bad even overnight that they still got wet through so I just had to keep an eye on them and bring them in as soon as they were dry 

Jody had a clothes line mostly it worked well. But some people. Like to speed past and lots of dust would end up on the washing 

Either way dust was a real problem. But we just capitulated and thought 

“Well as long as they smell clean, it will be fine”

The same inside 

Dust everywhere 

Kitchens to clean

Bathrooms to wipe down 

Beds to make 

But a women’s work is never done

So we gave it a good go every morning and then ignored it all the rest of the day

Until meal times that is 

But that’s a whole other story lol 

Go and hug your washing machines. They’re wonderful! 

See ya xxx

Back in civilisation

We have seen many many animals during my time in the outback 

Saw this wallaby outside my van one morning 

Saw lots on the road and lots out bush

So much bird life. Here is a hawk eating the carcass of a queenie fish we had caught and filleted 

We also saw eagles and lots of colourful parrots. 

Plenty of cockies both black and white

Wild brumbies, and cattle. 

Lots of cattle! 

We even saw a dingo, a goanna and lots of snakes 

But mainly we saw crocodiles 

Check out my videos 

https://youtu.be/uXdVrOTqV6Q

https://youtu.be/k33WhAqzwMM

I hope they worked! 

We had left that carcass on the bank and this cheeky bugger decided we had left him his dinner 

I was so lucky I was sitting there and was able to film it 

Enjoy 

More to come later 

See ya xxx

Mount Isa

Today is day four. And as usual I’m over being in the car. I’m over the driving 

And I just want my home to be I the same place it was yesterday 

I’m homesick for my family and my pets and even though the weather is much nicer and pain levels are lower because of it 

The pain caused by sitting in a car all day means I’m not feeling the benefits just yet 

Add to that. I’ve got fibro fog and the laundry in this caravan park had not instructions on what kinds of coins,and how many I needed for them to work 

So I did all my laundry by hand 

It’s drying now outside but it just added to my pain and anxiety 

But you know something will always pop up to make you smile 

And my beautiful daughter sent me a Video of my precious granddaughter pushing a trolly and helping her to do the grocery shopping 

It made me smile and made me cry 

I’ll be ok in a day or two. I always go through this 

Hubby has escaped my wrath and gone to do a shop to replenish our supplies before we head into the wilderness 

Tomorrow night will be spent at Barkleys homestead. The last of civilisation before we turn off into the the great Aussie wilderness 

So for now I’m. Enjoying a quiet drink. Trying to calm my anxiety and remembering that my family and friends will all be there when I get home 

That this isn’t a punishment but a holiday to be enjoyed 

If I can post at Barkleys I will if not see you in a few weeks! 

Stay safe y’all 

See ya xxx

Barcaldine

We have stopped again for the third night 

We are now in Queensland and the weather today was sunny and pleasant 

Even got up to 22 degrees Celsius 

Here is our van.  A quick set up for an over night stay 

Hubby had taken the car to fill it with fuel so we don’t have to stop too many times tomorrow 

And hopefully we will get another early start 

We were aiming for blackall today. But have gone past there to stop here. 

Not a bad days travel 

It’s till light and dinner will be salad with some chicken

Then relaxing and an early night for us oldies 

We had to avoid a few kangaroos today. It’s like they wait for you to come close then jump out! 

Very annoying. So once again we can’t leave until the sun is up. That way we can at least see the little buggers 

See ya xxx

Second night Bourke

http://www.kidmanscamp.com.au/bourke/

Have made it to where the weather is warmer. But only just! 

If did get to 18 degrees Celsius but it will drop to only five overnight 

So once again. The heater is on! 

Once we cross the Tropic of Capricorn it should get much much nicer 

And I’ll be able to pull out the summer clothes! 

For now dinner has been cooked, eaten and I’ve cleaned up 

Soon I’ll have a shower and put on my warm pjs and settle for the night 

We had a little sleep in this morning 

Hoping to get nine hours on the road tomorrow 

But we shall see 

See ya xxx