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July 31, 2024

July diary

July diary

July 31st  Wednesday

Fina and sunny after frost in morning, M gets kids off to school, Maybe no Noel, paint birds on pole and do time piece supports for liz,Writers club, (5) Reading the crag, drs visit at 4.45 did chicken miniroasts for tea, watched big bang, the rookie,di ray

July 30th Tuesday

Fine day, Belinda did 2 flowers, I did second bird for pole and put on glass eyes on both, put birds on pole, wayne visited, I have cellulitis in the face, finished taken to the hills, chased kids with M after school, shopped at aldi, did chicken skewer wraps Pilates, watched bones and big bang, shivering

July 29th Monday

A better day , still overcast but not as cold as yesterday, made a cat box,and most of a bird to sit on pole piece, M checked car in for new steering,3 people saw exhibition,  then chased kids at end of day ,I made devilled sausages watched wilty,big bang, land of women

July 28th Sunday

Cold and showery, feeling a bit off colour, slept by fire watched some Olympics, cooked a sort of chow mein for tea watched big bang, spicks and specks and last ladies in black

July 27th Saturday

Fine and sunny to begin showers and cold in arvo, did first head box and assembled grumpy socks girl with a ring, shopped, watched a bit of the opening ceremony of the Olympics, made sausage rolls for tea M talked to em, watched big bang, and troppo

July 26th Friday

Fine and sunny, heart appt, putting Ross; exhibition on website,shopped did 5 dragon flies and small pelican, made raisin slice,1 visitor  M chased kids at end of day , fay crook with shingles, fish and chip tea watched the rookie, big bang, bit of cats countdown

July 25th Thursday

Fine but showers coming, made 4 dragonflies, Probus group coming at 10.30,24 people, sold a few pieces, M helped lots, Ross Jacka puts up exhibition, I didn’t help much, made rissoles for tea using food processor, M chased kids at end of day, watched big bang Hard quiz kids, grand designs and presumed innocent.

July 24th Wednesday

Fine and changing, Noel and craig worked on giraffe, I assembled rat, tidied shed, painted wood for stand, put bases on boxes, drs appt 2.15 re ears, shopped, home , Ingrid took down exhibition, to make spaghetti , M out taking kids to things not home til 6.30, watched time bandits, Qi and Big bang

July 23rd Tuesday

Fine and mild, Belinda did 2 flowers, I did 3 small pieces ( sort of et, birds in the grid, and flower trellis) and prepared 2 more small pieces, painted stand and wood once, assembled profile and cactus and started some tidying up, No wayne today, reading geography book, help pick up theo and take to speech therapy, shop,wraps for tea ,Pilates bed, watched big bang and bones

July 22nd Monday

Fine and mild,M worked on share portfolio, I cut out profile of girl, made most of support for fence post, did support for comet 2, cut out birds for squares, Peter arrived at 10.30 and worked on star post puller , Tony picked up metal sheets with trailer, I made chicken and sausage casserole for tea M picked up kids and took them places watched troppo, renovation rescue, big bang

,July 21st Sunday

Fine and mild showers later, add character to butterfly and paint again, put sitting girl on wood ,sand other mirrors, cut up fencepost so more even, find base and cut in ½ and add pieces to make rectangle, cut off upper I beam bits,write up pieces. Tea was watched graceland album doco, spicks and specks, Hudson and rex, and big bang

July 20th Saturday

Showery and wintery, shop, worked on character for butterfly all finished, sanded sitting girl and put on base, sanded 1 piano mirror, raining and cold, read  the secret, lasagna for tea watched simone biles rising,wilty,big bang and My spy 2

July 19th Friday

Fine to begin then cooler and showery, Julieanne gardened before the showers, Glenn delivered wood,  I put butterfly on stand and painted once,cleaned up sleeping princess plasmacut and some of sitting girl as well as assembling arms and spikes of cactus, reading the secret ( lee child) M went and got shingles shot, 2 new tyres, gracies tablets, picked up kids I made French onion rice chicken for tea, ok, watched big bang, wire in the blood and presumed innocent.

July 18th Thursday

Cool and showery, worked on wire brushing butterfly doing body and eyes, finished reading the Sentinel, made zucchini bread, took in grinder for repair, shopped,M made appointment for tyres to be done and picked up kids, did pork steaks for tea watched last red queen, bones big bang

July 17th Wednesday

M up early to get kids to school, Fine to begin then cool, Noel and craig worked on giraffe, I welded second butterfly wing both sides and cut out 2 mucha girls, M helps kids get to various events after school, reading reacher the sentinel, lamb patties for tea watched the last acolyte, red queen and big bang and hard quiz

July 16th Tuesday

Cool after a fine start, Belinda did 2 flowers, I did butterfly wing welding and started gathering stuff for second wing, had sausages in bread for tea Pilates, watched 2 big bang

July 15th Monday

Cool and showery rained most of day, the boys worked on chook and tow bar, I did butterfly wings frames and found pieces for one wing, had curry for tea watched  big bang and criminal minds

July 14th Sunday

Cool and showery, I read the Mucha catalogue, very good, I cut out flower forms from the bonnet, assembled wood pieces and repainted one, tidied back room, shopped in Drouin,did pie and pasta for tea,watched red queen, big bang, spicks and specks and ladies in black

July 13th Saturday

Cool and showery, M did washing and shares, I did second side to piano key mirrors started making bases for wood forms, put together girl with beanie, painted wood pieces again, read Lee child night school, did enchiladas for tea, started to watch pop tarts but not very funny, watched troppo, big bang and grand designs

July 12th Friday

cloudy and showers, M to mind kids in arvo, paint wood pieces,start to make piano key mirrors , 3 done and 2 letter holders glued, cut out girl with beanie, defrosted fish rissoles for tea watched big bang, bones,and presumed innocent

July 11th Thursday

Fine and cool showers later? M to go with kids to calebs for lunch, I assemble pieces of last few days and put out big sculptures, do turned worlds,( 3 pieces) bought steel at Martin did small chicken roast for tea, watched last two episodes of good girl, the acolyte and big bang

July 10th Wednesday

Showery clearing, I finished flyboy then made sausage rolls for em to take Em and M  went to mind kids at Ks then M took em back to melb, I got tablets, picked up booklets from arts centre, got phone battery replaced, shopped, Talked to Phil Henshall at gallery made a pastafor tea with sundried tomatoes  watched big bang good girl and hard quiz and elementary

July 9th Tuesday

Rainy Belinda did 2 flowers M and em put kitchen back together I did bossy boots  , finished teapot ,started fly boy made zucchini slice for tea, Pilates, em did more cleaning, watched good girls guide, Big bang

July 8th Monday

Cool and cloudy, The boys wer just peter and he did a bit on pizza oven, I finish cleaning up ballet girl and recycle flywheel and bird stand and started to do small plasmacuts with stripes done, Em and M sealed the floor twice, went out for tea at family hotel watched good girls guide to murder,big bang and spicks and specks

July 7th Sunday

Fine and mild, worked on girl had to buy more stones, stones and mesh done, reading new val Mcdermid book, Talked to Ingrid in gallery M brings home em from Melbourne fish and chip tea watched good girls guide to murder, Wednesday, st chapelle doco and big bang

July 6th Saturday

Fine and mild, tidy up gallery shop for gallery opening, Ingrid opening about 30 people, toasted sandwiches for tea watched big bang, Kinks doco, wire in the blood

July 5th Friday

Cool and cloudy, try to put ballerina together, mostly done, did slow cooker curry for tea, watched good girls guide to murder,,big bang, eddie murphy Axel F

July 4th Thursday

Mixed day had fire going, added to ballerinas arms, took metal to recycler, aldi shop and coles shop, M helped with getting things to opp shop from K’s ,did spaghetti for tea, watched the acolyte, presumed innocent, hard quiz and big bang

July 3rd Wednesday

Fine and sunny, no Noel did arm outlines for character and cutout plasmacut covers , One arm welded. Writers group here, tidied gallery and set out tables and chairs for bookgroup,typed film possibles list, finished body of lies, M off taking kids to park,Thai tea here, Film night watched mothers instinct, bit of a unsettling film.

July 2nd Tuesday

Fine and sunny, Belinda did 2 flowers, I worked on top frame of ballerina, did a small bird and started a teapot, reading body of lies, fishburgers  and springrolls for tea Pilates watched grand designs and big bang

July 1st Monday

Fine and cool. Painted pieces from yesterday and finished for you, started on legs for bicycle ballerina, the boys worked on chook and pizza oven, did honey garlic chicken for tea and Greek cheese biscuits, M went with K and kids to see pauli and Daphne to go trampolining.did garlic ginger chicken and noodles for tea watched ladies in black spicks and specks Bones and big bang

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