Home, Garden and Sydney
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Home, Garden and Sydney
Accompanied by friend Matt, we set off from Wally's Wharf and did the 7.3 km return trip to Warrambul (?) in the National Park. All OK but needed a bit of help exiting kayak as my right leg still too weak to completely support my weight. No problems
Home, Garden and Sydney
In the front garden
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Last night we joined about 40 people on a Cqptain Cook river cruise to celebrate Agnès Marcel's birthday, organised as a surprise by her husband Brice. Their daughter Anaïs was there too, from Cairns. It was a very jolly, noisy and happy affair and the food and cakes
Australian Holidays
The operation is all behind me and the current weak right leg issues all predate the operation, but may have (unknowingly at the time) been caused by the aneurysm. The leg is much better now after some -necessarily painful-massaging by Mary. I am off all medications except aspirin. So
Home, Garden and Sydney
Very prolific this year--much more established I suppose.
Health and fitness
Well, if you are going through medical treatment, at least it's nice to have this just 5 minutes drive away! Air temp 30 Deg C and water just under 23. 'Perfick' in the words of Sidney Larkin (who remembers him!?)
Home, Garden and Sydney
Reaching the end of the spring blooming season
Home, Garden and Sydney
To mark the second year of the success of the bilingual programme at the school, a reception was organised which included the Consul General for France in Sydney, Nicolas Croizer as well as our Francophone organisation FASS and local politicians and many school principals and French language teachers. It was
Home, Garden and Sydney
With a bit more attention possible this year, things have come on quite well, helped by some horse droppings from a local stable and some rain! I am particularly pleased with the yellow wallflowers--lovely scent.
Home, Garden and Sydney
Our French Group-FASS--organised a meal at Miranda RSL for about 80 people and heard a talk on wines by an international judge and were entertained by a French singer.
Home, Garden and Sydney
We drove to Cremorne yesterday, to visit Michael and Kris, where Michael had booked us into a guest house--one of the oldest in Sydney. Cremorne could not be more different to Cronulla. When the whole peninsular became available the Council banned any private waterfront development, thus preserving a wide