Such rain

We have had a very soggy couple of days - and it is a different experience when you're living in the middle of a lot of grass, without paths or a carport! We both have rain boots and a spot to put them - although the main door we use opens directly onto the kitchen ... which is friendly but does involve lots of mud where you don't really want it. I am not sure whether it will be one of those things that you get used to, or whether a long term solution is needed. There are a few things like that - can we live with this? Can we buy something at the hardware shop to fix it? Does it need an army of tradies and a five figure sum? Not that we have a five figure sum at the moment ... there was one person to the Canberra open house yesterday and it was a neighbour ...

We had our first visitors for lunch yesterday! It was so lovely to see them and show them our house, and they are old enough friends to forgive the chaos. I picked some of the late roses in their honour.

And it was cold enough to need a fire for the first time; well perhaps not NEED but we wanted to do it so we did. And it was lovely - the tenant had left a bit of firewood which we are using but we'll have to get organized and get some more in soon. This is the end of the living room that we have a bit more under control - the cat has claimed that chair near the fire, unsurprisingly. The proteas on the sideboard were from the local farmers' market on Saturday - small but entertaining - and the only thing we have put up on any wall is the clock that Dad gave us many years ago and suits the house beautifully! Thanks Dad .. and yes, we need a brick pad under the clothesline, but we won't hold you to it.

I wouldn't have said we own any trinkets or ornaments but look at the mantelpiece. Definitely temporary! We will find proper homes for things (before Christmas, my expectations are low). 

I have got my sewing / art room unpacked and kind of under control. Everything is put in a place but probably not the right place. I have room for two desks which is nice - I can quilt on one and paint on the other! It might drive me mad but I'll give it a go. I have a good view down to the garage and the old stable thing so I can keep an eye on whatever project my husband is cooking up.

This is the back wall of the sewing room - peg board is up and I put a new cover on the ironing board after I took this photo - it is fresh and green and fits in the garden theme! It was not at all the highest priority task but I did it anyway. Today we went to the dump; because we don't get any garbage collection it will be at least a weekly task. It's all so strange ...