building

This little building houses my pet (you will get to see her in a few days). It is lined out with a piece of old carpet to make it nice and snug. You cant miss the debris on the lawn. Have to seriously get into the back yard cleaning this week.

open

When the coffee container was open today, I had just filled it with freshly ground beans and the excitement starts as soon there will be a hot brewed coffee to enjoy. I sat down today with my daughter while we caught up on things, especially our iphone/ipod games. Our favourite at the moment is Matching. I am slowly getting the hang of it and getting a better score.

Highlight: Got hold of some bargains downtown at our annual July Frenzy.

Thought: Open our eyes Lord, we want to see Jesus. This should be on our hearts as we start each day. As he takes us through the day, he will open up opportunities and experiences we would have missed if we didn't ask him to open our eyes.

texture

I thought this made a nice photo of texture. This mat is underfoot most of the day.
Today here on our little patch of land, we have had some more trees taken down, an excavator started cleaning up, they will be back tomorrow. The main access (only access) to our property was blocked for a couple of hours, so my daughter had to find another access through rocky terraine. It made it an interesting walk home for lunch. Ideas are coming fast for ways to set up our new back yard. Idea for today was a type of gazebo barbecue area. The thinking caps are on.
My oven element stopped working today, good thing it was able to cook dinner last night for guests.

Highlight: My sister called around for her usual weekly catchup over coffee. (She has been away for 3 weeks)

Thought: What do you do when the oven is out? I have a Thermomix, need I go on? The challenge in 'meal planning' is on: slow cooker, steamer, frypan, stovetop....we have electricity to be thankful for. I don't mind a challenge, what about you? ..... Dot

letter

Today's mail contained some interesting letters. Often when we get letters we wonder are the contents going to be good, exciting or disturbing. The letter from the water company, we already received the same one last week. The Telstra letter was for my iphone which I am happy to be  paying muchless for now and the other letter was from my health doctor offering me an interesting test to undertake should I wish to. So the letters I received today were not disturbing but interesting in their own right.

Highlight: Had our Life Group around for a shared meal tonight.

Until tomorrow, hope you had good mail today....Dot

Your favourite colour

My favourite colour at the moment would have to be green. This lovely shade of green is around me each day as I use the 'things' that it applies to.

I know that the tomato knife is orange, but these colourful knives are used often to cut fruit and vegies. They are nifty and perform very well.

This lovely metal colander was given to me from my daughter recently and I use it to house our fresh lemons. We love lemon in our green tea, salad dressing etc. Also, whats nicer that crepes with freshly squeezed lemon juice and sugar, yum!!

And of course my new usb cable is green. It lives near my laptop in the office to download pics from my iphone.

Highlight: Helped cater with friends for a funeral and caught up with lots of family and friends in the meantime. It always happens that way, doesn't it?

big

My God is so big,
So strong and so mighty,
There's nothing my God cannot do.

Thinking about BIG today, my first thoughts were of how BIG my God is. He can do anything!!! It won't be long now and we will be studying our bibles more in our church family. We are starting a series next week and daily we will be reading certain verses and even learning a verse each week. I am really looking forward to it and will no doubt find just how big and great my God is.
Today I had a huge task ahead of me and that was to get the washing done. It now only needs airing off (some still need to dry and bit more) and is hanging about inside.

As you can see I hung it 'spaced out' to aid in the drying process. It had a light shower on it  and it did not get to blow about much; but I will be able to put some away tomorrow, turn the rest and put the remainder away the next day. This is called 'chasing washing'. I choose to do it this way to save energy and I have the time to do so.

Highlight: Very productive day, baked, washed, quilted, administration etc. The joys of being a homemaker.

Thought:  For some encouragement and assurance, read Psalm 104. I read it in the New Living Translation. Find yourself in a quiet spot and as you read let God show you how BIG he is.

lunch

Oh boy, I was asked to take a pic of lunch before I ate it but I forgot to check this morning as we were on vocals at church. Nevermind, I took a pic of dinner. Lunch was leftover from dinner last night which was Thermi Rissotto and Quick Quiche cooked in the oven. It was SO yummo.
Here is Dinner today instead after I had had a mouthful and remembered to take a pic.

sorry no hightlight or thought please tune in tomorrow. xx