Winter weather...with the promise of spring..

Monday is a cold wet rainy day..
We are really busy with orders so the day passes quickly.
Thomas is very excited about dress ups for scouts tonight..
They must go as a character from Jungle Book...so he goes as a wolf..

I wait for a break in the weather and get out for a walk about 7.30pm...just back before the next downpour.
The boys enjoy their usual sock fight before shower time..

Tuesday and we see a bit of sun come and go ..but the predicted max. temp today is 10 degrees...with snow down to 300metres...brrr.

Good to huddle by the fire today waiting for orders to come in.. We heard an interview on the radio yesterday...the woman spoke of her parents marrying and moving to England...her mother found it very cold...so her husband bought her a Ping-Pong table to keep warm...today John is thinking of ordering one!! (or maybe we should resort to a daytime sock fight....not quite the same without Thomas)
We have a fairly quiet day which is a good thing as John succumbs to the tummy bug I had last week. He sleeps a lot of the day.
Thomas delights in unpacking an order of soft toys when he gets home from school..

It's is still so cold out after work that I can't resist going up on the hill for a quick walk in the bracing chill.. John decides to come too...I had hoped to see the snow on the distant mountains , but they are under cloud..

 

Wednesday is a better day weather wise...a big frost to start then some sunshine.
We have a few orders and customers ...but nothing too hectic. John is much better today...but still a bit wobbly.
Its lovely to have Hannah visit for dinner and an overnight stay..

Thursday is very chilly down at garden. There are signs of spring...but it feels like it is snowing somewhere close by.

 We have a rogue rooster visiting the garden...he is very keen to get in with the girls...but can't figure out how to..

 

We weed the garlic patch, finish barrowing loads of mulch to the wet beds...and enjoy eachothers company. A nice blend of offerings for our cuppa time...savoury scrolls, baked tomatoes with feta, savoury dip and biscuits, apple/raspberry crumble cake and quinoa/raspberry muffins...yum.. Very welcome after a cold morning's work.
The afternoon passes with a few orders..still pretty quiet though.
Thomas has a Book Week parade tomorrow...themed Reading around the Universe..
He is going as an alien.

 

The carpark progresses ..with signs going up.

 

John does a small harvest of Prunus to make some oil.

I'm off tomorrow to Sydney . Will pick up Lioba (with Libby's help) then head to Adelaide for the weekend to see the Lowe clan...looking forward to the adventure.

Rest and recovery week

No blog notes this past week.

We have all been pretty tired and I've not been 100%...spent all Tuesday sleeping.. (upset tummy and headache) Strange 'losing' a day..I was out of kilter all week.
We had a mixed week of slow order days ..but sold a lot of books this week.
Enjoyed watching Talan setting up a 'new' vintage pink dress...I wandered over and had a look at her latest finds....and ended up buying a vintage summer frock...have to do a bit of work on it  (very tight!!)

We enjoyed hearing snippets of what Lioba was doing at Inala.
Hannah flew up to Sydney on Friday.
The girls enjoyed a busy time of socialising and sight seeing.. Bronte/Bondi, Centrepoint Tower, Blue Mountains.. Thanks to Libby and Tim for having the girls for the weekend.

We had mixed weather over the weekend. Some sunshine...with lots of rain in between.
Thomas went on a scout hike at Randall's Bay on Saturday. John and I spent the day touring tip shops and enjoyed simple lunch at the Summer Kitchen in Ranelagh.

We all trooped down to Burton's Reserve in the afternoon to see the creek bursting it's banks... Tom enjoyed some time on his favourite play equipment.

 

Lovely to wander through the Community garden and find ducks enjoying themselves...

Signs of Spring...

 

 

Back home we had a quiet sit before getting ready for a viewing of the Hobbit... a nice evening.

Sunday and the rain came and went... We pottered about, went to market and Tom enjoyed a lovely morning playing with kids who had come to market. They rode bikes and climbed trees..great fun.

 

 

 

John did some work with his medicinal plants

Then tidied the garden  ...

After lunch we went up on the hill to collect more kindling.. It was wild and windy up there under the trees. We walked to the dam and house site and found it more protected.. Just beautiful.

We eventually made our way back to town and decided to have afternoon tea at Red Velvet..nice.

We enjoyed a quiet spell at home. The boys took up their latest book and I went for a walk ...doing the Golf Course circuit...before the rain returned...lovely. I just love the afternoon light..

Dinner the a cosy night as the wind and rain picks up again..