Train Day

Saturday is traditionally a day devoted to trains around here, although today there was a bit less train content than expected.  The Southern Downs train to Wallangarra came down from Warwick and I had planned to follow it from Stanthorpe to our place, but it was running very late, so I gave up on that idea and got stuck into some work at home.  It was the first time this year that it has run down here, owing firstly to flooding and then loco repairs, so it was good to see it, even though late.  We heard it coming from home, and raced down to the nearby level crossing to see it.

It was a really stormy day again today, and I took a photo of a storm moving towards our cottage.  It doesn't look quite as bad as it actually was!

We spent some time at our cottage today as there were no builders around, had a beaut lunch on the verandah, and cleaned up the kitchen area.  I had built all the cupboards from Ikea parts, and it is fantastic to now see it installed.  I love the oak benchtops!!  We also installed the shelves in the cupboards, and I was very tempted to start packing them with food supplies!

I'm really happy with all the mowing and brushcutting that I've been able to do recently, and with all the rain we've had, the area around the cottage- the front yard- is looking very green and attractive!!


All in all, not a bad way to spend a Saturday!