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Hello everyone. After a visit to an Emergency Vet so Jasper could get his foot treated, we are on the move again to a remote little town called Great Lakes. It's hard writing while travelling so maybe I will get back here later.0
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We arrived in Great Lakes and are in one of the four parking spots that has power, water and a drain. There's a dump point somewhere nearby that you have to drive to. There's a pub with meals here so we are going out for dinner. Lyn and Greg have gone in an opposite direction to us, covering some areas that we have already seen. We'll meet up again in two weeks so we can catch the Spirit back to the Mainland together.
The day started with a visit to an Emergency Vet's in Huonville. We discovered Jasper had snapped a dew claw and he wouldn't let us near him. The Vet was kind and efficient and the snapped claw was taken off very quickly. He yelped and I cried though! Now he is feeling much better and is sporting a pretty bandage till tonight. We have antibiotics and anti inflammatories for him to take for three days, and the claw may grow back thicker or twisted, but that's for us to wait and see.
The drive was otherwise uneventful and we saw beautiful places. It's very remote here. There is a lake nearby.
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Thank you Linda, for the Heads up with this new member who was checking us out. I will have a look and see if we can encourage them to join our Team. Thankful you have escaped getting sick, looks like your immune system is building up properties to keep you strong and well!
My weekend began in excitement having my Grandson Logan competing in Archery at the Winter Games in Quesnel, BC. He is 14 and qualified to participate this year. The whole family went and he did well and had a great experience and meeting up with new friends who share in this sport they love. No medals but such a great experience to qualify with such good stats that allowed him to be there. The weather was very stormy and coming home the Bus that was bringing the coaches Chaperones home got stuck on the highway with downed wires. It was heavy wind and heaps of snow. My daughter got called at 9:30pm saying the bus had been rerouted to another highway and they would be delayed for a few hours. She asked me to pray, God intervened and protected them all, they started out at 12 Noon Sunday and Logan got home safely at 2:00am Monday morning. 14 hours on the bus but Praise God they were all safe!
Susan, thinking of you as you are travelling, praying for you, thanks again for all those awesome pictures you shared. I left comments earlier Sunday.
I am really tired as up so late but so very thankful my Grandson got home safe and sound. Hod is Good! 🙏✝️❤️0 -
Susan - I am sorry about Jasper's dew claw. I was thinking at first that it was his cut on his foot that was the problem. That is a very cute bandage! I hope he does not try to take it off. Prayers that it heals well and this is the last of the injuries anyone has. Two more weeks and you will be going home. Such a fun trip we have had with you! I have learned so much about the countryside you are seeing and the history involved.
Judith - it is wonderful that your grandson was able to compete in the Winter Games. At his age this is very impressive. You said the "family" went to watch him. Did you go too or just his immediate family? It is scary that their bus needed to be rerouted. That must have been the same windstorm we had a few days go. I don't think we had power lines down but I was afraid we might loose some tree branches.
Glenn did his class early this morning and it went well. He was only supposed to talk 30 minutes but he went over to 50 minutes. He always prepares too much material but it is so much that he feels it very important to know. He got up at 4:30am then came back to bed for a few more hours of sleep. I heard the alarm but stayed warm in my cozy bed while he was up talking.1 -
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Hello all. It's a beautiful day here at Miena.
Great thought, Marilyn.
Linda, good to see everything went well yesterday. Yes, in two weeks we leave Tasmania but we aren't going home.e then. We're heading to South Australia. Our original plan was to be travelling for six months to a year. We left in October, so we'll see how long we last on the road. Jasper left his bandage on, thankfully. I took it off for him last night and he cleaned it all up. The Vet just wanted to.e for the antibiotic cream to work for him.
Judith, how wonderful about your grandson Logan! Glad his journey was not too scary in the end. Congratulations to him. Thank you for praying for us as we travel. I did see your comments yesterday. Thank you for them too. I was just unable to type.ling on a bouncy road.
Today we return to the Devonport area via Deloraine, the artsy crafty town. I doubt we will stop there as we are towing, but it will be nice to see it again, however briefly.
The lake next to the Great Lake Hotel, from the hotel dining room. :
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The weather was good over the mountains so we left today to come back to Grand Junction. The roads were good but the main tunnel under the mountain at the contenental divide was having trouble with their power. Some of the lights were working but some of the tunnel was very dark. We were hoping that the ventilation system was working so the fuel fumes were being taken out. We did not smell anything bad so I assume it was working. That could get dangerous if the exhaust fumes would build up in the tunnel.
Our guests left us with a gift of an air plant in a cute blown glass container. I have never had an air plant so this should be interesting. It is a tropical plant that likes lots of humidity. Since we are in a desert area, I will need to be misting it often to keep it happy. I amy have to take it with us when we travel or hope for the best when we are gone.1 -
Linda, that sounds like a Tillandsia plant. There are many varieties. I tend to overwater them and they die! Lol! Maybe you can find an example of it online and get some advice about what to do for it there. Oh, the tunnel sounds not so good. Glad you got through it alright.
Marilyn, I think you would be doing a lot of that. Cheering for you.
Judith, hope you are alright.
We arrived in Railton yesterday and it's a comfortable spot to be parked in. Today we're doing maintenance and repairs and cleaning, and getting groceries. Yesterday we drove through mountains trains and got behind a logging truck on a bend, steep road. Glad that's over.
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Hello Everyone
Thanks for asking after me, after being up all night, or should I say most of it when Logan was stranded in the snow storm and power lines down, by the time the bus had to take them another way he and Team didn’t get home until 2:00am Monday morning. I guess lack of sleep caught up with me and I didn’t feel so good, mega pain and heaps of nausea and my bowel acting up. So I didn’t get to team yesterday, so sorry about that.
Susan, So sorry about Jasper with his dew claw, the picture of the boys is so cute, and the bandage is so sweet, a red heart. Sending Jasper a Hug from “auntie” Judith! 🤗❤️ The pictures of the place you were staying and drive through mountains looked a little treacherous!
Linda, the air plant is one I have never heard of before. So thoughtful of your guests to leave it for you. Not sure I would like the tunnel you went through. Sounds scary! Stay safe Linda.
I am at the hospital tomorrow for my follow up with Surgeon and more procedures. These treatment days are not so pleasant but know the excess growth has to come off or I will be dealing with much more problems. Will let you know when I am back tomorrow evening.
I am posting new Team Goals for us that we begin Friday March 1, 2024. Hard to believe February has sped on by like it has!
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Marilyn - this is so true. I used to be in a group called FLY lady. It was "finally loving yourself" and her moto was to take everything in "baby steps". Even if you only accomplish one thing, it is something that is done. Each day doing baby steps accomplishes a lot in a month.
Susan - I have been on those treacherous type roads and they are not pleasant! Some of the mountain roads here are so narrow that there is only room for one car on the whole road. If you meet someone, the person going up has the right of way so the other person had to drive off the road on the small shoulder to let the other person pass. The small shoulder may be on a high slope too so it can be scary. These are not roads with cliffs over the side but roads in the mountains with lots of rocks on the sides. Some times, I would just close my eyes and pray as we pulled off. Glenn did not mind at all but I was not raised on that type of road so it was not fun for me.
Judith - praying for a good appointment tomorrow. I know it can be difficult so I will pray extra hard for you. I am sorry you have had a difficult time the last few days with pain, nausea and GI problems. It is so good to hear from you but we understand if you need to take some days off.
We have people coming over in 25 minutes so I must get ready for them. It is good to be back "home" where it is quiet! I love my daughter's dog but she can get a little crazy and loud sometimes. 😊1 -
Good morning.
Linda, yes, you know the kind of roads I was talking about but it had rocks AND steep drops. I was glad we finished it. The logging truck had to pull into the other lane to go around sharp bends and I don't know if he could see the oncoming traffic. His back trailer often swung into the other lane as well. I held my breat a lot as we were also towing. It could have been disastrous but we all made it. Enjoy your quiet time and also your visitors.
Marilyn, yes! Just keep doing something positive every single day.
Judith, I echo Linda in understanding you have good and bad days. It's always good when you can chat but if that can't be every day, then so be it. I hope your appointment is over and you are resting and recovering now. 🙏 You will be happy to hear Jasper is feeling pretty chipper now. I will let his poor broken nail grow out a bit before I try to smooth it out for him.
Today I am staying at the van. I need to make a birthday card for my 2yo granddaughter. Maybe it can happen today? Colin is trying to get some physio in Devonport.
Meanwhile, Railton is known as a Topiary town. Here's some examples of their topiaries.
Main street spirals:
A rabbit I think? At a petrol station.
War memorial figures of service personnel:
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Marilyn - yes we need to keep our eyes open to see the miracles that are done in our daily walk.
Susan - the topiary pictures are very interesting. I assume there are some type of support for them to grow like that. It would take an artist's mind to visualize them before they start. I hope you got your birthday card made for your granddaughter yesterday. I'm sure she will treasure it much more than just a card bought from a store when she is older.
Judith - Prayers for healing after your procedures at your doctor's office. We are here supporting you from afar.1 -
Linda, the topiary sculptures are made by creating a wire cage for the shape you want, placing it over a young plant, then you trim everything off that doesn't grow inside the wire shape. They seem to use fast growing Privet and Box hedge plants to do this. I didn't get my granddaughter's card made yesterday. Time got away from me. I did cook so we have a meal already prepared for tonight, so maybe later this afternoon?
Marilyn, God showers us with blessings every day. They are miracles to me!
Judith, thinking of you after yesterday's medical ordeal. Gentle hugs.
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Good Morning Everyone,
I came here earlier on Friday, March 1st and started the Threads for March and filled in Fridays Post for each one. Now it’s March 2nd 12:14am
I had my appointment on Thursday and it took me most of Friday to wind down. I also had another Medical Follow-up Friday afternoon at 3:00pm which gave me a lot to process.
I will come back later today and will fill you in with all that is going on.
I have another Follow up with my Surgeon in 3 weeks and more tests.
Thank you for your prayers and for your love care and friendship in which I thank God! 🙏❤️🤗0 -
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Marilyn - very true statement.
Susan - thanks for the explaination of the topiaries. With the wire cage, it would be much easier to keep the plants upright in the strange positions it is put in. It reminds me of Bonsai trees that are famous in Japan. They start with very youngs trees because they are easier to bend and twist into the shapes they need.
Judith - some hard things to process from your doctor's appointment for sure. I pray that they will get you into the specialist you need. Since they trimmed all the excess skin, is that part done or will they need to do that again? That sounds very painful to me. I pray God gives you strength to endure what is needed and wisdom for the doctors.1 -
Linda, yes, Bonsai trees are fascinating too. I believe the gardener uses wires to help shape the plant, and they are eventually removed. There is a lot of careful root and branch trimming. I always think of Mr Miyagi in Karate Kid when I think of Bonsais!
Marilyn, yes, that's often true.
Judith, I will go look for your update once I finish typing here. It sounds like you had another very challenging day. I'm so sorry you are having to go through all this. I pray for the Drs to have wisdom and compassion for you and for you to have strength and endurance to heal. Hugs.
Not much is happening here today. It's very windy so we brought in our mats and awning. I trimmed and brushed the dogs. I still want to get to my craft supplies but there are three bodies on our bed sleeping. Guess where my craft supplies are? Under the bed!
PS Yes, Colin does wash his feet, but the old sheet on our bed protects it from him AND the dogs. In his defence, Colin works a lot keeping our water supply going, dumping the gray/black water and putting down or taking up mats etc, all in the dirt. Lol!
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