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My birthday
The family all came over for lunch We found an opportunity to join all the daughters on the lawn
Bob Head
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Trivia night
We enjoyed a thoroughly entertaining trivia night at St Phils last week. 14 tables of about 10 each . It was so well contrived and managed and included food and drinks (softy of course!) Our table were at the top end of the results but beaten by tables with a few
Overseas
Planning
We have made plans to visit the Philippines with Michael and family in a few weeks and are about to book a Viking European Cruise for next year, Istanbul to Venice and quite possibly including an extra leg to UK and maybe France. Cruises are getting booked up at an
Bushwalking
Cape Bailey -Kurnell NPark -Probus
We walked 10.4Kms, not quite as as far as the lighthouse. Very cold early morning but 20deg C by noon. All the walkers are also Friday kayakers and some also cycle. Mary enjoyed it too and her dodgy hip behaved itself! In the photo we are whale watching --we
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Hazelhurst Art Gallery
"Visitors warned that some works may be confronting" So read the sign at entry to a display of "Subconciousness in an exhibition of 'women, feminism and surrealism artworks' I left out the most 'challenging' ones out of respect for your sensibilities! It was
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Vivid 2023
Because we stayed at nearby Cockcatoo Island, we had time to see a lot more and in a relaxed way. The Botanic gardens were good. Historic Cadman Cottage has a quirky comic strip, as it did last year. The evening ended with a massed drone dsiplay over the water, with
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Cockatoo Island Stay
We spent two nights on this island (reported on a first visit with Probus visit a few months ago) , in order to see the annual Vivid light display in Sydney. We had an apartment (converted very nicely from officers quarters in WWII) with a view over the harbour and bridge.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
A 95th birthday
We celebrated the 95th birthday of Ron, one of our liveliest French conversation members, last Thursday. Ron also gives presentations including visuals in Powerpoint, on a variety of topics he researches and also his early life. Incredible memory and sharp reactions and hearing, though he elects not to drive anymore.
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S H Ervin gallery
We are members of National Trust international and we visited their art gallery in Sydney. One picture that struck me was of an active ballet dance instructress age 108 !! The artist has exaggerated her wrinkles, I think because I saw her interviewed on TV four years ago and she looked
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Louis' 9th Birthday and whale watch station
Which took place yesterday in the scout hall, with nine friends. Jacqie and Caryl had planned and ran several games. We visited the new 'whale watching station' at Cape Solander, Kurnell with Kris Mike and Lachie. It took ages to complete but the result is architecturally pleasing, with
Kayaking
S W Arm May 19th
A Friday Probus trip at high tide--making morning tea location difficult.Really good conditions, light SW winds and sunshine all the way! 19 paddlers.
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Maritime Museum- Probus
A Probus trip by train and light rail of about 25 of us. We saw many small dingies and medium sized yachts, loads of artifacts dating back a couple of hundred years plus some indigenous canoes of unknown date and then a WWII frigate the 'Vampire' with two