May diary
May Diary
May 31st Saturday
Fine and mild, sunny, shopped for opening and, back to do one kookaburra and wood for young violinist then started on covering torso of second girl talked to Jenny Palmer, made oat biscuits and pineapple cake.M went and helped Kathleen start to pack. I did vege pancakes for tea and snitzel watched two hands Wilty
May 30th Friday
Grey, maybe showers, chiropractic appt, did 2 kookas and 1 owl also added to silcocks article and cooked a casserole/pie and some biscuits.had sausages for tea, watched the long kiss goodnight, andor and wilty
May 29th Thursday
Grey and showers? M to get kids off to school again, Sue Jarvis brings in exhibition with edie and David McMahon, I assemble seats, did a dog and a violin player, helped hang exhibition and do email and pictures for website. Added a bit more to re writing colin silcocks article, pasties for tea watched north by north, wilty, Bergerac, and rookie
May 28th Wednesday
Cool and possible showers, M to get kids off to school, no Noel and craig, I finish painting and cleaning seats and do painting wood twice, chiropractor in arvo, Neerim sth shop for meat, Helen took down exhibition, did casserole for tea, watched grand designs, andor and gruen
May 27th Tuesday
Cool and breezy, showers, no Belinda, I finished off the back of the second seat and added rail and screw holes to the first seat, painted the first seat, shopped for flap discs, washers and wood for one of the seats, 2 visitors, nap cooking pinwheel for tea, Pilates. Watched dark winds and picasso
May 26th Monday
Fine and sunny, breezy, the boys did a block stand and finished drum trolley and did a bit more on mulcher, I start another seat did 2 chooks, 2 visitors, take the cat to be put down, get metal from Martin shopped, M off to hear Mae’s promise at brownies,roast chicken for tea, Watched rookie, wilty, rex and andor
May 25th Sunday
Fine and sunny, assemble seat and flyboy put sun in middle of gear wheel, finished the dressmakers book, tidied metal rack, 9 visitors, fish and chip tea, watched sherlock and daughter, cats, and ghosts, Kathleen rang and told us about her rental and the possibility we might mind the kids for 6 months!
May 24th Saturday
Cool and grey maybe showers but fining up, sunny and breezy, painted girl, tidied parts of shed, painted wood for bike boy, started seat, frame done and 2 fish, started on work done sheet,3 visitors ,worked on colin silcocks notes did snitzel for tea, watched the piano, Bergerac,wilty and
May 23rd Friday
Showery, grey coolish, work on cleaning up girl and putting her on base,mostly finished flying bike too, Anita called in Phil Henshall and annie discussing coming exhibition, st Jo’s class visit after 12, 3 groups,4 staff, tuckered out, reading book M picks up kid from school did thick steak for tea,watched fountain of youth, involving but light, also ghosts.
May 22nd Thursday
Up early again M to get kids off to school,6 visitors do a bit on girls head and handbag,head attached, also a bit more on bike rider, shopped briefly Colin silcock in arvo,photographers of area, did snitzel for tea watched scot squad, wilty cats and rookie
May 21st Wednesday
Fine cloudy sunny,cold! M off to get kids to school, Noel worked on a sheep with craig, I work on girl, added breasts did some on head and added arms, talked to writers group, Travis visited, picked up Eleanor to go to aerials, shopped at bunnings and aldi, home to do sausages for tea,watched Kimberly, wilty and bergerac
May 20th Tuesday
Fine and sunny, Belinda did 2 flowers and put signs together I covered torso of one of my girls, finished off Iron Maiden, 2 people came to pick up dolphin birdfeeder and bought seahorse as well as a pelican and fairies, Wayne came to say hello, I started reading the dressmakers of yarra…. Did chicken in wraps for tea, very mediocre, Pilates, watched gruen and bones Electric blanket!
May 19th Monday
Fine and sunny frosty at first, the boys worked on various projects, I got second set of legs on feet on, torso and chest on, head s decided, cooked in arvo, muesli bars, meatballs for tea and sort of bread watched rookie and last residence.
May 18th Sunday
Finer still cool, cut up old compressor, started on 2 girls, legs mostly done and feet started, 4 visitors, did some signs for pieces did chicken legs and veges for tea finished sharpes rifles and watched a working man… pretty cliched violent junk.
May 17th Saturday
Cool and showery unloaded car, worked on iron maiden, mostly done, M went with K to traralgon for mae ballet shoes, 6 visitors including chris Garden and kids, sitting by fire reading sharpes rifles, did open burgers for tea watched the residence,rex,andor and ghosts
May 16th Friday
Fine and sunny, cooled a bit as day went on, Julieanne gardened, planted mothers day bushes, I assembled motorbike, car, ugly fish started on iron lady picked up steel from Longwarry, shopped a bit, did a bit of research, did jar of curry for chicken tea, M minded mae and had to take in Eleanors blanket for camp, watched last two Bosch and wilty
May 15th Thursday
Cooler but still fine, walked dogs in sculpture garden did wood for car, motorbike, redid tacks into screws in fish, put base on seahorse, 2 visitors, took honey back to Pakenham, saw Caleb as he came home,M off taking kids places, wrote up a couple of pieces, rissoles for tea Drouin Historical society in evening.
May 14th. Wednesday
Fine and sunny, put out washing, worked on motorcycle and glued second ½ on sun, Jen Belsar dropped in and nice talk, then off to get tax done, Reading James, M and me go pick up kids I take Eleanor to aerial dance, shop at N sth. Wrote up a bit on war memorial Stirfry for tea. Watched bosch, the piano,( good) and the cleaner
May 13th Tuesday
Fine and sunny, Belinda did 2 flowers and 2 signs, I did work on the screwy car, started on the motorbike, assembled the cats from yesterday, turned the sun and cut out the rays glued ½ , stopped at 11 to read and have morning tea and lunch, shovelled last load out of trailer, looked at info on war memorials and graphic communication made pinwheel for tea Pilates, watched ghosts and pokerface.
May 12th Monday
Fine and sunny, tree people cut trees across rd including ashes, I assembled patchwork quit started sun for Sunday and did handle for hammer for thursday started screwy car The boys did work on sprayer holder and brackets, Took Ks car in to be fixed M picks up mae I do small shop,Kievs for tea watched 2 asterix 1 rookie and 1 wilty.
May 11th Sunday
Fine and sunny, mothers day, I did 2 cat plasmacuts ,caleb and em came down,Helen brought extra prints for the exhibition, two people came in morning and bought a sculpture I delivered it to them in arvo had leftover pie and meatloaf for tea watched dylan movie then High potential
May 10th Saturday
Fine and sunny worked on patchwork quit also emptied a lot of trailer into hole and other spots, people came and got the repaired birdfeeders, Karen Mcaloon dropped in with Hubbie David and said hello, man came and bought 2 garden animals, made meatloaf for tea went and picked up Honey from Calebs, watched bones and andor.
May 9th Friday
Fine and sunny, went to Alexandra to pick up sculptures, got trailerload of dirt to fill hole near tree, M had mothers day duties at school, Pie for tea watched bosch, 2 asterix and 2 point break( last)
May 8th Thursday
Cooler , work on history stuff go to historical soc, some info found, home via Neerim sth butcher, went and got more metal from Dales, sausages for tea, watched exfiltration , involving.
May 7th Wednesday
Cooler, maybe showers, M off to get kids to school, Unload car of metal stuff, Noel and craig worked on alligator, Helen has printing workshop in gallery about 15 paticipants, we each sold work , I finish off fairies and vase,also another fish,Pick up Eleanor and take to aerial silks, back home for change and nap then out for tea at country club for book club, 4 people home to bed.
May 6th Tuesday
Fine and sunny, mild to hot,M to get kids off to school, belinda put together signs and did one flower, miserable, I did cleaning up of 3 fairies added wings attached metal to another fish and reglued 3rd one, did more on vase of nuts, 3 visitors, went to Dale wellers and got some metal, picked up eleanor and took her to swimming,home for nap, chicken salad for tea Pilates then to Julies birthday party saw ollie, steve barr, Thom, elly Jim Haysey, Sue O Jessica edmondson,home to bed.
May 5th Monday
Fine and mild sunny , lovely day, worked on getting fairies assembled and cutting out wings and fish fins, 1 visitor( eric) the boys made a rake and worked on trolley for spray, M took mae after school, I made meat patties and low carb biscuits, mediocre, reading the good detective watched rookie, high potential
May 4th Sunday
Fine and mild high cloud, finish birdfeeder and start fairies, Helen’s opening at 2.00, steak for tea took honey back to calebs didn’t stay long, back to watch wilty bosch rex
May 3rd Saturday
Fine and sunny, vote, work on birdfeeders, mow more of sculpture garden 1 visitor, M took kids swimming, I made chicken curry for tea, watched election start, then the cleaner, the rookie, more on election.
May 2nd Friday
Fine and sunny Caleb working then off to Adelaide, minding honey, M goes to get hair cut. Julieanne gardens, I burn off pile, assemble green wedge, mow across rd and 1/3 of sculpture garden, painted garden chair, did cheese and tuna sticks for tea, watched lioness, andor, the residence
May 1st Thursday
Fine and sunny added to website. Painted green wedge, cut out dishes for birdfeeders, went to historical society closed, shopped home, nap Helen added to exhibition Jo and work experience student came to get helens cards, did roast for tea watched gruen bosch, scot squad, wilty caleb came to stay night and drop off honey.