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Harbour Sail
A Probus club organised Sailing Day on Sydney harbour on Wednesday this week, in glorious weather, for a change. We were in two boats of 10 each.
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Visit to ANSTO
Twenty minutes from home here is Australia's only nuclear research facility ANSTO . It is entirely dedicated to manufacture of radiopharmaceuticals, doped silica for computer manufacture, rock dating and many research projects. Our Probus club organised a visit and although I have been many years ago, the guide this
Bushwalking
New Mad Max film
On a weekend due for one month's rain in two days, all we could think of was top go for a walk! Out in the coastal sandhills of Kurnell, 15 minutes away, is the film set for another Mad max film. The last one was shot here 37
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Vivid 2022
We travelled in by train with friends Steph and Matt and visited Circular Quay, the Opera House, Customs House, Museum of Contemporary Art, the Rocks and a Sydney café where I enjoyed a mulled wine--perfect cold weather for it.
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French market--TPPS
We were blessed with fine weather so had our usual big turn out --5000 people or so. Every stall had either a genuine French territory stallholder or products . Very happy atmosphere--just like a real French market. The grounds of Taren Point Public School were packed with stalls for food,
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Francophonie day
On the same day as the kayak trip below there was a small celebration of World Francophonie Day at the bilingual primary school that we helped establish and continue to support. It was a jolly little affair attended by about 30 people including the French Consul General for Australia--pictured
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The moon and French Market
The other night we were treated to a 'Supermoon', the largest it will be for many years and before a total eclipse next month. We had our third French Market in four years today and as suspected, it was bigger and better attended than even last year. We
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Francophonie Day
March 19th is Francophonie day so a fitting time to celebrate the third year of the local Taren Point Public School bilingual programme. The programme was started in collaboration with our local French Association , which Mary and myself help to found , starting about 8 years ago but materialising in last
Music
Band performance
After almost a year, we can perform together and in public. Bands Australia paid for the canopies to cover the park amphitheatre ( not a Roman one!) at Gunnamatta bay on Sunday. A total of five bands played all afternoon, which kicked the season of for all of us. Weather was
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ROH concert
While Mary was out practising her skit for choir after-concert party, I hopped over to a small theatre to see the 'Royal Opera House Bundeena' doing a medieval Christmas concert . Although an amateur group, one of the pianists is a composer who just won the Los Angeles
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Sydney Harbour Bridge C 1934
Taken by my father who was a crew member on the P&O ship--The Stratheden. Since the picture was taken from shore and the ship is leaving harbour for England, how did he get back on the ship?? My guess is that as my father was the only
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Fireworks!
We attended the weekend village firework night, in rain, cold and mud then had a backyard display of our own today, I also had a little display of my own in Jacqui and Tom's back garden, but it didn't go to plan, a bit, as one