Out On The Town

We went to two festivals a couple of  weekends ago – one on Saturday (a Home/Alternative type thing at Kangaroo point), one on Sunday (the re-opening of a park by the Brisbane River) The first one I found interesting, but the boys were a bit bored (littlest Bean got a free drawing class, though), the second was aimed more towards kids – we all had fun! 😀

 

 The computer’s not letting me write between the images 😦 so here’s a run down of the photos below…

1. Making a smoothie using bicycle power –  you pay for your smoothie, then get to make it yourself! 😀
2. The wallpapered van – decorated with bits of material/wallpaper/whatever else seemed to be around…
3. Playing a cigar box guitar, with tamborine played with a foot – later a coke bottle slide was used, as well..

These were at the park opening on the Saturday..
4. and 5.  My littlest bean decided he’d tackle the rock wall – he tried very hard, but didn’t make it much past the height in the second photo… not being able to feel the next foothold easily made him nervous. He kept trying, though 😀
6. There were free temporary tattoos… why not get a purple frog?

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How D’ya Like Them Apples?

We’re finally able to do some experiments, and have access to a TV as well! Combine the two… we watched Backyard Science on the ABC last week, and wrote down the experiments that appealed to the boys…
We still have to get some bits together for the mini diver/submarine, and possibly the volcano, but we were able to quickly put together the “apple measuring” experiment, to illustrate displacement theory…

The equipment

Guessing at the “biggest-to-smallest” order..
 
Water displacement..

measuring the wsater

The results (which were soon eaten…)

Published in: on August 28, 2012 at 9:28 am  Comments (1)  
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In Honour Of Roses

It’s been a long day…
… and I haven’t been here in ages..

Just popping in 😀 while I have the chance – hopefully we’ll soon have our internet sorted…

I don’t have anything amazing to say, so I thought I’d just do a pinterest post about roses.

Enjoy!

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Time For Tea?

On our way back from New South Wales last weekend, we stopped off at Maclean, and had a cuppa at the teashop there, Ripples on the Clarence… I’d had a look through the window when I was there with my friend a while back, so it was nice to go in. I chose a hot chocolate, and was offered a choice of dark, milk or white, using real chocolate… that’s my kind of teashop!

Some of the lovely and unusual teapots on the wall..


Close up 😀

Published in: on August 10, 2012 at 2:24 pm  Leave a Comment  
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Sherwood Cliffs

We’re back after a busy weekend checking out a Christian Community in New South Wales… we went to have a look at how things are run, and get an idea of issues that might need to be looked at when we eventually set up our community… it was very interesting, and we met a lot of lovely people..
We turned up on a weekend where the local Timber Festival was happening, so it wasn’t the average schedule… I found out how to make fence posts, though.. There was a barbeque on the Saturday night, where anyone and everyone can drop in, and church (in Coffs Harbour – an hour away) and picnic on the beach on the Sunday. It’s interesting to see the balance between community togetherness and the need for quiet, personal time..

Our original plan was to go for the weekend, with the view to go back this weekend for about four weeks… that’s not  going to work out at the moment, but we’re looking at Christmas/New Year.


Morning visitors..
Hi, joey!

This was the view from our doorway.. each dwelling is different – the place has a bit of a “cobbled together” look 😀

The dining/food prep etc area… those are railway carriages connected together, roofed and with the middle section built in, with tables etc..

The dinner bell, which can be heard wherever you are in the community.. the chair is so that the children can ring it (Littlest Bean had a go!)

The fire pit, where everyone gathers for the Saturday evening barbeque..

The view of the cliffs from the car on our way home.

It was a good weekend.
We’ll be back…

Dash

Littlest Bean went to a fancy dress party on Saturday. It was Disney themed, and he chose Dash from The Incredibles… we had to rustle up a costume that would withstand at least a bit of running around. It’s amazing what you can achieve with scraps of material, thread and a bit of glue 😀

Here’s our Superboy…

 

… and the action shots…

 

 

We used a pair of his pyjamas, which had to be turned inside out to hide the tags/images (they were Batman pyjamas) but I think it worked OK..

Published in: on July 24, 2012 at 1:25 pm  Leave a Comment  
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Gypsy

I like gypsy caravans. They look beautiful, and seem quite romantic… probably a bit small for a family of four (quite expensive, as well)
Nevertheless, I’m going to indulge my romantic sensibilities (or not-so-sensibilities 😀 ) with a post about gypsy caravans…

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Look at the little birdhouse! 😀

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Putting the kettle on…..

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… and sitting down with a good book..

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Not too sure about the authenticity of this one!

Some interiors… lots of rich colours and fabrics..

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Happy travelling! 😀

Published in: on July 19, 2012 at 1:06 pm  Leave a Comment  
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Into The Unknown

We need to move out of here soon… not sure where we’re going to..
There’s options.. (well, one 😀 ) We’ll be packing and praying..

I feel like we’re moving off again into the unknown.. it’s all good (and even exciting!) but I would like a copy of the divine schedule sometime..

I thought I’d type in “into the unknown” into pinterest… I was a bit surprised that it brought up anything!

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This is how I feel sometimes.. complete with floaty skirts..

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Sometimes the journey seems a bit endless..

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..can’t see too far along the road..

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There’s a map?!?

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Open the gate..

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In the end, we just keep moving forward…

Random..

Today, I had all sorts of ideas on what to post – I was going in all different directions, and couldn’t make a choice… we had a disappointing day, in one respect, but still are blessed and loved.. there was so much I could say..
In the end, I went on a ramble round the block, taking random photos as I went… nothing too fancy, just what cught my eye.

Here they are.. 😀

My sweet boy..

My Sweet Boy 🙂

Cheeky Face!

A Friend Called “Puppy”

Biggest Boy

A Shy Dandelion

Cheery Red

Hello, Sunshine!

Veins On A Random Seed..

Random Signage

All The Threes

Nasturtium Leaves With Starburst Veins

A Ruffled Feather

Random Driveway With Late Afternoon Shadow Legs..

On The Fence…

 

Carpet Of Leaves

The Sun Shines On Afternoon Branches..

Deep Purple

Acacia Of Many Leaves..

Lichen It! 🙂

 

 

Published in: on July 7, 2012 at 8:23 pm  Leave a Comment  
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The Comfort Of Jelly And Icecream…

Just back from the doctor… littlest bean has been moaning and groaning the last few days about feeling “icky”, and finally refused to eat (or drink) at all today… we wanted to check that there were no serious problems…
Seems he has a viral infection.. red, sore throat… and general “ickiness” (that must be a real medical term 😀 ) Got him home, fed him Panadol, put him to bed…. he’s very wary about any sort of food, but we got him to eat a bit of icecream, and will get jelly to go with it. He’s not convinced, but willing to try….

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On another note, it seems we haven’t been to the doctor in years (6 years, in little bean’s case) – they thought we’d been going somewhere else… Good to know how healthy we generally are!

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