holidaying....

we've just been on a little holiday. now that david works as a contractor, he doesn't really get time off but he had to swap shifts with another physio and it meant he had a four day weekend so we decided to go away.

this is the second time we've been to robe in the south east (south australia). it's a lovely spot and if you go in winter, it's nice and quiet. mum and dad came with us too - it was a great opportunity for them to get away as well. we are lucky enough to be able to stay in a friend's house. it's a gorgeous place - steeped in history

Here's dad and louis making pancakes for lunch.......mmmm. i love watching my dad teach my kids things that he taught me.

and here's mum and david relaxing.  mum spent so much time running around after the boys, taking them for walks on the beach, spoiling them with love and attention.

julian and louis bought themselves cap guns and recreated old westerns.....

we went for a nice long walk in beachport and discovered these dunes and and beautiful wild and wooly sea. 

The boys had such fun with their oma and opa.

And we were rewarded with a beautiful sunrise on our last morning.

i feel so blessed to have been able to have this little break, to have been able to share it with people i love so much, to have taken a trip down memory lane, memories which are so dear to me.

life is pretty darn great

l

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I'm here ....... with pics!

Look what we found! It was so exciting to find my first eggs. It's amazing how absolutely perfect they are. I think my girls are very clever and I'm rewarding them big time with fresh spinach and lots of lovely seeds.

I've been doing a little knitting lately. I guess it's because the weather has become cooler and the thought of knitting seems comforting. My knitting skills are pretty average - but lately I've been reading a book which has explained lots of things to me and I've just been giving them a go. I mean if worse comes to worse, I can just rip it out. So, here are some of my winter warmers so far....

 The photo is pretty dodgy - but what can you do when it's just you and the bathroom mirror? This was a lovely pattern from Ravelry called Windy City Hat.

I've also made some fingerless gloves from this pattern. It took me five attempts but I finally figured it out. I'm very happy with them - they were very easy to make and I love the cable pattern.  Have I ever told you how much I love Ravelry????!!!! It's so much fun :)

I'm here

Life's a bit tough at the moment. I went to see a naturopath two weeks ago and i was put on a diet and boy did I suffer some withdrawal symptoms. For over a week I've had headaches, joint aches, lethargy, irritability and anxiety......

But, the good news is, I'm starting to feel better.

This is the reason I've not been blogging - I was going to blog about a beautiful pair of fingerless gloves I made but my photos all turned out blurry and I was too despondent to try again.
I have been knitting a lot lately. I've suddenly realised that if you read the books and do what the instructions tell you, things work out (I have a nasty habit of looking at things and thinking they are 'too hard').
I've also been spending time with my chooks - they are so entertaining. Their personalities have really come out now and we are able to hand feed them which is so much fun. I never thought that I would pass the time by sitting and watching chooks!

Back soon with pictures ;-)

Cheers
l
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a life in study

Just before the holidays were lucky enough to get five of these: 

 

which formed into five of these:

which became five of these:

And they flew away and lived happily ever after!

l

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and introducing Sabine....

The coop is finally finished - right down to the sign:

The chickens are very happy these days, spending most of the day outside foraging for food and being happy. And, we have introduced a friend, Sabine.

 

 Sabine came from Karen's house and has settled in happily in her new home. 

She is the cutest little thing!

 

 We hope to get one more chook and then our family will be complete.

I'm off to enjoy the sunshine and to watch the poulets. 

au revoir

l

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annoucing the safe and speedy arrival of our girls

Yesterday we finally bought our brand new chickens. 

For months, David has been working on the 'Château des poulets'. He's managed to build almost the entire thing from people's waste (hooray for hard rubbish).

Meet Claudia (above) and Giselle (below) - our new babies.

The boys have been having so much fun with them trying desperately to make friends with them.



This is inside their house - with their roosts and nesting boxes. 

I can't wait to find my very first egg :)

l

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Eastery Goodness

early one morning........very, very early,

the easter bunny came to town

and boy was it exciting 

 it's what i love most about having kids

they bring back all the magic of being young

hope you all had a happy easter

l

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