#2031 Tuesday 19th October

It's wild weather today.... and the magpies are sheltering round the house

Naomi received a very pleasant surprise today.....  her staff had bought her some new chickens!  They're isa brown breed which are reputed to be very friendly.  These ones have no defects so they will be able to roost on rails in the usual chicken fashion.

#2030 Saturday 16th October

It's "op shop day" again.... Kaylia can be quite cunning in her DVD selection.  She's allowed 5 dvds and today she had 5 boxes..... but one was a 3 DVD set and another was a 5 DVD set.... total 11 dvds!..... and the check out person let her have them for $1 total!

Recycling madness! Apart from the vice on top and the castors below, this is totally recycled materials. 

#2029 Wednesday 13th October

Kaylia's in the middle of a therapy session while I write.  A lot of the therapy is to do with everyday speech and daily living activities......  washing her clothes, helping around the house. Many common speech items are things which she avoids using.... she would rather that we interpret her needs but must teach to use words.

I've spoken before about my fun with Gumtree "freebies"..... the latest is 13 limestone blocks.  They're 1000x350x350.... and weigh around 140kg.... so I'm collecting them 4 at a time.  The kanga is perfect for loading and unloading.  The blocks will be used to build a new retaining wall.

#2028 Tuesday 12th October

Yesterday was the first day of the school term.....  it was a delight to see Kaylia's eagerness to be back at school!  When I dropped her off at the gate she ran at top speed to get to her classroom....

Today her class had an excursion to Joondalup shopping center..... she always enjoys these and she was singing all the way home afterwards. 

I've completed the grader project.... yesterday I took it down the back lane to try it out.  It works really well.... so it's a satisfying conclusion.  The blade controls ended up being very simple.... lengths of chain with a turnbuckle as a tensioner.   I had two tools which were originally part of the bomb lifting mechanism on a bomber..... they do the job perfectly.

#2027 Saturday 9th October 2021

It's a sad daySomething has killed our beautiful hens

#2026 Wednesday 6th October

Yesterday we went to the "blowholes"......  

It's quite a walk from the car park and I'm still recovering from plantar fasciitis..... so by the time we got back I was struggling.  We also found that the walk was about the limit for Kaylia but she kept pushing through. 

Breakfast at Dome..... it's amazing how excited she is about going to the next op shop.... it's because there are so many that we haven't been to the same one twice!  Last night she was so excited that she kept on ranting about "different op shop".

After the op shop trips, she spends time in the spa bath...... 

..... and under all those bubbles is Kaylia!

In the afternoon we had time for another op shop....

Kaylia is very pleased with her collection of dvds! 

#2025 Monday 4th October

We're in Albany.... we traveled down through Brookston, Pingelly and so on..... roads that I last traveled 35 years ago in my red MGB.  There was no traffic at all so it was a good trip.  As we got closer to Albany the views of the Stirling Ranges were very rewarding.

We arrived in Albany at 4.30pm and settled in at.....  It's a very pleasant spot..... no views but modern, clean and well maintained.  I discovered that we needed a short extension cord....  so a trip to Bunnings was essential. 

This morning we headed round the harbor to the Gap.... Awesome. 

Kaylia was clearly impressed and enjoyed looking over the edge into the depths of the Gap.

Then it was op shop time...... and 10 dvds later we headed back to base for dvds and bubble bath time while I went to visit Trevor and Margaret Forrest who I last saw about 10 years ago. 

Now we're at the Aquatic Centre...... Kaylia is doing her floating zen time.