Eggs!!

I know I know, we're starting (starting?) to sound like the couple out of The Good Life - but to find these very first eggs this morning was ridiculously satisfying. So the chooks are finally starting to earn their keep.

The eggs - only little ones so far.... from little chooks.


The eggs in a little egg basket in which Julia's grandma used to collect her eggs.

It's Freiya's first birthday!!

This is our little birthday card to Freiya

New Years Day

Well last night we had over 5mm of rain!!!!!! That mightn't sound much, but it more than doubled the entire rainfall for December - and took it out of the 'lowest on record for December' bracket. And just in time - it fell before midnight so it could be counted in December's total. Much heavier rain fell further into the mountains and it seems it has really doused a lot of the fires this time. There are still various fires going, but they are well contained. And the Buckland River is running properly again. So this is absolutely and positively the last 'fire report' on the blog for the time being.

I spend a few nice days in Melbourne over Xmas and here's some pics to prove it.

My ridiculously gorgeous bunch of nieces. Elizabeth, Luciana, Dahli with baby Freiya (known as 'the bundle') and Crystal from Canberra. Isabella, Luces' twin, is up in Byron Bay. This is the annual 'Lemon Tree Photo' - taken in front of the same lemon tree on Xmas day for the last 15 years or so.


My sister Hassanah with Freiya, Dahli and Hussien.


Dahli sews and glues leather soles on Freiya's little shoes. We don't have such an award but if we did, she'd get 'Mum of the Year'.


Freiya dancing outside.


Huss at Mission Control (the computer).