Health and fitness
At the end of last week Mary developed a cough and temperature. The 'rules' for chemo are that you must report to casualty if you have an elevated temperature, so we did. The oncologist was called and he ordered weekend in hospital. It was the weekend of Mary&
Home, Garden and Sydney
Right at Wanda beach and almost sea level, is a new housing development, built on sand--Greenhills. The houses are huge and almost without any garden area or yard. A sandtrack leads over a sandhill to the beach, about 500m away. Nearby, also fronting the beach, is a 'dog-
Music
The highlight of the tour is today, at Scenic World. Another beautiful day. I took some more pics to illustrate this unique holiday complex, derived from the main and outbuildings of the Old Leura Dairy. My bed had a 'cow ring' on the post next to it! A
Music
We stayed in a converted dairy in Leura. The conversion is spectacular--all modern conveniences set in old timbers and metalwork from the dairy--incredibly imaginative. We played first (first band picture below) in the grounds of a nursing home in Leura--the Ritz, which it isn't (!) and
Home, Garden and Sydney
Some friends came for a cup of tea and presented us with these beautiful roses. Aren't they a gorgeous colour?
Bushwalking
A walk well organised by Russ of the the Upper Blue Mountains Bushwalking Club (UBMBWC) which required me to leave home fully packed at 6.20am for an 8.20am start. Perfect cool cloudy weather for strenuous walking. About 9 of us in total. First sight was a bowerbird nest
Family
Mary had this 'spot' for her reading all planned when we designed the patio extension.
Home, Garden and Sydney
The last piece in the renovation jigsaw.
Family
What's most important when you return after nine years in London? Why, a new fancy bike and to re-shape your old wooden surfboard, of course! Here, he's dividing the fin into two halves--tricky. It's strange to have someone else working in the
Kayaking
Catching a good high tide we paddled into the National Park at the 'Basin'- a large flooded valley which ends in a creek and waterfall. Very peaceful. We followed that with lunch at the Maianbar café before the paddle home. Weather absolutely ideal. I found one or two
Music
This time for our 'New Horizons' band X
Kayaking
Being a very pleasant day, we packed up a couple of rolls plus drinks and paddled over to the RNP side of the river and back. Lots of oyster shells . The touring boat 'Tom Thumb' passed us with a few passengers on board.