A Graduation and A Fashion Collection

The week before Christmas my husband and I flew to Melbourne for our son`s Graduation . This is one proud mother with her clever, handsome son. As someone from a small city, the graduation ceremony was quite the eyeopener. RMIT University is one of Australia`s largest and on the  night there were 6000 graduates and 25,000 guests. The ceremony was…
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A Magical Christmas

The magic of Christmas is always more joyous through the eyes of children. Their excitement and anticipation of all that Christmas brings is beautiful to see.  On last weeks trip to Melbourne I was fortunate enough to witness this joy first hand. The Myer Christmas windows are a family tradition for many  over several generations. This years theme was Santa…
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Underneath the Arch

The rose arch at the entrance to our house is in full bloom, putting on quite a show with its masses of pink blooms. The rose is named Cherub and was planted some thirty years ago. Our house dates from the Victorian era and we have  lived in this house since 1978,  it has undergone  one major restoration and several…
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Blowing In The Wind

The first week of summer here, as often is the case it was cooler, wet and windy. A break in the weather, a chance for some quick photos , taken at the storage area where John stores and works on his cars. It is also where both his and our sons kayaks are stored and as a  trip was planned…
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A Garden and a Hat

Last weekend my sister and I took a drive to visit a fascinating private garden. The garden at Kaydale Lodge was created on rocky farm land more than thirty years ago . The gardens are very much a family affair, with two daughters  now working alongside their parents to weave their magic with a landscape of colour, their artistic touches …
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