A post for March

This is just a general update, with a few recent photographs.

We now have five weeks to go until our lives are completely changed and enriched with the arrival of Sparrow. Of course that time frame is dependent on so many variables, not least of which will be the desire of Sparrow to wait until the bulk of the wet season (and accompanying humidity) has passed for the year.

How our lives are going to look in the very near future!

This has been a busy weekend. Jane was guest of honour at a baby shower hosted by Jo, while I pulled on my polyester uniform to march through Charters Towers for a couple of kilometres, exercising our right to freedom of entry to the city. I was buggered on Sunday, and may have had a wee kip on the recliner…

Jane about to spit the dummy at her Baby shower

 We were going to go out to dinner with a few friends on Saturday night, but couldn’t get into the restaurants we wanted, so I invited everyone to our place for pizza and pasta. It also worked well for Jane- She is starting to swell in the heat and humidity, so being able to stay at home was a godsend. And she could watch the brumbies… It would have been nice if they could have obliged with a win, but thems the breaks…

Melissa (Jane’s bestie) flew up from Canberra for a very quick overnight visit and had a great time with Jane. She can come and stay any time- very good at doing the dishes!!!

Meliss- Not too sure about cuddling chickens though- apparently they shit...

We ate Pizza- 1. Potato, bacon, garlic and rosemary, 2. Margherita, 3. Tomato, salami and olive.

I made fresh pasta, and we served it with a carbonara and puttanesca sauce.

For dessert, I made chocolate cups, and served a rich chocolate mousse with caramel popcorn, and minted raspberries.

It was a good fun night. The good dining table is starting to get a few runs on the board now, and it is really nice to be able to use it.

Just proving that it doesn't always rain up here. Even if it does feel a lot like it!!

For long term readers, you will know we have chooks. Over Christmas while we were away, our neighbours sent us a message to tell us that one of our chickens had escaped. They were most upset, and offered to buy more- These things happen though, and I did ask them what they did with the feathers… Well, we lost ‘Repeckah’, and she never did come back. We have replaced her with two more chooks, who are as mad as ‘Princess Layer’. We have ‘Kimbah’ (the white chicken- she has knock knees, and looks as if she is going to fall over every time she runs), and ‘Attila the Hen’. She is mad, and angry. The birds are on short notice at the moment. Being on the moult, they aren’t producing as many eggs as they could, and Jane will occasionally walk out to their pen with a stockpot. They seem to get the message…

Crazy Chickens. Happy in their lunacy!

Attila and the Princess, peeking out through a very professional gate. Dad would be so proud!

They have done great things with our one small patch of dirt however. Last year we tried to plant herbs in the small garden we do have, but everything died. The chickens have scratched it up, and fertilised it regularly, and now what we plant just romps away. It is so nice to be able to pick fresh herbs when we want them.

Tomatoes, basil, rosemary and other herbs. Note the fence is still down. Herbs going gangbusters though!

As far as nursery photographs are concerned- they are coming. We are just waiting until I can finish the chest of drawers for Sparrow. I put the first coats of paint on tonight, and will do the second tomorrow.

The Chest of Drawers

The cutest teddy bear handles...

Eureka- The drawers fit, and run!