G'day, everyone.
Fran, it's hard to stay annoyed when people like our kids and can't see the disability - it should be a blessing for us, but too often we feel we need our kids to thoroughly misbehave, just so WE will be vindicated!
Heather, don't overdo things. I've given up sorting laundry - I just do a general cold water wash, throwing it all in together, then after it's all done I IMMEDIATELY fold each item and put it in the correct heap for that person. I then take each heap of neatly folded clothes and either put them on the bed of that person, or put them away for that person. One load at a time. I never do more washing than I can handle, that way. And if when I'm folding I find a garment that didn't come clean properly, I either give it a rub with soap or a splash with vinegar (or both) and put it back into the laundry basket. That way I have no ironing and no piles of clean washing in MY space!
TM, fingers crossed for the championship. You sound like you have a busy time ahead.
We had a picture perfect day today, despite rain and storms being forecast. It rained last night, enough to thoroughly water the garden, yet tonight the sky is wonderfully clear and a cool wind is blowing away the heat of the day.
Today was not only our monthly artists' 'open house', but also the annual art festival of the neighbouring sister village. They moved the two fire engines out of the fire station and put all the art work inside. Some wonderful stuff, loads of colour and variety. The display of talent was stunning.
And again, there was the neighbouring sculpture display area of the shores. A few steps away from the fire station is the boat ramp to the sand spit and the bay. The sculptures displayed on the sand spit have to be made to resist the wind and the water - the tide comes in to about knee deep and many of these sculptures interact with the sea. It's sheltered so there are no waves, but seeing a flotilla of small boats lift and float, for example, is beautiful. The ingenuity is amazing and I live for this little display every year. It's only there for 24 hours, then it's gone again. Few people in Sydney know of this - it's like our own little Brigadoon-by-the-Sea. We spent a short while there walking across the (dry at the moment) sand to explore the sculptures and then after looking through the exhibits in the fire station, we sat outside the general store, chatted to friends and listened to the music. From the whole area the view across the sand bar to the city and the sea just made us feel even more special.
I looked for any photos of this event - we have some ourselves but I don't know how to load them onto a site to show you. All I could find was a youtube link to a 5 minute clip of the mosh pit at our festival in the park this year. None of our family is in the clip (thank goodness) although I recognise about half the faces. I suspect I know who took the film - he's a local eccentric who films EVERYTHING!
The band is playing a rig of didgeridoos with a rock/metal feel and backing. This is the louder version of celebration - today's was gentler, quieter and much more tranquil!
mother in law's house guest never made it to the next village, she was too busy exploring ours and the artists who were open. We started her off with our neighbour, the fabulous Chinese artist. He is commissioned to paint royalty, celebrities etc but his favourite subjects seem to be his family, including his dog. He even invited us in to show us his newest portrait of his teenage daughter. We felt honoured. It was a lovely thing for our guest, as well, who has had such a magic time with us, everything has happened for her, it seems.
She leaves tomorrow. easy child 2/difficult child 2 is not well, she has to see a doctor tomorrow if she's no better, so we could be giving our friend a ride to 'the mainland' in our search for a GP.
Enjoy your Sunday. Ours was pure magic!
Marg