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April 2020 Photos

May 31, 2020 by NZ Filbruns 4 Comments

Esther took this picture from her bedroom window one evening. See how Simon’s red van is cocked up? He had just power-washed it inside and was letting it drain and dry.

4-IMG_3854Simon also spent a day power-washing the other vehicles. Here in our wet climate on the Coast, moss and lichens grow on vehicles, and they need a good cleaning every so often.

11-IMG_3869I’m not sure what these two pictures are all about! This is Mr. Diligence, followed by Mr. Imagination.

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Someone was playing with candle wax!06-IMG_6214

One day, I made play dough. Mr. Sweetie, Mr. Imagination, and Little Miss spent a couple of afternoons playing with it. Mr. Imagination made this strawberry.

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All three of them worked together on this sculpture. I had found a set of playdough cutters at a shop, and they had great fun with them.07-IMG_623308-IMG_6241

Princess loves the fire!

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Little Miss says that she was pretending that her bears had a broken leg, but they didn’t.12-IMG_3870

One afternoon when Miss Joy had been quiet for a good while, I found this. She had found that the lid on the white flour cannister isn’t tight! Such fun! She was puzzled when we all stood there laughing.13-IMG_3875

I read the book A Grain of Rice to Little Miss recently, and got out some rice to illustrate what was happening. 14-IMG_3878

What a happy baby!15-IMG_3880

It’s fun having two little girls.17-IMG_388718-IMG_3888

We’re able to make all the cheese we need. Each of these cheeses is made from about 20 L (five gallons) of milk, and weighs a little over 2 kg (5 pounds). We let it sit on the counter, turning it once a day, for a week or two. When it has a good rind on it, we label it with a pencil and put it in the fridge. I have a notebook in which I write down times and temperatures for each step of the process of making the cheese, so we can trouble-shoot if one isn’t good. We’ve been making Colby for the past six months, and it’s turning out the way we like it, every time.19-IMG_389120-IMG_3893

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  1. Kim says

    June 1, 2020 at 8:46 pm

    Love the photos Emma, it’s great to see what everyone is up to. Plus a reality check to see how much they’ve grown! Love & blessings,

    Reply
    • NZ Filbruns says

      June 1, 2020 at 9:46 pm

      We haven’t seen you in awhile! I was thinking about you recently, and wishing we could catch up.

      Reply
  2. Katie says

    June 2, 2020 at 10:05 am

    Nice Photos, looks like everyone has been having fun. 🙂

    Reply
  3. BEN!!! says

    June 5, 2020 at 6:36 pm

    HA HA HA HA
    it is so funny that miss joy got in the flour

    Reply

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