Moree | Just Baggage Enough

We arrived home a few days ago, just in time for a light dusting of snow overnight. Today it’s a lovely sunny day so hopefully the winter weather is over for the year.

The trip away was great, so relaxing. We visited Moree again where we saw a beautiful quilt made by Moree Quilters group in 2001 for the Federation Centenary. It features various aspects of life in Moree.

There was a brightly coloured ‘yarn bombed’ tree near the sewing shop.

and on our morning walks we saw the colourful murals painted around town, this is just two of many…

We also went up to Warwick and Texas, just over the border in Queensland where the weather really was perfect and the roads were much better than in NSW. We visited a few National Parks for some bushwalking including the Queen Mary Falls which was a good workout for the legs climbing down and back up all those steps. It was nice to just stop where we felt like it and most days we had a picnic lunch somewhere along the way. It was great to see everywhere so green with all the dams and rivers full as we go into the warmer weather.

Now I’m back home I’m about to sort through my orange scraps for RSC, I have already cut some and then I’m meeting a friend for lunch. I’m hoping to start work on our bathroom next week, not a full renovation but a ‘refresh’ on a budget. I’m looking forward to creating some new retirement routines and housework habits as we go into spring.

Goodness how time flies! We’re currently off on our first trip, a week away catching up with family and seeing parts of Australia that we have not visited before.

On our first day we left early and we were able to get our 4th Covid vaccination at a town along the way as we couldn’t get one at home due to low stock.

Then we had a nice drive to Coonabarabran and stopped there for lunch by the river.

There was plenty of water in the river and after lunch we went for a short walk before leaving.

This little group of geese was out enjoying the sunshine.

It’s so nice to have no timetable and I reminded DH a few times that there is no rush anymore to do anything, we can just take our time & stop wherever we like for as long as we like. I think it takes a while to slow down and I’m a few months ahead of him with that.

The drive from Coonabarabran to Moree had some amazing views! Out to our left was miles of long, flat cotton fields with a beautiful blue sky that seemed to stretch out forever to the horizon. And on the right side was a big mountain sitting at the end of the flat cotton fields – with a bank of cloud hanging over it.

Unfortunately my phone battery died, so I have no photos, I’ll try and get some better pictures on the way back.

We got to Moree about 4pm, booked in to our motel and then went and spent some time with DH’s mum & Dad. It was lovely to catch up with them as we have not seen them for about a year due to Covid. After a meal in the motel restaurant we turned in early feeling nice and relaxed after a day of driving.

Moree weather is just beautiful. We’ve left cold, frosty, sleeting days behind and we’re out of our winter woolies into t-shirts & sunshiny blue skies. Each morning we’ve started the day with an hour or so in the outdoor `artesian hot springs baths at our motel. It’s just so relaxing to float around in the hot water under the sky and there are lots of birds around. I just lay on my back in the water and watch the clouds go by – sure beats working lol~!