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 You know you're in Lihue when you see chickens at the airport.

Made with Love

It's always pleasing to receive a gift so I was delighted when my genimate, Audrey, presented me with a lovely Chickeny cushion cover.

When I was chatting with her at breakfast this morning Audrey told me that she had made the item herself. That makes it so much more special.

Thank you so much Audrey for this gift you crafted, I will treasure it.

Surprise - Lovely Blog Award

Haphazard is an apt word to describe the way I post and manage this blog. It's just something that is there for me if I feel the need to share or record something from my personal life.

My genealogy blog GeniAus, where most of my blogging effort is directed, has received quite a few awards but this little blog doesn't get nor deserve the same recognition. It is always gratifying to be recognised by readers and fellow bloggers so I was absolutely delighted when my genimate Crissouli from The Back Fence of Genealogy bestowed The One Lovely Blog Award on this blog. Thanks Chris I am stoked.

The suggestions for passing on the award, if you wish to do so, are as follows...

• Thank the person who nominated you and link back to that blog.
• Share seven things about yourself – see below.
• Nominate 15 bloggers you admire –or as many as you can think of!.
• Contact your bloggers to let them know you’ve tagged them for the One Lovely Blog Award...

Seven Random Things about Me

• I have an amazing collection of chicken stuff
• I try to swim each day
• I am a compulsive volunteerer
• I am suffer from photomania and have 150,00 digital images
• My latest fad is decrapifying
• I love my home with its peaceful surroundings
• I love getting away from home and travelling to new places

Bloggers I admire

I am ignoring genealogy blogs and nominating some other blogs I follow and enjoy

• Adventure before Dementia from Diane
• The Blogalogue from Frankston City
• Confessions of a Bibliophile from Crissouli
• The Cook and the Curator from The Historic Houses Trust
• Grandpa's Postcards from Jana Last
• Librarians are Go from Stacey
• Museum Geek from Suse
• Swimming from Sally

Where are the boy bloggers?

A Welcome Distraction

Around 9 o'clock today I got a phone call from a four year old who said "Gummy, can we come for a swim."  Of course I replied that that would be lovely so he, his Dad and two brothers came over for a swim and a few other activities. 

Our visit of course started with a fortyfying snack of juice and biscuits which little boys can always devour.  Unfortunately I didn't get any photos in the pool because I was enjoying the water with the boys. I did, however, manage to snap a couple of other activities.

Only one egg so far today

Spoiling the girls with some hand feeding

Little brother prefers to watch from a distance

BobBob showing the ropes

Learner Driver 1

Baby brother takes the wheel

Last turn for biggest brother

Cackleberries

When I was a child my Aunty Lil and Uncle Tom who had chooks down their backyard called the eggs they laid cackleberries. As I was and still am a fan of any sort of berry I love that term.

Fast forward 50+ years and Mr Geniaus and I have a chicken coop on our property. Here are some of the lovely cackleberries he collected this morning.

Fresh from the coop

Well laid

One of the girls has started to earn her keep.

First egg

Moving in

The three new arrivals at our home check out their new lodgings.