Life gets busy……

 post Covid I took a bit of time to get back in the swing of things and for the first few weeks I couldn’t manage to get out to do the markets on a weekend.  This made things a little harder for Bill but we managed and soon I was back where I should be albeit a little more slowly.  We had a few outings for coffee with friends at The Nest and Fare Enough.

My first big day out was with Bill to check on stock and while in Chiltern we called in to see Lisa Bishop who is a fabulous artist with a great shop in the Main Street.  A few years ago she did a painting of the Chiltern main st and produced it as a microfibre tea towel.  I have been going to get one for ages and each time they were sold out.  Today they were not so now at last I have my very colorful tea towel.

We have been checking out Galleries in other areas as we travel around and loved the exhibition which replaced Bill in the Kyabram Town Hall.  The Northern Plains Basket Makers had some interesting pieces on display and it was certainly different from Bill’s birds.  That day we also checked out a few galleries in Echuca.  It was a good day out and we enjoyed the different types of art that we saw.

We spent a delightful afternoon with Genevieve and Greg when they invited us to their place in Strathbogie for a barbecue lunch.  Together with Sue and Tony we all enjoyed the day.  At home Bill has been busy when not designing next year’s calendars.  He has decided to transfer all our music off the computer and make it so we can take it and listen to in the car.  It’s been a long job but great now it’s done.

Another fun night out happened when the Euroa Photography Group had a treasure hunt down at the creek.  Armed with a list of items to photograph they all set off to find and capture them.  Judi and I joined them afterwards for a barbecue tea in the park.  

We called into the Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) one day for lunch and then had a look around.  Now in its new home it is a lovely space and we saw some great items on display.  As always a few that made one scratch their head in wonder as well.  Another visit to Shepparton saw us visiting The hospital as Bill had an appointment with the physio.  While there I found this gorgeous mural of the ever present Cockatoo and couldn’t resist snapping it.

A bit of excitement at the museum one day as I was indexing the rate books.  We had a visit from the Postcards crew who were doing a story on Euroa.  We met Todd Woodbridge who was hosting that episode.  He was very interested in what I was doing and it was nice to meet him.  No filming for that though so I’m not to be the star just yet!

Line Dancing, the museum, Family History, Trivia and helping out at The One World shop are all keeping me out of mischief while Bill continues to work away with new design ideas for cards, calendars etc.  As we start thinking about getting away this year Bill has been kept busy with getting the car serviced and the van has been taken to Shepparton to have some work done.  

The week before Easter we had a surprise visitor to Melbourne and joined the family at the Chelsea RSL to catch up with our gorgeous niece, Shanae and her partner Travis, who were visiting from Brisbane.  It was so nice to see them as it’s been a long time.  Lovely to be able see the rest of the family before we head off again.

Our last month of markets have been busy.  We are looking forward to a break but before we do we have one more big one to go.  The Mansfield Easter Bush Market is on Easter Saturday and we drove up on Friday and stayed at Shelley and Darren’s cabin again.  The 5.00 start for set up is very early but necessary as the market starts at 8.00am.  We had a great day and we were very grateful to be able to stay in the cabin for one more night and rest up before heading home the next day.

The following weekend we returned to Mansfield to catch up with Shelley, Darren and Kyan.  We spent the morning enjoying the sunshine on the deck and then drove to a small nursery just out of town for coffee.  This quirky little place has it’s coffee shop operating out of an old horse float.  Returning to Euroa that afternoon we joined Judi and Peter and a few of their friends at their place for a late lunch.  Delicious home made pizzas, good wine and great company made for a fun finish to the day.

At last we collected the caravan from Shepparton and now we have to clean and pack in readiness for our winter escape.  The weather is getting cooler and we certainly feel like it’s time we weren’t here.  I have finally been able to get my third booster shot so hopefully will be safe as we travel around.  A few days later I got my flu needle as well so fingers crossed.

But first we have to catch up with a few people.  We had a delicious dinner at our new Indian Restaurant with Judi, Peter, Bethany and Neil one night.  Another delicious meal at Northern Republic with Janet and a really delightful day at Baileys Winery in Glenrowan with Marion and John from Benalla.  Pizza and wine in the garden with lots of catching up was a very pleasant way to spend some time.  We’ve snuck in a few coffee dates as well with Rae and Wayne, Joan, and just us a couple of times.  Loved popping into to celebrate little Zara’s 1st birthday and catch up with a few other people I hadn’t seen for a while.

Finally it was time to get serious and finish packing the van.  Tomorrow is the day we head off.  Watch this space to see where to next.

until next time…….