Potato people

Bubs went down for a snooze. Rosa and I snuggled up on the couch with Owen's library book, "Potato People" by Pamela Allen. I believe Owen has borrowed that one before, at least once....

After meeting the character Grandma, I loved the book. Nothing like a grandma who is willing to romp around on the floor with her grandson and make these creatures:

And so we decided to join her. Out came the potatoes, pins, string...

Here is my little crafter

The finished people. Kind of like us really. Mother and daughter. Fun

I guess in a couple of weeks we'll look quite wrinkly.

Enduring

Muddy roads, streets, a whiff of that 'flood smell' when we drive home, strange debri hanging up high in trees, litter lining the streets (gutted houses) and extra council workers, bob cats and 'flood tourists'....

that has been the 'norm' in nearby suburbia. While the floods didn't come near to our home we cannot be overwhelmed by the impact the floods have had on nearby surrounding suburbs.

David took this interesting photo after helping a friend clean up the mud which swamped her home.

...her Bible:

Aren't you glad the Word of God endures forever even when the paper ones don't!