I have been doing the Fat Mum Slim Photo a Day (#fmsphotoaday) on Instagram for well over a year now. And I am proud to say I haven’t missed a day since I started. For those of you who are wondering what I am talking about, Chantelle from Fat Mum Slim blog started a Photo […]
We have had an absolutely lovely weekend…compete with four seasons! On Friday afternoon, we drove down to the coast in the pouring rain…our freeways are not good when it is wet…add big trucks and it can be a slightly hair raising experience. But we made it and the rain kindly cleared in time so we […]
Before you even open the cover, you know this book is going to be a little different. That is because it doesn’t have a price…you pay what you want to pay…yes, really! I had heard about Chapter One by Daniel Flynn a month or so ago, so when we arrived at the airport ready to […]
Yesterday, I thought I had lost my beloved silver bracelet…a gift from my husband after he had his transplant. It has a heart charm on which is engraved the date of his transplant and his transplant number… I had a normal morning at work, then after lunch, decided to go for a walk to get […]
Yesterday, we attended the Dawn Service, held at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne…an amazing experience that everyone should do at least once in their lives. The Shrine itself is imposing…built on top of a man made hill, looking directly up St Kilda Road towards the city… This iconic building was originally built after the […]
Like many other Australians and New Zealanders, our Anzac Day started very early as we joined the huge crowd that went to the Dawn Service at the Shrine in Melbourne. When I was younger, I had always wanted to attend this service…and now I can say that this was the third time we have been. […]
On the 25th April each year, we stop to remember the anniversary of the landing on Gallipoli in 1915. We also remember all Australians who have served for this country and who died in war or while on operational service. And one of the traditions of Anzac Day is the playing of the Last Post….a […]
If you head into the city (Melbourne), and along Burke Street to the RACV Club, you may notice an interesting structure in their courtyard. I was fascinated by it, so did a little research to find out what exactly it was…and I discovered it is a traffic signal, which were used in parts of Melbourne […]