Thursday, October 31, 2019

 

Photo a Day Challenge - 31.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

Nerys was a bridesmaid for David's cousin Bill's wedding... just a few years ago 😉

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

 

Photo a Day Challenge - 30.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

Gwilym and the old Albion which was later painted Green.

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

 

Photo a Day Challenge - 29.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

Briony and her new best friend 😀

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Monday, October 28, 2019

 

Happy Anniversary to Nerys and Tim!

24 years today!  Wonderful stuff just keep doing what you do so well.
💜❤️💛💚💙💜❤️💛💚💙💜❤️💛💚💙💜❤️💛💚💙💜❤️💛💚

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Photo a Day Challenge - 28.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

Dib Dib Dob to you Tomo!

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Sunday, October 27, 2019

 

Yesterday we enjoyed a Surprise 60th Birthday Party for my cousin Robyn.

 It was held at the Winston Hotel at Winston Hills.    I was a little daunted as I hadn't seen my cousin for many years and I didn't know any of her family except for her husband Rod, her sister and my cousin, Susan and her husband Doug and of course their father my Uncle David who married my father's youngest Sister Audrey.   I was a flower girl at David and Audrey's wedding, that's me on the far right aged 10 and my father Ripley in uniform, I don't know the others.  Audrey died 48 years ago.


I felt a little daunted because I reckoned I would know 5 people!
I told Nerys that we both felt a little daunted and she very wisely said... sometimes the most daunting events turn out to be some of the best and how right was she!  We really had a wonderful time meeting so many people and enjoying a good catch up with those I did know.
 Robyn with her cake and lots of Grandchildren.
 Pennie, Robyn, Uncle David and Sue with Robyn's husband doing???

Daniel, James and John with their mother Robyn and their Grandfather David.

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Photo a Day Challenge - 27.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

What a little sweetie loved a good cardboard box back in the day... Casey is now 21!!

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Saturday, October 26, 2019

 

Friday - Grandparents Day at Elodie's Day Care.

 Little Cupcakes to share.
Then a visit to Remy's School and it's wonderful Playground.
 Elodie rowing the boat to I don't know where...
Gwilym getting the Waterfall going... how clever is this!



Then off to the Golden Barley Hotel for a delightful early dinner of Grilled Squid, Corn Puree and Asparagus Salad... sorry I didn't take a photo but I will be making this dish myself someday soon, it was must my sort of thing.


WARNING - WARNING - WARNING - THE BELOW PHOTO MAY FRIGHTEN YOU...




You were warned!!! 😮


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Photo a Day Challenge - 26.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

Here I am during the Thank You to Volunteers Celebrations in Sydney after the 2000 Olympic Games.

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Friday, October 25, 2019

 

Photo a Day Challenge 25.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

Another place we cannot go to now, I'm standing in the footprints of Gavrilo Princip a Bosnian Serb member of Young Bosnia who sought an end to Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the age of 19, he assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the Archduke's wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.
The Museum behind me and the footprints have been removed.

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

 

Photo a Day Challenge 24.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

A place we can no longer go now... this close to Stonehenge.  David in 1968.

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

 

Photo a Day Challenge 23.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

 December 2002 I was attacked by TICKS!  This is just some of them 😢😢😢

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Tuesday, October 22, 2019

 

Photo a Day Challenge 22.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

 Christmas Day 1991 we were chosen to be filmed by a Japanese Film crew for something about Australia to be shown in Japan... we did get a Video of this event but it was only a couple of minutes long.
 All my Rodd Family were here and it was great fun!  Learning to do Origami.



Gwilym, Hayley, Michael and Dane.

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Monday, October 21, 2019

 

Photo a Day Challenge 21.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

So excited... only this week I found this photo of David's 2 X Great Grandmother Amelia Griffiths holding Melva,  David's first cousin once removed, I'm finding all sorts of wonderful information of David's Family now!!

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Sunday, October 20, 2019

 

Photo a Day Challenge 20.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

Just found this on Facebook in my 'Memories', from my friend Jill!  I have knitted a few jumpers sort of like this but now I'm wanting to knit this smaller version.

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Saturday, October 19, 2019

 

Photo a Day Challenge 19.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

Thank you so much for this Jimmy Moroney!  😉

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Friday, October 18, 2019

 

Happy 10th Birthday to this cool dude!

Happy Birthday George!

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Photo a Day Challenge 18.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

Love finding funny Sigs like this on our Signature Wall.

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Thursday, October 17, 2019

 

Photo a Day Challenge 17.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

 Did you know... if you vacuum downstairs you will receive 30 minutes of iPad time 😃

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

 

Photo a Day Challenge 16.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

The things one finds on our Signature Wall... James Rodd is a distant cousin of mine, he is now known as Lord Rennell of Rodd, (he inherited this title).  James lived with us for about 6 months in the late 1990's and according to his comment here... he didn't eat the Salad!  I sure hope he's eating Salad now!   😃
P.S.  I sent James this photo and he tells me he still doesn't like Salad!!!!

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

 

Photo a Day Challenge 15.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

 Remy helps one of my friends by walking their dog Molly!


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Monday, October 14, 2019

 

Photo a Day Challenge 14.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

Today would have been Mum and Dad's 75th Wedding Anniversary... Here's Rosie with long time friends Margaret and Jim Mackay... Rip is behind Rosie with the hat on, we're celebrating Rip and Rosie's Ruby Wedding Anniversary at our home.

Let me tell you my saddest memory.

1950 -  My 5th Birthday Party and we were living with my Grandparents Poppa and Mama (Rosie's parents) in Strathfield.   I remember it so clearly, about 6 little people sitting around a little table on the verandah enjoying some seriously yummy party food when 'The Mackay's' arrived late, I've forgotten the name of their son... anyway... they arrived all smiles and happiness and I was just thrilled because they were carrying a little present all wrapped up, I stand up to receive this gift but they hand it to my 18 month old brother Tim and wish him Happy Birthday... it's not his Birthday, it's mine!  They've got it wrong  😢  and what does Rosie do??  Nothing!  Tim is already ripping open this present and it's a small nail brush, he's thrilled and too young to understand that it's MINE really.

I sooo wanted a small nailbrush, it should have been mine 😢😟😕😠😦  I have never forgotten this incident and nor the 'Mackay's'! 

I do know Rosie was embarrassed but... that little nail brush should have been mine mine mine...

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Sunday, October 13, 2019

 

Photo a Day Challenge 13.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.


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Saturday, October 12, 2019

 

Photo a Day Challenge 12.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

 Remy enjoyed a few hours exploring some old Steam Boats with David.
 Up he comes ... but Hey Remy, you forgot the torch.

 One of the youngest 'Workers' from Below!

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Friday, October 11, 2019

 

Photo a Day Challenge - 11.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

Elodie watering the parsley.

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Thursday, October 10, 2019

 

Photo a Day Challenge - 10.10.2019 - Free Choice Month.

More Ball Kicking time...

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