tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212826762024-03-18T18:47:25.015+10:30Back Valley seasonsto record my random thoughts, drawings, textile art and anything else I think may be of interestPennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.comBlogger3124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-22030169112259850982023-11-11T14:23:00.000+10:302023-11-11T14:23:12.468+10:30Not a lot to sayI find I am using Facebook far more these days and my blog has been sadly neglected. I am having lots of health problems and at 84 this is not easy. My diabetic sugar levels have not been good and trying to get them under control have been rather a nightmare, not helped that one of the medications I was on has been unobtainable, this threw so uch out of balance. My arthritis is not brilliant either and my walking has been restricted too, I can now only manage about half an hour and about more than that in recovery time. This year we have had two weddings, grand daughters. I sit and sew and knit, read and ache! Lost my sister, I am now the only one left and I miss my phone calls. John is still my rock, and these days my carer. We moved into another rental and although rather elderly and worn we were lucky to get it. The world is not an easy place to live in, covid is still here, we so far have avoided it but I don't shop much, we have it delivered. Money is tight but the highlight will be a few days on Kangaroo Island at the end of the month. I do so look forward to that. 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I am still getting stuff sorted.I have a room still full of boxes but at least the kitchen and sitting areas are done. Still sorting through clothes but a bed to sleep in. John has his office almost up and running. It has rained off and on for the last few days and was only about 10 degrees before 9 am when I went down to the market. Bought fish for dinner (Tommy ruffs) and a small pot of calendula for a spot of color. I am having an 'off' day, one of my med does this to me every so often.I find it a bit odd as we are on the other side of town but I suppose I will get used to it.Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-26982483959929190852023-04-09T17:22:00.005+09:302023-04-09T17:22:44.988+09:30A mixed bag<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhg7AIy3sUJWWQxcRAa1KngoIy87Do-BGb03rENQ4bxQs6JTCQN2fFFM87FGHIk6pW71Tj5Z-EwXGhc0MQvLD6R5t8JU2QPSSwnfYul67S6aYPeQkRZ60hmAjWWSeqZ-clHVm0j_uNg_Tc_gt2HcesECQKNjiTwTODWIFIzMm3UG8E0ttmUYg/s3264/20230408_152356.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhg7AIy3sUJWWQxcRAa1KngoIy87Do-BGb03rENQ4bxQs6JTCQN2fFFM87FGHIk6pW71Tj5Z-EwXGhc0MQvLD6R5t8JU2QPSSwnfYul67S6aYPeQkRZ60hmAjWWSeqZ-clHVm0j_uNg_Tc_gt2HcesECQKNjiTwTODWIFIzMm3UG8E0ttmUYg/s320/20230408_152356.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAy7t93dBj0AdcqOAn1e1zKFyZELxVLZjxjgeAtCmwoDqIxdNqg1N7-VvH2r38aDN8N26c5Rw3FBbNgSqazYmbVnBG9ocRtVZQrtkHBygUIxaabyfqXEgZOo-o8_38r9mIo0U6sF3aFjSREU48EwiZc3VWckyj09Ir2ltLr1KCPToLvX4tGZY/s3264/20230407_162619.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAy7t93dBj0AdcqOAn1e1zKFyZELxVLZjxjgeAtCmwoDqIxdNqg1N7-VvH2r38aDN8N26c5Rw3FBbNgSqazYmbVnBG9ocRtVZQrtkHBygUIxaabyfqXEgZOo-o8_38r9mIo0U6sF3aFjSREU48EwiZc3VWckyj09Ir2ltLr1KCPToLvX4tGZY/s320/20230407_162619.jpg"/></a></div>
I have not been feeling at all well. Medications have been changed making me feel sick and dizzy. Various problems and I am not thinking straight. Not good when when we are now packing up the house, we have been offered a house to rent, not ideal, on a very noisy busy road and the house is rather old and tired, but is bigger. I am not able to do too much but Tabby is being so good and taking so much stuff away.I really feel rather useless.Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-67224388399276388702023-02-23T17:17:00.000+10:302023-02-23T17:17:00.022+10:30dead fish!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6kS_0h1iEsxH_iHpXXwgolrUWU5Fedko1NWk12fhA3GgIPSptnSoGFmuqUBHMw7jEyWoc5KXmMcB_o-ARYmiNV-Uz-sCFvHwdltvvXo9sd9gj8mzaPya2lKc0gXvQsQcAnUB3VbfDo7bQ-hd0GnAXG8P8ozRbD-giSqetPzH3mTsusvcaMo/s3264/20230221_083916.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6kS_0h1iEsxH_iHpXXwgolrUWU5Fedko1NWk12fhA3GgIPSptnSoGFmuqUBHMw7jEyWoc5KXmMcB_o-ARYmiNV-Uz-sCFvHwdltvvXo9sd9gj8mzaPya2lKc0gXvQsQcAnUB3VbfDo7bQ-hd0GnAXG8P8ozRbD-giSqetPzH3mTsusvcaMo/s320/20230221_083916.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivneBi5aZAX25-F1QT30b5eMxokqabESIJfjSrspLWeOO7z81macyAR0RXsCNrox9p_LZdHUzGhsjnGaifGZFlH748khXS4I6zXSKgmW_9ruSCrIzxr7qiu_duiPuVCc0TulEoXNYMRA3Jk9N0Osh5VrLTClz_9msi5P0aWnmRF1kVl3Pt4oA/s3264/20230219_162544.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivneBi5aZAX25-F1QT30b5eMxokqabESIJfjSrspLWeOO7z81macyAR0RXsCNrox9p_LZdHUzGhsjnGaifGZFlH748khXS4I6zXSKgmW_9ruSCrIzxr7qiu_duiPuVCc0TulEoXNYMRA3Jk9N0Osh5VrLTClz_9msi5P0aWnmRF1kVl3Pt4oA/s320/20230219_162544.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjroDkm2YjeD6lQFLQ1gXkV2VpH4ar9a7QY-VdXIfGZbrZ9SEDAHNpmOxW9GfKAFCbFvGCu4J7NddVJG8gBSZFd7kVqAET1xfSgmu13EB24eX8Y_l-rzsqfXV-S0kB1-RNHO7w_sY92oLENFhCMTtINYxEE02O9CH2CxwOKyT7LLIYtX3gaRmE/s3264/20230223_084331.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjroDkm2YjeD6lQFLQ1gXkV2VpH4ar9a7QY-VdXIfGZbrZ9SEDAHNpmOxW9GfKAFCbFvGCu4J7NddVJG8gBSZFd7kVqAET1xfSgmu13EB24eX8Y_l-rzsqfXV-S0kB1-RNHO7w_sY92oLENFhCMTtINYxEE02O9CH2CxwOKyT7LLIYtX3gaRmE/s320/20230223_084331.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZoSFkk10YnMu7xHi259YPLqEcdj_ndCkPP4qcgu0XzLPLRlKG-lTZ6i9WPllx1_yzdlJrX6jah5YEmdAFldQKP5c7g0u-A_1kj93C_dSw3sQZEdcgYZktggpWlIB-K9QFxl4TTvnh4QYptYa2myCh0Edcrj3YFtR4fvebjL8k-0UNoO4r6A/s3264/20230223_083807%280%29.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZoSFkk10YnMu7xHi259YPLqEcdj_ndCkPP4qcgu0XzLPLRlKG-lTZ6i9WPllx1_yzdlJrX6jah5YEmdAFldQKP5c7g0u-A_1kj93C_dSw3sQZEdcgYZktggpWlIB-K9QFxl4TTvnh4QYptYa2myCh0Edcrj3YFtR4fvebjL8k-0UNoO4r6A/s320/20230223_083807%280%29.jpg"/></a></div>
Walking the beach has not been very pleasant lately. With the amount of fresh water coming from the river Murray floods every so often large numbers of dead carp have been washed up ont o the beaches. The trouble is it is hard to know exactly when as it depends on the wind and the tide. Unfortunately with the sudden burst of 40 degree heat it is not pleasant. Today we walked on the cliffs, very early as it has been very hot. I am still stitching my comfort blanket ( better known as my shroud!) I could well be stitching it for months as I am very slow. We did a lot Ely drive over to Parsons beach a few days ago. Always spectacular. I can no longer walk down sadly.Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-89760312791488504832023-02-12T14:45:00.000+10:302023-02-12T14:45:07.491+10:30Yesterday, a granddaughters wedding<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_CADJcpUSl4671rAi4afbRQQBlZiS-cxCAtDoipNGrelbEAESKZrXQkiYhAoRzP8d3Ju4ntquMlRukAbkmmbMOCH-lnenSyOqdysv_FYmMoLX0rMvj9BlXZ8d36sdIDzD2qsF0bXi2Y0HEaxGfog396nkakoAI4IEvWZA9HA7hGMNOvaQZg/s3264/20230211_152826.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_CADJcpUSl4671rAi4afbRQQBlZiS-cxCAtDoipNGrelbEAESKZrXQkiYhAoRzP8d3Ju4ntquMlRukAbkmmbMOCH-lnenSyOqdysv_FYmMoLX0rMvj9BlXZ8d36sdIDzD2qsF0bXi2Y0HEaxGfog396nkakoAI4IEvWZA9HA7hGMNOvaQZg/s320/20230211_152826.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAFF1oFlxgMJ7u-Y7JgeBKHXm7oTQWndtp6eG9sc6cALE7znODxnhODFQfPl4cNiAvBqhFlAsORwTV9zgys7KPptht0pV4bwgFRSvBHEFk5XBfmzIo4wWsOc68Lrl61V7MzkYuk1T1zK2I3D6IUZb6IjHbvluzOO8HsYKB6ClZyFR0cSK8UI/s3264/20230211_152858.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAFF1oFlxgMJ7u-Y7JgeBKHXm7oTQWndtp6eG9sc6cALE7znODxnhODFQfPl4cNiAvBqhFlAsORwTV9zgys7KPptht0pV4bwgFRSvBHEFk5XBfmzIo4wWsOc68Lrl61V7MzkYuk1T1zK2I3D6IUZb6IjHbvluzOO8HsYKB6ClZyFR0cSK8UI/s320/20230211_152858.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxoDRN5-WWtpsm6XMB-T7T2gSSfMmjktnXyOxnLdvwTCZNume9zARFfGi_ruLmWnCNJlIE_vhdlz75TAvKjQLnBOGzuf-oiZBLXBxxc6iLa3RCA-V02gYNhSXhpI0JSr0Q66roPVS9ilSAZa75V1ZSO39rclNBqfnWen37UBJRzG-HGsOAmU/s3264/20230211_153052.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxoDRN5-WWtpsm6XMB-T7T2gSSfMmjktnXyOxnLdvwTCZNume9zARFfGi_ruLmWnCNJlIE_vhdlz75TAvKjQLnBOGzuf-oiZBLXBxxc6iLa3RCA-V02gYNhSXhpI0JSr0Q66roPVS9ilSAZa75V1ZSO39rclNBqfnWen37UBJRzG-HGsOAmU/s320/20230211_153052.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43CVp7wp2K0zKwYAsJE3KudASrJjCChd0hv0CsbWPwn9upb14nOzpywv0vPq1ajpN3I5hDdGJM8p034wnBqkU1KxBrboCz6BaMNS3uFK6g-J7tSKeg1PX87LAtgzhbcbk2VQABilXeuB4Cqs6pu5wHheeoRWczxx9QgdBkjj5h3d4Iwo0lXc/s3264/20230211_153439.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43CVp7wp2K0zKwYAsJE3KudASrJjCChd0hv0CsbWPwn9upb14nOzpywv0vPq1ajpN3I5hDdGJM8p034wnBqkU1KxBrboCz6BaMNS3uFK6g-J7tSKeg1PX87LAtgzhbcbk2VQABilXeuB4Cqs6pu5wHheeoRWczxx9QgdBkjj5h3d4Iwo0lXc/s320/20230211_153439.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-W_U5vo5QQdeQY__apeR_jTYPYsUhbLOnfYGlOg2ou9fpmhnX12bvG6gRUr3CKh8jCUNVgd9qsrfWFg5YHqYszKF5XHZMbYjrlP11STkN510MY4Grc-YQd3SBy2OLiM4Uqp8FYvA4KcO4iO-AzOB-dyQ1zUCn4MQJy2xxtMJv-T7sX5WUBE/s3264/20230211_161747.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-W_U5vo5QQdeQY__apeR_jTYPYsUhbLOnfYGlOg2ou9fpmhnX12bvG6gRUr3CKh8jCUNVgd9qsrfWFg5YHqYszKF5XHZMbYjrlP11STkN510MY4Grc-YQd3SBy2OLiM4Uqp8FYvA4KcO4iO-AzOB-dyQ1zUCn4MQJy2xxtMJv-T7sX5WUBE/s320/20230211_161747.jpg"/></a></div>
It was a beautiful day held on the property at Hope Forrest. The setting was down by the dam. Kangaroos ducks and wedge tail eagles as well a bright throng were in attendance. Baby Hugh was there as well. I managed the ceremony and part of the reception but faded and we went home early. I can't cope with such exciting days any more. Enough to say the weather couldn't have been better and it was such a happy time. I find I don't see as much of the family as we once did, probably our fault as we both get very tired. If only one could go back and enjoy it once more. Today we are recovering! Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-59794006668995062512023-01-23T15:57:00.006+10:302023-01-23T15:57:53.429+10:30Cool weather<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_BK1zejyS8Er-cNUPkdHHRrp7uRZgnQf1aSgtJLN7WZ2zyhzPGGLoqYtPG3uZBxrTMxhhf1zEWBoyD5Jjr6a-RbeHNxVNbGuCjIx_hmkk42sryFLbevcwhyYKF3NanxCzUe_kFw2iYjfDOaCQs15d_pFKOlWAju3zJmMFmHiyJ0HB4smPg8/s3264/20230122_111728.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_BK1zejyS8Er-cNUPkdHHRrp7uRZgnQf1aSgtJLN7WZ2zyhzPGGLoqYtPG3uZBxrTMxhhf1zEWBoyD5Jjr6a-RbeHNxVNbGuCjIx_hmkk42sryFLbevcwhyYKF3NanxCzUe_kFw2iYjfDOaCQs15d_pFKOlWAju3zJmMFmHiyJ0HB4smPg8/s320/20230122_111728.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7S-FE09df86sVhkyuxc39fn8dKlVh7I9htElWcbGy0iyrfGyJZQbK7tRVYgi54dUsuAtia7dccuUI6ZZRkKpwQEM-OYInxZB35zwtG2pMMxJcddMbCqHGFP-Bvc4VW2eeoMLef86VdvsN5XAEq84lJy8m99tlAky0-BckicabzDRHr9FpwA/s3264/20230122_115201.jpg" style="display: block; 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Our beach walks have been not very long, I just don't seem to be able to walk far without aching but at least I am doing them. THIS morning a a few tiny dead fish. The seagulls were enjoying them. We were not sure what they were. Also a large shark egg, lots of kelp and with the high tides another re arrangement of sea weed on the beach. I have also been playing with paint fabric and paper. Not terribly inspiring but fun. The painted fabric I am now very slowly doing some hand embroidery, a short free online course. Sorry for some reason this is going haywire so I will stop. Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-64026912127362537492023-01-13T12:07:00.010+10:302023-01-13T12:07:43.544+10:30warming up <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uVATQ7ebqVOctSWnfaeXGZGlkIsr2UpDUxZxEGiSzXBxaIXA7mtqJjgFKH0ed7Cdv3VzuqGZp5VOjagz_QLHSL7UjmAsGFcIgG6A78IVwL6eY393nn6oNCqoxv3Z9QYs2oFjKu-IYuHtWdkTWL5qt25yUcuKZKxZBsL5yRfX_tb28NCp228/s3264/20230113_090141.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uVATQ7ebqVOctSWnfaeXGZGlkIsr2UpDUxZxEGiSzXBxaIXA7mtqJjgFKH0ed7Cdv3VzuqGZp5VOjagz_QLHSL7UjmAsGFcIgG6A78IVwL6eY393nn6oNCqoxv3Z9QYs2oFjKu-IYuHtWdkTWL5qt25yUcuKZKxZBsL5yRfX_tb28NCp228/s320/20230113_090141.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwuovdN7DF8ae2kcs7JPf9GwclFXpHVBk5LHqBDUc7aQxN2OoBXpogOl-yL0LB--yt_OK80y-cNXnVLe5_DFuKoGot0KoptDUIyLWmDhzQlXC81fdC07ovWNlOuDXDIafVNOWzpD602JmaesKMCmqkYzFilFfaoBl9AsCIEmeZVnP2xO5XJ4/s3264/20230113_085034.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwuovdN7DF8ae2kcs7JPf9GwclFXpHVBk5LHqBDUc7aQxN2OoBXpogOl-yL0LB--yt_OK80y-cNXnVLe5_DFuKoGot0KoptDUIyLWmDhzQlXC81fdC07ovWNlOuDXDIafVNOWzpD602JmaesKMCmqkYzFilFfaoBl9AsCIEmeZVnP2xO5XJ4/s320/20230113_085034.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhToch8wapyRCzHmIhgDqupnsfbcI8EFAm-7sQWZlkds_ZtMl0xOkuVas8FCMf058RLI5yS7ddMCv8UlBhqOg4rjPF3btOuVMnRP_lgwhX7fg7xbz94LtOzqeVVkFAx9dk9hebcxiEwVfDHEVQiqoSz2UJ4UbEYczXbilbICEw-49laI8MWd-w/s3264/20230113_085533.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhToch8wapyRCzHmIhgDqupnsfbcI8EFAm-7sQWZlkds_ZtMl0xOkuVas8FCMf058RLI5yS7ddMCv8UlBhqOg4rjPF3btOuVMnRP_lgwhX7fg7xbz94LtOzqeVVkFAx9dk9hebcxiEwVfDHEVQiqoSz2UJ4UbEYczXbilbICEw-49laI8MWd-w/s320/20230113_085533.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifp3WghZUVAi7DyA8Te-LLGoac-pouwYFaNt4obFpYEhk-5eGY7eWWKV38ZB4wctMr05sm2W7v3pWG-aH_24fALPC9MTQVGBFwn5IM1FufhRALEIt4wvnCjcBMSasgKrMmoZXbnLeXnKO4uO6CVthGTyI9dptG3Hc9ppsFSxI_ZE1nwO24ecY/s3264/20230112_140045.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifp3WghZUVAi7DyA8Te-LLGoac-pouwYFaNt4obFpYEhk-5eGY7eWWKV38ZB4wctMr05sm2W7v3pWG-aH_24fALPC9MTQVGBFwn5IM1FufhRALEIt4wvnCjcBMSasgKrMmoZXbnLeXnKO4uO6CVthGTyI9dptG3Hc9ppsFSxI_ZE1nwO24ecY/s320/20230112_140045.jpg"/></a></div>
I am not looking forward to the next few days as our temperatures are heading for 38 degrees. Not at all nice and next Tuesday when we have a memorial for our dear friend D'Arry it is supposed to be 38. I may not get there as the heat really knocks me around. We ere up and walking on the beach early this morning. There are still sea creatures being washed up, due I think to the fresh water coming down to the sea from the River Murray floods. I don't know what this one is, much larger than the other sea cucumbers, I feel so sorry for them all. Summer hear is to be survived and hope there are no fires. The floods have been giving it all a different perspective. I have been slowly sewing my interpretation of our sea scape, I am doing Shelley Rhodes on line class, second time around and enjoying it but am very slow.At least I am still able to manage my walks most mornings even though I am battling an aching hip. Thank goodness for my walking stick it really helps.Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-83836353424824102682023-01-06T14:32:00.005+10:302023-01-06T14:32:50.617+10:30some silly drawings<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOmT48RsM94A_LqJvJz3teA72xVjtCctK9fChHi-qwKrH2p4f-BaEq_RwgWMIMxOPyYXqnU3eSPOabIogrLEOAuEwFTR77IKVp-hLDrR6EFqiyMczK-Ioy4RwDiPuQJyALtm7duiBILdkNl1bVmbQK1B7nBZDbsef7ZTVqnmIrhDf5vNwrlU/s1836/20230106_105332-1.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="1836" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOmT48RsM94A_LqJvJz3teA72xVjtCctK9fChHi-qwKrH2p4f-BaEq_RwgWMIMxOPyYXqnU3eSPOabIogrLEOAuEwFTR77IKVp-hLDrR6EFqiyMczK-Ioy4RwDiPuQJyALtm7duiBILdkNl1bVmbQK1B7nBZDbsef7ZTVqnmIrhDf5vNwrlU/s320/20230106_105332-1.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLRNCHPIkRtnSuNIDh_jRynO4KWOXiL5PqPYZti4f00HvIgovfiuhgH7OE3UqtbOIuuLZI7YTdvoxpPmVeYagCTJoaXxo9Skisb6MJCFKy4VJV91kinsrQCTMXeIlozt5gq768kAk3ivySD0FwXBNMfm95fbYvXQOH90mBTLauYvpzzBEY04/s1781/20230106_105327-1.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1631" data-original-width="1781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLRNCHPIkRtnSuNIDh_jRynO4KWOXiL5PqPYZti4f00HvIgovfiuhgH7OE3UqtbOIuuLZI7YTdvoxpPmVeYagCTJoaXxo9Skisb6MJCFKy4VJV91kinsrQCTMXeIlozt5gq768kAk3ivySD0FwXBNMfm95fbYvXQOH90mBTLauYvpzzBEY04/s320/20230106_105327-1.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3MPUkjzJzUjjtzJOqJmgxyf1aAP5RCZJc2XYj5phSkEPJM-0OsFv43uyTC1BUMg5Q8Va7IqUxT-roBmDv_ZXilkMQqb6UwLh9OMzM4hQ8GJ2ZqJQJT-yKx22e3s5UGvA4OSzdaiZ2-Dcj-RfELJsqp9L4SiGGsiydKgtP4sSprv8OVo7bgk/s3264/20230105_084056.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3MPUkjzJzUjjtzJOqJmgxyf1aAP5RCZJc2XYj5phSkEPJM-0OsFv43uyTC1BUMg5Q8Va7IqUxT-roBmDv_ZXilkMQqb6UwLh9OMzM4hQ8GJ2ZqJQJT-yKx22e3s5UGvA4OSzdaiZ2-Dcj-RfELJsqp9L4SiGGsiydKgtP4sSprv8OVo7bgk/s320/20230105_084056.jpg"/></a></div>
I am doing a 5 day challenge using prompts to draw and paint with. I do very silly drawings but while the body aches they sort of keep me sane. At 83 my body really doesn't like me. Arthritis being the main problem.I find myself more and more stuck in my chair so drawing and hand embroidery help, I think they also keep my hands a bit more mobile, up to a point.Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-67162061953984989642023-01-04T16:57:00.000+10:302023-01-04T16:57:14.447+10:30The start of the New Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCvAjnnDDlh3tWysgi-Znops_-DdCIOeHeFI7cqYvEJwOgJLbRPfRaVa0gIcO-qBTv0xEtrqte-SZ8HKdb1nTd3HwOFP56o68dMOLszjb8Ap9FgkKvZlXdhlKzMO6SOn_N_D7OAgVQ0E2fkgIJHsv9V3GmMMKWieOvqYU7ou-41xtZvuS-CU/s3264/20230104_085301.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCvAjnnDDlh3tWysgi-Znops_-DdCIOeHeFI7cqYvEJwOgJLbRPfRaVa0gIcO-qBTv0xEtrqte-SZ8HKdb1nTd3HwOFP56o68dMOLszjb8Ap9FgkKvZlXdhlKzMO6SOn_N_D7OAgVQ0E2fkgIJHsv9V3GmMMKWieOvqYU7ou-41xtZvuS-CU/s320/20230104_085301.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XEN54JgjM1Fk3u-UYMFAALfX1tkVbBqAtsQT5vTBgKcNsNVcyzmq6BDc8CrTp9XRpx133ms1ZFBleORdS4e7BJ5HQLtLKtF0BLzcd14In2198fJYiI_PifSW_YjMRXrl5FKTBAnrsTS2ThgLl7CyoFRrG9dW0JhLX29-l0V6hdfgY3haAqM/s1836/20230104_155419-1.jpg" style="display: block; 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Some bits and pieces from the last week or so. As so few people read my blog it doesn't really matter. Yesterday I hit one of my crumpled arthritic toes on a corner in the hall. It has gone an incredible color but although a bit painful hasn't stopped my beach walks. I drew this very silly rabbit when the sketchbook revival prompt went up,those prompts do give me something to do while I sit aching in my chair. There were some bits and pieces on the beach the other day that I added to my collection. I am redoing Shelley Rhodes class on line. Life got in the way and I didn't finish it last time. I made a UMO and have started another one. Took me ages to get it to the size I wanted but so pleased with it A bird love doing birds and a trip over to Waitpinga beach a few days ago. So sad I can no longer get down to walk on it but just looking is almost good enough. At my age looking forward to a whole year is perhaps rather ambitious but we can hope and also hope we don't lose too many friends or family. 2022 wasn't very good in that regard but the births of two great grandchildren did make up for it. Our problem is that our bodies are not as they once we're.Just so long as the brain is still more or less working! Talking of that I keep forgetting what UMO means, basically it is an object wrapped in crumpled paper with a poem written on ìt. Wrapped in red yarn and then wrapped and stitched in fabric and embellished. So far the weather has been kind, only the odd hot day followed by lovely mild weather. I know it won't last but am enjoying it while I can. I do see our gorgeous ittle great grand son Hugh, he is at the smiling giggly age. Such a delight. We lost our old dog on Christmas night and I still look for him but at our age another really isn't practical.
top of that we need to find a new place to rent.
That I am not looking forward to.
HHaHatPennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-90653879164053836512022-12-27T13:39:00.001+10:302022-12-27T13:39:10.217+10:30It is over. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58Pax0FlBWjfpvMer5iaK7StCR6cLLsUmW6fqEXsHR8uS8htKsA_i0KYUDYcEVwfiaePghUujgnoo1cFbPk-Qj_cHLWvRFB3qvjuzMNG5G72NcntCyRyb7RFr8VPdNpzYDEYYsmQG3TzhSP2B3JvMItCPMaUir9w8-I5gjYWspA83-gTf0nI/s2289/20221227_130930-1.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="2289" data-original-width="955" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58Pax0FlBWjfpvMer5iaK7StCR6cLLsUmW6fqEXsHR8uS8htKsA_i0KYUDYcEVwfiaePghUujgnoo1cFbPk-Qj_cHLWvRFB3qvjuzMNG5G72NcntCyRyb7RFr8VPdNpzYDEYYsmQG3TzhSP2B3JvMItCPMaUir9w8-I5gjYWspA83-gTf0nI/s320/20221227_130930-1.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8oTDVJl9YwJsxBgdKn4bpsDKcgErBSNu6ivn9I0g21kaQSCRwkL_Jn9dSIyCFCJ5gXcAAF6oZqhh7rY2rE9eg4YDHIB68tZYhcBEb2L8eSiFmQpBR0Pgto5RGCY_LgqsseaNAtoBmTFvhQp1xh0niNLJtkJnBas5Cx5fs7jLUAAOwyacYYE/s2255/20221227_130911-1.jpg" style="display: block; 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It is very hot, we had a very early walk on the beach, heading for 40 degrees now. I have been playing in my little sketchbook and am now sewing a strange object, more on Tha when it has finished. I am surrounded in scraps of fabric under the air conditioner watching a hot north wind blow our little street tree about. Our dear old rescue dog Max didn't make it through Christmas night. He had been slowly deteriorating over the last few weeks but wasn't in pain, he hated the vet so made him comfortable and left him to it. I shall miss him badly. I remember getting him and the woman I got him from was so grateful as she didn't think she would find a home for him. I think he made about 16, a blue heeled cross, possibly alsation. He loved me and eventually John and life on the farm. He had not been well treated. Came from Pt Augusta in a suburban back yard dominated by a small yappy female dog so I was told. He hated small dogs and we had to be careful with him. Wasnt keen on men either. He coped when we moved here as he was getting old and deaf. I doubt we will get another dog. At our age not rea lly fair on any of us.Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-51739018422075474192022-12-24T10:07:00.002+10:302022-12-24T10:07:17.283+10:30Wishing any one who reads this Merry Christmas.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIDNZ51vUOd_MiVYTNvwm5Evmaj9NRKEInSNbo6NH0T_ZxxjnLszsFcEeTAJngbml_XLNclOR6zkVQyPoHA-9kkuptnqcJWnZmp64M1PDUn49ZlPHfSdhW7A34cwCu9tdoWehuB1XHGABBOODs_Pj5lWndKHulU9dXwKTGCrJ__Ru890GJPY/s3264/20221213_152324.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIDNZ51vUOd_MiVYTNvwm5Evmaj9NRKEInSNbo6NH0T_ZxxjnLszsFcEeTAJngbml_XLNclOR6zkVQyPoHA-9kkuptnqcJWnZmp64M1PDUn49ZlPHfSdhW7A34cwCu9tdoWehuB1XHGABBOODs_Pj5lWndKHulU9dXwKTGCrJ__Ru890GJPY/s320/20221213_152324.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdO94G6qlwR6VgdTlPL3Vvv-d2XhfEWUR2VjAy8srzLwsdhdUKFxkK8-gmR0SsVAaaBd1oiwvZUODb9VYn3fgoqT3wTz8bIL4i9Yy0gSEo6mi6KWrCgNo1-4EXvacdbjsv7e51U3vW2VyGeooyyIdkWDOpMBGq1Tdrj3mXeRH1N46hVKmSfA/s3264/20221223_164538.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdO94G6qlwR6VgdTlPL3Vvv-d2XhfEWUR2VjAy8srzLwsdhdUKFxkK8-gmR0SsVAaaBd1oiwvZUODb9VYn3fgoqT3wTz8bIL4i9Yy0gSEo6mi6KWrCgNo1-4EXvacdbjsv7e51U3vW2VyGeooyyIdkWDOpMBGq1Tdrj3mXeRH1N46hVKmSfA/s320/20221223_164538.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOazS3xmyEHsiEuykkzV22D15gbL4pCt1r5UiDTMUcAfD70Hc-3ZmYiXwTYI2ICOVHV2DpKNnnPHJ0MBi0sIaB5frAHAe2wDisqSyLjUOZaSXRA5TK_msePyfm0EXI9SSYBvpZmUBlX3cztkZx1pV5mZiCJ50gJra_jzOlY-24XobUr3wz7DU/s3264/20221223_164510.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOazS3xmyEHsiEuykkzV22D15gbL4pCt1r5UiDTMUcAfD70Hc-3ZmYiXwTYI2ICOVHV2DpKNnnPHJ0MBi0sIaB5frAHAe2wDisqSyLjUOZaSXRA5TK_msePyfm0EXI9SSYBvpZmUBlX3cztkZx1pV5mZiCJ50gJra_jzOlY-24XobUr3wz7DU/s320/20221223_164510.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbg14XdFJMnhZrbW-h_nJbUFCV_eu0bKbnl0rdCdXihC54siGuvWpovuJpyPM23bPBbiOErSro19Vzaex_u0TfMSQ19mTlB3S6W8cUZ1dotLshhuDKO9XIB8ux8-i6gQHUv88obxiJM-EozuvJPFat4q2OUAAP0b3GmavUNOHRhLKpNM4Xjww/s3264/20221223_164558.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbg14XdFJMnhZrbW-h_nJbUFCV_eu0bKbnl0rdCdXihC54siGuvWpovuJpyPM23bPBbiOErSro19Vzaex_u0TfMSQ19mTlB3S6W8cUZ1dotLshhuDKO9XIB8ux8-i6gQHUv88obxiJM-EozuvJPFat4q2OUAAP0b3GmavUNOHRhLKpNM4Xjww/s320/20221223_164558.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVH6BtoGvjVdq3Fsbpo7CiYa736j6EC8aDMeyPOmnSDm8nPL8IC6hXz2lkHGopn6n3GN2hs2331xj7E3E62VFZrn9XJNXKpKhFfcn1Z5fQwRF0l4XFpOWMUgS-lRznj1lo0Fbh_Jy8xi2bBOZR7cawWY_yF3ee1F2ovuPA8StjzZFTylUrpU/s3264/20221218_114700.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVH6BtoGvjVdq3Fsbpo7CiYa736j6EC8aDMeyPOmnSDm8nPL8IC6hXz2lkHGopn6n3GN2hs2331xj7E3E62VFZrn9XJNXKpKhFfcn1Z5fQwRF0l4XFpOWMUgS-lRznj1lo0Fbh_Jy8xi2bBOZR7cawWY_yF3ee1F2ovuPA8StjzZFTylUrpU/s320/20221218_114700.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGXIoghSp8spU8Qg8g1zvaVgVfN3gcYgIhZwXTjykDItZhXlek9z5OBMkOVJRgByTROzKqY-MdSr4UgMHj0zEoDzwU4NTEJcZjqKywaimI_rJL2BJZumYPUR976B0BCSvstyILeTuzBAhuNjgRWAx1FJmVWrzk_5PwvIDjfGY459LhHIhl88/s3264/20221222_095326.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGXIoghSp8spU8Qg8g1zvaVgVfN3gcYgIhZwXTjykDItZhXlek9z5OBMkOVJRgByTROzKqY-MdSr4UgMHj0zEoDzwU4NTEJcZjqKywaimI_rJL2BJZumYPUR976B0BCSvstyILeTuzBAhuNjgRWAx1FJmVWrzk_5PwvIDjfGY459LhHIhl88/s320/20221222_095326.jpg"/></a></div>
This has been a difficult year. Deaths and births. We lost a granddaughter and a very old friend. John's fishing mate D'Arry Osborn who had a good innings, just short of his 9th birthday. Two new great grandchildren. Hugh to Isabelle and Danny, at that gorgeous age of smiling and burbli and baby Paige time Jarrod and Tanya. The tribes are growing. John is busy reviewing books which is keeping him busy. I am slowing down. A few arthritic bits of me telling me I am getting old, still knitting and hand sewing. My walking has come to a bit of a halt as my back, well enough said. We will have a quiet Christmas, just the two of us, some scallops, prawns and brandy butter on the fruit cake I made. One of 5 made this year. John made 8 mugs of pate. All almost delivered. I seem to sleep a lot more. I miss Kangaroo Island but we did manage to get over for a day which was lovely. Sarah and I managed a trip to Victoria, she was judging, I managed to catch up with old friends and subsequently she ought a newly born colt foal having seen it's full brother Next year who knows but at some time in April we need to be out of here and in to a new place. Not a happy thought.
Wishing any one who reads this a lovely happy Christmas and a healthy New Year.Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-89376775108159898752022-12-09T15:03:00.000+10:302022-12-09T15:03:13.264+10:30A bit of this and that<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpM5YlX2uXClP9qO5Ltf9ZAXd3P4e3HJt5KtGwjyRyIRtGm2sPZyXZi5zBhRdXz27Cc84jOdm8i8_fuydMaCwA9kGIcWid-yTqxsuyCZfNyuQR8eHaZCXWMjitfvZ8ETbGypMqhm6h4mft_kPwaSsJ-lNdWuMnkjwoFHZjL3CBGJMbLpRlks/s3264/20221208_105247.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpM5YlX2uXClP9qO5Ltf9ZAXd3P4e3HJt5KtGwjyRyIRtGm2sPZyXZi5zBhRdXz27Cc84jOdm8i8_fuydMaCwA9kGIcWid-yTqxsuyCZfNyuQR8eHaZCXWMjitfvZ8ETbGypMqhm6h4mft_kPwaSsJ-lNdWuMnkjwoFHZjL3CBGJMbLpRlks/s320/20221208_105247.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2LcRz4qmfH8J10F_L9h4_eO--h0m9d2R_i86RS-DmauSXYapbkV8yZx-SO0ZdgcEaCRHvRrQ5SUzd-t9mWHAjIWbRuAiKYVz_JlnLQ0G0EROpgm2M3nJqr_bbsHg9urSr8SNq5bfM41Jy0W6e2O2zjsr-wikkk9mcn9FGVq3RMFjOuX2k7g0/s3264/20221208_105124.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2LcRz4qmfH8J10F_L9h4_eO--h0m9d2R_i86RS-DmauSXYapbkV8yZx-SO0ZdgcEaCRHvRrQ5SUzd-t9mWHAjIWbRuAiKYVz_JlnLQ0G0EROpgm2M3nJqr_bbsHg9urSr8SNq5bfM41Jy0W6e2O2zjsr-wikkk9mcn9FGVq3RMFjOuX2k7g0/s320/20221208_105124.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKThb_10fWoMHiOz9lxYHkdrlc2PXwEyeNuBkomtGMvtaTeFQOCwzEBf88a4lOOPTD3pNt1NCZ3ix9pfmSP3w4fjusZdo0qlw-B-bKSIi9nVjYTrv7rTXZsCK_D6L6XaRgsBh79_zVfBk3olelK_6ow-d-7bzTsG50EwBIdinymwh7wNnq6iE/s3264/20221207_100520.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKThb_10fWoMHiOz9lxYHkdrlc2PXwEyeNuBkomtGMvtaTeFQOCwzEBf88a4lOOPTD3pNt1NCZ3ix9pfmSP3w4fjusZdo0qlw-B-bKSIi9nVjYTrv7rTXZsCK_D6L6XaRgsBh79_zVfBk3olelK_6ow-d-7bzTsG50EwBIdinymwh7wNnq6iE/s320/20221207_100520.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBeemTC1KyglqPN9gc04V9YML5h1aNCgR1tuQGRGwL2eqlW9vCDkpiQynDblttOSdewBoY1regPvUWkIFxtuzT9QJ1l8Y8Ly0NjMVmN_4XPV2A-KLsYRdICh5jKZV_y0OvLRGyrakChkBe8rR5-Lz9RyBLEyeE4ANpeS1zWGqrXFBqqHvITQ/s3264/20221203_170211.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBeemTC1KyglqPN9gc04V9YML5h1aNCgR1tuQGRGwL2eqlW9vCDkpiQynDblttOSdewBoY1regPvUWkIFxtuzT9QJ1l8Y8Ly0NjMVmN_4XPV2A-KLsYRdICh5jKZV_y0OvLRGyrakChkBe8rR5-Lz9RyBLEyeE4ANpeS1zWGqrXFBqqHvITQ/s320/20221203_170211.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_QfSy-5O6q8-XiQjCRVGtCdnpxESWRk948ROOuOryQ9BsyrY1IKpoqsJ3zqVZ75YBHdzZB_P4el8Mc7oZLWkN2phvRE6canuBk8IV_VQSmdCuyss05Elk98mDjCx43eo-r_vXaShZHhoxGZxb2vGOZkPjcsnkGLsCrte-xj3HBgg7Zr_QSg/s3264/20221130_114624.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_QfSy-5O6q8-XiQjCRVGtCdnpxESWRk948ROOuOryQ9BsyrY1IKpoqsJ3zqVZ75YBHdzZB_P4el8Mc7oZLWkN2phvRE6canuBk8IV_VQSmdCuyss05Elk98mDjCx43eo-r_vXaShZHhoxGZxb2vGOZkPjcsnkGLsCrte-xj3HBgg7Zr_QSg/s320/20221130_114624.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFLvR0uAUgoSh2gka6BuqkxRZ442SloyicxbxUo4SE68RlKcBG5BCN8j8-3yB9BrFRD2LyLAnq-_epwT9QgC_nrY4-Z3vvWJu3CLGqc1oMp5FFjLzXpHxAJQh7T3oRA0kKKkgSVtnC5nB1uVicbk9-1y1BrNzByPafA2KV0e8VHKXxgFLLvk/s3264/20221204_103917.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFLvR0uAUgoSh2gka6BuqkxRZ442SloyicxbxUo4SE68RlKcBG5BCN8j8-3yB9BrFRD2LyLAnq-_epwT9QgC_nrY4-Z3vvWJu3CLGqc1oMp5FFjLzXpHxAJQh7T3oRA0kKKkgSVtnC5nB1uVicbk9-1y1BrNzByPafA2KV0e8VHKXxgFLLvk/s320/20221204_103917.jpg"/></a></div>
A few of the things I have done over the last few days. A pair of birds, number four of the Christmas cakes. A large pile driver at the boat ramp. Placing new chanel markers. Bits of the coast and a view of the cruise ship from the ferry at Penney haw on Kangaroo Island. No wonder I am tired Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-24148658653128462922022-11-24T18:03:00.000+10:302022-11-24T18:03:17.162+10:30 I had a week end away.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAFAOkfIpIq-rREJ0sH1SOXWh7ZBV5wBM-OQyaefe27Bi9ChM1sx5pDgK7YoHXiYbUk1AcB0jgzmtryxN4ZRDyBm1P30tv0BcqkElHroTIfLj7jPFuFz-3Gv0qcJXksgvcqWO8jzAMRSmYuPB-DKAEP4gg8nrhTH0F8lGaaGEXUC0EY-9p1o/s3264/20221120_090935.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAFAOkfIpIq-rREJ0sH1SOXWh7ZBV5wBM-OQyaefe27Bi9ChM1sx5pDgK7YoHXiYbUk1AcB0jgzmtryxN4ZRDyBm1P30tv0BcqkElHroTIfLj7jPFuFz-3Gv0qcJXksgvcqWO8jzAMRSmYuPB-DKAEP4gg8nrhTH0F8lGaaGEXUC0EY-9p1o/s320/20221120_090935.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwNBvrRkVtrqz8fkbl23WTYn7GLcN20O0qJtsO89Yh2b88TKxye22f7mdSksNxp7joDDXrFxTjbAlTCcMOZTC66ZJDoGw0rVhk-FYZlIoSnXIEL_8u4JFqh2Ln5VEetq4RsC7iHInSt5xTAvl_d_Venfx9Q2PtpTsv0Bv6AiQRlqdT7pvdJo/s3264/20221120_091001.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwNBvrRkVtrqz8fkbl23WTYn7GLcN20O0qJtsO89Yh2b88TKxye22f7mdSksNxp7joDDXrFxTjbAlTCcMOZTC66ZJDoGw0rVhk-FYZlIoSnXIEL_8u4JFqh2Ln5VEetq4RsC7iHInSt5xTAvl_d_Venfx9Q2PtpTsv0Bv6AiQRlqdT7pvdJo/s320/20221120_091001.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgfCCDUMKaS5U7KgRl8Qc3QILCdIX8UQMz2Drs__J8l8iDM4Ov6a7vM-HHrzIdPOZuPGOu4qUtVicxdELmr-JH25iMLVGfQJ61HsrOuh5b9Nzpg20K0rFRmo09K8O4uc0935W7gF4-igaE5mREmsvdmDWb7CNrRDsTbF4-8lTG7_kVw5hjIA/s3264/20221120_105257.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgfCCDUMKaS5U7KgRl8Qc3QILCdIX8UQMz2Drs__J8l8iDM4Ov6a7vM-HHrzIdPOZuPGOu4qUtVicxdELmr-JH25iMLVGfQJ61HsrOuh5b9Nzpg20K0rFRmo09K8O4uc0935W7gF4-igaE5mREmsvdmDWb7CNrRDsTbF4-8lTG7_kVw5hjIA/s320/20221120_105257.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_n8b-GVCdgqji0yBcMAS9qGKdXeUZJwOF162f0EaJ0g69y-tNSpdW4pC57vZ8PmefgH45xWUFlp9VMP4cy_xFsWlxvYTjpfpjh9kZ2hjSqKtBgdyZZKTu6RTd1YvtK887-Slpx-qwv7rMUErJ0Xh76VCrAfNe4R_46SDtFO-qD1g0JJG3P4k/s1884/20221120_105349-1.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="1884" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_n8b-GVCdgqji0yBcMAS9qGKdXeUZJwOF162f0EaJ0g69y-tNSpdW4pC57vZ8PmefgH45xWUFlp9VMP4cy_xFsWlxvYTjpfpjh9kZ2hjSqKtBgdyZZKTu6RTd1YvtK887-Slpx-qwv7rMUErJ0Xh76VCrAfNe4R_46SDtFO-qD1g0JJG3P4k/s320/20221120_105349-1.jpg"/></a></div>
I went over with Sarah to keep her company to a judging appointment she had in Victoria. We left on Friday and spent the night with Isabelle and Danny and baby Hugh, lovely to catch up. Then we headed to near Ballarat. The roads in Victoria were terrible with loads of pot holes. We arrived at our accommodation safely. Lovely people who looked after us beautifully. Very wet and cold. Out to dinner that night,so nice to catch up with old friends. Up early on Sunday morning to drive up to the lovely little town of Kingston. A nice show ground but the weather was awful. High winds and very cold showers. I was OK as I was ringside in the car and had a lovely view, even though on the whole I didn't have a clue what the ponies were. Caught up with more old friends. Dinner that night with more old friends. It was interesting to see the decisions and how they differed between the NZ judge and Sarah. We had thought of going home that night but sensibly drove home on Monday, called in to see baby Hugh and John collected me at double bridges at about 4pm. I am still recovering! Stitches out of my foot yesterday, and yes it was a skin cancer. Today a trip to Adelaide for haircuts. A very long detour part way there. I should be right next week. Oh and another great grand child born today. A girl, she looks very sweet. Now to finish the rabbits clothes and get on with the baby rug. So tired!Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-74818154265999610732022-11-16T13:05:00.003+10:302022-11-16T13:05:46.468+10:30More like winter than November<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgip3B4HvDaohXxL-fvThBpGgod2gIgrf82Snl6c-KFx0lnHYBr2mNZCm_5mhCojFbb6LPsAiH7Uqdq1k4emCnlumWmf23jRfAEy_KUf-NDblZkyMAHLXv3cMKgmUKfEQpOVGXYGxLn9DmL2ioiPyqOTE1zgbEUXVR3slIoYiiyLqV9D07g5QM/s3264/20221114_170328.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgip3B4HvDaohXxL-fvThBpGgod2gIgrf82Snl6c-KFx0lnHYBr2mNZCm_5mhCojFbb6LPsAiH7Uqdq1k4emCnlumWmf23jRfAEy_KUf-NDblZkyMAHLXv3cMKgmUKfEQpOVGXYGxLn9DmL2ioiPyqOTE1zgbEUXVR3slIoYiiyLqV9D07g5QM/s320/20221114_170328.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vAIAvuxNgaYPNv_KPCMysh5y45pU0sQ4ED8hMVGzokrAqvjRdd-n33DSczqZxDZuKia12EUrbobFBKUwLGLb1CS56oR0pQBAfOMswNMdtHzuh2laPxOUP0X0AOdIJum7dIAcbAnj54YqUf2Jdn9nFKpFizdl7UCY_fekvQyp0rGBN_76lRY/s3264/20221114_171224.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vAIAvuxNgaYPNv_KPCMysh5y45pU0sQ4ED8hMVGzokrAqvjRdd-n33DSczqZxDZuKia12EUrbobFBKUwLGLb1CS56oR0pQBAfOMswNMdtHzuh2laPxOUP0X0AOdIJum7dIAcbAnj54YqUf2Jdn9nFKpFizdl7UCY_fekvQyp0rGBN_76lRY/s320/20221114_171224.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-z-pv11_Jbqk7FRSz5wMFtKMCp2aKF10IvgBQxzWesLanZ4FJlLL8QAyW11da9bXE0OhOfN-Y-6gaSBs8PvVOxL9Fmps-3a7xLcSblOlKkqsfy0Ade6FY-WWuC3LaYWQEzGhnyaUM0rsg4R4SX4RWTp402KvUCjUokHHexaWXpB2z0ImKm0/s3264/20221114_170322.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-z-pv11_Jbqk7FRSz5wMFtKMCp2aKF10IvgBQxzWesLanZ4FJlLL8QAyW11da9bXE0OhOfN-Y-6gaSBs8PvVOxL9Fmps-3a7xLcSblOlKkqsfy0Ade6FY-WWuC3LaYWQEzGhnyaUM0rsg4R4SX4RWTp402KvUCjUokHHexaWXpB2z0ImKm0/s320/20221114_170322.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVWNMYVpaEA6qY8f7_6lS47Gt5Al8BaipkqLGRQKSTjAurZCotcs59rpymrD4mx_EwNARkfvKKsHFl6rrwZ9Mf4aYO8b5X1cFVexPo_shSIX3tcEg6PYKsl8EMCXXAgImPj0KbZF78eU79UdXz09cbAbg4r3_4UziHsb2v0OajtByZ-tnCVY/s3264/20221115_171642.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVWNMYVpaEA6qY8f7_6lS47Gt5Al8BaipkqLGRQKSTjAurZCotcs59rpymrD4mx_EwNARkfvKKsHFl6rrwZ9Mf4aYO8b5X1cFVexPo_shSIX3tcEg6PYKsl8EMCXXAgImPj0KbZF78eU79UdXz09cbAbg4r3_4UziHsb2v0OajtByZ-tnCVY/s320/20221115_171642.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJ2gLIo1hoNyKN12ADcU4tMO4Yxo0eN8ZYColcozedxNRuVrbdVIzpt_xG2bkXTQVJsRBcyV2NQysqbqHDR08Zla8En1H_sQSR7_Zz6adx4HTJE3tyxUDcJyJBJnJLPxC5kiWZP8DCc4s7cLrSO6rZehYTmKQa52jRtmTyS6Qm_zgmWnbFRw/s3264/20221115_171648.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJ2gLIo1hoNyKN12ADcU4tMO4Yxo0eN8ZYColcozedxNRuVrbdVIzpt_xG2bkXTQVJsRBcyV2NQysqbqHDR08Zla8En1H_sQSR7_Zz6adx4HTJE3tyxUDcJyJBJnJLPxC5kiWZP8DCc4s7cLrSO6rZehYTmKQa52jRtmTyS6Qm_zgmWnbFRw/s320/20221115_171648.jpg"/></a></div>
We have had floods, thunderstorms, gale force winds and horizontal rain. Not easy to think that Christmas is only a few weeks away. I am not ready for it.Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-42454868588288461462022-11-10T20:55:00.004+10:302022-11-10T20:55:37.943+10:30Flowers for Evie<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8IXlRiGOMgQIHN8ehG6mXwehU90OX5VbWjX1kL2fN2yCsqrs1U3zz1cKaN8gEZ8gXbCKMBVRUQI4KWDE60SDNAZ3VUzs4W-PwcYEr0DEbaFLjBF1f0oll5ZXXIxN25wd_ofzbGKFwhqXG4dm4gND0nkNwP67d60lBkGszxJ_OxkbLvMPqOM/s3264/20221110_101717.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8IXlRiGOMgQIHN8ehG6mXwehU90OX5VbWjX1kL2fN2yCsqrs1U3zz1cKaN8gEZ8gXbCKMBVRUQI4KWDE60SDNAZ3VUzs4W-PwcYEr0DEbaFLjBF1f0oll5ZXXIxN25wd_ofzbGKFwhqXG4dm4gND0nkNwP67d60lBkGszxJ_OxkbLvMPqOM/s320/20221110_101717.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Z7o00R9Y2d_0HaWoiP1CnauNmY-0uprpL4MBK3T3tuJI_njY-jYt5u_sg3JO0UYj3WkiKcrpZPI9UDc8qZwaUWAmA4WpX7aonaQjaXktbXFn5TQX3cGRWNth1zy0E7QRvQ2WkOpHF3hv1K52xzuRBGdGVzdp-0GuGN99dfnHK8pRj0sqw28/s3264/20221110_101634.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Z7o00R9Y2d_0HaWoiP1CnauNmY-0uprpL4MBK3T3tuJI_njY-jYt5u_sg3JO0UYj3WkiKcrpZPI9UDc8qZwaUWAmA4WpX7aonaQjaXktbXFn5TQX3cGRWNth1zy0E7QRvQ2WkOpHF3hv1K52xzuRBGdGVzdp-0GuGN99dfnHK8pRj0sqw28/s320/20221110_101634.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPC47C_ajAhhHhWD76JN7LcnXgtPnSnGBkHNkiRYFPm4PtUAr7u4eV3Yz99B73o6N-2BpAR4MjI0vL4QxhGbrFLFmzxAKfsiwgzEv20ceAD0y-b0H0y4JyUpPslV9zNhMNcH8OVhhVNkUbxyh_rEA9ZbwH00T2Rr_Yml_M4SCzCqZ7It82IM/s3264/20221110_101758.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPC47C_ajAhhHhWD76JN7LcnXgtPnSnGBkHNkiRYFPm4PtUAr7u4eV3Yz99B73o6N-2BpAR4MjI0vL4QxhGbrFLFmzxAKfsiwgzEv20ceAD0y-b0H0y4JyUpPslV9zNhMNcH8OVhhVNkUbxyh_rEA9ZbwH00T2Rr_Yml_M4SCzCqZ7It82IM/s320/20221110_101758.jpg"/></a></div>
Today we went up to the top of the Pike to get to the cairn but both a fence and the scrub defeated these two 80 plus year Olds. WE can't bend as we once could. Our beautiful 26 year old granddaughter had her memorial service today in Melbourne and we couldn't be there. It is all so sad. Her cousin Celina born on the same day was there to represent the rest of our family. Such a waste. So upsetting.Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-46737517070311132382022-10-28T11:32:00.000+10:302022-10-28T11:32:56.894+10:30I am very slow these days.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2u2T_ctHjeRYKRhFF_EsRTvoO1DTZELgvvDld174u8HFWlCn8KjxuUdBh0iwVZrQ_yUvprMoNGOFRoC72fmsssyhzX92eT25ccSypkxxMgvQA5kg38QwMM-bVY4Pu-6sDkeJFnJcSYF-68hTDUHWtqff0PPWqWhcaw157X3JYOto4-3TX9XE/s3264/20221027_171617.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2u2T_ctHjeRYKRhFF_EsRTvoO1DTZELgvvDld174u8HFWlCn8KjxuUdBh0iwVZrQ_yUvprMoNGOFRoC72fmsssyhzX92eT25ccSypkxxMgvQA5kg38QwMM-bVY4Pu-6sDkeJFnJcSYF-68hTDUHWtqff0PPWqWhcaw157X3JYOto4-3TX9XE/s320/20221027_171617.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzMvCbOTRwR8ZJiNgJmQPyB2BA_0SlZELsHk8TjbdDLwA3kQ8pKJSusTKVtb4D4ZwF1IiGFH2qtovjW1ZMTDbj1d5w_IBP7XTsR9DjR2gTdViM0J60U5PbkbKq3uxvSiBUPFUrs5FfpjhfpTQUpeZhkxaUzHKeLL8Fx5WeCpsFXOEHTLIzA0/s3264/20221026_153116.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzMvCbOTRwR8ZJiNgJmQPyB2BA_0SlZELsHk8TjbdDLwA3kQ8pKJSusTKVtb4D4ZwF1IiGFH2qtovjW1ZMTDbj1d5w_IBP7XTsR9DjR2gTdViM0J60U5PbkbKq3uxvSiBUPFUrs5FfpjhfpTQUpeZhkxaUzHKeLL8Fx5WeCpsFXOEHTLIzA0/s320/20221026_153116.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHhJ3VSHzYIRnukWSfmFqvW-3n6-U2uSrV0eKSCZzoBXOc4mvQskSO0NDUi48lC7y6QK3vIZwswiurYXZe--mDdA9xzyBJCsiDGHer4VjDM7kdRTWQokcHciFYGK7HGCFMr9A4aBG-WOcurwtRW-n1rqrpMEnCYbbvdbRdimr7JbemMfH8pc/s3264/20221022_110631.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFHhJ3VSHzYIRnukWSfmFqvW-3n6-U2uSrV0eKSCZzoBXOc4mvQskSO0NDUi48lC7y6QK3vIZwswiurYXZe--mDdA9xzyBJCsiDGHer4VjDM7kdRTWQokcHciFYGK7HGCFMr9A4aBG-WOcurwtRW-n1rqrpMEnCYbbvdbRdimr7JbemMfH8pc/s320/20221022_110631.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLPuMkks42987bXQPBgaHEZlKIx3sQOw-nrQwU7kSioOZ49KuzmcpYMGjI8S3fF_GOwFYVnw04iZFaJOklJ4sgIX2pCt90Hmelw9Qkt8FkvTNxg-MAQVBsl9Rjb0_DH-N193ZYB0E6OD0zk0cUtnkrhmyC52kL9YJ_0jPwUYiZUUY3JoJUyA/s3264/20221022_110609.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLPuMkks42987bXQPBgaHEZlKIx3sQOw-nrQwU7kSioOZ49KuzmcpYMGjI8S3fF_GOwFYVnw04iZFaJOklJ4sgIX2pCt90Hmelw9Qkt8FkvTNxg-MAQVBsl9Rjb0_DH-N193ZYB0E6OD0zk0cUtnkrhmyC52kL9YJ_0jPwUYiZUUY3JoJUyA/s320/20221022_110609.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRJDQRIKzBLYvwT6xNxiOkCGdobJ6ZpViOmVWl5sAc746_hBhvtxBRFn7civlRbZn1SBTfOLPZYlbEjIGlhaGplLT0Xdw4BLFHrIYhNIBn1eApQru6xhciywQaC3EzyEE0AnpvR17lF2wkWhG3nLcnu8lc5T1UzgRXuAIWzvTl157jVXFMSE/s3264/20221022_110640.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRJDQRIKzBLYvwT6xNxiOkCGdobJ6ZpViOmVWl5sAc746_hBhvtxBRFn7civlRbZn1SBTfOLPZYlbEjIGlhaGplLT0Xdw4BLFHrIYhNIBn1eApQru6xhciywQaC3EzyEE0AnpvR17lF2wkWhG3nLcnu8lc5T1UzgRXuAIWzvTl157jVXFMSE/s320/20221022_110640.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkB5rTSgWaW8zCoGhT42IbSGy-F-5CsCqSbIZiomV80VWKK5b8cSGHC2yNHihkKenZNbbLCawllwirpaxt124L6hAKs6RwrcmVaTAro8tJbAZlnOS78ib-9GCgigSa2UFawJ74BvLHP2vkzQ8XQ0QByNu9as_pZWbxD2bgla8jX0sLvsRuGE8/s3264/20221016_100317.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkB5rTSgWaW8zCoGhT42IbSGy-F-5CsCqSbIZiomV80VWKK5b8cSGHC2yNHihkKenZNbbLCawllwirpaxt124L6hAKs6RwrcmVaTAro8tJbAZlnOS78ib-9GCgigSa2UFawJ74BvLHP2vkzQ8XQ0QByNu9as_pZWbxD2bgla8jX0sLvsRuGE8/s320/20221016_100317.jpg"/></a></div>
I am still getting over the virus I had and am still pretty slow. A few walks on different beaches, or rather near different beaches. Some incredible clouds. For the end of October it is still wet and cold with the odd blue sky day. I tend to still ache but the front garden has really enjoyed this weather. Of course once the heat begins it will all fall in a heap as it is so soft. Sarah has finished foaling and I have seen some of them. They are a lovely lot this year. Baby Hugh is growing and has started the most gorgeous giggles and laughs. so far life is good.Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-39786163026274750452022-10-03T19:12:00.000+10:302022-10-03T19:12:08.959+10:30I have not been well, a rather nasty virusIt took the former of being very dizzy and continously vomiting. Horrible. It has taken a while to get over it. I am very slow, it is taking me ages to do much. I have another great grand child on the way so I have knitted another rabbit. As I don't know the sex of this baby I am doing clothes a bit later. 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The death of our Queen today was not really a shock but having known her all of my life it brought me to tears. I actually met her aged about 15 on one of her early Australian visits and have admired her as our Queen. Who would want that job. I hope our new King will manage as well and I hope he remains our head of state.I have no time for the Republicans. I picked a few of the Spanish bluebells that are flowering in the garden. I have managed to knit two pairs of bootees, one with the odd mistake! I am having trouble with my right hip and can hardly walk but I have managed the odd walk and taken photos of some of the incredible skies we have had. Wet andd drizzly today but spring is certainly on its way. Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-25053750344187888112022-08-23T11:50:00.000+09:302022-08-23T11:50:49.748+09:30The last few days<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibuvd9f5kJta8GT5bkYvWx1rbjDHsIM4IMieYe-aUQnJQ5QK9zlTFs9OOXS5tKmspT7ujPYYVpsAMVfIzaYKMHzvlBLr8p8jE7D4QePUYVo_q5qLz0NWfppQyR8RR-2ir3NA4eWuOxHb0T2jx61T50JcsG13OrBbm1DII2ZcFi9ayVai-d3Y/s3264/20220822_115027.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibuvd9f5kJta8GT5bkYvWx1rbjDHsIM4IMieYe-aUQnJQ5QK9zlTFs9OOXS5tKmspT7ujPYYVpsAMVfIzaYKMHzvlBLr8p8jE7D4QePUYVo_q5qLz0NWfppQyR8RR-2ir3NA4eWuOxHb0T2jx61T50JcsG13OrBbm1DII2ZcFi9ayVai-d3Y/s320/20220822_115027.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4SJ2Ot9w7EAOXnWv0jO8y1BZ5VJrjhG0Bh1GBgODj3rnFAdfmjofqodObvNOF5gV9waiTWqYt9K7kpIlkFoXHpw4aP1h6g6b8wusD8zxyv3V4afJ4QAeM6On_-qVpb2doWuXyuRHWp-5G4asI5VBUuctZmla_tTvc-aWuaGV4D5BQbwX7GA/s3264/20220822_115039.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4SJ2Ot9w7EAOXnWv0jO8y1BZ5VJrjhG0Bh1GBgODj3rnFAdfmjofqodObvNOF5gV9waiTWqYt9K7kpIlkFoXHpw4aP1h6g6b8wusD8zxyv3V4afJ4QAeM6On_-qVpb2doWuXyuRHWp-5G4asI5VBUuctZmla_tTvc-aWuaGV4D5BQbwX7GA/s320/20220822_115039.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGoikjed1waCDLi6KTE_-IeXiurGxAz8rz7V7rXxWK_R2g415sVqhmP6T-VV53P28sC89T2ksflTD1Bs3C22TgqVoVrQ1abeJ8CBndIDUW-VA2YtYDC8fn7WjwANfYbjGT6FM4HEQEiBOlqAhLqa2OKP8Rh6KeWat4jPE3LOdlLLeOWqK2Xo/s3264/20220821_162955.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGoikjed1waCDLi6KTE_-IeXiurGxAz8rz7V7rXxWK_R2g415sVqhmP6T-VV53P28sC89T2ksflTD1Bs3C22TgqVoVrQ1abeJ8CBndIDUW-VA2YtYDC8fn7WjwANfYbjGT6FM4HEQEiBOlqAhLqa2OKP8Rh6KeWat4jPE3LOdlLLeOWqK2Xo/s320/20220821_162955.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicddfTZ1Vz0Zz0SNnYiRxyA34UlOt0l1G1MAkxWcWRE0GcnMeigfvMzkqZWEP5woYTGuDYVqcqb40jEIyWnCuCJPKsCHAQdx-mOUMe1pnZpx14tXlRpXkikHBm30TJTuVwna7phOWue-X1Mk1QNaAAv8nZjEQgME4E9AgcF4d0w9u0Be45BE/s3264/20220822_111140.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicddfTZ1Vz0Zz0SNnYiRxyA34UlOt0l1G1MAkxWcWRE0GcnMeigfvMzkqZWEP5woYTGuDYVqcqb40jEIyWnCuCJPKsCHAQdx-mOUMe1pnZpx14tXlRpXkikHBm30TJTuVwna7phOWue-X1Mk1QNaAAv8nZjEQgME4E9AgcF4d0w9u0Be45BE/s320/20220822_111140.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyz3IwaiDdRQ-kK8BIdIl10TzOf9LJ4Mxy3PEoGR-zdlJk51pnyctuDnAfEiw0G3KjnpHj3TD6RYWnI8v4rjyOLD5blmQ5Zgq6KKo3zikO8uMgMMgFmgrEOr2RFe2oN6SmNAEz445i6Sf3J0QBXZnSBp1Be34A7GNhct5o39PDdACCgTACBCk/s3264/20220821_161357.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyz3IwaiDdRQ-kK8BIdIl10TzOf9LJ4Mxy3PEoGR-zdlJk51pnyctuDnAfEiw0G3KjnpHj3TD6RYWnI8v4rjyOLD5blmQ5Zgq6KKo3zikO8uMgMMgFmgrEOr2RFe2oN6SmNAEz445i6Sf3J0QBXZnSBp1Be34A7GNhct5o39PDdACCgTACBCk/s320/20220821_161357.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL43TEWJcE8lKuRs7mDI3n6xIJXO8OOgeMErCwqFl2ssw-vY2Ab5Go2ctbntMsFTfxUoozgk6jkz92KCbU-VZJeDxoTBGsvDuMuLFDkkR4J0UYTLg9N2oRSZWcuJg4dylvucBUfvHNRK7FNm-AZv4-kVElKmWDrQiK8Ms27oPSfpK7QTfpWbE/s3264/20220816_085611.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL43TEWJcE8lKuRs7mDI3n6xIJXO8OOgeMErCwqFl2ssw-vY2Ab5Go2ctbntMsFTfxUoozgk6jkz92KCbU-VZJeDxoTBGsvDuMuLFDkkR4J0UYTLg9N2oRSZWcuJg4dylvucBUfvHNRK7FNm-AZv4-kVElKmWDrQiK8Ms27oPSfpK7QTfpWbE/s320/20220816_085611.jpg"/></a></div>
The weather has been wet, cold and windy over the last few days and my arthritis doesn't really like it. Getting out to walk has not been easy as we try to go between showers, well yesterday it was heavy rain for most of the day. I am trying to knit a rabbit but have to stop frequently as my fingers ache. So then I tried a bit of hand stitching. I am doing a lovely on line course with Shelley Rhodes but am having g to take it slowly. I did a face to face course with her a few years ago when she was teaching in South Australia , I feel this one is much more in depth but I have it for ever so am enjoying picking out bits. The rose, a very late David Austin which I am enjoying Our beach walks have been definetly hit and miss, the beach has changed shape and the amount of sea weed makes for difficult walking and there is not much in the way of shells. Trying not to worry about things but not easy.Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-76040579219642952602022-08-11T16:45:00.007+09:302022-08-23T11:53:35.392+09:30snippets of my latest on line course<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYEeybjQcEfoP0WV5vKVOY8VHc6jR3vnmw4HJKiEyIQK93feVQEyq-P8IZ4fBcje3CAIk0g47gk8zVGWKKTc2jKyleq4Jj1p_5M9nnE6jOTll7UL34Iy9x-ZN8PeocwOia1xZKvbbKi2yKfEeKzbVjZZ_05VZL4jE4p3oTPjw7wESvk-9SEKE/s1428/20220807_112046-1.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="1073" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYEeybjQcEfoP0WV5vKVOY8VHc6jR3vnmw4HJKiEyIQK93feVQEyq-P8IZ4fBcje3CAIk0g47gk8zVGWKKTc2jKyleq4Jj1p_5M9nnE6jOTll7UL34Iy9x-ZN8PeocwOia1xZKvbbKi2yKfEeKzbVjZZ_05VZL4jE4p3oTPjw7wESvk-9SEKE/s320/20220807_112046-1.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiam28lXZopfQwci0jbjTTMuobwf0qTeL63GcLn63NzAC8skhV7L_Lu85yKw6vaewa8Ca7A-ujlwXhatHvbFdwzml-q2CWBcxpHI6Sy6E-nfdDAXLuLnJHazfuF3I3qq4rw6lrz5nXyM2cSKiNbS78VjGVQwlgq0aAMYFktT3GL2rGzF9Gon0/s3264/20220809_112211.jpg" style="display: block; 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I am enjoying slowly playING along in Shelley Rhodes on line course. The fact that I can access for ever is so good. At the moment I am concentrating on shells and the sea as that is where we walk ost mornings, although the weather has been cold and damp and the beach rather difficult. Lots of sea weed and not many shells, mostly old worn out ones. Still it has been fun to put them in some sort of order. Winter is sometimes difficult to get on with, especially at my age. I need to get started on another cot blanket. L have found Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-359889482804398242022-07-30T15:05:00.000+09:302022-07-30T15:05:03.130+09:30A bit of this and that<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHZbp-OU4ldgC3ju_6FrCb3UKgDIWE87zD_CD1BHZT1eeziWtbC2C_7vFlqzGFFYjYtb-p3PhpF-HRs-noB1BQ16ROqNh7ykQpezzpn_P3dLxscOib7JQWiDNhtRmMQ6EKGA1Y9GgBIzxRp7ZwhuyyTOpj8wZSpQqTOD3vjOF8Xa63ybd3tk/s3264/20220726_163458.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHZbp-OU4ldgC3ju_6FrCb3UKgDIWE87zD_CD1BHZT1eeziWtbC2C_7vFlqzGFFYjYtb-p3PhpF-HRs-noB1BQ16ROqNh7ykQpezzpn_P3dLxscOib7JQWiDNhtRmMQ6EKGA1Y9GgBIzxRp7ZwhuyyTOpj8wZSpQqTOD3vjOF8Xa63ybd3tk/s320/20220726_163458.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlzqiyJWgeCMZQSbVZjTVD_M2u4tpLBekt8ZZOOk584rGT8x7yvSeWemlp2Ad4WWHkJe_rHFZWLeNokf56AP2aSThX2eUAE1TWLED5gcG0JhIJ8gJXQTJrtE24GGlvdgqozjMQ5-Lgg0VonE6gg6wkGzX76Yd4hwwdNX3M2zbLcQ4GKTRj1g/s3264/20220722_153014.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlzqiyJWgeCMZQSbVZjTVD_M2u4tpLBekt8ZZOOk584rGT8x7yvSeWemlp2Ad4WWHkJe_rHFZWLeNokf56AP2aSThX2eUAE1TWLED5gcG0JhIJ8gJXQTJrtE24GGlvdgqozjMQ5-Lgg0VonE6gg6wkGzX76Yd4hwwdNX3M2zbLcQ4GKTRj1g/s320/20220722_153014.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1exOxvhJXyaQdV0QZG0FHTc20rICak337yeDulpp_EQIuUrfXJ38WFgPBITFkRFSmJRdMFCS8Qxq3QaihWG9cpeVoW-A9TeWkGS77MJyEeSc7w5aWtGvx7pq0G6gm3sSPq4HZuNFK2GHgl0MsvXa9VbKupKOUL4sph32IP6I_7z-GtrqJW9c/s3264/20220729_094619.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1exOxvhJXyaQdV0QZG0FHTc20rICak337yeDulpp_EQIuUrfXJ38WFgPBITFkRFSmJRdMFCS8Qxq3QaihWG9cpeVoW-A9TeWkGS77MJyEeSc7w5aWtGvx7pq0G6gm3sSPq4HZuNFK2GHgl0MsvXa9VbKupKOUL4sph32IP6I_7z-GtrqJW9c/s320/20220729_094619.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-z8Bgy4AltQC3lju_zMafM_9QBqi0kONk_JY_HtvwBQ8N03Kmm8GBXE3IKUIl00A18yFZYpVeoSx8cHEbN8uBjatiAuADG0vG2lwhlUpIZltRQ71hSA6UGDYsKRN0OdGkHCr4WSujuiKzobtNk23SfQBxSFbTwksU_bJ7JAvjek6tNEVjiqc/s3264/20220725_114849.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-z8Bgy4AltQC3lju_zMafM_9QBqi0kONk_JY_HtvwBQ8N03Kmm8GBXE3IKUIl00A18yFZYpVeoSx8cHEbN8uBjatiAuADG0vG2lwhlUpIZltRQ71hSA6UGDYsKRN0OdGkHCr4WSujuiKzobtNk23SfQBxSFbTwksU_bJ7JAvjek6tNEVjiqc/s320/20220725_114849.jpg"/></a></div>
Once more I have been rather naughty and not keeping my blog up to date. Big excitement yesterday as our Melbourne son and his wife called in. We haven't seen them for nearly 3 years as the pandemic just wasn't nice to us, not that we have had covid but we don't go any where. Being in our 80's we really don't want to get it. Walks on the beach, not as long as they once were but at least mostly we manage to get out in the fresh air for half an hour or so. I do relie on a stick these days as a third leg. The little pink cyclamen rewarded us this year with a lovely lot of flowers. I haven't quite finished the baby blanket for the next great grand son, I have an aching hand which is a bit of a worryPennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-64750433208023788382022-07-13T18:00:00.000+09:302022-07-13T18:00:08.100+09:30Winter wanderings<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJWYQfsFRL-FxXPdCIcPjLs-Azy3oewgnH5FgqB38rFOAi0S9euqQSMHaWsXodwg7efL_M5HjEkFY2iMwFix9CERoI15kmmogOUPVIwv1s_BVHzVwrUBJWqYypwOgbQDDj551KYedWgOSTcPnGELUk4f4L8rJl5FWAEPVsGFpvI6rz53U8z8/s3264/20220713_094558.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJWYQfsFRL-FxXPdCIcPjLs-Azy3oewgnH5FgqB38rFOAi0S9euqQSMHaWsXodwg7efL_M5HjEkFY2iMwFix9CERoI15kmmogOUPVIwv1s_BVHzVwrUBJWqYypwOgbQDDj551KYedWgOSTcPnGELUk4f4L8rJl5FWAEPVsGFpvI6rz53U8z8/s320/20220713_094558.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQvNi7J4aiAxK5yDxbDmqeZhhznHHWh_fcM8x1_EU3BwK1KRqONmOL15MTV6aGOlZUZ2SRW9SfbAv3f5ltyMQBFcwNqXFC_u2DxT9Vj-zh-MLNZWNDwLAuuU7vsG7Dc92yZib_yndBOZB41XLYjWBXRh5mt40nqdGI2Xt4xYUGrErYULIRbE/s3264/20220712_104114.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQvNi7J4aiAxK5yDxbDmqeZhhznHHWh_fcM8x1_EU3BwK1KRqONmOL15MTV6aGOlZUZ2SRW9SfbAv3f5ltyMQBFcwNqXFC_u2DxT9Vj-zh-MLNZWNDwLAuuU7vsG7Dc92yZib_yndBOZB41XLYjWBXRh5mt40nqdGI2Xt4xYUGrErYULIRbE/s320/20220712_104114.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyPmCIay2sCS9mBJLnm6Tu_nRmohpDWnDmLbDKKN52FaddvPd-zDLFfg_eYT9Cv4zahY_mCt4WzUSV_9q1vO1w6UpEnRMSR34W4nYJp7ojnpiU7v3NZz7OYF2X2IlSG4cR_U5TlNMDc6V_Tob6CEJ8D2xee-xTUVO-hLGZj-Isbh2ad8u8Zo/s3264/20220710_093711.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyPmCIay2sCS9mBJLnm6Tu_nRmohpDWnDmLbDKKN52FaddvPd-zDLFfg_eYT9Cv4zahY_mCt4WzUSV_9q1vO1w6UpEnRMSR34W4nYJp7ojnpiU7v3NZz7OYF2X2IlSG4cR_U5TlNMDc6V_Tob6CEJ8D2xee-xTUVO-hLGZj-Isbh2ad8u8Zo/s320/20220710_093711.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMaB75MpMDpgzp65567sR4ZyabZ0EtypUUCDznBqHzj7uiTGo6D12XxBO2Ye2Q43GI9_7SPiIhhBJeGUtcLXp5tI2Dk4sNwo8LvJex2ShzH5tr6v5B2sea076rnirdJuTe4Bx0fiI8KL08CqcpB6VeoSgiA2M3HJ_kU0kP_7Pf6pOSjoor0EU/s2554/20220713_114323-1.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="2554" data-original-width="1791" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMaB75MpMDpgzp65567sR4ZyabZ0EtypUUCDznBqHzj7uiTGo6D12XxBO2Ye2Q43GI9_7SPiIhhBJeGUtcLXp5tI2Dk4sNwo8LvJex2ShzH5tr6v5B2sea076rnirdJuTe4Bx0fiI8KL08CqcpB6VeoSgiA2M3HJ_kU0kP_7Pf6pOSjoor0EU/s320/20220713_114323-1.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMEw1tvb0GKu7f5ihCogC5aN96W5fEKpHAZjKcEf-nUDpfMg1lLos0wYMLMOX7lulR6_kfyQ1i8cHjswvysclW0IUjoEMlO1hjupzw3RDtCCxtvNLt1lEIFGDaSVHOK6eJ4pQ2rnJG7vOgU8y3cp6YIAMufkyIy2YqRRV0W14Li7XYwh5nEM/s3264/20220713_114359.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMEw1tvb0GKu7f5ihCogC5aN96W5fEKpHAZjKcEf-nUDpfMg1lLos0wYMLMOX7lulR6_kfyQ1i8cHjswvysclW0IUjoEMlO1hjupzw3RDtCCxtvNLt1lEIFGDaSVHOK6eJ4pQ2rnJG7vOgU8y3cp6YIAMufkyIy2YqRRV0W14Li7XYwh5nEM/s320/20220713_114359.jpg"/></a></div>
It has been cold but we have managed a daily walk. The tides have not been good so each walking has been a bit sporadic but a walk Pt Elliot saw that the aloe along the top path are starting to flower, always lovely to see in mid winter. Petrels Cove this morning was showing how high the tide was although some one was down there fishing. I am re looking at Lorna Cranes on line course, so nice to be doing this, I have made a new brush and playing with the asemic writing. Love the shapes this makes. I am doing things I can do inside as it is so cold and where I paid the is outside, under cover but so cold!Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-5358344537735953872022-07-05T09:05:00.001+09:302022-07-05T09:05:45.872+09:30Home from Queensland.We had a lovely but tiring trip to the Gold Coast to celebrate long time skiing friend J's 80 the birthday. I think now we are over 80 it takes a lot longer to get over trips like this. Getting up at 4 am to reach the airport is no fun any more. J luckily gave us lunch and sent us to bed for a couple of hours. We helped with birthday preparations, helped feed old friends who were on the coast. Walked (slowly!) Shopped, had fabulous lunches and generally had a lovely time. Unfortunately the return trip was rather a nightmare, where we should have been home a bit over 4pm it was 6.30, but at least we were in Adelaide. We didn't get home until 8.30. No food in the house so into bed. I was shattered. Too old for all this. We were on our way to the airport when the delayed notification came through so rather a long wait in the airport. Yesterday we unpacked, washed, got food in. Animals pleased to see us. 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We have had an election. At least those in power have won without having to go green or to a collection of female independents who were backed by a million/billionaire with inherited money. All I can say is what are we coming to. I am too old for all this, but in being old I have seen a lot of governance come and go, some good and some bad but have never seen so much nonsense written about women. Some photos from the last few days. Mad birds, drives around my beautiful area, they keep me sane! Now to bury my head and keep my thoughts to myself.Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21282676.post-44936349611288590002022-05-16T22:05:00.000+09:302022-05-16T22:05:09.039+09:30I have been playing<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRp14ykZzf5PwDi0nQiPqfjfoaIMx4ZYRGdEU3_v5cSQ9HIgbMf9xc00zlmX8_Yhq2-6Lu7i_-EjrHMBMnYE_n07lvnoy87NlxdbVxmZHnDMlzCL3UmSCbcC3tGokYelG2zzPWbzpqiFAPXIWHVW6tgqJDPgUY9Cos7nTFkSNyYtBN-N8RRxs/s2338/20220511_153308-1.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="2338" data-original-width="1597" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRp14ykZzf5PwDi0nQiPqfjfoaIMx4ZYRGdEU3_v5cSQ9HIgbMf9xc00zlmX8_Yhq2-6Lu7i_-EjrHMBMnYE_n07lvnoy87NlxdbVxmZHnDMlzCL3UmSCbcC3tGokYelG2zzPWbzpqiFAPXIWHVW6tgqJDPgUY9Cos7nTFkSNyYtBN-N8RRxs/s320/20220511_153308-1.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEeO3_EWZrrdDMnyfUzEtpMnR8IYEw9vvsHbhBwzSlDjS9MR056jiZLkC9UAjsjuS4LJMyN8xxL5dd1cij2e4o21zGsR965rtH9dZBUO3dsPzdfuvVp0scGZe1lE_8_hX9hq-i6rcHkFOj429-RvnqUg7HEdshQc1icsEp3QhY_IyEzwV71U/s2116/20220511_153304-1.jpg" style="display: block; 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As you can see I have been playing, having fun in my sketchbook. It has been an interesting week. Flu shot on Thursday and having a potential nasty cut off my ear on Friday. I find these things seem to take longer to get over than they used to. Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.com0