GOODNESS GRACIOUS!!!!

IT'S OBVIOUS I'M BUSY - no blogging for three weeks!!  but many many many boxes packed, cupboards emptied, carloads of stuff taken to the op shop, wheelie bins full of rubbish!! 

a few pics, i've been walking and taking photos with my daggy old camera because my current one is stuffed.  i have a new updated version on order, can't wait to have just a bit more zoom.

birds have returned in huge numbers, after months away the pelicans have been coming up the river in huge V's of around 20 - 30 birds in a squadron, one day i counted 76!

at present i have four beautiful great egrets and four white faced herons all congregating on the fallen trees at the bottom of my riverbank.

It's vibrant autumn, last day today but the colour is still around. it's 9 in the morning and i'm still in bed listening to gusty wind outside, i know it's grey and cold and i guess all the last vivid leaves will be blowing around the yard.

more packing today - i have emptied almost all the cupboards apart from the kitchen and my bedroom.  now to get rid of a whole lot of furniture, quite a lot going to the new print studio Arts Mildura has set up in the old Ishka building in mildura.  great that there'll be that facility now that the Art Vault is no more.  It's now the offices of my solicitor Maloney Anderson, sob!

the tiny weebill, rarely photographed 

because they stay high up in the treetops 

and are only about 9cm long

a foggy morning this week

  

i'm currently

 knitting a bolder brighter version of this fairisle jacket

 for Etta, i'm looking at this pic often as reference and

 can't help an audible chuckle every time. so

 much attitude in that little package

 :0)

 

ALL IS WELL

 

ALL IS WELL!!!   My house is sold, Indented Head is mine!.  thank Christ!! now i can let my muscles relax and my mind clear.  what a harrowing few weeks it's been.  Now the enjoyable time of planning and sorting and packing and looking forward to a whole new phase of my life.

It's going to be so sad to leave this house and the river, i've loved it so much.  i'll just have to make the best use of it in the next two months.  starting with a barbie maybe next saturday afternoon.

REAL ESTATE NIGHTMARE

IT'S BEEN A MONTH of waiting bit by bit for my purchaser to get finance approved.  I feel like i'm being played, and not kept informed either.  All very unsatisfactory and very stressful.  Today is yet another deadline, 4 pm  then maybe they'll ask for more time, maybe not.

I'm ready to toss it in, it's affecting my sleep and enjoyment of day to day life here.   another valuer came yesterday so who knows how long it takes for that valuation to reach the potential lender.  in the meantime i'm having to do the same to the poor indented head folk i want to buy from.  It's not fair.

On the positive side I've just had a lovely trip down south though, for Janet's 70th birthday and to catch up with sunny, luke and the adorable etta. Sunny road 145km in the Otway Classic last Saturday.  I'm so proud of her, she's really dedicated and keeping herself so fit and healthy.   We had good time at the beach and met up with jenny and freddie.

i had jen and rob's house for the days i was there - great to have my own space while sunny luke and etta stayed at gail's nearby.  All spoiled somewhat by my constant wondering what's happening with the house - i would have like to drive down to indented head to look at the house again but what's the point - it may never happen.

PICS OF THE WEEK AWAY

JANET'S GARDEN PARTY

TORQUAY on a cool autumn day