Family
Son -in -Law William has a new office in North Sydney so we went there first to drop food.He has a great view from the balcony of the skyline next to the river and Bridge plus N. Sydney Oval (cricket fans) . Will runs a web design company called '
Family
Before leaving for the carol service this evening-I fed the wattle bird with a little honey. Mary was in the choir and we also both had a reading to do, my picture was a bit blurred.
Spectacles
Australian team celebrates Chelsea Flower Show win The Australian team celebrates after winning best in show honours at the Chelsea Flower Show in London. Australian cricket team celebrates The Australian cricket team celebrates winning the Ashes after capturing the final wicket of Jimmy Anderson at the WACA.
Family
In a rush of blood to the head--we ordered tickets for the one-and-only performance of the Bach Christmas Oratorio at the Opera House, sung by the London Singers with music by the Australian Chamber Orchestra. We heard a lot of the audience speaking German and then the
Music
Today the Sutherland Shire concert band performed at the Powerhouse Museum, under the direction of Jenny Williams! Digital images inside buildings are never that good, but here is a selection, (thanks to Dee for taking them!) including one with the airplane that was hanging over our heads. After the performance,
Pictures for Brice
Five of our Venture Scouts were nominated for awards, which is excellent, but it takes more than one year of nomination to get selected. So I was there to support their effort--better luck next time round! The adult Citizen of the Year award went to an acquaintance --Debbie Crowley,
Home, Garden and Sydney
Who says Sydney doesn't have any good doors, like those in Europe? I found a few today on Macquarrie Street, together with some colonial connections, after leaving the train at -guess where. Not sure about the building marked Dept of health with 'Bar' on the entrance
Spectacles
In between showers, the Cronulla annual festival transformed the beachside Dunningham Park area into a 'blokes' world ' of surfing, tatooed male rock singers and vintage cars. Mary made a detailed inspection of the wine exhibits but did not purchase anything.
Home, Garden and Sydney
On return from the UK we had one leaking toilet, which was repaired with a lot of frustration, a broken water heater, which was replaced -at considerable expense the same day--and a beehive in our compost heap! Lovely. Mary found a list of beekeepers who would collect them and
Family
The 'odd' pics first. One morning I saw a 'rainbow' on the hall wall. On inspection and by tracing the light, I found it was a spectrum produced by the sunlight passing through a multi-faceted crystal sphere, near a window in the morning sun. Very
Music
Last night we did an end-of-term concert. For the first time our new 'training band' performed in public, with their conductor Heather--mainly children, with support from some experienced players--they did very well indeed. There were even some solos that the children had prepared for
Spectacles
An invitation at 10.00am from friend Adrian to go whale watching at once, was a great reason to cancel a routine medical appt and 11.00am found me recruited as a trainee at the helm of the boat, as we trawled a fishing line along the coast out past