Continuing from the Coalseam Conservation Park blog…our drive. So the drive back home was in and out of wet weather, but that didn’t stop me from enjoying our first weekend outing and taking in all the Western Australian scenery. A drive in the Western Australian countryside, some might say...
So where does the name Coalseam come from? Coalseam Conservation Park is one of the few areas where black coal can be seen at the Earth’s surface. It is also the site of the first coal mining in Western Australia. The Irwin River has cut through the local rock exposing...
Not really understanding what a coalseam really is, we took our first Saturday together and decided to drive to Coalseam Conservation Park. Driving is truly the key word, as it was far and the weather didn’t cooperate much for us to do a whole lot else. Next blog, Coalseam...
Presenting our Webpage of Portraits, Weddings, and Engagements Those in demand portraits: Laura, John, and I, have had a few portrait photography projects together, sometimes just two of us, and a few times on our own, apart from the other. We’d like to do more and to show others our...
Mireia gets her first bath When my children were ready to get their first baths, my mom made such a fuss over the event, that in my world it’s become a huge milestone in life, and an honor to be invited to be part of it. (I was also here...
Continuing on my quest to learn all the places my ancestors came from. Updated Post! 1973 names on this list now! The last blog I did the Bosley Family Tree. This post will be on my mother’s side, the Fletcher – Buckwalter Family tree. This part of the family tree...
Updated, now with 1552 names on the list! I’ve been doing a lot of research on Ancestry.com and other sites looking for some hints into my parents’ heritage. I found more than I ever thought possible. My Dad’s name is Bosley. I always figured it was English, but for years...
In my organizing of the kitchen, I have come across an old toothpick holder. If I am guessing right, my mom would like me to take her kitchen and make it my own. Her system wouldn’t be my system, but it worked for her, and that was always fine with...
I have compared to losing a Dad as something like losing your own backbone. You don’t think about it much until it’s gone. It’s been there supporting you in every way, and then suddenly it’s not there anymore. How do you even function? Thankfully, he was very memorable and in...
If Ezra could write the blog, what would he say? I might take a guess… Nana loves you too, little guy. You are a sweet little boy.
It’s no secret that I LOVE music and am a collector of music. What a few people likely didn’t know, is that I haven’t had new music in a long time. This year for Christmas and my birthday, several people gave me gift cards from Amazon. What a great gift....
So I wanted to see more of the new part of Perth, the Elizabeth Quay, the walking bridge and anything else new in the area. So we made plans to see a few sights, do some shopping, and hang around for sunset. As we walked around, there was a new...
John has experience, but this was my FIRST time on a real 4×4 dirt track. I learned when the guide book says, “Engage four wheel drive low range.” that in 4×4 talk, this actually means “Don’t go down that track, there will be ruts deep enough to fit small children!”...
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. ~ John 3:16 Sometimes on the weekends, John and I will take drives to the country. I really enjoy it. Our little “escapes” sometimes leads us...
Something happened on our way to the beach. We went to another beach. Scarborough Beach (You’re spoiled for choice here in Western Australia)
The last visit we made on our wedding anniversary was a visit, or should I say, re-visit to Castle Rock beach. We first went to Castle Rock with Laura in 2010, and because she loved it so much there, it quickly became a favorite place of mine. We thought about...
Still our anniversary, moving on from Busselton, Reptiles, and ice cream, we went to Cowaramup. We had passed through this ‘cow town’ before, so it felt a little “deja moo.” Cowaramup. The name is believed to be derived from Aboriginal word Cowara, meaning Purple-crowned Lorikeet. Locals from the region often...
Miller’s Ice Cream to be exact. The day we got married, 4 years ago, later that afternoon, we went out for ice cream. We went to the typical place to go for ice cream in that area, Simmos. This day we learned there was a new place in town, and...
Continuing on with our anniversary celebration, it was a day for spiders and snakes. Now I know my husband is familiar with Jim Stafford’s song, Spiders and Snakes, and he should know that wedding anniversaries should be filled with romance, but he took me to a reptile house anyway. Later...
Last year, for our 3 year wedding anniversary, we were far apart. This made our 4 year anniversary extra special. So much so, that we packed a lot into the one day, and I will blog about it over the next few blogs instead of just one. We decided to...
This was going to be my first Sculptures by the Sea. I don’t know why we hadn’t gone any of the summers I had been here before. This year, we went twice. (Something that just seems to happen, that we have to go to the same event twice). Given that...
Georgie, John’s sister, gave him his 50th Birthday party, so when she suggested she do the 60th, it seemed right. Initially I had thought to have John’s birthday at the Perth Zoo, but the expense of renting a place was just too much, so Georgie and I went with a...
Another Perth Sculpture, also a fountain. This blog post is continuing about Perth Sculptures, but is better described as a fountain. I’d say it is a good mix of both. This fountain stands in the center of a small lake (Citizen of the Year Lake) in the “Burswood Park Heritage...
Two more sculptures in Perth worth noting are the Willem de Vlamingh and the Swan that is next to it, both created by Joan Walsh-Smith and Charles Smith. Continuing with the tour of sculptures in Perth, I found them interesting because I do love the black swans in Perth, and...
One of the most captivating sculptures we saw in our outing was the one of Mary Durack. It shows an older version of a writer with her younger self as a child. The inspiration for this sculpture is Dame Mary Durack, renowned Australian author, engaged in a dialogue with her...
Continuing on from a previous post about sculptures found in Perth, here is another one from The Burswood Park Heritage Trail, ‘Keeping the Flame Alight” a commemorative Olympic Torch Relay Sculpture. From the Smith Sculptors Website: This sculpture identifies and specifically celebrates the most important and key element in...
As I write this, 4 years ago tomorrow John and I got married. Last year we missed our own wedding anniversary, we weren’t together as I was caring for my very sick mom. Not that she liked it that way. Had it been up to her she would have sent...
Perth is a city that loves its sculptures, maybe even the whole of Western Australia. I have been in some remote places and one can still find a sculpture even there. How interesting in this outing to discover one dedicated to a beloved old game of my childhood, Hopscotch. At...
So Valentine’s Day came upon us, our 4th as husband and wife. We went to Perth’s Laser show. Deciding what we were going to do was another thing. We had missed last Valentines together. We couldn’t let this one just go by without some sort of celebration. We decided to...
So we’re having a heatwave here in Perth, so might as well update my website. This explains why I would choose NOW to update the website. The odd thing is, just a few days before this, it was quite chilly. So Perth is as bi-polar in its weather as Baltimore....
We drove through York once in 2010, but we had never gone back. Since it’s Historic, we thought it might be a nice Sunday afternoon outing. We went to church, we ate our lunch, and then we were off. York is the oldest inland town in Western Australia, situated 97...
We missed last year’s Australia Day. This year, we decided to go South of the river and meet up with The Olsens.For our photos this year, we thought it might be interesting to have the City of Perth to look at with the fireworks. At last it was time for...
Today, John and I went somewhere different. We actually made a few stops down the coast. One that was rather beautiful was Point Peron. From the video, you can tell how windy it was today.
John and I had been to Roadside America once before together, yet I wanted to go again, this time with the children. Roadside America is a model railroad miniature village. It’s located in Pennsylvania. It’s made with a lot of attention to detail. It was kind of interesting to see...
So we had a unusually warm holiday season between Thanksgiving and Christmas, but it was on a chilly night Enric invited us around the fire. Not a holiday decorated fireplace in the house, no, the firepit in our cold back yard.
With the grandchildren. Which is the part that made it an adventure. I am not sure why, but I didn’t think we were ever going to get Silas out of the Bass Pro Shop. This post makes it look easy, but they kept us hopping, but it was so worth...
Oh how we love pumpkin season. You did know this gourd-ish squash has its own season, right? Winter, Spring, Summer, Pumpkin…. We anxiously anticipate it every year. ~Trader Joe’s Fearless Flyer, October 2010 I love pumpkin season, so happy to be here for part of it. “And God said, “Let...
