April Diary
April diary
April 30th Wednesday
Fine and mild cool at times, assembled one fish, painted green wedge and fuchsias helped helen set up exhibition, did email for exhibition took Eleanor to aerial dance,shopped at aldi, home to do sausages for tea watched rex, cats countdown and bones
April 29th Tuesday
Cool and grey Belinda did 3 smallish signs, I cut out pieces for fish, and did flower form in green wedge, cooked zucchini pancakes, Pilates watched the rookie and ghosts
April 28th Monday
Cool and grey, swap over mig bottle, work on face form, deliver floral to Willow grove, buy green paint talked to Tony and Pete, napped in arvo made a sausage roll as a casserole, M took mae to guides and helped sort Ks house,watched last two darby and joan and
April 27th Sunday
Cool and grey, worked on restoring other arc welder to replace broken one, welded rest of plant form in bar and put wedge onto a stand, 2 visitors,wrote up most of the small pieces done in April, made a spanakopita for tea, M talked to Caleb and sewed badges on eleanor’s blanket watched vera last in show and farewell pet.
April 26th Saturday
Cool and grey, showers, M went swimming with kids,home about 3, I welded second side of wedge ran out of gas and arc welder malfunctioned, 2 people visited, worked on adding to historical stuff on Portia geach, sizzle steak for tea, watched news and vera and wilty.
April 25th Friday
Anzac day, holiday, coolish and grey, weld 1st side of wedge, did more on Gretchen and finished sharp book, did mustard meatballs for tea watched the wild robot and last three episodes of young Sheldon.Rained in evening and part of overnight
April 24th Thursday
Fine and mild grey, worked on wedge piece, go to historical soc, researched 1950, then to yinnar to pick up sculpture ,to traralgon to drop off sculpture, home to have a nap, lady and friends came to pick up windmill fixing and buy a kooka, other family group during the day, looked through portraiture book made a sausage and spinach dish for tea. Worked on piece on Albert cooke, watched 2 silver( last) and wilty and ghosts
April 23rd Wednesday
Fine and mild, sunny, Noel and craig, I assemble small cat and stars pieces, start wedge piece,did 8 flowers and 1 chook Busload of people after 3.00, pick up Eleanor and take to dance home to do chicken skewers for tea, watched young Sheldon, bosch,scot squad, and wilty
April 22nd Tuesday
Cool and grey, mildish, Belinda did a name sign again. I finished the fuscia piece, the whiskered cat asleep. The stars through the trees and moved the fish along, we had Jackie came and bought Floral, 2 ladies came on an excursion and bought some cards and one of the WAG brought out a bus( 12) from the units.I finished” the white girl,” went to the chiropractor, shopped a bit and swapped over a library book, doing sausages in wraps for tea, M to Pilates. Watched point and rookie
April 21st Monday
Fine and sunny, the boys, did a line sculpture and a tiny mulch spade, I prepared a cat piece, some fuchsias and 3 fish bodies and assembled the two owl foms on a branch, Tim dropped in and 6 people , nap in arvo and prepared tea wrapped sausage rolls, sort of ok watched silver, ghosts, darby and joan and the residence.
April 20th Sunday
Cooler and grey, back had a spasm, worked on finishing curly box, did in dreams we are birds, 14 visitors sold a painting and a kooka, reading the white girl, did chicken lemon for tea, M fed cat at K and swam in morning, watched G 20, fun, then the rookie and young sheldon
April 19th Saturday
Cooler and grey,fined up to lovely mild warm day,worked on finishing triangular box vase and curly box, M went and fed K’s cat and shopped, Jackie from willow grove visited and 3 members of morwell art group, did more reading and research, did steak for tea with mushrooms, watched no taste like home, scot squad, high potential and the narrow rd to the deep north.
April 18th Friday
Good Friday, fine and sunny, warm, assembled 2 waiting girls painted base of floral, started wedge vase, and added spikes to mad jockey vehicle, Had bobby working on his star plant holder, lunch nap, reading butler, through Neerim area,made some banana biscuits, sausages and salad for tea watched last two episodes of perfect couple and silver
April 17th Thursday
Fine and sunny, 29? Vacuumed , emptied out dirt into hole, painted floral again, historical society for research, bought bird seed and got rid of scrap metal, read more of butler and ministry of time, made tuna patties for tea watched the perfect couple, bones wilty and bosch
April 16th Wednesday
Fine and warmish cloudy, M went to take kids to be with caleb, I added last set of leaves to floral ,added stem and base, assembled sitting girls, cut out more leaves, Noel worked on giraffe, Bobby arrived and I helped him with star flower holder, 1.20 lunch tuckered, did puzzle and nap, shopped, got dirt from pile to fill hole, sausages and spinach thing for tea, finished crossover chapter in Butler, watched the perfect couple, rookie Ghosts
April 15th Tuesday
Fine and pleasant, Belinda did 2 flowers, I did rest of birdfeeder order, did a bit more on floral piece, Wayne came to visit, I read butler in arvo , and started the ministry of time, chicken wraps for tea pilates, shopped home for young Sheldon and the perfect couple
April 14th Monday
Mild and grey, maybe a shower, M takes em back to melb, I weld second side of big piece, maybe start on birdfeeder order, the boys worked on restoring barstools and the mulcher, I shopped in arvo and bought welding rods and colourbond, nap, mowed across rd and bit of sculpture garden, made honey chicken for tea reading butler, watched cats countdown, the perfect couple and
April 13th Sunday
Fine and warm, trip to acheron to drop off sculptures, em left home to mind dog, left 9.10 home 3.30 met Margie and Ivan there,stopped for lunch at Buxton, home to do finished writing of Butlers book and nap. Fish for tea. Watched the rookie, wilty and ghosts.and north of North M talked to Caleb.
April 12th Saturday
Fine and sunny, warm have a mild cold, achy and lethargic, Em and Caleb came to take honey home and have lunch did ½ the mowing after refitting wheel. Did a bit more writing( another 100 pages) nap( no 3) did rissoles for tea,watched mission Impossible part 1 and then ghosts
April 11th Friday
Fine and grey mild,sunny, wrote up another section of butlers pictures.Worked on welding one side of floral piece, M went to help K sort Mae’s room,lunch went to have shingles shot, went and talked to Keith Gillam, picked up mower tyre , shopped, home for nap Caleb has dropped off Honey, did chicken steaks for tea, added more to Drouin page,( 400) watched young Sheldon, high potential and eat and live show on Disney
April 10th Thursday
Fine and mild,went to get tyre fixed ( not yet) and new set of tablets, go to historical soc, went through rest of 1980 and part of 1970, home to write up some work, M off minding kids as K takes E to get new roller skates. Steak for tea started writing an index of images in Butler Buln Buln.watched Rex, Hard quiz and best of grand designs
April 9th Wednesday
Cool and grey, fined up over day ,Noel and craig worked on giraffe , I start on new big piece, do 2 kookaburras, another small piece, talked to Carmel Brotherton about making a birdfeeder for her, 2 visitors, got mower back and flat tyre within 100 yds, worked on reading a history of public education in Victoria ,M minded kids while K had haircut ,most of afternoon, Zucchini slice for tea,very bland, watched the life list, romantic ok
April 8th Tuesday
Cool and grey, fine, Belinda did 2 flowers , in good mood, I did resting girl and cut up 4 kookaburras and made 2, Helen came to get stand cut down in size and we talked with M about the meeting yesterday, Talked to Jo too, M off to take kids to park in arvo, I made a zucchini and carrot wrap and a zucchini slice, Pilates at 6.30, home to watch the rookie and 2 american ghosts
April 7th Monday,
Cool and grey, tidy shed, the boys to work there, I go to arts meeting at arts centre, lots there jesse, Jo, sue A, Russell L, Jeff thege, Don Barret,etc discussed GRIT Gippland regional international Triennial home and nap then made chicken recipe, watched last two reacher and last sue perkins then wilty
April 6th Sunday
daylight savings changeover,did 2 pelicans, Paddy and Lyn coming for lunch talked most of afternoon, 2 visitors to gallery, did savory mince for tea, watched father brown,and last two episodes of unforgotten
April 5th Saturday
Cool and grey, Jindi market, shopping,started on 2 pelicans, 10 people in morning, Kids after lunch,10 people in arvo, K and D at wedding til 5 nap made fish and carrot and cheese things watched Darby and joan, running point, young Sheldon and the residence
April 4th Friday
Cool and grey, last day of term, work on wordpecker, Rang helen to have may exhibition, fixed helens press and looked through outdoor art of shire,finished reacher book started another, nap,2 visitors, M went shopping after doing bills, chicken for tea, watched last one laughing, bosch and reacher
April 3rd Thursday
Fine and sunny, Man came with excavator and cut off rest of tree trunk, I did painting of birdbaths and made pole dance, went to Warragul umart for chalk then to hist soc and worked through first ½ of 1980 gazettes, home to read 61 hours Lee child, Made a vege quiche for tea, M went and picked up kids, watched bones, food and ancestry and high potential
April 2nd Wednesday
Fine and sunny, Noel, I do not have to take Eleanor to DSC as its introduction day, M has to get others off to school and then Drs appt,I painted more on birdbaths, did 2 more cats, finished the history of France book nap reading bit of kipling, sold a painting and some cards, talked to Don Leeson, in to pick up elanor and take to dance, shop for chalk, dinner at country club to discuss Rapture, home to watch
April 1st Tuesday
cool but fined up No Belinda, I got both birdfeeders welded and one coat of paint, did another cat and did a new birdfeeder order, went and got 3mm plate from Martin and took photo at Library,Man picked up mower to fix,3 M went and picked up kids, I made chicken skewers in wraps for tea Pilates earlier, home to watch unforgotten, Qi