Phase Changes

Dear Great Gran,
As Ruth has become more alert and less sleepy during the daytime, we have been wondering how may soporific baths are too many for one day?























You can see she is happy and relaxed afterwards...
















...although a little perturbed by the frozen puddle outside.
















Speaking of phases changes from liquid to solids, here Ruth is helping herself to her first meal of rice cereal. She grabbed the spoon from my hand and put it straight in her mouth!

















Actually, the phrase "straight in her mouth" doesn't really do justice to the copious smearing of food on hands, face and clothes. Which is another reason for the frequent baths...
much love,
Brendan

Green Dwarf and Snow White

Dear Great Gran,

Sorry we haven't written for a few weeks , but our computer had frozen up. We have solved the problem be installing an oil heater in the study.

Here Julie perambulates with Ruth's prambulator in the winter sun.
Ruth is beginning to notice more of the world around her as she travels in her little cocoon.And here Little One is without a couple of the outer layers.
Finally, we had been told that by leaving old stiff nappies hanging out on the line overnight, they would become softened by the cool night air. But look what happened!
They were stiff as boards at 9.30am the following morning!
However, we did discover some advantages with this new technique, such as:

• It was easier to stack nappies vertically and thus save space,
  
• You could make a really neat and straight fold, and
  
• They became snow white, although some of this disappeared once the frost fell off.

much love
Brendan

Deeply Felt

Dear Great Gran,
last weekend we visited a felt and ceramic exhibition at a farmhouse that has been renovated into an art gallery. The works were by a friend, Bridget Nicholson. Here an art critic inspects a large striped felt work hanging from the tree.
And here two critics examine another hanging piece that resembles a kangaroo hide.
Judging from their expressions, it looks as if the critics opinions are divided about that one.
This next one is a smaller mutli-coloured work inside the old farmhouse.
We provided the next photo, as we expect that the Boolarra wool group will have a keen interest in the details.
One of the enjoyable things about visiting a farmhouse-turned-gallery was seeing a teenager climb up onto one of the metal sculptures so she could mount her horse! Another fun thing was that one of the sheep who "donated" the wool for the exhibition was in attendance at the official opening.
love from
Brendan