A walk in the front garden......

Hello and welcome.

We have been having the most amazing weather here so I have

been spending as much time as I can in the garden.

Here we are at the front gate...

Come on in and have a look around.

All the roses are blooming as are all the delphiniums that

self seeded from last summer.

The Jacaranda is starting to flower, soon the yard

will be a purple carpet.

This jacaranda tree is well over 60 years old and is my favorite tree.

Bruce being a plumber hates it as it clogs all the gutters up with the tiny leaves..

October really is the best month for my garden....

The front garden has a real cottage garden feel to it, and is shaded by\the Jacaranda.

I have so many David Austin roses, geraniums and saliva's to give this garden colour.

I hope you enjoyed your look around the front garden.

Next week I will show you the rest of the garden.

Tomorrow I am going to spend some time with my newest grandson Henry and his 2 sisters.

I am looking forward to spending time with them, so expect lots of baby photos when I get back.

Enjoy your week end...

Blessings

Mandy

A Busy Week.

Mid week all ready......I am sure I have not got much done at all so far.

This week is town week, you know I can go weeks with out having to go to town and this week I am in town Mon, Tues, Wed and doing markets Sat and Sun....Thursday I am having a candle making class.....That leaves Friday which is craft day.......When I want to see my clean house I will just pop on here and look at the above photo.....

At the moment I am doing a bit of weaving and making wall hangings.

I am really enjoying the slow rhythm of weaving.... Adding in differant textils and texture is fun as well.

I am now going tp start on a bigger one and see how that goes.....

It is a square one and I am hoping I can make cushion covers with this size...

Enjoying your week all, I need to get moving to make it to town on time...

Mandy

A New Baby a Party and aLong week end....

We had a long week end and managed to cram a lot in....

Introducing Henry Cameron Pimm
A little Brother for Grace and Abby and son for Jess and Lachlan.
Henry was born on thursday 1st October......

On Saturday Jess was at a wedding that Lach was a groomsman in and on Sunday she was here at home for our Party.

(I will get in trouble for that pic I'm sure lol)

All the work Bruce has been doing on the shed was for a good reason......We had our joint 50th Birthday on Sunday....

It is now known as the party shed......

The old stage that has always been used to store junk on was put to use as a stage for the live music...

It was such a good week end and even beter to have all my family home.....All 7 Children and now all 7 grandchildren....3 out of 4 of Bruces kids were home as well.....Makes for a large family....

OK Photo over load I know, but how can I not......Look at my Handsome sons, beatuiful granddaughters.....
The last one is The food station hahaha.....Food is important at a Storey Party.

OK one more of these cheeky boys....

Have a blessed week.

A New (old) Shed.....

Yippie its raining!!!!
We so need the rain here like most parts of Australia...

We are very blessed as we seem to always have some green grass from the grey water, but when it rains it is so much greener.

We have been getting some cementing done....A lot of cementing. The car shed was always dirt and very dusty and grubby.

It took 3 truck loads of cement and two week ends of work but it is now all done.

To say I am a little excited is a under statement as I have waited 25 years to have this done.

We used to have a paved courtyard at the back door which I loved...The pavers got pulled up and it is now cemented from the back door down to the drive way.

As you can see above the wall has been pulled down between the courtyard and shed. This has opened the whole area up and let so much more light in.

This will now be our main entertaining area, which with my sized family I sure do need.....

Yep family dinners we have outgrown the kitchen......

Enjoy your week and may you be getting this much needed rain.

A Sunny Day....

The coolness of winter is slowly passing, and Spring is in the air.

See the sun coming in and it is only 7:15, through Winter it is well past 8 before the sun comes inside.
This morning is glorious after the rain last night..
Lets put our boots on and go for a walk...

Every thing looks so fresh, we are in real need of rain as the dams are empty and the tanks are low.
Having the rain and warmth has put me in good mood...lol

The girls are waiting at the gate to be feed and they too are scratching around after the rain.

We rescued some chooks from being killed on the week end...These chickens only crime- There eggs are too big and Woolies doesn't want them....
Sad but true, so they are enjoying scratching about and learning to be birds...

They are slightly looked down upon by the Heritage chooks but I am sure they will all start to get on soon....

The pond is nice and full and doing its job of catching the water.

The Jasmine is all out in full bloom so it is even staring to smell like Spring...

Enjoy your week and I hope for those of you that have had a colder winter are starting to get a little Spring in the air..

Thank you for your lovely comments ladies last blog and not forgetting me.....

Blessings

Mandy

Remember Me.....

If anyone even still reads my blog HELLO and thank you...
Things have been very quiet here on my little blog lately, I do find in winter there is just not enough hours in the day to fit all in all I need to do.

My blog isn't the only thing I haven't spent any time on...
My garden is suffering as well, it is so dry and over grown.

Why? I hear you ask.
I don't know! time just seems to slip away.

Maybe I'm just getting old but I have really felt the cold this year and trying to keep warm I have stayed inside a lot....
I have been crocheting lots though and my new found love is weaving.Loving weaving so much such a slow calming craft.

I am really enjoying weaving and am now on the look out for a bigger loom, so I can do some bigger pieces...

I have also got myself a spinning wheel, this is one of those crafts I have wanted to do for years.

I am looking forward to Spring when we get the sheep sheared and I will be able to spin our own wool.
I have yet to learn though.
My Mum is going to teach me as she is a spinner but the parents are away until September, so until then I will continue to weave.

Today though I am heading out to the sunshine and getting some long over due gardening done....

Enjoy your day...
Blessings
Mandy

Being a Grand ma....

Some times it is good to just stop and spend time with your Grand children or children..
Having Mason visit us on his own while his Mum was with her Netball team made this happen for us.

This child steals my heart when ever those big brown eyes look at me....
Harry came to stay as well boy did they have fun..

There was 4 wheeling fun and driving the tractor which Mas did not want to leave....Harry had fun showing his cousin the farm life.

Feeding the cows and sheep were a great hit with him.

It was double trouble
double noise
double mess
double laughter
double fun
I loved every minute of it.

2013

How they have grown since this photo was taken....

Have a great week...
Mandy