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August 31, 2022

August diary

August Diary

Aug 31st Wednesday

Fine and sunny,Noel  and julie worked on caravan, finish 10 more flowers and last kooka, Meeniyan people here to get stuff, M has part morning off, then swimming with K, shopping, I take theo to ot but not on,, Bookclub dinner at golf club discuss secret river home at 8 to watch adam hills and landscapes and summer love.

Aug 30th Tuesday,

off to get mig gas,then home to make flowers, 12 done No Belinda, went to longwarry to get metal,2 people visited, M minds mae all day here wraps for tea, Pilates watched young Wallander and Qi

Aug 29th Monday

Fine and sunny , showers later, the boys worked on weathervane and airbrush holder, tidy shed, order metal,did 6 kookaburras 2 people visited and bought gothic heart  didn’t get gas for mig, M minds mae after kinder, I helped after 2.30 did spaghetti for tea watched bad sisters and young wallander,

Aug 28th Sunday

Fine and sunny,worked on Koala,cut up kookas,  tidy gallery mowed, Robyns opening had about 25 people, Postcards show featuring sculpture garden 5.30 nap, did fishburgers for tea,Talked to Paddy, and em  watched spicks and specks and vera

Aug 27th Saturday

Fine and sunny with some fog to start,did labels for sculptures, Julieanne  gardened, started koala helped load sculptures for loch, also wild garden 2, mowed, clarkes blinds put up cover piece, 5 people visited in morning, Robyn sold 2 pieces, Caleb visited, M off to help K shop, home in afternoon , nap sausages in bread for tea watched history of electric guitar, and flashback French film, ok and cats.

Aug 26th Friday

Grey, mild, assembled small pieces and photographed, cut down phils table and delivered rang about penguin and wild garden,busload of 10 oldies and lady and hubby came and bought 2 kookas and lizard, I fixed girl in window piece, M has mae all day, I help after lunch, no Julieanne to garden did japanese curry for tea ( packet)  OK, watched no time to die again.

Aug 25th Thursday

Grey cool and drizzle, sent out email for exhibition, photograph exhibition, did robyn video, work on small pieces, titanic. Mobile homes, flying robot, shake off your shackles, theo, no Julieanne,M has day off except for pick up from school added to website and uploaded video to you tube did pinwheels for tea, watched great southern landscapes and vera

Aug 24th Wednesday

Some showers overnight but not much drizzled most of day, Noel,worked on caravan letterbox, I worked on small pieces be free of your shackles, girl, mobile homes, theo and titanic New water for tank, I get pump working again with advice from Mark Wilson, Robyn puts up exhibition ,M has to go and help with mae swimming,I space and straighten exhibition, did koftas for tea, watched bit of Richard Thompson, Last leg and vera

Aug 23rd Tuesday

Rained most of night, Belinda did 2 flowers on sticks, look at gutter on gallery, I started cutting up another train engine, a plasmacut of a girl and the mobile homes, Jo takes down exhibition, M minds mae all day I visit in arvo,plumber came and looked at leak,wraps for tea, Pilates home to watch only murders in the building, and nypd blue.

Aug 22nd Monday

Parent teacher day , 2 kids home, M to mind in morning I help a bit, booba minds kids mid arvo M minds while K and D go to interview in evening, The boys are here working on carrier and weathervane, I painted resting umbrella,started on mobile homes and tidied up,Dr appt in arvo,2 people visited, no water in tank on gallery, did chicken and pasta for tea, watched bad sisters,spicks and specks, and comedy bits.

Aug 21st Sunday

Finer day than yesterday, worked on songbird and also resting umbrella,painted wild garden again, Jo here is arvo not quite as many people (20) as yesterday but Nic brought over M and L from Loch and they took away 6 bits. Sold a chook, did lambcutlets for tea, M talked to don and em, Ernie back in hospital, watched vera

Aug 20th Saturday

Raining to start with, finish bird for wild garden and add leaves, paint, did tap and die set, M to help caleb with Tax, Jo here in arvo lots of people 30 people overall, 3 more paintings sold, did chicken Kiev for tea, watched wedding season, ok, then lucy Worsley investigates

Aug 19th Friday

Fine and mild maybe showers later, worked on wild garden 2 all main parts attached except leaves and bird, 2 family groups visited and Maureen (6), shop for tablets M minds mae all day, I help a bit in arvo.fish and chip tea, watched look both ways,ok cats and countdown and she hulk and young wallander

Aug 18th Thursday

Fine and mild showers, Julieanne to garden, start to assemble wild garden 2, 2/3 done,shop in Drouin warragul and N sth, slow cooker for tea, M has day off except for minding kids at end watching Godzilla with mae,watched only murders in the building, the old man, and a touch of cats, caleb called by starting his new job at lakeside college

Aug 17th Wednesday

Fine and cool, start to assemble wild garden 2 did last petal and got flower ready for joining, Noel worked on caravan letterbox, M minds mae during swimming with K, Kerry came over to discuss new wild dogs exhibition with me and marian, I take theo to ot at 3.30, vacuumed, chicken parcels for tea, rain coming,watched adam hills and great southern landscapes, and young wallander

Aug 16th Tuesday

Cool and showers over day, more rain overnight, Belinda did 2 flowers I did another two petals for wild garden 2 and also 2 more bases, attached personal space ship to base and finished character,M minds Mae all day, I help a bit in arvo,did wraps for tea, Pilates mat work, home to watch the boys and Qi,

Aug 15th Monday

Cool and showers, tidy up shed, Robyn came to discuss exhibition, the boys worked on carrier and weathervane, I finished off boat piece and also protection ( umbrella) did another sculpture base piece, M minds mae in arvo I started reading another joe Pickett, shopped for basics, did chicken in green curry for tea,watched the last episode of stranger things 4 and young wallander

Aug 14th Sunday

Cool maybe showers,then turned to rain.. all day,  finish welding inside of junk ½ sphere and finished sign, Jo here in arvo, Helen also, tribe of 20 chinese in morning, small family group in arvo who bought 2 of Jos paintings, M went and helped Caleb start his tax in arvo, I sat by fire most of arvo, did slowcooker leftovers for tea, watched stranger things and spicks and specks.

Aug 13th Saturday

Fine and cool, work on umbrellas and orb and boat, lady bought horseshoe bird and whirly bird, Jo here in arvo,one family group visited, M talked with Jo re Thailand art workshop, Pie for tea, watched the glades,no, and nypd blue

Aug 12th Friday

Fine and mild, spring smell to air, M minds mae all day, I work on 3 panels for shape, more cleaning of orb and did a base for a sculpture and cleaned up boat piece, help with picking up kids in arvo, shopping , slow cooker for tea, watched bit of Richard Thompson and the 19 lives about kids trapped in thai cave, and a wilty

Aug 11th Thursday

Fine and cloudy, back still warm and red, Julieanne gardened, M has morning off K has parent teacher night, I work on covering other ½ ball shape 4 panels done of 8, lady  and friend  dropped in plough discs , did short ride( train) delivered noels pieces,bought screws penetrol and bolts, shopped at aldi, Home to do chores, did pasta bake for tea as M is late, watched the terminal list, very violent, and rebuilding notre dame.

Aug 10th Wednesday

Grey and misty, cool, soriesh back, slept ok, Noel worked on big flower center and leaves I continue work on junk bowl form finished on outside and started on boat and big bowl form and cut up gas bottle, M has morning off, Helps with kids in arvo.I read most of afternoon, did patties for tea watched only murders,the old man

Aug 9th Tuesday

Fine and sunny, had a back snap in morning,Belinda, did 2 flowers I did 4 chooks and started filling in small bowl form with junk, M has mae all day, I help in arvo,appt with chiropractor, battered, Chinese for tea,M went to Pilates I didn’t watched tv by the fire, watched adam hills and Australian Landscapes

Aug 8th Monday

Fine and mild, tidy up, M has morning off, I painted frogs again, did 4 kookas, a tea pot and a ghost in the machine, the boys did weathervane, spinning flower and carrier,nap worked in shed in arvo started frame for waddell sign, did sausages for tea, watched, just breathe,bones and cats

Aug 7th Sunday

Fine and mild, grey, work at assembling seat, and robot then did 3 frogs a small bird box, about 15 people over day and 20 kids, did some small plasma cuts, Jo sold 3 paintings, M bought Chinese for tea, watched stranger things and spicks and specks and a wilty

Aug 6th Saturday

Fine and mild some showers overnight,finished fish seat apart from assembly, added to small standing robot,Jo here in arvo sold 2 paintings, also visited by jessie and Helen Gillian and Steve, as well as 10 people and 10 kids,nap, did sausage rolls for tea, watched sing, then rest of ascencion,and the outlaws series 2.

Aug 5th Friday

Cooler, grey, went for bloods at Drouin, then shopped at aldi and came home for breakfast. M off minding mae, Finished off girl and doll with long hair started robot form, lunch nap, went and helped with mae while m picked up kids, did slow cooker tea of lamb from last night, watched Shania twain not just a girl, then finished off bones from last night and watched murders in building and the old man and cats countdown

Aug 4th Thursday

Fine  and mild after showers and thunder last night, Gracie was scared and hopped up on bed with us a number of times,Julieanne gardened M has day off I finished crouching cat vase, sent off go pies, made earth goddess on a bigger stand, nap visited dr re tablets, M picked up kids from school, I mowed house block and ½ sculpture garden, 8 visitors, did lamb roast for tea, mediocre will cook again in slow cooker.watched 4 episodes of capitani, caleb and ralph dropped by

Aug 3rd Wednesday

, fine and mild, rained and blew overnight, Noel,worked on big flower, helped me stand up sculptures,M to help K , brought mae home I worked on earth goddess and cutting up metal, nap, took theo to ot, did chicken parcels for tea, went and picked up Ks car from hospital re naomi, and took back to ks place,watched end of season 1 the boys and capitani

Aug 2nd Tuesday

Fine and mild, Belinda did 2 flowers, unload car tried new welder, controls seem a bit back to front but welds ok,,work on finishing octopus seat also a bit on earth goddess,did go pies sign, felt a bit lightheaded, had a nap, m M minds mae all day,2 people visited, I went and visited in arvo, shopped,wraps for tea, Pilates with Leith, survived, watched adam hills and Joanna Lumley Berlin.

August 1 Monday

Fine and breezy, coolish, Café blinds to be done today, The boys worked on carrier and other pieces, M has morning off,I tidy up and work on earth goddess and octopus seat ,did 2nd seat frame, visit by Mawarra group,(2) shopped for metal wood and welder, nap did casserole for tea, watched sing 2 and last 2 undeclared war

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