Hobart Show Week

We have a very busy Monday with lots of orders and customers too...The day passes quickly.
Its lovely to have Hannah here studying...she came last night after work and will stay until Tuesday afternoon..
Thomas is very pleased to see Narns...they enjoy a bit of "tennis" practise out the back. This is Tom's latest interest.. (and luckily I found a Tennis racquet at a Garage Sale on the weekend!!)

Down to scouts for a special presentation by CBA...a donation to scout group so they can build a rock climbing wall..

Hannah and I have a walk in the beautiful sunny evening...up town and back through the Golf Course..

A nice quiet night of reading...and study for Hannah...

Lovely start to Tuesday...but quite cold out..

John has an early dental appointment in Huonville today.
The day passes with orders and jobs to do .
Lovely to have Hannah about studying.
Thomas has after school sport activity this term on Tuesdays... He is playing Tennis..
Hannah and I walk up to the Tennis Courts to get him at 4.15...Hannah has to head back to town tonight for work.
Early dinner and I go to first rehearsal with the "Swansong" choir... fantastic... about 40 women attend!!

Wednesday is grey again..
It is a really quiet one today...just a few orders on the morning. I spend a lot of the day working on making up a felt 'jester' to go with some DIY kits we have to sell.

The afternoon is beautiful and sunny so we make plans to go up on the hill for a picnic dinner after Tom gets back from 'work'..
But the weather turns and the rain and wind come in...brrrr... Feels like there is snow in the air...
We snuggle down at home instead..

Thursday is Hobart Show Day ...a public holiday . It pelts down a lot of the day. I don't even attempt to go out for a morning walk.. There are short breaks in the weather...then it comes down again.
Hannah has a sunny morning in Hobart..but there is snow on the mountain today.

Thomas goes down to help at Garden ..but soon returns...drenched!!
We crank up the fires and Thomas and I get to work unpacking boxes of new toys and re-arranging the display in the shop..It is a full day.

We get quite a few orders from the mainland as they do not know it's a holiday here.
We have a lovely quiet cosy evening watching Part 2 of First Footprints..

Friday and the sun is shining ...but it is pretty chilly out and the dark clouds are looming.

John is delighted to see the Archangelica looking so healthy.

Tom is home again as it is Pupil Free Day today..so he is looking forward to some serious lego time.
It's a busy, busy day today..
Tom enjoys a roam around town, lego, reading, writing and some iPad time...a nice day.

Even though the sun shines..the wind is so wild it brings sprays of rain from far away clouds..
I go up to the Top Pub to have drinks with the girls after work...haven't been up for ages. So lovely to catch up with everyone's news. They boys walk me up , which is such a special gesture..made me smile..
I make it home between showers of rain...so a quiet night in..

 

 

 

Saturday is cool with but there is some sun about and the rain seems to be holding off.
We spend the morning cleaning out the garage and the boys pot up some Macrocarpa's that are growing well..

After lunch we go up on the hill and tackle the gorse along 'wallaby wilderness' (Tom's name for this part of the property). Thomas has a great time photographing a lego figure in different settings to make a story..

We complete our work in this section then take a look at the other side of the paddock to find the next bushes to attack.
Then its home to have a well earned rest..
We lash out and have RV pizza with salad for dinner before watching 'A Knight's Tale'.. Tom loves all the jousting!!