My daughter Varinia and my two lovely grandaughters have just been over to visit for Mothers Day and brought me some lovely chocolates (which I am trying to give up) and the best seller “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho.
I just love the quote on inside cover “To reach one’s destiny is a person’s only obligation”.
As […]

After residing in Australia for nearly 26 years and having had 5 children here in Australia, my eldest daughter finally took the plunge and became an Australia citizen tonight.
The ceremony was conducted by the Lions Club at the Southern Cross Club in Woden andMr Wayne Berry MLA, Speaker, Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, delivered that […]

I had to go out and buy a new computer desk, simply because my gaming computer was sitting on the dining room table, which is really inconvenient when I have guests over for dinner. Apart from the fact that I am concerned the monitor will get bumped and broken as it perches precariously on […]

I have just arrived home from dropping off hubby at the airport. He is off to Brisbane.
On the way back, a rather large kangaroo decided to hop down the side of the road in line with the car. Kangaroo’s are notoriously unpredictable and I have seen the results of damage caused by […]

After 10 years and nine days, our darling son Jurgon married his lovely partner Stacy on 14th April 2007.
The occassion was celebrated in the garden with friends and family and Rowena their 7 year old daughter was the flowergirl.
The best man was Michael and he and Jurgon have been friends since they were in high […]

Ce’nedra didn’t want her photo taken as you can well see.
She is really lovely when she smiles but she just did not want to be part of this .
And the hair on Demelza, well why anyone who looks as good as she does would want to hide under that fringe is beyond me.
Garrion is amazing, […]

I flew up to Brisbane with my two grandaughters, Demelza and Ce’Nedra, in prepartaion for my son Jurgon’s wedding. Because they were working, the girls mother and sister Ishta were to fly up on the Friday.
Stacy ( the bride to be) hadn’t been well all week and wasn’t up to a night on the town, […]

Our son, Jurgon is getting married tomorrow so he and his father and his mates have all gone to the Scarborough pub for his bucks night.
Varinia, Ishta, Ayla and myself wanted to take Stacey out for dinner and drinks but she was awaiting the onslaught of all her relos (about 30 of them)and decided […]

Seb went out shooting with a chap who culls kangaroos for a living. One of the kangaroos had a baby joey in it’s pouch and Seb brought it home. We have been feeding it with watered down milk until we can get some of the proper powdered milk to feed it tomorrow.
It took the milk […]

Had a lovely day today, Cedie and Demelza arrived bright and early for an exchange of easter eggs. They brought me an egg to decorate and some tubes of egg decorating paint that were 78% sugar. Cedie proceeded to suck from one of the tubes and it didn’t take too long for the sugar hit […]