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1st week of August 2025

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And here we are in august already! On the farm the mornings are still quite cold but weve been having some beautiful days - we wouldnt mind a bit more rain so that we can "water" the feed growing in our paddocks with rain rather than irrigation - which starts again on the 15th of August This is a pic of the dairy early one morning - I did reflect that even though it was quite cold - it was still very pretty - 530 am in the morning was the time I took this and if you know me you know I love the early mornings - for me its the best time of the day. Even better that Im not milking and can go about the start of the day that I like to do! I dont have anything finished craft wise to show you - but dont worry there are plenty of things on the go - a pair of socks which are a test knit, a hat and a challenge quilt - maybe next week something will be finished On the reading side of things I finished (via audible) Empire of Storms which is the 5th book in the Throne of Glass series ...

4th week of July 2025

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Well thats July done and dusted - some super cold mornings and evenings, some rain, some mud - but heck its winter! On the last day of July I went to the art journal class that Jenni Finn runs each week - its a super fun time when she explains to us how to do a style of painting, which we then all do while having an excellent chat, having a cuppa and enjoying the grazing platter made up for us by Jenn This week it was abstract painting which had been done several weeks ago, but I wasnt able to attend so I was glad she decided to revisit this. Ive really been enjoying doing boro stitching - actually I think I just really enjoy doing slow stitching! This time I made a table runner and a zippered purse using Japanese fabrics Oh and on the farming front - our first calf for the season has been born (well we have 7 now but this was the first one!!) A cute heifer whose sire is Latos so hopefully polled (no horns) On audio Ive finished book 4 in the Throne of Glass series - Queens of S...