Friday, September 30, 2016
Photo a Day Challenge - 30.9.2016 - Go.
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Yesterday the sun was shining on Tom's Clivia making them glow even brighter.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday to our Grandchild #1! 14 years old today... still a Teenager!
Photo a Day Challenge - 28.9.2016 - This Season.
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Photo a Day Challenge - 27.9.2016 - Create.
Monday, September 26, 2016
Be afraid... if you live within flight distance from us... be very afraid!
Several years ago I found a recipe for turning this pulp into Muffins or something like that, our home was full of hungry family members and we devoured these delicious muffins in a short time... 10 minutes later all three toilets in our home were flushing and flushing and flushing away :-)
So everybody, look out for these two Maggies who may come pooping your way :-)
Labels: Birds
My sort of Pets.
Labels: Birds
Photo a Day Challenge - 26.9.2016 - Free.
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Photo a Day Challenge - 25.9.2016 - What's Inside?
Saturday, September 24, 2016
This colour is amazing, I see it when I'm at the clothes line, that bright orange of Tom's Clivia.
Labels: Garden
Photo a Day Challenge - 24.9.2016 - Dirty.
Friday, September 23, 2016
Photo a Day Challenge - 23.9.2016 - Macro
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Photo a Day Challenge - 22.9.2016 - Square.
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
The 'Mackey Incident'!
The
other day Ruth A, one of my online friends from Albany W.A. asked me where my
passion for Babushkas came from. I remember as if it was only yesterday so I wrote this little story below.
Long long ago in the land of Aus a little girl was celebrating her 5th birthday with a small party held at her Mama and Poppa's home in Strathfield, she was living there with her parents and her young brother along with her Aunt and her Uncle, one Great Uncle, one Great Grandmother and often two Great Aunts, this was a full and happy home... Until... the ‘Mackay Incident!’
It was a happy day for this little girl who was excited to be having her first party and to have three friends she'd known all her life come along to eat fairy bread and jelly and cake and to open presents. This little girl’s friends and her two year old brother were sitting around the birthday table in the sun room when... the ‘Mackey’s’ arrived, the ‘Mackey’s’ were late, very late. The ‘Mackey’s’ consisted of a mother and a father a big sister and a brother who was the same age as the Birthday Girl.
The ‘Mackey’s’ were loud people, very loud! They bounced into the party and bounded up to this little girls brother wishing him a happy birthday and giving him a present... The little girl was very surprised and the mother of the birthday girl was trying to tell the ‘Mackey’s’ that this was the little girls birthday not the little boys but the ‘Mackey’s’ just laughed and continued helping the little girl’s brother to open ’his’ present while the birthday girl looked on trying to hide her disappointment. When eventually the little girls brother managed to open ’his’ present he discovered it was a small nail brush which fascinated him. The little girl didn’t have a nail brush, she could have used a nail brush, she could have used this very nail brush but... Her brother wouldn't share, he thought it was his nail brush.
The little girl with her brother.
Three long time friends with the Little Girl and her brother.
I don't have a photo of the 'Mackey' Family.
The beautiful G.U.M. Store in Red Square Moscow.
The Little Girl's first set of Babushkas.
Some of the many wonderful Babushka's and things...
Long long ago in the land of Aus a little girl was celebrating her 5th birthday with a small party held at her Mama and Poppa's home in Strathfield, she was living there with her parents and her young brother along with her Aunt and her Uncle, one Great Uncle, one Great Grandmother and often two Great Aunts, this was a full and happy home... Until... the ‘Mackay Incident!’
It was a happy day for this little girl who was excited to be having her first party and to have three friends she'd known all her life come along to eat fairy bread and jelly and cake and to open presents. This little girl’s friends and her two year old brother were sitting around the birthday table in the sun room when... the ‘Mackey’s’ arrived, the ‘Mackey’s’ were late, very late. The ‘Mackey’s’ consisted of a mother and a father a big sister and a brother who was the same age as the Birthday Girl.
The ‘Mackey’s’ were loud people, very loud! They bounced into the party and bounded up to this little girls brother wishing him a happy birthday and giving him a present... The little girl was very surprised and the mother of the birthday girl was trying to tell the ‘Mackey’s’ that this was the little girls birthday not the little boys but the ‘Mackey’s’ just laughed and continued helping the little girl’s brother to open ’his’ present while the birthday girl looked on trying to hide her disappointment. When eventually the little girls brother managed to open ’his’ present he discovered it was a small nail brush which fascinated him. The little girl didn’t have a nail brush, she could have used a nail brush, she could have used this very nail brush but... Her brother wouldn't share, he thought it was his nail brush.
In the
meantime and as if this mix up wasn’t bad enough the ‘Mackey’ sister sat down
in a corner and opened her little bag... inside she had a Babushka Doll.
The birthday girl had never ever seen a Doll like this, the birthday girl
never liked dolls much but this Babushka Doll absolutely fascinated her, the
‘Mackey’ sister wouldn’t allowed the Birthday girl to play with this Babushka,
not once.
This little
girl grew up never seeing another Babushka but never forgetting them either.
So it wasn’t until... the 11th of June 1970, now aged 24 that this little girl happened to walk into the G.U.M. Store in Moscow, saw and bought her first Babushka or as they should be known Matroushka's.
So it wasn’t until... the 11th of June 1970, now aged 24 that this little girl happened to walk into the G.U.M. Store in Moscow, saw and bought her first Babushka or as they should be known Matroushka's.
Since then
this little girl, now grown up, bought Babushka's for own her children's
birthdays but when she discovered friends of her children being not as gentle as
they should be, this grown up mother placed all the Babushas out of the reach of
little uncaring hands and so her collection grew until it became general
knowledge and many of her wonderful friends would say when seeing Babushkas
somewhere in the world that they thought of her, and some of them even bought a
little something Babushka for that now grown up little girl.
Has there ever been a collector as luck as this little girl… I don't think so.
Has there ever been a collector as luck as this little girl… I don't think so.
As much as this little girl has enjoyed and loved
her collection of Matroushka’s over the years she has never forgotten the
‘Mackey Incident’!
P.S. My friend Ruth A. did say, after reading my story, that she is glad I took up collecting Babushkas because she didn't think collecting Nail Brushes would be at all interesting! :-)
P.S. My friend Ruth A. did say, after reading my story, that she is glad I took up collecting Babushkas because she didn't think collecting Nail Brushes would be at all interesting! :-)
I don't have a photo of the 'Mackey' Family.
Photo a Day Challenge - 21.9.2016 - OOPS!
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
45 Year Anniversary of moving into our first home!
John Witter built his home in 1930, he lived here 17 years before his death, his wife lived here 38 years before she died. Keith and Peggy Allen lived here for 3 years but... Hey! We win, we have lived here for 45 Years! Yay! may there be many more to come and enjoy.
Labels: Home
Photo a Day Challenge - 20.9.2016 - Wrinkles.
I don't have any wrinkles myself of course :-)
Monday, September 19, 2016
Photo a Day Challenge - 19.9.2016 - Time for...
Photo a Day Challenge - 18.9.2016 - Peace.
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Photo a Day Challenge - 17.9.2016 - Dancing.
Friday, September 16, 2016
Photo a Day Challenge - 16.9.2016 - Safe.
Labels: 9/16, Griffiths Family
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Oh well it was worth a try...
I did a search and the discovered an Amy Vale living in Hereford, England exactly where our Ancestors came from almost 200 years ago! I messaged her on Face Book see below...
Hello! I know this is probably a long shot but I was just looking for an Artist called Amy Vale who painted my Great Grandfathers home at Rodd Point in Sydney called 'Barnstable Manor'. The painting is signed by Amy Vale and says Circa 1820 I konw it wasn't painted back then because that was the same time John Rodd and his young three sons arrived from England. I know my family came from Prestigne in Hereford, where there is an Artists Retreat called 'The Rodd', bought from the Rodd's by Sir Sidney Nolan and donated by him on his death. There are just too many connections in my search so that's why I decided to write to you to see if it was you or a relative of yours. I will enclose a scan of the said painting. cheers Pennie Rodd Griffiths.
I received a prompt reply...
Hello! What a fascinating story, I'm afraid it wasn't me nor any relative of mine who painted it, but it is beautiful. Sorry I can't help you any more but good luck with your search! Amy x http://www.amyvale.com/
From Amy's Website...
Oh well, as I've already said... it was worth a try :-)
Labels: Rodd Family
Photo a Day Challenge - 15.9.2016 - Yes,
L to R - Terry, Barb, David, Christine, Elsie, Pennie, Dunno and Peter.
Elsie and Peter have died and we've lost touch with the other four.
P.S. I made my own Wedding dress but I don't have it any longer, it was stolen in Milan, Italy back in 1970... I wonder whose wearing it now? :-)
P.P.S. Hang on... why the heck am I wearing gloves???? who wears gloves when they are about to have a ring put on their finger? Bit suss if you ask me, I will have to investigate further.
I've found this blurry photo... so the above photo was taken when we first arrived at the Register Office then I must have taken my gloves off to get the job done. The photo below looks as though those three men are making sure I don't make a spelling mistake signing my name LOL... They all look happy though.
Labels: 9/16, David and Pennie
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Elodie is loving her ner Teddy!
Photo a Day Challenge - 14.9.2016 - Fold.
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
It's been a very busy morning/day!
Labels: Remy
