here i go

had to delete the ceeping creeping post because of some creepy creepy visitors to my almost invisible blog. so off i go to Japan. oh. my.

im seeing rainbows

we went to the seymour alternative farming expo on the weekend... and what souvenir did we come home with ? not a worm farm or some native trees..... nope. ... magic textas. i loved these when i was little. sindri is having a great time with them.

my kids give me so many beautiful pictures every day. i have them on the fridge, under my pillow and stuck to the wall above our bed. piles and piles of creations...

i love this drawing love that is going on around here .

flowers save the day

little miss echinacea
pretty miss bottle brush
wow.
yet to bloom and cant remember her name right now. she will be pink and furry.
and my favourite, miss red velvet rose , from my girl Veda.

after talking to my sister. and whingeing my head off. because the world of people sucks, you know. she suggested i go outside, into my garden. i scoffed at the idea... for the garden is annoying me too. i need to mow the lawn. and couldnt be bothered.

but eventually i did. and i found a new button on our camera .. it stopped some of the blur i usually get in every second photo. how unbelievably amazing is that banksia flower.

star

well there flies another wonderful week. there was love day, there was a first guitar lesson for sindri, .. there was amelies first day at kinder without me there. that was big. for her and me.

and we moved into the cubby iin the backyard. or terabithia it is also known as. the mozzies are enjoying my blood as i keep the garden watered. there has been much tree planting. most are hanging in there. there has been some sewing of clothes for me..i m going to have to wear woollen something under them in japan. theres been alot of trying to organise people that dont want to do what we need them to do..for the farm. theres has been so much going on...dancing singing karate not much cooking apart from biscuits.. there was not much cleaning up going on. hence. the mess. , , , ..... but still it seems the week went so quickly. if next week goes as fast i will be in japan before i know it.

we watched a movie called stardust last night. its stuck in my head. i have this image of a glowing star girl. only when her heart is full does she glow. a glowing star girl. :-) i have two of them. :-)

hey baby

17 days i will be in japan. its lucky im so busy doing everything else that i dont have so much time to anticipate what might be. i guess that may be why im having weirdish dreams. i dont need to anticipate anyway...i know its gong to be an amazing time.. hanging out with my sister and her gorgeous sparkly daughter in tokyo :-) equals so. much . fun.

so in the mean time... the making has been in the garden. i have a new hate. irises. which kind of hurts to admit...because i do like purple irises in a vase, but cream irises in my garden, well they spread like .. butter? they often dont flower (from lack of water i guess) ..and make it near impossible for me to dig a hole where ive pulled them out becasue of their bulbish roots. god. i had a workout yesterday trying to plant my new (pink) magnolia. and this was at 7.30 am after i was awoken by my sweet (wet) amelie. lovely. in my bed. :-)

i went on a bit of a tree shopping binge (sorry melinda i know im meant to be saving for japan...) but buying trees doesnt feel like im buying for some reason. its more like adopting.

so i have two crepe myrtles a hot and pale pink, planted amongst some eucalypts...which is nice to have some colour there...they are looking very pretty with their frilly flowers dancing in the (wild) wind.

and ive got two giant ash? trees that will be brilliant red in autumn. these grow dinosaur size so they will be outside the fence line im thinking...wisely . often i dont think and just plant. which is not often a good thing to do.

and ive got a few beautiful natives like a banksia and protea and red devil.... and they are all flowering of course... i always buy flowering ones just to make sure they work, and at least i get to see them flower before they possibly die from my poor gardening skills .

so there went all my energy before midday.

but..in the afternoon i managed a new gocco print of baby babushkas. i wish i had some plain tops or some cottton or at least some nice card to print on.. instead i grabbed whatever paper or fabric i could find. . but.. i do like the print on this old floral fabric. im thinking it will become a bag soon. when i get out of the garden.

and to finish the day off we had jamie oliver oops i mean my little brother.. cooking tea on a fire outside. aaaaahhhhhh so nice.

too hot

i know i know..another flower photo. but magnoliaaaaaa how i love your flowers.
on monday i got the calling from the op shop.. come to me i have something for you. so i did come, with a heavy sleeping child in one arm, over my shoulder, and with the other hand i found this old patchwork quilt. nice. ..... im torn between chopping it up or not. it stays whole, for now .
there are some really nice old squares mixed with some old ugly squares, but together, piece by piece, somebody has hand made this quilt and i like that. . . but it makes it hard for me to chop it. i must be feeling sentimental. or mental . ?

birds

there have been owls, wedge tailed eagles, magpies bathing in the front sprinkler puddles, and this morning a blue wren. the willy wagtails are always calling and keeping close company.
we are currently being held hostage by a plague of giant sized mosquitoes. scary vicious creatures they are. i dont like blood suckers, insect or human lol.
my magnolia blessed me with a new flower this morning. she doesnt usually flower at this time of year. my garden is happy. i even have an echinacea flowering. annnd i just planted a red wattle that smells of cinnamon! magic i think. ive smelt it... i will be happy to see it flowering because that will also mean it is autumn...my favourite time of the year.

24 days until im in tokyo.. i was feeling sick about leaving the kids for over a week...but im now thinking it will be so good for them and for their dad. n0t to mention me ;-)
i cant believe yet that im going to fly on an aeroplane to japan. so so so exciting.
amelies first day at kinder tomorrow. i wonder how my big girl will go.

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