From the Garden!

For years now I have tried to grow tomatoes in time for Christmas, and failed. Not this year!

Frugal happiness- Bargains at the butchers AND the bookshop.

Aldo's meats at 375 Paramatta Road Leichhardt , selling lamb shanks 2 for $3 , lamb neck 2 for $3. When I asked why so cheap, they told me they are selling a lot of rolled shoulder to the local restaurants, who don't want the shanks!  Lucky us! Curried neck of lamb coming up.
Gleebooks have some  wonderful bargain books for sale , go upstairs, tell Ingrid I sent you, she will show them to you . Great titles , one of which is coming to a member of my household.

See them now before they are gone

 

all Images© Elizabeth Mulrennan2008

Sculpture by the Sea

More pictures can be seen at Kazbah's blog.

Who Me? Escaping? Never!

 

I had put this screen door up as a barrier to stop them eating a polystyrene box. It challenged them , but not totally! I do not understand why they like eating polystyrene boxes. It's a chicken thing.

I shot the bird , I shot the Bird!

Well, I shot him with my Olympus C-700..... In the link I gave earlier to the Backyard Birds site , they described the Koel as being shy of appearing in public. Well of course that would be right, they make such a racket, if they were seen, they might be shot at! Three thirty in the morning, this one, or it's progeny, has been calling in the park up the street. But this afternoon I heard it right outside the back door. It seemed to be posing for it's photo to be taken, preening its' glossy black wings and staring me out with the beady red eye!
Anyway daylight saving begins tonight so it will be 4.30 instead. Although I have heard them calling all night long. At least the planes have a curfew.

Slowly getting on with painting

 

It takes a while, between Michael's studies & my work....just as well I can fit (lying on my side) into those tight corners to paint the floor with tung oil 

wake up call

I am going crazy, being woken up by a Koel at 3.30 am.  Scroll down the link to hear the noise he makes.
Roll on daylight saving!

Still hiding the eggs!

There are two eggs here. How they got in & stood up to lay them I can only guess at!

Create to Advocate Quilt

Our clever friend, Alison entered a Competition, Micah Challenge,. Her Millennium Goals quilt has been selected to hang in the Houses of Parliament next month.
Well done Alison!

The Builder has left

Night time and daylightHidden Power points(for you Ingrid)

Michael will fill all the creacks before we seal the floor and paint. He looks happy now, doesn't he?


The view from one of the windows. Might be better if photo was taken by a person of normal height!

We went to Springwood

And rode a steam Tram!
Michael was very happy in this place. Loved the workshop!

Nearly done for the builders

Then we start the painting!!

Up the stairs go

more renovations pix

Men In the Roof

Finally the building is happening
we are sleeping in the dining room

Would you make a lemon sauce when eating roast cockatoo?