tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post1662917995928954103..comments2024-01-21T21:41:49.449+11:00Comments on Foxs Lane: some answersKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234467488696653117noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-57048778946445717482019-01-13T15:23:56.207+11:002019-01-13T15:23:56.207+11:00You have my sympathy when it comes to having your ...You have my sympathy when it comes to having your own burgeoning projects and interests 'squashed by VCE' etc. I know the feeling well. So many ambitions and ideas but they get thwarted or set back by family responsibilities or other outside demands that need urgent attention. Don't get me wrong, I love my family and love taking care of them but it would be nice to have a whole day's space for myself occasionaly without interruptions or hijacking by other people's dramas! <br />Never mind, the years fly quickly. Our times will come.Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-14209290126378794302019-01-03T08:40:43.555+11:002019-01-03T08:40:43.555+11:00Happy New Year to you all. Hope you are having a w...Happy New Year to you all. Hope you are having a well deserved break, well as much as you can when you are busy farmers.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06844263537630989995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-81819293717502221512018-12-30T03:20:47.839+11:002018-12-30T03:20:47.839+11:00Kate, thank you for letting us know what was going...Kate, thank you for letting us know what was going on. I missed your Friday blogs and was wondering what was up.<br /><br /><br />Where are you? I am in bed. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and the weather has been playing havoc with me. I am snuggled under my electric blanket. Hopefully I'll crawl out from under it later today, when I have "unkinked" so I can work on my sewing project (Travel Iron Caddy and Mini Iron Caddy. I've not quilted before and just used a walking foot for the first time last night. It worked wonderfully!)<br /><br />What do I hear? I hear my furnace going, my son sighing because he has to go to work in 10 minutes, the sand truck outside our house putting sand on the street.<br /><br />What do I smell? Nothing at the moment - darned ole allergies! lol<br /><br />What are you up to? Resting my tired, achy body. Wanting to get a move on to get SOMETHING, ANYTHING done today. And completely ignoring my dirty laundry because that isn't what I want to do and I have to take the sheets off the bed but my body won't let me right now. lol<br /><br />And how do you feel? Erm...well, I suppose I already answered that...a few times in this comment. :)<br /><br />Take care! I'll be on the lookout for your next blog installment. Have a Happy New Year!mcadwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07389085903331519215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-10395049462479542742018-12-28T17:27:15.290+11:002018-12-28T17:27:15.290+11:00Happy new year Kate,
Just in case you don't ge...Happy new year Kate,<br />Just in case you don't get back here before 2019.<br />Cheers Kate simplelifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397507005757292686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-36522277766281882752018-12-25T16:02:22.237+11:002018-12-25T16:02:22.237+11:00i99bet
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B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04873109774375668869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-67004969670734073792018-12-23T11:23:17.597+11:002018-12-23T11:23:17.597+11:00This comment has been removed by the author.kathleenalicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06080544909015481487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-66236682239138559702018-12-23T07:48:38.639+11:002018-12-23T07:48:38.639+11:00I’m so relieved everyone is safe and well. I hope ...I’m so relieved everyone is safe and well. I hope Bren can work his magic x xFiona https://www.blogger.com/profile/03170164024286796100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-71707973724359579412018-12-22T22:02:15.132+11:002018-12-22T22:02:15.132+11:00Thank you for noticing and caring Kath. I've b...Thank you for noticing and caring Kath. I've been having all sorts of computer issues but Bren just wiped everything off it and reinstalled everything back on to it and so far it's all looking good. Hopefully if all goes to plan I'll be back to blogging before the year is out. xxKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234467488696653117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-14799220176722493462018-12-22T22:00:25.851+11:002018-12-22T22:00:25.851+11:00Thank you so much for noticing Carly. I've bee...Thank you so much for noticing Carly. I've been having dreadful computer issues but Bren wiped my computer and reinstalled everything and now it looks like I'm back! Hopefully if all goes to plan I'll be back blogging before the year is out. xx<br />Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234467488696653117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-61822314941013510322018-12-22T11:50:06.458+11:002018-12-22T11:50:06.458+11:00Hope all is well Kate. Your blog usually pops up o...Hope all is well Kate. Your blog usually pops up on my new feed on a Friday morning. Maybe you are taking a well earned break. Much love from England x xkathleenalicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06080544909015481487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-10323842861150281602018-12-22T03:54:51.939+11:002018-12-22T03:54:51.939+11:00Hi Kate: Just wanted to check in and make sure al...Hi Kate: Just wanted to check in and make sure all is okay. Perhaps you are taking a break from blogging...I was just missing my weekly fix so I thought I would quickly comment. Take care.<br />-CarlyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099770449192527473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-86206672137948215082018-12-17T23:12:01.521+11:002018-12-17T23:12:01.521+11:00I was so excited that you answered my question! Th...I was so excited that you answered my question! Thank you! When walking the dog i often ask myself "What can I hear? (usually boring tweety English birds not mad Australian ones!), What can I smell? (wet grass, as often as not) What can I feel? (cold breeze on my face, warm gloves etc) and What can I taste? (nothing usually). By the time I ask What can I see?, I've started to really think and notice, so the green-ness of the grass, the sky reflecting in the puddles, the black of the bare trees (it is winter!) really hit me. Its such a pleasure and always lifts me when I think to do it. And calms me of course, tho the dog gets a bit bored!<br />Wishing you and your lovely family a wonderful Festive season xxxKate Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714070798142693922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-78336913150630114742018-12-09T12:16:04.531+11:002018-12-09T12:16:04.531+11:00Hey Kate, my husband has just climbed up a gum tre...Hey Kate, my husband has just climbed up a gum tree for me and set a beautiful metal kookaburra in the branch. I can see it from our deck every day and it will remind me of my very much loved and missed Dad. I am very happy. Best wishes to you and your family for the holidays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-86380051524350188802018-12-08T10:16:46.899+11:002018-12-08T10:16:46.899+11:00Oh what a lovely idea about asking readers questio...Oh what a lovely idea about asking readers questions to answer. <br /><br />Hmm...<br /><br />Well, our little scruffy little dog is barking spasmodically at the door to go outside, her barks jar my wandering thoughts back to the present. I keep meaning to get up to let her out but then my mind drifts again and I end up doing something else for a few minutes until she reminds me patiently again, that she is still waiting. <br /><br />I'm sat at the computer, which is currently on the kitchen table as its the only place we can get reception. There is sourdough proving on the bench for tonight's pizzas, this mornings dishes are stacked haphazardly by the sink. I notice the kombucha is also waiting patiently for me to put it on for its second ferment. I should do that today...<br /><br />When I look outside the sky is a dull grey, it looks like a bit of change is coming which will bring relief after a couple of scorching hot 40 degree days. Though currently it is still hot and heavy. The air conditioner is rumbling away, and the fan whirring in the background trying to push the cool air around the house. <br /><br />There is clean washing piled on the couch, waiting for someone to fold it. Next to it is my sewing, I have been making some little 7" Waldorf dolls as art of my boys Christmas gifts. It makes me happy when I look at them neatly lined up in their little basket. I feel less happy when I realize I have a whole dragon still to sew with not amazing instructions. But there is time. I'm sure I will make him work.<br /><br />My coffee has gone cold next to me, I'm off to pour another cup in the hope it will clear the fog that is residing in my head this morning. <br /><br />May you have a lovely weekend.<br /><br />xx Emma Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08500696381837942950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-9471654638174212492018-12-08T08:22:14.538+11:002018-12-08T08:22:14.538+11:00One of the best things for me as a family home gro...One of the best things for me as a family home grower with an allotment in the UK is that I can enjoy your growing season when ours has nil output. Well, I say that we, are eating the last of my pak choi in stir fries but the foxgloves and delphiniums really lift my winter spirit. My girl is 11 and I feel that I can enjoy more of myself at the moment - just until I hit the real teenage years of course! Enjoy your posts as ever. Jo x<br />Ps. Bum to knitting!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668713514058875484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-8723392480603667932018-12-08T08:05:05.157+11:002018-12-08T08:05:05.157+11:00Hi Kate
I don’t often comment(mainly because my iP...Hi Kate<br />I don’t often comment(mainly because my iPad keeps logging me out of google and it would mean finding my password, or getting a new one which would just be too.much.effort) but I really want you to know how much I love clicking on your posts on a Friday! I started reading your blog when you were in your caravan travelling Australia ( if I’ve said this before,sorry!). Your girls were so young then! They’ are growing up so beautifully, and are such a credit to you both! My children are now nearly 26 and 23, it’s now that I really feel that I’m getting myself back! Parenting teens and young adults is really challenging in the current world and is an emotional affair but it’s so lovely ending up with adults who you really love hanging out with! Our two are coming with us to Lanzarote on holiday for Christmas.I can’t wait!Penelope P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01867211542630495981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-32317334866261776732018-12-08T08:01:04.500+11:002018-12-08T08:01:04.500+11:00I am in southern Spain, in a small farming mountai...I am in southern Spain, in a small farming mountain village. I can hear some of the villagers chatting outside, I think they’ve just been to choir practice. I can smell the goats that wandered past my door a short while ago. I feel tired as I’m not sleeping well at the moment but I’m not fighting it, I just go with the flow and read until I feel sleepy again.<br />I hope a week of non knitting does the trick.<br />Fiona xFiona https://www.blogger.com/profile/03170164024286796100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-20754126303476969692018-12-08T01:29:49.211+11:002018-12-08T01:29:49.211+11:00Thank you so much for answering my questions, I fe...Thank you so much for answering my questions, I feel like a celebrity all the way up here in Boston where the temperature is probably not going to top 20 (fahrenheit) today! I love the photos of the girls and the beauty of the foxgloves. Since I am inside, I can hear the dryer whirring with load number one of laundry and a bit of wind outside. <br />I hope you are able to knit again soon and that your weekend is relaxing and contented.<br />Cheers. CarlyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359615659343691447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-18861697484049487312018-12-07T19:46:31.872+11:002018-12-07T19:46:31.872+11:00I went for a bush walk this morning along a ruggar...I went for a bush walk this morning along a ruggard coast line, I could hear the waves crashing on the rocks, the birds and the occasional wallaby crashing through the undergrowth. Right now I can hear the dishes being washed and my son talking to his friends on line. I can smell the cat food and it's not pleasant I'm going to have to go and empty it out. <br />I'm feeling worried, there are family health issues and I can't fix them. <br />I hope you are soon back knitting and spinning. My your weekend be joyful and peaceful. <br />Cheers Kate simplelifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397507005757292686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-16889767046317501542018-12-07T19:33:35.554+11:002018-12-07T19:33:35.554+11:00I am interstate for a ballet concert (DGD age 6). ...I am interstate for a ballet concert (DGD age 6). The sounds have been trumpet (DGS age 9) and clarinet (me). We are not ready for a symphony orchestra yet 😁.i did finish knitting a scarf during the 4 hour drive. I hope that your non knitting time passes quicklyPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06076262643586225954noreply@blogger.com