Until recently we had family living with us for a year. There were two dogs into the bargain. The dogs meant that I didn’t bother with the yard the whole time. When I got back from Singapore, Spring had sprung and wow. A huge lot of weeds to pull. The family did some great work mulching so those sections were easy to weed. Because the ground is still damp from all the rain, the other weeds are denser but reasonably easy to pull. The trouble is that’s just one section and there is a lot of weeds everywhere.
I should be writing but my head is full of logistics.
Tomorrow morning early we are getting a concrete slab for the 5000 litre tank I ordered. The water will be used for the garden. I expected we would be going into drought this year but the weather did not do as predicted. At least I’ll have a tank for the summer and if we do go into drought more chance that my fruit trees will survive.
Inside the house there are a lot of boxes. My partner emptied the storage unit and well now the boxes are in the garage and the house so more logistics required. I bought a small wardrobe for the guest room and when I unpacked it, there were no instructions. I have instructions now but not the focus to assemble it. Maybe tomorrow.
In October, we attended the Goulburn Steampunk Fair and it was a blast. So many interesting and intricate costumes. Such a cool bunch of people. I also got to wear my fairy grandmother dress at the banquet as it could pass for Victorian. I sold a lot of books and bought stuff. Now I have to figure out where to put them.
And we are travelling so I’m organising housesitters, flights, cruise etc.
First trip is New Zealand to hang with my son and his wife and visit family and friends. Next trip will be the UK and a cruise to Iceland via Norway. There might be side trips to France as my daughter will be there and maybe somewhere else besides visiting family and friends all over. It’s exciting but the organisation takes up brain space. There’s planning to do and so on. Not that I’m going all that now but I am working on booking flights and so on.
Here are some shots from the Goulburn Steampunk Faire.
This is Matthew and me at the Steampunk Banquet at the Goulburn Brewery.
Matthew and the lady in the fantasy apothecary costume.
Me in my custom made corset, made by the wonderful Emma Dobbs, courtesy of Conflux who raised the money for my birthday present. So lovely. Unfortunately I have gained weight since then.
Here is me in my bustle dress I made last year and a bonnet I made some years ago.
Me in my marquee selling books.
And lastly a picture of my marquee, backing onto the river. It was such a lovely event, such lovely and clever people. I’ll be back next year.
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