A Bit of an Update

 

Cant believe it’s been over a month since I have written a blog post and less than a month until Christmas.  Haven't been doing a great deal Lucy has officially finished school for the year but in reality has missed the last three weeks with a really bad case of conjunctivitis I'm amazed nobody else in the family got it.  She’s been housebound and bored out of her brain, poor thing.  Tess is getting plenty of work and really enjoying her job.  Tony as always is flat out and I'm trying to keep it all together  I must admit I've enjoyed the last few weeks out of the school routine.  So what have we been up to.

This was a few days before Lucy stopped going to school new glasses were in order for both her and Tony.We went to Specsavers and got the buy one get one free so ended up with four pairs of glasses

Tess and I went to the Wednesday Eumundi Markets I haven't been here for years, when Tony and I first moved to the Coast in 1989 we used to go to the Markets every Saturday morning they were real alternate markets, original goods, organic foods etc it’s a bit too commercialised these days but still nice markets.  It was such a hot day lucky there were so many beautiful tree surrounding the area which gave some respite.

 

There was so much food on offer it was a toss up between a Japanese dish and savoury crepes, the crepes won

The result? Beautiful crepes I had the savoury and Tess had the jam and cream.

I really wished I had written this bands name down I thought I would remember it but didn't and they were really good they had a great sound.  If anyone can let me know I would be grateful.

Will finish up tomorrow my other photo’s are on a different computer and it’s a bit late now and I have an early start.

Bye for now

Jackie

Come for a walk with me.

I'm procrastinating today I have a heap of work to do but really am finding it hard to get going today. It’s been a busy seven days, my patrol’s motor decided not to work anymore and Tony has been pricing motors and trying to get the best deal, we are really lucky that he can do all the work himself but he has been busy with work and went away last weekend.  I'm grateful we have two cars but the other one’s a ute so you can imagine the running around that we are doing, I'm averaging four trips a day into Nambour which is a 15 minute drive from here.  Tonight Lucy has a dance concert so I have to go and pick her up from school at 3pm and then have her back at school by 5pm, poor Tess will have to come down to the concert with Tony in the truck (glad it’s them  not me ). 

Anyway I had a really good weekend and was able to scrap five layouts, that was a record for me .  I tell you it felt good to be scrapping again.    I was going to take a photo of the layouts but it’s a rainy day and the lights not the best, I might scan them later.

So lets walk

This is a neighbours cute van, I think it may have broken down to because it hasn't moved from this spot for a few weeks.

Although you wouldn't know it by the weather this week, it’s rather chilly, but spring has definitely sprung.

We decided to head toward town and meet Lucy off the bus.

We spotted a Kingfisher sitting on a branch, this is only the forth time I've seen them in Mapleton.

I really like this gate

It’s not always easy.

Finally this grand old house has been sold I wish it were me.  I cant wait to see what the new owners do to it.

A glimpse of the Old School House, this was the original principal’s house and used to be situated at the school until they moved it to this site, to build a carpark, now it is an information centre and a boutique that is used to raise money for a hospice.

Our community Library it wouldn't survive without the wonderful volunteers that run it, it’s opened from 2 to 5pm daily and from 9 – 12 on Saturdays.

Which way, straight ahead to the shops or left to the Lilyponds?

We will have to walk through the Lilyponds another day.

Lovely roses outside the doctors surgery.

The view toward Mount Coolum.

Up towards the bowling club and post office, we don't get mail delivery here so we have to go to the Post Office everyday to collect our mail.  My house used to be on the right hand side of this road about half way up and yes it had a wonderful view.  The doctor who owned it moved it to our block and lived in it while he built his house (still lives there)

This is seriously a fantastic restaurant, does takeaway too.  Bellavista makes the best chilli crab linguine.

There is a clothes  “hippy” shop, a second hand book shop (which I love) and a lovely antique shop.

 

It’s rather sad but the General store closed for good last weekend.

Hey Lucy, she has that look on her face that says “OH no she has her camera out in public again”

Yes we have an aggressive magpie that loves to swoop men or boys on bicycles it seems to leave females alone.

The front of the Old School House

The old Mapleton Hall

 

Almost home

A bush turkey building the nest.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Bye for now

Jackie