Far and Away

Hi @Faith-and-Hope Sitting amongst boxes & chaos does sound unnerving.

The only comforting bit is having a piece of the world that is yours.

My birds were feeling so Hot Hot Hot today - So was I...

They were all panting with their Beaks wide open.

Hosed aviary roofs with garden hose - They lined up on the wire for a shower.

Then fluffed themselves up & shook water everywhere.

Then no one was panting any more.

They were probably singing the Medibank Jingle "I feel better now" after that.

Adge

That sounds really nice @Adge .... I would like to have been sitting under a hose today.

Having a litte corner of the world that is yours without 'him' having nothing to do with it is great @Faith-and-Hope Make it your space, how you want it and with things that are special to you

@Adge

Hi @Zoe7 Yes my own space is so important to me (& for good MH).

That's why I had to try to get a Block (2002), so that I could have a Garden - plenty of space (still need more space).

So I appreciate that would be very important for @Faith-and-Hope too.

Adge

It's all temporary @Adge @Zoe7 ..... but that's okay. I can only live in the moment for now anyway because everything is awash ...... so trying to make the most of all the little things.

@Adge I feel the same about my house. I don't ave a large block but it is enough for me and my fur babies - that was important to me when I saw it - the back yard is enclosed and needed very little to make it 'cat safe'. ...then I got Tobes so it is perfect for us all. No-one can get in unless they jump a couple of fences so that was added protection also - makes me feel safe and that was something I never really had. I would love to have a bigger garden where I could grow vegetables (be more self sufficient) but what I have is enough to keep tidy. Getting the attic done is a major goal so I can move all my school stuffup there then I can have my house back and be able to do more to make it how I want it - that is a longer term prospect though as funds are a major hurdle right now ...but it will come eventually 👍

I hope you do get your house how you want it (eventually) @Zoe7

Mine was a Trade-Off (way back in 2002).

A very Run-down 40 year old house (nothing new or fancy) - with a 693m2 Block, which was what I needed.

Bare sandy desert, with no trees or shrubs (barren) it was - Until I planted & planted.

I've had to Fix & Replace so many things (virtually everything), since then.

Many of the houses here are now Town-houses with adjoining (common) walls with the neighbour - Just a tiny Courtyard, out the back.

It was a nightmare to get the Home Loan (Mortgage) back then - Would be impossible now.

As I've been earning less than half what I earned back then (which was Low/ Modest), when I've been employed.

Plus the Real Estate prices went Gang Busters very soon after I bought (moved) here.

We're in a slump at the moment - So prices are low, & people have trouble selling (getting a buyer).

I have not had the stamina to plant or tend my plants for several years - So the survivors look "Hot & Bothered" (worse for wear), a bit like my birds in the heat....

Yet it had the right effect, & made a huge difference - Honeyeaters & Wattle Birds regularly come to my Grevilleas, Hibiscus & Banksia (flowers) for the nectar.

There was nothing there for them to come to, before I moved here & planted those.

I hope you do get more permanent Space of Your Own soon @Faith-and-Hope So that things will be not so awash.

Adge

It would be so lovely to have those birds visiting where you have planted @Adge I get a lot of Wattle birds in my backyard and they are beautiful birds. Tobes and Cat leave them alone too so it is like they have become part of the family - I love that

Been up since very early this morning @Faith-and-Hope with still so much to do. Going to struggle to get through the day but have some fun things for the kids to do so hoping that will pull me through. On the up side all the Art work is finished, the foldup table cleaned and put away and a few little more minor housework things done - so don't have to do that when I get home. Hoping the rain does not come until after I get home so I can mow the backyard (we are expecting rain for the next few days so would like it done before that comes).

I hope you are doing okay Hon - missing you

Leaving these here for you for when you pop in...

❤️🦋 Thank you @Zoe7. The flowers are beautiful ......

Can you leave the mowing until after the rainy days Hon ? I am still concerned about your energy levels and burning the candle at both ends. I feel it is important for you to conserve that energy (lawn mowing) until the term is finished and you have had a chance to recover ..... you will know, of course, what you can manage, but if you are in two minds about it I just want to add my voice to the "maybe it can wait a little longer" thought .....

So well done on getting all the art done ❣️ and I hope / expect that the kids' wxcitement for the activities you have planned will carry you through ..... they are a real salve, aren't they ??

I had very broken sleep last night. D3 suffered an injury last night, so I had to keep checking in on her across the night, by phone because of our self-isolation, and I have a phone meeting this morning so I can't try to sleep again until after that.

I hope you are up to an update after school this afternoon to share how your day went. I am still a bit quiet here, but present and listening ......

s2bx is making a flying visit over here next week to see the kids, but then he will be gone again ..... 🙏