They call the coast here by the Indian Ocean, the Sunset coast. It earns its name almost daily. “They who dwell in the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs; You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.” Psalm 65:8 (NASB) Anyone who really knows...
I am not really into cars, but John likes classic cars and we thought we might see something fun to share with Paul from Severn Gas Pumps. This is but a few of the things we saw. At the museum we learned the story of...
Saturday, John and I were unsure what to do. Since he lives close to Whiteman Park, we decided to go there. Magpies make me nervous, as I know they can be very aggressive. I knew it wasn’t their aggressive time of year, but I was leery just the...
Yesterday Georgie, Iris, and I went on a girls day out shopping. We first though, surprised John at his work. I wanted to see where it was he earned a living and meet his co-workers. He was indeed surprised but gave me a quick grand tour. Georgie, after dealing with...
Lake Monger is a large urban wetland on the Swan Coastal Plain in suburban Perth, Western Australia nestled between the suburbs of Leederville, Wembley and Glendalough. The lake is presently used extensively for recreation as well as being a major tourist attraction with up to 12,000 visitors per week (Middle,...
Fayre-that’s the way they spelled it. Yesterday, we went to a Medieval Fayre in Perth’s Supreme Court Gardens. We went and were prepared that it would be nothing like Maryland’s Ren Fest, but it was fun just the same. These birds were the same ones...
I am sure one day soon we will have a long visit to Perth Zoo, but last Saturday, mostly because I was melting in the heat, we kept it a short visit. I stayed most of the time with the birds. ...
I don’t say “our Banksias” as I have let John know the yard is his domain. He keeps trying to get me to cut the grass and clip the hedge anyway. But I do love the Banksias and glad he has planted them. I can...
Carrying on in doing things like no other couple does, two weeks after our wedding, Georgie held a wedding reception for us. She asked us to dress up like we did for the wedding which I was happy to do, I’m such a girl. 🙂 ...
When Laura and I came to Australia the last time, almost worth the entire price of the ticket to me was coming to Caversham Wildlife Park. We loved it there and of course I wanted to go back again. He was even cuter awake. And hungry, so he...
The Gap is an impressive rugged granite channel carved by the waves of the Great Southern Ocean crashing against the granite coastline forming a spectacular sheer drop of almost twenty five metres. The Natural Bridge is a granite formation caused by the gradual wearing away of the rock...
We got to the point of our hike where we were pulling ourselves up rocks but we reached a wonderful view. The Wedge-tailed Eagle has long wings (wingspan 2.3 m), a characteristic long, wedge-shaped tail, and legs that are feathered all the way to the base of the toes. The...
The granite from which Porongurup Range has been exposed by the slow weathering of the softer rocks surrounding the range. Although only 12 kilometres long and 670 metres (2,198 feet) at its highest point, the range is renowned for its beauty. It is clothed in a luxuriant forest of giant...
brekkie an Australian slang term for breakfast. The Banksia Farm served us breakfast each morning.
It wasn’t easy leaving our beloved Siesta Park, but I was curious as to what awaited us at the Banksia Farm. I think we got more than we expected, and that was a lovely surprise. The name of the place interested me as the banksia flowers are so different from...
We were finally approaching Mt. Barker. The only Dolphin sibling I had not yet met yet was Andy. I was already familiar with his work however. He is a very talented artist, blogger, caricature artist, and animator. I really like a lot of his work, but one of his recent...
or, it’s my honeymoon, I’ll scream if I want to. 🙂 I was excited to this next part of our trip, as I hadn’t been to Mt. Barker before. But first we had to get there.
Our time was up at Siesta Park and we packed the car up to drive to Mount Barker. Siesta Park is a special place, so a look around before we go…
The last visit that we made to Australia, we were hoping to see the Busselton Jetty. Sadly it was closed that time around. This visit though, it was now open and John and I were sure to put it on our list of things to do while in the Southwest....
After our visit to the lighthouse, we made our way up the coast back to Siesta Park. We took our time exploring. Our first stop was at Foul Bay. There was nothing foul about it, it was peaceful, blue, pristine…I can never understand how we visit all these beaches and...
Our marriage celebrant suggested a place to go for a nice Hot Chocolate. Hot Chocolatté. So on our way to Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, we made the stop. John of course had a milkshake. Then we made the drive south towards Augusta to Leeuwin Lighthouse. I had been there before, but...
So what do other people do the day they are getting married? You mean they don’t sit out in the car blogging about the day before just to kill time like me? hehe We are at Siesta Park where the internet connection doesn’t reach our chalet. John and I are...
I am finally in Perth, and it’s been a wild and crazy ride! I’ve done some hard things in my life, but saying good-bye to my family for a few months was definitely up there. Enric, Miranda, Laura and the kids all took me to the airport. It was BUSY...
Today I decided to quickly put together a tortilla de patatas and I had a little distraction going on today — something I hadn’t experienced since Miquel was small. The whole time while I was cooking it, Rubi wanted some NOW!
So what does a Nana do when babysitting? Well when we weren’t doing the cha-cha and the tango, we turned on the webcam!
The strength of love is shown in great things; the tenderness of love in little things. Robert C. Chapman “God is Light.” “God is Love.” That which professes to be light yet lacks love, is not of God; while that which calls itself love, but is not according to...
“There is nothing more important than finding out what is after death. What happens to us after we die?” ~George Harrison At my bridal shower amidst a party of girlie stuff and sexy nighties, I open a gift from Dina, the book, “The One Thing You Can’t Do in...
Friends are forever, cousins are for life!!! Anonymous Cousins by blood – friends by choice. Darlene Shaw Cousins by blood, best friends since birth. Anonymous Cousins are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. Ed Cunningham cousins are friends that will love...
Dina called me some time back, “I know you can’t have the traditional bridal shower, but when you go to Australia, you’re going to need things, and we can buy you pretty lingerie, make up, a wedding dress….What do you think Barb?” I nearly cried I was so touched at...
Winters in Maryland can be rough, especially if you’re from Wisconsin, because of the lack of snow! So when our first little accumulation happened, Miranda quickly got Rubi and Silas outside but not before telling me to grab the camera for Rubi’s first snow. When it was over, Rubi...
Miranda needed to go to Target. I really didn’t have anything I needed to get there. But when she told me she was going, I offered to tag along, why? Oh, so as not to miss moments like these…. Who needs a reason to go to Target?
Facebook is slowly adding a Timeline format, and one of the features is that it allows for a large image to be your “Cover” image. Most will likely take one of their own photos and just add it to their facebook, but since I have been “skinning” things for a...
