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GOOD MORNING MONDAYS LINK UP
Hey there all, how have you been??? Our internet is still playing up but I managed to get in and get the link up sorted while it was going okay. So I’m glad to say that we are back…
We’ve had a good week and it has been full of piano practice and school work which has been good. Our no 2 son’s reading is really improving and our no 2 daughter’s math is starting to make sense. It’s great when you see your children “get” something, it is such a joy.
We are only milking one cow at the moment but she is still giving us plenty of cream when we separate so I was able to get some more butter in the freezer this week. I am going to keep going with making it so that I have heaps in reserve to share and for when the cow dries off.
Last weekend we got all our onions in and some more veg and it is looking very productive. My husband got some more seedlings on Saturday so I’ll put them in this coming week. The weather was very windy and wet here on the weekend so everything in the garden had to hang on tight.
We had our usual bible study on Tuesday night and we are still working through Hebrews. This week we discussed what it was like for the people once they came to Christ and how they were treated and how their lives changed. Very interesting.
Friday we attended our second pottery class and we both got the chance to play on the wheel. It was very good fun although it was quite difficult. I managed to get one bowl looking reasonable and will get another chance next week. 
Next week, when the bowls have hardened we will clean up the bottom edge and then they will be fired. After the first firing they will then be glazed and then fired again. I’m excited to actually see something finished, but the teacher needs to wait until she has enough to go in the kiln.
We also worked with terracotta and made slab pots. Terracotta is a firmer clay and works well this way and also for bigger items on the wheel.
Saturday was our usual town day and then we had some friends from church out for tea. It was a great night and we all had fun together.
Sunday was church and then the children had an extra piano lesson just to consolidate some of their work. They are doing really well and there is only a week left until their exams. They are both looking forward to having them completed and moving onto something new.
Okay that’s all our news for this week.
Because our internet was down we didn’t have a link up last week so not top three, but that’ll be back next week.
This week is once again school and piano practice, the usual bible study on Tuesday night and pottery on Friday.
I want to fit in some vegetable gardening and maybe some mending as well, oh yes and some book work.
I’m looking forward to seeing what you all have to link up this week and also hearing what you have been doing.
Thank you all for your support and may God bless you all.
Keep on keeping on my friends…
Have a great week!!!
Numbers 6:24-26 “The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.”
Blessings my friends xxxx
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They all had a great time with their aunt and uncle and especially their grandpa. He’s a tickling grandpa and one in particular loves being tickled and the other ones just like to watch.
Grandpa is also becoming a favourite story teller and whenever he sat in his chair he had three extras with him.
On Friday our no 2 daughter and myself started pottery classes in town. It runs for the school term, so about 10 weeks and this week we did hand work making pots. Next week we may get to try our hand at the pottery wheel so that should be fun, or not!!
The weekend was the usual, music lessons and gardening. We managed to get our onions planted and some more garlic, cabbages and lettuces. The garden is coming along really well at the moment.
Here’s the hay laid out in rows which will he will run a bed former over, once it’s settled down a bit. All our big crops eg: tomatoes, corn, etc will be planted in these beds this coming spring. He wants to do another 5 loads and even more. There is a lot of hay around that is no good for stock feed so we are really blessed to be able to use it in the garden.
As I said it has been so cold this week and with my husband home for lunch one day I made some chicken soup from one of the roosters we butchered last weekend. The flavour was really lovely and I made some cheesy scrolls to go with it.
I found some great books from Answers in Genesis for our no 2 son. He got one on dinosaurs and one on geology. He was so excited when they arrived and it’s so nice to know that he is reading the truth about all these things and not the world’s million of years theology.
Saturday we did some gardening and sorting some pigs out and then in the afternoon we had a lady who knows heaps about orchards and permaculture stop in to see how everything was going. You are never too old to learn. Our no 2 daughter has gotten quite keen on grafting and the fruit tree side of our operation so she was all ears during her visit.
Red Velvet Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting by Marilyns Treats 
I managed to get some more seedlings into our nft system on the aquaponics. I’ve filled all the holes now and we are going to do some more pipes in the coming weeks.
This time I planted rocket, spinach and tatsoi and I’m looking forward to harvesting the rocket and spinach. I haven’t grown rocket before and I really enjoy the taste in salads so it’ll be nice to have our own.
They all did a great job and we were really pleased with how easy and clean the roosters ended up and they will definitely be enjoyed in the coming weeks. They may not taste like KFC but I’m sure they will still be okay.
Onto some farm news, I thought I’d include a picture of our saddlebacks. They are really growing and are probably our nicest natured pigs.
This past weekend we also had my husband’s Good 2 Great Fathering Course Graduation. We shared a meal and the fathers and their children each did an item. It was a lovely night and it was enjoyed by all.
