WASHING THE HOUSE AND PRAYING

Hello there my lovelies

Here's a photograph of Papa taken the other day.  Today, at this moment, he has the gurney going and is washing the northern, western and back deck areas.  I shall move in when he's finished and give the floor a mop and clean the windows.

While he's been directing the powerful gurney hose out the back, I've been sitting at the table doing my Bible Study for Monday.

We are still studying Chronicles which I'm really enjoying - all about Solomon and the Temple.  I love this verse where Solomon prayed to God at the dedication of The Temple after all the building work had been completed.

Then Solomon stood before the alter of the Lord in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.  Now he had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high, and had placed it in the centre of the outer court.  He stood on the platform and then knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.  He said:

...But will God really dwell on earth with humans?  The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain you.  How much less this temple I have built...

What a beautiful verse - and to think that a thousand years later, God did dwell on earth, not only with humans but as a human being.  

We have been loving all the photographs that have been coming through from Italy.  It looks absolutely gorgeous.  What a special time for you all.

Well I must run and see how Papa's going.  I must make sure he doesn't overdo things.  

Love Nanxxx

HOME AGAIN, HOME AGAIN, CLIPPITY CLOP!

Woo hoo!  Mummy sent me this photograph.  There is nothing stopping you both now!  I can see a lot of sewing of all sorts of things will be done on this machine.

And what could be better that to do some repairs on faithful 'blue sheet'?  You look a natural at the machine Liliane.  

And Freya!  This look absolutely fantastic.  What era is this village set in?  What fiddly work but so well done.  

I can see the little wheelbarrow and the 'market cross'.  

I'm so looking forward to talking with you both today but you must talk first Freya.  We don't want you running out of time like last time.

I've been very busy today.  Did a huge washing, sheets, towels, dark wash, light wash;  you name it and I washed it.  It has been windy and quite warm, so everything has dried beautifully.

I also brought up the ladders to bring down my 'summer' clothes which were up high in my wardrobe.  I told Papa when he came back from U3A this morning that there's quite a bit of ironing to be done.  I've hung all my stuff from the baskets on to hangers and have hung them in the laundry for Papa.

While I was bringing down all the summer clothes and packing away all the winter woolies, I decided to give our bedroom a good cleanout too.  So all those dust bunnies have been shaken out the window and perhaps some of the birds that are flying around the place will pick up some of the little balls and feathers and use them to make their nests.  I love recycling dust bunnies!

Love Nanxxx

VERY USEFUL

Saw this wonderful piece of bathroom furniture which includes space for the soap, book, wine and a candle and thought, "Mmm!  I think I know someone who could make good use of this."

Seen on www.usefulorbeautiful.blogspot.com.

WASHING CLOTHES, WASHING MOLLY, IRONING, LIBRARY AND PERHAPS A DRIVE

After all the rain we've had over the past week or so, I was way behind with my washing.  Verandahs too felt it was time for a clean-up what with wet towels all over the place to soak up some of the rain from the sudden downpours and to stop Papa and me slipping whenever we walked out on to the verandahs.

The picture above shows the laundry all nice and clean after all the washing this morning.  The last load of towels still washing in this photograph was after Molly disgraced herself.  Just as I thought I had finished the last load, Papa came out to me and said "I think Molly's been digging in the garden."

"Oh no!" I said; quite loudly.

I walked into Papa's office and there she was sitting on his couch, with an absolutely filthy face.  She knew she had done something wrong but probably wasn't quite sure what it was.  So to fill in the time until she did work out what the problem was, she lay down on her back allowing us the privilege of giving her tummy a scratch while she continued to ponder the situation.

She soon knew what was happening when I lifted her up and took her collar off!

Here's some of the washing around the place just now.

Bedding and bibs and bobs on the line.

Quilts and pillows airing in the garden and on the line Papa has strung out for me when I run out of space on the main lines.

Some things already dry and ironed.

Dusters and cloths on rack.  Bras too by the look of it :)

More stuff folded on the table.

After washing Molly, I took her a walk around the block to dry her off a bit and noticed that Mary-Kate who lives around the corner has started a street library.  She has put two posts in the ground beside her gate.  On top of the posts is a table-type top and on top of that, she has the most gorgeous, blue glass cabinet.

I picked Molly up and gingerly stepped over the grass to the cabinet - the ground is still very wet and muddy, opened the door and had a wee poke around.

Here is a book I brought home.

After we've read it, I'll take it back and borrow another one.  Perhaps I'll have a look through the books we have here and add some to the library as well.

To finish off the washing theme, here's a close up of part of a drawing I have in my laundry.  It's called MOTHER, THE ROCK.

I think this is me with both of you when you used to visit Papa and me at Summerfield.

Well I'm away to have a cuppa.  I've been thinking of suggesting to Papa that we take a drive out Allora way and perhaps have some morning tea there tomorrow.  It will be lovely to drive through a green countryside now that we've had all that rain.

Love Nanxxxx