This morning we celebrated our wedding anniversary by going down to the mouth of the Noosa River to watch the sunrise. It was a beautiful morning and we stayed for a cup of tea and a picnic brekky. We made a decision to do this more often, it was chilly to start with but perfect once the sun came up :)
Alan and I have started playing Golf socially at least once a week. We play at the Noosa Par 3 course which is easier, cheaper and more fun than a club championship course. Also it is only about 10 minutes drive from home. Its a beautiful course surrounded by bush and yesterday when I played there were flocks of geese and random ducks wandering about. We started about 8.00 in the morning and we are back at the club house after 9 holes in time for morning tea with our co players. I tend to agree with Mark Twain that it is a nice walk spoiled LOL, and putting in particular can be very frustrating, but being out with friends in the fresh air on a perfect morning is a great way to start the day :)
We have a beautiful West Australian Gum tree in our front garden and last week it burst into all these wonderful flowers. They have attracted so many colourful native birds and the garden is full of them from the early hours. It is a pleasure to sit outside and watch them enjoy the nectar so we are very thankful to the first owners of this property for their vision in planting this special tree.
When we first inspected our new house we were a bit underwhelmed by the kitchen garden, we knew it had to be `Project Number 1’ after we moved in. We decided to replace it with an above ground model and we went for the concept of planting directly into bags of potting mix which are layered on sugar cane mulch and then covered over with mulch. We made holes in the bottom for drainage and then slit the tops. Anyhow now its all done thanks to Alan and it looks wonderful. More importantly the veges and herbs are growing beautifully :)
Today it is 4 weeks since we moved house and locality and it has been full on for us both. In that time I have had a milestone Birthday, entertained a number of visitors, welcomed 2 houseguests, Anne first and then Sue, I have started a new Volunteer position, we have unpacked more than 50 boxes, pressure cleaned all the pathways and driveway, cleaned up the garden, taken loads to the Op Shop and the Rubbish Tip and Alan and I have crossed off numerous items from our `To Do List’. Today we joined the library which was our last item on the list and it was great to borrow a book and know I will finally have time to read it. I have also learned that I can borrow an electronic book on- line and download it to my iPad without even visiting the library :)
In summary we love our new house and the location is perfect. In this photo above you can see my favourite part of the house – a reading corner which is also great for entertaining while I cook.
This is part of our leafy and private front yard.
We also love that we have not had to buy any new `stuff’. Except for 2 new red stools for the kitchen breakfast bar. Everything we have is arranged differently and is in different places, but it all fits so well. So……… its all good
So the day after my last Blog Post we sold our house and just as we hoped we are moving to Noosaville. It has all happened so quickly it was obviously `meant to be’ and now after 5 years here and 15 years on country acreage we are taking a Sea Change and moving back to suburbia. We are excited and apprehensive all at once but we know we are making the right move at the right time. Everything has fallen so neatly into place and we have now sold our Shipping container, our tractor, 2 ride on mowers and a heap of other stuff after 2 garage sales. We settle on our new home on Monday August 22 just a few days before I turn 60 so it will be a great Birthday present for me!! Wish us luck :)
The beautiful collage background I have used here was done by an artist named Samantha Kira Harding so I hope she won't mind me using it here to illustrate my post - it just seemed to sum up our feelings at this time!
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver.
Thames Sacred River by Peter Ackroyd; The Olive Route by Carol Drinkwater: The Landscape of Love by Sally Bauman; Second Honeymoon by Joanna Trollope;The Secret Diary of a Grumpy Old Woman by Judith Holder; in praise of slow - how a world wide movement is challenging the cult of speed by Carl Honore; Not Quite Ripe by Debra Byrne; Night Time is my time by Mary Higgins Clark; The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt; Living the Good Life by Linda Cockburn; The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton; A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle;
