A few months ago Carol started knitting a rug for the church missionary committee to sell as a fund raiser, and this and a matching cushion were finished the other day.
Should bring in a few bucks for the coffers.Our Jonathon apple has started to blossom nicely
and the bees are doing their job well.
We didn’t worry about another variety in our little garden because our next door neighbour has a great tree, so cross-pollination is no problem. Last week The World came to Hobart
and stayed for a few days – much longer than cruise ships normally do. But then The World is not your normal cruise ship. It is actually owned by the passengers – they have spent around $1.5m to buy an on board ship apartment and there are roughly 2 crew to each passenger.After looking at The World we went up to the Playhouse Theatre
for the Old Time Music Hall that launched Seniors week, and spent a very pleasant Sunday afternoon listening to a variety of acts ranging from a veteran’s brass band to some very talented young people who are part of a popular music training school here in Hobart.Some time ago Tim and Jacquie asked me would I make a picture frame for a painting Luke had done at school. We were very impressed with his impression of a vase of snowdrops. This was painted in June when he was only five years and three months.
Not bad, eh? At the moment his specialty is woolly mammoths.Early last week we were glad to welcome Jason and Michael – our grandsons from Kiama, NSW, to our shores. At present it is school holidays there and they were able to organise reasonable airfares down to visit their rellies here in Hobart. Their paternal grandparents also live here and were pleased to entertain them on the Monday evening. They have been staying with their Mum’s twin sister and their cousins, who are about the same age.
Of course, food was an important part of having a good time and Muirs at Constitution Dock for an old-fashioned fish 'n' chips was high on the boys' agenda:
One night most of the family were able to meet for a BYO meal and get-together with them and a good time was had by all. Ann made sure of that and pointed out to us all the variety of food for our guests of honour:
We are pretty sure that they had a good time.
Plus it was a good opportunity to catch up with cousins, like the relaxed Thomas in the next photo!
A walk along the lovely Lauderdale Beach tested their fitness against Grandpa's:
Last Thursday saw the recommencement of Time Out – a craft morning organised by the City Gate Baptist Church. This is a great community outreach and anything up to 200 people attend, making all sorts of things.
I have finally been talked into going and am having a great time learning the art of lead lighting.
Our youngest daughter, Heather took it up last year and has been trying to talk me into it for some time. It has proved very useful honing my glass-cutting skills for picture framing. Carol is also busy at Time Out, and is presently a tutor for the genteel art of Tatting, known by the French as Frivolité.
At the moment the Clarence Eisteddfod is in full swing and some of the grandchildren have been taking part. Thomas played solo piano on Sunday afternoon - The Addams Family Theme, complete with appropriate 'clicks' got a good report from the adjudicator.
Last night saw Kathryn accompany her school band in the the Junior Concert Band section (they got a Certificate of Merit)
and Nigel played saxophone in his school's Senior Concert Band.
If you click on the photo, it will enlarge sufficiently to see Nigel. I have put a halo (haha) around him!Baby sitting also occupies some of our time and Tim and Jacquie's littlies have a lovely time here with us. Yesterday Ellie was a rabbit, rather than a princess as she usually is and Josiah just loves to grin.
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