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February diary

February Diary

Feb 28th Friday

M’s birthday fine and 26, work more on heart piece finished book the match by Harlan Coben, nap Pizza for tea M went and took mae shoe shopping, watched movie absolute power and big bang

Feb 27th Thursday

Fine and grey, Tess to bring in exhibition today, work on horse, started on big heart piece and also unicycle, reading a Harlan coben , helped with Tess and Leeah exhibition, reheated lasagna for tea, watched reacher, food and families with florence Pugh and Antoni, High potential and big bang.

Feb 26th Wednesday

34 , writers group and John, work on finishing spring character and more on horse ½ done, to Drouin to cut up metal at Tims, burger for lunch, got new battery for mower, returned library book, helped M pick up kids took Eleanor to aerial dance, looked in bunnings and aldi for M birthday gift, made a dreadful noodle thing for tea, had toast instead, watched cats and dogs, big bang hard quiz and bones.

Feb 25th Tuesday

Grey and coolish but fining up to nice day, Belinda did 2 flowers, I worked on spring character  did a peacock and started line drawn horse, people came and took down exhibition ,M had blood test and has to do more for her diabetes, M picked up mae and kids from school and took mae to gym, skewer in wrap for tea, Pilates, watched night agent and big bang

Feb 24th Monday

Grey and coolish, work on spring character, maybe start on peacock,the boys fixed a flower and made a third arm holder and did washers in a torso as well as hose holder,I went to chiropractor, shopped nap did skewers for tea watched alice Roberts in Greece, young Sheldon,The rookie and big bang

Feb 23rd Sunday

Grey started windy overnight then stopped, worked on spring legs after exercise, back still tight, reading Lynda La Plante book, rain and thunder mid afternoon nap, spaghetti for tea. Watched sue perkins in Europe,big bang, Good cop bad cop,and High potential

Feb 22nd Saturday

Sunny and hot, back still a bit uncomfortable, Julieanne gardened, mower had flat tyre and battery wouldn’t hold charge, went and got tyre repaired, shopped,out of water at gallery called waterman and he delivered in arvo, 4 visitors,home to finish reading fourth wing by Rebecca Yarros, M put elastic in sheet, did curry for tea watched 2 black snow and big bang and

Feb 21st Friday

Fine and sunny, 31? Back still bit sore, reading fourth wing all day, Thyroid tele call at 4.10 come back in 2 years if needed, saveloys for tea, M washed up, watched Reacher, Rex, optics,skeleton crew and big bang

Feb 20th Thursday

Fine and grey, cut up tree put back out, quiet morning reading, did start to explore spring form, chiropractor Jaimee, todd clinics have moved, home , nap, sausages in bread for tea,was going to history walk but decided against as back was too sore, watched the night agent, cats countdown and big bang.

Feb 19th Wednesday

Fine and grey, coolish, M off to get kids off to school, mowed a bit of sculpture garden, I go and finish small riveted Cow, drove to Yinnar to deliver sculpture saw Tony Hanning and Nicole back to warragul re car check engine light, shop at woolworths home for nap,2 visitors M picks up kids from school, Eleanor braces and a bug,see John did chicken for tea read cayley and son book, watched hard quiz and silent witness and big bang

Feb 18th Tuesday

Fine and mild day, chaos with Belinda,then no Belinda  off to ultrasound at Clayton for thyroid ultrasound ,home and dropped M off to go mind Eleanor, pick up kids and take mae to gymnastics, I made cheese swirls and sausage rolls read more of Jindivick book and Butler, Pilates bed class watched the rookie and big bang.

Feb 17th Monday

Fine and sunny perfect day, exercise, put out big sculpture and photographed small pieces, started another rivet piece, the boys did flowers in a vase and washer torso and hose holder stand, Bart and Leslie called in, I fixed small piece for bart, Lady came and bought silver rat, read rest of sharpe book in arvo, M out to tea with radigraphers , I watched  4 corners and program on America and started a movie Black site but too silly, also big bang

Feb 16th Sunday

Cool and possible shower, 1/3 tree down near heavy metal sculpture, put rock in middle of wreath, walked dogs around sculpture garden, Reading book  went to Drouin shopping bit of research reading Buln Buln book  did snitzel and baked potatoes watched to catch a killer, and big bang

Feb 15th Saturday

Cool and shower, up at night finishing book, showering all day, work in shed,did a stainless steel rose, assembled ball giraffe, started wreath of small tubes pieces, reading sharpe book did biscuits and unfroze lasagna for tea we have Honey for the night, Caleb fixed the Disney problem, watched skeleton crew, bones high potential and big bang.

Feb 14th Friday

Valentines day, cooler and mild, work on doing a fuscia piece, assembling the two flying girls,reading rest of the valley, M went and looked after Eleanor who is crook, made Mongolian beef noodles for tea, watched movie about 2 weddings at the same time, will ferrell and reese witherspoon, very patchy, silly and American, watched black snow and big bang

Feb 13th Thursday

Warm but ok bit breezy, assembled second wing girl, painted big piece, started on ball support giraffe, shower off to get tablet, blood tests for me, shingles shot, shopped, car light on, took to Warragul, home nap, art group 4 people here, m off to pick up kids and take mae to speech, fish for tea watched rex,optics,big bang  and grand designs

Feb 12th  Wednesday

Fine and mild to begin, M to get kids off to school, then blood test, I tidy up big piece and assemble girl with wing, painted big piece and 1 ball no Writers group some visiting johns exhibition, nap out to help pick up kids,2 visitors while out,  M takes other 2 I take Eleanor to aerial, home to rest from heat, did sausage for tea watched hard quiz, silent witness big bang.

Feb 11th Tuesday

Fine and mild warmed up to 31, Belinda did 2 flowers, I did edges of big piece, put together Jeff the Giraffe( rivets) ,turned two balls, put I beam on base, reading the forgotten garden,Bart and Leslie called in, M had to pick up kids from school, had pinwheels for tea then pilates watched night agent and big bang

Feb 10th Monday

Fine and cool showered lightly overnight, car to go in, the boys worked on a rose and bits for pizza oven , I work on big piece and prepared 4 small pieces, M to take mae to gumnuts and pick up from school, home after 7,did meatballs and pasta for tea, watched the rookie, big bang

Feb 9th Sunday

Fine and cool, breezy, M off with K to get shoes for Eleanor,I work on big piece covering,1 and 2/3 sides done, reading the forgotten garden, 5 visitors, did pinwheels and crunchy potatoes for tea talked to Emily watched black snow, Amanda ton,big bang and

Feb 8th Saturday

Fine and cool cloudy, up early back to bed at 8, worked on big piece cut up I beam and got top frame organised,3 visitors Go to Johns opening at Yinnar, saw ross Jacka, Yvette, Jenny printmaker ,others, stopped at Morwell Gallery on way home, saw Travis’ work and aboriginal work, shopped, home for egg and bacon tea watched wisting,big bang ,optics and cats countdown

Feb 7th Friday

Fine and sunny 30ish maybe thunderstorm,Julieanne gardened, finished me myself and I , did a small vase with spiky petaled flowers and painted barnacle box, nice breeze most of day sent out John flyers and publicized Sue and Russell show at Yarram, finished the prize book, started the forgotten garden, did research on Cayley, talked to Andrew and two overseas visitors, made a small kookaburra with plasmacutter for them, did lamb chops for tea, M has a one day bug, watched hard quiz and silent witness,

Feb 6th Thursday

Fine and sunny to get to 30 ish, work in shed on finishing barnacle box, go to historical society,to look at papers , went through 1931 Gazette, shopped,  art group in gallery, talked to Mosterts and Leslie austin M to pick up kids and take mae to speech reading 100 years of dirt, Tuna pasta for tea, watched grammy moments, then black snow, night agent and big bang.

Feb 5th Wednesday

Cooler, and cloudy, M to get kids off to school, I work in shed on big piece, Writers group, John to work, I pick up Eleanor from school and take to dance,car broke down, fixed by racv M to pick up others, dinner at country club book group with Bart to discuss dusk I left early, so tired.

Feb 4th Tuesday

Fine and sunny, hot but clouded 30’s, Belinda did 2 flowers, I assembled music box,did circle and one side for new big piece,Wayne came to visit nap,Phil and annie came and bought small tennis player, finished wifedom, excellent, M went to pick up kids from school, I made fishfinger burgers for tea, Pilates, cool change, watched the rookie and big bang.

Feb 3rd Monday

Fine and sunny, 38-40 reading wifedom, started music box, get Mig back from Dale, the boys, worked on flowers and a hose holder Pete dropped off some rims for me and Tony dropped off some trampoline springs, Bart dropped by and Dawn and Linda too,did fried rice for tea, read watched man on the inside, hallelujah film and big bang very hot overnight, up a bit

Feb 2nd Sunday

Fine and sunny 38 maybe shower, opening of Mal exhibition, shop in Drouin, tidy up gallery, 20 people for opening, all pleasant, fish and chip tea, Caleb came and got Honey, walk around garden Lightning set tree aflame at Ronalds’ watched the darkness last one, then rex and big bang ,up twice once too hot and once Knees.

Feb 1st Saturday

Fine and sunny 31, went to Jindi market and bought stuff for opening, shopped in Drouin, called in on Tim didn’t bring home stuff, fixed broken bird in shed did 2 flowers, photographed more of exhibition, 3 visitors reading Wifedom by anna funder caleb dropped off Honey for the night, Em rang about a new subject she has, did tacos for tea, watched the darkness, cats countdown and Blacksnow and big bang

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