2024 - Year in Review

 Here I go again - For all those who just want to "Cut to the Chase"

2024 in 12 Photos!

January

Continuing with the Bathroom Renovation  

that started back in October.

February

Gave us an extra day

We were knee deep in our own renovation 

and also helped a Friend with Hers

We made a Promise to Our Granddaughters.

and said Goodbye to a loved BIL

March

Everyday on my calendar had something in it

Birthdays and Funerals and Easter and

so much that I forgot to write up our Visit to The DaVinci Exhibit

(something I have since included.)

April

It was all White Gloved Hands on deck for the AQC

and visits to the Vet with Our Cat 

May

We weeded out the old Pond and made a pretty garden instead

(The birds are making good use of the Feeder turned Bird Bath)

June

I spent my Birthday checking out the other Dinosaurs at the Melbourne Zoo.

July

Taking a break from the continuing Renovation and Repairs

DD & I took the Girls to the Cake Bake & Sweets Show

August

How on Earth do I sum Up August in just one Photograph?

12 day Epic - Bucket List Tour of The Red Centre of Australia

This is the living beating Heart of Australia

and it is FAR from Dead.

September

looking back through my Diary - September was 

mainly appointments and waiting for Tradesmen.

AND

DD's 40th Birthday.

October

Pharaoh comes to the National Gallery of Victoria

It took us the best part of all day to 

see the 500 Pieces in this landmark Exhibition

(even then I missed some!)

November

Baking and Birthdays

and Maybe a New Hobby

('cause we all need yet another Hobby)

December

and of course with all its Trauma and Tinsel

December is Christmas.

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Whoever you are

Wherever you live

Whatever you Believe

 

Thank you for coming by 

and sharing a snapshot of 

Who I am and What I do.

Season's Greetings

and

Happy New Year

 

Year in Review 2023

Here I go again with trying to Condense One Year into 12 Photos!

JANUARY

Saw Solar Panels Installed on the Roof

and Old Rooms in New Places Organised

FEBRUARY

We fixed the Leaky Porch Roof

and I started the never ending task of Sorting Photos

MARCH

DH quietly Reached His 500th Blood Donation

APRIL

I Remembered ANZAC Day by thinking of My Dad 

and the Stories He Told of "When I was Up Darwin"

MAY

I was drowning in Copies of Copies of Copies of Digital Photographs

Trying to Sort through the Mess.

(And I am STILL  not Finished!)

JUNE

Still Sorting and Getting Sidetracked by Researching the Photos

and the History of Melbourne's Airports

JULY

Another Precious Grand-Daughter Arrived

Early and in a Hurry!

AUGUST

We decided to Take a Break and Go to The Zoo

Because we Could!

SEPTEMBER

Saw me trying to get a bit Fitter and Healthier 

with Fresh Juice and Long Walks and Hydro Therapy

OCTOBER

More Work inside and Out

We Started Our Bathroom Rebuild,

 the Council Removed our Street Tree

and Finished the Month with the Gift of Some Concert Tickets

NOVEMBER

Was so Busy with The Bathroom slowly Progressing,

and Time Spent with the Grandchildren

DECEMBER

Walking out on The Bathroom Reno we Hit the Rails

Melbourne to Brisbane and Back Again Via Kangaroo Island

ALL by Train. (And a Lot of Busses)

Was it Relaxing - Well.... No

Was it an Adventure - Definitely!

And there we have 2023 in a Nutshell

There was much that didn't make it here

(You will just have to go back and Read the Posts)

And of Course a LOT more that didn't make it to the Blog in the First Place.

Thank you for Reading

Don't forget to say Hi sometime

and God Willing,  I'll see you in 2024

2022 - Year in Review

Each Year I attempt to condense the past 12 Months into a Single Post.

My Posts each month are but a snapshot of "Who I am and What I do"

Some Months, It is hard to find something - Anything to leave a marker for that Month. And others, are so full I have to work out what is relevant to write about.

This Year had been yet another Rollercoaster of a Year

With it's High and Low points.

January

Working Bees at Our 3 Children's homes kept Us busy during January.

We also had to check Our Bees for Varroa Mite 

(Something Quarantine are trying desperately to keep out of Australia.)

February

Finding a Bright Smile behind a Grubby (Well Loved) Face 

was the Highlight for February

Sadly it also came with the News of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.

March

This was NOT a Good Month.  

It started with the Senseless Death of a Teen near our home, 

and ended with me Seriously loosing my Everything Mojo.

April

The Beginning of what will define Our Year. 

Replacing the Air-Conditioning.

 One small-ish Job lead to another and another...

May

We Stayed in Melbourne for Our Wedding Anniversary 

and Discovered we had to get a New Garage Door.

June

Saw me catching my Blog Readers up 

with what had been happening in the Back Garden 

as we prepared for a Special Event.

July

After years of Border Closures, 

Our DDIL's Mum arrived from the US and we could finally 

get those Much wanted Mother of the Bride Photos

August

Little Miss A (Grand-daughter #1) Turned 2

And She had to have an awesome Cake!

September

A blocked Flu and a Sewing Room full of Smoke - 

The Chimney HAD to Go and Go It did.

We also said "Goodbye" to Our Bees

And saw the Passing of Queen Elizabeth 2nd.

October

Was a Very Busy Month but at the end of it 

we were delighted to welcome Grand-daughter #3 

Penelope Esme into Our Hearts.

November

We were SO Busy with the 'Renovation that Grew' Just to keep up,  

I resorted to a Photo Dump for the Month.  

We also Celebrated Little Miss H's 2nd Birthday

December

Bags in hand, we walked out on it all. 

Jumped on a Bus and headed off on Our Great Southern Adventure.

Melbourne to Adelaide

Adelaide to Brisbane

Finishing the Year Cancelling Christmas and Isolating with Covid-19 

The only Thing I can say is

After Christmas we have to pick up from where we Left it.

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2021 - The Year in Review

 January 

Another Year that started with a Bang!

DD fell victim to a Grumpy Bee Sting ending up in Emergency

We received our own Girls compliments of a Swarm that settled nearby.

and I started a Year Long Challenge involving Half Hexagons!

February

Involved a Lot of walking... Combining our Hour of exercise with a trip to the Cafe (for Take-away) Gave us time to see the neighbourhood around us and take the occasional Shot of the Day Photo.

One of "Our Girls" perhaps?

March

I celebrated 10 Years of Blogging by condensing the last 10 years 

into 10 (OK 11) Photos.

I must admit some months it has been hard to fit in a Post but I enjoy it.

So I will continue my Journal (God Willing) into the next 10 Years

April

Was spent mainly fighting with my Laptop, 

finding I have way too many Photos of my Cat

And working on the Focus Cutting Half Hexagon Challenge.

April was also spent anxiously watching Covid Numbers 

and Borders that opened only to slam shut again.

May

We Celebrated Our 40th Wedding Anniversary 

with an Adventure. 

Melbourne, Perth,  Rottnest Island and the Indian Pacific Train departing 16th

all the Way to Sydney!

June

Posting about Our Adventures took most of June 

by the time I sorted photos, drew maps and checked facts.

July

I finished my 2019 Temperature Quilt

and continued with The Hexagon Mystery Quilt 

while still playing with Half Hexie Challenge blocks.

August

The Mystery Hexagon Quilt was finished and on the To Be Quilted Pile

Second Vaccine Shots were received

AND

Little Miss A Celebrated her 1st Birthday

in the only way we could ... Via Zoom.

September

Had me revisiting the Past.

Making a Wall-hanging from Scraps & Fixing a problem in the Linen Closet

Some restrictions lifted and we were able to meet DD half way for her Birthday

even if it WAS only in the carpark of a Shopping Centre!

(Takeaway Coffee and a Picnic in the back of Bessie)

October

Our Bees swarmed over the back fence 

triggering some serious maintenance for DD's Hive

AND

The Vic Government announced the end to ALL Lockdowns

just in time for Omicron to  make an appearance.

Only time will tell if this Variant is Worse than the last one.

November

My only November Post was to wish 

Little Miss H a Very Happy 1st Birthday

December

Was spent mainly with the Repair/Renovation of my Mother's Laundry

and getting over Some serious damage to my knee and shoulder.

(Curtesy of falling over Her Cat!)

and of Course Christmas!

God Bless All who Come here and join me each Month.

May 2022 be a Better Year for Everyone.