One of the most wonderful thing about Australia is the amount of public toilets there are. Unlike any other place I have ever been; each town, or non town, no matter how big or how small, have public toilets. They might not look like much on the outside, but they...
The weather predicted for the whole week was for rain. We decided to take the day and hunt for wild flowers anyway. So we packed the car and we were off to the Western Australian Wheat-belt.
After our walk around Lightning Swamp, instead of going home as planned, John decided we had time to get to the beach for what might be a good sunset. As we got close to the beach, we were a little early, so John looked for a lookout which gave us...
My husband sure knows how to show a girl a good time. After our outing to Brookton Highway Nature Reserve, the next day we went to Lightning Swamp Bushland. It was a sweet day, and I was delighted to have a romp in the swamp.
The red wattlebird is a large (up to 35Â cm) grey-brown honeyeater with red eyes, distinctive red wattles either side of the neck and white streaks on the chest and belly, which reveals a bright yellow patch towards the tail. Now I LOVE Australian birds. A visit to our yard...
Still very tired from my trip, and a birthday party to go to at the zoo, we took advantage of being there to take a quick trip around the zoo.
Often when I am in Perth, John takes me to see the sunset. We usually go on days when the sky looks like it has potential for a dramatic sunset. There was potential on this particular evening. So my first week back, staying awake and staying asleep BOTH have...
My first day back to Perth I couldn’t wait to stretch my legs after all those hours in the plane, and suggested a walk in the bush. Now I left summer and it’s winter here in Perth… A big contrast to our winters in Maryland!
This trip to Perth was a little different. It was the first time I had a smart phone (like the rest of the world seemed to have on my past trips), and in a way it helped me feel more connected with my family for as long as I could....
John rejoined Facebook and on her birthday, told Miranda, “Nappy Birthday.” Not sure if that was a typo or a comment that she is having her birthday shortly after giving birth to Ezra.
PERTH It was the day I was dreading since I arrived. The day that I have experienced a few times now since John and I got married. It’s like an out of body experience. you’re watching yourself pack and leave your husband. It doesn’t seem real, and each time, it...
Every time John and I go shopping to decorate the house, we usually come back with….nothing. It seems we don’t share the same tastes. This time around we were definitely going to purchase dishes that we both picked out. We still haven’t. So this evening I walked in on John...
So our friend Pauline came up with this idea for something fun to do: With vivid imagination and meticulous design skills, Paramodel create wondrously immersive environments out of mass produced toys and brilliant blue plastic train tracks. Entire rooms become fantastical landscapes. Since 2001 artists Yasuhiko Hayashi and Yusuke Nakano...
Don’t you hate it when you set off for King’s Park in Perth and get side tracked to City Beach? John and I were on our way to King’s Park and then we changed our mind and went to City Beach. There was supposed to be a sandcastle making competition...
So on our road trip I noticed how full the moon was at Northam, and thought, hmmmm, full moon and a trip to the Pinnacles might be fun. How wonderful would it be to get those formations with the moon rising behind them? So John didn’t get much of a...
Initial consumption at the Goldfields proved to be some 1,260,000 gallons daily. Today, some 9 million gallons daily flow. More on the pipeline HERE
The road took us to Meckering, which I learned was the site of an earthquake in 1968. Although the Meckering earthquake of October 1968 was not the largest in WA’s history, it was certainly the most significant in term of damage done and cultural upheaval. It caused ground rupturing nearly...
Still at the Slater Homestead, and finally seeing a human being to talk to, we decided to stay for Devonshire tea. This would give John the opportunity to make good on a plan to take me out to tea. Now I am sure I was expecting to be brought out...
The Historic Slater Homestead Something we weren’t aware that existed was this find called the Slater Homestead. Attracted by a falling apart brick wall and a house that looked very old, we stopped and went in. It seemed to invite you in at least and offered tea and food. ...
We went to Lake Ninan before, when it was spring and there was water inside of it. This time as we decided to stop there again or not, we were both pretty sure it wouldn’t have water. It didn’t. Lake Ninan on video: Keep on seeing our road...
Or could also be titled, Ode to Salmon gums and rusty things. The weather has started to be a little cooler here in the Perth area of Western Australia. So, I thought to bring up the idea of an outing or a road trip to John. I explained to him...
Weekends are special because this is a time when John and I get to spend all our time together. We try to plan something fun, if the weather allows an outing or two. Sometimes it’s been too hot for me and we’ve had to carefully choose what we can do...
John’s birthday weekend started with a serene and pleasant sunset, and went straight to hectic after that. We were having guests over all weekend – not completely planned that way, but it happened. After dinner with Georgie one night, coffee with Dad and Iris after church on Sunday, we had...
What do you do when you have a second year anniversary? In this household, you plant a tree for the occasion. Since Red Capped Yellow Flowering Gum trees are in bloom, almost the only color around at the moment, John decided that would be a good tree to plant. ...
Some might be familiar with Spirograph . It was a popular item when I was growing up. The set long gone, John printed me a new one with his 3D printer.
Things you remember as a child… My mom turned on the movie Born Free one evening, she made a big deal out of it, and I was instantly in love with lions and of all things, the Indian Ocean. There was one part of the movie where the lion cubs...
John took most of the photos for the night as I left batteries for my flash at home. 🙁 He and his fish eye lens did well! Happy Birthday Georgie, and many, many, more!
Since John has this nice 3D printer, I asked him to make me a dolphin cookie cutter. So he did. I found a lovely icing recipe that made that smooth blue look. Instead of mom’s buttercream icing recipe, I used Royal Icing recipe, which calls for egg whites or meringue...
According to Wikipedia, almost all the parts of this tree is usable: Many parts of the moringa are edible. Regional uses of the moringa as food vary widely, and include: The immature seed pods, called “drumsticks”, popular in Asia and Africa. Leaves, particularly in the Cambodia, Philippines, South India, Sri...
John got himself a small 3D printer. When he first mentioned getting one, it was hard to grasp the concept of a printer being able to print 3 dimensional objects. The more I read up on this, it seemed a wave of the future and a marvel for the medical...
Veles e Vents in English means, Candles and Winds. What do you do when you enjoy an event but your photos didn’t quite turn out quite like you want them to, AND you learn your friends are going the next night? Of course, you go AGAIN! So the production of...
Xarxa Teatre from Spain, put on a performance here in Perth of Veles e Vents. Thanks to a friend letting us know about the event, John got hit with the idea almost right about coming home time. 🙂 He agreed to take me. The performance is inspired by the work...
So John comes home from work, sits in his chair and says, “So where we going tonight?” Every wife’s dream come true, right? I mean, I had had a long, hot day at home, and wanted more than anything to be in a place that was cooler. I hadn’t even...
What could scones and a 3D printer have in common? John likes scones. They resemble what my mother always made and called biscuits. Biscuits here in Australia are cookies. The whole thing can get kind of complicated. I’ve been making scones for him for awhile now, cutting them out of...
Australia Day, 4th of July, for me, it’s all about the fireworks and always has been. John is learning that I will do about anything to see a good fireworks show. This week at home, (it’s been very hot out, even people who have lived here most of their lives...
We like to walk. So why not a walk along the beach? It’s been perfect weather, and it was a great evening for a stroll. I really enjoyed that walk on the beach. What a way to end the day.
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