Just Why?

Why is it that every time I stay away from the computer for any amount of time it seems like the settings change for everything? It'll now take me forever to relearn how to use my damn blogs again. I know it's my own damn fault, but gees... I hate that it's happened.

Today I have my eldest granddaughter with me (Grace is 4) so getting any real work done is put on hold until she is headed home. She doesn't understand grandma needs quiet time. So instead today we are going to plant some seeds and hopefully get them to grow... We already have lettuce... carrots... kent pumpkin... tomatoes X2... strawberries... chives... and parcley... now we are attempting black plum and sweet lemons.

On that note, I will say goodbye for today and talk more tomorrow when I don't have a little one trying to help me.

Short & Sweet> Update...

 So I have my friend Vona Logan to thank for finally kicking my arse into writing mode again. We have come up with a plan to help each other through the tough times when we have doubts we are writing for no good reason. So today, I'm pulling my head out of the sand (so to speak) and getting things back to where they should be.

I have been slack this year. I'll be the first to admit it.  I've had a rough first half of the year (mainly due to illness) but I'm slowly getting better.

I'll keep you all updated on how Vona and I are going. Feel free to also contact me and let me know if you are waiting on a story.

What the heck, Huey?

This week has been a doozy for wet weather, and they tell us it isn't over yet. It started raining just like any other normal rainy day. That is until the water started rising and I began to wonder if this was 2011 repeating itself... especially when Granthan went under again. I no longer live in Gatton so I wasn't close to that raging river of water this time, but even where I'm living now in Regency Downs we had our own fair share of rising water. This is a pic taken by a resident of the way into our little neck of the woods... I can't stress more ━IF IT'S FLOODED - FORGET IT. The number of people still willing to risk not only their lives but the lives of those who then have to come and rescue them. If you can't see the damn road how the hell do you know it's even still there? Too many times like in Grantham the whole road top gets washed away. Our SES people have better things to do than rescue people who have no regard for their own safety... but instead are out there saving people from rooves of their cars when they get stranded in the floodwater.

This is what lies between my place and where my sister lives. So there is no getting to her until the water goes down. Another thing I really don't understand is all the people playing in the water like it's some great thing. Don't they realise the dangers that could be in there... snakes and other deadly animals for one thing, but there is probably sewage as well, and these━dare I even call them non-thinkers━are frolicking about like they're at a pool party. It annoys the hell out of me, especially when they are adults. what kind of example are they setting for the kids. I know... I know... I sound like some old hypocrite that probably did the exact same thing when I was younger. Well, you would be wrong because my mother would have kicked my arse if I did anything so bloody stupid.

Then to top it all off this happened today. We have our first bit of sunshine and on the FaceBook community noticeboard, they tell us we can get out if we take a roundabout route. So thinking I better get our medication while we can, because we are due to get more rain over the coming days. My daughter came and picked me up. went and got the supplies no worries, (so I'm all good on that front). I said to my daughter it's starting to rain you better get the kids home while you can. That was a big fat NEGATIVE GHOSTRIDER. Poor Emily got bogged. We put a call out on the community noticeboard, and within minutes had a brigade of people around to help free the car so she and the three kids (all under the age of 4) could get home to their animals... BEST COMMUNITY EVER. I won't be getting out any time soon, but I know I can just walk up my drive now and there will be someone waiting at the end if I need a lift anywhere.

The flooding is all over the SE of Queensland and heading into Northern NSW. I hope everyone in the water's path stays safe and looks after each other if you can. Remember, it's not just the human populace who need help, it's all the poor animals who don't have a voice of their own.

It's not bad enough we still have Covid running rampant across the world (thinking of my Kuzmic family in Tasmania who are in isolation now. get better soon. I hope it doesn't get worse.) We also have wars around the world that I'm not even sure why people are fighting? I just know a lot of innocent people are getting hurt so some people can... Yeah, I don't know what they're doing. The world needs a freaking break from all the bullshit it's been/going through.

On that note, I will away, for all those people in affected areas... Take care and stay safe.

Still Under The Weather

 

I'm still not feeling 100%, but I'm struggling on. My head feels like it's stuffed with cotton wool, and my bones are aching... So sad to say I think I may have a touch of Ross River Fever again. Not helping that the hot flushes are hitting me hard and fast these days. Thank God in the unpacking we found Mum's hand fan or we'd be stuffed... because hot flushes need something extra even when the air con is on.

Let's talk about stupid things that have happened to us recently. Okay, a new bank card comes in the mail. I think it's a little early... but okay. Read the instructions. Cut up the old card and start using it straight away... Done and done... Maybe I should have read the letter a little better as it wasn't even my card. well it was, but it was my card, but the one for my mum's account. So not even thinking about it I cut up my card for my account and then can't fathom why the hell the card won't work for me. I mean I was putting in the right pin number... MORAL TO THIS STORY: Always read the whole letter. Always make sure you're cutting up the right card. then you won't have to do as I had to and go to the bank and explain what an idiot I was and could the please send me out a replacement card.

I have a wardrobe. I got it off my daughter. I actually bought it for her about 2 years ago. one of the doors was locked and never opened. The key that came with the cupboard just wouldn't open it. So when I moved house, my daughter told me I could have the wardrobe set back. I was changing the handles on it and I was trying to figure out a way for the locked door to open. Would I have to take off the lock and replace it? Maybe just spraying it with DW-40 might loosen it enough to open. I had a thought to try the key for Mum's led light cupboard. I mean what was the harm it would either work or it wouldn't. After two years the door is finally open. Mum's key opened it right up. My key opened her leadlight so I just swapped them.

Just for shits and giggles, I counted the steps in my driveway while putting the wheelie bin out today. 200 up and 200 back. Plus, it's on an incline. So, I get a bit of a workout each time I have to walk it. On that note, I have run out of things to talk about to say. My medication is kicking in, and I'll probably be asleep early tonight. 

Until next time... Take care and stay safe.

Randomness of Me

 

I've slowly been working on The Connelly Chronicle 3: Because of You... It's taken a turn I didn't see coming. So now I have to figure out where the hell I'm going and try and get back to the ending I need for the next book.

I've also been unwell for the last little bit (not Covid related). More my ears, my back, my legs, and my migraines. So I've been trying to take it easy for the last month. Trying not to go anywhere or do anything if I don't have to. So instead I've been slowly setting up the new place, and moving things around so they are easier for my mum.

Also, have a lot of maintenance stuff happening through the real estate, So I've had to be home for that. Been watching the wildlife a lot, and trying to find my whipper snipper cord... yeah, I have no clue where I put it. I'll find it when I'm not looking for it at all.

We've had a bit of rain here over the last couple of weeks, mainly just drizzle, but a couple of good sowers in between. I love the rain, it always makes everything smell so clean and fresh. My cats love sitting on the verandah and watching the rain.

Weirdly since being here, I have found I love mopping the floor. each time it seems to get a little shinier. It'll never be perfect as it is scratched all over from previous tenants, and has like weird light white footprints. I assume someone stepped in paint and couldn't quite clean it up properly or something as they are perfectly formed but they don't exactly look like paint either on the floor in random spots throughout the house. I'm just going to tell people a ghost left them there━better than I have no clue how they got there; they were here when I moved in. Though, the way my cat stares at the wall. I'm starting to believe there are ghosts here.

I have to buy some curtains for my bedroom before winter gets here or else I'll freeze. So that's the next thing on my shopping list. I just made a list of things I need to buy and mark them off as I get them. Seems the simplest way to do it to me.

Halfway Through January Already...

 

The month is half over and so much has happened. For starters, Mum and I have moved house yet again. we are living out in the bush again. We have neighbours, but we are surrounded by nature as well and so many birds.

We moved the week leading up to Christmas, but I've only just organized the internet for the new place. I can finally say I have finished unpacking━which was a drama in itself seeing as I had a sore back for the whole move. I have to thank my son-in-law, Elliot, his friend, Shane, and my nephew, Jared for moving all of our stuff to the new place for us.

It's taking a little bit to find the perfect spots for everything, but we'll get there eventually. Just when I thought I was in the clear with my back I was cleaning the blinds at the new place and re-hurt it. so today I've taken my painkillers and I'm taking it easy, hopefully, it will be better tomorrow.

The cats seemed to have handled the move with ease, which worried me at first, but they have both found their places to relax and play. I love the house has wooden floors throughout, easy to clean. Now I'm getting the yard in order. Luckily for me, there isn't much to mow, and not much of a garden to speak of. I'm just doing the jobs a little at a time. No sense in wearing myself out. Also don't want to stuff my back up completely.

Now that I've found my computer again, I'll also start back on my writing schedule. I'll give you another update in the next few days.

So This Happened

 

We had a bit of a storm last night and the wind picked up the neighbour's tree and tossed it through the back fence. I just happened to be standing in the kitchen and saw it all happen. Now we have to wait for the insurance companies to come out and do their thing, but who knows how long it will take them to actually get out to inspect everything. I daresay, we aren't the worst ones hit in the wild winds. It was like the wind picked the tree up - twisted it, and then tossed it straight through the fence. Other than the fence, it caused no major damage -  thank God.

Also, had to help clip this little trouble-maker's (Salt) wing, to stop her from escaping over the fence. I know you're thinking she could just walk through the great big hole the tree made in the back fence. The truth is the girls mainly stick to the front yard, and my sister-in-law and I've done a dodgy fix it job until we can get the fence fixed properly, to keep the chickens in and other animals out. Though with the wind building up again today I don't know how long it's going to last, (Apparently not long - I just had to go out mid-post with my sister-in-law and fix our patch job). We also had to give Salt a bit of a wash down - hence the reason she looks wet while sitting in my hands.

Just in case you're wondering, this is the awesome patch job we've done until the insurance company can come out and do its thing. It's a hodge-podge of old fencing panels and other bits and pieces zip-tied together with a rake and other bits and pieces helping hold it all up... LOL... It doesn't have to work forever - it just has to work for right now.

The rest of my jobs today involve cleaning out the kitchen cupboards, drawers, and fridge/freezer. going through stuff to see what I want to keep and what can go to the op shop... 2022 is going to be the year I get minimalistic. The reality is - if I'm not using it - why the hell am I holding on to it? I could give it to a charity shop where other people can find a new home for it.