WE'RE FLOODED IN.............

Every one is excited around here, it's flooding.

In a good way though.

All the creek crossings are over. The children are home as we can't get to Toowoomba.

This is one of the crossings, we have five to cross to get to town.

Hubby and daughter who is in grade 11 have gone over the back blocks in the four wheel drive to see if they can get to town. Alanah has her major math and science exam to day, and really has to try to get there.

Then he is going to try to get to his Mum's and bring her back to our place.

This is our bottom paddock ,

the electric fence is all under water too.

This is where the two creeks meet, the creek came down at 11p.m and this photo was taken at 5a.m it had already dropped a couple of metres.


All the tanks are full and there is water everywhere such a lovely sight to see.


Here is the birthday boy.



Hubby reakons the rain was the best present he could have got.

Sounds like hubby is back home. Yes and he has his Mum with him,

better go and check her room is clean.

Mandy

Happy Birthday Darl......

Today is my Darlings Birthday

he is 51 today......

Probably not the best photo, but I couldn't find the one I wanted.....

Being a birthday

we were up early

as hubby leaves at 6am for work.

Tonight he gets to pick whatever he wants for tea.

He has chosen Garlic Prawns.

So I'll be of to town latter to get some fresh prawns.

I had a wonderful day at my parents place yesterday.

The weather was awful for driving though. It was thick fog from home to Cabarlah and then again from Hampton to Crows Nest...........YUK.......

My parents live in a small town called Cooyar.

They bought an old hall and have converted that into there home.

The photos above and below are of Mums kitchen.Dad made every thing himself.

All the kitchen cabinets and even the lead light in the windows which you can't see any way.

The photo below is taken from the kitchen. As you can see they haven't put any walls up except on the stage where there bedroom is, behind the curtain.

We got 58mls of rain yesterday and last night. Every thing is looking so good, the ground is even squelching under your feet with the wet in the ground.



Well I'm off to catch up on a few blogs then of to town to get those prawns.
I hope to get out and get some weeding done this afternoon.


Mandy

Daylillies

The clouds are low in the valley with a fine mist falling, there,s a chill

in the air that takes away the memories of the heat from the

week end.

A perfect day.

I love this weather, maybe it is because they are so few and far between these days. There,s some thing that says cooking and reading,

about this type of weather.

I hope you all had a great week end. It was so very hot here, Saturday was spent in the

cool of the sewing room. Being made from besser blocks it is very cool in there.

Saturday evening we had a 21st on.

It was a great evening, though it was late... My friend catered for all of the party on her own, (there were 100 plus) and did such a wonderful job. I had it easy all I had to do was set the tables........ Bronywn hired two girls from her daughters hospitality class and they did all the serving and most of the washing up afterwards.

I have to say that it was one of Bronwyns better ideas, as she was able to enjoy the evening.

Sunday was hot and sticky as well.

Went back down to Bronwyns in the morning, it was hard to leave as she has air con.

We sat around drinking coffee and catching up.

Chloe had a good time at Roma with her sister. Will have some photos later in the week

for you. So we all had a big week end around here.




The photos are of the different day Lilie's I have in the garden, that I said last week I would show you. Bit late, though.
This is the first year I have had alot of them in.
The double yellow below is an old one. Also the dark red one.
As they mostly have come from the markets I don't have the names of any of them.
I find day lillies are very drought tolerant, I never water them at all!
Once they start to grow they divide well and flower within 12 mths.

I have a busy day ahead of me today.

I have been up early and got the floors vacuumed and moped. Beds are made and washing done.

I have to be at my Mother in-laws by 9;30 this morning as we are getting screen doors put on her house so she can leave the doors open.

Then I will be picking the children up from school as we have to go Birthday shopping for

Hubby.

Tuesday I am going out to Cooyar as that is were my parents live and I am off to spend the day with them. They have just got back from a Sydney trip. So there will be lots to talk about.

Welcome to my new readers.......and thank you for all the wonderful

comments that you leave, I so enjoy them and reading all your wonderful blogs.

MANDY

A Day In My Life........

I blogged this morning before I realized it was the 14th, never mind ........

As I said earlier I woke up nice and early this morning and got one basket of laundry folded

lunches and breakfast made.

Sat down for a nice cuppa when I realized I hadn't put the washing on. Jumped up and proceeded

to trip down the stairs...

Time to take children to the bus asked 19 yr old to drive them as my foot was throbbing.

Sat down for awhile and rested my foot then thought that I'd do my blog. (1st one)

Finely got the load of washing on.

Then I hobbled out and hung it up.

Foot still sore so again hobbled up to my sewing room and rested there for awhile watching the geese annoy the cows,

My foot started to feel a bit better so I was able to sit at my sewing machine

and sew.

I got so much sewing done, this apron is for my eldest daughter who doesn't live at home.

It turned out quite retro I think. I love aprons and collect all old ones from second hand shops. I also love making them.

I also got all of DIL quilt top done all to do now is put the border on and quilt it.

I also started this little (below) cushion for my youngest daughter.

Once the quilt and this cushion is done I have finished my Christmas Present sewing..

Chloe came home from town and we spent some time to geather as she was getting ready.

Chloe is off to her sisters for the week end in Roma. There is a group going out there this weekend for the Roma Races. So she was able to get a lift out as it is a four hour drive.

Before I knew it, it was 3.30 pm and time to go and get the children from the bus stop.

We all said Bye to Chloe and then in for

After noon tea and they were in the pool.......

I managed to get a bit more sewing done.

Then it was tea time sausages and fresh asparagus for hubby and I the children
had sausages in bread as a hot dog, there favorite Friday night tea.

6:45p.m and we were in the car to take the girls to youth group in Toowoomba.
Back home and did the washing up.
Watched T.V with the little boys. We watched Honey I Shrank The Kids.
The boys loved it (so did I )
9p.m Boys to bed. In the car back to Toowoomba pick up girls.
Youngest is covered in cake as tonight is the last youth for the year and they ended with a cake fight.
HOME................
9.45pm and phone rings.... Chloe has got to Roma safely.Thank you Lord.....


I will Finnish my blog and have a bath and off to bed.
My foot is much better and I am walking O.K.
thanks for the well wishes girls.

All have a great blessed weekend.


MANDY

Things Are Not Going To Plan Today......

I was up nice and early this morning as I have a lot to get done.

I don't have to take my Mother in-law shopping this week as she is staying with our niece in Goondiwindi for a few days. I have only had to go to town once this week

and that is the way I like it.

Lots of house work to get done today that's why I was up early.

But then I tripped down the couple of stairs going down to the laundry.

I think I have sprained my ankle as it is very sore.

So won't be getting much house work done now. I do think I will be able to hobble up to

The Old Dairy

and get some sewing done. Lucky it's my left foot not my right.

Below are the new garden steps we just did going up to the vege patch and my sewing room.

You would think that I could have swept them first though.

I'm glad there in as it will make hobbling easier.

Any-way I have learnt something............

Do not get out of bed earlier to do housework..........as it is bad for your health.

A couple of days ago Daisymum7 talked about showing some real photos of our house.

I have to say that I am the type of person that needs to have the house clean before I can go about my gardening or craft.

Now I'm not talking super mum clean, I think this is left over from my Home schooling days.

Also having a large family I find it easier if I keep

on top of things.

There are some rooms though that I TRY to turn a blind eye to,

the boys bedroom and the office.

Sooooo.........Here is the office as I am sitting in it now.

Oh! Look you can even see the unmade bed in the spare room, two messy rooms

for the price of one.

I won't show you the boys room as that is just to traumatic for any ones eyes.

Now I am of to clean the desk because I truly can't stand it. I will sit in

the office chair and wheel myself along............

Then again I might just go straight up to the sewing room. Out of sight out of mind...............

Mandy

Afternoon One & All

I have been in town (Toowoomba) all day today and my feet are protesting to the amount they had to walk.

The few times I do venture into town i park the car and walk to do all my bits and pieces.

I do go grocery shopping each week as it is to hard to buy enough

food for my lot any more than this.

One of the places I had to go was "spotlight" to get some more material

for Christmas presents.

I am known to get a a bargin now and again ,

and did I get one today.

See this quilters fabric below? well I picked it up cheap.

The checked one was $3 a metre and the rest were $8 a metre.......... plus.........

if you bought 1 mtr you got one free, that's right ladies.

(I think I just lost a lot of readers they are in there cars now and heading for the closest spotlight)

The red material is the same as in DILs quilt and I needed some more of that.

The plain pink one is to bind my quilt and the others............who cares

it was cheap and I know I will use them.

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Here is a sneak peak at Karen's my DIL blocks, they are all mixed up as Karen reads my blog

and I don't want to give to much away.

You will have to wait until after Christmas to see the finished quilt.

Now that I have learnt to put a quilt together I am finely going to

make up these blocks. They have sat in the cupboard for years and I never got to finish the class as baby No 6 came along. Yes I no that was 10 yrs ago.

I am going to make into into a single bed quilt for that No 6 child.

Here is my top all together all to do know is put the wadding in it and the backing and quilt it.

That,s the fun part I can do that no worries.........




Well I need to go and water the vege garden and pick some greens for tea.
I hope you all had a great day.

Mandy

A Back To Basics Kind Of Day.......

Hi everyone.......

I didn't get to blog yesterday as I was busy, busy,busy

sewing,sewing,sewing.........

Yes it was our local craft day yesterday.

I have learnt how to put a quilt together properly, sashing and boarder.

I have put a quilt together before, just not very well.

I really learnt alot yesterday and can't wait to get some more done.

I love our community craft days, the companionship and learning from one another.

I will post some photos latter today of the quilt.

This morning I have been making some more soap.

This will be my Christmas batch, I put cinnamon and nutmeg into

this batch as they are Christmas spices. The scent is not as strong as I would have liked though so I am going to have to find some oils I think to try. Any ideas???

I am going to package them similar to the soaps above, maybe more festive though..

Over at Rhondas blog http://down---to---earth.blogspot.com/

she is talking about electricity and water saving and of monitoring these . Well worth a look and I encourage you to take part.

I will be doing the electricity but not the water. We only have tank water here and I am already very frugal with that.

The snow peas cucumbers and tomatoes are all doing well. I have been picking alot of tomatoes

green and let them ripen on the bench. There is

no difference in taste at all. I always thought that you should let them ripen on the vine

for better taste. Picking them green also stops them getting attacked by bugs.......

For the last 10 years when I make my bread I have used the bread maker.

Today though I am going to make it by hand again.

WHY! I have lost touch with the bread. The kneading and the rising even the putting yeast into water and letting it ferment. All I do now is plop it all in the bread maker and turn it on and BREAD.

Nothing wrong with this though I just want to get back to basics. I will still use the bread maker when I am in a hurry (which is most of the time)

Well I am off to make that bread then to sash and boarder D.I.L quilt and finish the table clothes for Saturdays 21st.

Have a great day.

Mandy