tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post8154056086242862223..comments2024-03-26T00:26:19.756-07:00Comments on The Bluebirds are Nesting...: Feather your Nest Friday, 21st April, 2017.Annabelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-37308577672193835612017-04-25T15:59:34.760-07:002017-04-25T15:59:34.760-07:00That lasagna looks amazing, Anabelle! Thank you fo...That lasagna looks amazing, Anabelle! Thank you for sharing!Jennileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07684495712469386275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-67320047684871942902017-04-22T04:37:05.883-07:002017-04-22T04:37:05.883-07:00Dear Annabel, firstly I hope you and Andy are star...Dear Annabel, firstly I hope you and Andy are starting to feel better,lots happening at your place so look after yourselves please says the pot to the kettle ;-)<br />I just love the Easter Card Andy gave you ,so delicate looking those pastel eggs are .<br />Harper's reaction to her Easter gift was cute .I love that about our grandchildren,so precious.<br />Not a lot happening here but I was inspired by you and our Bluebirders and tidied out my two small freezers and updated my lists . Did the same with my extra pantry stores and took a stocktake.<br />Encouraged Hubby to start sanding the guest bedroom windows so That I can prime and top coat. Today I was able to prime one set of windows , had visitors by surprise so tomorrow hope to topcoat.That's a start,as our eldest and daughterinlaw and wee grandson are moving back aftre 8 years overseas.And that room may get some use again.<br />I did a big shop to start filling the big freezer up, and more emergency stores ie the store pantry.<br />After trying 3 different patterns of crochet rugs I wasnt having much success, Im making pop over or smock dress for my little grand daughter, I made her one when she was a baby.Im doing it in Pink her favourite colour and same as in her rug I gave her recently.I had to restart it x3 , oh dear my head is elsewhere at the moment.<br />Have a good week Bluebirds.Love Maria xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-16063428900134652742017-04-22T04:11:46.468-07:002017-04-22T04:11:46.468-07:00Well done Mel S.!I bet you feel much healthier alr...Well done Mel S.!I bet you feel much healthier already with that weight loss.Your daughter did so well with all her efforts for Beyond Blue , no wonder you are proud of her :-) Love Maria xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-76038220859045570132017-04-22T04:06:11.877-07:002017-04-22T04:06:11.877-07:00Ohhh a new house Bridge , how wonderful for your a...Ohhh a new house Bridge , how wonderful for your and family , enjoy! Love Maria xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-2545045740121322492017-04-22T04:04:55.253-07:002017-04-22T04:04:55.253-07:00Jane, I hope your daughter and Bluey are feeling m...Jane, I hope your daughter and Bluey are feeling much better soon . Doesn't life throw us challenges in a row.Good luck with "Prudence" ;-)and enjoy times with your folks. Love Maria xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-61898746134297381792017-04-22T04:02:31.615-07:002017-04-22T04:02:31.615-07:00Barb, you made good savings over the last 3 weeks,...Barb, you made good savings over the last 3 weeks,lovely to see you back here , and I hope your pain levels reduce and the physio helps a lot. Love Maria xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-46464227574967516252017-04-22T02:04:56.828-07:002017-04-22T02:04:56.828-07:00Dear Annabel and Blue Bird friends I am afraid the...Dear Annabel and Blue Bird friends I am afraid the events of yesterday will negate any savings we will have for quite a few weeks. We were heading up to the shop to drop off some goods for their fair weekend when the clutch on my husband's car died (as we were heading up the range). As luck would have it we were able to pull over on the side of the road with a fantastic view, saw two black cockatoos flying around and a patch of sun in the distance.<br /><br />We are members of RACQ and have often wondered about the cost that we pay each year and not use it but it definately paid for itself because they sent a tow truck and I got dropped at the door of our house while my husband and the driver dropped the car off at out local mechanic's work shop. <br /><br />We had to wait over two and half hours for the tow truck to arrive, the driver was telling us that he had never known a Friday like it. They were run off their feet.<br /><br />Consequently we made the trip back up to drop of my items for the fair early this morning - using my car. We didn't linger because I am back up there tomorrow working in the shop.<br /><br />I had a discussion with my doctor earlier in the week about my condition and whether I should have the 'flu needle. He said no because my body is dealing with enough at the moment, has ordered an ultra sound of my thyroid and neck and then we will have a discussion at my next appointment about where things are headed as I will also have my latest blood results too.<br /><br />We woke to rain and grey skies this morning but it fined up this afternoon. <br /><br />Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Bridge congratulations on the house. <br /><br /><br />Lynette<br />XXXXX<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-75689679115566388392017-04-22T01:15:35.806-07:002017-04-22T01:15:35.806-07:00Dear Kerrie, This link will explain it from the be...Dear Kerrie, This link will explain it from the beginning.... plus there is a second link there which if you read that it should totally bring you cup to date. This really helps me. I did add up my whole year last year and it did equate to a full time jobs wages really! (if you take into account tax anyway!) <br />http://thebluebirdsarenesting.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/welcome-to-vicky-challenge.html<br />Thank you so much for your encouraging words. If you can add a little craft into your life it truly pays you back in many ways. Much of the time I do it in a multi tasking way i.e. crochet waiting to see the Doctor or watching tv! But little bits of time really add up! Thank you so much! Love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-72582556550496496272017-04-22T00:47:11.174-07:002017-04-22T00:47:11.174-07:00Hi Annabel.
Sorry to hear you have both been unwel...Hi Annabel.<br />Sorry to hear you have both been unwell. Be kind to yourselves so you can recover. <br />Glad to hear God has provided Andy with some design work-hope it continues!<br />Loved the Easter card-Andy picked well, didn't he.<br /><br />I had a couple of question about the Vicki challenge. What is it, and how does it work-as I notice you put a savings cost to your activities but how do you know what amount to apply?<br />I really appreciate your time in doing the posts. I learn such a lot and I love seeing all the craft you and the others do-it is inspiring and I hope to make the time to do some too. <br />Blesssings to you both<br /><br />Kerrie (kezzie.k@hotmail.com)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-47676657778555220482017-04-22T00:13:59.009-07:002017-04-22T00:13:59.009-07:00Dear Terri,
Some overtime money would be most hand...Dear Terri,<br />Some overtime money would be most handy. I know what you mean about Aldi... I have been spending less but still coming home with a lot more. I have built up several areas of the pantry plus also the gift cupboard as boy do they have amazing things! And also another saving has been the skin care and makeup etc. Goodness it is nice and so cheap its ridiculous. I cant imagine what this will save over the years! <br />Have a lovely weekend! With love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-91336341830248701382017-04-22T00:11:17.458-07:002017-04-22T00:11:17.458-07:00Thanks Jo! Trying to rest a bit this weekend. Very...Thanks Jo! Trying to rest a bit this weekend. Very stubborn bugs! xxxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-54059204699397938382017-04-22T00:10:45.238-07:002017-04-22T00:10:45.238-07:00Dear Sarah, I would love to see this rug!
For us ...Dear Sarah, I would love to see this rug! <br />For us appointments were always a day trip so I understand that. It is probably good to do it as you are doing i.e. 6 x dentist appointments in a row rather than lots of trips... but quite a day none the less! <br />Dandelion jelly sounds lovely I would love to see this too! <br />You did have a busy week, well done! I hope you get a restful weekend! With love Annabel.xxx (I love the change of seasons also!)Annabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-333340181001193932017-04-22T00:07:16.630-07:002017-04-22T00:07:16.630-07:00Dear Fiona, I made Harper an Easter nest the way I...Dear Fiona, I made Harper an Easter nest the way I used to make the girls. A little shoe box covered in pink paper filled with shredded pink cellphone and sparkly stuff as the nest... with the little Kangaroo family nestled in there and covered in clear cellophane and pink ribbon. Hopefully the nest can be used next year again. I used them over and over and added confetti or whatever I had that was pretty to them. Well she was right into it!<br />Well done on making your ricotta! Your meals sounds heavenly to me. <br />Have a lovely weekend! With lots of love, Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-19693446636827806012017-04-22T00:04:31.957-07:002017-04-22T00:04:31.957-07:00Dear Cheryl,
Thank you! You have a lovely weekend ...Dear Cheryl,<br />Thank you! You have a lovely weekend too! I am glad you have an Aldi, this alone is a big help! With love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-42351583963273902602017-04-22T00:02:00.288-07:002017-04-22T00:02:00.288-07:00Dear Jen,
It is really good about your husbands j...Dear Jen, <br />It is really good about your husbands job! It sounds like you will need to be going to bed earlier or having an afternoon rest... one or the other, to compensate fro the extra early mornings! I would have to. I am terrible if I don't get enough sleep. <br />Cleaning windows, sills etc is a big job. Inside widows and all of that was my personal nightmare last year when I painted all of those and was cleaning them with a toothbrush. Andy's of course. Ok not really just an old one! haha! <br />Even though you were tired you still did heaps! Have a restful weekend! With love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-90858044509410863122017-04-21T23:44:57.826-07:002017-04-21T23:44:57.826-07:00Is this the same Laura who planted a whole garden ...Is this the same Laura who planted a whole garden of roses given by the neighbour? That was truly wonderful to hear!!<br />RachelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-83042879218270935522017-04-21T23:31:59.589-07:002017-04-21T23:31:59.589-07:00Dear Cookie,
That sounds like a pretty good week!...Dear Cookie, <br />That sounds like a pretty good week! Accepting the weather and getting on with what we can helps.... we had rain here too and I am glad of it on the garden but I had to change my plans! <br />The cooking sounds lovely and so does the painting and sewing! I cant wait to see this quilt. It is a big project I know! I am just doing crochet edge on a small crochet rug... this alone is time consuming! But a crochet edge looks beautiful to finish things off. <br />Crown holding sounds beautiful to me! Have a good weekend to you too! With love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-68660734152922458772017-04-21T23:28:09.224-07:002017-04-21T23:28:09.224-07:00Dear Allegra,
I hope you had success with your da...Dear Allegra, <br />I hope you had success with your daughters medication. It sounds like a fairly frustrating week! But the planting of the seeds is excellent and you will be glad of that later on. I hope you are having a good weekend and have an easier week next week! With love, Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-23992050539147507272017-04-21T23:26:09.804-07:002017-04-21T23:26:09.804-07:00Dear Laura, You have been so industrious! That is ...Dear Laura, You have been so industrious! That is a lot of cooking and preparation! Well done! <br />Have a wonderful night out! I love that you did your own hair and nails.<br />I am thinking if you like Cath Kidston and crochet take a look at posy.typepad (I think it is) she has gorgeous crochet ideas and projects! I have been seeing very expensive knitted or crochet throw rugs, bedspreads, scarves etc in the homeware catalogues etc. You are right that we can do them for a lot less! Little projects you can take with you to the park are great... I used to take things to do just like you are doing! It is wonderful your boys have a watchful Mother! With lots of love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-31087867840511311612017-04-21T20:21:57.431-07:002017-04-21T20:21:57.431-07:00Dear Mel, Wow wow wow! It was just as well the oth...Dear Mel, Wow wow wow! It was just as well the other op shops were closed and it kind of made you discover this one! That was amazing! What good finds! It must have felt like Christmas!<br />Your weight loss is fantastic Mel and just the fact that you are doing everything you can towards your own health. It is amazing what you have achieved! <br />Well done to your daughter for working so hard on the fund raiser! I hope they have a great success. <br />This rain would have been good for your fruit trees. I think spinach is a great producer. Using whatever space you have for veggies and herbs produces an amazing amount, its surprising. I have capsicums just coming on in my herb stack and Im shocked how many capsicums Im going to get from this small space! <br />Today is the most perfect day in Adelaide so I hope you are enjoying it. What a good week you had Mel! I am so pleased! With love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-43164758797664557882017-04-21T20:00:00.232-07:002017-04-21T20:00:00.232-07:00Hi Annabel and Beautiful Bluebirds!!
Rain-drenche...Hi Annabel and Beautiful Bluebirds!!<br /><br />Rain-drenched plants, leeks from the allotment, spaghetti squash in the kitchen, homemade ricotta-and-spinach, and a dandelion harvest!! Turning the corner to fresh possibilities -- Annabel and Jen!! Things just don't stand still!!<br /><br />I have to smile when I contemplate the challenges and joys of working at home alongside my husband! Sometimes half the kitchen is a workshop! Isn't that sweet!! I know Mum used to love those days when every family member would be happily working away on their own interests throughout the home! All up, I consider this to be a wonderful mode for preparedness -- always thinking of alternative ways and routines to get things done!<br /><br />How about a little story?! .... It's been some fifteen months since that day when, at the end of the week, I had looked up from finishing reading the Bluebirds post .... and was just in time to see our property power pole fall over into the lantana bushes! It took quite some time to finalise the closing of the account with the power company. All this time later, there is something funny! With the power disconnected, the account closed, the pole on the ground, and the overhead cables wound up and ignored, .... my husband has just put the meter outside the fence line (where we are not bothered!) so that the meter reader can happily read the meter each time he drives this way! The meter will always read what it read the day the pole fell over!<br /><br />As of a mystery tiny injury this morning, my husband has learnt that the leeches are back! Yikes!<br /><br />Having pulled apart his failing sander power tool, my husband found the brushes not overly worn, so decided it was time to replace the sander to finish working with a rough-sawn piece of timber. He is not impressed with sales talk. All he could get was a sander with less power, and he has now given that to me for any projects I might have! I'm pleased!! Ha ha!!<br /><br />From what is coming out of America, I hear that there is drastic danger regarding the Californian earthen Oroville Dam, and potential dramatic political power moves. People in that valley are being advised to move out of harm's way. The enemy of us all knows all this, and I took interest, this morning, when my book opened up at Psalm 68. Verse 30 reads, "Rebuke the beasts that dwell among the reeds, the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample under foot those who lust after tribute; scatter the peoples who delight in war." It looks like a prayer for this time.<br /><br /><br />Beaks up, Bluebirds!!<br />Rachel Holt<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-71121413802895713752017-04-21T19:27:17.995-07:002017-04-21T19:27:17.995-07:00Dear Bridge,
You snuck a big announcement in to th...Dear Bridge,<br />You snuck a big announcement in to this comment! Congratulations on your new house! Wow! Yes a yard will be wonderful. I am thinking of a little cubby house and all the adventures we had outside with forts and sandpits and so on. I always had it that outside was a play area and like an extra room where we ate many meals etc as well. It is so much more space. If there is a veranda this is where we had blackboards, little bikes and all of that. Really good. <br />I always make lunch the night before or have something from the freezer. The enchiladas work as a nice lunch with a salad. Savoury muffins are a good portable lunch. If we have hamburgers for dinner I make up extras for lunch... sometimes I just make trays of sausage rolls or pasties and freeze a lot. Or make a heap of meat pies from left over casserole.... things like that. Fried rice makes a good lunch the next day if you make lots! <br />You would be really busy! But this is so exciting! I am really pleased for you all! You will have so much fun setting up a new house, just enjoy every minute! With lots of love, Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-15820756934697168472017-04-21T19:20:44.142-07:002017-04-21T19:20:44.142-07:00Dear Jane, You will be busy with your Mum and Dad ...Dear Jane, You will be busy with your Mum and Dad by now, enjoy!<br />Your garden sounds like it is just thriving! This is wonderful. Not too many weeks back it was drought and now it is lush! <br />Not too good about Katies back and Bluey overdoing plus dental work... sounds bit like our household bing a bit under the weather.<br />Patsy is starting a sour dough to be called Prudence! I love that as it is very prudent to be making our own yeast! You will blow your parents away if you make one of those sky high loaves of yours! <br />Enjoy your weekend! With lots of love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-70116849336410033632017-04-21T19:07:26.642-07:002017-04-21T19:07:26.642-07:00Dear Barb,
The savings on the medical services are...Dear Barb,<br />The savings on the medical services are huge, many US readers would think so as this is one area we are very lucky in. This is a big asset to you and I hope the extra things really will be a help to your health and reduce your pain. <br />It was wonderful too getting sheets and meals! It all adds up! <br />I hope you have a lovely weekend. We have a beautiful day here, just lovely. Thank you for sharing your savings they are excellent! with love AnnabelxxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-25721196106389442422017-04-21T18:57:16.382-07:002017-04-21T18:57:16.382-07:00Mel, you handle the money matters of life with suc...Mel, you handle the money matters of life with such finesse!<br />You're doing very well with your weight loss, too!!<br />RachelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com