it's christmas ...

have a wonderful christmas & a safe new year

here's my all time favourite

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it's finally done ...

g'day

a bit more news;
        
          "it's finally done after being a temporary fence for 17 years!" 

that'd be the chook pen i'm referring to. 
you see, when we first moved here we had chooks, lots of chooks (about 20 odd) & there was no chook pen so one was put up in a hurry & added to later but it was always just temporary. 

the new one was put up in 3 days, it's a bit bigger than their old pen and i'm very happy with it. 

first day all the posts went in, that's the old fence covered in grass

big posts for the corners & some midway points

along the south side (bottom) of the new pen

most of the posts were put in on the Tuesday of this week, i was getting eager as the humidity was killing us here (no storms to break it either) & though rain would've been nice i was hoping it would stay away til my fence was done.

a nice new gate

it's a good size yard now & needs more chooks!

front of the chook pen

there's still more work to do, as am in need of a new chook shed, the one currently being used is just rotting away (they used pine for the posts & studs) the fencer reckons it won't stand for another 5 years, so, he'll be back next year sometime to finish off the other shed & re-roof it. 

am still locking them up at night for now, not sure what critters are around at night here plus i need to put some boards around the bottom of the fence line as it's on a slope. will put them in & make veggie gardens for the chooks. 

all done before xmas, am very happy about that! 

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tried my hand at getting 'storm cloud shots' at the beginning of the month but i think i'm seriously going to need a decent camera. anyway here are 2 of my attempts; the phone camera kept auto-adjusting for more light, it was very hard trying to get it to what it was supposed to be; they were a lot darker & more menacing looking than the photos.

this was a lot darker, very hard trying to get accurate with the phone

still not as dark as real life, the clouds were amazing but alas phone camera shot poorly

hope everyone is surviving the heat here, humidity is just awful. those of you on the other side hope you're keeping warm!

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end of year ...

g'day

something fresh for the season & a totally different colour scheme for me... 
we have had some good rains here over the last couple of weeks, grass always needs cutting, had help from my friend Nev for the back plus planted 5 more trees.

Cats are all doing fine though wish BJ would settle down & stop fighting with Poppet.  

think i'm staying home this year, not sure what's happening with that as no one has said anything. 
renovations are still ongoing as far as i know, time permitting. no more updates there yet.

on the knitting front; still knitting socks, just finished another pair which one had to be redone as way too short, they now fit, wore them on Sunday & they proved to be very comfortable. will be starting another pair soon, probably boot socks next with much thicker yarn (8ply). i bought another sock class from craftsy, one of Ann Budds lessons, she has some different techniques which i'm hoping will be helpful in my bid to conquer the sock making lol. have to finish my sisters alpaca beanie so i can start a vest(?) maybe, haven't decided yet. am still knitting my sons jumper; most of the projects i have going will be a priority in the new year to get finished as i have plans to make lots of beanies next year for the markets... 
                        
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Poppet is doing well & doesn't go outside much yet

when i go outside for any length of time Miss Poppet tends to seek me out, think she may have a little bit of a security issue there perhaps, the feeling of being left behind. her weight is good now & she is having 2 meals a day, her face has totally cleared up, no swelling. Rita is still a little unsure about her but getting better.

that's my little bit of news for now, how is everyone doing, got plans for the christmas break? 

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just a sweet song ...

have had this song stuck in my head since i woke up this morning & thought i'd share, love his voice


Sunshine


hope everyone is cool/warm & safe in their neck of the world


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