tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40719615612234687692024-03-06T08:02:51.782+08:00.......53 Buddhas and Me .................My Life Adventures.....Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.comBlogger914125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-72063594067339879992020-02-29T04:36:00.000+08:002020-02-29T11:43:49.852+08:00My Vision Wall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been a fan of the Vision Board for a number of years and then in </div>
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2017 my Vision Board turned into a Vision Wall.<br />
I found the board was getting very crowded and spreading out on to the surrounding wall. </div>
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I can also confirm that a few things that I have put on my board/wall have come to fruition. </div>
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So far this years Vision Wall has proven to me that I am definitely a visual person. I've also always been a lists person, but I've always written my lists, jobs, goals, dreams in an allocated book, closed the book and sat it on my desk. Only to be actually visible to me when I opened the book. Yes a number of goals/jobs got completed but there was always quite a lot carried onto the next month.</div>
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As well as having my list in my 2020 ToDo book, I wrote each<br />
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I'm happy to say even though there are some things carrying over, there are only three. </div>
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Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-50196362857411044742020-02-28T17:43:00.001+08:002020-02-28T17:44:14.057+08:00Februray Goal Finally Finished!<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm pretty happy with this effort and I've proved to myself, if I have a deadline I finish projects. </div>
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As of today I have finally finished and delivered quilts for my two youngest grandchildren </div>
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Louis (2) and Lily (2), no they are not twins, my kids just are very synchronised!! </div>
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I have really loved doing these quilts, they are a mix of applique and machine </div>
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and I ventured into the Quilt as you Go method and loved it. </div>
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This is definitely now my preferred method of quilting. </div>
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I also painted them both a couple of watercolours and framed them. </div>
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My first pieces of art to be framed and I'm pretty happy. </div>
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Very satisfied with this months effort.<br />
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Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-52667731385010480942020-02-27T13:36:00.000+08:002020-02-27T13:36:16.793+08:00Fed Square Adventure Day<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm now back home after having a wonderful time with my three adorable </div>
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grandsons O'Shea, Finn and Louis. It's always very sad leaving them.</div>
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On the weekend seeing I was catching up with some girlfriends in the city for lunch, I thought I'd get an earlier train and check out NGV Australia (National Gallery of Victoria) at Federation Square. It is also known as the Ian Potter Centre. When I got there the square and surrounds were filled with thousands of people for the Japanese Summer Festival.</div>
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The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia is an art gallery that houses the Australian part of the National Gallery of Victoria's collection. I've never visited this Australian site </div>
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There are over 20,000 Australian artworks which include paintings, sculptures, prints, photography, fashion and textiles. This collection is one of the oldest and most famous in the country. Some well known works at the gallery include Frederick McCubbin's, The Pioneer (1904), Tom Robert's, Shearing of the Rams (1890) and many more.</div>
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The three panels of The Pioneer tell a story of a free settler, a farmer who has chosen some land to clear and farm, and his family. The story is ambiguous, like many of McCubbin's other works and McCubbin chose not to respond when controversy broke out over the "correct" meaning.<br />
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The left panel shows the settler and his wife settling on their selection of land; in the foreground the woman is deep in thought. In the centre panel, the baby in the woman's arms indicates that some time has elapsed. A cottage, the family home, can be seen in a clearing through the trees. The right panel shows a man crouching over a grave. A city is visible in the background, again indicating that time has passed. It is unclear whose grave it is, and if the man is the pioneer, the baby from the centre panel, or a stranger stumbling across the grave.<br />
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It was not only the art that grabbed my attention. The smooth surfaces of the concrete walls with the various angles really gave the whole space a great feeling. This staircase also grabbed my attention.<br />
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Next time your looking for a little adventure and your anywhere near Melbourne CBD I'd really recommend paying NGV Australia a visit.</div>
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Then when I let the NGV, I came across something I've never seen before. It was Niska Robotic Ice-Cream Bar. Yes and ice-cream shop where you are served by a robot, your ice-cream is scooped by a robot and you pick up from a robot. Go figure! I was going to get one but the line was just to long. </div>
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Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-44216347316155375472020-02-16T20:26:00.002+08:002020-02-16T20:26:58.741+08:00My Broulee Adventure - Day 5<div style="text-align: center;">
Definitely a lazy Sunday today. </div>
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First up, after a quick visit to the local little supermarket </div>
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sporting park and sport region for Broulee kids.</div>
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The surrounds of the park were devastated on New Years Eve and</div>
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it's mind blowing how in five weeks the ground cover of ferns </div>
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has regenerated the area. </div>
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Nature sure is amazing in what she can do.</div>
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My afternoon was spent watching an Avengers movie and then listened and watched the amazing Fire Fight Australia Concert. Wow so many fantastic artists. Some of my favourites would be Daryl Braithwaite, Jessica Mauboy, Guy Sebastian, Deltra Goodrem, Ronan Keating, Tina Arena, Hilltop Hoods and Alice Cooper. Both my grandsons O'Shea and Finn liked Alice Coopers band. While Alice Cooper was singing I asked O'Shea if he liked guitar or drums and his answer "I like the Old Guy". How amazing were Queen and k.d Lang singing hallelujah bought tears to my eyes. Then of course there was John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John. </div>
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OMG OMG what an amazing finish to an amazing concert. </div>
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Oh my what a magnificent concert.</div>
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Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-31366875907454475912020-02-15T20:08:00.000+08:002020-02-15T20:09:46.155+08:00My Broulee Adventure - Day 4<div style="text-align: center;">
Day 4 was a bit more eventful after my restful day yesterday. </div>
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First up I woke up with a little car park in my bed with me.</div>
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The morning was spent sitting outside, enjoying the sunshine.</div>
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Then after lunch O'Shea, Finn and I took ourselves off to the movies to see "Sonic The Hedgehog". </div>
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It is totally a kids movie but was still fun to watch and so great to spend time </div>
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with these two amazing boys. The popcorn and ice creams were fun too.</div>
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Then tonight it was out for a family night out. Dinner was at a great Indian restaurant called Kholis Indian Restaurant. The whole meal was super yummy, but I am SO full now.</div>
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After dinner on the way home we went for a drive through the </div>
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Mogo State Forest which was totally destroyed by the recent bushfires. </div>
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So many houses burnt down, so many trees blackened, so many animals lost. </div>
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Su<span style="color: #000120;">ch a sad sad sight. </span></div>
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<br />Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-75479501068296369392020-02-14T18:58:00.000+08:002020-02-14T18:58:31.735+08:00My Broulee Adventure - Day 3<div style="text-align: center;">
It's been a pretty quiet day today. Usually the day after I do the big drive </div>
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whether it's coming up here or going home I'm pretty tired. </div>
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With everyone of at work, school or childcare it was just me and </div>
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Bosco to hang out at home.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Enjoying lunch on the new patio</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Bosco</b></span></td></tr>
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I had a little bit of new house stuff to do on my laptop, then after a healthy lunch out on the new patio in the nice sunshine I could feel my eyes telling me it was time for a Nana nap. My eyes were definitely not getting an argument from me. </div>
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Seeing it's Valentines Day Shane and Stacey went out for dinner and this kids and I hung out together. Louis enjoyed playing with his cars and the two bigger boys O'Shea and Finn claimed my bed to watch Star Wars on the iPad. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Louis loves his cars</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Finn and O'Shea take over my bed to watch a bit of Star Wars</b></span></td></tr>
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Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-9742771934387737122020-02-13T19:13:00.002+08:002020-02-13T19:13:52.103+08:00My Broulee Adventure - Day 2<div style="color: #454545; font-family: ".sf ui text"; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">WooHoo I'm finally here.
I headed off from Lakes Entrance around 7.30am and was welcomed by a very
humid, very foggy morning, which lasted most of the trip. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>I was treated to a very humid foggy morning</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>An eerie morning in Lake Tyres State Forest</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">From the road
everything looked fairly normal until I got to Orbost. The SES and the army are
still stationed there making sure all the fires are totally out and clearing up
the surrounding roads. All of a sudden you could smell the smoky smell. It was
the smell of when a campfire has been put out with water and the lingering
smoke smell fill the air. Also, the trees were starting to show where the
flames had licked them and either been extinguished or changed direction. Then
the devastating sight hit me. Both sides of the road and as far as I could see
was black tree trunks, burnt leaves and ash on the ground. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>This tiny fern bought a smile to my face</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>So Sad !</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">There was the
occasional group of trees that were missed but this terribly depressing sight
continued for at least 40 kilometres. After a bit I was back to the normal bushland I
am used to and then I hit the Cobargo area and township. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>It's beautiful to see some of the tree sprouting greenery already</b></span></td></tr>
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on the ground in a crumpled mess. It was about at this point I just needed to
stop the car and let the tears fall. How could this possibly happen? How can we
as a nation make sure nothing like this ever happens again? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">Two things
along my journey today did bring a smile to my face. Seeing the greenery
sprouting from some of the trees and the small ferns emerging out of the
blackness. Also. luckily I was driving slowly as out of the blackness on one side of
the road a small kangaroo hopped out onto the road. I stopped and we looked at
each other and off he hopped to the other side of the road disappearing into more
blackness. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;">I'm now in Broulee and totally loving spending time with these three
little guys. No there were no tears just lots of big hugs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>It certainly was hard to negotiate Louis, O'Shea and Finn into three smiling faces. </b></span></div>
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Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-1289344044469071212020-02-12T17:21:00.002+08:002020-02-12T17:30:21.110+08:00My Broulee Roadtrip - Day 1<div style="color: #454545; font-family: '.sf ui text'; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">Today is the first day of my much awaited Broulee road trip. After the devastating bushfires hit Australia and my son and his young family being caught up in it I have hanging to get up to Broulee to spend some time with them. Up until a few days ago the roads have been closed and it wasn't going to happen. But the main road is now open so this morning I headed off from home around 8.00am knowing I would get a fair bit of peak hour traffic, which I did. But seeing I expected it all was ok. After a couple of hours my first stop was in Traralgon to see my cousin Sue and drop off a couple of things to her. Next was onto Bairnsdale for a bit of lunch and then back on the road for the last leg of today's journey to the coastal town of Lakes Entrance. All up, my drive took me around five hours. Even though the township of Lakes Entrance had no damage from the fires it was terribly affected with thousands of holiday makers being evacuated. It was a huge blow for all the businesses as that was their busiest time. I booked into the RSL Glenara Motel which is clean, comfy and great value. After settling in I went for a wander down the street and noticed a lot of businesses closed, which I presume is a result of the downturn in business due to our devastating Summer. Talking to one of the locals she was saying how lucky the town was that the forest behind the town didn't catch fire. If it had the town could have been gone. She was also saying just much damage the fires and resulting evacuation did to local businesses. The motels faired ok as all the emergency personal that were in the area needed some where to lay their heads but lots of small businesses just had to shut up shop in the first few weeks of 2020. One of my aims on this road trip was to buy anything I need in the local shops, because if we all do this while visiting these towns they have more of a chance of surviving. Driving up and going for a walk today there was constant drizzly rain which was an inconvenience while walking but is great to saturate the ground so all vegetation can regrow. All of a sudden at around 3.30pm in rolled a heavy fog the ocean. It was a very eerie feel. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext"; font-size: 17pt;">So it was a yummy meal before back into my room for a quiet night in front of the TV before having an early night for another day of driving tomorrow. I expect tomorrow's drive to take a bit longer than normal as I will be heading through areas that were devastated but the bushfires and there will still be lots of roadworks happening. </span></div>
Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-76710676065996282632020-01-30T18:23:00.000+08:002020-01-30T18:26:00.972+08:00Mini Mega Model Museum - Melbourne Museum<div style="color: #454545; font-family: '.SF UI Display'; font-size: 21px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3px; min-height: 25.1px;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">On this<span style="color: #454545; font-size: 14.0pt;"> week’s
Adventure Day my two eldest granddaughters joined me on my adventure. After our
train trip into the city, first up was a short visit to the National Gallery of
Victoria. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>We love the water wall at the entrance of the National Gallery</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">This was Mikayla’s first visit and she loved the water wall at the
entrance. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">She was also very impressed with the Great Hall with its spectacular stained-glass
ceiling. I agreed with Clare and Mikayla that this beautiful hall has a very
calming feel. Next it was down to Southbank for our lunch then it was off to
Walkers donuts, which is a regular place we visit seeing their surname is
Walker. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Next was onto a tram to Melbourne Museum to visit the “Mini Mega Model
Museum”. This is a temporary exhibition that features a world of over 300
astounding models and miniatures from the museums own collection. The amazing
pieces of work ranged from a giant mosquito, a Colosseum made out of cork, a
very detailed miniature carousel and the most amazing dollhouse I could ever
imagine seeing. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">It was unanimous
that the dollhouse was all of our favourite. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>One very impressive doll house</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Incredible detail</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The carousel not only had incredible detail but was made with lots of recycled items. </b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The dollhouse is
named Pendle Hall, a Georgian Mansion: 1940’s - 1980’s. It was made by Felicity
Clemens from Tasmania. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Felicity felt her
daughters little dollhouse was to plain. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">So, she improved it. Hugely. For 40
years.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Then it was time to
head home on the train. Unfortunately, it was almost peak time and there were
no seats available. But the girls loved that idea and spent the trip home
giggling every time the train jerked and they wobbled around on their unstable
feet. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">It was such a great
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Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-50008781075507078672020-01-12T19:23:00.001+08:002020-01-12T19:26:10.842+08:00What to do with old x-rays? Happy New Year everyone. I can't believe I haven't posted since October last year.<br />
Amongst other things I've been getting my house ready to sell this year.<br />
Today I tackled some miscellaneous stuff that was being stored in the linen closet. One was a very big pile of old x-rays. While I'm doing a lot of clearing out I'm trying to do it as environmentally friendly as I possibly can, so now what to do with these x-rays?<br />
After a bit of googling I've found out a lot about X-rays that I never knew.<br />
X-rays are perfect to recycle as they contain silver in the form of halides. X-ray films can be processed in a refinery in temperatures over 1,000 degrees Celsius. The silver is extracted and converted into a pure form of silver. The extracted silver is used to make jewellery, solid silver, silver plating of utensils and electrical components.<br />
They can also be used by crafters to make templates for patchworkers, stencils and lots of other pieces of art by clever creatives.<br />
So now what am I going to do with the heap I have?<br />
I am going to keep a few to make some into stencils. The rest I am going to take to be recycled. I know in my area, Nillumbik Shire will accept them at the Recycle and Recovery Centre and they can also be taken to Evandale Farm for recycling.<br />
It certainly is a great feeling knowing that when you need to dispose of something it can be recycled in some way.<br />
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On the new house front I'm in a holding pattern at the moment. There is now a fence up in front of my block while all the infrastructure is being put in place all over the estate. So with all this work progressing closer to my block I now have a hill where my house will be.<br />
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#my2020journey<br />
<br />Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-16082724512531406202019-10-20T07:30:00.000+08:002019-10-20T07:30:09.879+08:00Time to surround myself with the experts. <div style="color: #454545; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px;">
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<span style="background: white; color: #454545; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Well l'm really on this property buying road now! Why have I decided to share my journey? I figure I'm not the only woman taking on an adventure like this, and I have lots of questions. There's so much I don't know, I don't even know the questions to ask. I guess if I can find out some answers I can pass them on to others. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14pt;">After
my initial visit and realising where I am taking my life now and just how much
I had to do I spent the next couple of weeks not sleeping very much. I would
wake in the middle of the night and stay awake for hours worrying about all the
logistics and just how much I had to do and how much I didn't know. I knew this
couldn't continue so I've decided to set myself up with a backup team of people
I trust and can get information from when I am unsure. So now my back up team
are Carl and Trevor from Neville Richards Real Estate for any details and
questions relating to the land. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #454545; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Richard from Hotondo Homes for any house stuff. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #454545; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My conveyancer Carol from Exchanging Conveyancing for all the legal stuff that
I have no idea about. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #454545; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">But now
I also have to start thinking about getting my house ready for sale by the beginning
of 2020. Because to pay for my new house and land I have to sell my current
house. So, I contacted Nicole Rowe from Ian Reid Vendor Advocacy for help in
that respect down the track. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #454545; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Next, I decided I had some questions only the
banks could answer. So, I made an appointment with a consultant at Westpac
Eltham. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #454545; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My questions were regarding bridging finance, just in case it was
needed. The answer was no I am not able to get it as it can only be used when you
are selling one house and buying an existing house. The Westpac guy kept apologising
that he couldn’t help. But as I told him That was fine, I just needed to know
the answer and now I can continue with my plans. So, I'm pretty happy with my
back up team at the moment. </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><br />
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Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-24110273355906021252019-10-15T14:42:00.000+08:002019-10-15T14:42:07.732+08:00Oh my, I'm Building a House!<div style="color: #454545; font-family: ".sf ui text"; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">My meeting with
Richard from Hotondo Homes went really well and I felt comfortable with him,
which means a lot to my intuition. I was excited but quite nervous about this
meeting as I’ve never gone through the process of building a house where I make
all the decisions. Throughout the several hours I spent with him he ran through
all the information he needed to tell me, we looked at the layout, inclusions
and standard of the houses already built by Hotondo Homes. Looking around I was
impressed with the standard, not that I’m an expert. I also ran through the
three pages of questions I had prepared. It was pretty weird writing my questions
as I didn’t really know what questions to ask. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">During this initial
meeting I also made some preliminary decisions on things like roofline,
lighting requirements and extras I really knew I wanted. Although nothing is
set in stone until much further in the process. I was then required to pay a
$1000 refundable deposit. He also advised that the title of the land would not
come through for 12 -15 months as it is only a paddock at the moment. That
takes it well into the tail end of 2020, but that doesn't worry me as I have to
have time to get my current house organised and sold. Then it was a short drive to checkout my piece of land. It took exactly 3 minutes to drive to the beach. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Lot 614 - This is where my new house will stand</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Oh I'm thinking there might be a little bit of fishing done from this pier</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Oh, my giddy aunt my
head was spinning when I left. I can't believe I am actually buying a new
house.</span><br />
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Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-80375831142156632472019-07-28T15:43:00.000+08:002019-07-28T15:43:39.142+08:00House Decision Made <div style="color: #454545; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #454545;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My next decision was
the house. I spent lots of time looking at the real estate websites getting a
feel of what's available and where the prices sat. On one of my drives down to St. Leonards I drove around the area where a new housing estate was being built. After
a bit more searching, I came to the conclusion that I could get a house and
land package for a lot less than an established house. I realise there will be
a lot more work setting up the outside but I wouldn't be buying someone else's
problems (if any) and I could get exactly what I want. At 66 I'm way past the
whole renovation/repair thing. So, then I started looking at the house/land
packages which was huge. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the beginning of this whole process I had decided
to really listen to my intuition. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So as soon as I saw the one, I knew that was
the house for me. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The house I chose is a Hotondo Home, so I contacted the
company and set up meeting with Richard Barton the salesman. Prior to the
meeting I did a lot of surfing the web checking all the feedback people had given on Hotondo Homes. I probably read in excess of 50 feedback notes and out of that
there were only two negative ones. So, I thought that was a pretty good track
record. So, I have now started on this journey, I was/am pretty much just
travelling blindly at that moment. </span></span></div>
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Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-76801465542683966362019-07-09T20:32:00.001+08:002019-07-09T20:33:17.634+08:00Live Life<div style="color: #454545; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">Today (Tuesday) I had an experience that has really made me think about life, death, the stuff in our lives, our loved ones, friends and just how important it is to cherish and make the most of each and every second we have on this earth. The experience that I saw was a man around my age, collapsed on the ground being given CPR and electric shocks by regular people and paramedics trying to bring him back to this world. I did look at his face and could just tell that he was no longer with us. I looked at his bag of shopping he had just bought laying there discarded. His clothes that had been cut off him thrown aside so he could be treated. It made me sad to think he probably had loved ones that had no idea of what was going on. He may have had plans to do something else later today, this week, this year but will no longer have the chance to do it. He may have had something he had put off and thought "I should do that", but now the opportunity is lost. I have never seen someone be treated this way in real life before and it has really affected me. It reconfirmed to me that we just don't know when our time is up. We really need to live every moment to the fullest. If you have something in your life you are not happy about, get rid of it, change it. Don't store your best dinner set in the cupboard, use it. Above all tell the people in your life just how much they mean to you, give out lots of hugs and "I love you's". Throw away the "I should's" and replace them with the "I am's". I really hope this poor stranger made it but in my heart I don't think he did. RIP stranger. </span><span style="font-family: ".applecoloremojiui";">❤️❤️</span></div>
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Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-85032335969038439302019-07-01T07:00:00.000+08:002019-07-01T07:00:55.774+08:00Location, Location, Location??
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I toyed with idea of moving but had no idea of where that could possibly be. I have
really enjoyed living in my current town but my house is old and even though in
good condition will soon need maintenance, that as a 66-year-old woman I can no
longer do. I thought about staying in the area but financially I just couldn't
afford to get what I want for the price I want. So, I started looking further
afield and I started asking myself some questions.</span></span><span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><br />
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don't want to be any further than 2 hours from my daughter Rachel and her
family. My son lives a full day’s drive from me so I'm always going to have to
drive to him. The village I have chosen is 2 hours from her. </span></span><span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">✅</span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></div>
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to really challenge myself and move away, why not move closer to the water. Whether
it be ocean, beach, river or lake?</span></span><span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span></div>
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<span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">So off I went on a bit of a reconnaissance mission to various
townships to see which ones sat comfortably with me. The township I decided on sat
well with me straight away. While driving around, I took notice if people kept
their gardens and houses neat and tidy. I think that says a lot about the type
of person that lives in a village. I checked what facilities were available.
How far was it to drive to major supermarkets, Doctors, hospitals? I felt
really comfortable there and on each subsequent visit I felt more comfortable. Right from the beginning of this journey I have been consciously listening to my intuition and my intuition was telling me this is where my next home would be.</span></span><span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> OK, now that the location was decided do I buy and established
home or do I really challenge myself and build a new home? </span></span><br />
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-31405445063367382732019-06-16T16:45:00.004+08:002019-06-16T16:45:48.146+08:00My Latest Adventure - Property Adventure
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months.</span></span><span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><br />
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nothing to say. But if I am honest with myself, I’ve had plenty to say I’ve
just been procrastinating too much. I also feel there is a real fear of the blank page for most us. So, this week I have challenged myself to actually
get started and invite you to come along on my latest Adventure.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><br />
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and have a new home built about 2 hours away. My current house is situated in a
beautiful treed town. I have always loved living here and still think it is
beautiful, but it has just become to busy and it's time for me to move onto the
next phase of my life. My new home will be 2 hours south in a small beachside
town. I will be doing all the financial stuff, selling requirements and buying
of land and a house on my own and at the moment have no idea of the what's,
where's or how's. I thought I would document my journey with it's high, it's
pitfalls and the things I learn, because surely, I'm not the only woman out
there doing it? As a 66 year old woman some may say "what the hell are you
doing?" To be totally truthful I have asked myself the same question. But
I have decided to step out of my comfort zone, go with my intuition and challenge
myself. Maybe I can be of help to someone else or maybe I can even pick
someone's brain.</span></span><span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Last week I finally
started my <b>2019 Adventure Days</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Each week I spend one day
exploring somewhere or some thing in my home town Melbourne. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;">So last week I took myself off to the National Gallery of
Victoria to view the <b>Escher x nendo exhibition.</b> We have had some really
hot and humid days in Melbourne lately, but wouldn't you know it as soon as I
got off the train we got a huge downpour. I knew it wouldn't take long to pass,
so I just hung out on Flinders St. Station for a while. </span></div>
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his work was born in 1898 to a prosperous family in the Netherlands and in1972
at the age of 73. He was a graphic artist who produced some amazing mathematically
inspired woodcuts, lithographs and mezzotints. After training and working in
Italy for a number of years his departure from Rome prompted him to shift focus
away from the external world to his inner, imaginary world. He began using his
refined skills to produce ingenious and complex optical illusions,
tessellations and impossible realities. </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: ".sf ui text" , serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">M
C Escher created this self portrait of himself sitting in his living room</span></span></b></div>
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</span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Japanese design studio nendo has created and
immersive environment for more than 160 prints and drawings of Escher's work. Nendo
is a design studio founded in 2002 by Oki Sato, one of the worlds most
well-known and prolific designers. Based in Tokyo and Milan, nendo (meaning
clay in Japanese) designs graphics, products, furniture and interiors that seek
to surprise people in subtle and playful ways. </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">While walking through this piece of art I got an amazing
sense of </span></span></b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">peacefulness, even though there were quite a few
people. </span></span></b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">The optical illusion of this tunnel was deceiving </span></span></b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">as it looked long but was quite short. </span></span></b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "&quot" , serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dragon : 1952 </span></span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "&quot" , serif; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "&quot" , serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Print of a wood engraving
depicting a folded paper dragon sitting on a pile of crystals.</span></span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "&quot" , serif; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "&quot" , serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I love the detail in
this piece. </span></span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "&quot" , serif; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "&quot" , serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bond of Union : 1956</span></span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "&quot" , serif; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "&quot" , serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Inspired by the novel
Invisible Man by H G Wells. </span></span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "&quot" , serif; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "&quot" , serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">The floating spheres of
Escher and his wife Jetta enhance the suggestion of infinite space.</span></span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "&quot" , serif; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Plane Filling 11 : 1957</span></span></b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">The more you look at this piece the more you see.</span></span></b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Belvedere : 1958</span></span></b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">In Belvedere, we perceive a two story building that could
not possibly exist in the</span></span></b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"> real world because the orientation of the second
floor contradicts that of the first floor. </span></span></b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I have been intrigued by Esther's work for many
years. Back in the 90's I bought a diary that featured Escher's works and they
just intrigued me. </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">A closer look at the staircase in Ascending and
Descending. </span></span></b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">Does the staircase go up or down?</span></span></b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"> Does it go anywhere. </span></span></b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The way Escher played with perspective and
impossibilities is just amazing. No matter how many times<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span>you
look at a piece of his art, each time you notice some other quirky
portion. </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Snakes : 1969</span></span></b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">This piece depicts a disc made up of interlocking circles
that grow progressively </span></span></b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">smaller towards the centre and towards the edge. </span></span></b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">I really love the detail in this piece of art. </span></span></b></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><b></b>Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-58832489399656887952018-06-17T16:09:00.000+08:002018-06-17T16:09:00.895+08:00Clare and Gaga's Adventure DayOK I've decided to get back into my Adventure Days in my hometown. This week it happened to be a day where I shared it with my eldest grandchild Clare. We just happened to park the car next to a skate park and enjoyed watching the kids and adults practice their skills.<br />
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After lunch at Southbank it was time for what has become our little ritual, we headed to Walker Donuts for a little bit of decadence. </div>
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We decided we would head to a couple of the laneways that are well known for the street art or graffiti in Melbourne CBD. As we walked up Flinders street we decided to go into St. Paul's Cathedral and view the magnificence of this beautiful building. This cathedral's design is English Gothic and was completed in 1891 although the spires were built to a different design between 1926 and 1932. </div>
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Next stop was Hosier Lane where we were entertained by a few artists creating their art. Clare loves looking at any art and was totally intrigued watching a couple of young adults create some ordinary and some amazing pieces of work. One young artist asked Clare what her name was and proceeded to climb up high and sprayed her name on the wall. Clare felt very happy that her name was on the wall and up high so it wasn't going to be painted over straights away.<br />
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Our last stop on our long day was ACDC Lane, named after the world famous Aussie band. The laneway is well known for some amazing pieces of art such as Jimmy Hendrix and a spectacular escaping sculpture of the late AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott. </div>
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Even though we were both pretty tired after our big day we certainly did have fun. </div>
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Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-52620735236312121142018-06-15T12:21:00.000+08:002018-06-15T12:21:11.848+08:00Colourful La Boca, Empanadas and TangoWhile on our tour of Buenos Aires city area I was excited to visit another of my bucket list items, the vibrant neighbourhood or barrio of La Boca. Situated on the Matanza-Riachuelo River La Boca is known for its colourful houses and zinc shacks, it's tango and of course, because we're in Argentina, it's football/soccer team, Boca Juniors. The actual touristy area is only a few blocks long, but outside this area it is a fairly poor working class area that has a fairly high crime rate.<br />
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Since 2016 La Boca citizens has been threatened by the pollution of the Matanza-Riachuelo River as it said to contain high levels of arsenic and lead due to centuries of unstopped pollution. But as I stood looking out over the river I was comforted to see cleaning of any litter in the water being cleaned up.<br />
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On the front of one of the colourful La Boca buildings is a quirky piece of art in honour of three well loved people by the Argentinians. Maradona for his football skills, Eva Peron for her gift to the people and Carlos Gardel a singer, songwriter and prominent figure in the history of Tango.<br />
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After an afternoon recuperation nap, I was all set to head out to dinner and a Tango Show at El Querandi. Wow Wow Wow, what a great night it was. The Tango Show was fantastic. The band, the dancers and singers were absolutely amazing. There is so much emotion in the Tango - Love, Violence, Anger, Sensuality, Pain and so much more.<br />
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Tango is a partner dance which originated in the 1800's along the River Plate (Rio de Plata), the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The El Querandi Tango Show was a depiction of the history and evolvement of Tango. .Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-7045614827232091422018-06-10T11:47:00.000+08:002018-06-12T21:55:54.382+08:00My South America Adventure - La Recoleta CemeteryI cannot believe I haven't posted on my blog since January 30th!! It's not as if I've been quiet, I just haven't got around to it. I have recently returned home to Australia from my holiday of a lifetime to South America. I was away for three and a half weeks and I went to Argentina, Brazil, Peru and Chile. I did a tour with <a href="http://www.chimuadventures.com/" target="_blank">Chimu Adventures </a> /Viva Expeditions and I couldn't recommend them highly enough. Our group consisted of eight people and we all got on really well. Our guide, Mel, who was amazing, was an Aussie but she lives in Ecuador, so it was very helpful with her speaking fluent Spanish, then in each location we had a local guide. From Australia I flew to Santiago for about a 4 hour layover then it was across the Andes to Buenos Aires. Flying over the Andes was mighty spectacular.<br />
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I've started working on a photobook of my adventure - it could end up quite a big book. So as I come across various locations, I thought I would share them with you. One of our first attractions to visit was La Recoleta Cemetery, which is situated in the heart of Buenos Aires. I must say I do love heading to old cemeteries, but for some reason I wasn't that excited to go to La Recoleta. That was until I got there - WoW it was totally amazing. Built in the early 1800's the cemetery houses mostly the wealthy such as Presidents and Nobel Prize winners but is probably most famous for housing the body of Eva Peron, the First Lady of Argentina. Loved and respected for her fight for women and improving the lives of the poor. Eva Peron was born in 1919 and she died in 1952, so it is a mystery to me why the plaques on her grave all say different later dates. I guess I wasn't listening to our guide Pepe while he was telling us.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>There are several plaques for Eva Peron, but all have different dates. </b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>If only I could read Spanish</b></span></td></tr>
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An interesting fact is that the bodies are not actually buried, they are put into coffins and literally stacked on shelves, below and above ground level, with no dirt surrounding them. A lot of the coffins are put inside a second coffin to prevent smell and hygiene I guess. So whole families can be buried in the same structure. It was quite fascinating walking through what could have been a small city with it's tree lined streets and laneways.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>As we entered La Recoleta Cemetery we were instantly greeting by <br />hundreds of elaborate marble mausoleums</b></span></td></tr>
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As we came out of the cemetery we were greeted by the biggest Rubber Tree or Ficus elastica, I have ever or am ever likely to see in my life. Said to be over 200 years old it spreads some 50 metres across.<br />
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Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-25261148055513563782018-01-30T16:18:00.000+08:002018-01-30T16:18:10.517+08:00A Perfect January <div style="text-align: center;">
My January has consisted of a lot of wonderful family <b>ADVENTURES</b>.</div>
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My first adventure was to spend some very special time with my granddaughters Clare and Mikayla. I wanted to have a special day which each girl, totally on their own. It was their choice what we did, what we ate and where we went. First up it was 6 year old Clare to have an adventure.<br />
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For dinner her request was for Mexican. Easy done seeing that my favourite food too.<br />
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The following morning we travelled into the city as she wanted to go to an art gallery. At the moment she wants to be an artist when she grows up.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Mmmmm a room full of skulls, 100 skulls actually- very interesting</b></span></td></tr>
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After our inspirational time at the National Gallery of Victoria we headed into the city for lunch and and a stroll through the Graffiti filled Melbourne laneways. But first it was time to stop for a yummy donut.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Seeing Clares surname is Walker we just had to get a donut from Walkers Donuts!</b></span></td></tr>
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The next day it was 4 year old Mikayla's turn to have an adventure day with me. Her choice for dinner was Spaghetti Bolognese, with is also up with my favourites.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Time for Mikayla and Gaga to have their adventure</b></span></td></tr>
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At first she couldn't decide how she wanted to spend her day but finally it was the beach she wanted to visit.Our first stop for the day was Luna Park, we both had fun checking everything out, we especially got a lot of laughs out of the mirrors that made us look funny.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>She was pretty excited</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The crazy mirrors certainly had us laughing</b></span></td></tr>
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After lunch it was time for the beach and a playground. Mikayla was pretty happy to finally be at the beach.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>One excited little girl</b></span></td></tr>
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The playground we went to was right on the beach so we didn't have far to go.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The playground was a great place to have fun and stay out of the sun a bit</b></span></td></tr>
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We finished our adventure off with an ice cream and it was time to head home.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Mmmm Ice-cream time</b></span></td></tr>
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Next up was my week long adventure with my son Shane, his wife Stacey and my three gorgeous grandsons (O'Shea, Finn and Louis) visiting for a week.<br />
First up we had a day at Brickvention, a Lego fan convention. We travelled into the city by train which was a bit of excitement for the O'Shea and Finn.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>It's great experiencing a train journey through kids eyes</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Louis didn't mind having a train trip either</b></span></td></tr>
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The Lego Convention was held at the beautiful Old Exhibition Buildings in Melbourne.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">The stunning Old Exhibition Buildings</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>This shot was taken as we walked in the door. <br />Within seconds of turning around the boys were overwhelmed by the amazingness </b></span></td></tr>
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Some of the exhibits that had been made were huge and absolutely amazing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Oh and a day's adventure just has to be topped off with popcorn and fairy floss!!</b></span></td></tr>
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We had our second Christmas Day with both my children (Shane and Rachel) their spouses (Luke and Stacey) and my six adorable grandchildren.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Oh what a cherished moment this was. <br />I am the luckiest person alive.</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Stacey and Rachel were kept busy most of the day.</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Next was Papa's turn. The tiny people are starting to get restless. </b></span></td></tr>
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The week was full of mini adventures, among them was a day at the beach.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>A fun family day at the beach</b></span></td></tr>
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Clare, O'Shea, Finn and Mikayla also participated in a basketball clinic, although it seemed more like a relay of who could have a bit of a sook. But by the end of the session they all said they had fun.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>At last they were all having fun - it took a while!</b></span></td></tr>
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Little Louis and Lily didn't participate in much, they just layer around and looked adorable.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Oooh aren't our two new family members adorable</b></span></td></tr>
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Then to finish of the week Clare and O'Shea lost their first baby tooth on the same day. They certainly were pretty excited about having the tooth fairy visit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>First one out Clare.....</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>......closely followed by O'Shea</b></span></td></tr>
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I finished my month of with a couple of hours with beautiful Lily and I have also started a Detox in preparation for my trip of a lifetime to South America in May this year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>What a cutie Lily is.</b></span></td></tr>
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Oh and what do you eat the night before you start your Detox? That would be Mexican of course!!</div>
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What an exhausting but totally satisfying and<b> FUN</b> month of <b>ADVENTURES</b> I have had. Thank January you were just perfect. I wonder what February will bring me.</div>
Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-84334968612737226962018-01-07T05:36:00.001+08:002018-01-07T05:36:54.707+08:00Another year of Adventure Days commences....Hope you have all had a fantastic Christmas and a very very happy New Year. As with the past few years when I am not away in our camper "Myrtle", once a week I take myself on an Adventure Day to explore my environment. So seeing it's the first week of 2018, I decided it was a perfect day to commence my adventures. Although this was a bit different as Shane came along for the ride and the day actually turned into a "foodventure". One night while watching telly we heard about an orchard in the Yarra Valley that sounded like it could be FUN. Seeing I live on the outskirts of the Yarra Valley why not check it out. The Yarra Valley is probably best known for the extensive and wonderful wines the area produces, but with its extremely fertile soil it is also an excellent area to grow lots of varied produce.<br />
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Driving through the beautiful rolling green hills we saw a sign "Cherries for sale". Now seeing we are both partial to a nice plump fresh cherry it was an obvious first stop. So our first stop was at Lanidale Orchard "The Cherry Well" in Wandin. Lanidale is a family run business that grows Cherries and Apricots, but today all they had were Cherries. But what a beautiful selection they did have, such as the sweetest Sweethearts right through to the very sour Morello. After tasting all the different varieties they had, we purchased 1kg of the Sweethearts. If you are a fan of cherries you should check out the Victorian Cherry Trail on www.cherries.org.au<br />
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Next stop was Raynors Stonefruit Orchard in Worri Yallock. Raynors Orchard is another family run business. Throughout the year they grow around 450 varieties of fruit. We went on a tractor tour where we told about the different fruits and had tastings. Also on the tour you could pick and eat as much as you wanted - interesting time. You could also pick any fruit to take home and pay only $5.00 per kilo. </div>
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From there we headed onto Yarra Glen to the very yummy Yarra Valley Choclaterie and ice creamery. Set on 16 hectares of beautiful countryside this is a chocolate heaven with over 250 varieties of chocolates.<br />
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After a yummy pizza and of course an ice cream we headed off home chocolates in tow.<br />
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One last stop on the way home was Sugarloaf Dam. Sugarloaf Dam is one of approx. nine water catchments that supply Melbourne and surrounding areas with water. Sugarloaf Dam has a capacity of 96,000 million litres. It was completed in 1981 and supplies the northern, western and central suburbs of Melbourne. Every time I come up here to visit I think of my late Dad. We were out going for a drive (we even had Adventure Days back then) and after buying fish and chips for lunch we sat in the Sugarloaf grounds eating our lunch and discussing how much water and how many trees were here. My Dad always used to say "I don't know what those greenies are on about, look at all these trees".<br />
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Seeing I had filled up on fruit, pizza, ice cream and chocolate throughout the day dinner was pretty light on, but I did sit down and enjoy a nice cold beer. </div>
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So my first adventure day for 2018 may have been different but as everything must be, it was FUN.<br />
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Do you ever take yourself of on an adventure day? If you do I'd love to hear about them. If not give it a try, explore your environment. You may just be pleasantly surprised to find what's hiding out there. </div>
Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-90920774609383451672017-11-02T14:05:00.000+08:002017-11-02T14:05:20.047+08:00Shrine of Remembrance - MelbourneThe Shrine of Remembrance is the National War Memorial of Victoria, a monument dedicated to all those who have served in the armed conflicts and peacekeeping operations in which Australia participated.<br />
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Originally built in the 1920's as a memorial for the 89,000 Victorian men and women who served overseas in World War 1 and the 19,000 who made the supreme sacrifice. Although other monuments in the Shrine Reserve commemorate later services, the Shrine itself now honours all men and women who have served. It belongs to yesterday, today and tomorrow.<br />
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As we arrived at the Shrine the first area we came across was one of the courtyards. This courtyard was black walls with many many red poppies poked into holes and what looked like a huge poppy suspended above. </div>
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It wasn't until we could view the poppy courtyard from above that we could see the beauty of the suspended poppy. Our tour guide also informed us that the thousands of holes in the black walls that all the poppies were stuck into actually said the "Ode to Remembrance"in morse code. </div>
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At the entry of the Shrine we were confronted by the Gallery of Medals. This wall of medals certainly emphasises the scale of Victoria's service since World War 1. This hallway exhibits over 4000 replica service medals since the Boer War. Each medal represents one hundred Victorians who served in armed conflicts and peacekeeping operations.</div>
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Looking northward up along St. Kilda Rd and Swanston St. you can see the majestic St Pauls Cathedral. Beyond the Cathedral you can see a newly built striped building. Without our extremely knowledgeable tour guide we would never have noticed the magnificence in front of us. Can you see it? Constructed into the balconies of the apartment building is the face of the Wurunjeri elder William Barak. Not only was William Barak an elder of the Wurunjeri, an artist he was a social justice leader. We were absolutely amazed at this beautiful acknowledgment of a great Australian from a private building. </div>
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Centrally placed in the crypt is this very powerful sculpture "Father and Son", with this inscription. </div>
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THESE FIGURES OF FATHER AND SON HONOUR THE COURAGE AND SACRIFICE WHICH LINK TWO GENERATIONS OF VICTORIAN SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED AND DIED IN WORLD WARS </div>
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Captain Kenneth Parsons,2/3 Motor Ambulance Convoy, removed this union flag from the Sultan of Johore's palace in late January 1942 to prevent it from falling into Japanese hands. After Singapore's surrender on 15 February 1942, Parsons and the other Australian medical officers concealed the flag for the entire three and a half years of their imprisonment in Changi. Between 1942 and 1945, over 100 signatures were placed on the flag. Of these, 91 are Australian, including 33 Victorians, 36 New South Welshman, 16 Queenslanders and 2 Western Australians. The rest are attributed to members of the liberating forces. </div>
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The "Devanha" landing boat is the last remaining of the six landing boats that ferried ANZAC troops to the beaches at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. I must admit standing beside this amazing piece of history I could almost feel the spirit of the men aboard. </div>
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Although a small out of the way area, this is a lovely peaceful spot and sit and appreciate all we have.</div>
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The Hall of Columns is part of the original substructure of the Shrine. Approximately four million bricks were used in the construction of the columns to support the original structure. This area has now been opened up to the public and with it's subdued lighting and many many artifacts it gives an atmosphere of contemplation. </div>
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The World War 11 Memorial, which includes the Forecourt, Cenotaph, Eternal Flame and flagpoles, was built to commemorate all Victorians who served in World War 11. </div>
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I've never been one for war stuff but I am so glad I included The Shrine in my adventure days. I learnt so much about some pretty sad history. War is a terrible terrible thing and these days we don't know from which direction it is coming. I don't have a solution, all I can do as one person is love and treat all other humans with kindness and compassion. </div>
Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-62198881927115113102017-11-01T16:51:00.000+08:002017-11-01T16:51:51.409+08:00Abbotsford Convent<span style="font-family: inherit;">For this weeks adventure I went to the very beautiful Abbotsford Convent. The site consists of 11 buildings; the Convent, Convent Annexe, St Euphrasia, Providence, Rosina, St Mary's, Mercator, Magdalen Laundries, Sacred Heart, Industrial School and St Anne's. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Founded by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in 1863, the Abbotsford Convent operated for more than 100 years through the social traumas caused by gold rush and bust,the Great Depression and two world wars. Over the period of a century, thousands of girls and women were placed in the care at the convent, with many residing in the convent's Sacred Heart Building, and labouring in the onsite Magdalen Laundries. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While the convent had a positive impact for some women - many of whom were destitute and had nowhere else to go - and although the convent provided critically needed shelter, food and education in the absence of state care, the convent was also a place of hardship and ordeal for some of the women, as was often the experience of those in institutional care. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Built in 1901, the Sisters Convent is sited on what was Abbotsford House, a former gentleman's farmlet. The Convent building was where most of the Sisters, novices (nuns in training) and postulants (women commencing life as nuns) lived.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Funds for the Convent building came from a raffle held at the Royal Exhibition Buildings, with the prizes donated by Catholic families and businesses. The raffle raised over $5 million in today's dollar equivalent. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At it's peak, the Convent housed up to 150 Sisters and was one of the largest Catholic complexes in Australia, and by 1901 was the largest charitable institution operation in the Southern Hemisphere. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today many of the buildings are now home to over 100 arts and crafts practitioners, the Convent Bakery, Health and Wellbeing businesses and also spaces that can be rented out for functions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On Thursday 31 August 2017, the Abbotsford Convent joined iconic landmarks including the Royal Exhibition Buildings, Sydney Opera House and the Melbourne Cricket Ground in achieving the country's highest level of recognition. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The National Heritage listing states the Convent's Laundries and asylum buildings are an important record for those Australians and their families known as the Forgotten Australians. The listing also states the harm of institutionalization and the trauma experienced by many residents is acknowledged as part of the Convents heritage. </span><br />
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As I walked around theses beautiful gardens gazing at the amazing buildings it was nice to think that there was somewhere that was there to help women, but also very sad to think of all those who suffered.<br />
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Davinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252641438455940748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071961561223468769.post-16813243721914821852017-10-05T04:56:00.000+08:002017-10-05T05:03:17.089+08:00Our Week with O'Shea<div style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="color: #454545;">Last week I was truly blessed to have my gorgeous grandson O'Shea staying with me for a week. He lives about eight hours from me so I don't get to spend a huge amount of time with him or his little brother Finn. So I thought now that he is six and at school, it was the perfect time for a holiday with Granny Dave. After meeting up in Marlo and get in a bit of fishing it was time for O'Shea and Granny Dave to head to Melbourne. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">My daughters two girls Clare (6) and Mikayla (4) were also looking forward to having lots of adventures with O'Shea, so Rachel and I planned a few activities. As it turned out it was an extremely busy week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">Monday was a day at <b>Melbourne Museum</b> in Carlton. I have been to the Museum with Clare and Mikayla before and we just knew O'Shea would love it, as he did. I knew the kids would love the indoor play area, but I was totally surprised just how much two six year olds could enjoy a Museum. On the way home they said how much they loved it, but their favourite was the big crystals. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">Tuesday was a quieter day until we headed off to the movies to see </span><b style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">The Emoji Movie</b><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">. After lots of popcorn, candies and a Mexican dinner it was off home for a good nights sleep. </span><span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">We spent a fabulous day on Wednesday at <b>Werribee Open Range Zoo</b>. Opened in 1983, this zoo covers around 560 acres and has some major exhibits with </span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "sfuitext";">Hippopotamus, Lion, Zebra, Giraffe, Meerkat, Ostrich, beautiful Silverback Gorillas, African wild dogs, numerous antelope, Rhinoceros, and Australian animals. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">Thursday was a day to head down to Somerton to <b>Dinosaur World</b>. The three kids enjoyed looking at all the moving dinosaurs, so from a kids view it was fun but from an adults point of view it was not as exciting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">While waiting for his Mum, Dad and brother Finn to come down to collect him it was time for O'Shea to have one last play date with his cousins. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ".sfuitext";">Overall we had a fantastic week and next time little Finn will be old enough to come for his first holiday from home. </span></div>
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