The last few weeks have been pretty quiet for us. Mr Fix It goes in for his operation after the weekend and other than a run up to Sydney for a CT of his heart we have stayed home. The Crookwell family have been crook..pardon the pun...with the winter flu thing again so it has been prudent to stay away.
We did drive to the Laggan monthly market one Saturday. It decided to sleet and try to snow as we walked back to the car. There is a family joke that we can break a drought if we try to pack the car, but it has never snowed as we try to put purchases in the boot before. We had a whole lot of gluten free goodies baked by the lady from the next farm up the road and a few other home made goods. The snow didn't keep up. So it was just cold and wet at home. Good for a movie and a night in front of the fire.
The moon rises here are spectacular. The full moon shone through the clouds and I got these pictures. The wind was blowing the right way for there to be internet (there just doesn't seem to be any other explanation for why the aerial gives two bars one night and none the next) so I downloaded a few new crochet patterns. So I have ideas for the next few projects. Got to finish the current one first of course.
The simple life is not a lazy one, although I admit I am not frantically running in and out like I do when we are both working somewhere. There are still activities to fill the day. Cooking from scratch fills up time as well as stretches the budget. Keeping on top of the dampness means I need to empty, wipe out and repack storage regularly. Funnily enough this job also has to be done in the hot NT as well. Mould loves closed up caravan lockers. The cold weather, as well as the rain results in dirty floors and dirty clothes. A few more clothes than we wear in the tropics. Washing means lugging water to the twin tub a couple of times a week. None of these tasks are onerous and the days have developed a soothing rhythm that I don't mind. Not bored yet.
K keeps an eye on the power water and bottled gas situation everyday. Our son-in-law took K out for serious wood collection a few days ago so the shed wood fire is merrily burning as I write.
Mr Fix It has always got a project on the go. He is working his way through a box of fix it treasures he found in the storage container and setting everything up so I can manage things for the week or two he will be on light duties.
So I am enjoying the quiet while I can. Fresh bread and chocolate cake ready for a snack. Homemade lasagne and quiche for dinner, kettle boiling on the fire, washing dancing in the sun...no rain today...and the rams munching nearby. Mr Fix It doing something in the shearing shed after a trip to the tip to deposit our rubbish.
Cheers Sue
A Ferg on the Move
We did drive to the Laggan monthly market one Saturday. It decided to sleet and try to snow as we walked back to the car. There is a family joke that we can break a drought if we try to pack the car, but it has never snowed as we try to put purchases in the boot before. We had a whole lot of gluten free goodies baked by the lady from the next farm up the road and a few other home made goods. The snow didn't keep up. So it was just cold and wet at home. Good for a movie and a night in front of the fire.
The moon rises here are spectacular. The full moon shone through the clouds and I got these pictures. The wind was blowing the right way for there to be internet (there just doesn't seem to be any other explanation for why the aerial gives two bars one night and none the next) so I downloaded a few new crochet patterns. So I have ideas for the next few projects. Got to finish the current one first of course.
The simple life is not a lazy one, although I admit I am not frantically running in and out like I do when we are both working somewhere. There are still activities to fill the day. Cooking from scratch fills up time as well as stretches the budget. Keeping on top of the dampness means I need to empty, wipe out and repack storage regularly. Funnily enough this job also has to be done in the hot NT as well. Mould loves closed up caravan lockers. The cold weather, as well as the rain results in dirty floors and dirty clothes. A few more clothes than we wear in the tropics. Washing means lugging water to the twin tub a couple of times a week. None of these tasks are onerous and the days have developed a soothing rhythm that I don't mind. Not bored yet.
K keeps an eye on the power water and bottled gas situation everyday. Our son-in-law took K out for serious wood collection a few days ago so the shed wood fire is merrily burning as I write.
Mr Fix It has always got a project on the go. He is working his way through a box of fix it treasures he found in the storage container and setting everything up so I can manage things for the week or two he will be on light duties.
So I am enjoying the quiet while I can. Fresh bread and chocolate cake ready for a snack. Homemade lasagne and quiche for dinner, kettle boiling on the fire, washing dancing in the sun...no rain today...and the rams munching nearby. Mr Fix It doing something in the shearing shed after a trip to the tip to deposit our rubbish.
Cheers Sue
A Ferg on the Move
All the very best to K for his up coming op'.
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil. Will let you know how it goes.
DeleteStill enjoying your writing. You have way of bringing a person into the sphere of your lives so that they can really feel like they are there.
ReplyDeleteWhy thankyou Chris. You will have to write about your adventure when you are able.
DeleteI wish!! I dont have your gift for creative writing so mine will be dry in comparison. Nevertheless, it certainly has been an interesting experience so far (total understatement) and I have a lot to share :-)
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