BLESSED SPEEDY

I have been a bit productive while watching ignoring the flood waters around us. This is neap tide shawlette which I knitted as a test knit for a designer on ravelry. Quite gorgeous - knitted in three irish girls glenhaven cashmerino and the colour is sedona.  Knitting is a great distraction and calmer I can tell you! BTW we STILL have water entering that channel outside our home (50 metres away) but I am trying to ignore it, in the hope it will go away.

This morning at 7.30 am I was lucky enough to go up in a light plane and fly over the local flood affected areas. SO much water, destruction and heart ache to be seen, and its still going on. We now have water coming towards us from another direction, its swirling back on us, so we are by no means out of the woods yet. This photo is of our farm that is under water, and that is only a small portion of the huge amounts of water that are flooding our land at the moment.

Floods, floods, floods - we are sick and tired of them They are tiring, they are draining, they are extremely annoying and in our case they take a long, long time to come and go - not that I am asking for flash flooding, but I think you know what I mean. At this stage, our second farm (which is down the end of the road where our main farm is, around 2.5 kms) is completley under water.  Completely underwater means nearly 2 metres under water. The channel bank that is stopping that water from flowing down the hill to not just our farm and home but many others is still holding.  Some patching up has been done and the authorities have now changed their thoughts from evacuate! to cautiously optimistic. SO we are trying to be "normal" - well as normal as one can be a these times. Ive had my parents living here with me for the last week as they live in Kerang, which was evacuated and surrounded by water.  Today they are able to go home, which is fantastic for them. We w...

At the moment Australia is experiencing horrendous floods - and here in Victoria unfortunately we are not untouched.  We are on high alert for flooding here and its not looking good.  Today we spent the morning moving cattle for Gary's brother thru this water - chest height and scary stuff.  I am exhausted and just want to be "normal"

I've found a new thing that I like to knit! Dishcloths believe it or not Made from lovely cotton yarn - quick and easy to do with nice patterns to keep my ross river addled brain interested. Today I made three - one is for a swap the other two will be for me - or for presents - you never know you might receive one!

At the moment in our area we have a plague of mosquitos (this is following the plague of locusts - I definately think we are in the end times!) Mosquitos are nasty - they buzz around and they bite! And they also can give you Ross River Virus. I will give you 10 points if you can guess who has it? If you said "me" you are correct. Ive copied and pasted from the government website below - What is the Ross River fever? Ross River virus is one of a group of viruses called arboviruses (or arthropod-borne viruses), which are spread mainly by blood-sucking insects. Ross River virus is a germ that infects people, particularly in rural areas, sometimes causing a flu-like illness with joint pains, rash and fever. Ross River virus is not fatal. What are the symptoms? Many people who are infected with the virus will never develop symptoms. Some people will have flu-like symptoms that include fever, chills, headache and aches and pains in the muscles and joints. Some joi...

In an effort to get all my wips ( works in progress things started and then put aside) Ive been working on just ONE item until its finished.  Sometimes its hard but I AM trying hard to achieve this! Here is foreign correspondents scarf  knitted from fleece artist sea wool in the colour snow crocus. Looks pretty damm good I reckon!

Today I drove to Bendigo to pick up Megan as she had been at my sisters for a few days but also to do a few jobs (had a pedicure - yay!!!!) and of course to visit Aimee and Mia. How lovely it is to walk into Aimees home and call out to Mia and she comes a running - so very pleased to see me and presenting me with heaps of hugs and kisses - that is definately what being a Nanna is all about. Of course I produced a colouring book for her - and she produced this gorgeous colouring for me (and Gazzy) to stick on our bedroom wall!

Last year I made this beret - which I might add Sarah stole! - and just loved the pattern. Found out it was a smaller version of the hemlock ring blanket so decided to go the whole hog and make the whole thing! Hemlock Ring Blanket  knitted on 3.75 mm needles and using Bendigo Woolen Mills Classic 5 ply in the colour of red berry.  Yarn was bought from the infamous back room at the bendigo woolen mills shop and cost the princely sum of $5.00 from memory - from which I made the beret and the blanket and still have a small amount left over!

Look who came to the farm for a visit! And not just Mia - Aimee and Jason too. And what a lovely day was had by all - "farm work" was done (well being a fence, motor bike riding, checking out chickens, calves etc.) and there was a big challenge of our WII fit to beat the highest score. And of course hugs and kisses were involved too!

How yummy does this look? Ive decided Im going to try some different stuff to cook and this is the start! Recipe from the latest womens weekly and Ive listed it here (mainly so I dont loose it as well when I want to make it again) Turkey, peach and fetta salad 1/3 cup olive oil 1 tblspn white wine vinegar 1/2 tspn freshly ground black pepper 4 medium peaches sliced (I used tinned ones) 100g baby rocket leaves 2 cups shredded cooked turkey 80g fetta cheese 6 fresh mint leaves, shredded finely 1.  Combine oil, vinegar, and pepper in a large bowl.  Add peaches and toss lightly to coat. 2.  Arrange the rocket leaves on a serving platter or bowl.  Add the peach mixutre and turkey.  Crumble the fetta over the top then sprinkle with mint. P.S. And dessert is trifle!