Fremantle, Western Australia.

 

Sydney Heads.

The Entrance to Sydney Harbour.

The fires are still burning ... Kangaroo Island is aflame

Tiger at Taronga Zoo

Aboard the James Craig on Sydney Harbour

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Terrigal Beach

Lovely lazy day with daughter and grand children, got very sunburnt legs whilst sitting on the steps leading down to the sand. 

The kids had a lovely time climbing on the sandstone shelf and yes they were wearing sunscreen.

 Slip on a shirt, slop on some sunscreen and slap on a hat. 

I should know this by now living near the ocean.

American Trip

Not long to go now before I fly off to America for a long overdue holiday. All the months of preparation is coming to a head. Just tweaking the final details.

Had a lovely Yum Cha lunch with my daughter and her family today.

Cheeky Mila

Easter Saturday was spent up the coast at Catherine Hill Bay beach

 with my daughter and her family.

It was a perfect Autumn day.

I have Max 4 months and Mila nearly 3. her mum. Natalie.

(Photo: Natalie E.)

I bought myself a new camera a few week ago and am having fun trying it out. A Canon Rebel SLR. I spent a little more than I am used to paying for a camera but as a field worker I get to go to some lovely towns here on the Central Coast and the beaches aren't too bad either.

(Photo: Natalie E.)

My laptop's DVD player has died. so to install the software for my camera I had to install on my netbook. Ha! That was a fun exercise trying to see on a 7" screen but I was able to upload photos to photob*ck*t and then download to my laptop. What a pain.

My three sisters and I
 September 2011

I have had a major hair style change since this was taken.
It is now cut quite short and more grey is showing.

Wow! Its been a while.

A couple of weeks ago I had to have some trees removed from my yard.

 Two Cocos palms and a dead gum tree.

Man up a Gum tree.

I was sad to see this tree cut down as it was outside my second bedroom,

 it was lovely to see it swaying in the breeze.

Down went the Cocos Palm.

Thank heavens, these palms are gone, they would drop orange fruit which when dried out to the nut inside, was like mowing over shrapnel.

Today I went into Sydney to the Ultimo  television studios of the ABC

 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).

To watch a recording of a new show called Randling

The audience is lining up to enter the studio.

Coke and Orange Juice provided as refreshment for waiting audience.

Wendy Harmer and Benjamin Law represented the Northern Thrusters

 and 

Dave O'Neill and Anthony Morgan represented the Fitzroy Fireballs.

 There are either Matinee or Evening Recordings until 1st May.

Audience Phone Number: Call 02 9217 2243

I left home at 9am to catch a train into Sydney to be there by 11.30am the recording started at 12.30pm, I was able to get a aisle seat as I get a little clautrosphobic if I feel closed in. The warmup guy was ok but just didn't connect comfortably with the audience (different guy does the night recording). The show is a word game two teams vying against each other for points. Andrew Denton (Big Gig, Glass House, Enough Rope) hosted the show and it was great to see someone (including Wendy Harmer)  I have be watching on TV for the last 20 years. I have been to a recording of previous shows over the years and I am surprised how different it is to watching a show on TV.

My local council had a old paint tins and gas bottles drop off this morning.

Very well organised, plenty of staff on hand giving easy to follow directions on way into depot, didn't need to get out of the car as staff systematically went from car to car removing paint cans and tins, gas bottles, batteries and other items you can't put in your household bins.

A Sunday in my Life.

Up early today to give the dogs a bath.

Made myself a toasted banana sandwich for breakfast.

Washed my work clothes and my new doona cover.

Spent a hour getting my work roster up to date

 and entered in work diary.

Last day of 2011.

I haven't blogged as much this year, don't know why, maybe next year I will be more motivated. Its 10pm here and I am watching a repeat of Stephen Fry at the Opera House earlier this year. The main NYE fireworks will be on in 2 hours and I am sitting here thinking in the meantime I will do an overdue tidy up as I have noticed (lol) I still have some scrunched up Christmas wrapping tucked away in a corner and washing I bought in this afternoon waiting to be sorted and put away.

Here are some pics in no particular order from the last year.

A Cockatoo visitor,

Sponsor swag from the Aussie Bloggers Convention.

A visit from local emergency crew - SES.

A visitor from overseas.

Celebrating my sister's 60th with my brother.

Mothers Day

Stormy weather at Avoca Beach

Cadel Evans winning the Tour de France.

Family Get-Together.

Celebrating my 59th birthday at Terrigal.

Visiting family at Christmas.

I have just returned from 3 days up the north coast of NSW to Emerald Beach. Catching up with my sister and her family. We went for a walk into the National Park.  

Where we came across a family group of kangaroos

Christmas Day.

A lovely sunny day after weeks of rain.

A walk along the Parramatta River after lunch.

Today my son, daughter, son in law and grand-daughter took me out to lunch

at Crown Plaza, Terrigal Beach for my birthday.

The weather was great - warm and sunny with just a hint of a breeze.

A lovely lunch accompanied by live music.