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May 2020

It was drizzly a lot in May which meant we had some fabulous rainbows.
  • mustard greens and soy blue pea flower tea
  • blueberry bagels
  • and a blueberry bagel bug bread
  • bug bread with fried egg
  • homemade vegetarian gyoza
  • blueberry pancakes
We did some more food explorations.
Varsha made a drawn animation.
  • Laxmi got some new markers
More drawings
Laxmi wrote about the arrival of the First Fleet as part of her home school reporting.
Varsha started making a dress for Maya Thiango’s birthday present.
We found an injured Eastern Tube Nosed Bat and looked after it until John took it to the bat hospital.
We had a really big whistling spider in the toilet.
A dragonfruit plant wanted to grow in through the bathroom window.
Zeph and Luca got a new puppy called Remy. He has been coming over to play with Kiko.
Brad Bell came and dug some trenches. Laxmi helped John plant cassava and turmeric and sunflowers and sweet potatoes.
The big hay roll has been lots of fun to play with.
Varsha and I have been making plans for the mosaic backsplash.
We had a small seed savers meeting and Elizabeth showed us her fertilizer teas.

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April

John’s old election signs made some nice fires and fuel for making biochar.
Grandpa helped me and Laxmi work out if we could fix her computer.
Varsha has been using their easel some more.
  • We ate our Easter hot cross buns after a swim in the dam.
We spent lots of time in the garden during this time when all our usual outings have been cancelled because of Covid 19.
We did lots of experimental cooking too. Varsha made pandan tapioca.
John made homemade meat pies
Varsha made their first batch of bread bugs, inspired by a photo of bread bugs in a shop in Japan.
We had lots of yummy greens from the garden.
Varsha and John used the log splitter at the mechanic’s.
  • Varsha’s teeth
Varsha and Laxmi did lots of drawing.
We did the world map puzzle
Varsha took some photos of Laxmi dressed up in her newly repaired dress.
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March

Laxmi turned 10 in March and we had a Superhero party. Laxmi and Varsha made Vision to pin a mind stone on.
Captain America’s shield cake
Varsha has been painting en plein air.
Varsha and I went to Sydney for the opening program of the Sydney Biennale. We supported the Tennant Creek Brio whose works were on exhibition. They danced twice and participated in an artist talk. We also went op shopping, visited St Mary’s Cathedral, caught the ferry out to Cockatoo Island, went to an opening at the National Art School and looked around the school and did lots of walking around the city.
Laxmi used Varsha’s desk and computer while we were away.
The council elections happened after we got back.
We had special post election afternoon tea with blue pea flower tea and an apple pie Laxmi and Varsha made.
Varsha helped John make biochar.
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February

John and Varsha and Laxmi had dinner with Cat and Will and Maya and Cosi while I was away.
We did more swimming in the dam in February, between the storms.
John and Varsha made bagels.
Laxmi did lots of super hero drawings.
We grew the most handsome bunch of bananas yet.
Varsha and I went to a lino print workshop.
I finished putting together the panels for the Mareeba Centenary Park mosaic.
We had a feast for John’s birthday and we finally got to taste Casey’s special chocolates.
John and Varsha went hunting for vinyl to match the Morris vinyl
We made posters for John’s Council election campaign.