Toerag lives!

So...I have, in the last week and a half, been down at the local school for four days working in the Prep/Year 1 class. The class teacher has needed to do her end of year assessments and so I have been taking the class to free her up to do them. 

Imagine my surprise at Parade on my first morning  when I spot my old 'friend' Toerag sitting there among the children. He is not in the class I have been taking, thanks be to Jean Baptiste De La Salle, but nevertheless it was he. It turns out that he has cousins at this school and has moved from the big town school to this local school after a little 'argie bargie'  at the big school. I think from the look on his face he was equally surprised to see me too. I have been lucky enough to have avoided 'duty days' so have not had much chance to see him in action at break times but it appears that he is managing to behave better in a smaller school.

The 'Book Cave' Book of the Week.

Home Alone.

So...tonight I am home alone as Will is in Brisbane at Old Government House showing off his cheeses. Our local MP is hosting an evening highlighting produce from our region. It is sure to go down well.

Dogwood in bloom by the dam.

Chook-a-block.

So...the 'Chick -ery' is filling up. Sheng-Mu and her four chicks have been in there for a couple of weeks and now Branwen and her four new chicks have joined them.

Meanwhile the Guinea Fowl have been busy...Finally after laying about 40 eggs one of the females appears to be sitting on them. We will have to wait 26 days to see if they can make anything of this.