New job, rock climbing

Work
For a few months now and until the end of the year I have been transferred to the Reader Services area of the library and I am really loving it. I enjoy the contact with people in the reading rooms and the interaction with the collection which continually amazes me. Working in the special collections reading room I have seen 500 year old books and handled them (with gloves), amazing artworks such as Norman Lindsey pieces, original texts produced by Labillardière when at Recherche Bay in 1792, (If I had known about that one earlier I could have got a better mark on my uni essay!) and everything else you could think of!

Rock Climbing
The girls have been doing rock climbing for about two months now. This is a fantastic sport! Not only is it the cheapest children's sport, it has great fitness as well. Mia has taken to this like a duck to water and has really done well. Erin is a little timid but is pushing her comfort envelope and climbing a little higher every week.



We recently attended a kids comp day and I had the best time just watching. They make it look really easy though I have yet to get the harness on and give it a go myself (soon!).

And this is me on a recent uni field trip to the Latham axe grinding grooves, part of the local Canberra Archaeology scene.

Cooking and catching up with family

I really suck at updating this blog! I will try to find time...if only for me!

I did take some time out today to do a bit of baking using golden delicious from my apple tree and eggs from the chickens. Our garden is pretty much bare at the moment, having pulled everything out except the pumpkins. The fig tree is full, but Wal suspects this is because of April keeping birds away from there. It was a poor year in the garden, with our tomatoes only making one batch of pasta sauce which was eaten that night. Last season I had over 12 kilograms of tomatoes and made sauce to keep. Even our zucchini production was down, I got 1 squash and no cucumbers. My orange tree has been plagued with a large black beetle and is devoid of fruit. But, the apple tree did really well.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

On another note... earlier in the year the Clarksons from Sydney and Melbourne travelled up for Alison's Birthday. Our special guest was Katherine jetting in from overseas, we flatter ourselves to attend the gathering. It was of course, the hottest day of the year and we were outside in the beautiful park on the lake. The food was delicious and the company very enjoyable.

Katherine, Ian and Warren

Alice and Sarah

Mia on the ice box.

Until next time...

Scotia

Christmas and the New Year

As we all know, Christmas has been and gone and the New Year has started. I went back to work early and tomorrow the children go to music school for two weeks. Hopefully it will be a fantastic fortnight for them, full of singing, dancing, learning to play keyboards and drama.

Christmas was a quite day, with Wal's family coming over. For the first time that I can remember the girls got to open their presents when they woke up (not woken up to go somewhere), and did not have to get dressed until after lunch. We got to stay at home all day!

I was suffering from Wii induced shoulder pain for a few days after Christmas. Everyone is exhausted and could really do with a few more days off, but that is not to be.

I have been attempting to do a summer subject for Uni on top of everything else and it is going a bit by the wayside at the moment. I have an essay due at the end of January and can only hope for a pass.

That being said, its getting late, and I am off to bed.
Scotia