Seniors' Luncheon

 

 

This morning both Sophie's class and Odette's class performed for the older members of our community at the annual Seniors' Luncheon. They sang Christmas songs. Not Carols, but songs like "Christmas Boogie", "Aussie Jingle  Bells", Susie Snowflake" and "Frosty The Snowman".

After the performance the children gave gifts (which they had made) to the seniors.

Dirty Boys

Yannick spent the day in the sheep yards. Hugh spent the day playing. They both ended up with filthy faces!

Did you notice Yannick has less hair than he did on the weekend? That's because I gave him a complimentary hair cut!

There was quite an audience...

Saturday Night French Restaurant

Oscar managed to get a picture of Yannick in the kitchen 

Yannick is French and he is a cook and he has been staying with us for what seems like ages (actually it is eight weeks - he originally intended to stay two weeks so he must feel at home!)  He met the local cafe owners and was invited to prepare a French meal for the locals. He did a Sunday lunch first, and then on Saturday night there was a French dinner at Rarebits on Burrowes. So I booked a table for three and took Candy and Oscar, our other helpXchangers out to dinner.

 

Me with Candy and Oscar.

We had a lovely meal and a fun night, finishing off with some fun photos in the Anita Jean Photography studio (which is next door to Rarebits).

Who do you think enjoyed this photo the most??

The cook!

Shearing at Wattle Creek

The shearers started shearing at our other farm today. The shed at Wattle Creek is pretty good for taking photos, because it is open on the east side.

 

 

I noticed some new fashion trends in the shearing shed today. There were some staff I hadn't met before, and I'm not sure how informed they are about workplace health and safety. A couple of them were wearing bare feet, and one shed hand had that teenage boy look with the jeans hanging down past his underwear. It is a wonder he could work and keep them up at the same time. All the shearers wear elastic belts, but this guy obviously doesn't even own a belt.

The traditional shearer's moccasin 

 

 The bare foot approach...

You may remember that in August we transported the house from Wattle Creek and it has become Wattle Cottage, our guest accommodation at home. And because there is now no house at Wattle Creek, there was no toilet there either. So Roger had to build a "dunny" and put it up on what was the veranda so that it could be plumbed into the existing septic tank.

Hugh

Hugh took his scooter to daycare today, and then he had it when it was time for basketball (not withstanding the fact that basketball was cancelled because the courts were wet.)
The wet courts didn't stop Hugh enjoying himself, and in fact it probably made it even more fun!
Because the girls didn't play basketball we had time to go and visit a puppy. We think it will be called Pompon. He is being vaccinated on Thursday and we can bring him home on Friday.