I’m not ordinarily an impulse buyer, I tend to over analyse just where the dollars go, particularly for a large sum item. So when we were picking up the Christmas dune buggy from the repair shop, and saw another and bigger,  second hand buggy. I totally shocked PC by saying, “Yep, we’ll take that.” Just like that. We are totally pleased we did, we are having alot of fun, hours and hours of enjoyment. Now we only need to have both buggies working, buy some helmets and we are set for lots more fun:)

Working in the winter sun, preparing for the coming Spring Spreading wood chips between the garden beds, the weeds will not win this year Such a lovely sunny day,  gardening is a pleasure Lots of work needed still to prepare these fallow beds for new life.

Our last big storm bought down a  gum tree in the stockyards. PC’s new chainsaw was most useful. The ‘team’ was out in force to help. A surprising amount of timber to remove but many hands make light work. Working together the job was done.

We would dearly love to purchase a ride on mower for the boys, but for now it is a dream.  Currently our boys are mowing approximately 5 acres with a push mower, taking them around 9 hours to accomplish.  In the current heat this is a huge task.  PC and I were brainstorming ways to help, one idea was to slash the bulk with the tractor and finish the edges with the pushie:)

Last Monday evening our much loved dog, Ellowyn (Ellie) was killed. She was caught up under the wheels of a passing car trailer on the Highway and died soon after. We are rather in shock and have spent the week missing her. Three years ago on Christmas morn, PC and I surprised the children with the gift of their first dog. They were beyond excited and she quickly found her way into our hearts. Ellie was the runt of the litter and destined to always remain small, but extremely cute. Ellie had the most agreeable nature, happy to join in the fun and be a playmate. I believe she thought…