Glorious!

Today was such a lovely day, we rode further down the river than ever before. We even went off the beaten track there for a bit. Sitting out catching some sun eating our lunch then off for another short ride after lunch today.
There was even plenty of water cascading over the weir wall today. I have got to remember my camera next time it is so nice a day!

When thing really could be worse..

Ok, ok, so, here in Victoria there are problems with the train network right? Overcrowding of carriages, trains not running to time...well, look at the image above..of course it is not here Down Under, but it is food for thought. I guess things could be worse right?

Thanks to everyone's well wishes last post, we are all feeling much better now. Essential Oils and peppermint tea or lemons freshly squeezed helped immensely. Throughout I have maintained my bike riding schedule as close as possible to "normal". Clothes are beginning to loosen up, soon I have got to go shopping!! Yayyy!

Sniffles..

I have a new best friend now, it is Peppermint tea with a little honey in it. Sip it slowly, and sip it all day, it seems to be the best thing for this cold/virus my children have shared with me.
The other thing that helped was this blend of oils a lady from LeReve made up for me and for my Sarah for our chests and feet to be pampered with. A cold and flu blend of oils which smell Divine, once your nose clears of the congestion that is. Sarah's dry cough also dissipated with the application of the oils.
I'll be around checking blogs this week, and hopefully the course of this lurgy will be outrun by the weeks ending.

Books I am reading...

"MY PLACE". It is an Australian Classic Novel written by Sally Morgan about her own emotional and spiritual journey to find her Grandmother's roots and heritage, only to uncover much much more than that. It is such a moving book, a true story which is close to my heart. Someday I hope to go on that very same pilgrimage to find my Grandmother's story too, which is not that dissimilar to Sally Morgan's Grandmother's story. It makes you laugh in places and it also makes you sob your heart out, well, for me, it did! A hard book to put down once you begin reading it.

"Lady of the Camellias" By Alexander Dumas.
This is a book I sought after for a long time. I read it when I was 14 or so an only half read it then, it was a lend on a Winter School Holliday time.. I had to return it. I love it, I love the period to which it is set, I love the description of the clothing and scenery and the French culture surrounding The Lady of the Camellias. The men sound so scrumptious and the women so naughty and yet lovely at the same time. I believe this has been a play and also a movie, has anyone seen either of these?

Questions..

"Mum, what does the o in o'clock mean?" ...well, I was not actually completely sure, so thanks to wikipedia, I have the answer.. It is the shortened form of "of the clock", that is, "according to the clock".
So there you go, that and many more questions to come I am sure, and I am also sure this is a tame question compared to those that will come from growing children!

Why just the other day, while I was driving, Nick asked a question about something that was said on the news. It was pertaining to the sexual assault of a woman. It was difficult to think of the most correct answer while I was maneuvering through a tough intersection at 5pm, yet I think I answered it appropriately and truthfully.

Rag curls?

Looking for pictures of how to do rag curls in Sarah's hair for a party she is going to today I came across this cat image of an American Curl Cat! He does not look impressed about something..but I think he is soo cute!

No Ducks Today

At Least They Won't Be Sued if Something Goes Wrong...

I think it was too cold even for the ducks to come out and play today. We went for our ride, we took a different route today, peddled back the other way down the river- side. My....that really hard hill we get up each time we ride, was seeminlgy effortless today. I can see now just how steep the hill is, measured by the fact that I did not have to peddle once for at least a good 400 metres or so. My bike whizzed down that "grade" as we have named it now.

The weather was not sure what it wanted to do today... one minute we sprinkled with rain (no complaints as our reservoir is still so very low in the state of Victoria) and then it was blustery with icy wind. Brrrrrr!!!

Bring on Spring!!

Where have I been??

The dreaded flu has hit our little family. Tom had 2 days off of school last week and Mia had a day off as well. Lots of squeezed lemons and honey here!
I took the chance to do some pre-Spring cleaning around the house while I had to stay at home with the kids and their sharing of the flu bug. Curtains washed and looking lovely, dusting along the skirting boards and window sills, it feels good to have done it all.
On my bike ride along the river last week I got to see some lovely ducks, they actually had come up out of the water an all the way up to the riding track, not their usual behaviour. I have been taking the track since May this year, perhaps they were looking for some food. I might take them some bread this week, and take my camera to show you how cute they are.

TAGGED!

Well I was tagged by KARISMA and I don't usually do these things, well, not often any how and since Karisma is so much like me I thought..what the heck..why not! Life has been very busy here and the calender is full to the brink... it is all good and everyone is healthy which is the main thing as I see it. Here goes...

A.) attached or single? Most definately married.

(B.) best friend?That would be my huband.

(F. ) favorite color? Orange i my favourite colour for sure.

(H.) hometown? Anywhere I am I feel at home

(J. ) January or July? Definately January, I love the sun.

(K. ) kids? Well, you all know I have children right?

(L.) life isn't complete without? Some rest and relaxation, getting back to nature, love and light as my Auntie says.

(M.) marriage date? 23/9/95
(N.) number of brothers & sisters? I have many brothers that I have adopted.

(O.) oranges or apples? Oranges and apples, I cannot decide.

(P. ) phobias? none.

(Q.) quotes? "I feel good !"

(R.) reasons to smile? There are many reasons to smile, and every day I love to laugh.

(S) season of choice? Spring for me, I love my tree when it has all its lovely leaves on it.
(T.) tag seven peeps! Hmmmm......Equoni over at The Dingo (So you can all see she really is NOT WT, in fact shes a real person and she needs an excuse for another post before she runs off)Alison at RDH Mom (Just because she loves faeries as much as I do!)Nikki who's Husband Calls Her Weird! (now there is something we have in common although she likes to use the "F" word a lot, and I associate "F" with faeries)Sayre the Smiler who is currently busy doing jigsaw puzzles (this will give her something more mundane to do!)Cazzie who does not do mornings! (Who also has a couple of things in common with myself, can you guess what?)Hulagirl who likes to swing it with her heart (because she is a sweetheart and I like her)and last but very not leastKila mom to 3 cubs ( Who has become a very dear friend and who has been making me feel better this week with all her fun outdoor sunny adventures!)(U.) unknown fact about me? Contrary to the belief of the majority of you all......I do infact EAT MEAT!!!!!! Shock horror! Not very often mind.........but I do...so there! (Only when I am feeling iron deficient though okay????)
(V. ) vegetable? How did you guess? Okay, I took that as are you a vegetable? LOL! Hmmm we all know I love all vegetables! Yummmmmy! Especially green ones!(W.) worst habits? Wine!!!!, and maybe not being strict enough when it comes to letting the kids off with the housework chores! (Loved Fayes comment about making them wear their knickers inside out to cut back on washing! Cameragirl would just die!)
(X.) x-ray or ultrasound? Okay thats a weird question! Well I guess I would prefer an ultrasound! At least you get to look at a baby instead of a bone!(Y.) your favorite food? Spagetti or red lentil soup!
(Z.) zodiac sign? Gemini (I dont really follow this....my Mayan daysign is 11 men (eagle) much more accurate to my personality!So, there you go! If you have been tagged please comply and spill your guts! If not and you would like to, please go ahead and let me know so I can come and read your confessions!

Mamma Mia!!

I took the girls to see Mamma Mia this evening, and we totally loved it! The whole show was such fun, and it lookedf like everyone involved had a blast making the film. I am a die hard fan of Abba music, and so, I sang along..of course :)

Mia loved her song being sang in the flick too.

I plan to see it again :)