Penniedarling

Going through my photos in iPhoto.

Labels: 6/18, Old Photos.

 Turramurra on 21st January 1991.

 Very little damage to our home luckily, we did loose about 9 trees and this fence,  a couple of roof tiles were broken but that was all.  I was aware of what to do in a Cyclone so rushed around the house closing the windows except for 2 inches at the top of each... still rain poured in even through the windows under the veranda...  rain was going sideways...  but no windows exploded like they did in many of my friends homes.   We watched lots of Pool floaty things and outside chairs Whizzing past the upstairs of our home.

We had no power for 10 days and lovely friends from Hornsby came and took everything out of our freezer and put it into theirs and... our Big Green Bus was still a Caravan so had a gas fridge in it... we did have somewhere to keep the milk cool.  The pool went a revolting green and there was hail still piled up after about 24 hours even in the heat!  It wasn't fun but we were very lucky, others around us had some very similar damage as those in Kurnell.
 1991 photos.

 Next door.

 Around the corner.

Just look at all those broken trees piled up at the tip... trucks worked for weeks clearing these lovely old trees.

Shanda, my sister-in-law, bought me this bowl not long after our storm.  It's been made using one of the damaged Flooded Gum trees.
Our Insurance Agent was brilliant!  the Assessor was here first thing in the morning and we had money in the bank before we had the electricity back on!  Ron, our Tree friend was here the same day sawing up our beautiful fallen trees.

We did forget one thing though...  we never looked at the damage the hail did to our front door!  We rarely go in or out of this door so it was long after the storm that we noticed it   :-)  We wear it as a badge of honour now!

Just found this on Wiki...

Labels: Home, Old Photos., Storm 1991

1968 - On top of one of the hills surrounding a lovely little Welsh Village called Bala.

And from Google Maps today, some of the little cottages in High Street, Bala made from local stone.

Labels: 1/15, Old Photos.

This is what Summer used to be for me, not the wet wet wet we are experiencing right now.

This photo was taken in about 1956/7 by Rosie and I think it's Coolangatta in Queensland.  Dad took long service leave and we headed North for 6 weeks in a Caravan... hang on I have to show you the Caravan.

Labels: 1/15, Old Photos.

My Great Aunt Cranky, Aunt Pam and mum Rosie.  1930's?

Rosie third from left with Art College friends.

Rosie on right with friend out shopping.

Dad's friend Alan Murray, friend and Dad Ripley Rodd on far right.

Ripley newly joined the army in about 1938? with sister Audrey and two friends.

Rip'n'Rosie on honeymoon 1944.


David taken at Circular Quay about 1946?


Pennie about 1947?

Pennie and grandmother Eileen Cobcroft.

Pennie in Black and White.

 Tim and Pennie Rodd at Circular Quay about 1949?

 Pennie and friend Cynthia in Surfers Paradise 1963.

Pennie in Perth 1966.

Labels: Old Photos.