Almost notching up 1 year in Cygnet

 

Sunday and its a cool grey start. I have a lovely walk down to Martin's point today. Its so quiet..I hear fish flopping out of the water, birds chirping in the nearby trees, swans honking, cattle lowing in the distance...it is just wonderful.

The Lotus Eaters have a lovely display as usual..

When I return there are already some early Market stall holders setting up for the day.
Its a good morning...The sun appears and there are alot of people about today.
We have quite a few interesting people through the shop during the morning.
Thomas and I go for a short walk around town mid-morning..jut to warm up a bit.
The Dover mussel man is doing a good trade again..

We take a look at the new public toilets progress

Then head back via St Mark's cemetery..

We stay open until about 1.30ish ..We enjoy Cameron's grainy bread with salami for lunch...yummy.

The boys go to the hardware for mulch while I bake a Pistachio Cardamon cake...

John works on breaking open some Larch seed pods to collect the seed.

Then I get on with some sewing while the boys read..

Bec from RV drops in after 4. She is borrowing our car as hers has broken down..

We head out for a wonderful walk up through the Golf course and up along Guy's Rd.There are some stunning trees along the way...especially lovely in the late afternoon sun.

 

 

 

 

 

It's quite a walk..and Thomas is glad to reach home..

Thai green curry for dinner then reading and bed...

Monday and the sunrise is stunning..

 

We get on with our usual morning chores...and Tom heads off to school..

The emails stack up, phone starts ringing then the fax gets going....a busy morning...We come up for air about 2.30pm..

Before long Thomas arrives in from school. After a snack, he gets started on his homework...interviewing me re my favourite childhood books. We have a really enjoyable time talking about our favourite books and why we like them. He has to write up the answers in sentences...in running writing!!..He does a beautiful job of it...

Off to scouts and we walk down together while John fills a cream he has made today..

 

I do a bit of a circuit across the bridge and along the Esplanade then home..Its nice to spy a lone duck on the creek.

 

Dinner after scouts ,then all too soon (for Tom)..its time for bed.

 

Tuesday and its a grey start but a warm day of 15 degrees predicted.

And sure enough, the sun comes out...

After getting a number of orders underway, I go down to the Community garden.

 

There is still alot of water lying around ..but we can continue pruning the trees.

 

Its all hands on deck to relocate the chooks.. then various tidy up jobs.

 

We share a cuppa and a range of home-cooked goodies that everyone brings along..yummy. 

Back at the shop...John has been busy with orders all morning. We continue to work through then the rest of the day.

Social night at RV tonight. We enjoy soup and good conversation then I head over to school with Cate to a Board Meeting in the library. Its a long meeting as usual, but we have a very enjoyable time together.

 

Wednesday and its a bit rainy as I head out so I walk up the street instead. The trees have been pruned harshly and look very unattractive at the moment.

 

 

Today is Book Week Assembly for Thomas. They are all dressing up as their favourite character or champion.. so Tom is going as Harry Potter. He has been looking forward to it..and really looks the part.

  

We get on with orders through the morning..then John goes across to the assembly at 11.30.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We coast through the afternoon. Ryan comes over at 4pm with Arlo. We talk house plans while the boys have a play together. Its a good afternoon together.

 

Evening comes and we have dinner and reading to follow...

 

Thursday morning I notice more signs of spring.. very encouraging. I think I may be a bit overdressed this morning as its already 10 degrees at 7am..

 

 

 

Tom happily heads to school.

We have  orders and customers through the morning. It goes quickly.

After lunch I go over to Tom's class to help out.

We do Father's Day craft again...the children all enjoy having their turn. Its a lovely afternoon.

The day has become very mild.

Tom has a play outside next to the Lotus Eaters..he likes to climb the trees . There is another younger boy there today and they have a nice time together.

After work we all walk down to the Sailing club as it is such a lovely mild evening.. Delightful

 

 

 

 

Back home and we have out Thursday night 'Devour' dinner...delicious as always.

Then reading and bed.

 

Friday and it feels like Spring is coming... Its pretty mild out...although i still need a scarf and woolly hat...

 

We get on with morning chores...

I just have to go out to say hello to the cows feeding out the back...

We get underway with orders once Tom goes to school.

The day passes quickly with orders to do and customers that come in for medicines..

Bec for RV comes by with a thankyou present for lending our car.(fresh eggs, a quince tree and apple tree) So lovely...

John harvests some Prunus flowers from the trees out the back.

 

 

Later in the afternoon, Tallon comes over for a remedy and we do a swap for another lovely tin for my collection...

 

Thomas arrives home and after a snack he goes to play in the tree near Lotus Eaters.

We have an early dinner as the boys have to go down to the Scout Hall to help set up for Sunday's Garage sale.. I bake a cake while they're away..

They arrive home about 9-ish full of praise for the fantastic camaraderie at the hall ... we soon head to bed as we have a big day tomorrow.

 

Saturday and we head into town . John and Tom go to the Book Sale for the last time. I am dropped in Hobart to do some shopping..Its a busy morning for us all. We are very glad to meet up at lunchtime and enjoy a rest and some lunch. We drive home via Snug so John can pick up some Equisetum plants from the nursery there..

 

On the way we stop at the abandoned garden at Kingston where a Larch tree is growing. John wants to inspect it to see if the sap is flowing..There is definitely sign of spring growth.

 

 

 

 

We stop at Huonville for a box of apples...

 

The wattles are all flowering and are a beautiful sight as we pass them on the roadside...especially wonderful as we drive down the valley into Cygnet.

 

 

We unload the car then drive up on the hill to collect some sticks...the weather looks like it is changing...and the wind is really whipping up..but its breathtaking to be out.

 

 

Back home we prepare for early showers and dinner so we can begin the final Harry Potter DVD..

We settle down as the rain begins to pelt down...very cosy indeed..

We get to bed early-ish in preparation for our big day tomorrow...