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I started out early posting and then a lot of issues with MFP again; I’d start to type the screen would freeze and shut down suddenly. I had to restyle things as with the way the system was I couldn’t even save what I typed. Very annoying! 😳
You asked Linda if Sunshine was alright with going to the Vet. She is fine, just her annual wellness check up and shots nails trimmed. She passed with flying colours. Vet was happy with her. I shared a picture of her on FaceBook, sorry think I forgot to send to you! She jumped in the Vet sink on the counter while waiting trying to hide from the Vet, it was kind of funny! 😂 I look forward to seeing the pictures of the cabinet all set up with your miniature lamps. The Trees sure multiply fast and grow quickly, I am sure they are so nice and give you shade when you need it. Glad you are able to give Blood and it will be nice to have dinner at your friends and the bonus Glen gets a massage while there. Hope it helps loosen his tight muscles in his neck.
Susan, glad to hear Greg and Lyn were able to
join you, I guess that means Greg is better. Loved the picture of the McDonnell Ranges, you can see it’s up higher like you said. Blue skies are lovely. You asked about if Zi had some help with all the mess the Wind Storm left? Actually it blew some of the leaves blew back in the garden, and with the weather having intermittent rain showers and some wind my daughter said to wait until the weekend to clean up but the carpet is rolled up and put away and some grunge was put in the garbage. Rest will get done on the weekend. Nice the Pastor sent you the pictures of the young man who was ordained into the Ministry on Sunday.
Marilyn, continue to keep you in prayer for a full and speedy recovery.
God Bless you all. Have a good evening!
Linda will be back tonight or in morning and let you know about the age QueenVictoria would be. Have to find her birthdate. I know she died in 1901.0 -
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Judith, glad your daughter will help with the yard. Also glad your kitty is OK! I hope you had a good celebration for Victoria Day. 🎉 The Queen would surely be over 100 had she still been alive! We didn't wind up going with Greg and Lyn yesterday after all. Just Col and I went. Greg needed a bit more recuperation time. He still sounded pretty croaky when we got back.
Linda, what a great, productive day you had. It's interesting about the Aspen trees wanting to grow together. The chess set might have had metre high pieces? They would have been a good size for 8+ year olds to handle, sort of like this one that I found on Google:
It will be nice to see your cabinet all set up.in it's new place 😀
Marilyn, I hope you are feeling a tiny bit better and will feel that 'thrill' soon. ❤️
Some pics from yesterday of the Western Macdonnell Range.
This one is a bit pixelated but can you see the stone columns, ridges and hills?
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Susan: Queen Victoria was Born: May 24, 1819, Kensington Palace, London, England Died: January 22, 1901, Osborne, near Cowes, Isle of Wight (aged 81) She became Queen
aged 18. She and her husband had 9 children. So when you look at aged 81 at time of death in 1901 and being 2024 that was 123 years ago that = 204 years old today. So sorry Greg and Lyn didn’t travel with you, hope the extra day will see him much better. I love your pictures. And yes I could see the stone columns, ridges and hills. I zoomed in and it became clearer. Seeing these pictures I can see you are having a wonderful trip.
Western McDonnell Ridge is a beautiful place to
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Linda I got on here today before you but you can read above in the note I left to Susan about Queen Victoria you were asking about.
Marilyn, I continue my prayers, looking forward to the day you can hear the Thrill!
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It has been rainy on and off with some hail and thunder. It sure has cooled the temperature down here. Tomorrow we will go to Grand Junction where it will be dry and hot. I am glad we were able to enjoy some cooler weather here in the Denver area. It may take a little while to get my curio cabinent filled and to be able to send a picture. We will need to have to find some college students to carry it in and then all the unpacking to do of the lamps that will take a while.
I am washing clothes and packing today. I will wait until tomorrow morning to wash the sheets and towels. Glenn's doctor appointment is at 11am so we will leave when he gets done with that. It is just the routine 6 month check up with medication refills.
Susan - It was interesting to see the Western Macdonnell Range. It look like there are several types of rock formations in this range. I pray that Greg gets to feeling better and can travel with you again. Colds are miserable and there is not much you can do to get over them but let your body fight it as best it can and just treat the symptoms.
Judith - thanks for the information about Queen Victoria. She was very young when she took over the throne and having 9 children must have been hard to balance family and royal duties. I am glad that Sunshine had a good bill of health at the vet's. Does she mind having her nails trimmed? You said she hid in the sink when she got into the office. I am also glad that your daughter will be able to help you clean up your yard. Does she live very close to you. You have probably told me several times but I do not remember.
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Linda, travel safely and may Glenn's medical visit be just routine! I'll look forward to hearing how setting up your curio cabinet goes. Glad you and Judith enjoyed the pictures of the Range. It's a big range stretching into Western Australia, more than 600kms/372miles long, so we just managed to sample the first 100kms/62 miles or so on pur day trip. Greg is up and about now which hopefully means he is recovering. Thank you for praying for him.
Judith, thank you for the Queen Victoria 👸 information. We have lots of statues and pictures of her here as England still 'rules' us but in a lesser way than during her time. I had not taken much notice of her dob before. Now it will stick in my mind better that she would be over 200 years old today! (Her picture was on the Telegraph Station wall in fact).
Marilyn, thinking of you. 🙏
My friend and neighbour Margaret (and husband Neil) have been caring for our pot plants at home since we've been gone. Margaret told me my lemon tree has fruit on it for the first time! 😋 That makes me happy. The Zygocactus/Christmas cactus are loaded with buds too, and none of my plants have died. It's something to look forward to seeing, both these friends AND my garden. Neil plays Ukelele and other stringed instruments well also. Just thinking out loud here. I am having the usual trouble with arthritic right hand and swollen wrist tendon in the same hand, so am wondering if I can continue the 2 hour sessions with Uke Jam. Maybe Neil and I can have some shorter sessions instead! He cannot cope with the 2hr sessions anymore either. And Margaret is looking forward to our card classes starting again. Me, too.
OK, better get going for the day. We pack up and leave in the morning so no sightseeing today. I plan to cook and stow away etc as well as make sure we take minimal washing with us.
Have great days, my friends.
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Linda, it will be nice for you and Glen to be in Grand Junction where it will be warmer. Didn’t realize there was such a difference in temperatures between the two places. I am sure it is a busy day for you with all the Washing and packing up everything. Always that last minute things that seem to pop up when in the process of moving from 1 house to the other. Not too worry or hurry with setting up your Curio Cabinet with your Miniature Lamps to send pictures to us. We will enjoy them when they come. It’s so nice that there are nice young college boys that are so willing to help when needed. I am sure you will enjoy being settled in Grand Junction. So glad you enjoyed the info about Queen Victoria. I am sure she found it quite the feat balancing home and Royal Duties. But with that being said they have a lot of Servant’s and Nannie’s which help
them a lot! One thing I so admired was how Queen Elisabeth who was so Dedicated to her Husband, Children and Royal Duties, she loved serving the people. She lived for her Country and People! She set the Bar High and showed her Children what it meant to be part of the Royal Family, everything she did was for her People and Commonwealth! I also loved the Queen Mum who set the Bar High which her beloved daughter followed in her footsteps. You asked if Sunshine likes nails clipped, she is pretty good about it once it gets started but it takes a couple of nails then she stops struggling to get away! 😆 And of course it’s never me who clips the nails, mostly Lynn does the clipping, Sunshine is too wiggly for me to handle. Lynn Darren and Grandkids love helping me, we all work together. They live about 25 minutes away from me.
Susan, thank you for sharing about Queen Victoria being quite involved with your country. I am sure or pretty sure knowing what I do about Queen Elisabeth she too would of been Dedicated to her duties like Queen Victoria was. Not sure but perhaps I need to be set straight on
what I just stated. But then when you think of all the years between the Queen and all the other Royal Line who served after Queen Victoria. You said the Telegraph Station had a Picture of her on the wall, would of loved to have seen a picture! 😊 It’s so nice that your friend’s Neil and Margaret are looking after your plants while you are away. The Lemon tree will be nice for you especially now that it has fruit on it! I love Christmas Cactus, so pretty. So sorry to hear about the swollen joints and tendon issues with your hand; you were wondering if you could play the Ukulele Jam sessions when back home. Will keep this in prayer my friend.
Marilyn, my prayers continue for your recovery and healing my friend, trusting this last surgery has been successful, In one of the feeds, not sure where I read it but it was about your Dog being sick, Hope he of she is ok??
I am in Vancouver tomorrow for a Surgeon’s follow appointment and procedures on the lips lower face. Not sure If I will be here but will at least sign into the news thread during the evening. God Bless you all! ❤️🙏🤗💜💟✝️☮️0 -
Judith, yes, Queen Elizabeth was our Queen and King Charles is our King, but like you we have a Prime Minister etc. So Royal
memorabilia is scattered throughout the country. Will be thinking of you during your procedures. 🙏 Thank you for praying for me.
I just had time to type this while stationery. Colin and Greg are doing last minute adjustments to brakes, headlights, reversing cameras etc. We're off to Barrow Creek WW2 free camp tonight and hopefully will have a campfire 😃 It will be 4 hours of driving.
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We made it safely to Grand Junction a little while ago. Glenn's doctor appointment was fine. When we got here, I checked my garden and my geranium is growing. The freeze must have just killed the top leaves. Our zucchini is growing well too.
Susan - how exciting to have fresh lemons waiting when you get home. I'm sorry your hand is bothering you. I am taking a class for piano and it is making me do exercises that make my hands ache. I am planning to go a little slower to rest my hands.0 -
Our daughter and grandkids are coming here to Grand Junction today so I am unpacking, cleaning and getting ready for their visit. Usually they have people to visit here so they are gone parts of the day. Part of the relatives here just found out they have strep throat so they may not get to see them this time. They will be here until Thursday. We are leaving to go back to Denver that day also so we might travel together. I have an appointment on Thursday to see my hip doctor for an evaluation of my hip, thigh and knee pain. His office is about 1/2 way to Denver so it works out well. We will start the discussion about if it is time to replace this second hip or if it is my knee that needs surgery that is causing my hip pain.
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Good morning from our amazing free camp on someone's property that used to house a WW2 military base! We're parked on a concrete slab each, with endless views. The slabs were floors for buildings that have long since gone. Our nearest neighbours are hundreds of metres away. It's 1km off the highway so the peace is wonderful, and last night we were treated to a spectacular sunset before we had our campfire under the full moon and fluffy clouds. We've decided to stay one one night. Surprised? Lol!
View of the sunset from our van
Lyn and Greg's van reflecting back the sunset
We're heading home over the next few weeks, to be back by June 15th. In some ways it is sad to be ending this trip but in many other ways it is good to be going home. I'm thankful for our Starlink which is allowing me to write to you all today. Otherwise there is absolutely no phone signal here. We'll run Starlink for a couple of hours today as it drains our batteries if left on too long. We couldn't get anyone to check the batteries in Alice Springs and now we're going into mostly remote areas till we get back to the Qld coast.
Here's a map of the Northern Territory. It took us 4 1/4 hours to go from Alice Springs to Barrow Creek:
Glad to hear you made it safely to Grand Junction, Linda. How lovely that the geranium is growing! I do hope your family recovers from Strep Throat quickly. And I hope the doctors can help with your hip and knee problems or at least give you a way forward to relieve the pain. That cannot be fun. Glad Glenn's appointment was fine. Oh, you are learning piano? That would be a great skill to have! I hope your hands adjust to the stretching and develop strength where you need it quickly.
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Good Morning All
Sorry for not posting in our threads yesterday but with such a long day at my appointment and undergoing the procedures I came home with very raw and painful skin, lips and mouth so I rested remainder of the night.
Today is some better but will rest remainder of the day. Thank you for signing in and holding the fort down! 😊
Linda, so glad to see you have arrived to Grand Junction safely. And it’s so nice you are having your daughter and grandkids visiting you. Hope your appointment went well regarding the evaluation of your hip, thigh and knee pain and the discussion of any replacement. Will pray for you that the pain will ease and you will feel better.
Hope you got some answers and a good report regarding all of this. Came back as I forgot to say I was remembering Glenn’s appointment and was glad you reported that it was all good. 😊
Susan, it won’t be long now before you are back home, and it will be nice to be greeted with family and friends and all your beautiful plants that are blooming and the lemons awaiting you. Thank you for sharing the map of the North West Territories from Alice Springs to Barrow Creek! Loved the pictures of your latest camp ground, the Sunset is so spectacular from your trailer and
The Sunset Reflections from Greg and Lyn’s trailer was so awesome. God’s Wonder of Creation! Safe travels Susan and enjoy all the places you see along the way.
Marilyn, trust you are feeling stronger and better each day. My prayers continue as we all love you and are trusting God for your complete recovery and healing!
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Judith - you high protein drink sounds delicious! That might work for my daughter who can not eat much yet because she had her weight loss surgery. She has lost 45# so far and looks so much healthier. I am sorry that your mouth and lips are so sore from the surgeon's appointment. Even though it is painful, I am praying that this will have positive results and your skin will flatten with no bubbling.
Susan - that was a spectacular sunset and the place you are staying sounds so peaceful. The road from Alice Springs to where you are now looks very curvy. I can see why it would take 4+ hours to get there. I am sure it is a bitterweet time to think your adventure will be over soon but if it were me, I would also like to stay in one place for a while. We are going up to our property on Monday to set up come concrete pavers to put our trailer on for the Summer. I am sad that the concrete pad did not happen but we were not able to find anyone who would answer us and agree to do it. There is a main bridge out for crack repairs in the bridge so it was also hard for anyone to travel to our remote property. About learning piano - I have played the piano for many years and have accomplanied at church and for people singing. The problem is the church hymns are not being sung as much as before now that the younger people want "modern" songs. This piano course is to help me learnhow to play with just chords and not with sheet music which is what I am best at.
The grandkids are playing with a balloon today doing a game of catch. It is good that they can create their own games and not have to depend on me to do the entertainment. My appointment for my hip is next week on Thursday. I may just need to have a steroid injection and not surgery. It is just an evaluation this time.
Take care everyone!
Marilyn - you posted on the other thread that you had to put your dog Bella down. I am so sorry that you have this added to your list of other concerns especially about your health. God is with you in good times and in bad times. I pray you feel his presence close to you comforting you.1 -
Limited reception in pockets today! Be back when I can. All is well.1
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Yesterday we put flowers on the graves of our relatives for memorial day. They can only stay on the graves until Monday due to regulations of the cemetary so we will need to go back next week and pick them up. I remember the beautiful peonies my mother had (white and red) that we would pick and put fresh flowers on the graves in Ohio. Mom always thought it showed how much we loved our relatives but since we are out of state, I hope people in Ohio don't think that we do not care for them now because we do not put flowers on their graves. Actually we have their ashes in our house so there is nothing in the cemetary at all except a headstone. They are in a place far away where there are no tears, pain, fear, anxiety, etc. I'm not certain what they feel or know but I am looking forward to finding out when it is my time to leave this earth.
It was a quiet morning today. The grandkids were up early to play a game with other family members around the state via zoom. They were involved for over 2 hours so I had time to get my morning routine done with no distractions. This afternoon they are going to the farm to see the baby pigs, goats, cows and sheep and ride horses. We will not be going because Glenn still needs to work on his sermon for tomorrow.
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Just a quick update today. Happy Memorial weekend. We're about to hit the road...and lose reception.
We're parked by a radio repeater station and I have a little reception!! Not sure why except we're up a little higher than the vast plain that surrounds us. The sunset last night was good, almost had a 360° view.
The radio tower next to us:
A sunset pic with Colin and Greg
We saw some of the Devil's Marbles yesterday which was amazing. They are quite big granite rocks coated in iron oxide from weathering. Geophormists think water has shaped them and they are actually in the process of becoming gravelly sand. Many are split right down the middle because of water erosion.
Colin showing his herculean strength!
We have another big drive ahead of us today but Lyn has Greg's cold now, so we'll see what actually happens. We're aiming to get to Camooweal, just over the Northern Territory/Queensland border, but that might be a big goal.
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We put Starlink up at our roadside stop tonight (our satellite wifi) as there is not a flicker of reception for phone data out here. Starlink drains our batteries though so we're just leaving it on a little while so everyone can do a little like check emails etc. All is well. We should be in a town tomorrow night and can have more time omline then. Xx1
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Susan - those are really huge rock marbles! Erosion is amazing in how much it can affect hard rock. that will make a lot of gravel when it is totally broken down. Congratulate Colin on his huge muscular feat of cracking that rock. 😆 I hope you do not get Lyn's cold that she got from Greg. It is so hard not to spread the virus when you are together a lot - especially when they were in tight quarters in their camper.
Judith - I am sorry that you are having blood pressure problems. Bedrest is not fun but it does help. I hope that you do not have to stay that way too long and things stabilize. If I were closer I would be glad to be your nurse for a while.
Marilyn - how is your fistula healing? I pray Toby is feeling better.
Glenn preached today since our minister is on maternity leave. We are going through a book on "Experiencing God" as a church and today's lesson was on having faith because we have a personal relationship with God and know we can trust him. Sometimes God asks us to do something that does not seem possible by ourselves but with God all things are possible. He does not expect us to do things on our own but with His strength, we can accomplish so much more.1 -
Hello from Camooweal in Queensland where we have phone signal and therefore data, briefly! Just filling up with good water, having lunch, then we will be off to Mt Isa for a couple of days. It's warm, the flies are friendly, and the roads are better than yesterday's flood damaged ones.
Our camp at Wattle Flower Rest stop last night.
A Wattle Flower
Welcome to Queensland. It's an endless plain here right now.
Hopefully I will have more time to post tomorrow in Mt Isa, still 200kms away. It's a place I spent 5 years in while I was still at both primary and high school. We'll see what changes have happened 😉1 -
Evening hello Everyone
I will bring a proper update on the Prayer Thread. Not sure if I told you but the pooling of bubbling of the skin and crusting over is a new cancer that I have been diagnosed with. I will explain further tomorrow. I am so happy that U managed to post in all the threads today. Thank you for your prayers and thank you Susan for posting my message on why I was away.
Love all the pictures you posted tonight. Queensland sounds like such a beautiful place to be.
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Susan - the Waddle flowers are so beautiful and interesting. My granddaughter and I went through your old pictures and she really enjoyed learning about Australia. Being home schooled has helped her have an inquisitive mind.
Judith - It is good to hear from you. I have not read your message in prayer thread yet. I will check it out next.
We are on our way to our mountain property to work on making the flat area for the trailer with the pavers. We will move the trailer up there on Wednesday.
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Linda, have a good day travelling and moving your van. Glad you liked the Wattle Flower and also glad you got your share my pics with your granddaughter! That's lovely.
Judith, I will also catch up in the Prayer thread. Yes, you did tell us there was a new cancer. 😔 I'm sorry you are in such pain. Hugs. 🙏
Marilyn, hope you are doing better. 🙏
We're in Mt Isa. Mt Isa is a mining town - Copper, lead, zinc and silver are mined here. It's surrounded by hills in a vast plain. There's a lake nearby called Moondarah. We lived here 1962 - 4 and 1968 - 9. Dad was first a geologist here, then a mine manager. I did some of my primary schooling at Happy Valley but my old high school has been repurposed. One of our old houses in Brilliant Street is still here, 62 years old, and has been a little revamped but still looks good. I can't find the other house we lived in so maybe it's been demolished. There used to be a red and white smokestack at the mine and it is still there, but a much taller silver one is also there now. The red and white one is smoking in this picture:
Here are some of the hills coming into town:
And for those that like maps:
We're still a long way from home but at least we're in our home state!
Have good days, everyone.
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Evening Hello All
Linda, have safe travels as you prepare to move your trailer to the place it will be parked over the summer months. I am excited for you to spend the summer where you so enjoy.
Susan I so enjoyed the Map especially I saw names of places that are memorable to me in places I have lived on the other side of our world. For example, Brampton, we have Brampton in Ontario Canada, my Dad and his wife lived in Brampton for years after moving from the Greater Toronto Ontario, then I saw Richmond, here in BC we have Richmond BC, then Hamilton, after my birth in Toronto and at aged 2 I moved to Hamilton Ontario, Sunshine Coast is a part of BC.
Thank you Susan for posting the Map; loved the pictures posted here. So interesting reading about the Mine and where you lived at aged 4 and 9 years old. I am sure you were going down memory lane! Especially looking back 62 years of history! So neat the Red and White smokestack at the mine is still in use as you pointed out the smoke coming out of that very smokestack. The hills coming into town and the sky with such fluffy
☁️ clouds is so neat to see. Thank you for sharing your travels in your home state.
Marilyn, my prayers continue for you!
Calling it a night all! Good Night and God Bless! 😴🙏🤗
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Susan - I love to go back to see where I lived many years ago and see how the town has changed. My little town is still small but does have a traffic light rather than a four way stop it had when I was in elementary school. There are a lot more houses surrounding the town and the house I grew up in was scheduled to be demolished. We were there 11 years ago and it was in bad shape then but we were able to see it. Do you have any friends still living in your child hood town? What town do you ive in now? Can we see it on the map?
Judith - We worked hard yesterday putting the pavers down for the trailer but did not have enough so will go back tomorrow to finish it. They are so heavy (31# each and we need 44) that we can not carry all of them at the same time in the truck. The ground was really wet so I hope they do not settle too much when the weight of the trailer gets on it. We had a college student go with us which was nice to have a strong back to help us. My daughter and I did what we couldbut most of the work was too heavy for us. Tomorrow should be an easier day since we have the ground leveled.
Marilyn - how are you doing?
Today our daughter and grand kids are out at Glenn's sister's house. They have a bunch of new baby cats that they are loving to play with. They barely have their eyes open so they are not very old. It is from a ferral cat so she hid them inside of the hedge near the road. I hope the kittens do not get out on the road that is so close.
Yesterday was Glenn's 71st birthday and his sister turns 69 today. We are going to Texas Roadhouse to celebrate her birthday tonight. We actually went there on Sunday for Glenn's birthday so we are going or a second time tonight. I m glad that we like that restaurant.
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Happy Birthday to Glenn and his sister, Linda! Oh, I would love to see the baby kittens. I hope someone rescues them. What a treat for your grandchildren. No, no one I knew as a child still lives in Mt Isa that I know of. The town I live in is Caboolture, 50 kms North of Brisbane in the SE corner of the state. It isn't shown on the map but Brisbane is there.
Judith, I was 8 when we first arrived in Mt Isa and 15 the second time. It's hard to do the maths! I was born in California but Qld has become my home. I moved around so much and had 9 schools in 3 different countries. It6 rare I get to go back to my childhood places because of that, so it's nice to be in Mt Isa for a couple of days. I have checked the Prayer request thread. Sending you love and prayers.
Marilyn, missing you and hoping you are getting better.
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Quick post today. We're packing up to drive 300+kms to Kynuna. All is well though I kind of suspect we'll both get Lyn and Greg's colds. Hard to avoid each other living so close together all the time.
I'll leave you with some beautiful Zinias growing in this Mt Isa caravan park. My mother used to grow them when we lived here though she preferred pink ones. The butterfly is a bonus for the first photo.
Here's a pink one 💗
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It has been a very busy day at the mountain property and we are still going strong. S'mores is on the schedule n xt. We travel to Denver tomorrow with a stop in Frisco to have my hip evaluated. I will try tomorrow to catch up with you all.1
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Linda, that is such hard work for you and Glenn putting down all those pavers especially when the ground is wet. Glad you have a college student to help when you are back to finish up. Please wish Glenn a Happy 71st Birthday 🥳 and his Sister her 69th Birthday 🥳 Glad you have a nice restaurant you are enjoying to celebrate both birthdays! 🎉🎂 safe travels back to Denver!
Susan, it’s so nice you can go back to your childhood homes and visit. Glad you are enjoying being in Mt Isa for a few days. Love the Caravan Park you are in now. The gorgeous flowers you shared here are so beautiful. I have grown Zinnia’s the “pink” ones. The butterfly was a bonus to see, his black wing span with white dots stood out amongst the pink flowers. Safe travels as you are on the road again.
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I found a map that shows how the US and Australia overlap. I thought it might show you how big Queensland is, compared to where you live.
We still have some travelling to do before we're home June 15th but the days are ticking down fast now. We'll stay home about a month then travel up to Cairns to see our daughter and her family. Then we'll stay home from about August and see how long it is before we go off on another trip! Lol!
Kynuna is the place Waltzing Matilda was written. Banjo Paterson played the flood damaged piano in the hotel. Plenty of other bards and poets have signed their names on the hotel walls and the names haven't washed off in the floods. It's a tenacious, musical little town! Colin, Greg and I had a steak dinner amidst the history yesterday as the sunset lit the sky. Lyn stayed in the van. She is still recuperating. We'll drive on to Winton today.
Judith, glad you enjoyed the Zinnias and butterfly. I am still praying for you and won't stop.
Linda, I do hope your hip evaluation goes well and you get a chance to come back and tell us how you are. It's a busy time for you though so I'll be patient! Praying for you too.
Marilyn, 🙏
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Yesterday was much too busy for me but the grandkids had a great time. We spent a lot of time at the property re-doing the pavers and still have some work to do. The grandkids were entertaining themselves playing in the water from the spring that is in a holding tank for the cattle when they come up the second week in June. One of the big tree limbs we have accross the big tank to keep the cows from trying to get into the tank to drink, fell from its place and cracked the edge of the tank. Our nephew will bring a new tank when they get the cattle up. The crack in the tank goes about 1/2 way down the tank so it does still hold some water. Since the cattle have not been there to drink out of it yet (deer and elk do enjoy a drink from it occassionally) algae growns on the top of the water. We call it "mermaid hair" so the grandkids scraped the algae off and tried to make little waterways in the ground where the water was pouring out of the tank.
After we finished there we had a women's midweek that was a fun time. We all were given paints and canvas squares and told to paint a picture but not to tell anyone what it was. About half way through, we passed our canvases to the person to our left and they finished the picture trying to imagine what we were trying to paint in the first place. We then took home the finished picture we started. It was a fun activity with some having a lot more talent painting that others. The snacks were to be tropical so I made Tropical Banana bread. It had pinapple, bananas, pecans, and coconut. It tasted pretty good but baked too long so I had to cut the sides and botton off of it. I ran out of time to get it baked (I miscalculated how long to do it) so I had to turn off the oven and let it bake as the oven cooled off while I was gone. That was not a very good idea but it was all I could do unless I missed the birthday party I was telling you about last time I was on here.
We left early to go to the orthopedic office and actually got there about an hour early. We never know what the weather will be like and since it is a three hour drive, we wanted to make sure we got there. I wish I could have slept another hour but that was not to be. Hehe The doctor said I have stage three arthritis in the hip (the most severe there is) and bone spurs and cysts in the bone. Steroid injections would not help but would make it worse so surgery is in my future probably in mid-September since the Summer is so busy and we have a conference to go to the first week in September. They also checked out my knee and they said that it is probably causing part of the hip pain because one leg is shorter than the other from the worn down cartilage caused by the arthritis. They gave me a brace that costs $1800 dollars but we are pretty certain insurance will pay for most of it. It will help reposition the knee so it is not bent out like it is now causing me to look "knock-kneed".
Susan - thanks for the illustration of the size of Australia. I really enjoyed the zinnia pictures. We grew them when I was living at home and always got the packages with different colored flowers - red, yellow, orange, pink, lavender, and white. The butterfly was pretty also. I hope Lyn gets to feeling better soon and you and Colin do not get it.
Judith - I look forward to reading your journal and how God has worked in your life.
Marilyn - as always praying for you also.1 -
Evening Hello All,
Linda, your bread sounded so good. You will have to make it again when you have more time. The ingredients are all that I like. Too bad you had to cut bottoms off and improvise but by what you said it still tasted good. Sounds like it was a fun day for the grandkids at the property. Hope the brace helps your knee. And so sorry you are looking at surgery so sorry about the cysts and bone spurs and that you need surgery. I will keep you in prayer. Hope the pain is not too severe my friend!
Susan, loved these latest pictures, loved how the sunset lit the sky, it was spectacular! The Map was very interesting to see. Thanks for sharing. Will continue to keep Lyn in prayer as she recuperates and Greg also! Safe travels my friend.
Marilyn, I continue to think of you and keep you in prayer. Trust you are doing better.
Love you all, thanks for all your prayers and kindness. Good Night all! 😴❤️🙏0
