"The Trouts " amid the News

What kind of title is this? You're probably asking. Remember what the Ivanhoe House  looks like, I have estimated the age to be around 100 years. I have been trying to find out as much about its history as I can with only a small degree of success.

 Yesterday, I took the dogs into the vet for their annual injections and the Ivanhoe story took a complete change of track.

Here is the roofing iron on the Ivanhoe veranda. I have pointed out to you before that there is no Australia printed on it, making this iron made in England before Lysaght Australia was formed.

Old tin roof at Ivanhoe

 Here is the newer tin roof in the shed built with Australian Made Lysaght Orb roofing. This gives some clues as to how old the shed is, built in the early 1960's.

 Look closely and you can read the name N.N.Trout.
Well it just so happened that Mrs Trout was at the vets yesterday getting her pet dog pampered. They have moved back into the area after selling Ivanhoe 50 + years ago and moving to Central Queensland. Imagine my surprise when the lady who I was having a casual conversation about dogs with, turned out to be a previous owner of our house and property. I made sure I left with her phone number and actually met Mr Trout out in the car park. He is pretty frail and has dim memories of Ivanhoe. Mrs Trout has promised me some photos and I'm quite certain some good stories about the house when they come to visit after Easter.

 We had some timely rain 4 weeks ago now and this was the grass 5 days after the first total of 30 mls. Shows you how "dead " the grass was. 2 weeks after the first lot we got a second fall of 100mls so we may now have enough pasture growth to help the cattle through the next few  months.

The great grandchildren visited their favourite great grandma, and claimed their "gates". They sure do grow up fast. Their great aunt and uncle finally met Emmerson, and they themselves can hardly wait to be grandparents in June this year. Great excitement coming up again for the family.                                           

 

 

 

 

 I have actually been sewing a New York Beauty UFO from about 10 years ago. I have 36 blocks and still playing around with them. I have to actually sew the black corners on the blocks yet.

Not sure how they will finally get arranged yet, but this was 3 variations that I managed to photograph.
Hopefully I can find some spare time while the woodchoppers are away at Sydney Show to continue working on these UFO's. It is Bundaberg Quilt Exhibition year and I must get something finished for it.
I'm still excited though about meeting Mr and Mrs Trout. I wonder if they can tell me if dances were really held in our lounge room as current folklore says.Judging by the pitmarks in the floor boards I would say so.
Will keep you informed.