Welll.....
It appears that the year has flown by. With Covid-19 impacting everyone.
When I was really ill in August 2019, the decision was made that we would begin the process of looking for a new homebase. We began looking in earnest in about November of 2019m and found a lovely place in January 2020. We were given notification in late February that the owner had agreed to our offer and he had completed some items that the Solicitors wanted completed before the sale could go ahead.
In February, I travelled to Dubbo to begin my Wiradjuri Language Course. The week there was wonderful and I really enjoyed my time. The block in March was cancelled due to Covid-19 so we decided to visit family instead.
In March we were in Wagga Wagga visiting family when Covid-19 was going wild and the states were saying they were going to close their borders. We had been out with our sister-in-law Wendy for a great day up near Tumut, and that night the Prime Minister was saying that we were going into restrictions and Queensland and New South Wales were going to close their borders. We decided that we would travel back to Queensland, to actually be in the state on the date we were to get the keys to our new home.
So we arrived back in Queensland 6 hours before NSW was due to close their borders and nearly 24 hours before the Queensland borders closed. We double checked with the health authorities in Goondiwindi before we went any further. We then made our way to Pittsworth and set up camp in their caravan park. We were on a large site and well away from everyone and were able to 'isolate' ourselves for the 10 days that we were there. We got the keys on the 1st April and moved the van to the house yard on 3rd April.
On the 2nd April we travelled to the storage locker in Loganholme to unlock it for the removalists. They then told us to head back to the house and they would sweep out the locker before they left. They arrived at the house and put all our belongings in the double garage and off they went.
We then lived in the van beside the house whilst we got the electricity etc double checked and we painted the inside of the house. It is a 1910 chamfer-board cottage with 10 foot VJ walls inside. A cute cottage and big enough for us. Over the past months we have been getting the house and yard as we would like it. There has been no rush as we haven't been able to travel anywhere because of restrictions.
In late April, I began to do an on-line course in the Wiradjuri Language, which I am enjoying thoroughly. I am hoping that we will be able to go back to face-to-face blocks again next year.
In July I joined the Pittsworth Crafty Quilters group. A wonderful set of ladies and we have been changing attendance as per the restrictions on gatherings imposed by the Government.
All our children and grand-children now live in Toowoomba, so we are only about 1/2 hour from them.
We catch up frequently when we go to Toowoomba. We are also keeping in touch with our close friends in the area and attempt to meet up when we can.
Darryl has re-joined the RSL and has been attending the Men's shed also. It is great seeing him getting out and chatting with other men.
We are hoping to go away for a short trip in the van soon, but it will all depend on our commitments with the weaving group, quilting group and Men's shed.
That doesn't seem like much for the past 7 months but it is all at this time.
We are settling into the home and the community and loving the country community.
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