37 Black Swans: Another lovely week

Sunday is market day.
We have an enjoyable morning at home and wandering through the market.
It is such a lovely day we decide to have a sausage sizzle up on the hill before doing a bit more digging.
The boys set up a great fireplace while I collect more boxes of kindling.

An icy wind picks up just as we sit to eat...so we jump in the car to warm up...
The wind dies away again..so we dig for awhile.

..then go on a walk over to the Port Huon paddock..
Tom delights in climbing trees along the way...and comes face to face with a possum..

Home for a hot cuppa, a rest then we gear up to watch Star Wars Episode 3 by special request (of Tom)

Monday is a very cold start..lots of frost on the bridges as I do my morning rounds..(have to walk very carefully so not to slip)

We crank up the fires and get to work. We have constant orders right up til 12 midday...then more come in after lunch too. Good to keep moving.
The sun has come out ...but it's still chilly outside.
The carpark construction is ever encroaching..

Tom delights in the Scouts night visit to the Cemetry to look at soldier's graves...(followup on Anzac Day)

Tuesday flies by..
John is in Hobart for the morning ...doing secret boy's business..(research for Tom's birthday)
I go up to help in Yr 4 in the afternoon..lots of fun doing craft.
School Board Meeting tonight in Huonville..beginning at 5.30 as we are meeting first with Sacred Heart Geeveston Board.. A good night.

Wednesday and the day is again a busy one..
John goes into Huonville first thing to get his eyes checked...after I don't know how many months of saying..."I must get my eyes checked"!! Reading glasses are prescribed.
Nice to have Hannah about...studying hard.
A load of firewood is delivered and keeps John busy helping the unload.
Tom will have wood to bring in this afternoon..
Nice cosy night at home..

Thursday is a chilly start again..but when the sun shines things warm up (out in the flat at least!!...the shop remains cold)
I enjoy the morning at Garden.
We harvest tomatoes, tidy up the veranda, begin weeding the front garden then dig over a garden to plant some seedlings Kate brought.

It is so warm at cuppa time sitting on the back veranda of Liz's place
The afternoon is busy with orders.
John goes into Huonville to pick up his reading glasses. He and Thomas will look in at Red Shed to see if there are any good building materials.. They find another window for the Tom shack..
We have early dinner as Hannah has work in Hobart tonight.
We do a DVD...sharks!!

Friday is an interesting day.
Paul comes in the morning and spends a number of hours talking house design and quotes etc...a very productive visit.
I have to leave John and Paul talking as I am helping interview applicants for a job in the St James Office. Ann Daley (St J business manager) and I do four interviews spread over the day. I drop back to the shop between times to do orders and have some lunch. It is a really enjoyable day. We do not have difficulty in selecting the most suitable applicant..which is good.
A lovely quiet cosy evening at home.

Saturday is wild and windy..

We go into Hobart where I have a haircut and do some secret birthday shopping for Hannah, Thomas and Lucy..The boys do the book stall at Salamanca and various other favourite spots before we meet for a cuppa. Hannah joins us which is lovely.
We head home and have a break before going up on the hill. We take up the new window and store it in the shed. John does some more digging while I collect sticks and Thomas plays in the tree (then has a little read)