Thursday, February 28, 2019
We enjoyed a lunch overlooking our beautiful harbour today, from North Head.
While we were walking back to the car we passed a couple of people and when I heard the bloke speaking it was Thomas Keneally so of course I had to butt in and say 'Hello I know that voice', as I am prone to do with strangers, I said that we would be seeing him next month at Ku-ring-gai Library, he and his daughter will be speaking about their latest book.
We enjoyed a lovely chat, it was his wife Judith's 84th Birthday and he was very proud to be able to say that he was only 83, Judith explained that he would be 84 in 7 months time.
I didn't take a photo but I stole this one from Ku-ring-gai Library. Tom and his daughter Meg.
Labels: Manly
In through Sydney Heads all the way to Balmoral from North Head.
I'm a weirdo, always have been and here's a story I wrote that proves it.
A fear of Hard Boiled Eggs.
I can’t stand hard boiled eggs, they give me the shivers and shudders
and the smell of them makes me want to dry retch, egg sandwiches… oh no, can’t
go there.
I’ve lived with this fear all my life and never thought too much about
it but the other night I was watching the Graham Norton Show with Richard E Grant as
a guest, then when Graham asked him about his fear I was so relieved and happy
to hear it was the same as mine… Richard E Grant has a Fear of Hard Boiled
Eggs! I’ve just done a Google search
and we aren’t the only ones. Kate Humble
is out there about it as are others.
I enjoy eggs, I like mine nice and soft, I can eat the white of a Hard
Boiled Egg but never the yolk.
Then I remembered a moment from when I was a young teen, I was staying
at Wollogorang, at the home of my Great Aunt Cranky and Great Uncle John. I was down to Breakfast first and from the
Buffet I chose what I thought was a ‘Dippy’ egg, but no it was not… I hurriedly
took that hard yolk out of the white and put it into the little coal fire stove
behind me, then ate the white, not long after this Uncle John came into the Dining
Room, said a gruff ‘morning’ and before choosing his breakfast went straight to
the stove opening it to check if there was enough coal… he stopped, he
looked harder then he looked at me, looked at that yolk again then at me… I
just grinned a little, John just Aaahhhhed…
How embarrassing but nothing was ever said.
Labels: Pennie, Story, Wollogorang
Photo a Day Challenge - 28.2.2019 - Sleep.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 27.2.2019 - RAD.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 26.2.2019 - Blue and Green.
Monday, February 25, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 25.2.2019 - Seeing the Good.
Labels: 2/19, Griffiths Family, Pool
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 24.2.2019 - Create.
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 23.2.2019 - Inspirational
Labels: 2/19, SCQuilters
Friday, February 22, 2019
Masterchef at work!
Firstly he picked all the basil he'd grown.
Took off all the leaves.
Added some roasted pine nuts, garlic, grated parmesan and olive oil.
A little taste test.
And Pennie made the labels!
Added some roasted pine nuts, garlic, grated parmesan and olive oil.
And Pennie made the labels!
Photo a Day Challenge - 22.2.2019 - Something I want.
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Milly and her best friend Duck.
Photo a Day Challenge - 21.2.2019 - Little Details.
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 20.2.2019 - A Photo.
Labels: 2/19, Rodd Family
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
I have just witnessed a travesty of bad behaviour!
Driving to the Dentist in heavy slow traffic along a narrow road with a
narrow footpath on one side I saw a man nicely dressed for what was probably a
day in the office, he was carrying a brief case, walking beside him was a young
girl, maybe his daughter, wearing her private school uniform.
I saw them walk along, round a corner, cross a crossing then up the
other side of the road to the train station where they departed.
I know I sound like a stalker, but what upset me was the whole time they
were walking and happily chatting he was walking on the inside of the footpath… NOT where he
should have been walking on the road side!
This is no gentleman that’s for sure!
Labels: Rant
Photo a Day Challenge - 19.2.2019 - Above.
Monday, February 18, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 18.2.2019 - Shadow.
Sunday, February 17, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 17.2.2019 - Kindness.
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 16.2.2019 - Balance.
Friday, February 15, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 15.2.2019 - Ink.
Labels: 2/19, Rodd Family
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 14.2.2019 - Love.
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Mandy joined us for Breakfast today, so lovely to see her and watch her killing a little piece of bacon.
Milly also joined us for Breakfast, here she is enjoying a couple of Blueberries.
Photo a Day Challenge - 13.2.2019 - Super Duper.
Labels: 2/19
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Outside our local Doctors Surgery Beautiful Crepe Myrtle! there's more, many more in fact.
Photo a Day Challenge - 12.2.2019 - Work.
Monday, February 11, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 11.2.2019 - Friend.
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 10.2.2019 - Umbrella.
Saturday, February 09, 2019
I just love love love this, Tomos recorded it.
Photo a Day Challenge - 9.2.2019 - Pet.
Friday, February 08, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 8.2.2019 - Fave Smell.
Thursday, February 07, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 7.2.2019 - Card.
Wednesday, February 06, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 6.2.3019 - Opposites.
#1 - He enjoys Tea and Coffee... She never touches it.
#2 - He enjoys Potatoes with almost every meal... She very rarely eats Potatoes.
#3 - He enjoys Stews and Casseroles and anything well cooked... She prefers Salads.
#4 - He enjoys Alcohol... She never touches it.
#5 - He likes his Fish cooked... She likes her Fish Raw.
#6 - He likes his meat well cooked... She likes her meat blue.
#7 - He loves languages, especially Russian... She has no idea!
#8 - He really feels the cold but doesn't mind the heat... She loves the cold and struggles in the heat.
#9 - He loves trying to grow his own vegetables... She'd rather get them from the Shops.
#10 - He wanted only two children... She wanted 6! they compromised with 4 beautiful children!
Despite being so Opposite in their lives there is one thing that has kept them together for more than 50 years and that's... 💜❤️💚💛💙💗💗💜❤️💚
Labels: 2/19, David and Pennie
Tuesday, February 05, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 5.2.2019 - Water
Labels: 2/19, England 1977/78, Nerys, Tomos
Monday, February 04, 2019
Yesterday we enjoyed another 'Ku-ring-gai Quilters Challenge Revelation Gathering' (boy that's a mouthful) always a great day and yesterday was no exception.
Here we all are... Robyn, Lynne, Penny, Irene, Pennie and Lyn.
Labels: Ku-ring-gai's, Quilts
Photo a Day Challenge - 4.2.2019 - Peek-a-boo.
Sunday, February 03, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 3.2.2019 - Carrot.
Saturday, February 02, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 2.2.2019 - Street Art.
Friday, February 01, 2019
Photo a Day Challenge - 1.2.2019 - Blue.
