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3rd week of September is done and dusted Things are continuing well on the farm with the last of the calves being born and silage being made and some lovely sunny days too - as the saying goes "if its going to rain it might as well be a nice day" Ive finished off a few biggish projects which is very satisfying - firstly the Snow and Ashes Shawl - I bought the yarn specifically for this a couple of years ago at the Bendigo Sheep and Wool show - so it was good to get this one ticked off. I have enough yarn leftover to make the matching mitts, so stay tuned! I also made a crochet bag - now Im not the worlds best crocheter but I can do granny squares and this was really that with a few joins and a handle ANd finally the circle appliqued cushion was finished as well! This was such a fun project to do and I do love doing hand applique and slow stitching quilting Ive finished the physical book of The Royal Windsor Secret by Christine Wells. This was a really good read - not fab...

Well its been a sort of productive week (I think) well to be honest I dont really know where the week went! I know I had several day trips away to meetings in Bendigo (twice) and several online as well and we should be going to Queensland next week for a weeks holiday but its not to be. (insert sad face) Farmwise calving is still happening but definately slower and we have managed to bale some silage so thats awesome - feed put away for another day however in a month that the forecasters said would be a wet month its been incredibly dry! We have little faith in the weather bureaus predictions and only believe it when it actually happens. This is annoying as you would like to be able to plan crops etc with some degree of confidence when we have little. However there have been some beautiful morning sunrises as can be seen from this pic. I did manage to attend another art class with Jenni Finn and this time it was painting lemons - this one was on a canvas and im pretty happy with ho...

As the days go by.........yes its September! On the farm we are three quarters of the way through calving and the last group of "girls" to calve are quite spread out so it might take a while Excitingly we baled 210 rolls of silage this last week - so thats feed stored away for another day and another 120 odd bales from a block in town. Its so good to have this stored away as the grass doesnt last forever and cows still need to be fed. Fingers crossed we get some good rains this week so that the paddocks will be watered from above and not from irrigation. This week I also managed to finish a project thats taken me a month or two to complete - but Ive enjoyed every step of it. The pattern is the Tussie Mussie cushion and is designed by Emma Jean Jansen. I also bought the kit to make the cushion from her and just love the fabrics in it. Its english paper pieced and then attached to each of the small squares. These were then all joined together by machine and stitched in th...

And just like that August is over! For us its a calving month, so super busy and also starting to think about making hay and silage (that will be September) and what we will plant and water for summer feed. I enjoyed another art journal class with Jenni Finn - this time it was vases - I like the black one I did but not sure about the other one and mind you neither of them looked anything like the sample Jenn did! Ive also been really enjoying working on a kit I bought several years ago - Tussie Mussie Cushion by Emma Jean Jansen. Its english paper piecing but in small achievable blocks and the fabrics she put into the kit are fabulous! I do like hand stitching - in all its forms and the pattern calls for it to be hand quilted as well which Im pretty sure I will do Ive also been doing some knitting but not a lot to show - its a shawl and Ill share it with you once its a bit bigger and a bit more interesting! On the reading front - Ive finished quite a few books! First the physica...

And here we are in the third week of august - yep still some very cold mornings but lovely sunshine most days - sometimes with a cold breeze sometimes not We are still calviing here on the farm and are not quite half way but getting there - the bulls are in with the herd so hopefully doing what bulls do (if you know what I mean!) I have been working away on a few things - firstly I finished a pair of socks! The pattern is zigzag sock and I used some lovely self striping yarn from Ash and Eve Designs I also enjoyed the latest art journalling class run by Jenni Finn out of her Hey Sunday store - this one was all about ripping paper and creating almost 3 d like images - lots of fun And I finished the online quilting challenge wall hanging quilt and I love it - so bright and cheery and I really enjoyed the thinking of what to make for each round - highly recommend this sort of challenge to not just use up fabrics but also to get your thinking! Reading wise I finished the Covenant of Wa...

Second week of August - where are the days going!!!!! We now have 16 calves in the calf shed and they are all going well - these are all calves from our heifers, with the cows due to start any day - then things will get busy/exciting I finished something! A hat - which is reversible so double layered and super warm - the pattern is called Daily Double and is written by a friend Susan and I used yarn dyed by another friend - Ozifarmer - to make it In the reading department, firstly I finished the physical book of The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods. This is a beautiful story and a nice easy read The main theme of the book is: "In a place called lost, strange things are found." If you can solve the meaning of this riddle, you may truly capture the full essence of the entire manuscript. There are three main characters—Ophelia, Martha, and Henry. They take us on a journey from Paris to London and Ireland back up and down the time line Theres romance, mystery and a bit of fantasy...