Trivia Night

A large number of people gathered at Annandale Community centre & raised a large number of dollars for a community project in East Timor. To our amazement , our table won! (See Karen's Blog)
Here are some of the beautiful minds in action. Michael seems a bit blurred, is he praying very hard?

Katja is in Sydney

Katja is visiting from Berlin. Despite it being a windy day, we all went to Captain Cook's landing spot on Botany Bay.

Sally came for Dinner

On her way to Fiji, Sally popped in for the left-over lamb from Easter Sunday. What you can't see in this photo, is Michael's outfit. Shorts & bedroom slipper. Gotta love him!


Michael demonstrates his marvellous domestic skill, by constructing the peg basket for me. Now he is a Roman Guard. But he did fix the washing machine the other day, for $10! That's domestic enough for me!

Frances came to town

And danced under the tibouchina!
We had a fun time...

The Olympus Odyssey

I probably told some of you about the Olympus camera that is travelling the world. It came to our house and Michael took 3 rolls of film. Check some of them here on the camera's webpage.

Weekend in Perth

Last weekend we spent in Perth with family and friends. It was very hot, and even going to the beach was not pleasant as the waves were dumpers. But everyone is healthy and beautiful!

My talented nephew painted this picture

Michael fixed Felix the cat & gave him a second hand

We stay at Astrid's house. She's more coy than Felix in having her photo taken.

A Fun Night with Ken from Perth

We dined at the Spanish club. Ate a lot of meat, drank a lot of wine!
Hmm... all those chins & only 3 people....

More snaps on the harbour

I think if the NSW government made it compulsory for every Sydney sider to have one day a year on the harbour, they would halve the crime rate... (Or something)

Cockatoo Island

Today we went to Cockatoo Island. Great day, despite the temperature, it was not to bad on the water. Lovely & interesting spot. Can't wait to go again.

Saturday Morning at the beach

Ingrid & I went to the women's pool at Coogee beach this morning. A cool breeze was busy, and because we went mid-morning it was a bit crowded with people relaxing & talking, so no chance of doing laps.
But hey! going to Coogee, even for an hour or so, is like a holiday at the seaside. A miniature one! So those of you who live in the northern hemisphere, & I know that most of you are experiencing very cold weather, really ought to click on the link, just to remember that summer will return to you soon. And with global warming the way it is now, it could be this good!

Holiday in Perth

Moon Jelly fish at AQWA




We spent 10 days in Perth for Christmas. Great to catch up with family and
friends. Mild weather.

Birthday Bash

Josie & Michael

A number of my wonderful friends gathered to celebrate my birthday. A treat to be able to do that after all these years in retail. The weather stayed fine, if somewhat blowy, the Southerly came in just as it was getting dark. There were fireworks over in Darling Harbour which impressed us all! But we had plenty of food, raised some money for the people of Timor L'Este, and had a relaxing time.



Singing Christmas Carols. Anzac Bridge behind us

Another Advent Calendar

Here is a spiritual Advent calendar
This one is taken from Daybreaks by Fr. Ron Rolheiser & is available as an MP3 file

Advent Calendar

My clever friend Robert has created an Advent Calendar. Enjoy it!

Nestle up to old tricks

Those who know me well , know that I boycott Nestle products. Have done since they peddled formula milk to Mothers in developing countries. Well thay have not improved on that front as much as they would like us to believe & now they are poisoning babies in Italy. Let's hear it for the forest rangers of Milan!

Sculpture by the Sea

I have wanted to get to Sculpture by the Sea for years & never managed to make it. Today, Ingrid & I went, the last day for viewing. A cloudy, overcast day, but mild, several hundred people , children & dogs but a pleasant outing! The second image is one of nature's sculptures!

Busy with assignments

I have been flat out writing assignments for my Masters, which is why I have not been posting , but check this great link to become a South Park character!.Yeah, maybe I am too old for this sort of thing, but I just keep thinking of the learning opportunities in all this stuff.
My current group of students are having a great time learning how to use a computer, many of them had never touched one till 2 weeks ago. If I can get them to particiapte in a blog before the end of semester I will be thrilled. I started 2 blogs going at uni this semester with my fellow students so that was a buzz. I love embedding learning in other learning , people enjoy learning new skills!

Some more photos from the holiday

The holiday is well and truly over now, Michael is keen to try holidaying again!

Some more photos

We went to Byron Bay. I was very disappointed in it, it is such a cliche! But it does have a good lighthouse!

Holidays!

We have just returned from a few days away at Coff's Harbour. Good weather and lots to see & do. First holiday together in 5 1/2 years since we went to England for a wedding!
So..we both had colds.
These photos were taken at the Seikh Temple at Woolgoolga. More to follow soon.