Autumnal changes

It was a good weekend in town as the Mount Beauty Music Muster was in full swing. Amid the music-loving tourists, musicians and townsfolk our little family found joy in the performance of the Picton Strings band from NSW, seeing our friends play their violins, and for me a concert band performance in the community hall. The Bakery was in full swing (literally with musicians playing inside on both afternoons) and there was a general sense of happiness in the air, with delightful Autumn weather to match.
Rosie is now more firmly set on the idea of playing the violin and its my job this week to find out more about this whole violin-caper and what step to take next to help a five year old begin to play.
Bethany has certainly found her voice over this last month or so and is now a vocal member of our clan - in fact more so than Rosie sometimes.
We've made some changes in the house too, with a new big bed for Bethany, the girls now sharing a bedroom and the creation of a homeschooling space (see my Pinterest pins if you're interested in the ideas I'm looking at). I've started a quilt for Bethany too, now that she's got a bed, based on one of Soulemama's ideas.
It's nice to have made a few changes for the coming season, put the camper trailer away now that its getting cold and to move the couch back inside in preparation for evenings in front of the fire.
Change is also afoot for Ian who is travelling to China this week to compete in the Baise Leye International Outdoor Quest. Us girls will be spending time with Bernadette while he's gone, picking up our new chickens and working in the garden.