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February diary

Feb 29th Thursday

Coolish and mild, set gallery for incoming exhibition,off to look at a car at motor wreckers, bought car, home for morning tea 2 girls setting up ½ exhibition, helped a bit mowed sculpture garden parts nap reading book,zucchini slice and spaghetti for tea M off to take kids to longwarry,talked to em watched mr and mrs smith and Adam Hills

Feb 28th Wednesday

Fine and warm, not the horrendous day they forecast, made 3 flowers and cut up a small gas bottle for a vase, No Noel Marians Birthday M off with Mae gymnastcis, I slept poorly last night so nap, write up some projects, adam at barn did a cake and sausage rolls for Ms birthday tea, watched death and other details, Caleb rang up, watched eddie murphy doco

Feb 27th Tuesday

Fine and sunny, mower off to be fixed, did 4 birds adam at barn,  Belinda did 2 flowers, John worked in shed,  2 visitors finished we begin at the end, good after a bit, did simple hamburgers for tea M to Pilates I watched the world at war and other bits and MF

Feb 26th Monday

Cool and misty to begin, the boys Tony to help cut up fallen branch, I work on landscape plasmacut, M to wait for Ks dryer delivery and Eleanor had ravioli for tea watched bones and culprits and MF

Feb 25th Sunday

fine and sunny became warm, then cool, took adam to caf, 6 visitors across day,worked on nose to nose, 12 flowers finished reading sandman, helen rang up,did silverside for tea, watched mr and mrs smith, trigger point and MF

Feb 24th Saturday

Cool and mild, took adam to barn, shopped worked on repainting blue wrens and older kite flier cut out 2 plasmacuts, did chicken kiev for tea watched the new look and criminal intent

Feb 23rd Friday

Cool and grey,assembled and painted blue wren stand, also did master of letters, Julieanne gardened by cutting up fallen branches, 2 visitors, reading rest of the chain,M helped with kids at end of day, I did roast chicken pieces for tea, watched culprits and percy Jackson and MF

Feb 22nd Thursday

Fine and sunny hot, put together 3 blue wrens and then went to house to read rest of day did potato salad and watched culprits and

Feb 21st Wednesday

Fine And sunny,, still preparing for colonoscopy, down to casey at 12, took out a pre cancerous nodule, home after 5, quiet night, watched adam hills and hard quiz and MF

Feb 20th Tuesday

Fine and sunny, Belinda did 2 flowers, I did 2 dogs, Wayne visited , Harley Watts and daughter taya visited then John arrived and worked in shed 4 other visitors M helped kids at end of day I started on clearing out colon, Caleb visited and M went to Pilates, watched cats and countdown, MF and Bones

Feb 19th Monday

Fine and sunny after grey start, did 2 small characters, Tony and Pete cut up fallen tree branch I helped load it on trailer and put on pile and by shed, stuffed from doing that, read most of day, had started prep for colonoscopy, had 2 minute noodles for tea, M had rest of zucchini pie, watched trigger point and MF and American looking for roots

Feb 18th Sunday

Took adam to barn reading Bernard cornwell uthred , shopped and updated diary, mow sculpture garden, 10 people visited Don and Pauli for afternoon tea made a feta zucchini pie watched the new look, culprits.

Feb 17th Saturday,

took adam to barn worked on finishing star dreamer and attached girl to stand and painted, four people visited, sold 2 dogs, did tuna pasta for tea and made ted lasso biscuits from Instagram, watched endeavour , bit of darby and joan and criminal intent

Feb 16th Friday

Fine and mild, worked on finishing girl and doing more on star dreamer, mowed across rd and nature strip, nap did one pan chicken and cumin, ok but wont do it again, watched culprits and Percy Jackson and MF

Feb 15th Thursday

Fine and mild, no power, went and had shower at pool, picked up stuff from car, charged devices, and visited dr Cramerie,get over it, Power on when we got home, read and watch last episode of Nemesis did rissoles for tea with adam too. Watched flash point and MF

Feb 14th Wednesday

Fine and warm, no power, big towers down near Anakie, read spectacled bear, and started magpie murders and Twat files by dawn French, did chicken skewers for tea, read again

Feb 13th Tuesday

Fine and hot Belinda did one flower, I prepared lots of small pieces then came up and read, finished Stephen fry saving the spectacled bear, napped, M to pilates, not on, took adam home from art did wraps for tea, I didn’t go as still a bit sore from car accident, Power out in late afternoon,  5 visitors ,rain band, , read until light went, early night

Feb 12th Monday

Fine and sunny, warm, the boys worked on roses and fence strainers, I assembled skipping girl and detailed head, finished reading slow horses 7, started magpie murders M did share stuff, 3 visitors, did sausages and salad for tea watched criminal record , and MF and gruen

Feb 11th Sunday

Fine and sunny warmed up adam to caf, julieanne gardened, reading next slow horses, went to look as secondhand cars and shopped in warragul, home to another quiet day reading, M checked in with kids, doing lasagna for tea, watched trigger point, and MF

Feb 10th Saturday

Fine and mild sunny, adam to caf I do some work on dog letterbox mowed a bit of sculpture garden and house block, people coming to pick up mailbox man 6 people visited, read rest of dogsbody, did lamb koftas for tea, watched last fool me once, Qi and MF

Feb 9th Friday

Fine and cloudy warmed up I help judge sculpture show with David Kerr from Morwell gallery, a pleasant person and an interesting task. Keith picked me up and drove me home, slept for an hour, did chops for tea, K and D and Theo back from Melbourne, watched cats countdown and fool me once

Feb 8th Thursday,

Fine and mild, bit of napping as leg has settled down, Fine and sunny, M off to physio and ringing around re theo, taking it quietly, Did heart measuring.read book, M off minding girls while K goes to Melbourne to possibly pick up david and theo, decided another night observation, had market curry for tea watched nemesis, another marvel show

Feb 7th Wednesday

Fine and sunny,people came to look at man holding mailbox, noel and nicki worked on planters, I helped and did a bird, Went to warragul for mig gas,had to go and pick up kids from school then supposedly take Eleanor to Boobas house and Theo to Ninjas, Car had an electrical fault and in trying to get it going it got away from me crossed road, thru fence and rolled down hill squashing me with the open door and hitting theo when he jumped out of it. All sore and sorry, My pants were dragged down and Kathleen and Eleanor saw what happened, David soon arrived and took theo to hospital where he stayed until transferred to monash childrens. Car was dragged out of paddock by tow service with a tractor and dean took it off to yard. Home to watch hard quiz and didn’t sleep at night due to foot being bent upward towards knee by car, made a very restless leg if horizontal.

Feb 6th Tuesday

Fine and mild, no Belinda, worked on mailbox character, got him finished and assembled except for mailbox, added legs to dress and cut out other parts, John working on projects, M minds kids after school I help at 4.30 as she takes Eleanor to dance, Home to do wraps for tea adam to art group, Pilates, No Marian as still sore, shopping, home watched mf

Feb 5th Monday

Fine and cloudy, coolish, The boys worked on a gate and a rose, I added to face of character for mailbox and a bit of dress, Annie and phil picked up heavy to light, reading uthred and sandman, did steak and gozleme for tea, no adam, watched last two episodes of boy swallows universe, and MF

Feb 4th Sunday

Fine and sunny hot later, took adam to barn, worked in shed on head and dress, kid came to do some plasmacutting and man came in arvo to see exhibition, put up video on you tube, shopped, chicken skewers for tea watched fool me once, boy swallows universe and MF

Feb 3rd Saturday

Fine and sunny Julieanne to garden, took adam to barn, walked dog at oval, vacuumed gallery, went to market for cakes, welded a bit more on girls dress ,Zoe opening today, did video on Ipad then couldn’t get it to be accessible on computer, 30 plus people at zoes opening, Anjie bought repaired heart, did plasma cut demos, did snitzel and rice for tea watched the creator, impressive effects, a slightly muddled story but ok, then MF

Feb 2nd Friday

Fine and mild, cloudy,welded a bit on girls dress , Zoe to set up exhibition, I take M to casey for small medical procedure, deliver Lisa seat, reading samurai William, home after 5.30 to do toasted sandwich tea , watched trigger point, MF

Feb 1st Thursday

Fine and mild, cloudy, read all the comments on the video Kathleen or em put up on facebook, Lots of good wishes for the Australia day award, welded a bit on girls dress, updated the website and wrote the email for Zoes exhibition opening on Saturday. Going to take clef to werners at Harmers Haven, Rang grant last night to see if we could see him but he has just been diagnosed with covid, did curried sausages for tea watched MF, boy swallows world and fool me once and bit of cats countdown.

 

February

Big pieces:skipping girl

Little pieces,Vase with 2 flowers,starry landscape, the old kite flier, nose to nose master of letters, star dreamer

Garden art:5 birds, 12 flowers, 2 dogs

 Orders: 3 blue wrens, dog letterbox, mailbox man

Work done January

Big pieces:Sticks and stones, Clef

Little pieces: ring bird 1 and 2, abstract landscape, Yee Hah, small dancer, pinecone fly and pc bug, pinecone juggler, 2 shoeboxes, speedy,

Garden art:, 3 birds ,3 Pelicans

 Orders: Calebs couple ,Dragonfly seat, started mailbox man, , sausage dog mailbox, lisas dragonfly seat,blue wren

 

Jan diary2024

Jan 31st Wednesday

Fine mild day maybe cloudy, Noel and Nicki,finished up windmill, noels dad picked it up Writers group at gallery, I took down gazette for them to see article on Don gettining OAM,  I added to girls dress made from offcuts, John did creatures til 5ish, Lisa takes down exhibition,made marinara spaghetti for tea, watched we are the world doco on apple and MF

Jan 30th Tuesday

Fine cool day warmed up, Belinda did 2 flowers, seemed happy, I added to head of post box figure , assembled butterfly seat and started dress of skipping girl, Wayne visited John came and worked, I went to Dandenong for a visit to see about colonoscopy, back home did rissoles for tea Pilates, watched mF and Qi

Jan 29th Monday

Fine and sunny, M takes kids to pool, tax person and Mattress delivered, I finished welding Lisas seat, bought wood for seat, shopped, paid metal recycler, picked up gracies tablets, did chicken pieces and salad for tea, no adam, watched tin star, cats countdown MF and

Jan 28th Sunday

Fine and coolish,fined up by morning tea lovely day, adam to Barn, M to Pakenham and caleb with kids, I start Lisas seat, put arms and neck on mailbox figure, 20 people over the day, lisa sold a painting and I sold a couple of small things, finished skeleton man by tony Hillerman, Julieanne whippersnipped gardens near the driveway, did spaghetti for tea, watched boy swallows universe, MF and Qi

Jan 27th Saturday

Fine and mild a bit breezy, took adam to work got paper shopped, started assembling torso of letterbox man, mowed sculpture garden 8 visitors and 2 kids, made a few more labels for sculpture garden, pizza for tea watched vera

Jan 26th Friday

Fine and breezy mild finish calebs couple and added to mailbox character did another pelican, talked to Viv collins and johanna, Lisa and david came and sold a print,( 2 visitors) I made alphabetical listing of sculpture garden and continued finding their write ups for the file, nap, had burritos for tea, M took kids to Australia day activities in morning watched Australia day concert in sydney.

Jan 25th Thursday

Coolish worked on calebs couple and finished other bird, walked the sculpture garden, rained in afternoon, M brought kids home in arvo and I chased them as required, finished joe country, community dinner talked to wally and trisha, and other family, watched Qi and MF

Jan 24th Wednesday

Warm and breezy, Noel and Nicki worked on windmill, I did 2 and ½ birds, painted sticks and stones again and also ring bird 2 piece, writers group back, wayne dropped  in  naps and worked at adding to sculpture garden folder, Australia day presentation in evening I was awarded a good volunteer award, home to watch cats countdown and MF

Jan 23rd Tuesday

Cool but warmed up, worked on small bird piece, did boots for character, mowed house block and across rd, added udder to goat, reading joe country after finishing Lenny marks, picked up metal from longwarry, did sausage in bread for tea Pilates, watched criminal intent, and MF

Jan 22nd Monday

Cool and grey, the boys, finish welding sticks and stones and painted, Drs appt, Raymond leaving,nap finished small landscape, had lamb chops for tea watched  MF

Jan 21st Sunday

Cool and mild, worked on sticks and stones and small landscape and bird, Lisa had about 10 people here, met chunyung zhang who wrote a book on china and introduced me to assemblage, had thai for tea watched Roberta flack doco and fool me once and MF

Jan 20th Saturday

Cool and mild, adam to Barn, refixed gate at Ks, worked on sticks and stones one side done, Lisa has a second opening with about 40 people ,Lindsays birthday tea home by 9.30

Jan 19th Friday

Cool and odd showers, assembled three little pieces from yesterday and started sticks and stones, did a zucchini slice for tea, M worked on tax stuff watched tin star and fixed gate at K’s

Jan 18th Thursday

Coolish and breezy, started lenny marks,worked on cowboy, ringbird and mowed ½ sculpture garden. Also printed off 12 title sheets for sculptures in sculpture garden, 3 people visited and gave me a few orders, shopped for welding wire and rods and shopping, home for nap, snitzel for tea watched reacher, bones and MF

Jan 17th Wednesday

Coolish and mild day, showers, M and em fed Ks animals then took em home, Noel and Nicki, worked on windmill I do 2 pelicans and worked on cowboy, bird and small dancer, painted dragonflies again,nap, finished mars story, 3 people in gallery with Lisa who sold another big painting, did casserole with lamb bits for tea,watched last fargo,boy swallows universe and young sheldon

 

Fine, warmed up but ok, Belinda did 2 flowers, feeling a bit better this week, I did back of dragonfly seat and painted seat and wood,Finished My Brother Jack, read another sandman comic and started on mars story, John from Scotland arrived and did some work, nap M and em did shares chicken wraps for tea, Pilates watched adam hills and MF

Jan 15th Monday

Breezy fine warm painted clef again, painted heavy to light, tidy up, the boys did a headphones stand and more on the angle cutter, I did another seat frame and several dragonflies, started two small pieces, M got em off the train, 3 people after lunch bought another painting, Lisa back after lunch, I went and delivered seat to Berwick and brought back scrap, doing fish cakes for tea, watched point break, young Keaunu and Patrick Swayze, and cats countdown.

Jan 14th Sunday

Cool became warmer and breezy, dropped off adam, worked on clef piece finished welding cleaning and 1 coat of paint,8 visitors talked to lisa, bought penetrol at bunnings, made chicken Mexican rice for tea, watched Fargo,Asian civilizations in Japan and MF

Jan 13th Saturday

Coolish and cloudy, dropped off adam., walked dog, got paper and shopping, mow under sculptures. Lisa grant opening 2.00 had 60 people sold $5000 of work, did steak sandwiches for tea watched reacher and role play movie bill nighy caley kuoco, mediocre

Jan 12th Friday

Fine and grey to begin, warmed up to a hot dry day 32, managed to airdrop video from old I pad to new one and ready for opening, uploaded to you tube,talked to bonnie at gazette re music and meet the artist, off to see Don and Pauli and Daphne, drop off tool chest and Sarinas gifts and xmas pressies,( forgot and had to go back to do it)  back to get report on scan, seems no change, am to have a colonoscopy, home to nap, did tuna pasta and salad for tea, watch Tin star and mega builds claridges, K rang up

Jan 11th Thursday

Fine and grey to begin then warm and sunny most of day, ,add lisas pictures to website, see about covid shots, mattress, Water cleaner, shop, about 8 visitors Lisa back at 1.00 to straighten and space, do video talked to Lisa naps did sausages in rolls for tea  watched fargo grand designs adam hills and MF

Jan 10th Wednesday

Fine and mild warm, Noel and nicki, started one of two windmills, I work on edges of curve,I did one small pine cone fly too  help set up lisa grant exhibition, maybe help K with kid delivery, M to take em back,Lisa had a whole team( 7)  to help set up exhibition and they cleaned the walls and doors swept cleaned the pedestals and almost anything else  Adam back again, did savoury mince for tea watched reacher, Harlan coben and wilty and mf

Jan 9th Tuesday

Cool and breezy fined up, Belinda was feeling down and a bit crook so only did one flower, Unload car and work on edges of curve still more to go, mowed across rd, planted 4 trees, fish and chip tea, bought wood for new seat and discs and clock and a battery for scale, watched bones, cats countdown and MF

Jan 8th Monday

Cloudy drizzle then rain, the boys  worked on twisted metal and a grinder stand I assemble big piece and started covering edges, went to Martin steel for 10mm rod for Belinda, Raining all day and lots of water over the roads, shopped at coles then home for nap, did chicken casserole for tea, Em and M tidying and sorting cupboards and cleaning side verandah Kathleen and Mae rang up we watched a symphonic experience with Brian cox and MF

Jan 7th Sunday

Fine and muggy cloudy showers later, finished welding second side of side 2 of curve, Julieanne gardened, off to take Emily to calebs and have lunch at whelans  3 visitors, home for nap, sandwiches for tea watched cats countdown and end of billy Connelly in America.

Jan 6th Saturday

Fine and clear warmish, get paper, walk dog work on second side of curve all welded on one side and started on second side, mowed a bit of sculpture garden Glynis and Phillip dropped in and talked for a bit, did hamburgers for tea and watched salt burn not liked by Emily  and MF

Jan 5th Friday

Fine and sunny warmish with a nice breeze, M to pick up em and theos shorts, I work on curve piece all of one side done both sides welded, took most of day 3 visitors, reading sandman and my brother jack, pizza tea, watched 4 episodes of percy Jackson and the Olympians and MF

Jan 4th Thursday

Misty cloudy coolish , work in shed start big piece, do heart thing worked on small juggler piece then started outline of big piece, Jade woodlock and family visited , hot and muggy at times in arvo,Talked to jeff, Reading the tilt, shopped in Drouin, did leftovers for tea watched tin star, Grand designs transformations and MF restless night, warmish lots of wees and farting dog

Jan 3rd Wednesday

Cloudy and showery, have to go for cat scan at Monash at 1.00, assembled some small pieces in shed then did puzzles . Wrote up 4 more titles for small pieces Drove down in the rain, did cat scan and M drove home, reading the tilt, did sausage rolls for tea M talked to em and K ,watched maestro about leonard Bernstein, strong great performances, up half the night ,lots of wees and dog wanting to go out

Jan 2nd Tuesday

Fine and mild light cloud, fine and sunny morning, Belinda did 2 flowers, M had a day at home, I prepared work while Belinda was welding, did speedy, feet for shoe boxes, grinded my juggler, tidied a bit more in back room, made another box all glued, Mick came after Belinda left and I helped him learn to weld better lady from writers group brought her daughter and granddaughter,Then 2 others bought a flower with butterfly and talked about a moustache for their house, Got up to lunch about ¼ past 2 dirty and very tired had lunch did puzzles on age digital edition and then nap, got report back from bowel cancer people and have some blood in poo, reading view from the cheap seats and foundations edge, M bought milk and bread and salmon patties for tea raining for an hour in evening, watched spike milligan doco and young sheldon

Jan 1st  Monday

Fine and sunny, M worked on tax and shares all day,updated website,unloaded kindling wood from shed, worked on renovating 2 small shoe boxes, made a pine cone insect and a start of a pinecone headdress juggler, finished off 2 of the small pieces and also the metal for among the trees, Pete came and worked on cut off grinder for a bit, I finished the red priest book, and started sandman comic series, Tara Veen hoff and Riley her brother came to say hello for a while, Nap made fish and chip tea, watched big fat quiz of year and a bit of Aretha Franklin

December diary

Dec 31st Sunday

Lovely day, went and got last delivered paper, load of washing, finished kindling rack, did dancer,alien landscape, and rock climbing loaded mower trailer with kindling, did last of the mowing, finished the graveyard book( excellent) did snitzel and salad for tea new years eve but we are staying home and going to bed early like always.watched fargo, MF and bones

Dec 30th Saturday

Cool and showery to begin, got paper and shopping walked dog at community garden, worked in shed on putting other 3 characters together and starting wood holder for kindling from shed and drill base for lathe. Man came and picked up sculpture and lady came for a visit. Nap, finished barbed wire tears, very boy book and lots of violence but sort of thought provoking too, did gnocci bake for tea watched tin star and cats countdown and MF

Dec 29th Friday

Cool and finer than yesterday, Julieanne to garden, I tidied shed for an hour then started cutting up 6 small characters and making 3 into welded forms( still needing cleaning up) I mowed across the road and read more from the graveyard book and barbed wire tears. We had lamb patties /fritters for tea with salad then watched the royal variety performance,all fine but a bit ho hum then MF

Dec 28th Thursday

Cool and grey showers for much of the day, get wood for dragonfly seat and give 2 coats of paint, and do blood tests.Home again to 4 visitors, possible orders, reading Neil Gaiman view from the cheap seats and the graveyard book as well as barbed wire tears, 2 naps, sausages in bread for tea, watched the last slow horses 2 and then stock Aitken and waterman part 2 as well as all creatures great and small .

Dec 27th Wednesday

Showered overnight, grey but clear, tidy gallery and house and work on dragonfly seat, all painted and welded, needs another coat and wood done, started an abstract junk piece M to physio, napped and read most of afternoon, Joan and adam dropped by, Adam off with grace, had sandwich for tea, watched rebel moon and MF.

Dec 26th Tuesday

Rained overnight, showers and rain today, grey and cloudy, dinner with Ms family and our kids in gallery, ernie fiona, david and serena, stephen and Kristen, edelmans and us, Sue dropped in, rained as people leaving, Em went back with caleb, had a sandwich for tea watched reacher,MF and young sheldon

Dec 25th Monday

Rained overnight and cloudy maybe showers in day, updated website welded most of dragonfly in shed, finished reading I am Pilgrim,did chow mein for tea, M and em set up gallery and did some precooking, watched the three musketeers, mediocre

Dec 24th Sunday

Fine and cloudy, bought ice and milk, paper, cooked potatos, Em and M fluffed the place and cooked stuff,Christmas lunch with the kids and grandkids . Presents galore and a quiet afternoon after they left. Sandwiches for tea and watched cats countdown, fargo and scott aikman and waterman doco.

Dec 23rd Saturday

Fine and sunny, mild, took adam to work, shopped walked dog work in shed, M and em shop for xmas stuff, 1 visitor, people came and took tennis girl away and a pelican and a sign, other people came and picked up pole landscape, I talked to Yvette in afternoon for a bit and had 3 naps, did hamburgers for tea adam off to family for a week, tidied and washed stuff, watched young Sheldon, MF

Dec 22nd Friday

Fine and sunny, work on other side of growth and put on base, finished dance of the flowers, added to words on website ,2 visitors aileen took away pieces for station gallery, M and em and kids decorate trees and tidy did chicken skewers for tea , M and em tidied front room, watched MF and bones

Dec 21st Thursday

Fine and slightly overcast, work in shed on growth, M tidies ems room and goes to melb, I mind girls in arvo as K takes theo to dentist, played for 1 hr then took them to warragul civic park for play, walk around lake, learn water tap, see art in gallery, home for more play, Em to come home with M after shopping, did lasage using trpika remnants, wrapped presents, watched bill bailey last west Australia, also toys that made America and hard quiz influencers.

Dec 20th Wednesday

Fine and mild, Noel and Nicki worked on pelican and plant tray, I added to growth piece, did flowers for it and butterflies, started dance of the flowers, repainted pole landscape, 2 visitors, went to help mind kids after lunch as M had sore foot, went to park and scootered, K home early, quick shop then home for nap, did triptika and sausages for tea, no adam, watched slowhorses, adam hills and wilty

Dec 19th Tuesday

Grey and showery to begin and most of day, Belinda did 2 flowers, paint base of tennis girl and add football, finish goat, start on garden seat, people swapped over big flower for 2 small flowers, M out with 2 kids Adam to do tea, Pilates

Dec 18th Monday

Cloudy and muggy I painted tennis girl white, worked on goat body and legs, Tony did small reindeer, Peter worked on cut off wheel cast a new piece for cut off wheel, nap after lunch the washed floor, M out all day with all 3 kids including speech therapy swimming and play, I did chicken mustard for tea , ok but took over an hour to cook, watched reacher, and vera

Dec 17th Sunday

Fine and sunny Adam to work papers shop paint tennis girl, mowed rest of sculpture garden, Jessie came and talked and Yvette 4 visitors,started goat, did  lamb chops for tea watched the family plan, ok but a high kill count

Dec 16th Saturday

Fine and mild, a bit cool at times,M off to help k shopping with 3 kids,  adam to work took dog to park papers, home to mostly finish tennis girl, talked to Scottish john whose ex partner had just died, mowed ½ of sculpture garden, did fish and chips for tea watched slow horses, tin star and cats countdown

Dec 15th Friday

Reading Slow horses 5 fine and sunny, mild, work on smaller corten flowers and kookas and tennis girl, M off to mind Mae and maybe theo , 2 people visited I pick up some kids from school Talked to Yvette did honey mustard chicken and pasta for tea, watched reacher,wilty and mf

Dec 14th Thursday

Mild and cloudy, Theo to have tongue ties cut, Me and M trip to Clayton for thyroid check, just a talk and a pathology request for June, home via fountain gate, some shopping,3 people visited lunch talked to adam and Joan,, 2 naps, Adam did skewers for tea, watched Famous five some bits ok some poor editing, and wilty

Dec 13th Wednesday

Mild to begin, hot day, M up early to get kids ready for school as K has breakfast meeting and so does David, M has dentist at 10.30, I work on tennis girl, Noel and Vicki, Helen and alice after lunch, Pick up kids from school small shop, home for nap, did chicken and salad for tea, watched adam hills Fargo Young Sheldon and MF

Dec 12th Tuesday

warm and sultry, M went to Dr and minded kids at end of day I did  a sledge hammer racer, and a dog and started tennis player, Peter Kostos came and bought house on the hill, I napped in arvo Frittata for tea Adam out to Job network after working at caf in morning, Pilates watched bill baileys wild west aust.

Dec 11th Monday

Cool and mild did washing, The boys did a flying bird and hose winder, I did wood for the tree, a bird and a dog, People came and got their 2 big flowers I did beef chow mein for tea watched tin star, MF and toys that made America

Dec 10th Sunday

Cool and not as showery, tidied, paper, walk dog adam at caf, cut up fallen branch and then finished work on birdbrain and did 24 flowers, 10 people came , sold a dog, 6 flowers and a b ird, got an order for a pair of dancers and also a tennis player with a football, a bit lightheaded,Kievs for tea, watched Fargo MF, Qi

Dec 9th Saturday

Cool and showery all day, people came and picked up horseman and golfer, double birdfeeder and bought dog, kooka and 6 flowers and a bird, 4 people visited over day, Don Barret dropped in to see yvettes work, sold him a Gippsland art book, worked on 7  kookas on sticks ( 7) and part of birdbrain adam worked at caf, nap Pie for tea watched tin star, MF Young Sheldon and bones

Dec 8th Friday

Cooler but varied , hot and windy at times a change coming? M off to mind mae and take swimming, I finish second set of flowers and started a wooden based piece, also added photos to Yvettes webpage, Picked up kids and took theo to ninjas  sausages and salad for tea watched slow horses, cats countdown

Dec 7th Thursday

Cooler and grey, M has Drs appt , I get metal from martin steel, finished  2 flowers started 2 more,shopped in Longwarry, Drs appt in arvo for more Panadol forte, M went to eleanors book presentation, I did satay chicken for tea, organized cooking videos on I pad, watched MF, orphan black echoes and wilty and adam hills

Dec 6th Wednesday

Fine and sunny, did riley violin piece, also birds flying from rain,ordered more tips for plasmacutter, mowed sculpture garden 4 visitors order for 2 big flowers, M has physio and talked to Sue started cutting them out, nap, picked up kids and took theo to fiddle sticks , talked to Rileys mum who is an illustrator, tea at yarragon pub for book group, home and watched Bill baileys wild west

Dec 5th Tuesday

Fine and sunny, Belinda did one flower, I finished double birdfeeder, 2 people visited, Mowed across rd and house block, picked up kids from school did savory mince, took adam to art group,M went to scout presentations, Pilates, watched MF

Dec 4th Monday

Fine and sunny , hot, M off to mind mae, the boys did a stand  I added to horseman finished bird and started double birdfeeder, played with mae from 10 to 1100, did tea nap  2 people visited, Have to pick up kids from school and take theo to pen pals, shopped at aldi, home to have corned beef and pasta bake for tea.watched fargo and annika

Dec 3rd Sunday

Fine and mild became a lovely day, adam working, got paper and some shopping, walked dog saw leith, assembled horseman and worked with photos for website, problems Yvette had opening, aqbout 30 people sold quite a bit, exhausted needed sleep in arvo, did chicken skewers for tea watched fargo, young Sheldon MF and great Australian walks

Dec 2nd Saturday

Cool and showery, up early for adam, back to bed, to Drouin for papers and shop, home to Jindi Market worked a bit on horseman, bit of an upset tummy, Joanne and colin Gray called in also man re birdfeeders, M to Pakenham with K shopping. Fish and chip tea watched Indiana jones and the dial of destiny

Dec 1st Friday

cool and possible showers, M off to mind mae, Julieanne to garden, I swap over mig gas help adjust Yvettes exhibition, phone appt at 12.45, Pick up theo and Eleanor from school and took theo to ninjas did orange chicken for tea watched fargo, MF and  Lupin,

November diary

Nov 30th Thursday

Showery M did bills and shares, I did ¾ of horseman for horse, several naps, tired, Last group came and picked up exhibition, paid them, Yvette and Geoff set up yvettes exhibition, did spanakopita for tea  watched last lessons in chemistry and also slow hoses and Bill baileys wild west Australia

Nov 29th Wednesday

Rainy, rained ½ night, noel and rob worked on owl, M goes to mind mae and physio , writers group here, I did 2 dogs and 2 birds and 11 flowers, took theo to fiddlesticks, shopped ,did steak for tea, watched last scrublands and bones and mf

Nov 28th Tuesday

Fine and cloudy, Belinda did 2 flowers I did 2 pelicans and 2 dogs, reading children of dune and my brother jack, M goes to help kids at end of day and takes adam to shops, did silverside patties for tea, watched scrublands and Annika and MF

Nov 27th Monday

Cool and showery, M off to help mae, the boys worked on book ends and hose holder , make drs appt re shingles, work on 2 birds, bought metal at Longwarry home to see 2 people who wanted 2 dogs, Steve and Gillian Vanyai wanted a small job done, reset I pad,.Adam does japanes curry tea, Paul put up new sign and 2 people bought Oh watched scrublands, young sheldon and great Australian walks

Nov 26th Sunday

Cloudy and showery, cool, paper, dog walk, home to cover horse parts all done and mostly ground,,M to help with Mae and Eleanor dance concert, over 7000 steps she walked, I did silverside for tea and watched last bodies, cats countdown and MF

Nov 25th Saturday

Cloudy and muggy, took adam to work, paper, dog walk, started on rider all of horse bits bent and welded to shape,rained at night,made golden rissoles for tea watched bodies and great Australian walks picked up caleb  from wedding.

Nov 24th Friday

Fine and mild cloudy, m minds Eleanor all day, I start on assembling Judes pieces, no Julieanne to garden  Lady from foster came and took 14 pieces to their gallery, Mena said she had sold bulb and ballet dancer and a pelican went and played with Mae after lunch 4 visitors, shopped sausages for tea watched scrublands and vanished Melbourne went and picked up caleb from Parnassus, rained heavily for much of the evening.

Nov 23rd Thursday

Fine and sunny, M went to sarinas mums funeral, I went to bunnings and bought cutoff wheels and paint, picked up rusty metal from sues, home to finish off golfer and mowed most of sculpture garden, did crispy Chinese chicken for tea adm participated, watched Fargo, last of spice trail and bodies and mf

Nov 22nd Wednesday

Cool and misty, M minding Eleanor all day, No Noel and rob, Writers group writing,  finished village, swords to ploughshares, and other small pieces, mowed across rd, Jude visited and reminded me of her order,,M to mind Eleanor all day did Mexican lasagna for tea watched last two bosch and Loki

Nov 21st Tuesday

Cool and misty fined up at end of day, Belinda did 2 flowers I did spiderman and part of sure footed teapot and village, M minded Eleanor all day Dropped off sign at special school, I went to get Ipad and computer fixed, I pad was full so bought new I pad, spent part of time getting it going, did snitzel burgers for tea Pilates, shopped, brought adam back from art group, watched MF

Nov 20th Monday

Cool and misty, Kids have curric day Eleanor has tonsilitis, I made girl in the see thru dress, M to mind kids til 11 I take over and then take theo to pen pals bring back, M takes mae to tumblegym and phoebe, and prepares her for gumnuts did slow cooker beef stew for tea, watched bodies and young Sheldon and loki

Nov 19th Sunday

Cool to begin cleared about 12 Adam worked at caf,M did 4 loads of washing  I worked on golfing character body head and top arms are on, Cory came and picked up dog, 2 visitors, did fish and chip tea , also beef stew for tomorrow, watched bodies and Annika

Nov 18th Saturday

Cool and mild, adam to work at caf, papers, shopped and dog park, start on golf figure for order,2 visitors, cory came out and asked for a dog, made that over afternoon, did for tea, watched quiz lady, basically ok.

Nov 17th Friday

Cool and mild, finished goat and sign for special school also engine, and figure and base for time machine, started figures, 2 people visited M off all day helping K with Mae, Adam to court in wonthaggi, did bacon wrapped steak from butchers for tea watched bosch and bodies and MF

Nov 16th Thursday

Cool and mild, M helped K in morning and at end of day, shopped for flap discs and basic shopping, Uta and Tim visiting, worked on goat mostly finished, Means hubby came and got bulb and ballerina, some problem with hydraulics, had leftovers for tea with adam, watched bosch, MF and

Nov 15th Wednesday

Cool to begin ends up fine and sunny, Noel and rob work on pelican, I started goat and added to engine, Mena came to pick up sculptures, Vaughn Bransgrove called in for a chat, nap, did tuna noodles for tea M minded theo all day after bullying incident, watched last Sherwood, spice trail, bones and mf

Nov 14th Tuesday

Fine and cool, M takes kids to school, Belinda did 2 flowers, small bus group (10)  finished main parts of sign, started on engine, M picked up kids from school ran to Drouin for shopping did lasagna no adam, watched Sherwood, MF and young sheldon

Nov 13th Monday

Fine and cool, M off to mind mae all day has to do photo stuff with girls at end of day a very busy day for her, 2 people visited I have the boys and work a bit on the big sign, still a bit flat.all sign back done and front of sign drawn out and started cutting out, did snitzel for tea no adam, watched bodies, bones and mf

Nov 12th Sunday

Fine and mild coolish,feeling a bit flat, deliver order to warragul and get paper, tidy gallery for opening 30 people at opening, fine day had by all, had vegeburgers for tea watched guardians of the galaxy 1

Nov 11th Saturday

Fine and warm to begin then cool day then mild, paper and dog walk, feeling a bit off sorts 2 people visited and ordered a character and mailbox, reading the great war  naps mowed much of sculpture garden M to Pakenham shopping, quiet afternoon, did skewers for tea  with salad, watched Bosch, cats  countdown and MF

Nov 10th Friday

Cool and foggy to begin hot, M takes mae to dance then back here, Julieanne gardens, I assemble parts of sign, finished big ugly vase, play with Mae , went to dr I now have shingles, shop Adam camping over weekend fish and chip tea watched mf, Annika, Young sheldon

Nov 9th Thursday

Cooler and misty, worked on back of sign,2 small bus groups,(7 )oldies and kids so no sales,Took adam to Drouin, send out email for exhibition, did a couple of write ups, Talked to stef,  Adam does tea watched bodies, Bosch MF

Nov 8th Wednesday

Fine and sunny hot, Noel and Rob did birdfeeder, I finished owl, assembled small pieces,started on second side of back of sign, Writers group, naps, took flag and money to helens saw alice too, took theo to music picked up wheels from recycler, shopped and bought chicken for tea, watched Annika, MF and young Sheldon, and Joanna Lumley spice trail

Nov 7th Tuesday

Fine and sunny, public holiday cup day, Belinda did 2 flowers, I did bird house and most of heavy metal rocker, did chicken mince for tea in wraps Pilates, shopped watched MF and Sherwood

Nov 6th Monday

Fine and sunny M has kids all day due to holiday, K at work, taking them swimming, The boys, I work on back of big piece, started on owl and helped M after 11. M took kids back did seafood pasta for tea, watched Annika,and mf and lessons in chemistry

Nov 5th Sunday

Fine and sunny, open studios 40 people through sold 550 over weekend, a few orders, Bluetongue visitor attacked by crows, mowed a bit in morning, Pizza tea watched MF, young Sheldon and

Nov 4th Saturday

Fine and mild cloudy, Open studios, Paper, take adam to work, Jindi market,start on new big piece, 50 people through sold some work, tired did fish and chip tea watched dark winds,MF

Nov 3rd Friday

Fine and mild cloudy, M to mind mae take to dance back here, I do a bit more mowing and a bit in shed,Took adam to work, did survivor and 2 small overdressed echidnas picked up theo as Eleanor was riding home with david,shopped in arvo,dropped in to see sue,also picked up flag for open studios from Sue A, did sausages and peanut noodles for tea, watched Sherwood Young Sheldon Bosch legacy and MF

November 2nd Thursday

Fine and mild, updated website a bit, did heart thing, going to pick up metal at martins M has physio at 9 and hairdresser at 1.00,adam worked at caf,  added to vase form and mowed part of sculpture garden and house block, flat tyre fixed by Drouin mowers, made Greek chicken in arvo, nap.watched Joanna Lumley spice trail,adam hills

November 1st Wednesday

Fine and cool, Noel and rob worked on rooster planter finished, I worked on ball vase made with offcuts, bout ½ done, mowed across rd Writers group here, shopped in afternoon for 2 shirts for work, picked up theo and took him to music, back to Royal Hotel for book club, bit of a muddle but all ok, left early watched mf

October diary

Oct 31st Tuesday

Showery Belinda do 2 owls, and 2 teapots 2 visitors Mae has intro day at school, made zucchini slice for tea Pilates No adam at art class, shopped at bunnings and coles watched MF and dark winds

Oct 30th Monday

Fine and mild showers in evening, The boys tony and peter did owls and sidecar, I tidied up did another coat on music class pieces and did a squarehead box, also a small vase using chain links as flowers, small busload of  special school,(3) went to Drouin with pies and cakes for m who was minding Eleanor and mae, back home for nap finish limberlost bookclub book and to cook 2 sets of biscuits and mince rollups for tea, adam out with his mum, watched Bosch legacy , bones and mf

Oct 29th Sunday

Fine and mild, papers, work on angel,Oct 28th Saturday

Fine and mild cooled for a bit then sunny, Andrew Kaspar came and got fish seats and 2 belinda flowers , big fish and some small pieces,I got papers walked dog at Mc Neilly park, home to finish welding surfer and started angel of heavy lifting,M went and helped K get shoes for Theo, Eleanor off at camp, Adam worked til 1 at caf, 5 people visited made another set of biscuits,Christine called in re Mt Worth, did steak for tea watched Bosch legacy, Lupin mf and young Sheldon

Oct 27th Friday

Fine and mild , I put out fish and assemble biplane and do feet for other letter box, M to mind mae at dance, home here to play nap,2 people visited Pick up kids order metal from martin shop, home to do fish and chips for tea, watched dark winds,take 5 jimmy barnes,MF and

Oct 26th Thursday

Cool, showers?finished painting fish, Worked on biplane, helped julie and students put up exhibition, shopped did cooking of biscuits, M to physio at 9.30 adam to caf?did meat patties for tea with adams soup, watched Young Sheldon, lost flowers of alice hart and Sherwood caleb called in

Oct 25th Wednesday

Cool and showery with some sunny breaks, finished fish welding , No noel and rob, one coat of penetrol on started biplane, Mae here with M due to her cold, played a bit, nap, went to pick up kids, took theo to music, adam did tea, had Neerim sth cubs here and parents ( 4)  did scavenger hunt drawing ex and plasmacutting demo, Donna took down exhibition,watched hard quiz and loki.

Oct 24th Tuesday

Fine and sunny and warm, Belinda did 2 flowers I worked more on fish, had oldies group from Traf about 10, took Ralph back to Pakenham, M minds mae who has a cold, shop and wraps for tea Pilates shopped waiting for adam then waited for adam to shop,watched mf

Oct 23rd Monday

Cloudy showery and cool, welded fish til 8.45 No power after 8.45, Mowed 1/3 sculpture garden and dug out drain at driveway,special school( 4) came out and commissioned a sign  M minds mae I help at tumblegym, M Picks up theo and take to pen pals I welded more after power came back on still 2 panels to go, did lamb chops and veges for tea, watched supermodels, dark winds and MF

Oct 22nd Sunday

Cloudy cooler and showers, Adam at caf again, Papers and dog walk then back to fish all of one side welded,turned over ready for tomorrow, did cashew chicken for tea,watched Sherwood, gruen MF

Oct 21st Saturday

Cloudy but warm cooling,Paper, picked up ralph from Pakenham, adam working at Jindi caf, I worked on fish gathering things in morning and welding parts in arvo, ½ of one side done,4 people visited,  did shepherds pie for tea watched dark winds, started to watch nancy drew, very cliched, watched henry sugar and MF

Oct 20th Friday

Fine and sunny, warm, had heart appt, did shopping at woolworths and aldi, home to mow sculpture garden,  play with Mae,2 people visited  M took mae to dance,did chicken skewers and salad for tea watched Young Sheldon, lessons in chemistry and supermodels

Oct 19th Thursday

Fine and sunny, got petrol l for mower and car, assembled second fish seat and put together 5 and ½ kookaburras, did a little bit more sanding on second letter box, mowed across rd and house block, M has Podiatrist appt. spaghetti and meatballs for tea watched take 5 natalie Imbruglia and 10 things I hate about you

Oct 18th Wednesday

Fine and sunny Noel and Rob,worked on chook planter, unload car of metal,do wood for fish seat,did second fish seat and wood, did a bit on second letter box ,picked up kids from school, took theo to music and back, did wraps for tea, watched home, bones and gruen and

Oct 17th Tuesday

Fine and coolish fined up to lovely warm and sunny day, Belinda did 2 flowers,I painted seat and finished off snail painting ,started to do wood,also did 1 letterbox and small girl plasmacut started 2 more letterboxes, picked up kids from school, got paint from bunnings, paid open studios fee,got metal from martin steel and wood from home hardware, unloaded some, had zucchini slice for tea took adam to art and me to pilates, watched MF

Oct 16th Monday

Cool and showery, worked on first fish seat all welding done, Tony and Peter there, special school ( 3) came and missed me, M minded mae in morning I helped at tumble gym then home to play and nap, picked up kids and dropped off adam took theo to pen pals and shopped at aldi, did chicken curry for tea, watched Lessons in chemistry, MF and qi

Oct 15th Sunday

Cool and dry, sad referendum failed but they did not present a clear yes case. Donnas opening in arvo, Paper and walk dog, tidied gallery and did opening, about 30 people there, did zucchini slice for tea watched flora and son, and qi and mf

Oct 14th Saturday

Cool , maybe showers, referendum day,yes case sunk, papers, shop, chemist, walk dog, work on seat and finished snail of love,reading a bit in afternoon, Adam did tea pie and salad, watched the lost flowers of alice hart, started to watch Black light but didn’t work well, Mf

Oct 13th Friday

Cold and showery most of day, appt with radiation dr at Berwick at 10.00 decided to take no action at present, home to lunch Saw Julieanne who had gardened, 2 people visited, I finished down cemetery Rd and added to my two small pieces, did snitzel for tea watched lessons in chemistry,Qi, loki and MF

Oct 12th Thursday

Warm then cool, rained most of day did 2 more characters and moved mirror mirror and the well further along, reading book by the fire, adam had more dental work, M had physio at 10 30, I made muffins and simple biscuits, did slow cooker chicken risoni thing for tea,watched last 2 dark winds and take 5 with noel Gallagher and MF, reading down the cemetery rd

Oct 11th Wednesday

Fine and sunny, take M to Orthopedic  DR (ben Brooker) at Traralgon,hot actually, Noel and Rob here working on butterfly and then  I did a bit on adding 2 characters to link and painted, reading book rest of day, In to drop adam in warragul, pick up kids took theo to music sketched, picked up adam and shopped then home to bought chicken and salad for tea, watched dark winds, Hard quiz and Mf

Oct 10th Tuesday

Fine and cool sunny breaks later, Took Ms car in for service Belinda did 2 flowers 5 people visited, I did more on elder and started link, did base part and two characters took M back to get car and help kids at end of day, I did sausages on toast for tea took adam to art and I went to Pilates, small shop, home to watch MF

Oct 9th Monday

Fine and cool sunny breaks Worked on elder sculpture, lots welded and painted, Peter and Tony worked on side car and top M minds mae I went and helped her at tumble gym, home here nap and play with mae take her back and pick up kids take theo to pen pals, small shop, reading reacher book, home to M doing tuna pasta tea, watched MF

Oct 8th Sunday

Cool and fine day quite pleasant in arvo, writers group thing in arvo, papers, walk dog, cut up pieces for elder sculpture, read in afternoon, about 20 people at writers thing, pizza for tea,watched supermodels, dark winds and mf

Oct 7th Saturday

Cool and cloudy, papers walk dog Jindi market, mowed sculpture garden, across rd and house block, saw a very big black snake behind the gallery, assembled a small piece, sold yin yang, flowers, a birdbath, and 3 of donnas unframed pieces, about 10 people visited, did steak for tea Adam out with grace, watched dark winds,MF and Qi

Oct 6th Friday

Cool and cloudy edited Donnas video,added video to you tube, tried video on tv, assembled a couple of small piece, read in house by fire, 2 visitors M off to take mae to Dance, then me to drs appt in Berwick at 3.30 quick appt back home by 4.30.meat patties for tea watched last shelter and mf and

Oct 5th Thursday

Cold and rainy, assembled a few small pieces, M went and helped Mae go to phoebe and music, I read the rest of Grone,( very involving) cooked some biscuits and did a roast for tea, went to historical society looking for a photo of the old smithy, none there, Adam had 2 teeth out, did donnas video in gallery, watched hard quiz, shelter and Luke Nguyins india

Oct 4th Wednesday

Showery all morning Noel and Rob, I assembled seat, then did elephant family, landscape scene with malleeroots, and lone elephant, off to pick up kids, M picks up mae, Take theo to music, did heart thing, Bookclub at Nepalese restaurant to discuss the promise home to watch Ashoka and MF

Oct 3rd Tuesday

Showery and grey, no Belinda, Painted seat and did wood, cold and rainy, Wayne visited, reading Grone book, sat by fire, also did most of dancer in the flowers, M went off to mind kids after school pies for tea took adam to art group, Pilates mat class, home to watch bones, slept well

Oct 2nd Monday

Fine and sunny and not windy, scan at casey at 12.30, The boys worked on a bowl and a sidecar, I assemble 2 malleeroot vases,do the rest of welding of the new butterfly seat, off to Casey, lunch at Macdonalds, home to nap do rissoles for tea watch Sheryl crow and cats and dogs, warm night then rain

October 1st Sunday

Fine and cloudy, warm blowy overnight, added to website, Daylight savings, paper,shopped, walk dog at community garden.Reading Grone, did last butterfly cut up branch that had fallen over path did another frame for mallee root  vase cleaned up starfighter and painted, and made a seat frame for butterflies, did chicken leg for tea and leftovers, watched the supermodels and dark winds and MF

September diary

Sept 30th Saturday

Fine warm and cloudy, hung paintings in house, papers ,shop and dog walk, neil came and got gate, I did 2 smallish butterflies, assembled starfighter and painted mallee root again, did frame for one of the pieces, 2 people visited Grand final between collingwood and Brisbane lions, Collingwood won by a few points, great game, did chevachipas for tea watched last 2 river and MF

Sept 29th Friday

Fine and sunny, Public holiday, put up donnas ex on web, added to website with my September stuff, sanded a range of mallee root pieces, prepared a butterfly form 12 people through, did peters stained glass window stand, adam did tea, watched shelter and sisteract 2( good music but poor story)

Sept 28th Thursday

Fine and sunny, mild, M has physio appt, I did offcut bowl, Joan took away exhibition, paid joan for show, sat in sun, went to historical soc, closed, shopped for odd things made mac and cheese and chicken for tea and bolsano cake, watched river, Mexico, end of cats and MF

Sept 27th Wednesday

Cool and fine, Noel and Rob worked on windmill, I did punching bowl drs appt at 11.15, blood test M has mae and K and kids here for playdate with Louise and willow, Then k and kids off to speech therapy, 1 other visitor bought artist in the gallery, did frittata for tea , adam helped me help Donna and Mum and daughter hang exhibition. Watched who is erin carter, Ashoka and hard quiz.

Sept 26th Tuesday

Cool and fine warming up, Belinda did 2 flowers, I worked on engine and sisters and kooka, mowed across rd and nature strip,did savory mince in wraps for tea Pilates , Caleb visited , watched mF

Sept 25th Monday

Warm and cloudy odd shower, the boys worked on grinder stand and trolley, I tidy up and started the sisters and what the kookaburra saw 2 took mig bottle to be replaced, did bunnings shop and then coles.2 people visited and joan here to greet them, Tired, Adam had court but it was postponed, He did chicken skewers and salad for tea, watched shelter, MF and grand designs

Sept 24th Sunday

Fine and sunny played with kids in morning then took them home quick shop, nap, repainted merrily we roll along reading the tea ladies,6 people visited sold back to black for joan and the violinist, did sausage rolls for tea, watched river, bones and MF

Sept 23rd Saturday

Fine and sunny, Booba takes kids to puffing billy we have them for sleepover  in evening, adam off to daylesford with grace, about 10 people over the day including ena, a snake in front of the birds and dogs, mowed most of grass in afternoon, Had snitzel for tea and pies for kids, all in bed at 9.30 exhausted.

Sept 22nd Friday

Fine and sunny did labels for small sculptures put out waves piece, fixed lindas plate stands, Joan has craft group ( 20) M helps Eleanor with sewing, Em back to melb, I shop in arvo, Adam did dumplings for tea, watched last ashoka,, mf and bones ending

Sept 21st Thursday

Cool and clear,fine patches but showers too, read the catch, put spring plane on stand and did 6 dragonflies, M has physio at 10,bus group (12) visited and Linda brought back 12 of the plate stands, joan has a craft group in gallery ( 5) I did shopping, nap and reading the tea ladies, did beef chow mein for tea.watched Ashoka,mf, gruen ,

Sept 20th Wednesday

Cool and showery after a windy warmish night, Noel came and finished seat and started windmill with rob, I did 16 flowers and spring flight, writing group here and peter called in and bought a piece. Sarah Jackson also bought a piece.I wrote up a few pieces, Slow cooker tea.watched Ashoka, 10 pictures ella fitzgerald and MF

Sept 19th Tuesday

Fine and mild 26? Belinda did 2 flowers, I worked on 2 small plasmacuts and 2 small vehicles, cut out a few flower forms and cut up a pallett, did egg an bacon wraps for tea picked up em at station and went to pilates, tired, watched end of home and gruen

Sept 18th Monday

Grey and cloudy, mild, adam to psychologist with joan I work in shed with boys welding second side of waves prepared 2 small vehicles and 2 small plasmacuts,tony did a rose and peter did a grinder stand, K has washing machine delivered,took dog to vet re scratching, then home to nap and make biscuits, slowcooker chicken for tea, watched shelter and gruen and MF

Sept 17th Sunday

Fine and sunny, mow, adam to chemist, shop Joan did knitting circle 7 people, I did one side of waves sculpture,adam out for tea with grace we had quiche watched olivia Rodrigo sour and fishermans friends 2

Sept 16th Saturday

Fine and sunny, worked on Neils gate,2 people visited, all finished talked briefly to joan and adam, did sausages for tea watched river, MF 10 pictures Nelson Mandela

Sept 15th Friday

Fine and sunny, last day of term, taking mae to dance, Julieanne gardened and gathered bark, took lindas pieces with her,  pick up kids early from school, shop home to tea from adam, watched river, home ,mF and Qi.

Sept 14th Thursday

Fine and sunny, no power today from 8.45, Ruby died, have to get tablets and things from office supplies, M to physio, Joan with craft group here 5, went to Drouin for tablet prescript, haircut, to warragul for metal deposit and getting wheels, to office supplies, looked for felt for M , home for morning tea then took M to Drouin for physio, reading and nap, talked to Joan and Nicki,did spaghetti for tea, watched hardquiz, MF, Qi Wilty

Sept 13th Wednesday

Fine and sunny worked on finishing Lindas order, 17 plate stands and 2 leaves, also finished a chook , a low bird and a spring flower,set out pieces for neils gate, puzzle, rest in sun, shower out to pick up theo and take to music, did big bubbles there, minor shop and home to soup and bread, adam a bit unwell,watched Ashoka, shelter and MF ,

Sept 12th Tuesday

Fine and mild Belinda did 2 flowers start lindas pieces,did 8 of the stands and most of the other pieces cut to size and bent ,Wayne visited,after lunch sat in sun and read, tried a biscuit recipe and added to website, Adam off for an x ray, risoni on toast for tea and Pilates and adam to art group.didnt watch anything

Sept 11th Monday

Fine and mild, Eleanor to phillip island camp, I mind mae, did invitation cards , went to playground then phoebe, pies, aldi shopping, petrol, tumble gym home here via buln buln and brandy creek, The boys here working, joan walked with adam and took him to psychologist, did pasta rice recipe from Instagram for tea watched wilty and MF and shelter and bones

Sept 10th Sunday

Cool and clear, Joans opening, papers, dog park,assembled seat  tidy gallery, 76 people at opening, sold train, knitter and yin yang, did mince on wraps for tea, watched Tar very strong movie

Sept 9th Saturday

Cool and showery to start, fined up over day, stood up sculptures,papers and shopped, 4 people visited Em did most of lunch I helped, tidied, edelmans for lunch and caleb and em, theos birthday celebration and mine and davids too, presents,M did bills,  reading did fish sandwiches for tea watched who is erin carter, shelter, and MF

Sept 8th Friday

Fine and gusty to start, showers and rain all day, cold,Theos birthday ( 8)  Mae to dance then back here,played with mae, pick up eleanor then shop and home,watched qi, wilty Mf and home

Sept 7th Thursday

Fine and sunny to start, did 2 chooks and worked on painting butterfly seat, bought metal from martin and wood from home, adam to Drouin, painted wood for seat, mowed across rd and sculpture garden, 3 people visited ,rained in evening then gusty overnight  did sausages for tea adam out to Japan restaurant with mum, watched Ashoka, MF, wilty and hard quiz

Sept 6th Wednesday

Fine and sunny to start, Noel worked on seat all painted, I work on other side of butterfly and seat, take M to mobility store and pick up her story from printer, Book group in evening at Yarragon pub, home to watch mf and wilty

Sept 5th Tuesday

Fine and sunny to start,then rained on and off all day Belinda did 2 flowers, worked on butterfly for seat back, Bear and ivan coming for lunch, nice talk, Joan did video with Julian, 5 visitors, Adam did soup for tea, took him to art group and me to pilates, home to watch MF

Sept 4th Monday

Fine and sunny,most of day rained in evening, The boys worked on their own, Took Mae to 2 different playgrounds, Mae to phoebe, aldi shop, Mae to tumblegym, back here for lunch played with mae, 2 naps did wraps for tea adam to jui jitsu, watched part of bones Caleb came through to pick up Ralph and helped M with her witch story for the kids

Sept 3rd Sunday

Fine and sunny papers, walk at community garden, work on doing butterfly for back of seat, adding joans pics to website, did what the kookaburra saw, and finished frypan face,6 visitors, reheated Mexican lasagna for tea, watched last 2 justified and Qi

Sept 2nd Saturday

Fine and sunny, papers, shopped, put out yin yang, and assembled small pieces and took to gallery started seat frame, finished rivergirl, did small lion and started frypan face,7 visitors bought 2 belinda flowers, did lamb chops for tea, watched wheel of time who is erin carter and MF

Sept 1st Friday

Fine and mild, took mae to dance, then home, chased her around then back to pick up kids and home to their house, did Mexican lasagna for tea watched sister act and MF

August Diary

Aug 31st Thursday

Mild and clear, worked on updating diary and work done, Hooked, more painting on yinyang,started hooked 2,contrast,and river girl did chicken garlic for tea watched

Aug 30th Wednesday

Mild with showers, Kathleeen for surgical procedure, Noel did more on seat, I finished off welding yin and yang and also assembled small cutout cat, writers group including adam and grace, finished lowbridge,ok eventually, started a knights book,grace to take down exhibition,  picked up kids, took theo to music,about 3 ratty boys doing crap, reclaimed trye from tyre place,shopped briefly, Adam made spaghetti, watched Ashoka,justified wilty and MF

Aug 29th Tuesday

Fine and mild showers Belinda did 2 flowers, Wayne visited, I did second side of yin yang and added extra frame around it, ½ of frame done, did cornflake biscuits , soup and bread for tea Adam to art group Pilates mat class,watched wilty and mf

Aug 28th Monday

Fine and mild chased mae flat tyre, to warragul to get tyre done played in park til phoebe, tumble gym then home here took adam to warragul and left him there, and mae to boobas, shopped did chaing rai noodles into burgers and had rissoles for tea, Adam to juijitsu, watched wilty, mf,bones

and Aug 27th Sunday

Fine and cool, paper and walk dog,worked on yin yang and one side done,reading lowbridge, did zucchini pie for tea mucked it up but still worked, watched vera and mf

Aug 26th Saturday

Fine and cool, took dog  to dog park ,paper,shopped, home to assemble silverbird 2, and bureaucratic angel, and did rest of happy dance, Belinda Coldabella came and visited, Grace also and about 8 of graces friends, 3 others ,sold creature and .. quiet afternoon did salmon for tea watched Ashoka 2 episodes MF

Aug 25th Friday

Fine and sunny, like spring, to Drouin to take mae to dance, Theo and Eleanor home due to curric day, back to Drouin to pick them up to take all kids home to Jindi, Adam off with Grace to visit Mara, played with kids took them home at 3.30, shopped did beef noodles thing, watched who is girl on Netflix and then together movie.

Aug 24th Thursday

Fine and mild, fasting for blood test, finished spook st, started lowbridge, did some write ups for projects, blood test then home did silverbird circle added a bit more to angel and did a dog, 3 people visited sold some flowers, kookaburra, organist and Kraken, adam mowed the sculpture garden, Joan dropped in, I started revamping gate girl, skewers and pasta for tea

Aug 23rd Wednesday

Fine and mild, Noel worked on seat I started bureaucratic angel over ½ done, nap then off to pick up kids, took theo to music, shopped, home to do fish and chip tea watched justified Qi and MF

Aug 22nd Tuesday

Fine and mild rained later, Belinda did 2 flowers, work on 2 pelicans and a cow, reading the promise, finished and reading slow horses 5, 10 people visited by walking down the road, adam did soup for tea took him to art group, Pilates, shopped, home to watch MF .

Aug 21st Monday

Fine and mild, taking mae to phoebe and Tumble gym, The boys work by themselves, aldi shop, back here after 12.00 play and talk to the whelans, Grace and friends,(2)  Joan took adam into see vets re ruby, take mae home did savory mince on toast, watched home, bones and MF

Aug 20th Sunday

Grey and cool but better than yesterday fined up later, worked on 2 plasmacuts Pauline and little black number, Kylie Ronalds and Beatrice and Rosie dropped in, tidied shed for tomorrow, did snitzel for tea and watched the last Vermeer and MF Aug 19th Saturday

Cool and showery ,walk dog pick up papers work on smallish pieces, did 2 vases, one using offcut circle tube and the other using a right angled farming piece with white stones and mesh. Adam and grace painting in gallery, Joan dropped in to say hello,Adam to do curry for tea watched something about Mary and MF

Aug 18th Friday

Cool and showery, off to Drouin to take mae to dance, played with mae, Rodney and Geoff came out to pick up bowerbird sculpture, lunch here back to Drouin to pick up kids and take all home, shopped, did spaghetti for tea, watched justified, the beanie bubble movie and MF

Aug 17th Thursday

Fine and sunny then cooler, Mowed sculpture garden, finished dog, talked to Sue who is back from Shetland, took it quietly, Grace brought Britt to see show, did skinless sausages for tea watched MF and adam hills and hard quiz and the beast must die

Aug 16th Wednesday

Fine and sunny Noel  worked on seat back, I do 2 peacocks 2 chooks and ½ dog Shopped ,Pick up kids from school, Theo to music, home to do lamb patties adam had a late lunch, watched matildas match with England, watched home

Aug 15th  Tuesday

Fine and sunny, Belinda did 2 flowers I did 3 dogs, up to house to tidy up for paddy and Lyn, Wayne came to visit, Paddy and Lyn in afternoon on their way to babysit at Rosebud for Alex, Adam did soup for tea took him to art group, I went to Pilates, Picked up adam shopped at supermarket home and straight to bed.

Aug 14th Monday

Cool and greyish, fined up,The boys worked by themselves, 10 visitors mae to phoebe shopped at bunnings and Umart then to tumble gym,then home here,played outside and M played with her too, worn out by chasing kid all day Took M to appt to discuss MRI, back to boobas shopped briefly Did leg of lamb for tea in slowcooker  Adam off to do Jui Jitsu with Grace, ,watched Qi and Justified and MF rained overnight

Aug 13th Sunday

Cool and greyish, fine periods, paper ,dog walk ,work on character and dog,  dog finished and character all together on stand, took most of day, Adam went for a big walk with Joan, pie for tea watched kill the beast and bones and MF

Aug 12th Saturday

Cool and greyish, grace brought family members (4) I got papers, dog walk, worked on man character all welded and mesh attached to one side and back covering, cut out mesh for front ,started dog, reading Adam did chops for tea, watched the matildas match against France, Heart of stone and M talked to Kathleen about MRI results,

Aug 11th Friday

Cool and grey day, went to get mae who doesn’t have dance today, K has PT day until 12ish Played with Mae, Julieanne gardened, took M to MRI saw sam, Adam drawing with Grace and tara on verandah, Bought metal sheet for character, reading migrations, shop for basics , fish and chip for tea watched last two episodes of the Lincoln Lawyer and Mf

Aug 10th Thursday

Rained overnight, showery,Adam off for court and then dentist, I have a drs appt to renew prescriptions, 9.00, small shop, home to start on 2nd character,all frame tacked together, quiet afternoon did curried sausages for tea, watched home, justified primeval,mf and hard quiz

Aug 9th Wednesday

Fine and clear, sunny and lovely day, Noel worked on seat frame, cut out car design for back, assemble 4 kookas, repaint my world,mowed across rd and up on nature strip, 2 people in writers group here, pick up theo at end of day( Eleanor sick) and take theo to music started on violin, green curry for tea , watched Lincoln lawyer and last good omens,and utopia

Aug 8th Tuesday

Fine and clear sunny and lovely day, Adam went swimming and had job interview, Belinda did 2 flowers, I finished my world, cut out pieces for Kookas, mower wouldn’t start so bought battery charger, mowed most of house block, Adam did soup for tea, Pilates small shop, watched adam hills

Aug 7th Monday

Fine and clear, minding mae, phoebe, and tumblegym, back here then deliver to home, got wheels at metal recycler, read book in sun played with mae ,she ran around sculpture garden, grace and friend here, did spanakopita for tea, watched Lincoln lawyer and mf

Aug 6th Sunday

Cool and clear, did heart thing, Grace has opening today helped tidy up 40 people, saw Jo and had a talk in morning, jesse and joan, Russell ,pizza for tea,watched bay of fires, bones,

Aug 5th Saturday

Cool , did 20 flowers, cut up kooka bodies and started a smallish ring piece,took adam and dog to vet, small shop, did rissoles for tea, watched Justified primeval, the Lincoln lawyer and mf

Aug 4th Friday

Fine and sunny to start, breezy, play with mae, take her to dance, back here after getting pies, pick up kids and take home shop, adam did curry for tea watched guardians of the galaxy 3

Aug 3rd Thursday

Fine and sunny, put hose holder on house, painted flower mechanics again, put girl on stand, started on bowerbird, Helen came and got stuff for meeniyan, get metal, shopped and took adam to Drouin, did sausage rolls for tea, watched last Hijack, Qi

Aug 2nd Wednesday

Fine and sunny, no noel, laminated graces titles and put up in gallery Writers group (5) including grace, I worked on flower mechanics and all assembled and 1 coat of paint, sat in sun, picked up kids from school, took theo to music, back to Drouin back to Jindi to see M is ok, Adam to help her with tea, bookclub at la passionate, discussing birnam wood,home to watch adam hills and mf

Aug 1st Tuesday

Cool and misty, showers and drizzle, cleared up later, Belinda did 2 flowers, worried about her dad coming operation, M rested after a restless night, I worked on Tower and added the big chains and ladders, sent out email for exhibition and added to website, No sighting of adam until tea, did chicken curry for tea Pilates for me watched good omens and MF

July diary

July 31st Monday

Fine and breezy, play with mae, take her to phoebe, and tumblegym, home here then back to Drouin did meatballs and pasta for tea,added to graces exhibition including video, watched mf, good omens

July 30th  Sunday

Fine and sunny, breezy, go get paper, 2 small buses visited( 5 adults) work on ball ,ball now attached to stand, fish and chip tea, watched home, bay of fires and MF, good omens

July 29th Saturday

Fine and sunny, mild, paper, dog park, work on ball did 5 segments of 8, talked to grace re exhibition, family group visited(2) and Jessie and tara, nap, did chow mein for tea, watched 2 episodes of deadloch,and mf , M talked to em.

July 28th Friday

Rained overnight, grey and mild, fined up nicely Take mae to dance, back here for lunch and play, take mae back to Drouin, shop, did apricot chicken for tea,mediocre, watched Limbo the movie and MF

July 27th Thursday

Fine and sunny, did write ups for small pieces ,help grace put up show, finished last birdfeeder,enjoyed the sun, did spaghetti for tea, watched 10 pictures Robin Williams, MF and hijack and Qi

July 26th Wednesday

Fine and sunny, took adam to work class,picked up crutches, home, tidied, back to dr, home to lunch, I took down peters paintings, writers group here,Grace visited, shopped picked up kids from school, took theo to music, then back to Drouin, picked up adam, slowcooker tea watched new leash on life MF and Utopia

July 25th Tuesday

Cool and misty, Belinda did 2 flowers, I started work on ball and assembled the 2 birdfeeders, take adam to job seek and shop, M minds kids at end of day sausages in wraps for tea, Pilates, Marians leg hurt badly, torn cartilege ( before pilates) watched MF and the americans, and wilty

July 24th Monday

Cool and fine, The boys did another kookaburra and worked on sculpture and grinder stand, I cut off tops of wheels and put new tops on and bottoms in bases, also did frame of ball for sculpture, Interview with Karen, Mowed a bit after lunch, nap, did chicken wrapped with bacon, watched MF,Grand designs and Lincoln lawyer

July 23rd Sunday

Cool and fine, saw Kylie and Leanne Ronalds, paper ,community park sort out some of pile Peter walker and sophie visited Kylie Leanne, Glenn, and 4 kids visited, tired in afternoon finished Birnam wood, adam did Japanese curry for tea, watched the americans,

July 22nd Saturday

Cool and clear, sunny, M did stocks and shares,  Paper, dog park assemble sunflower, finish vase with screws, cut up more wood and metal, turn center for sunflower, did seafood marinara for tea, watched MF, searching for Italy, and queen of australia

July 21st Friday

Cool maybe showers, paint more on lollypop lady, painted sun form and made leaves, begin second base made from old tractor linkage, cut up stuff, did an emu and started a mesh vase, cold,M minded mae all day I went and helped from 2.30 with some shopping, playing with mae and home with a bought chook for tea, watched miss americana, MF, the Lincoln lawyer

July 20th Thursday

Fine and cool, cold too,put out ripples , 6 people visited, I worked on base for new sculpture and painted lollypop lady, cut up flowers, made triangular vase, reading birnam wood, M worked on shares, shopped at bunnings and metal recycler and aldi, took adam to centerlink, did skinless sausages for tea, watched deadloch,grand designs young Sheldon and MF showers overnight

July 19th Wednesday

Fine and cool, painted ripples again and did sea urchin vase and most of lollypop lady, picked up kids from school and took theo to music, shopped briefly, Adam did tea gyoza, watched utopia, hijack and MF

July 18th Tuesday

Fine and sunny to begin then cold and showery, Belinda did 2 flowers, Wayne dropped in,  I cut up another piece of farm machinery did base for big piece and finished welding  and 1 coat of paint concentric/ripples M looked after kids after school after working on shares all day, did wraps for tea Pilates mat class, home to watch Lincoln lawyer and MF and adam hills

July 17th Monday

Fine and sunny, the boys,did sculpture birds and another cut off mechanism, I finish with stones on girl and clean up edges, do other side of circle form welding,M to mind mae all day, Booba has the flu, meat patties for tea watched bones , qi and MF

July 16th Sunday

Fine and sunny, paper, brief shop, community park, work on circle form ,add stones to girl and attach mesh to second side,2 people visited, started cutting up heavy farm implement in pile,adam finished putting up all the fence, did ravioli for tea watched a prairie home companion joke show, and MF

July 15th Saturday

Mild and grey, paper, dog park shopping bought white stones , 7 people  visited  cut up more pieces from pile, work on character and started circle forms most of one side done, did hamburgers for tea, watched hijack,qi and MF

July 14th Friday

Mild and grey, Julieanne gardened, tidied pile,  I unload car and cut mesh for second side of character,  M to mind mae in morning, I take adam to job seek, M takes me to Berwick for meeting with Dr. have a 3 month reprieve before they decide what sort of treatment I need , Adam does salmon for tea watched King Richard about the Williams sisters and MF, Dylan Stock rang up to say hello.

July 13th Thursday

Mild and grey, M minds mae in morning, I put mesh and panels on character, 2 people visited ,shop for discs and metal, did silver side for tea, watched secret invasion, Lincoln lawyer and Qi and MF

July 12th Wednesday

Mild and grey, M shops and dentist , Noel worked on plant stand and helped disassemble old compressor , writing group here, M had dental appt, I finish axeman and fun time and start on one characters for orders, I deliver pond cover, take adam to shop,take Eleanor and theo home then picked up adam as theo didn’t have music. Did tuna casserole for tea, watched MF utopia Qi and adam hills,

July 11th Tuesday

Mild and grey, Belinda did 2 flowers, I worked on axeman and also party girl, read in arvo finished rubicon, M minds kids at end of day ,I did wraps for tea Pilates bed class, watched MF, gruen and Qi.

July 10th Monday

Cool and grey,M minded mae all day, the boys  worked on electric bike, sculpture , I work on pond cover and got second half done, started on character for axe man, shopped in Drouin, , I cooked steak wrapped in bacon, watched QI,bones and MF

July 9th Sunday

Cool and breezy,walked dog at Robinhood reserve and saw peter Edwards, moved ball and barrow of leaves, tidied gallery finished 1 ½ of pond cover, opening for peter Saunders about 40 people, did spanakopita for tea watched young Sheldon, Deadloch and MF

July 8th Saturday

Cool and showery, got paper, shopping, walk dog, work on train piece and add to pond cover part done, did spaghetti for tea , watched Qi,grand designs and MF

July 7th Friday

Cool and possible showers, breezy, work on waiting on a train and cut up wood,Phil and annie called in to buy 2 more books, I deliver pond cover, wasn’t accepted, needs more work, nap, did sausages for tea had to go and mind kids as Faye needed Ks help, home to watch hijack and Qi

July 6th  Thursday

Fine and mild,lovely winters day,  No power, took adam to Drouin, walked dog, went to Tarra warra and saw exhibition, lunch at bakery, home, nap, made zucchini slice and apple flowers for tea watched Qi, utopia, Mf and adam hills

July 5th Wednesday

Cloudy and misty, no Noel, work on pond cover all done, tidied gallery, adam applied for a job, quiche for tea, watched a man called otto for book group film night, Lois, Barb, Lyn, Sue, Us ,Tim, Natalie

July 4th Tuesday

Fine and cloudy, off to Pakenham for appt then Berwick for scan went to bunjil place, impressive, home Adam had put up the two finished panels and was working on the third, he did a shepherds pie for tea, Caleb dropped by to show me how to use the data projector for tv, Pilates, watched bones MF

July 3rd Monday

Fine and clear,The boys worked on sculpture and side car, I made a striped cat and a girl in a hurry as well as starting another piece using screws etc, M to help K take kids swimming at Traralgon, made sausage rolls for tea and chocolate biscuits, watched silent witness, Qi and MF

July 2nd Sunday

Cool and fine, paper dog park added into tax for last FY did more sorting of pile, did a small mouse,finished painting first panel of fence, 9 visitors sold a few things,did slowcooker casserole for tea added a bit to website,watched Deadloch, Qi, and MF

July 1st Saturday

Cool and showers, pick up paper, work on small pieces, finished anonymouse and week at the knees, 2 visitors Adam started cleaning down and painting a panel of the fence, M and em finished pantry sorting and did cleaning, M got fish and chips for tea, watched 2 qi and the portable door

June diary

June 30th Friday

Cool and clear, I help set up peter saunders exhibition, 2 visitors M takes em to see K and kids, take adam to warragul for job search people shop did leg of lamb for tea, watched 2 Qi, and Airforce 1

June 29th Thursday

Cool and clear, M got feet looked at by podiatrist, went to melb and brought back Emily, did the skipping team and painted ball again, did 2 flowers, 2 people visited,  bought metal at Martin and shopped in Drouin, finished the dark hours and started desert bloom, did snitzel for tea and adam made a soup, watched Qi , Gruen MF and 10 pictures carrie fisher

June 28th Wednesday

Fine and cool, worked on ball, photo people taking down exhibition,all paid up, writers group here, No Noel, 2 people to see show, pasta and tuna for tea watched utopia,Qi,

June 27th Tuesday

Fine and mild, Belinda did 2 flowers, I worked on ball ,then went to metal recycler to drop off stuff, then to caleb to take him to mordiallac to pick up car,3 people here, naps did chicken and beans for tea Pilates, watched young Sheldon MF and QI

June 26th Monday

Breezy and cool, the boys worked on side car and birdstand and fence post sculpture, I put together the ball halves, mostly joined, Interview for bbr after lunch with Rodney and Geoff and Paul, Joan came out to deliver lasagna and say hello to adam, M helped K all day, Lasagne for tea watched, MF, grand designs and Silent witness

June 25th Sunday

Fine and clear, work on ball and tidy 4 visitors, Pizza for tea, watched bones, Stan lee

June 24th Saturday

Fine and breezy cooler later, made banana bread did a bit on ball, 7 people visited, noel and joan came and talked to adam, I tidied pile and read book Bosch and ballard 3, did chicken curry for tea, watched wingthreads with ex student Milly formby, the whale which was hardish going but excellent performances and MFand Greg pickhavers abc

June 23rd Friday

Cool and clear, last day of term, M minding mae all day,Early finish,I go pick up cut off wheel see about computer not printing and have blood test,home to do more on ball,did fish and chip tea using oven watched deadloch, mf and

June 22nd Thursday

Cool and possible showers, M has day off from kids, I start on second ½ of ball got one ½ done. Reading in arvo, sue dropped in and M helped adam set up a zoom meeting, nap Adam did tea of chicken legs and potato, watched the americans, MF and wilty

June 21st Wednesday

Cool and fine, no Noel, work on outside of ball, M off to mind kids all day, I altered gallery listing, finished welding one ½ ball and started gathering material for second ½. Writers group there (5), and chris came and fixed windows. Visited kids and shopped adam to Drouin home to curried sausages. watched last two limbo, bones and utopia

June 20th Tuesday

Cool and possible showers, Belinda did 2 flowers, Harry coming to put in electric stove, M off to mind 2 girls, theo sick in arvo, I worked on finishing inside of first ½ of ball and started on outside, did a bit of tidying up of pile, cold in arvo, reading the late show, Power went out after stove installed, did lambchops for tea, Pilates home to vera.

June 19th Monday

Rainy and cool, M off to mind mae and Eleanor, and theo.All a bit ratty and uncooperative. The boys did a small sculpture and worked on sidecar, I tidy up and work on ball, over ½ of inside done, looked for rats after lunch ,Adam worked on bus window, cold and wet lit fire and read, did lasagna in slow cooker and watched silent witness and wilty and MF

June 18th Sunday

Fine and sunny, rained overnight, M helps kids in dance rehearsal and then concert,9 people visited, bought a few things, I start ball, cleaned up front side of pile, cut up lots for tomorrow, did chow mein for tea,watched Indiana Jones and last crusade and MF

June 17th Saturday

Fine and sunny, breezy, dog park, then did skipping girl and camouflaged submarine, 9 people visited, Lunch with Grace, Talked to adam, Adam did tea of pork chops rain coming watched a fish called wanda.

June 16th Friday

Fine and sunny, finish off plate flower, Julieanne to garden, M minds mae all day, Mae a bit sick, I help at 2.30,did meat patties for tea on BBQ as Mark disconnected the stove, M talked to Caleb and em on phone watched she said, very good.

June 15th Thursday

Cool and a bit breezy, M has day off,I work on other plate flowers, Take adam to job place,shop at bunnings and aldi, adam went to food relief, did Tuscan chicken for tea, watched MF,Limbo and silent witness,

June 14th Wednesday

Cool and odd showers,Noel did washstand planter, I worked on Lindas plate flowers,main flower finished ,Writers group here,  M minds mae and helps Eleanor, I took theo to music got wheel rims and chook food, did slowcooker roast,watched The americans,good and involving, MF, Utopia and WILTY

June 13th Tuesday

Fine and mild maybe showers later, Belinda, Electric stove being delivered,worked on Jorge the superhero,and on the grid, 3 People in afternoon, M to mind kids at end of day did wraps for tea Pilates watched last the diplomat,MF

June 12th Monday

Fine and mild, finished welding twist and assembled on stand One coat, did Iron lady and started a couple of small pieces, The boys were Norm doing Kangaroo and Peter doing sidecar, M took kids to playground, I did chicken casserole in slowcooker for tea, watched Bones, The diplomat Young Sheldon and MF

June 11th Sunday

Fine and sunny maybe clouds, shopped for opening did labels, tidied, Opening of camera club show,about 50 people, sold flying bird ,M  did scrambled eggs for tea, watched last citadel, deadloch and mF

June 10th Saturday

Fine and clear, M to mind kids while k has hair done, David to mud bash, I worked on twist other side nearly all welded decided on base, mowed a bit, 8 people visited including Richard and amy, shopped ,did chicken pasta for tea watched Judy with renee Zellweger, very well done, and wilty

June 9th  Friday

Cool and fine, maybe showers, M to mind mae in morning, I start new big piece, twist, appointment at 2.30 at Berwick, next appt a month later, M drives me home to do vege patties for tea watched avatar the way of water

June 8th Thursday

Cool and grey showery, rained in morning fined up in arvo,M to mind mae I help at 10.15, M home after lunch, I assemble kookaburra piece, did character for squid,  did sausages for tea, watched utopia, limbo and silent witness, Adam back from Melb, stopped to call ses to tree across rd, watched modern family

June 7th Wednesday

Fine and mild, sunny, Noel made a small planter,I piled up fire a bit ,started a kookaburra landscape piece and added to squid,  adam to melbourne, pick up theo and Eleanor take theo to music, had a sore tummy so back home, did aldi shop with Marian, M picks up mae and takes Eleanor to dance, read and nap at country club before Book club with Jutta, Barb, and Home to watch modern families, rained overnight.

June 6th Tuesday

Fine and mild Belinda did 2 flowers,Tanner here to remove agapanthus and branches, pile up fire and burn, did a good job, I did rest of fork in the road, a squid creature and a mid sized robot, exhausted at midday, M took adam to Drouin and picked up kids, I brought him back had quiche for tea  Pilates watched bones and MF

June 5th Monday

Grey and cloudy, mildish, M to mind mae all day, has a tight side, The boys worked on tempering, kangaroo and side car, I start on fork in the road, the organist and little blue monster, Adam did spaghetti for tea, watched silent witness and modern family

June 4th Sunday

Fine and clear sunny, get paper and shop, Plumber to install heater in shed, worked on kookaburra for bird stand, all done needs one more coat, 8 people visited, bought some things, including noni and max, did golden rissoles for tea watched raiders of the lost ark.

June 3rd Saturday

Rainy to begin then grey and fine after, M took ralph back to Caleb, 4 people visited I went with adam to see about car at Tim’s in Wonthaggi, tried a few things to get it going then gave up, went and picked up motorbike and came home. M did spaghetti and meatballs for tea, watched deadloch, modern family and the diplomat

June 2nd Friday

Fine, cloudy, mild, sunny day, M minds mae all day, another coat on wood for birdstand, Julieanne to garden took down front fence cut up logs, did small jobs around,went and played with mae at 2.30 home to make chicken chow mein, watched modern family and 5th estate, cumberbach playing Assange

June 1st Thursday

Grey and showery at times, Took adam to train for court date at Morwell, added to website worked on new birdstand, basic rectangle done, cut up another pallet,replaced mig gas bottle,5 people visited M picked up adam from train and shopped, did spanakopita for tea, watched limbo, platonic, so so,modern family and young sheldon

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