TWENTY TWENTY FIVE.....2025

Well hello 2025...... We have had a wonderful time since Christmas! We had a quiet Christmas day with my Mum and Dad, Robbie and Emma and Bruce and myself...In the evening Will and Cill joined us when Will finished work... Boxing day we headed to Robbies place at Buderim where Alanah and family and Cassie and family met us....

These 3 still play up when they get together hahahaha Lots of swimming with the grandkids, trip to the beach and just spending time togeather making memories...

Such a good start to the year with some off the kids.....Then it was out to Gundy to spend time with Jessica and family..You know you have had a good time when you are busy and forget to take photos. I really am the worst at picture taking as I get caught up in the moment....

After Gundy we headed to Brisbane to spend time with Alanah and Shane in there new house....All up we did 1220 kms since boxing day.... It was a time to rest, swim, read, walk and laugh lots of laughter.....

It is always good to be home though....We are looking forward to this year aheadI hope you are too... Mandy

Welcome Stella May....

Welcome to the world 

my darling....

My baby girl has had a baby girl.

Needless to say we are very smitten...

Stella is our 16th grandchild and 9th grand daughter.

MacGregor and Billy are not to sure about this pink little bundle,

They wanted to put her in the back of their buggy to give her a ride..

                                                                                     

 But they are happy to hold and kiss and cuddle her.

Going from 2 to 3 is a biggie but if anyone can handle it Cassie can.

 One more pic because I can...

Blessings......

Mandy

Boys...........Are.............Boys...........

We have a very full and noisy house here at the moment.

Double trouble..

Cassie is about to have baby No3

Because the live so far away Cassie and the little boys are here until baby is born.

Poor Daddy has to work and travel in on week ends.

Needless to say they are missing their daddy very much, but Grandma and Brucie are 

trying to fill in as best they can.

This is Billy

So innocent looking here but boy O boy giving

me a run for my money..

MacGregor

Don"t let that face fool you

He is a two year old....

It is so lovely having them here though.

Spending time making memories and watching them play in the garden.

                                                                             

The boys built the fire on the hill today, this is a new tradition.We sit

up here in the afternoon with the fire going.

They have also discovered the orchard.

The boys are real fruit eaters and enjoying picking and collecting the fruit.

They have discovered they  love star fruit .

A walk through the veg garden to see what needs to be picked 

for dinner each day.

So yes life here is loud and  messy but O seeing things

through little boys eyes all over again 

is a blessing and wonderful thing.

I tell my self this each evening as I poor a wine and clean up cyclone 

Robinson Boys...

Blessings

Mandy

 

One Month...........

Time flies

One month ago we closed our shop..

And I haven't stopped since....

See why here

theolddairyintheshabbyshed.com.au

The Sunday I closed the shop I got in the car and drove out to Gundy to spend some

much needed time with these 3.......

What fun we had, we just spent time together........

Then I got back and it was Easter...

Good Friday was spent fishing, this tradition is being passed on to our grandchildren now.....I don't like fishing but all the kids do, so I am happy to sit and watch.




Easter Sunday saw Billy have his first taste of Easter eggs...



Loved having the little ones here for Easter all camped out.

After Easter Cassie, Ben and Billy stayed waiting for the new baby to arrive.

MacGregor Benjamin 

arrived on

27/4/19

 MacGregor is named after his granddad..

He is also No 12 grandchild. Crazy to think that Greg has been gone 10

years this year, he would have been the best grandfather ever......

I went out to help Cassie and Ben settle in with there 2 boys.

Spent lots of time cuddling up with the boys.

I am home now....

Wow what a month it has been. Exactly why I gave up the shop so I could 

spend more time with my children and grandchildren.

And in the garden of course....

Plenty to do out there but that is for another post...

Blessing to all

Mandy

Family and Farm...............

Hello to all,

I am hoping all Queenslanders have been getting this rain.

We have had over 5 inches now for the month of Oct.

This cheeky little rabbit is my youngest Grandchild William (Billy)

Billy is going to be a big brother in May 2018

Grand baby No 12

God has blessed us so much with our children and continues to bless us with grand babies now.

Our quiver is still filling..

Cassie & Billy were home for the weekend. Love having this girl home, she is truly a bright light. Always fun (naughty) and has such a loving heart for all those around her...And a fantastic Mum to Billy and wife for Ben....

We had a market on at our local hall on Sunday.  I think this is the first market I have done this year.

Too busy with the shop these days.

The market is the reason Cassie came home. Her hubby Ben is a saddle maker,

and leather worker so Cassie had a small stall as well.

These 2 are the newest members on the farm... They are doing a great job of keeping the snails down as well.

 The Jacaranda tree is in full bloom and the front yard is a carpet of blue.

As is the veranda

 The Flame tree is out early this year as well.

This is the Tea Garden

I have all tea herbs in here. Lemon verbena to Vanilla grass.

and all in between.

This was a hot unused area in the vege garden and is now the prettiest with the calendulas flowering in there. 

With all the rain I am getting my exercise mowing.

My ride on died so I am push mowing the yard, Between the edging, mowing and 

wiper snipering I do about 2 hours a day to stay on top. 

I tell you what I better start losing weight !!!!!!!!!

Blessing

and have a great week.

Mandy

Welcome Billy.........

This day last month I was on the road to go and be with

Cassie who was due to have her first baby..

Time flies

We welcomed William Reginald Robinson(Billy)

7lb 14oz on the 5/10/17 

Very proud and very tired parents.

William is a family name on Ben's side, we also have our William.

So Billy it will be.

Billy is number 11 grandchild...

Yep proud Grandma here....

Cassie is very lucky to have her eldest sister living only 45mins up the road.

So I also got to hang out with these ratbags while there....which was crazy and a delight.

 Grace turned 6 while I was there and I got to go to see 

her at school. Grace is my eldest grandchild Wow these kids have been busy

in the last 6 years.

October came and went in a blur what with going in and out to Cassie's, this month will

be much quieter I think...Lots of time in the garden and looking forward to all being together at Christmas...

Have a blessed week

Mandy