Rush, rush

Rush, rush, rush this morning to get away on time. Art lessons start at 9.30 and I leave home right on 9.00. This gives me time to set myself up before the lesson actually starts. But I'm in a quandary today. I finished my calendar hanger last week, have varnished all my items and now I'm ready for the next project. But which one? Shall I paint the box we found, it has a sliding lid just like the old wooden pencil cases that I had at school - but it has to be sanded down, or my wooden salt box - I haven't decided what to paint on it yet and it also needs to be sanded. Finally decided to paint a couple of door knob hangers, seeing that we only have a couple more weeks to go and they would be nice and quick. I can pick them up at lesson.

Would you believe Mandy doesn't have any - her husband Scott makes the items we buy and he has been working hard lately and didn't have any time to fill the stock shelves back up, so I decided on a coat rack to put in the guest bedroom. Have sponged on the base coat in Oak Moss, it's the colour of the inside of an avocado - sort of but you know what I mean. Then I searched through the folk art books and found a floral something similar to what I would like to put on the rack and from there made my own design to suit. Quite pleased with it, but when I'm in town tomorrow I'll have to get some more colours. I also posted my Jo Sonja Pine Green back to Chroma this morning, I hope they don't take too long in getting a replacement back to me, the Pine Green went hard in the tube, apparently they have had this problem before, but they were very nice when I emailed them and it's no trouble to replace it - free postage too.

Denice followed me home from art, she is after a couple of fertilized eggs, one of her chooks won't go off the lay and they have tried a few things but none have worked, so finally they have given in and will set her on some eggs to hatch. Luckily I have Alice sitting on a dozen eggs and I gave Denice 2 of them, I don't think Alice will miss them.

I spent the afternoon working on my Xmas present for Mum. I have hand embroidered one of Sally Giblin's Rivendale Collection called "Kiss of the Sun" and now I'm busy putting the cushion together. I have also got a surprise pressie for them which is getting made by the husband of one of our craft ladies - a decoration to put in the garden, made out of steel. Once I finally get the darn thing I'll be able to take a photo and put it in here. I ordered the darn things in May and am still waiting.

Ian's day was better than yesterday, he is starting to feel a little better in the tummy, though we don't know what has been wrong with him other than he just didn't feel well.

He went horse riding with Selwyn (our next door neighbour) this afternoon, Selwyn has a young horse - just broken in and needs quiet company when out riding. Not that Ian likes horse riding, in fact he hates it, used to round the cows up with them when he was a kid and always seemed to have to walk home.

This morning the bloke from (somewhere?) came out to look at Pete's bobcat that won't go. Looks like it's going to be a trial and error job. Thought it might have been the computer - wrong. Now he says it could be one of six things so ....

Ian also did some more scraping and hole filling on the front verandah, he also put the catches back on the lounge room windows. Great now we can lock them, something that we don't worry much about around here. Still can't leave them open yet, Ian says he can't hold them open and screw the hold upper things on at the same time. Guess whose job that is tomorrow when I get back from Kay Hock (you know - my Malaysian masseuse with the nimble fingers - wonderful massage but boy he hurts - and he calls me a woos because I can't handle it.

Silly Little Ole Me

Now I now why I was the only successful one to access the blog. I gave aeveryone the wrong address. Thanks to a scquilter Helen P (Thank you) who realised what I had done.

Try Again

Here is what I wrote in the new blog
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Well I've started again, those of you who missed the last few days posts, have to commiserate with me, because so have I. I don't know why the other blogspot didn't work, but everyone had trouble accessing it. I went to the ladies on scquilters who had blogs and they couldn't access it either. So off into cyberspace it has gone.

Today I went to the hairdresser for the chop and much cooler it is too, that took 1½hrs for a trim and half a dozen foils, much better than getting one of those horrible streaking caps forced on the head and then pecked at while they try to pull hairs through the darn cap. I used to find it very painful.I did get to do some sewing - at lunch time while I sat down and watched Oprah I did some sewing on my BOM - a design by Robyn Pandolph, all needle turn applique of course, I think I'll have to do the first block again, it's taking longer than I thought to get back into the groove of it and I'm not happy with my work.

This afternoon I went out to Kate's to do some bookwork, got back just before dark and had time to water my vege's before I couldn't see them. I'm growing corn, snake beans, capsicum, rhubarb, cucumber, lettuce and tomatoes. Got my fingers crossed for the corn seeds I planted this afternoon.It was really hot here today even the breeze was warm and very humid, but no clouds in sight.Ian scraped some more flaky paint off the weatherboards on the verandah, had a nap, made himself a sandwich, had a nap, went next door to Jill and Selwyn's and helped Jill pressure clean her new cement that has been stamped. Guess what he's doing now? No, he's watching the news LOL.
New website, first posting, here's hoping it can be accessed. If it works I'll post some photos of my applique and embroidery

My Whinge

It started out to be a lazy day - but it finished in a rush. I started cooking tea at 6.30pm because I was busy out in the garden watering my vege patch. I have lettuce, tomatoes, corn, snake beans, capsicum, rhubarb and so far two pineapple tops. I have staggered my corn planting and one lot is starting to flower, another about 10" high and new seedlings which I planted this afternoon, this lot I grew from seeds.

I had an appointment at the doctors this afternoon to find out the results of my ct scan which I had last Thurs. Not good. In fact I'm really annoyed. Apparently I have done myself an injury which according to the doctor can only be fixed by surgery. I have disc bulge pressing on the spinal cord and nerves pinched in c4-5, c5-6 and c6-7 in my neck. It all started when I was painting the lounge room, shifting trestles. Since then I have had pain and pins and needles down my left arm. Kay Hock my Malaysian wonder masseuse has relieved the pain but the pins and needles are a constant and a pain in the butt. I cannot hold my head up and look straight ahead or above because that makes the p&n worse. The only relief I get is looking at the floor or leaning my head to the left, which is difficult when driving the car. I haven't even finished painting the lounge room yet, it makes it rather difficult when you can't raise your head.

I now have to go back to the same neurosurgeon I saw at RBH in Brisbane for my lower back pain which turned out to be arthritis and nothing can be done for it, so goodness knows when I will be able to get an appointment. I forgot to ask my doctor if there was anyone I could see privately. There isn't anyone who comes to Bundaberg so I have to travel to them.

Kate rang in tears today. Pete went back to Brisbane yesterday afternoon so she must cope on her own again. Must be that time of the month for all of us. Luckily she was over it quickly.

Now that I've had my little whinge, I shall get on with life.
Thanks for listening.

A Lot to Learn

Boy!! do I have a lot to learn. I have just spent the last half hour trying to find my blogspot. finally succeeded but what a lot of frustration I gave myself. I have been busy with family since my last posting. Mum and Dad left on Thurs just before I took myself of to art lesson and I'm very happy with my art work, now I have to make the calendar hanger to attach to it so that I can be ready for the new year. I have also varnished my soap holder and it's in pride of place on the bathroom vanity basin.
Friday morning we had to ourselves and just before lunch DD3 arrives with hubby (Pete) and son (Dylan) in tow. Pete surprised her arriving home at 11.30 on Thurs night. He leaves this afternoon for Brisbane for the next weeks work.
Saturday morning my brother Trevor and his partner Karina arrived to stay with us for the night. We took them out to Kate and Pete's and then onto Mt. Perry for lunch where we were very disappointed in the meal. The pub has changed hands and the meals have gone downhill. On the way back we went through the Boolboonda Tunnel. It was dug in 1883-4, is 192metres long and is unsupported and unlined and it is absolutely awesome. Apparently one team started at one side of the hill and another team started at the other side and they met in the middle and they really did meet in the middle and all this without any mechanical or electrical instruments.
We then took Trevor and Karina to visit friends of ours for afternoon tea. Barb and Tiger have 100 or so acres and are pretty well self sufficient on their block. In that I mean they grow their own veges and they have their own cattle for meat and milk. Barb does not make her own butter or cheese. Afternoon tea consisted of home made lamingtons with a couple of fake ones thrown in, which Trev and I fell for. They were just like the rest covered with chocolate and coconut but instead of cake were pieces of foam, couldn't bite through the bloody things. But Barb might have to be careful, Karma you know. Tea was at Kate and Petes where we had a barbeque out on the back deck where they have now put their new spa which arrived on Wednesday. Trev and Karina left around 11 this morning and Ian and I have flaked ever since. Now we are off to Vivien's and Pauls, have made a tea cake to take with us.

I'm Lost

Well I don't know how I've done it, but I think I've lost my blogspot and here I was so proud of myself. Well they always say pride comes before a fall. Hopefully I can find myself. LOL

Firsts

Well this is a first. I have never done anything like this before. Fancy having my own blogspot on the web. I feel rather proud of myself. Now lets see if I can post it right.

Today, or rather yesterday, looking at the time, was a good day. For the first time I had an ENYO party, if you don't know what that is it is enviromental cleaning cloths, all you need to do is use with cold water and what a surprise how good they work and what a surprise how dirty my house is. Have now bought the gloves and got the floor cleaner for free.

My youngest daughter Kathryn and her son Dylan (16months) came over for a visit this afternoon, as usual Dylan was all over the place, that boy can move. Kathryn is 6months pregnant, scan shows a girl, but we're waiting for the second scan before we make everything pink.

I have had my mum and dad staying with us since Sunday, they leave for home today. I'm a bit worried about my dad, he had a prostate operation 9 weeks ago and still doesn't feel 100%. Both parents turned 76 this year.

The fly screens are in and we bought a retractable flyscreen door for the french doors and we love it, though they are almost invisible. DH Ian has already walked into it and is now working out ways for me to decorate it so he won't do it again. This is from the bloke who is always banging his head and losing skin on things he knows are there.

Well this is it, my first posting. I hope I have done everything right and it works. Well we'll soon find out.