Penniedarling

Yesterday Mr King Parrot called in to speak to me... so I grabbed our native bird seed and put some on the table outside, Mr King stayed here while I attended to his wishes then Mrs King flew in and while she was enjoying her snack Mr King kept guard ... 

Next time I looked out two Lorrikeets were enjoying this snack... I don't know if they shooed Mr and Mrs King away, I didn't notice.

 

Labels: Birds

 I believe that I have done a brilliant job of bringing up these four children... with David's help of course.

Labels: 8/2022PAD, Griffiths Family

 Words eh!  some of them really get my head shaking and one is 'Doona!'   Having discovered  Duvets in the UK back in the late 1960's and just loving them,  I find it strange that here in Australia some people call them a Doona, it took me a while to realize that this is a brand name!

I have to admit I've asked the odd person who mentioned their Doona for a photo of the label!   I know boring... 

It's not just us here in Aussie land that have taken on a brand name like this, I remember back in the UK  hearing people saying they had done their 'Hoovering'...  but was it with a Hoover??  Not usually.

I wonder if there are any other brand names used instead of what the actual item is?

The history of Duvets really surprised me, Wow!  so so so long ago.

History[edit]

Records show the earliest duvets were made in China, around 3000 B.C. From Viking times, duvets of eider down were used by people on the northern coast of Norway.  In the 15th century, featherbeds (mattresses) were used by rich monachs in continental Europe and in England, though not by their courtiers.^[11] From the 16th century, wealthy people all over continental Europe began buying and using feather duvets.

Labels: Duvets

 ... fly a plane, but would I want to...  This is Hamilton Island.

Labels: 8/2022PAD, Hamilton Island.

I had to have a feel of these, they didn't look real but they are!   Cost $129:00 though.
There's six bunches of flowers in this photo, costing $40 something each I think... has someone coloured these do you think??  I've never seen anything growing like this.

 

Labels: Flowers

 

Labels: 8/2022PAD, Food, Knitting, Quilting, Sewing

A beautiful warmish day with a lovely light breeze in a beautiful setting.







Three Kookaburras enjoyed the game as well, cheering them on, here's one sitting on top of this post.
Hornsby played St Ives and there was no score in the first half and no score until 10 minutes before the game was over... Hornsby Won!  Yay!

I was the coolest Grandmother in the audience wearing my brightly striped cardigan and odd socks but when that goal was scored I was so excited I dropped my knitting!    
 

Labels: Charlie, Soccer

 This photo of us all was taken back in 2018, lovely memories.

Labels: Rodd Family

The Dish!
One of the movies Nerys set up for us here at home with lots of family watching on.
 

Labels: 8/2022PAD, Movies

 

Labels: Garden

 Love catching up with like minded online friends at a Pub.

Labels: 8/2022PAD, Pennant Hills Pub, SCQuilters

David bought this for my mother Rosie 50 plus years ago... she gifted it to me and we still have it.
 

Labels: 8/2022PAD, Pennie

 

Labels: Flowers

 A couple of weeks ago I received an Email from Sydney Water with our latest Water Bill, when I get these I like to go to 'See your Past Bills' ... this latest bill surprised me because I thought our water usage would be a lot higher than the last couple of bills because we've been so lucky to have some of our lovely family staying with us... but No... our latest bill was about the same as those during the past two years!  

A couple of days after receiving our Water Bill email, I received this paper letter from Sydney Water.

We have been hearing about shortage of staff a lot lately haven't we...  

Labels: Water

 

I really want to and I'm looking forward to ... putting together so many more books for my family!

Labels: 8/2022PAD, Books

 

Labels: Spring 2022