Dilly Dally at Entally

Today my friend and I took our daughters on a girls day out to the picturesque Entally House. The entrance is just so peaceful and I could imagine us driving up to the homestead in our full gowns in a horse and buggy.

We started with a picnic before entering the house. On the way across the lush green grass the girls spotted a toadstool or two and decided the faeries were preparing for a party tonight.

Unfortunately camera's aren't allowed in the house but I can tell you it was like stepping back in time. The house was built for Thomas Reibey ii. He was the eldest son of Mary and Thomas Reibey who married in 1794 and they traded in Sydney, with India, China and around the Pacific and of course to Launceston or Van Diemen's Land as it was known back then.

Mary was actually brought to Australia as a convict. At the age of 14 dressed as a man she was caught stealing a horse. After her sentence she met Thomas. Mary was one of the original 5 shareholders of the Bank of NSW which is now Westpac and she appears on the Aussie twenty dollar note.

It was all so interesting. I won't go on and on though. After touring the house, we ventured out to the gardens. Just breathtaking and with the onset of Autumn, the colours were awesome.

There were also horse buggies and carriages in the barns. There was a wash room, tool shed and blacksmith shed.

The girls had a ball and they amazed me at how interested they were in the history. Little one can't wait for show and tell this week and wants me to print off the photos for her to take to school. It was a lovely day, so relaxing, and we all took our time to dilly dally about. It was such a joy to spend leisure time with the girls and my buddy. Just what she needed.

Jules

Summer Days

Not enough hours in a day and now they are about to get shorter. Where have the lazy days of summer gone???? I want them back. My days are filled with providing a warm, loving, restful home which I love to do but after school we are all scattered. Why do we get busy in the colder months? I would much rather stay at home in the evenings and eat hearty casseroles and snuggle up in pj's with the family and play board games. It seems the older my children get the less time we spend together. I don't like it.

My eldest has a female companion now, I am not allowed to call her his girlfriend, they 'aren't going out'. Could have fooled me. So of course they spend a lot of time together and he works on weekends.

My home bod child has decided to take up taekwondo which is great but I miss him two nights a week. He is my buddy. Number three child and I do music together but in different groups. At least I have him to myself for an hour in the car. We have great chats and we are going to spoil ourselves one music night and go to Mac Donald's for dinner after class.

Little one does tap on the weekend but she gets left behind at home with either one of the bigger two until Dad gets home from work. He then baths and feeds her and tucks her in. They are getting some special time together. She reads to him at bed time.

Well that's a run down on our lives. Busy, busy, busy. I will have to get some little projects ready in bags to grab while running out the door or I will never get any crafting done. If anyone out there would like to craft once a week or fortnight, I think I need to join you..........lol

I know my kids love what they are doing and I really don't mind running them around. I am very proud of their achievements, what I am sad about is, there never seems to be any family time now. Oh Summer, where have you gone?????????

Jules