As of tomorrow 1t June we are able to meet up with friends though if we go to a restaurant we can only sit at a table of 4. A big improvement from the last 2 months. 

Adelaide, South Australia.

I have 2 cats a ginger called Fred and a calico called Sally. Sally is a rescue cat and it took 2 years for her to be comfortable enough to venture outside now she spends most of her days laying on a table on the back deck.  Fred (rescue cat) has decided my son Michel is his master and spends most of his days laying on his bed. We are coping with Stay Home with weekly visit to shops to buy food and other essentials . We are lucky we live in a coastal tourist town so don't have much problem getting supplies.

Sally supervising my attempts at Jigsaw.

Fred resisting my effects to move him. 

Wharf 7 Cockle Bay, Sydney Harbour

VIVID SYDNEY 2015

I will be going into to Sydney to see this stupendous display in June. What a lovely time to take photos of Sydney.

What a day yesterday was, up out of bed at 5.45am to catch the train down to Sydney and I find there is trackworks. So hop on the rail bus which takes you down via the F3 (now known as the M1) freeway. If you are like me driving on that road, then you have your hands firmly gripping the wheel with an intent look on your face as the road dips and swerves around hills and mountains, across bridges seemingly suspended in mid air and hugging the road as the juggernaut trucks sway past you. Fun, not.  So to sit back in a modern coach as it leisurely sweeps down hills on it way to Sydney is a pleasure where you can enjoy the scenery. You have time to chat to your fellow riders and a couple who will be going to the same market as you. (See paragraph below.)

I came down from the NSW Central Coast to help my daughter with her stall. There was trackworks on the Sydney Trains so I caught a rail bus down opposite me was a elderly lady travelling with her grand-daughter. The lady was dressed in full modern vintage clothes, I asked her if she was going anywhere special and she replied "We've come from Newcastle and are going to the Round She Goes Sydney's Preloved Fashion Market, we have been travelling for 3 hours now, do you know the way to Marrickville?. 

I wish now I had taken her photo.

After arriving at Central, it's onto a city train (yes, some were running just not on the northern or some inner city lines) trundle out to Marrickville then a brisk walk up the hill to the town hall. I bypassed all the hopeful shoppers to the front desk. "I'm here to help my daughter with her stall" I say and am ushered into a hall in utter chaos, people rushing to and fro with armfuls of clothing and dodging racks of handbags and coats.

I finally track down my daughter who is serenely setting up her stall, everything is labelled and tagged, and whom also grabbed some chairs as its going to be a long day. 10am to 3pm.

The doors opened to the general public and it was on for young and old, we took turns to go out and grab a drink and some lunch and then back into the fray again. FUN. We were packed up by 4pm, with not so many journeys to the car as pre market so that was great.

Natalie dropped me off at Strathfield for the journey home. I arrived home at 7.45pm after having to catch two buses, one to Hornsby to change for a coach to the Central Coast. All I wanted was a banana roll and a coffee for dinner, a catchup on twitter and facebook to see what every one else had been up to during the day and then off to bed. 

Today has been Wash Day, getting ready for work this week.

What's with all the videos on this site.

Well, this is rather special

Fun and feel good.

A policewoman getting into the groove.

(Video by  ysee amar)

Martin Place, Sydney.

Our Prime Minister, Julia Gillard

Interviewed by Eden Riley of Edenland Blog

Julia Gillard

Our Prime Minister in full flight.

In answer to Tony Abbot's attacks on women.

A great article by Corinne Grant. Here

Australia's Biggest Morning Tea

to raise funds in the fight against cancer.

A local single's group raised $130.00 hosting a morning tea with

 more money donated online.

It's a fun way to raise money for cancer research, prevention

 and support services for cancer patients and their families.


Lucky Door prizes.

Unfortunately,I didn't win anything but the food was delicious. :-)

A beautiful finish to a cold day.

Tuggerah, Central Coast, NSW

Best place to be on a cold Autumn Day

A lazy weekend after a very busy and tiring week. should get a lovely pay this week. A bit of clothes washing and a small amount of housework. Dogs clipped and washed. 

I will be getting some quotes for new guttering on the house as I have finally decided on a new colour for the gutters, will be glad to get rid of the mission brown, some trees will be removed as they are knocking against the house on high wind days.

Happy Easter 

I hope everyone has a great day.

We have been getting drenched here on the coast but the weather man has promised us 5 days of some Sunny periods. Whoopie!

I feel sad for all the people living inland New South Wales who are being inundated with flood waters.

Avoca Beach Rock Shelf

I had been out visiting friends when I came across this Water Dragon lizard which had been sheltering under my car to get away from the rain, these lizards are everywhere on the Central Coast especially around the Kincumber area.

Still recovering from a bout of flu.

In my third week.

Up to the coughing stage now.

(I sound like Muttley}.

Rest, rest, rest ... I have been told ... with plenty of fluids.

Pelican waiting for a feed at The Entrance

My little grand-daughter feeling the heat.

Autumn! Here we come ...

A time of balmy warm days and cool nights.

No humidity (Hopefully)

Less rain. (We've had lots this summer).

Less mowing of the jungle in the backyard.

Less frequent lightning and thunderstorms..

Sydney Harbour Surfers

(Photo:Telegraph Newspaper)
The beaches up along the east coast of Australia have been closed because of bad weather -flooding, strong winds and huge swells which have made bad surfing conditions ... so our intrepid surfers have sought protected areas of the coast in which to exercise their pent up energy.