Every two year my Mum (= Mumsy) visits us in Australia. last time was in 2015 for her 60th birthday and our wedding, in 2016 I went over to Germany for my 40th, so it was time again for her to visit us in 2017. Next year I will go over to Germany again as it's my Grandma's 80th and I want to celebrate that with her.
My Mum always travels light (NOT) and so she brought with her half of a German supermarket. all things I am really thankful for and am looking forward to eat/use. Thank you Mumsy!
On Sunday we went to the Keppel bay Sailing Club for lunch. It was nice relaxing day.
On Monday, the first chicks hatched! I had a broody hen and purchased fertile eggs which I laid under her. By Monday evening, 6 little chicks had hatched!
Tuesday morning was nice and Mumsy and Janus are getting along so well, it's really nice to see. Later on the weather turned bad but luckily we were at the shops and stayed dry.
We checked on Mumma Chook and she had 11 chicks, 1 was found dead and 1 egg didn't hatch. How cute are they?!
We dropped the little ones in their new enclosure and took 4 of them to one of my colleagues who wanted some new chooks for her kids.
Mumsy and I built this enclosure, so they're protected from all sites and still can enjoy green pastures.
On the weekend, I had an agility seminar with Janus and Mumsy wanted to come along and watch us. She also made a good dog walker. :-)
Janus and I learnt heaps and had a lot of fun, but it was very hot and we all were buggered!
On Monday we wanted to relax, so we drove to Mount Morgan Dam for lunch. Janus went for his first swim, we had so much fun!
It's so beautiful after the recent rain.
Mumsy enjoyed her hamburger and her time with Janus.
Tuesday was another hot day and we left home early to go to the Rocky Botanic Garden.
Even the Rosellas felt the heat and enjoyed a cool bath.
Afterwards we went up to mount Archer and had a look around there. there's lots of plans and I hope they will become reality because then it would be a really cool place to visit. For now we just enjoyed the views and went for a walk before heading to the Frenchville Sportsclub for lunch. once we were in the aircon, we didn't want to go for another walk - it was just too hot. So we spent a relaxing afternoon at home.
Janus, the Collie King! Such a beautiful photo of my sweet boy.
Mumma Hen and the chicks have settled in ...
... and Roos are visiting us.
The next day, we had a planned power outage, so we decided to go to Keppel Island for the day. It's so pretty over there and just a 20 minute ferry ride away...
Mumsy even went into the ocean! it was a great day full of fun, laughter, cocktails, good food and sunburn...
We rested and stayed out the sun while Mumsy and I prepared for a weekend away. I made myself this cosmetic bag ...
... and I made her a little bag for her camera.
Saturday, Mumsy and I went to Bargara for a weekend on the beach. This was our view from the cabin. Nice!
We went for walks...
... spotted Rainbows in the making...
... and watched spectacular sunsets.
Sunday morning ....
Breakfast on the porch - what a nice start to the day. Afterwards we visited the Shalom Market.
Unfortunately than the weather turned bad and then worse. Sunday afternoon, we spent inside with the heater on, trying to dry our clothes and shoes. when we packed on Monday morning, we were totally drenched and I was glad when we arrived home, had a nice hot shower and relaxed for the rest of the afternoon.
It kept raining, so Mumsy bought summer to us by making us some nice Pavlovas.
Due to the heavy rain, i was worried that the chicks might drown or get too cold, so I collected them all and put them back in the Cubby house.
We spent the next few days dry - either inside or shopping. We received about 100 mm of rain and all of our tanks are full again! i took the time inside to embroider some towels for my Grandma's birthday. They turned out nice!
And as it was close to the end of my Mum's visit, we all went to the beach. Look how happy these two look!
Love Janus' ears in this pic.
Enjoying the ocean breeze...
Janus found an old turtle carapace, he decided to play with.
On the way to the Singing Ship, we took a family pic.
Mumsy and Janus in front of the Singing Ship.
Janus was going to inspect it and check out where the sounds came from.
Emu Park has a beautiful ANZAC memorial area.
And then it was time to say Goodbye again... I was very sad...
... and so was Janus. He was sitting in Mumsy's spot waiting for her return.
Unfortunately the weather wasn't kind to Mumsy. It was either stinking hot or raining. But at least the rain has shown her the garden in the most beautiful light. The Frangiapanis have leaves and blooms.
The Hippeastrum has started to flower.
Potatoes are waiting to be harvested.
Nasturium is going crazy.
There's still new lemons growing.
Quentin's tree has grown as well.
Mumsy's Hibiscus is flowering.
The yard is nice and green and looks so beautiful!
Rockmelon are slowly growing in front of the cucumber.
Capsicum are coming and the Rhubarb and asparagus are growing quickly as well.
Corn is growing and I'm looking forward to juicy steaks with fresh corn and potatoes. Yummy!
Mr S's new seating area is looking fabulous as well!
Grapevine and vegetable squash are growing.
Sunflower and beans
Happy Sunflowers all around!
This Hibiscus will flower soon.
And one of my three new Elderberry trees is getting leaves!!!
Beautiful Princess Lillies
The roses are flowering again.
And the chook pen is so nice and green!
This is a day's harvest! I'm so proud of my little productive garden!
Mumsy, I hope you had a great time and i look forward to celebrate your birthday next year with you!
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