HOME ALONE

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL FOGGY MORNING on the confluence as i begin my time alone.   no plans to do anything but eat, drink, pop pills and rest.   a little knitting only if it feels ok

IF IT'S NOT ONE THING . . .

 JUST AS I WAS GETTING BACK INTO WALKING i fell in the kitchen and broke my collarbone!!!   looks like the blood thinning meds i had post hip op caused me to faint and fall hard on my right shoulder.  so i ended up in emergency and  came home in a sling    Next day i had a lovely afternoon tea here with sonja, di fogwell and nicky dickson who are residents at the art vault. 

DI & SONJA

I felt fine but the fracture clinic called and decided i needed a plate in my shoulder.   now i'm laid up, i'll have to start all over again.

hospital chic

Dear susan flew up for the week and has been so busy helping me all week,  cooking, cleaning, watering and making me a lovely fresh bed  on my return from day surgery.  she's just flown home so i'm home alone   :0{   i'll have to be careful with my arm.

ONE YEAR OLD ETTA

   the fabulous darter

beautiful full moon

WHO HAD A BIRTHDAY??

ETTA IS ONE!!   i can't believe it's a year since i waited on the couch - unable to do anything after receiving a text that sunny and luke were off to the hospital and would be out of touch for a while.   It was all day and well into the night and i was so rung out by the time luke texted to say etta had arrived, it took me days to get back to normal.

Of course Sunny was the one having a difficult and exhausting time, but boy - it's been a year of wonder watching Etta grow into a funny, gorgeous and obviously going-to-be-musical little girl.  what a treasure for us all to cherish :0)

Having a new baby to care for in Covid times adds stress to the normal responsibilities of parenthood -  sunny and luke have been wonderful parents

RECENT PICS FROM SAYAKA - I don't get many of her because she's obviously the main family photographer

Rene starring in a magazine

again :0)  Looking just a little

bit straight

Rene in his favourite shirt,  great print

A WEEK OFF :0)

 I'M UNWINDING - it's good to give myself time to just catch up with myself.   i have a medical certificate from the surgeon until July 13 (not that i need one) but i'm giving myself until then to just garden, knit, get the house and studio in order and walk, get stronger.    It's a good feeling.

It's been pretty cool so i've had the fire on, it's lovely to sit in that warmth, rene's jumper is growing so much more quickly than i expected, i'm loving having a challenging project to concentrate on.

Had a night at sue and derek's and sue just whipped up coffee scrolls before our eyes on Sunday morning, chatting while she made them - of course they were perfect!  then i headed off to lunch

with my old school buddy

Eunice.

Great to catch up -  it's probably 20 years since we've seen each other.  We had lunch with her niece and friends at trentham estate and she and her partner adrian came out to visit next morning on the way to broken hill. however over coffee they discovered they weren't allowed into NSW, probably shouldn't have been at my place.  so we went to the pub for lunch and they headed back to mildura.   

Eunice and Adrian on the left, a beautiful sunny day

COVID lockdowns and restrictions between borders are so confusing - changing on an almost daily basis and it's so difficult to find up to date information.  Now, today, Melbourne's lockdown has eased right up again but Sydney looks like it might have a problem beginning.  

ROLL OUT THOSE VACCINATIONS

Skies have been spectacular with windy rainy weather.  lots of interesting cloud and great colours.

Very happy to see these gum blossoms, i planted this eucalyptus leucoxilon about 7 years ago and at the time the nurserywoman said that because it was grown from seed she couldn't guarantee the colour - it would be pink or white.  hallelujah!  first flowers this week and it's the beautiful rose colour i'd hoped for

A morning at the lock, i walked there then across the cemetery and back.  Walking a little more all the time -

well not every day.  It's not so inviting in winter :0(   If i

had a walking buddy it would be easier to get out there

More

spectacular

skies - from

the IGA 

carpark

Beautiful apples from sue and 

derek's small orchard, their 

fruit is always magnificent, 

all kinds of citrus including 

blood grapefruit and blood 

oranges, elderberries, and a 

large vege garden that's always bursting with rich 

greenery

A NEW WEEK

 I PULLED THE PLUG on my Romeo and Juliet project - it was feeling so bad waking up every day with it on my mind.  i've done so much work on it but during the covid year i've been more and more unable to get any decent work done on the final artwork - the story is so filled with violent death, grief and sadness.  i've done one illustration three times and none is any good.  I'll keep what i have - who knows, maybe i'll pick it up again down the track - in better times. 

It was the right decision, suddenly my head is clear again and i feel i have time for everything else.    The publisher has been very kind and understanding.

So now it's time to get out and clean out the 

studio for future projects. Sonja's portrait 

awaits.  I started it at the beginning of last

year and didn't touch it after March.  A good

clean up out there will feel great. when this

cold snap passes.  brrrrr! 

SOME BEAUTIFUL SUNSETS 

THIS WEEK

LOCKDOWN AGAIN

 

I DISCOVERED A NEW WALK only 500m from home, from the junction park along to a seat looking onto the lock.  i'm starting to take longer walks, pretty slow paced but i'll increase the distance as it feels ok.

Blue faced honeyeaters at the birdbath

an early morning visitor, two kangaroos were on the lawn 

when i got up

The moon coming up over the lock

autumn, fabulous colour and misty mornings

This large kangaroo bounded past my bedroom window -  he thinks i can't see him

the super blood moon - an eclipse in a clear sky

the gorgeous one -  

more lovable by the day