The boys harvest a Solidago vigaurea from the garden and process..
Hannah sleeps in after a late shift at Rockwall. She moves into her Uni accomodation this afternoon...we'll all go in to see where she'll be.
We sell a few books through the morning...and it heats up outside...32 degrees..
Hannah's move goes well and we drive back and have a quiet evening.
The week begins
We have a busy morning of orders and potter with customers and other jobs in the afternoon.
We have a lovely science session with Tom after school...so fascinated by the Russian meteor story as well as 2012 DA14 Asteroid.
Tom goes back to scouts tonight...very excited.
It is so hot by the time I walk Tom down to scouts..I don't even consider doing the walk I'd planned.
We eat in the shop as it is so much cooler..
I do a walk around town about 9pm...its still 28 degrees...
Overnight a change comes through ...rain and some thunder and lightening...just wonderful...
I go down to garden and even though it still rains a bit it's such a pleasure to be digging up the garden bed with Liz and Laura.. We will probably plant Rocket that we can sell to Lotus Eaters..
We enjoy a cuppa together with Kate, Carol and Peter..
I harvest some corn for our dinner ...(its delicious..)
Tom enjoys his our homework session...excelling in the maths tasks I set him..
I have a St James Board Meeting at 6.30...then its home for a read and bed..(with a hot water bottle!!)
Lovely cool morning with pretty sunrise ...its cosy back in the shop now the temeprature has dropped outside...
Tom is tucked up in bed and not keen to stir until he has to!!
Before long Tom is in the door.
We enjoy some English activities today..finishing with a game Lucy send to Tom...lots of fun.
I cook up a pasta vege bake as Saydeh has given us a bag of home grown zucchini..
After a walk to Martin's Point I'm ready for a warm shower and a quiet night.
I head into town to do a few chores and catch up with Hannah. She is in need of a few supplies for her kitchen so I drop off a box of bits and pieces. We get our shopping done then have a cuppa together. She is enjoying being at her accomodation...but is very keen to get started next week.
The afternoon passes quickly..John is still on a roll with book sorting and pricing..
Tom and I have a great session on Aboriginal art of the Western Desert..
Its a lovely evening for a walk down to the sailing club. There is a group out in a row boat perhaps prasctsing for the regatta in a couple of weeks..
Hope to watch 'Catalayst on the Road' with Tom...he loves anything science related these days..
Definitely Autumn in the air these mornings...
Tom is very please to be wearing the new sports shirt for the first time today... (and I'm glad I don't have to wash the white one any more...especially after footy practise on a muddy oval!!)
The day is warming to mid 20's again but there is a nice breeze today.
We have a mixed day of orders and customers again...and John continues the big sort of books..
I notice the Monks' Hood is flowering in our garden...amazing flower.
Tom enjoys his morning of sailing on Saturday. It's quite windy during the morning..and the boat goes over...a real adventurous morning.
The black clouds come and go and the wind picks up through the day.
Thomas gets busy during the afternoon making up some tinctures and mixtures from blackberries he has picked from the bushes in the laneway. John helps him set up a couple of different mixes as an experiment to observe ...one with water and sugar...one with alcohol..
We go over to the St James Garden to enjoy a Pizza/Wine night with P&F and staff...Not many attend which is a shame..The pizzas cooked in the outdoor oven are delish..
Tom enjoys watching "George of the Jungle " with some other boys who are there...good fun.
