It was wonderful to have our daughter come up and visit the property. Hopefully, it made her feel better to know what we got ourselves into. Sadly, she had to go back to the Gold Coast, and she took my husband with her!!!!
I was home alone. With the kitty cats. 😀
Jason had his car at the mechanics before we left and they needed to get a couple of parts. The parts came in the day we left with the big removal. So Jason went back with the kids and stayed overnight then picked up the car, ute actually, and drove back the next day. He must have missed me as he arrived home with flowers! That is not a common occurrence and I felt loved! It was nice to have him home again, even though our cats took care of me while he was away.
Before they left we had a quick drive to the bottom paddock and our citrus grove. The citrus trees are very sad. They are struggling to be healthy and have developed a sooty mould. We did find a large orange or very sweet grapefruit, that I turned into marmalade a couple of days later. I haven’t made preserves for many years and was surprised to have it turn out so well. As Jason doesn’t eat gluten these days, we enjoyed it on rice cakes and it was yummy.
Below is another slideshow to highlight the week. It starts with the beautiful but dreaded full moon on the night of our arrival. If anyone knows trees well enough, please enlighten us with the name of the tall tree with yellow blossoms. The native bees think it’s divine and have been buzzing over it for days. On my first morning without Jason, I had a visit from a very colourful parrot. He and his friend seemed to be very friendly but all they wanted was food! When Jason returned it was back to work on the land, mainly mowing the grass down. Plus, there is always room for exploring and finding things that need more work. As you can see in the photos, some fenced yards need extra attention and it will get it, all in good time. 😀
Arthur Creek Farm 
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