But - it was a beautiful rich sunset.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Firey sunset
I looked outside the other night and jumped up with a hell of a fright - I thought there was a fire - all the trees and fence were buring red.
But - it was a beautiful rich sunset.
But - it was a beautiful rich sunset.
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Dad's BBQ
Last weekend I headed down to Geelong for the opening of the new Lions Club park in Bannockburn, where Dad was president for a couple of years. After he passed away they told us that they would like to honor him in some way. We were speechless, it was a very nice thing for them to do.
So here is the Allan Cusack BBQ – the only thing that would have suited him better would have been the “Allan Cusack BBQ and Beer Fridge”!
Apparently there is going to be a photo of all of us in the shire newspaper, the Golden Plains Minor I think it’s called. So I'll share that one (as I'm sure it’s nicer than this pic) when I get it.
It was a great day though, with lots of friends and family coming down to see it... a big Thanks to everyone who was there.
The new park looks fantastic too.
So here is the Allan Cusack BBQ – the only thing that would have suited him better would have been the “Allan Cusack BBQ and Beer Fridge”!
Apparently there is going to be a photo of all of us in the shire newspaper, the Golden Plains Minor I think it’s called. So I'll share that one (as I'm sure it’s nicer than this pic) when I get it.
It was a great day though, with lots of friends and family coming down to see it... a big Thanks to everyone who was there.
The new park looks fantastic too.
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Mothers Day in Sydney - Part 2
As if viewing the harbour, a ferry ride, the Chinese Gardens, a walk through the city, Circular Quay and dinner at Manly wasn't enough... we were up early on Sunday morning to see what else we could fit into Mary's short stay with us.After much deliberation we decided to go to Taronga Zoo. I was a little hesitant at first, thinking that a Zoo was a Zoo. But this is a Zoo to be seen. Located on the North Shore of Sydney Harbour just about every animal has a magnificent look out over the water.
The Elephant enclosure was fantastic, with hundreds of people crowding around to see them bath. You can also look inside the Elephant Barn, where you can see where the zookeepers do thier washing, grooming and feeding of Elephants. The Meercats were too cute - I just wanted to reach over the fence and pop one in my handbag to bring home for Boston. I'm sure that they would have gotten along like a house on fire! By far the funniest animal we saw was the Giraffe though. No matter how hard it tried, its tounge just couldn't reach the carrots that the bigger ones were being fed.
After enjoying all the views and the animals at the zoo we had a couple of hours before Mary had to be at the airport. We decided that a short visit to Bondi was in order. There we enjoyed a quick coffee and a walk along the beach. After a busy weekend, that was really all we had the energy for.
It was a great weekend all up, and we look forward to having our next visitor in Sydney that we can use as an excuse to be tourists!
The Elephant enclosure was fantastic, with hundreds of people crowding around to see them bath. You can also look inside the Elephant Barn, where you can see where the zookeepers do thier washing, grooming and feeding of Elephants. The Meercats were too cute - I just wanted to reach over the fence and pop one in my handbag to bring home for Boston. I'm sure that they would have gotten along like a house on fire! By far the funniest animal we saw was the Giraffe though. No matter how hard it tried, its tounge just couldn't reach the carrots that the bigger ones were being fed.
After enjoying all the views and the animals at the zoo we had a couple of hours before Mary had to be at the airport. We decided that a short visit to Bondi was in order. There we enjoyed a quick coffee and a walk along the beach. After a busy weekend, that was really all we had the energy for.
It was a great weekend all up, and we look forward to having our next visitor in Sydney that we can use as an excuse to be tourists!
Mothers Day in Sydney
For Mothers Day we had Murray's Mum come and visit us in Sydney! Our first "interstate" visitor - infact.... only our second visitor all together if you don't include the guy that came to drill a hole in the wall for Foxtel.
We squeezed in soooo much in to the one weekend, I felt like a holiday once it was all over!
On the Friday night we headed out to The Oaks Hotel with Murray's work people for yet another going away (such a high turn-over there!). It was a huge pub, with a big beer garden and lots of different rooms. We all spent most of the night in one of the function rooms upstairs before we had to make room for another party who'd actually booked the room! Not a bad little spot though, with Murray spending most of the night introducing people to his new friend Bloody Mary.
Speaking of Mary, we had to get up early the next day because Mary (mother in law kind, not the bloody kind) was arriving - and we needed to make the house presentable! So after a mad rush - I was glad that we only live in a small unit - much quicker to clean!
After picking her up from the airport Mary came back here to check out the house. We showed her around our unit, the shops across the road, and Murray even took us for a tour of his workplace. After all that we headed down to Crows Nest for a quite bite for lunch. Then the real fun began!
First stop was for a nice look out over the harbour from Blues Point. Driving around the area we stumbled across this by accident one day, and as you can see, is an excellent vantage point. We wandered around here for a while, before deciding to walk over to McMahons Point to catch a Ferry - our very first Ferry ride!
Although we intended on going to Ciruclar Quay, we ended up taking the ferry over to Darling Harbour, as it was the first one to come along. Don't let those sunny blue skies fool you - it was chilly waiting for a Ferry to come along. I wouldn't like to be one of the many thousands of people who take them to get to work each day!
Walking around Darling Harbour we decided to bypass the Lindt Cafe (note, THEY decided to bypass it, not me) and instead head to the Chinese Garden of Friendship. It was well worth a visit. Although we only had an hour to walk around it, we saw so much. It was so peaceful, and amazing to think that we were in the middle of the city. I'm really looking forward to going there again and would recommend it to anyone in Sydney.
From there Murray thought it would be a good idea to walk to Circular Quay, and then catch a ferry from there back to where our car was. "It's only a 15 minute walk" I can remember him say. 15 minutes my foot! What felt like hours later, we arrived at Circular Quay. I know that walking is the best way to see a city, and we did see some good stuff... but honestly... I couldn't wait to get on that Ferry again.
So across the Harbour at night we went back to the car. It was beautiful to see the Opera House and Bridge lit up in all thier glory. And Sydney's Luna Park looks wonderful coming across the water at night (if not a little scary). Still wanting to fit in one extra activity for the day we headed out for a drive to Manly to go the Manly Fish Markets for dinner. What's that you say? But Sherry can't eat fish? Yes I know. So I ordered the single non-fish option on the menu... which had clearly been cooked on the same grill as fish, because it was very fishy chicken. But Murray and Mary said it was excellent. And judging by how crowded the place was, and the line out the door, it must be a pretty good place to go for Fish.
I might leave it at that for now, and go and check on my Pear and Raspberry bread. Will continue with our Mothers Day Weekend Extraveganza later on.
We squeezed in soooo much in to the one weekend, I felt like a holiday once it was all over!
On the Friday night we headed out to The Oaks Hotel with Murray's work people for yet another going away (such a high turn-over there!). It was a huge pub, with a big beer garden and lots of different rooms. We all spent most of the night in one of the function rooms upstairs before we had to make room for another party who'd actually booked the room! Not a bad little spot though, with Murray spending most of the night introducing people to his new friend Bloody Mary.
Speaking of Mary, we had to get up early the next day because Mary (mother in law kind, not the bloody kind) was arriving - and we needed to make the house presentable! So after a mad rush - I was glad that we only live in a small unit - much quicker to clean!
After picking her up from the airport Mary came back here to check out the house. We showed her around our unit, the shops across the road, and Murray even took us for a tour of his workplace. After all that we headed down to Crows Nest for a quite bite for lunch. Then the real fun began!
First stop was for a nice look out over the harbour from Blues Point. Driving around the area we stumbled across this by accident one day, and as you can see, is an excellent vantage point. We wandered around here for a while, before deciding to walk over to McMahons Point to catch a Ferry - our very first Ferry ride!
Although we intended on going to Ciruclar Quay, we ended up taking the ferry over to Darling Harbour, as it was the first one to come along. Don't let those sunny blue skies fool you - it was chilly waiting for a Ferry to come along. I wouldn't like to be one of the many thousands of people who take them to get to work each day!
Walking around Darling Harbour we decided to bypass the Lindt Cafe (note, THEY decided to bypass it, not me) and instead head to the Chinese Garden of Friendship. It was well worth a visit. Although we only had an hour to walk around it, we saw so much. It was so peaceful, and amazing to think that we were in the middle of the city. I'm really looking forward to going there again and would recommend it to anyone in Sydney.
From there Murray thought it would be a good idea to walk to Circular Quay, and then catch a ferry from there back to where our car was. "It's only a 15 minute walk" I can remember him say. 15 minutes my foot! What felt like hours later, we arrived at Circular Quay. I know that walking is the best way to see a city, and we did see some good stuff... but honestly... I couldn't wait to get on that Ferry again.
So across the Harbour at night we went back to the car. It was beautiful to see the Opera House and Bridge lit up in all thier glory. And Sydney's Luna Park looks wonderful coming across the water at night (if not a little scary). Still wanting to fit in one extra activity for the day we headed out for a drive to Manly to go the Manly Fish Markets for dinner. What's that you say? But Sherry can't eat fish? Yes I know. So I ordered the single non-fish option on the menu... which had clearly been cooked on the same grill as fish, because it was very fishy chicken. But Murray and Mary said it was excellent. And judging by how crowded the place was, and the line out the door, it must be a pretty good place to go for Fish.
I might leave it at that for now, and go and check on my Pear and Raspberry bread. Will continue with our Mothers Day Weekend Extraveganza later on.
Bad, bad blogger I am...
Well, several people have given me reminders now... I know I've been a bad bad blogger and haven't been updating. So thats my mission for this afternoon - to update my blog. Oh - and make some Pear and Raspberry bread. As you probably know I'm no wizz in the kitchen - so I'll need all your positive thoughts!
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