July

Lyall and I headed out last night for a BBQ, around a big bonfire, meeting new people. As we sat there chatting, with snowy mountains in the background, the house cow with her head on my shoulder (while I rubbed her under the chin), the cat on my knee (she was doing the rounds), it just felt so very right. We are so lucky to live in such a spot. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but we love it. Cow slobber and all...

Shame I couldn't fit Patience the house cow in the 4WD, we would have happily taken her home lol.

As you can see, Donna's kitchen's well on the way to completion. Just the plumber and electrician to come through in the next couple of weeks to do their thing. What do you think of some of her lights?

I have done no scrapping in the last two weeks. I did shop for a few supplies. That's an important part of scrapping ;-) I will get back into it in a few weeks, just too much to do around the two houses at the moment, along with the normal, keeping the household running types of thing as well.

Have a fab week.

First week of term...

This person was saying on Facebook how she was suffering through a wet and yuk day up in Welly, and I had to let her know that we were enjoying a beautiful sunny, twenty three degrees down here. Now I know when the weather comes on TV tonight, they'll have a different take on the temp, so I wanted to give a bit of proof, hence this photo ;-)

A typical weather pattern is a few days of this sort of weather followed by a howling southerly, so we shall certainly make the most of it while we can. It was lovely having washing on the line for only a couple of hours before it was dry, and not hung on drying racks inside the house.

I've enjoyed a lovely relaxing, but busy last week of term. I had a wonderful time at the beach with this lot and their owner (that would be Vicki if you don't recognise that big dog).

As is par for the course in the holidays, I did lots of sorting and cleaning, and of course lots of time with the animals. A fair bit of baking was done as well. It was then consumed lol. One of the things I made was a slice that had weet bix and dried fruit in it (maybe a bit of sugar and golden syrup too) and decided because of those first couple of ingredients that it probably could be considered a breakfast food on a couple of mornings when I couldn't be blowed putting a piece of bread in the toaster or pouring cereal into a bowl LOL.

Today has seen us drop my sister off at A and E and because there was going to be an hours wait, Lyall and I shot off to Opawa Farmers Market. What a great little market this is, with a really good range of different products. The sick girl has well and truly full blown flu. You know the sort where even having a shower hurts your skin...so no work for her for a few days (or last Friday for that matter). Me, I need an early night, after going to a friends birthday dinner last night and getting home at midnight - and you know I don't 'do' late nights lol.

The Scrappin Patch Stars in their Eyes nine week challenge is over. Congrats to Heidi and Kelly who were the winners and Sara who came second. A group of us came third. This was my last entry.

Enjoy your week people.

July...

This week has seen us busy with visitors. A six year old who was pretty sick (and so I'm hoping he hasn't kindly shared his germs...), but was well enough to head to the snow and have some fun. My very kind hubby even took the day off, so he could come with us.

You realise how familiar everything has become when your visiting friend asks where's the nearest place for a coffee...and your in the middle of the Southern Alps. (I guess we could have headed up to a ski field for one lol). She had to wait for a fix until we headed back down to the nearest town which is Springfield.

I'm not sure who had more fun on the sled, my hubby or the six year old. Something to be said about men not every really growing up aye LOL.

My nephew and his partner haven't made it down, which means we've got stuck in and finished the painting (acutally there's still the bathroom to go, since that's enamel paint, but it shouldn't take long).

The builder/cabinet maker is meant to be coming this Saturday to put the kitchen in. Will be good to get that next bit of the project done.

Here's my entry over at Scrapbox. You had to do a layout based on 'economy'. The photos are of Donna and she wrote the journalling, which I had to edit a bit as it was too long for the layout.

Tomorrow I'm going to lock myself in my scraproom and get the last layout done for the Scrappin Patch competition. Might have to let myself out so I can walk the dogs though ;-)

Here's wishing you all a fab week.

Down on the farm...

I'm whizzing through that list...Why is it thought, that when you tick one thing off, you then find a few more and keep adding? Still, I guess the house will be spick and span when I'm finished. My fridge looks brand new, hmmm that doesn't give you much faith in how it was then LOL.

Lyall has been busy building that new cow shelter. Love that the cows have to be included in the goings on. Shame they can't pick up a few tools and help him ;-) Two visits to Mitre Ten today to pick stuff up for it. Nearly three visits. Lyall phones me when I'm on my way back from walking the dogs, to see if I can stop and get him a new grinder as the other one stopped working. Since I was nearly home, I said I'd come home first and then he could come with me and choose the one he wants. Get home, he starts laughing. The reason the grinder wasn't working? Power cut.

This was my entry in last weeks Scrappin Patch challenge. Love those Simple Story strips papers, you can cut so many things out of one page (or in this case two pages).

Not looking forward to getting the card challenge done tomorrow, but want to see the competition through to the end. Will be pushing it for the last week with so many visitors here. Lucky they can keep themselves busy while I hibernate in my scrap room for a couple of hours (and it better come together in a couple of hours, because after that it would be just downright rude to not be around!).

Have a fabulous week.