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June 30, 2025

June diary

June Diary

June 30th Monday

Fine and sunny cool at times the boys did a star picket driver and, cover more of duck  talk to phil, made rissoles for tea filled pot and planted pumpkin seeds, started digging out leaf thing, M picked up kids and helped pack with booba, with calebs help got tv in gallery going, watched who do you think you are tom Gleeson, Joanna Lumley on the Danube,Rex

June 29th Sunday

Fine and cool started to cover frame of duck, M helped with rehearsals for dance concert, 1 visitor, shopped in Drouin, finished harriet blue 2, reading dept Q book, did chicken pieces for tea, Jeff and Jeanette called in as they are off on trip, watched wilty, blackbird and bones, dog wanted to go outside lots overnight

June 28th Saturday

Fine and sunny, work on rubber ducky, all body and neck and head frame done No Julie-ane to garden,M to help K pack, 3 visitors, reading james Patterson and   Pizza for tea, watched wicked part 1 and Q i.

June 27th Friday

Fine and cool, Kayli again, put out signs on sculptures, started making round part of rubber ducky, cold at times, taught k to weld made a small junk turtle, did another turtle using wood for shell and metal base, used most of angle grinders, Paul put up new sign, answered Kaylis questions, did small roast lamb for tea Watched iron heart, sbs is out again, joan and Darby, Qi and wilty

June 26th Thursday

Showery and cool fine patches,M helped pack at K’s I painted panels again,vacuumed gallery, Kayli here to do work experience, moved pedestals helped Phil Henshall put up exhibition, showed Kayli how to plasmacut, replaced some signs in sculpture garden did meatloaf for tea, talked with caleb and he fixed our broken channels, watched sherlock and daughter, wilty and Rex

June 25th Wednesday

Showery most of day rained overnight, M off to get kids to school, I tidied up remove slag from back of big panels and paint,,did 3 rings for start of rubber duckie, tidied desk,took Eleanor to aerials, shopped at woolies, did lemon chicken in slowcooker for tea, finished finest hour, watched rookie, qi, danube with Joanna lumley and spicks and specks

June 24th Tuesday

Better fine and cool, Belinda did 2 flowers, I dragged one sheet in and cut out design for big panel, nap, reading finest hour and clues in the fjiords, pinwheels for tea, M helps caleb again , Pilates for M I watched 3 episodes of murder bot, both watched last dept Q and wilty.

June 23rd Monday

Fine and mild still gastro The boys worked by themselves as I was feeling too poorly, M to pack and visit caleb who also has gastro, phone appt, watched the Maggie moores and Sara woman in shadows,no tea for me except chicken noodle soup m did soup watched 2 dept Q and wilty

June 22nd Sunday

Fine and sunny cool to begin, I have gastro, M get medicine for me then goes to help caleb who has gastro too by walking Honey, 5 visitors help close exhibition for sue had part of pie for tea, feeling poorly all night, watched deep cover, and rookie

June 21st Saturday

Fine and sunny, cool to begin, finish 2 birds, 7 visitors, M to help K ,nap, did steak for tea, watched dept Q, rookie, not dead yet and wilty

June 20th Friday

Fine and mild sunny, worked on balloon girl head and hair on and balloon, painted, started a bird, 3 visitors,mowed across rd, Reading finest hour and in the Fjord M doesn’t have to pick up kids today, mushroom chicken for tea, watched department Q,darby and joan, Qi and not dead yet.

, June 19th Thursday

Mild cool and cloudy maybe sunny later, M to pack at K in morning ,I talked to Phil Henshall re exhibition , to Historical society looked at 1974 gazette and photographed Colin Silcock’s talk to whs, shopped at Drouin, lunch M home reading 1945 the reckoning, finished, nap, stir fry for tea to historical society re Robyn crocker research talk  home to watch wilty.

June 18th Wednesday

Cloudy and mild, Noel and craig, I finish spring character, assemble ducks started on balloon girl, M gets kids off to school, Small bus group(8) Writers group,maybe 4 more visitors  I help pick up kids at end of day and take Eleanor to aerials, shop at bunnings, k mart and Neerim sth did sausages for tea, downloaded some music, watched department Q, bones and Gruen

June 17th Tuesday

Cool and showery, cleared up after lunch, M helped pack at K’s house I prepared 4 ducks, assembled spring character Belinda did 2 flowers, Wayne visited nap worked on research, M picked up kids from school, pasta and mince for tea, Pilates mat,watched rookie and cats

June 16th Monday

Fine and mild, showers later? The boys  worked on mulcher and fuchsias, I made bits of spring character, M to mind kids curric day 4 visitors to sues ex, I added to colin silcocks transcription,  mini chicken roasts for tea watched north, ghosts,the piano and sherlock and daughter

June 15th Sunday

Fine and cool, Sue Jarvis from 11, I do 8 more flowers,melted bronze and poured it into water then made 2 small bronze pieces using the results, 9 visitors, sold a painting for Sue, souvlaki for tea watched Rogue 1,department Q, spicks and specks wilty

June 14th Saturday

Fine and sunny, assembled 3 fuchsia rings, cut out flowers, made 5 flowers, 2 visitors. M helped K and David with packing and loading trailer to go to San remo, Sue Jarvis worked in gallery from 11 to 2.00, Went to Jodie Hemingway’s exhibition at BBAA yarragon home for nap, did stirfry for tea, M talked to Don, watched not dead yet, last 2 andor and wilty

June 13th Friday

Fine and sunny, assemble seat and paint teapot, cut up pipe did 2 kookas and 2 owls,put stakes behind rotted poles on front fence behind shed, unloaded car, Jutta and hermione visit, M went and packed in morning, shopped, finished never go back reacher, snitzel for tea, watched sherlock and daughter, andor, darby and joan and wilty

June 12th Thursday

Fine and cool, cloudy, paint seat again work on teapot, went to historical soc, looked at 1987 independent , then petrol, dog medicine, home to martin steel for 10mm rod and pipe, butchers, did sausages for tea watched andor and cats and rex

June 11th Wednesday

Cold but fine and sunny, wire brush seat and paint frame and wood, Noel and Craig did second baby elephant, I did fuchsia flowers, and part of ½ teapot, writers group,5 finished wake, started a reacher, took Eleanor to aerials, picked up books from post office, shopped at aldi did slowcooker mince and pasta for tea, watched 2 bones and 1 andor

,June 10th Tuesday

Fine and mild M helped K pack, Belinda did 2 flowers and a sign,I did 2 pelicans and a dog, reading wake,shopped and got shed supplies, home for nap visit by John and Barbara( OJAs ) did frankfurts for tea Pilates, home to watch the rookie early to bed.

June 9th Monday

Fine but cool some showers, M off helping K pack, took kids swimming, the boys did mulcher and cut apart heater , I finished welding seat frame, assembled birdfeeder and did a bird, shopped Helga Ross Natalie and kids visited in arvo, did lots of plasmacuts, slowcooker beef stew for tea watched last 2 bergerac and Gruen

June 8th Sunday

Fine and sunny to begin, rain in melb, M to take theo to train expo, I work on a seat frame and birdfeeders,add to fairies, Sue here from 11ish about 12 people tiring day pie for tea Kathleen fainted in the shower so we went and spent evening with her and kids( david off at mud bash)

June 7th Saturday

Cool and possible showers, M helped K and kids pack all day, painted girl, added sticks to birds on sticks and did fairie on stick, Sue worked with Asha painting from 10 to 1.00,6 visitors nap, reading wake, did kievs for tea watched the piano and the accountant 2

June 6th Friday

Cool and cloudy showers coming, m went and minded theo and packed stuff at Ks sue to work here , Wood was delivered, worked on girls hair cut out bird for birds on sticks.up prescription in arvo and small shop, did black bean stirfry for tea watched department Q and Spit ok

June 5th Thursday

Fine and mild, M off to mind theo and help pack, I work on girl, most of head done and a lot of cleaning up, Andrew Kaspar came and bought 3 seats some of Belinda’s flowers and birds on sticks and kookaburras, , Bill cropley and wife visited  I shopped after lunch and went to Longwarry to get steel, chops for tea watched cats countdown, M talked to K and em.

June 4th Wednesday

Fine and mild cool in arvo, M off to get kids to school,put out washing and took it in, Noel and Craig made elephants, I added to girls head, repaired tippy toes, did a bird, Writing group 7, 3 visitors, Pick up Eleanor and take to aerials, M stayed at K’s as theo sick. Finished reading sharps regiment, book club watched ghosts and dark winds

June 3rd Tuesday

Cloudy and showers, worked on girl, made a bird Belinda a bit late, got gas from Warragul Did invoice for Belinda, sue came and painted, Emma from the gazette came and interviewed Sue, Sues sister came to visit, I made meatballs for tea, pilates, watched wilty, north by north and Rookie.

June 2nd Monday

Fine and mild sort of cloudy to begin, the boys 2 Worked on hooks and handles, I work on girls torso and arms,mostly done, finished book the nomad , shopped briefly for stuff,wrote up pieces for website, snitzel for tea Watched Bergerac, department Q ghosts and wilty

June 1st Sunday

Fine and sunny, updated website, iced cake for opening, bring in broken sculpture and repair, Opening of Sue Jarvis exhibition, tidy and set up gallery, 15 people did steak for tea watched sherlock and daughter, the piano and Picasso

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