Soft Warm Days Flow Like Honey

That was a line from a poem I wrote about Autumn days when I was in year 11.  I used to write a lot of poetry but not any more.  I actually have three books filled with handwritten poetry from when I was about 14 to the age of  23 or so.  They'll give the kids a laugh one day I guess.
I worked all day in the house yesterday and got caught up on everything, I was exhausted last night, but cooked us a healthyish dinner of crumbed chicken breast, salad and oven fries. Got the kids off to school this morning did some shopping and came home and put chilli con carne in the slow cooker for dinner, and was finished everything else in the house by mid morning.  I've even brought the washing in and put it all away!  So at a loose end while I wait to collect the kids I took some photos.  It's just beautiful here at the moment. 

That's the view from the French doors in my room onto the front verandah.  Phill put some of the hanging pots out there in the hot Summer and they are doing better than they were out the back.

My bed (and Teddy)

Josh's room, he has windows on two sides looking out onto the verandah.

Lounge room, the windows there look out onto the verandah too, and the side street.  That's my chair by the window.

Dining room, that door goes out to the back yard, see how unfinished the paintwork around the window is?  This house needs a LOT of work.

My little kitchen, there is a back door in there too (for fast access to my herbs!)  The kitchen in the new house is even smaller, but nicer.

Dear little Scout loves sun puddles!

Looking from the back door to the crappy outside laundry.  New house has a lovely one inside.

Birds eye chillis.  The thyme needs to be pulled out but some oregano is growing in under it and I don't want to lose that.

Thai chillies (and cobwebs)

Entrance and up the long hall to the dining room, our room is on the left of this, Josh's door is first on the right, lounge room is second on the right, first door on the left is the silly room that doesn't make any sense and Em's room is further down next to the kids' bathroom.

So hope you liked the guided tour!

The chilli tastes good, I put some balsamic vinegar in it this time, as well as carrots, red onion, and pureed broccoli and cauliflower.  Tomato paste, tin of chopped tomatoes, cumin, ground coriander and chilli, fresh garlic and some dried oregano, then later put in a tin of kidney beans and a couple of squares of dark chocolate.  Kids will have it as nachos and I might just have mine as is with some rice and guacamole.  I love being able to put the dinner on in the morning when I've got plenty of energy and then just serve it up at night with no fuss.

Well, time to go get the kids, Em has no classes tomorrow, Josh has half a day, then it's just Thursday and term one is over for another year.