ANZAC Day - Ragged Bloody Heroes

Today is Anzac Day where we as Australians come together to lay our respect for the men & women who fought for our country.

With my eldest son in the Army and my youngest son who will play the drums with the Army cadets at four different Anzac day marches, our day will start early, we have to leave here by 2.15am(So I'm praying blogger will publish this respectfully on time :-)

Please take the time to listen to this wonderful song- Ragged Bloody heroes by Luke O'Shea and his band Medicine Wheel. Some of the footage in the clip sends tingles down my spine as my skin goose-bumps.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.

LEST WE FORGET

Snorkelling

Snorkelling on The Great Barrier Reef wearing SUPER sexy stinger suits.

So where did we go??

I mentioned a couple of posts ago that I had been on holidays.

(I took this photo from the plane)

Can you guess where??

HINT- It's one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the world.

Caroline.....

Paved Paradise & a ?

I've always liked this song it has such a good message behind it, but the other day I found this clip on u tube which highlights some horrifying statistics.

So my question is -

Do you think musicians should use their public position to highlight valuable causes more??

Let me know what you think.

Caroline

LAZY!

You think he would move, Don't you??

We have just got back from our holiday today & as the gardens were so dry I pulled the hose out to water and this happened.

I pulled the hose out & across Maverick thinking he would get up and move, he stayed this way for a good 1/2hr.

Funny Dog!!

Chloe

Chloe is recovering slowly, despite having to take her back for another day at the vets because she reacted to the anti-venom after I took her home. Apparently it is common when the dog has had anti-venom previously.

So it turns out because it was the second time around she should have had an anti-histamine shot & also a shot of cortisone at the time when she was given the anti-venom.

She is a lot lot better but not quite back to her old self.

I'm off for a few days, leaving Chloe in the hands of my darling daughter & wonderful house-sitter"H". I have known "H" for ten years & she has been house sitting for me for five of those years. She is absolutely wonderful but this time just a little bit of me may still worry for the "little dog"

Back soon to share with you my doings.....

Caroline xo

Another Snake Bite!!

"Chloe Emma" is at the vets having a sleep over tonight!!

Bitten by a Brown Snake AGAIN...

The curse of Jack Russell Terriers they just can't help themselves.

Another bottle of VERY expensive anti-venom.

She has been lucky both times, as we have been around & have got her to the vet quickly, one day I know we won't be.

At least this time we know she will survive. Last time she had 3 serious bites with one being on the neck it was real touch & go for weeks.

Today only one just above her paw.

We haven't seen a snake here in years but they came to slash the vacant block next door & maybe that's why, she was actually sitting up on my lap when she saw our Red Cattle Dog react to something, she was off my lap in a flash and well.... the rest is history(NOT!!)

just a BIG vet bill.

Caroline............

Do we live in a crazy house.......

When the dog has to sun bake just like Emerald???

Not been blogging much lately I know, but gee I have been getting alot done off my "To Do List"

I met up with Soldier boy yesterday for a quick coffee & he was telling me about his never-ending "To do list" and how he never seems to get to the bottom of it before he's added more things, I just sat there thinking you are so my son the way you make lists, talk & express your self.

Advice for Soldier Boy was then promptly given by Mother dearest- You will NEVER EVER EVER finish a list that's just the way it is.

This week-end gone though, I have crossed off one MAMMOTH job I had on my list, you see I needed to sort all the timber from when we pulled down the old stable & fence. It's been sitting there for a few months now & I had done what I could but I needed to grab the Blacksmith on his day off so he could lend me his muscles to finish the job.

Ha, Ha, I just sat back & enjoyed watching his muscles as he sweated it out in 36c humidity to finish the job!!

We had another hen hatch out chicks today she has 7 under her. The hens are going really well this season. So far I have had 18 chicks hatch(naturally) in 2mths. Yippee!!

Hope you have a great week. March tomorrow, isn't the year just flying by.

We will be off on holidays soon. Yah, for me.

Caroline xoxo

Sunday Mending

A lazy Sunday, sitting and mending his little dog's stuffed toys.

Did you have a lazy Sunday??

Caroline xoxo

Been to busy...

to blog, but hope to return soon.

What with School starting,

Emerald having her op... (more on that to come)

Granny's house having gone under in the floods (she say's it's aged her 3yrs-don't know how she came to that figure, but that would make her 90-going awesome I reckon)

Hope to be back here soon.....

Caroline xoxo