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March 31, 2025

March diary

 

March diary

March 31st Monday

Cool and grey, vacuum gallery, started on birdfeeders and animals, the boys worked on torso and mulcher, shopped, cooked mince and cabbage things  M picks up mae at end of day

March 30th Sunday

Cool and grey, wrote up 1925 artist, and played with setout, set up gallery for opening today,wrote more on Charlie round, Dons 70th birthday At heath mont home to chicken sandwich, watched what does love have to do with it, good ,lily james, then the rookie.

March 29th Saturday

Cool and grey maybe a shower, vacuum gallery, work on voice of nature( girl) started pole dancing, jackie coming to get me to fix 3 birdbaths nap steak for tea ,watched Furiosa some very good bits

March 28th Friday

Fine and sunny, hot, sent email re exhibition,gathered wood cut up yesterday and moved mower, did girl with stars in her hair, cooked muffins, cake , wrap and tuna things, Jess Edmonson and daughter visits in arvo, artist get together in evening watched high potential.

March 27th Thursday

Cool and grey then fined up by lunchtime, painted next coat on bulb, chainsawed rest of fallen tree and a couple of branches, tuckered out, Warragul art group sets up exhibition, Bonnie collings comes out and interviews girls, lunch nap, wrote up diary photographed exhibition, wrote a couple more pieces up, Mower stopped working  sausages for tea put up exhibition on website  watched cats, Qi, wilty,and  

March 26th Wednesday

Cool and grey then fine and clear after lunch M off to mind kids for day I work in shed on finishing bulb, all assembled and 1 coat of paint, Noel and craig came to work in morning, John to work in arvo, Writers group,I made vegetable fritters for tea I take Eleanor to aerials shopped at aldi, watched darby and joan, hard quiz, qi and unforgotten

March 25th Tuesday

Cool and grey then fine and clear after lunch, Belinda did 2 flowers, I worked on the second side of bulb and welded and did the centre and flower from one side. I also did a small piece called waiting girl as a plasmacut, Reading rapture and history of France, writing up some of march work last taco for tea and Pilates.watched not dead yet and rex

March 24th Monday

Cool and grey, the boys worked on torso and clamps, I finished welding one side of bulb, shopped in arvo, m picking up mae Roast chicken from shop for tea, wrote up diary and some pieces watched the residence, the rookie, 2 last big bang and young Sheldon.

March 23rd Sunday

Fine and sunny, perfect day shopped for John talk, then worked on Bulb and got a lot of one side done, 2 people from Tasmania, and judy farmer and 2 from Canada Charmaine picked up cow and pad holder Margie and Ivan came to vist and hear talk along with Kerrie and anita, John gave fine talk on his career,tuckered out nap then to hotel for tea, watched 2 episodes of the night agent,big bang

March 22nd Saturday

Fine and sunny, worked in shed on new big piece( Bulb), frame done and started gathering stuff, quiet afternoon, early tea of  then drove to phillip island( lovely sunny drive except for sun setting, in our eyes , went to arts centre for talk by Bryan dawe road to tangier, interesting enough then home and to bed.

March 21st  Friday

Cloudy maybe showers, electricians fixing things, phone call talk to monash  by 2, all clear, did some reading research and bit of writing 6 visitors, sold book and tess painting and possible natural heart piece, did fish and carrot chips( yuck) for tea watched reacher, film Australia, blackadder and

March 20th Thursday

Fine cloudy rain at end of day warm, worked on charmaines holder cow, all done except paint, assembled small pieces, had 3 naps, made mince and carrot tacos watched alice in Greece, big bang,

March 19th Wednesday

Fine and sunny, vacuumed looked for phone, washed 1 load repainted big  piece, assembled car piece and did base for fly bird girl, writers group, Tess sold a painting to some friends and 2 people on a motorbike stopped in and bought 2 pieces of mine, took Eleanor to aerials drew while waiting for her, home to make tuna pasta for tea watched unforgotten rex hard quiz and big bang,

March 18th Tuesday

Fine autumn day Belinda good mood did 2 flowers, I worked on preparing 3 pieces,got leaves on big piece and painted once, assembled small vehicle piece made 3 characters, dental appt , just cleaning, opp shop bought book on historic sites, picked up Eleanor from school and took to dance, M took others to various activities, did sausages in wraps for tea, Pilates, watched the rookie and big bang

March 17th Monday

Not raining but tap on for some period last night, the boys did torso and muffler and mulch stirrer, I put big piece on base and added ball form and branches, after lunch off to diabetes educator with M, shopped at coles while she went and picked up mae and took to brownies, I read up on recipes and made steak and cauliflower for tea watched night agent, food and history show, running point, big bang

March 16th Sunday

Raining!! Work on other side of big piece, all welded and ball form cleaned, reading wyatt, cooked a blueberry cake and a cabbage pizza thing, research and writing, watched unforgotten, darby and joan, big bang and High potential

March 15th Saturday

Fine and warming, hot in arvo, filled in one side of big piece and welded one side, finished reading headcases, wrote an introduction to book,  made a spanish chicken recipe for tea Emily rang up, watched long bright river, the rookie big bang and sue perkins in bucharest

March 14th Friday

Fine and pleasant cooler, window to be done today, start next big piece did frame for it and start of another, M to get kids off to school went to Jenny schmidts and brought back all Stephens off cuts, did longwarry stirfry for tea, watched the electric state ,ok and bones and big bang.

March 13th Thursday

Fine and cooler, grey, showered a bit last night, went to historical society to do research on 1951 gazette, home to read and nap, to Longwarry to get steel  and butcher, home to make meatballs and lentil pasta, watched reacher,hard quiz, cats and countdown,big bang

March 12th Wednesday

Fine and mild warm, worked on old robot, finished sharpes devil started hardcases, Writing group, helped pick up Eleanor from school and take to aerial dance, picked up dog medicine and welding bits at bunnings, shopped at coles did tuna egg frittata watched rex, australia in film, big bang and point break

March 11th Tuesday

Fine and warm but cool breeze Belinda did 2 flowers, I worked on screw vase with nail flowers, reading sharps devil, Charmaine and chris came and picked up big flower, M picked up kids at school and delivered them, did lamb chops for tea, Pilates, watched the rookie and big bang

March 10th Monday

Fine and grey warm to hot, mopped up two dog poos, working in shed on fuscia vase, The boys worked on torso and I did a small vase with 2 fuscias, read and worked on history stuff Caleb came and took honey about 5, did tuna balls for tea, watched some life in 3d videos, then Sue Perkins does the orient express route, High potential a taste of life and big bang.

March 9th Sunday

Fine and sunny hot, opening of Tess exhibition worked on speed racer mostly complete, reading sharpes devil, 35 at tess opening, Jess and Michael visited too, went and got thai for tea, watched running point, the night agent and young Sheldon and big bang.

March 8th Saturday

Fine and sunny and hot, went to Drouin to get shopping and money for JA, JA gardened, Belinda came out to weld, I worked on finishing horse piece and repainting Natural heart Kerrie came and picked up Horse, Charmaine had organized a visit of the T model ford group for lunch,26 people, Jess and Michael came to visit too sold a few things, nap worked on historical timelines M talked to Stephen, Did chicken pieces for tea and then watched the 355 good fun and big bang

 

March 7th Friday

Fine and sunny nice breeze, took car in for engine light problem( sensors on exhaust) then home,M off to mind kids on curriculum day I get phone call re scan,didn’t come, work in shed painting and finishing natural heart went and got car when M came home, did a bit of historical timeline joining did fish fillets for tea Caleb dropped off Honey, watched the gorge,just was ok but got sillier as it went on, and big bang

March 6th Thursday

Fine and grey cooler 25, talked to man who was doing an assessment of shires art collection, former head of MPRG  then took mig bottle in to replace, small shop, John came to work I had nap and did reading for history thing, M picked up kids and took them to activities, I did chicken orzo thing for dinner, watched Australian film history, big bang, young Sheldon and part of cats countdown.

March 5th Wednesday

Fine and sunny, 32, M to get kids up and take to school. I go to Traralgon for discussion about morwell gallery, small group including Jenny Petersen and Irene Probesting, back about 1.30, finished book helped M pick kids up took e to aerial dance, M picked kids up Book club at Country club, discussing the Hidden Garden, home to watch hard quiz, the rookie and big bang

March 4th Tuesday

Fine and sunny 30, no Belinda, to Drouin to give Ms car to edelmans, then to casey for ct scan, back to pick up kids and shop, I take one kid somewhere, wrap for tea, Pilates, bones and big bang

March 3rd Monday

Started off grey but became bright and sunny, mild, worked on horse fill in and putting heart piece on base, Tony did the torso and peter did the hose holder, Tess visited with 4 people, M helped kids get to school and picked up Mae to take to. I made Mongolian crunchy rice for tea  watched high potential, reacher, cats and big bang

March 2nd Sunday

Fine and grey, even the odd shower, worked on heart piece, covered both sides with vines, M went and helped K with transport kids to swimming as Davids car out of action, whelans dropped in in afternoon sausages for tea reading, then wat6ched rex,wilty,young Sheldon and Big bang

March 1st Saturday

Fine and mild nice breeze,went with M to Jindi market, bought slices,  I worked on heart piece one and 1/3 sides done, 1 visitor, photographed exhibition and put them on web site, did some historical research, reading bulter up to Drouin, did chicken with curry for tea, watched night action, the rookie, sue perkins Austria, and big bang

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