Another of my garden wombats that lives in the house, not outside in the garden, although it did go out to have its photo taken. Wombats get tired and need a lie-down.....It's been a productive week! Last week I made cumquat marmalade, something I had never made before; I have made marmalade years ago but it was regular orange marmalade. It's not bad if I do say so myself (she says, modestly patting self on back). Yesterday I made a very yummy chicken stew in the big slow cooker we bought not long ago. We have sorted out all our CDs and stowed then in their proper places, we didn't realise we had so many. And the binding is more than half sewn down on the Maple Leaf runner so it will be on the table the day after tomorrow.
This morning I was reading an article on the 'gossip' (their word) or 'rubbish' (my word) that passes for entertainment in womens' magazines today. Does the average person really care who is keeping company with whom, or what some actrine looks like without make-up? Are we all supposed to live our lives vicariously through the so-called rich and famous? The article went on to say how much of the stuff published in these magazines is some journalist's idea of what might happen given a certain set of circumstances, which themselves probably don't even exist.
Each to her/his own, but give me a good book any day.
In two weeks we will be heading off in our little caravan for the holiday we didn't have after Easter, and we are looking forward to it. Even though it would seem that life is one permament holiday now we are retired, it's not the same as heading off on a journey. First we will stay a couple of days at Nundle to get over any stress in our lives - if you are still stressed after visiting Nundle then you are in a bad way - my family has a connection with Nundle. My grandfather's birth in 1885, and the births of several of his siblings, was registered at the Nundle courthouse; the building still stands but is now a local history museum. There is a wonderful woollen mill in the village which sells its own knitting yarns, and a patchwork shop on a farm just out of town, the pub does wonderful burgers, and elsewhere in the district some gold mines are still working.
But until then it's business as usual here, housework, sewing, music, reading....not necessarily in that order.
Have a wonderful week!
Jennifer
Oh Jennifer: I just love this little wombat. I think I am becoming addicted to them too! It looks so real. My friend has a cat that looks so real and she has it on a little cushion in her living room...
ReplyDeleteYeah, those wierd stories of the entertainment world. Read this one. http://Britishvirginbeer.com/Tales.htm It's a MJackson story..
Sounds like you have a fun trip planned. We are retired to, but getting away, it's just different, you don't have the daily grind of keeping up the house, the yard, etc. Plus I bring a lot of books and read all day and night if I want, which is really wonderful, no responsibilities. I agree with the rubbish mag's - do they really think we want to be like the rich and famous, no way I say, I'll keep my simple and private life and read my quilting mags instead!!
ReplyDeleteNundle sounds like the perfect place for some R & R.
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