Mountain Trip with Local Mums.

Flowers from a Neighbour.

A Day of Retreat.

A day of fellowship, quiet, reading, contemplation, chat, food, tea, coffee and a fantastic fire pit dinner with Moroccan lamb and roasted veg salad; with orange syrup cake and fruit for dessert.
A day's retreat with my Bible study ladies.

Neighbourly.

Lovely flowers from Mrs Ball.

The Annual Spring Gathering.

We sat in the garden, ate well and competed with the kookaburras for the pickings!  Lovely flowers and cuttings brought and a butterfly or two for my girls.

Perhaps it Will Snow?

A special weekend away with 13 year old daughter.  A lovely cottage, good food, warmth, great company (as her best friend and her mother came too), and then snow on the day of departure.

The Annual Trip to the Mountains.

A lovely weekend with good friends and then a lovely welcome home again.

1st December.

One of the first Christmas gatherings...............................................................

Welcome Spring.

Ladies here for the annual Spring lunch/gathering.  So many lovely flowers were my gifts.

Herman Has Arrived.

Thankyou Mrs N, my portion of Herman German cake starter arrived today.  Day one!

Monday Morning.

Monday morning; all the more sweeter as Mrs B dropped off an almond croissant which I enjoyed with my morning coffee.  9 year old daughter is home with the chicken pox.

Stewed Apples, Produce From the Mountains.

Our annual trip to the mountains with local mums.  Thankyou husbands!

I bought a large bag of apples and used an apple slinky machine (thankyou Aunty L.) to get them peeled quickly.  Then cinnamon and cloves (thankyou Mrs N) and into the pressure cooker for 12 minutes wiht some water.  After they were done, I mashed them and have put them into containers into the freezer.

Local Friends.

Good, local friends; providing welcome respite and support.

A Blue Day in Sydney.

I joined some good friends in Sydney for brunch; a pool by the water.  While I was gone, 12 year old daughter made a massive, blue cookie.  Delicious.

Blessing

Fiona arrived with a lovely array of gifts for Christmas and for 12 year old daughter's birthday.  This framed blessing is going to be a special feature each Christmas.  Thankyou so much Fiona.

From Tanzania.

A long time ago, there was a blog called  Food Fun Farm Life  and a lovely lady called Lynda who sent me this traditional Tanzanian cloth......
I am not sure if she still blogs, but I have framed this cloth and it now hangs in our lounge room.

I enjoyed reading her blog and getting to know her.

Daffodil Day.

Daffodil day; in memory of those whom we miss due to cancer.  Prayers for those known to us who are facing cancer now.

This is What Makes Memories.

A wonderful weekend away with very dear friends.  A present from Aunty L., so memorable; turning 40 has been amazing.  We walked down the street of this lovely town, browsed through the shops, had lunch; bought local produce to eat at dinner... we enjoyed this cosy retreat and watched a DVD.  The next morning; a late check out meant that we could have a leisurely breakfast on the verandah.

Thankyou so much Aunty L.