Home, Garden and Sydney
Each year our Scout Group collects for the Red Shield Appeal run by the Salvation Army. They have an annual breakfast and presentation at a local club and I had this pic taken at the entrance to the room, with a Salvo lady, Chez, on the other side of the
Home, Garden and Sydney
Today we attended a Sutherland Music Club peformance as part of Heritage Week. It was a great performance and clearly enjoyed by the performers as well as audience. A memorable moment occured when Louis walked up the while singing and as he turned at our rear line of seats, in
Kayaking
Single pic of maiden voyage of new 'Riot' kayak--up SW Arm , Hacking River last Friday
Home, Garden and Sydney
Christmas before last Kris and Michael kindly gave me an Audible year subscription. On the advice of acquaintance Anna --café owner and author interviewer, I first listened to Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and greatly enjoyed it . I also listened to A Christmas carol. Then I heard Hitchhikers Guide to
Spectacles
A gallery run by the local council, a few minutes drive away, featured work by year 12 students for examinations this year . I've mostly selected local public high school students . We visited at suggestion of our daughter Caryl and husband Will (designer of this blog software) who live
Family
In about 1960 my lovely uncle George, a great gardener, discovered in a rose garden, a brand new hybrid-Blue Moon with a delicate blue colour and very pleasant scent. I remember it clearly but had never seen one since, that is until last Thursday when our band was performing
Kayaking
Yes, another one! It's actually red --a red 'Riot' . That makes 5 kayaks-two doubles and three singles. Key thing is -7 Kgs lighter so I can lift it myself. Travels well on water , bit 'bouncy' , much thinner walls of course. Latest synthetic laminate
Music
A pic of our garden roses again--such a wonderful bloom and several altogether. Our band went about 160Kms south to Goulburn for a performance at the Conservatorium there for two days. Goulburn is old in Australian terms and has several fine buildings including the original Town Hall shown here
Family
Our French group was treated to a cheese tasting , mainly focussing on Roquefort, which traces back a thousand years apparently (no wonder it smells!). Another nine people were there, sitting behind me. Very popular topic We also had grandson Max's 5th birthdays this week, at their home and
Home, Garden and Sydney
A Probus visit by about twenty of us on Monday, gave me the opportunity to 'suss it out' for a future family visit. It was cloudy but warm. The cruise ship MSC Poesia was in dock at Circular Quay. For non Sydney-siders, it is on Sydney harbour
Home, Garden and Sydney
They seem dormant for so long-- but finally 10 blooms! Fortunately the flowers last a long time
Overseas
We have been going through old albums etc and came across this pic. It is of 'Cuca' a young Spanish lady that Mary first met at an ESL class here in Caringbah. She was with a friend -Christina. We invited them for dinner one night and learned that