A warm weekend

Last weekend we froze and this weekend the skies are blue and the sun is shining so we are back to our normal wintery days once again just in time for the official beginning of winter on Monday. I had to look at the calendar to see what day the 1st June is as most weeks lately I have no idea what day or date it is. Does that sound familiar in these crazy times?

I haven't achieved a lot in the craft department apart from loom knitting several beanies for the homeless as the nights are getting cold here and I hate the thought of anyone having to sleep outside. Prior to the coronavirus shutdowns several churches in town were planning to arrange to have the homeless sleep in the churches overnight  but I daresay they have had to postpone that happening at this stage as Queensland still has restrictions in place. However on the 1st June several Australian states will be easing their restrictions even more and Queensland will follow on the 12th June and then 20 people at a time can meet up in various venues. Our Queensland borders are still closed at present.

I go to the local Farmers Market each Saturday and, as it was such a beautiful day today the venue was packed but the majority of people were keeping to the self distancing guidelines. Vonnie from  Von Katz Soaps was there with her soaps etc......

....including these antibacterial soaps which would come in handy these days. 

Her gift packs are very pretty and would make a welcome gift for a friend or family member. Vonnie has an online shop if you don't live locally and her soaps are available at Danish Flower Art,  Colours of San Cris at Cabarlah and at a few other places as well. A friend told me that Colours of San Cris is a great cafe to visit if you are passing through Cabarlah or want to go for a drive out of town...now that we can :-)

Jill from The Veg Table sells heirloom vegetable seedlings and they are the best so do check out her stall if you are at the market.

Suanne from Green Dandelion was also there today and will be there once a month or so only as she still has her store which has moved to 1A Scholefield Street if you have been looking for her at Emerge Cafe.

After buying my veggies for the week I grabbed a coffee and went across the road to Queens Park to have a look at the gardens. Most of them have been planted out now as the gardeners prepare for the Carnival of Flowers although at this stage there is no certainty that it will go ahead but the plants will have to be put in regardless. 

Obviously I am not the only person who has pests eating my seedlings so that gives me comfort. LOL!

Our Toowoomba Regional Council Library has now reopened three days a week and patrons can now borrow 20 items instead of 15. The car park is not open at this stage as only a limited number of people can be in the building at one time and that includes the car park. I found that out when I drove past and saw it was shut and had to park at the nearby shopping centre and lug a box with 20 heavy books to the library :-) Once there someone met me at the door and I said I was returning books and had some on reserve so was able to take the books off the reserve shelf and then scan and borrow them. The computers have been removed and patrons can only pick up their books, borrow them and then leave. The returned books apparently are then quarantined for several days and cleaned before they are shelved. All measures are being taken to keep people safe from what I observed. The library is only open from Tuesday to Thursday at the moment. 

I have a note on Blogger telling me that they are making changes soon. Has anyone looked into this as I hate changes to Blogger settings?  :-( I hope that in your part of the world the sun is shining and you are keeping well and safe and are away from the craziness that seems to be prevalent in some countries at the present time.