tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15795550371653640842024-03-17T03:53:56.065-07:00Red CardinalPatriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comBlogger662125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-67465731182782925382024-03-12T03:21:00.000-07:002024-03-12T03:21:32.225-07:00NIGHT AT THE OSCARS<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCQvm5B_FVX5BK2cLJ0u-QJKGdzTmqTaOs98Gv6VuNzmlPFXSPLPEUzFFxVXqPNuOuZYRA5uJwfGZU2Y1fkPyGcGFniopciYk__jM6xzMEkVG2yaxTvoobydr4pRdhV67MvDDYzJMu9jSmAGF07wYIIylZeEDfnRbt5f41ZtCPeUYscppHFJiBzB-3sTw/s1608/2875.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1608" data-original-width="1010" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCQvm5B_FVX5BK2cLJ0u-QJKGdzTmqTaOs98Gv6VuNzmlPFXSPLPEUzFFxVXqPNuOuZYRA5uJwfGZU2Y1fkPyGcGFniopciYk__jM6xzMEkVG2yaxTvoobydr4pRdhV67MvDDYzJMu9jSmAGF07wYIIylZeEDfnRbt5f41ZtCPeUYscppHFJiBzB-3sTw/w251-h400/2875.webp" width="251" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I am coming in first with my favourite gown of the Oscars, 2024.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Black and White, simple and sculptural, this was a stand out.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had a rare opportunity to stay home and watch the entire proceedings, which is in the middle of the day here in Australia.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOY84AT7TE_x0G9-38bh_gsWv0ZbpPLCrm5IDZ3VWeOXtzc7fU4drIOmEIJB3ufuTfcAgF1PLYYzaTo1dEJnHnmf2WkmMqlDai7DcKMPQgRRWM5NE97LmSM6ry-EtSRDVaFI1G17lujZkzz5yqIzmOHvp8GwGMreUUjyR3ZD06VE0P_VDiTbMtfi5Fft0/s1515/3601.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1515" data-original-width="1010" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOY84AT7TE_x0G9-38bh_gsWv0ZbpPLCrm5IDZ3VWeOXtzc7fU4drIOmEIJB3ufuTfcAgF1PLYYzaTo1dEJnHnmf2WkmMqlDai7DcKMPQgRRWM5NE97LmSM6ry-EtSRDVaFI1G17lujZkzz5yqIzmOHvp8GwGMreUUjyR3ZD06VE0P_VDiTbMtfi5Fft0/s320/3601.webp" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Margot Robbie</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Things have changed. There was a lot of black...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And shine, and neutrals...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cCq_E8sDv1KrvBYeEPXwLYsXLbKJc1zkXfnzHITJn0qph7M4JkN8z4dckc3vpVVcn1o5QpNpmsVUViT8DlU_B-wsLz-RDsmeKEtUXUzYm06cnNv2rpIfUj-fk5pnFLhvnXUMRI7bfM5imN9-CofXNTzH0c54kO7Ux-PFXhkbvyiBxAQOS4A-g3dx04j2/s275/download%20(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cCq_E8sDv1KrvBYeEPXwLYsXLbKJc1zkXfnzHITJn0qph7M4JkN8z4dckc3vpVVcn1o5QpNpmsVUViT8DlU_B-wsLz-RDsmeKEtUXUzYm06cnNv2rpIfUj-fk5pnFLhvnXUMRI7bfM5imN9-CofXNTzH0c54kO7Ux-PFXhkbvyiBxAQOS4A-g3dx04j2/s1600/download%20(4).jpg" width="183" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94ZIcax3XczBl8_AgxuiEBlKc-ByqiR5b-yUHWkyIs6sIvR7jaWj753a7cFhJFSLZMRsm9Ql7ANkKBU_Mw5Pr5iXM_qltdxrDe3M73Uu6aPawstVyp2tBRafqnLotl0v0dP715IvXrJlFqiu_NmNKhi84ngOQc8Y7lMn8hh8nayqQtP9xiEnMKF5nh9Ih/s1440/efbac85e5ba5-gettyimages-2073838779.jpg.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94ZIcax3XczBl8_AgxuiEBlKc-ByqiR5b-yUHWkyIs6sIvR7jaWj753a7cFhJFSLZMRsm9Ql7ANkKBU_Mw5Pr5iXM_qltdxrDe3M73Uu6aPawstVyp2tBRafqnLotl0v0dP715IvXrJlFqiu_NmNKhi84ngOQc8Y7lMn8hh8nayqQtP9xiEnMKF5nh9Ih/s320/efbac85e5ba5-gettyimages-2073838779.jpg.webp" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCAY2-C9h4jme57zHdF3VXUBYdxxaIPcgbQ768JNM8zznjuUOX0xUnlDMbcFhDwp_maFi3ZNdaTu-YawDRzSnb54LjrZWhbFd2FzArPZGFEsxxjDR7j1eVnk3sNP8cgE9PBdChhO75Gaiq_BFCkxb-hUXC3WByibLAvDshpZjdWXTcvTll8aqmA8bjHxd/s1200/Anna_taylor_joy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCAY2-C9h4jme57zHdF3VXUBYdxxaIPcgbQ768JNM8zznjuUOX0xUnlDMbcFhDwp_maFi3ZNdaTu-YawDRzSnb54LjrZWhbFd2FzArPZGFEsxxjDR7j1eVnk3sNP8cgE9PBdChhO75Gaiq_BFCkxb-hUXC3WByibLAvDshpZjdWXTcvTll8aqmA8bjHxd/s320/Anna_taylor_joy.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I do not know most of these ladies, but this is Anya Taylor-Joy in a very sparkly, mermaid-type creation.. </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7IiuR3ymJUhYJKBiX6ii75rfvcXAao7soQXrEJZBCB8RBIKf1l71Zyt_omhDLxEkJLWHNJV408S5CI02RQ7noe1fDaO6iCN75HLkKJg4qFQlVF7gK8heQD8O158WAZItHHMDVZtABRxxpHX_zOALdeWNYC0UbzE5G_qd1BsFOIgo7-5mx1y86izEYtZz/s1191/3575.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="1010" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7IiuR3ymJUhYJKBiX6ii75rfvcXAao7soQXrEJZBCB8RBIKf1l71Zyt_omhDLxEkJLWHNJV408S5CI02RQ7noe1fDaO6iCN75HLkKJg4qFQlVF7gK8heQD8O158WAZItHHMDVZtABRxxpHX_zOALdeWNYC0UbzE5G_qd1BsFOIgo7-5mx1y86izEYtZz/s320/3575.webp" width="271" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Rita Morena gives hope to all of us Senior Ladies, so chic...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Reader, she is 92! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdnsUeEKyNVwEJ9zHDXQFHZF5NVWLtgDWRbKHYf9tW3BJqtPzSfu4OEir15ugKucD7UfZuKKW40UuFK-yUa6lxz9Pzj8cYXRphv0ARYEx_m3kie8OZrSSYrxNmL8vOb69ItjhlSJFiPAMBfAYE1gW0kXdh2q_8rH3DBH2gmf7fe7Q1l8o7q1Hk1Lpmoel/s1288/3126.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="1010" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdnsUeEKyNVwEJ9zHDXQFHZF5NVWLtgDWRbKHYf9tW3BJqtPzSfu4OEir15ugKucD7UfZuKKW40UuFK-yUa6lxz9Pzj8cYXRphv0ARYEx_m3kie8OZrSSYrxNmL8vOb69ItjhlSJFiPAMBfAYE1gW0kXdh2q_8rH3DBH2gmf7fe7Q1l8o7q1Hk1Lpmoel/s320/3126.webp" width="251" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Charlize Thereon is always elegant. A new twist on oyster satin...</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZ_Tm__Dn5eEOHjYd_6Nmu2_SFUFKnDALryZewupMG0P8r5FSMmOYPSLAD_Bi0oQR8E-fNfxknOcDM8BLGTTDTMLuxM8n6-wj8m4DBGoiJrZ-mM2E2bWJ-DiivYKs9dk2zxEvgrA_J32OOlG-MSfa8cAaVhqf3Wq0U-NP1m-68Py87nNpNLGhdfkPMiW9/s1515/2626.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1515" data-original-width="1010" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZ_Tm__Dn5eEOHjYd_6Nmu2_SFUFKnDALryZewupMG0P8r5FSMmOYPSLAD_Bi0oQR8E-fNfxknOcDM8BLGTTDTMLuxM8n6-wj8m4DBGoiJrZ-mM2E2bWJ-DiivYKs9dk2zxEvgrA_J32OOlG-MSfa8cAaVhqf3Wq0U-NP1m-68Py87nNpNLGhdfkPMiW9/s320/2626.webp" width="213" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I rather like Jennifer Lawrence's b/w spot, a fresh take with unusual shoulder treatment.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAeZG0XwQq-3JoO6Jj80sJwbuun7HJookNB6GkLbeHVyNHYjYLFSzGxG4AxT7DWzFrWiTzFRrSfls6x8xFaHq94wjYjFDzVPgiH5RY11NEcU3siF6RX_lKr3QTNJL7n9bujqMdpL_2o0l4I9uR7qdP2bmhhghS3ZCCUtWoLFTSHanpHP4Pz_m3YcloS4PW/s1515/3651.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1515" data-original-width="1010" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAeZG0XwQq-3JoO6Jj80sJwbuun7HJookNB6GkLbeHVyNHYjYLFSzGxG4AxT7DWzFrWiTzFRrSfls6x8xFaHq94wjYjFDzVPgiH5RY11NEcU3siF6RX_lKr3QTNJL7n9bujqMdpL_2o0l4I9uR7qdP2bmhhghS3ZCCUtWoLFTSHanpHP4Pz_m3YcloS4PW/s320/3651.webp" width="213" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This lady is lovely. I really want to see Killers of the Flower Moon.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2KWN8gfeaE2wxgMs1ktbK3RW5B0m45iba3XENryDY0kaQGcEppiKZfIA7DeIigGnkTFWe5ZdMfQwXq1KYDLJoyNSoo8HsFdy6LJAI8zEMakvTLvHXDN_5FprR6WqI3amwkMiw9spNeA8IXfSzFV_zYYq0jFv_-XlLqfO6BodCsVdnZVOhJdYksI_amGpc/s1010/5397.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="1010" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2KWN8gfeaE2wxgMs1ktbK3RW5B0m45iba3XENryDY0kaQGcEppiKZfIA7DeIigGnkTFWe5ZdMfQwXq1KYDLJoyNSoo8HsFdy6LJAI8zEMakvTLvHXDN_5FprR6WqI3amwkMiw9spNeA8IXfSzFV_zYYq0jFv_-XlLqfO6BodCsVdnZVOhJdYksI_amGpc/s320/5397.webp" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You know I always love the pink looks - well this one certainly made up for the lack of pink in 2024...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTew7XVRdci3n6FHBjorGONQ5_o58xNp1vRMDmFgU4LV0FWeX9q8fl-CKkrLOz40CtwJTzEJASYdpYM05ZoouTr_dp3ySBdVNkhxmGlhNxDfHRF9oyfzjNanr2nIySd4T7tldebL39JQtjzX0Yf6AbIO_xKpLkshxqiYAvqoHEfPqX85J5vqtJJRk_nl_0/s6994/GETTY_96th-Annual-Oscars-Arrivals_ENT_GYI2066794936jpg-JS886026041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6994" data-original-width="4996" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTew7XVRdci3n6FHBjorGONQ5_o58xNp1vRMDmFgU4LV0FWeX9q8fl-CKkrLOz40CtwJTzEJASYdpYM05ZoouTr_dp3ySBdVNkhxmGlhNxDfHRF9oyfzjNanr2nIySd4T7tldebL39JQtjzX0Yf6AbIO_xKpLkshxqiYAvqoHEfPqX85J5vqtJJRk_nl_0/s320/GETTY_96th-Annual-Oscars-Arrivals_ENT_GYI2066794936jpg-JS886026041.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And another award for this brave combo of red and deep pink.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Plus very puffy sleeves. Seems I can wear my puff sleeve dresses for another season or two...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70CSwhe7Ldj3by5PHwlHTHzgOXUpDNrt0WAQIYYc5CpgxatmNvZL-yiFBP0MZeJEXSceeqVUeQWC0v85VipE9x4S_T1BDCa8e1QB97vBaPK6CAxwsEvgb1MO_Aby0-xv9vAJNFn_lklJb0csvobCNYWIc_JiQ16xLFhda5AG6X86dBwygp_78gcEnkRAr/s275/images%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70CSwhe7Ldj3by5PHwlHTHzgOXUpDNrt0WAQIYYc5CpgxatmNvZL-yiFBP0MZeJEXSceeqVUeQWC0v85VipE9x4S_T1BDCa8e1QB97vBaPK6CAxwsEvgb1MO_Aby0-xv9vAJNFn_lklJb0csvobCNYWIc_JiQ16xLFhda5AG6X86dBwygp_78gcEnkRAr/s1600/images%20(2).jpg" width="183" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Lapita is always beautifully gowned..</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyRv-yWTDUMn6fZEuqyj2m5NkRUvggkutXJGIKUv1IEdog3wMoSlpejyRYIzTbZvLUmzhH2dZE-Oqi6rsDO73znoiD6vcwaU6BY-c6o5pL6UCaJxV3PJBCMzdFwzLdMJo0LoWxu9wrLNg-TkjMzBtGeimLI3k6G9PahaR2rOfYMeYzyOc_LQkN2caOY31/s1500/hailee-steinfeld-2024-oscars-031024-1-834c812605384f91a79b0c8df0a4c3f0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyRv-yWTDUMn6fZEuqyj2m5NkRUvggkutXJGIKUv1IEdog3wMoSlpejyRYIzTbZvLUmzhH2dZE-Oqi6rsDO73znoiD6vcwaU6BY-c6o5pL6UCaJxV3PJBCMzdFwzLdMJo0LoWxu9wrLNg-TkjMzBtGeimLI3k6G9PahaR2rOfYMeYzyOc_LQkN2caOY31/s320/hailee-steinfeld-2024-oscars-031024-1-834c812605384f91a79b0c8df0a4c3f0.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A butterfly..</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWFXwDwOfFWMvtiKu7IZvHGUZsd2R6cg1kMW4NVz3yPxh8zGRkOM7P4Oi3YnEk_-nnZjmQ0cMVj0cpRS-zou8_zG3HmAML6CHb86plBckvUf2ySI4Ymv9VmR-1KppiRVv5loD0Ah0wIOv3VTgwQ1QkpwBiK3z_uKotNGzVRsAJ8DqcqCFudanjWHy0MUQ/s2000/gettyimages-2074319056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="2000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWFXwDwOfFWMvtiKu7IZvHGUZsd2R6cg1kMW4NVz3yPxh8zGRkOM7P4Oi3YnEk_-nnZjmQ0cMVj0cpRS-zou8_zG3HmAML6CHb86plBckvUf2ySI4Ymv9VmR-1KppiRVv5loD0Ah0wIOv3VTgwQ1QkpwBiK3z_uKotNGzVRsAJ8DqcqCFudanjWHy0MUQ/s320/gettyimages-2074319056.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A touch of gleaming pink..</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7Ch4XYg_frlNwyC1Sc2pf_stfss5Ij_ypWZbjLCfbYmD8uwuJ2Lw9U3U_xfkDPkCR2BiLpxtI9IHpfZ0v60rDIAG2heNhxj_m0FpNFVb4oDoqJ600Hi2ii0WhReDfmxQzpbItrzT0Aii2DclcTuna9CNHMta3CsNKH7K9Vy9SuN8N-n-6bDN2h2rVNJE/s2889/gettyimages-2074359418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2889" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7Ch4XYg_frlNwyC1Sc2pf_stfss5Ij_ypWZbjLCfbYmD8uwuJ2Lw9U3U_xfkDPkCR2BiLpxtI9IHpfZ0v60rDIAG2heNhxj_m0FpNFVb4oDoqJ600Hi2ii0WhReDfmxQzpbItrzT0Aii2DclcTuna9CNHMta3CsNKH7K9Vy9SuN8N-n-6bDN2h2rVNJE/s320/gettyimages-2074359418.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Elegant and on-trend..</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdM63qLL4rIlYZf1ORy5pDYnsCdprB_QjKaWhvNz14Cvqx_2sl-Zxh16LkslBFEsoa06h9GIh9pEVx8BusRfiefCiuRaNeIRAlAjxlWC9nXgvdALPcYjWgQSn5DtULCgpMrvQhc77xH6v_By4k_rfXYe7Z8MJLGdiQ1hFAL84LIMLm4cs2c6nahjUGc9B/s286/images%20(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="286" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdM63qLL4rIlYZf1ORy5pDYnsCdprB_QjKaWhvNz14Cvqx_2sl-Zxh16LkslBFEsoa06h9GIh9pEVx8BusRfiefCiuRaNeIRAlAjxlWC9nXgvdALPcYjWgQSn5DtULCgpMrvQhc77xH6v_By4k_rfXYe7Z8MJLGdiQ1hFAL84LIMLm4cs2c6nahjUGc9B/s1600/images%20(4).jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And no, just no. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We are not going to hoik our shoulders up into the air..</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Not ever...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqUVdNC6AjhNCmpZSjRtKPqSvBd_QMqNiH_wiMuM9nw9zaEYcWAUYVx5op8XHeYctAPQmKOPe-dtC-YP8oVAmKWX6THd7Vu69fkRED36xTWXPcah2yn3WHTkamB6atcRAJrCevcWpFXwa4gSwePFh5oGUt0v3MK1heQAbwz91_4yHw5oalVLAafZjs0aa/s251/images%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="201" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqUVdNC6AjhNCmpZSjRtKPqSvBd_QMqNiH_wiMuM9nw9zaEYcWAUYVx5op8XHeYctAPQmKOPe-dtC-YP8oVAmKWX6THd7Vu69fkRED36xTWXPcah2yn3WHTkamB6atcRAJrCevcWpFXwa4gSwePFh5oGUt0v3MK1heQAbwz91_4yHw5oalVLAafZjs0aa/s1600/images%20(3).jpg" width="201" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At last, a flutter of Barbie pink. Poor Barbie missed out ..</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Never mind Margot, it was great while the fun lasted.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcy17tE0zL3zrQ45jLyXq9MmFleXUyaP0LQ84XZAv9KixagAE02Gz_YvT6FqJ2DA2QVQH5l9Mhyphenhyphen1abAyqWcWLE34-QQ-hgdT_erbFk5E2tvg9Rkz69EFmsjTTlIXUY9umpDQE_3GoipkkuSNwxlVUiRwxGntkyBpT0HetxlxN55x1izemgdD3UNHkfN3pq/s1434/3616.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1010" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcy17tE0zL3zrQ45jLyXq9MmFleXUyaP0LQ84XZAv9KixagAE02Gz_YvT6FqJ2DA2QVQH5l9Mhyphenhyphen1abAyqWcWLE34-QQ-hgdT_erbFk5E2tvg9Rkz69EFmsjTTlIXUY9umpDQE_3GoipkkuSNwxlVUiRwxGntkyBpT0HetxlxN55x1izemgdD3UNHkfN3pq/s320/3616.webp" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Well that just about sums it up.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">See you next year!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">XXXX</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjFsE5_2v1kO_3r12mySTIOfOH9jSZ0DpMVgiyimcainzdgmGYQagF57YSPW6RXzfYersU-Lpk3b55wrhuIFGchYJwCe60c-0ZYoPTsYwrA5EKAoc351VY0fFpoaWrYiKw9k28Qmk7d6RJHb1tAhfJhklVXdHBE4pZaVt6hekKobYgf5GBlPJk-ESggY9/s1515/3357.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1515" data-original-width="1010" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjFsE5_2v1kO_3r12mySTIOfOH9jSZ0DpMVgiyimcainzdgmGYQagF57YSPW6RXzfYersU-Lpk3b55wrhuIFGchYJwCe60c-0ZYoPTsYwrA5EKAoc351VY0fFpoaWrYiKw9k28Qmk7d6RJHb1tAhfJhklVXdHBE4pZaVt6hekKobYgf5GBlPJk-ESggY9/s320/3357.webp" width="213" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-86812974215314026332024-03-08T02:28:00.000-08:002024-03-08T14:05:27.053-08:00INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMAxNa4HHZGjr2I-WvWtm_znJdztEfSZYAdnmUQRoOHqNqjKBlEQqsB8HgI2Z33PxiVNK0v0Ofweuq3K28oik2iQGnazbIna9biWxabUnbKVlrijg4XdbIVwVia6pS8iFVu3QMX4lLpbqCvo_YGlbuiU0GOeaktRa_P6_pvYi1Y3m7wZBaS7H3hl89yj1/s308/download%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="308" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMAxNa4HHZGjr2I-WvWtm_znJdztEfSZYAdnmUQRoOHqNqjKBlEQqsB8HgI2Z33PxiVNK0v0Ofweuq3K28oik2iQGnazbIna9biWxabUnbKVlrijg4XdbIVwVia6pS8iFVu3QMX4lLpbqCvo_YGlbuiU0GOeaktRa_P6_pvYi1Y3m7wZBaS7H3hl89yj1/w320-h170/download%20(3).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy International Women's Day dear Readers..</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I hope you are all well..</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_8ouHxWkszV6LMew19CnA9dOOn2yVZufsZ1cgZ7bDABQrmudXjwJWrXtXqeEbMFIs6qnXgbGWAoPaycffkBnpmunMm_BNKJtuQcLI-Uzz6XxSa0lYl2iOax6fQBxbmjtqpVw3ZdeLOtM6SPxelQXO7giiqVf497fozpRmgpwrst8TEHr9oHrtYcld2PS/s1440/P1010476%20(Large).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_8ouHxWkszV6LMew19CnA9dOOn2yVZufsZ1cgZ7bDABQrmudXjwJWrXtXqeEbMFIs6qnXgbGWAoPaycffkBnpmunMm_BNKJtuQcLI-Uzz6XxSa0lYl2iOax6fQBxbmjtqpVw3ZdeLOtM6SPxelQXO7giiqVf497fozpRmgpwrst8TEHr9oHrtYcld2PS/s320/P1010476%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">At last we have a soft breath of Autumn late in the afternoon, and sometimes a cooling South-Easterly breeze late at night.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bliss....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw900mU4hoQ-ABkoCJ4gyhPH6U36QLv60wBttRjTDQKv7JfR-PnLP9lRSnpz66wG463c8FSGHNQlr6dBfIN_d2iZzUP6D4zAqTVxDLG6I8kE7nlf33DkzkwibaHBXHG7Oi-fGy1eyXrgYXOmQaoM4xN2v_i_EHFjHCS9hD_I9qA_U3oB6rgkXLTsEujijH/s1440/P1010478%20(Large).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw900mU4hoQ-ABkoCJ4gyhPH6U36QLv60wBttRjTDQKv7JfR-PnLP9lRSnpz66wG463c8FSGHNQlr6dBfIN_d2iZzUP6D4zAqTVxDLG6I8kE7nlf33DkzkwibaHBXHG7Oi-fGy1eyXrgYXOmQaoM4xN2v_i_EHFjHCS9hD_I9qA_U3oB6rgkXLTsEujijH/s320/P1010478%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This week I went to my sewing group, and completed a tri-fold pouch, a slow-stitched collage of old linen, lace and fabric scraps. It will be a gift to a special member of our family.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1nAIIUE8FuY1HMGevndzN9tL1sXFOUSWM6nIoYaCHr1RyIFiSQCJI8YMOLOS3gXxAE-TDAmFhDGDPj__l3MS57Y6u0L3yW_7vEc4WQPR0RwxyNAUiIhMTq3kJMWL5LJgRwRvbtCfzkhTKIH44EeESW84-mebwBpdwYOAcPj-3Cqv_R4qDQ1BGZV8aZgI/s3712/P1010491.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="3712" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1nAIIUE8FuY1HMGevndzN9tL1sXFOUSWM6nIoYaCHr1RyIFiSQCJI8YMOLOS3gXxAE-TDAmFhDGDPj__l3MS57Y6u0L3yW_7vEc4WQPR0RwxyNAUiIhMTq3kJMWL5LJgRwRvbtCfzkhTKIH44EeESW84-mebwBpdwYOAcPj-3Cqv_R4qDQ1BGZV8aZgI/s320/P1010491.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Front</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0eV9z6prHBMci-xlg6ToJIYyGAu278ZCKIzcXHez3QYutqHjCHdscqwXy1_q60J5prbkEz8Yo6axSAhsyQhlsZwg03Fs7nDV29lpoOHlRZVuM3EQmMCBYaB-p3kxRJZLBwd4fYSep0AYxT93uiZpVIV46hqpwUS69CLDdUOgoPjrncSf3JY0znd4m9Cy/s3712/P1010492.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="3712" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0eV9z6prHBMci-xlg6ToJIYyGAu278ZCKIzcXHez3QYutqHjCHdscqwXy1_q60J5prbkEz8Yo6axSAhsyQhlsZwg03Fs7nDV29lpoOHlRZVuM3EQmMCBYaB-p3kxRJZLBwd4fYSep0AYxT93uiZpVIV46hqpwUS69CLDdUOgoPjrncSf3JY0znd4m9Cy/s320/P1010492.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">and Back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Sewing Sisters spent as much time talking about Junk Journals as we did working on our sewing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I got lots of new tips and special little bits and pieces to work with.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Nothing to how you yet, but I am diligently learning and working on my first journal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjKriLj-sYD9RFrLK4xwFV7eKEyQYU2qiKK4GGl5E6tmCnX6US3Ulwygtu9ND9YolHVgxUCDEqheGqbxZVFPIOKB7Z254M_IwZ9y9ddkZ440JxC875_B8WYIEjnQ9cvf-8IjyMObLzklbNuj_5KozWyzt7h_HNmbcWQqHrbPK1hvkhOkZsULoNiGKuR4g/s2016/IMG_1967.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjKriLj-sYD9RFrLK4xwFV7eKEyQYU2qiKK4GGl5E6tmCnX6US3Ulwygtu9ND9YolHVgxUCDEqheGqbxZVFPIOKB7Z254M_IwZ9y9ddkZ440JxC875_B8WYIEjnQ9cvf-8IjyMObLzklbNuj_5KozWyzt7h_HNmbcWQqHrbPK1hvkhOkZsULoNiGKuR4g/w480-h640/IMG_1967.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Meanwhile, back at QAGOMA where I work as a tour guide,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">a new exhibition has opened. Above is a work called 'Skin Country' by Carol McGregor, of the Wathaurung people.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It is a giant map of the greater Brisbane area, made from ochre, charcoal, wax thread and pyroincision on grey possum skins.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> The Brisbane River snakes across the map, surrounded by delicate botanical pictures of native flora, painted with natural pigments sourced from the areas depicted. Some of the flora correspond to Aboriginal suburb names which come from the abundance of a particular plant in the area.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The use of stitched possum skins is informed by the artist's inheritance of possum-skin cloak-making traditions. Traditional possum-skin cloaks were worn by Aboriginal people in cold weather and colder climes, the inside of the skins marked with personal tribal designs, totems and maps of Country. Contemporary possum-skin cloak-making continues this practice.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Red Cardinal nest is located North of the River, and slightly to the left of centre where there is a fern with an orange leaf or seed pod above it, which could be mistaken for a red bird if you were very imaginative...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(Edited to add:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In Australia all native flora and fauna are protected species. The only exception is that Indigenous peoples can hunt for traditional purposes. In this case, the Possum skin cloak is a traditional item. Possums are very common, and in fact many people regard them as a pest. They are not killed, only relocated if they are living in your roof, which happens a lot and has happened in our house. Koalas, for example, are an endangered species and would never be hunted to make an art work.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVE_s951-fX_sxML4sCZ0Bs6aNAwQTHiqYvs0IshJyg_avBo62nVww6VicEzKYjzLNxJtMt3unQwkBw_pB-uz-xGzDpjqgZrI-8XGtu9xgAzVXzNNPeJR1YPYk3IiaA3UJCDl5Vsgqq3O5EU2PVTh8R7xoPGnS64qyIXZq__qIwZf6pMCNdoMEYFd0VSE/s2016/IMG_1994.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVE_s951-fX_sxML4sCZ0Bs6aNAwQTHiqYvs0IshJyg_avBo62nVww6VicEzKYjzLNxJtMt3unQwkBw_pB-uz-xGzDpjqgZrI-8XGtu9xgAzVXzNNPeJR1YPYk3IiaA3UJCDl5Vsgqq3O5EU2PVTh8R7xoPGnS64qyIXZq__qIwZf6pMCNdoMEYFd0VSE/s320/IMG_1994.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hermannsburg Potters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FWv6z7cxqsRbwgD-fGTRCw7rxeOGRHru9uw3zkVdCXAFvCpPWZll0jjoQGGk29vzi5sB4lUkf4yRZAAN8GjRX-n1dFBW-efNrzCZtU8nuBdYM6Z1JCok0YFym3OSyc5ivanNcDDCzV7jYrJ1ZvnXj9Oq-oW7JaslWO_CUxz_q4hIJrsNhIfe8MjdhnQj/s2016/IMG_1995.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FWv6z7cxqsRbwgD-fGTRCw7rxeOGRHru9uw3zkVdCXAFvCpPWZll0jjoQGGk29vzi5sB4lUkf4yRZAAN8GjRX-n1dFBW-efNrzCZtU8nuBdYM6Z1JCok0YFym3OSyc5ivanNcDDCzV7jYrJ1ZvnXj9Oq-oW7JaslWO_CUxz_q4hIJrsNhIfe8MjdhnQj/s320/IMG_1995.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hermannsburg Potters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The exhibition is titled 'Seeds and Sovereignity' and is open in QAGOMA now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Enjoy the weekend</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">XXXXX</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKJozD8rGQpSOHVBf-kJ_owxuyMBmCU2LPb1ZcGuMnlTtychPp9i8TfXAgI1EMhgpzobJIOAjdf1hxmyEjsn34lRGc3avzZay09GFD5jd9Krao7vJtC-ILEaId9IqYh1S-hWsJucLsJ2RqzQi3_HbiIqVQYmZ6K4s5fulTvX-p0PIWYu9gu-HQiU6fKfp/s225/download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKJozD8rGQpSOHVBf-kJ_owxuyMBmCU2LPb1ZcGuMnlTtychPp9i8TfXAgI1EMhgpzobJIOAjdf1hxmyEjsn34lRGc3avzZay09GFD5jd9Krao7vJtC-ILEaId9IqYh1S-hWsJucLsJ2RqzQi3_HbiIqVQYmZ6K4s5fulTvX-p0PIWYu9gu-HQiU6fKfp/s1600/download.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-88655846123862089782024-02-29T02:51:00.000-08:002024-02-29T02:51:14.010-08:00HAPPY LEAP DAY<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWyv9jM-ysCVrqs9rtvn9T0m3YUOGZRYeaPlbxAdTiSukL1jEg4mAuvj6pa2ZJ7ec1bcNUMRVsVRVdw9q59bv9tpDat0DCYHmdURzO9-FADD4tCD6hqefhC32uWsWdxh2bPS5Wogws-Ou3rcopq2TQuVmV1yEOnA-lxGyUrMUoR8oyEt9H5o2VAgBTSLS/s240/download.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="240" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWyv9jM-ysCVrqs9rtvn9T0m3YUOGZRYeaPlbxAdTiSukL1jEg4mAuvj6pa2ZJ7ec1bcNUMRVsVRVdw9q59bv9tpDat0DCYHmdURzO9-FADD4tCD6hqefhC32uWsWdxh2bPS5Wogws-Ou3rcopq2TQuVmV1yEOnA-lxGyUrMUoR8oyEt9H5o2VAgBTSLS/s1600/download.png" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Happy Leap Day dear Readers..</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Time flies, and the long hot Summer continues at the Red Cardinal nest.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIISCfS3w2Uq_atNv68EmonKPmn2gpUqhCdUUunf63SSJSTqoLf-8tJVLF-_CLe9UCuvksdL5lAJfRqsrKVUUpphLaFZnsBwak7RN_5Id7GnsxRh126uhdb_edC8uB8EsZzkJ_ZjVu1iwgjnZWKLHN46hZA_IN7QwWtiO129rVMXqpRT1VwZpBnyoY3Jc/s800/Common-tree-snake-info.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="800" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIISCfS3w2Uq_atNv68EmonKPmn2gpUqhCdUUunf63SSJSTqoLf-8tJVLF-_CLe9UCuvksdL5lAJfRqsrKVUUpphLaFZnsBwak7RN_5Id7GnsxRh126uhdb_edC8uB8EsZzkJ_ZjVu1iwgjnZWKLHN46hZA_IN7QwWtiO129rVMXqpRT1VwZpBnyoY3Jc/s320/Common-tree-snake-info.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google image</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The other day I saw one of these beautiful blue/green tree snakes...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">we startled each other as I drove out of the garage.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The snake was climbing up a geranium and disappeared into a tree.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">They are non-venomous and such a pretty colour.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJPAa1CcusHun_Z2Puo0-FESGzOC0rVs0rMY1n9YtwgimbNdrUQbepCaRbkuuR4yp_KNsz5xX3tHzpt8tAsHh8tdzqoAlInPSK41XlTRku5HiVn2EW4SuZPH4afprkozbNnHVdfGbgNdEl732-sr0YO4KkSWYd_1Vs7kLAJgMVr2U_d4KwRJek95LoFjN/s2016/IMG_1863.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJPAa1CcusHun_Z2Puo0-FESGzOC0rVs0rMY1n9YtwgimbNdrUQbepCaRbkuuR4yp_KNsz5xX3tHzpt8tAsHh8tdzqoAlInPSK41XlTRku5HiVn2EW4SuZPH4afprkozbNnHVdfGbgNdEl732-sr0YO4KkSWYd_1Vs7kLAJgMVr2U_d4KwRJek95LoFjN/s320/IMG_1863.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We have had a visit from a local tree lopper.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our giant gum tree had become dangerously large, with branches about to grow into our deck space. The hot weather and frequent rain really contributed to a growth spurt.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I forgot to take a 'before' picture: above is how it looked after being reduced by about 50%.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xgM_7_tTQwy0IP0DjZYzUJH9BzXW19t4hyHuoWl9Xc9waVwcG-C7Psi0QzOurpeHOEVySD8gdhfYwgnXnbW9PCI43wNe715fDMOYhXkzsdoykrBNDw89Wfofi1NvBFcyYlBmecM0OlI5ab1lrxWA8M1uHrahaQ-16vztGTg7nujvJyFhI-TbbAMytJ1D/s2016/IMG_1853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xgM_7_tTQwy0IP0DjZYzUJH9BzXW19t4hyHuoWl9Xc9waVwcG-C7Psi0QzOurpeHOEVySD8gdhfYwgnXnbW9PCI43wNe715fDMOYhXkzsdoykrBNDw89Wfofi1NvBFcyYlBmecM0OlI5ab1lrxWA8M1uHrahaQ-16vztGTg7nujvJyFhI-TbbAMytJ1D/s320/IMG_1853.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_HQx-bukiHZJpGi_RSC-y29OMsO542bdNnKAP-2FArugNCmoma2X0pvyD4IzvDBqf_oglw3h92dQ9HkX_vA0LTocr7hGAhqA_hkcH6_NIKtdqiHhsjfMp13QdMhYDmQfzAMskMLR7PJJVsIZxOxZgT6AYUqjulS2zssoEr08H2IuxPr_VebRAuXYN9P_/s2016/IMG_1854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_HQx-bukiHZJpGi_RSC-y29OMsO542bdNnKAP-2FArugNCmoma2X0pvyD4IzvDBqf_oglw3h92dQ9HkX_vA0LTocr7hGAhqA_hkcH6_NIKtdqiHhsjfMp13QdMhYDmQfzAMskMLR7PJJVsIZxOxZgT6AYUqjulS2zssoEr08H2IuxPr_VebRAuXYN9P_/s320/IMG_1854.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The tree lopper also removed the uninvited trees along the back fenceline. These experts are amazing the way they rope themselves and climb way up into a tree the height of a three story house.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahQZkpPTITVEgga8uPGHvuQWUsCB9FUNos4k4aeTVjZb2wgQo7nG_Db00Dukh1U-Ih-p4UYE8vNamGvWrmAtJEmCZqsxI3_WP7toMrMwIde9uUle7jvGKh3TjylEDFxV-JzR1vRY4TELxNQSSvtT5fMDJE4I-vadAj3Qh0cmIGoyUToqxcL3w8phk_f2T/s2016/IMG_1906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahQZkpPTITVEgga8uPGHvuQWUsCB9FUNos4k4aeTVjZb2wgQo7nG_Db00Dukh1U-Ih-p4UYE8vNamGvWrmAtJEmCZqsxI3_WP7toMrMwIde9uUle7jvGKh3TjylEDFxV-JzR1vRY4TELxNQSSvtT5fMDJE4I-vadAj3Qh0cmIGoyUToqxcL3w8phk_f2T/s320/IMG_1906.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEvYWWKCyJjGnlokJ7mpDWrTA6dgumc2KHrRPNFgkFLxqUt7iAHPhAxzCuNR8rCMzkaRdFd20lpZQeMuiIZIMbmJ8_xHvxoflRpaNtH7n8y-y9JxRyV3rr-A_L16jjQOfEJX7n_h3kGRXQowWb9hZf4w87bfrNjpiH2YSBA6nPvJjkqu6yhNRqgDMFJmF/s2016/IMG_1905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEvYWWKCyJjGnlokJ7mpDWrTA6dgumc2KHrRPNFgkFLxqUt7iAHPhAxzCuNR8rCMzkaRdFd20lpZQeMuiIZIMbmJ8_xHvxoflRpaNtH7n8y-y9JxRyV3rr-A_L16jjQOfEJX7n_h3kGRXQowWb9hZf4w87bfrNjpiH2YSBA6nPvJjkqu6yhNRqgDMFJmF/s320/IMG_1905.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We have been to a wonderful concert at the beautiful, elegant Cathedral of St. John, with the Brisbane Chamber Choir and the Cathedral Girl Choristers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">For the Season of Lent, they sang some Poulenc Motets, Cantus Missae in E-flat Major by Josef Rheinberger, and my favourite, the gorgeous Requiem by Gabriel Faure. I loved singing 'In Paradisum' when I was in the ladies choir a few years ago.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOKOL1GcvYx8SkJ_REIMKBp7lu4MUCdZESc_a-y62epcQmUasvlg8JZvw7NRez_2fyil11mAeEDb9b9oqMkIn1peZfIUVX2on6Sh4pK9zox04WsGDZ-Q4IxoeunMFTNK9FrQJ_e0GUU8b8Zvm1C3fnHgwfIwuzlvrHP6j8mFrQK8lqNdDFZwk0LTtIM_D/s2016/IMG_1913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOKOL1GcvYx8SkJ_REIMKBp7lu4MUCdZESc_a-y62epcQmUasvlg8JZvw7NRez_2fyil11mAeEDb9b9oqMkIn1peZfIUVX2on6Sh4pK9zox04WsGDZ-Q4IxoeunMFTNK9FrQJ_e0GUU8b8Zvm1C3fnHgwfIwuzlvrHP6j8mFrQK8lqNdDFZwk0LTtIM_D/s320/IMG_1913.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeSOJHx_t4sU_PYNMnaQET2C3NljlRr2aJbHfz7ixKRUK-McwHGLMWlOLWKQOVzOOLqFy_yeLO_hPM7Hj8gdXA8cG7lJVn1n7Yw4BNYt_m2i7hkbANv_DY4KLOdi0LaiawiwaqsCA_topwveWEzB1Igdb4OTOnRl2sXZElkrAF_eKyrnWFe0-jjbb1YU0/s2016/IMG_1908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeSOJHx_t4sU_PYNMnaQET2C3NljlRr2aJbHfz7ixKRUK-McwHGLMWlOLWKQOVzOOLqFy_yeLO_hPM7Hj8gdXA8cG7lJVn1n7Yw4BNYt_m2i7hkbANv_DY4KLOdi0LaiawiwaqsCA_topwveWEzB1Igdb4OTOnRl2sXZElkrAF_eKyrnWFe0-jjbb1YU0/s320/IMG_1908.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Love this former hospital building adjacent to the Cathedral..</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUG4SNfDouHufHUY1-T5tZgxlkKbhZ_oM61kXxOi5qvFAm0dmFpSfNgnln7BFlxMz2gHTnnWiVS64h3ZBr-427LdtoeeRDMb38hTJif1uHR9l6le5OrLOIk4Rz52OzoOVVHA5kRoHq_FgcorCQAvATn0Xg3uxg9hyEEGBfGKTr_ku4P7tpvy8riWDV-eQN/s960/IMG_1849.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUG4SNfDouHufHUY1-T5tZgxlkKbhZ_oM61kXxOi5qvFAm0dmFpSfNgnln7BFlxMz2gHTnnWiVS64h3ZBr-427LdtoeeRDMb38hTJif1uHR9l6le5OrLOIk4Rz52OzoOVVHA5kRoHq_FgcorCQAvATn0Xg3uxg9hyEEGBfGKTr_ku4P7tpvy8riWDV-eQN/s320/IMG_1849.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Boring as it is, we had another flood down the hill on the main road and in the park where I walk.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7Odl-JyPWaIXIufIz-Am0A6rdjUcmzqGvT76irBGCD-3Dx4MfVQ2TBbJilC2ZtQvWHbjKH0uizTULzblh6dYcpApEtxVJPGm5AF67m4hHhJThGOXjyjXyZDaJTieuXDTCr5tctSS-Z6AQIZGUuhfiUopIB7s95l2ti6lcs7a2J7T6pd6qVJQoX1Z4ZFq/s960/IMG_1850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7Odl-JyPWaIXIufIz-Am0A6rdjUcmzqGvT76irBGCD-3Dx4MfVQ2TBbJilC2ZtQvWHbjKH0uizTULzblh6dYcpApEtxVJPGm5AF67m4hHhJThGOXjyjXyZDaJTieuXDTCr5tctSS-Z6AQIZGUuhfiUopIB7s95l2ti6lcs7a2J7T6pd6qVJQoX1Z4ZFq/s320/IMG_1850.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We are getting quite 'ho hum' about it all...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It only lasted one day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptGnP07PMMpovF-56m5yE_du7iXS3gFxTGQ5qcrtrNDXKYC-LrSNWo-xkffWGHbkLSvA8zn3ndQ9nJUQ-vQA5yIpyYWsUIwDlCXUiRdfNtAFqBxHzg9tHPpl9n3aG1tq_Yf6WDcpm3ExR1l1GxM13gPlxxpwiQ8TllIVeFjrMBWJw2nuC3YuSTvy6bkUL/s3712/P1010454.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="3712" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptGnP07PMMpovF-56m5yE_du7iXS3gFxTGQ5qcrtrNDXKYC-LrSNWo-xkffWGHbkLSvA8zn3ndQ9nJUQ-vQA5yIpyYWsUIwDlCXUiRdfNtAFqBxHzg9tHPpl9n3aG1tq_Yf6WDcpm3ExR1l1GxM13gPlxxpwiQ8TllIVeFjrMBWJw2nuC3YuSTvy6bkUL/s320/P1010454.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I have fallen down another rabbit hole, and decided to do a bit of scrapbooking, looking at 'junk journals'. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It looks easy - just use up old paper stuff around the house, of which we have plenty. I began with tea dying a pile of papers, paper doilies, old cards etc. Then I bought some paper online which has been dyed with avocado skins. It comes out a beautiful shade of pink.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Like everything, after hours of U-tube tutorials, I soon found it is slightly more difficult than it appears, and my first effort is heavy on the glue, and rather lacking in a delicate touch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Undeterred, I have bought a few tools and stamps, a one-hole punch. and some pretty Japanese papers. We will see how this works out as a way to declutter some paperwork and avoid housework....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFZE6DcjPdcFxQhC-wjo3d3tTmimdPe6LWISuj9GQ40eoUOHUGbRtLME4kiARQjSQiOTGZ-SRVpSksbf1tkpQCRdkojYiKlx7R8uSs0JzdVIYpfaplYNzTfs7ETxZGcXGQ_rS2yDKfQFoCeTmc4YPFi7peFbJ8nETprb0Dg8xRjObky2mUxDLa-BdRDEZ/s3712/P1010452.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="3712" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFZE6DcjPdcFxQhC-wjo3d3tTmimdPe6LWISuj9GQ40eoUOHUGbRtLME4kiARQjSQiOTGZ-SRVpSksbf1tkpQCRdkojYiKlx7R8uSs0JzdVIYpfaplYNzTfs7ETxZGcXGQ_rS2yDKfQFoCeTmc4YPFi7peFbJ8nETprb0Dg8xRjObky2mUxDLa-BdRDEZ/s320/P1010452.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDcW_rw-8yG7WdC1RiJgPTClfO12mA8UMPM8IfkGI8rImshPm92FJgdXBZp0weE2YowdA4Y7LTmLy3oOPnzjKcGBOuNTUR8cnZAHyOV6SupjmTgXDT_vT0i8FA5LKPfghUKLUriC-51Iidis4wTXpTbfhIuOwBFURAqrSYM-mkviZ94UpUCsBPcoGeKCu/s2016/IMG_1867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDcW_rw-8yG7WdC1RiJgPTClfO12mA8UMPM8IfkGI8rImshPm92FJgdXBZp0weE2YowdA4Y7LTmLy3oOPnzjKcGBOuNTUR8cnZAHyOV6SupjmTgXDT_vT0i8FA5LKPfghUKLUriC-51Iidis4wTXpTbfhIuOwBFURAqrSYM-mkviZ94UpUCsBPcoGeKCu/s320/IMG_1867.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our personal Red Cardinal jungle...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUjB8VIrqMDms3cd5eJqpNVXiqZpYzxCXib56lMHR0paRmr3TbP06sbb61FtsZFRFR4gbhoIacc4MjGeaRgDpqVGYXuRvOh-MxGIob1PP9-K-Jh4UWwI3vL6syEUKv2GoswB9dxGrDVJW0eGgJZeFCMTc50dvuJeYPaTKk6TrQnvsmoq1nCRadJFQGXZq/s3712/P1010442.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="3712" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUjB8VIrqMDms3cd5eJqpNVXiqZpYzxCXib56lMHR0paRmr3TbP06sbb61FtsZFRFR4gbhoIacc4MjGeaRgDpqVGYXuRvOh-MxGIob1PP9-K-Jh4UWwI3vL6syEUKv2GoswB9dxGrDVJW0eGgJZeFCMTc50dvuJeYPaTKk6TrQnvsmoq1nCRadJFQGXZq/s320/P1010442.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My firstborn child has a Big Birthday this week.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It is sad that she is in Canada, and we are not!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It makes me feel very old, and we wish her every happiness for her birthday and the years ahead. She is a wonderful daughter, wife and mother and we love every Facetime call we have together.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hope our parcel arrives in time....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Be well and take care..</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">XXXX</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXOje0ZQElmXUTrsfhs_Jzfp7OELuCuDBQuqIGD0l-lnIgXeqBC6MFYdzwNfx0-J4ryHk9obmTMo0GaF4wdTMVcr9dLhI22K7voPXXhKnNfraA2r5Y-kT3SMdTJHhEOotv0dOD2paN_LvRGksWvpNIiTMELH3qJ3DlwhzY8bHb71vacoT258Ph7ar6oDp/s2016/IMG_1693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXOje0ZQElmXUTrsfhs_Jzfp7OELuCuDBQuqIGD0l-lnIgXeqBC6MFYdzwNfx0-J4ryHk9obmTMo0GaF4wdTMVcr9dLhI22K7voPXXhKnNfraA2r5Y-kT3SMdTJHhEOotv0dOD2paN_LvRGksWvpNIiTMELH3qJ3DlwhzY8bHb71vacoT258Ph7ar6oDp/s320/IMG_1693.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-38268698557244118312024-01-30T02:51:00.000-08:002024-01-30T02:51:18.658-08:00LIFE IN A HOT HUMID CLIMATE<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIq5sRLmzaQcOCXzJqwanMX4hTREaH_I-BWncF52DL9z1juGqU44w8pcVF37p9ndMmNWaLYj74v72YKMYU6e-juKrN8StcO0PHmyKMFTYUZAc-wD17TbUpLVwhsR8PmJfZDA4rwi9jX2knVYL-Dg6mB-pNeNG_XGbrUa-cz-aXC_77vMLTtMLUglnNWn2/s2016/IMG_1779.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIq5sRLmzaQcOCXzJqwanMX4hTREaH_I-BWncF52DL9z1juGqU44w8pcVF37p9ndMmNWaLYj74v72YKMYU6e-juKrN8StcO0PHmyKMFTYUZAc-wD17TbUpLVwhsR8PmJfZDA4rwi9jX2knVYL-Dg6mB-pNeNG_XGbrUa-cz-aXC_77vMLTtMLUglnNWn2/s320/IMG_1779.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">While my daughter and her family are skiing each weekend at their local ski mountain venue in Canada.</span>..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHmxSW0n5doiFQxswW5GSo1Dsz91euk3CK0b9mO7SDBfR80YQQVANlgGVecnk4dGrS4e8NAtYwjMMAoV2sWKnTRIsZMnZys8y1w-745hE8pV8DBQKn95ETT7Z0-aLHxdD2NHone17MeSFz-FWB3CthbmZbkqZGeJy36D6gvNJj3l2mOn9ul3Tig5CiJFI/s2016/IMG_1796.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHmxSW0n5doiFQxswW5GSo1Dsz91euk3CK0b9mO7SDBfR80YQQVANlgGVecnk4dGrS4e8NAtYwjMMAoV2sWKnTRIsZMnZys8y1w-745hE8pV8DBQKn95ETT7Z0-aLHxdD2NHone17MeSFz-FWB3CthbmZbkqZGeJy36D6gvNJj3l2mOn9ul3Tig5CiJFI/w300-h400/IMG_1796.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">we Red Cardinals continue to experience the hottest, wettest, and most humid January for many years..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Trees and hedges are growing in the Garden of Neglect at a rate so fast we can almost stand and watch. The grass grows six inches each week!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hedges are going wild and at the lower end of our back yard, two uninvited trees have shot up from the gully below. They are most unwelcome and the tree man is coming this week to deal with them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYERCLCSEy8PR_7jQg0bQdIgheSbPyCGM48_MsxBjrdLEdUXPt9HSnjU1DOyEbILwPXFti7dK0zVKiyngBAqvKAAB2C3FrOEF1LrXD-3NlhRDaav5IjG2RpARJBsqAdyRlyudrn-WEPTOnDVsu5IXrWkFTdqb0xnGpeLhUSnrGyfLXEXhGbHXgB6rzJSKR/s2016/IMG_1792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYERCLCSEy8PR_7jQg0bQdIgheSbPyCGM48_MsxBjrdLEdUXPt9HSnjU1DOyEbILwPXFti7dK0zVKiyngBAqvKAAB2C3FrOEF1LrXD-3NlhRDaav5IjG2RpARJBsqAdyRlyudrn-WEPTOnDVsu5IXrWkFTdqb0xnGpeLhUSnrGyfLXEXhGbHXgB6rzJSKR/s320/IMG_1792.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Tropical vines, not native to Australia, have also popped up everywhere.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The noise of tree and hedge trimmers, chainsaws and other equipment can be heard around our neighbourhood every day..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWLRq5kzGhpNlx8eksMMbkcVpGVFTZKy8bsXRW33kmwEqtIRjx3pBbmZgl7TBdjas8GLW2Po785DShr8JijWLf9b4xwGiXAwipBTSuQhySRrGoF1IRHQ7J_gzszXqNxdgqf2arYx6yulEJQwSXQic6B0Es8uZycNXS4ZWL_4tJ0cvDIqYu7dGPMrMHHhN/s2016/IMG_1795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWLRq5kzGhpNlx8eksMMbkcVpGVFTZKy8bsXRW33kmwEqtIRjx3pBbmZgl7TBdjas8GLW2Po785DShr8JijWLf9b4xwGiXAwipBTSuQhySRrGoF1IRHQ7J_gzszXqNxdgqf2arYx6yulEJQwSXQic6B0Es8uZycNXS4ZWL_4tJ0cvDIqYu7dGPMrMHHhN/w300-h400/IMG_1795.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This giant root appeared under a hedge - and we do not know where it comes from. It could be a tree some distance away. We hope some expert advice will help.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There has been another cyclone in North Queensland, and heavy rain here in the South East this week, with local flooding.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I filmed this today in the park where I walk:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwMmexsMpH5OEdaX1qxY_GnAF2rShe4x6B92XYK1w9eJvdipVHJf0teWoUTai70-lz7J8_qBl6pvccO99o_NQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I hope this video works. Blogger makes things tricky these days)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznoAnBMnsy0vA8Q66v8i59NYZwc4HeSt9XHKIxuvktY0m4KktWyy1thhTAHSaZRU8vySoMt3f0MGhb0CD5mwlldSSbmlnfFICk-C6L1DjmgEcErRMD3rlX2KEvN491O6_GNbFf5w6zq1fNL55xdagygS1LqPy6vXRto1CKDlCryf_R966lY4n5QEPi9II/s2016/IMG_1783.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznoAnBMnsy0vA8Q66v8i59NYZwc4HeSt9XHKIxuvktY0m4KktWyy1thhTAHSaZRU8vySoMt3f0MGhb0CD5mwlldSSbmlnfFICk-C6L1DjmgEcErRMD3rlX2KEvN491O6_GNbFf5w6zq1fNL55xdagygS1LqPy6vXRto1CKDlCryf_R966lY4n5QEPi9II/s320/IMG_1783.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our old-style pink rose is in full bloom again. I know, roses do not like hot, humid conditions and lots of rain, but it is a trooper and carries on regardless. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WfuFgf5sO97gbqOBWZU-ZMzrFR2onXofeiBtnl4KlHng5GDK-ZH6uGsrQjGWce98aR64q1ilcOJP2vGm_UGbVXwDtH-gwgYfIulOlq0JKFFDbUpZvCgsj-EZmHx7OeHQ-4PgMTypyzN2Um_nKR0oY3XZHSqr6dcBPzXrPjTcC9EJms5f5GH9JYf5BejZ/s2016/IMG_1785.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WfuFgf5sO97gbqOBWZU-ZMzrFR2onXofeiBtnl4KlHng5GDK-ZH6uGsrQjGWce98aR64q1ilcOJP2vGm_UGbVXwDtH-gwgYfIulOlq0JKFFDbUpZvCgsj-EZmHx7OeHQ-4PgMTypyzN2Um_nKR0oY3XZHSqr6dcBPzXrPjTcC9EJms5f5GH9JYf5BejZ/s320/IMG_1785.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As odd things spring up everywhere, it seemed right to purchase these salt and peppers at the Fairytales exhibition. Mushrooms do have a habit of populating fairytales...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCSuiML9mDIxed6f8r3gjqVhG1tLkQpLRvVOP1esTEjzSgMPRQ1_a9l86T0nCErFaEy6kPz-pSja8NNnh-TShQhlMb_waVBnlcBw-ag2cj7Ch4UBtqD4S3uTIMN6wajvd0M0-gKI3KEVc75jrt-UgQ6_xun0fiVolXhiJMq74NjUzJ1kZhNnsHPavSzPV/s2016/IMG_1610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCSuiML9mDIxed6f8r3gjqVhG1tLkQpLRvVOP1esTEjzSgMPRQ1_a9l86T0nCErFaEy6kPz-pSja8NNnh-TShQhlMb_waVBnlcBw-ag2cj7Ch4UBtqD4S3uTIMN6wajvd0M0-gKI3KEVc75jrt-UgQ6_xun0fiVolXhiJMq74NjUzJ1kZhNnsHPavSzPV/s320/IMG_1610.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walter Martin and Paloma Munoz '<i>Traveler'263' 2019</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraLDsBoZnMmWCzZdzet2SBTSqtyEMV_UBC4y8pa95AqQZtzkJWlaJPZ57NxUly-Z_ojoGWt8jprIbjCsEvA6auiyyEP5GPD3wnTvrEh-UhtdQkgTd_J3kOoQyjEWfp8PMgIGE1b2xTY974RranKnSwgp48KOFpz6ZxLCrzSW-1QJTRpoBz0hCvp3rul-C/s2016/IMG_1653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraLDsBoZnMmWCzZdzet2SBTSqtyEMV_UBC4y8pa95AqQZtzkJWlaJPZ57NxUly-Z_ojoGWt8jprIbjCsEvA6auiyyEP5GPD3wnTvrEh-UhtdQkgTd_J3kOoQyjEWfp8PMgIGE1b2xTY974RranKnSwgp48KOFpz6ZxLCrzSW-1QJTRpoBz0hCvp3rul-C/w300-h400/IMG_1653.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carsten Holler '<i>Flying Mushrooms'</i> 2015</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbDqqzylmm2wf88-jkWivkK79-zUnLQ3OTg-bS8rOb10F7H8bF6JeRUadJ9zdihR0bhsSGgm9UDQog7BpyMuOS9lUDbN2U9BHpEAEdCx41aQ7hbmrmM9mJTw6WrHv6G38Fgprd_xlqNU8flsui19XYm8v5zn8_bzLd6WLdnU-oQ2nnfG3xukP8Bv7vX5m/s2016/IMG_1809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbDqqzylmm2wf88-jkWivkK79-zUnLQ3OTg-bS8rOb10F7H8bF6JeRUadJ9zdihR0bhsSGgm9UDQog7BpyMuOS9lUDbN2U9BHpEAEdCx41aQ7hbmrmM9mJTw6WrHv6G38Fgprd_xlqNU8flsui19XYm8v5zn8_bzLd6WLdnU-oQ2nnfG3xukP8Bv7vX5m/s320/IMG_1809.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When the rain eased today, I ventured out to the only remaining haberdashery store on our side of town.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">'Spottie' is the store which frequently disappoints. My list had only three items: a deep pink invisible zip, a new blade for my rotary cutter, and a pattern to make a dress for a little girl aged one.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The supply of invisible zips has been reduced to about five colours only, and pink was not one of them. I resorted to the old-style zip which I will insert by the lap method. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There were no blades in the popular sizes for rotary cutters, only a few empty pegs where they should reside.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I discovered the Big Four pattern companies have largely discontinued dress patterns for little girls. And where there was one in the catalogue, it was not in stock. I am having a think about what to do next. Patterns are very expensive in Australia, and more so if purchased online when postage must be added.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As a home sewist, I think I am part of an endangered species!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQ9xbfbhjj8oEgYLWk0jIZ3upyaH8eNij14ixR3xt3PaSeeM5cusAowmOSebjqupxqpn1WgCIM9xt68o50eDHfnIjJYJehCWbrJ1Mbg2KsVEn4U2xn4L11xC1rBLLr3sSngncvIx2Xm1lMs_MIeYt9aQh6QisJxiksAomqeWjF2iMVNhAiM-w_hXH3glU/s2016/IMG_1805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQ9xbfbhjj8oEgYLWk0jIZ3upyaH8eNij14ixR3xt3PaSeeM5cusAowmOSebjqupxqpn1WgCIM9xt68o50eDHfnIjJYJehCWbrJ1Mbg2KsVEn4U2xn4L11xC1rBLLr3sSngncvIx2Xm1lMs_MIeYt9aQh6QisJxiksAomqeWjF2iMVNhAiM-w_hXH3glU/s320/IMG_1805.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The pink zip is a match for this fabric, purchased from my previous favourite store Sckafs, before they closed last year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As the heatwaves continue, I need another sleeveless dress. I have only two in rotation, preferring to wear sleeves most of the time. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggz8VEuNlN7EoYL8AGF0VzKAxtOBouj9Cynja1pJHuB3bLVTN1CaaAP5sJpLZnd7Bm1mGlZ5qvtVzbkeXe4MKlpaCECNdgQfGlckMbwmbGwlgfb_cjJazWlyn8OnOyM9B3kuaLp8qSTQl9-qiO3vaM2TqW9jWrEIGkDeZ1td3M0ivyoEKZDDlGN3HuNXQF/s2016/IMG_1784.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggz8VEuNlN7EoYL8AGF0VzKAxtOBouj9Cynja1pJHuB3bLVTN1CaaAP5sJpLZnd7Bm1mGlZ5qvtVzbkeXe4MKlpaCECNdgQfGlckMbwmbGwlgfb_cjJazWlyn8OnOyM9B3kuaLp8qSTQl9-qiO3vaM2TqW9jWrEIGkDeZ1td3M0ivyoEKZDDlGN3HuNXQF/s320/IMG_1784.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This week we return to regular routine after the Summer holidays.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Sewing Sisters meet this week, and I am busy with my Slow Stitching projects.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Book Club returns soon: I have read our holiday books, 'A Gentleman in Moscow' and 'Daughters in Law' and am now immersed in 'The Princes in the Tower' by Philippa Langley (the lady who found the lost King Richard III in a carpark a few years ago.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hope you are all well and busy - and not too hot or cold.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">XXXXX</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5N2uGP4dNdyLyVdmQj-Vcd1XSX8cCukZ5CJ-OaRlwS5nyXdOqGAn0jcv-oTk6jE1oKgMdklI0CqT4cHxO84iMhnM06eVSQbXdvdID5z4zEJUCa6ysY0VDx4I-5Dw0UlNVYOpa4mbS6ILw37dqnhWFx4hf6vRWzEzdS3g9J9Y7sGdie7jShtIhTT-XPw7/s2016/IMG_1663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5N2uGP4dNdyLyVdmQj-Vcd1XSX8cCukZ5CJ-OaRlwS5nyXdOqGAn0jcv-oTk6jE1oKgMdklI0CqT4cHxO84iMhnM06eVSQbXdvdID5z4zEJUCa6ysY0VDx4I-5Dw0UlNVYOpa4mbS6ILw37dqnhWFx4hf6vRWzEzdS3g9J9Y7sGdie7jShtIhTT-XPw7/s320/IMG_1663.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mad Hatter costume from 'Alice in Wonderland' 2010</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-63503070257848388022024-01-17T03:13:00.000-08:002024-01-17T03:13:21.359-08:00REALITY, FANTASY, AND A DUCK REPORT<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRE1Xam8cpT5N9cIksyA6V_pK4vS1SxO2_ovM7C2PsUY28yTg6U8eX4o0Zzot7Bsbue1HGySnkWqVquuJe0UHrQrAYx86phYH-oVTNgci9xS-GFepzehRWvtEU3kDG6oH4V1Axkd3OcDNyDmcyVesHMC5bTITscwb7OuNf00nvLIGcnG28Tm2PkDEZiD2v/s2016/IMG_1700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRE1Xam8cpT5N9cIksyA6V_pK4vS1SxO2_ovM7C2PsUY28yTg6U8eX4o0Zzot7Bsbue1HGySnkWqVquuJe0UHrQrAYx86phYH-oVTNgci9xS-GFepzehRWvtEU3kDG6oH4V1Axkd3OcDNyDmcyVesHMC5bTITscwb7OuNf00nvLIGcnG28Tm2PkDEZiD2v/s320/IMG_1700.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello from Decoy Duck..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Just an update on the duck I brought back from Canada last May.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We launched him into the pool, with the help of the Twins and Little Miss One, and there he has sailed ever since.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Not Summer storms, gale force winds, nor passing wildlife have disturbed our Decoy Duck from life in the Red Cardinal swimming pool.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I have to admit I am surprised he is still there....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQgi3Nsn26gAkVzzD6PXIubd1k1swGD-Mhdrd5GQW77rTEJmzQPwUZfjiiWE9E7zMt-jn5zGkRXxNaCmemvf7m6hZCjr5jbeRkRQGiw-IHcbwyv3hqJh1d87ftXR6mVO3WjBfyxBPbe0ki3VjiEQBh6RKE3d853thyphenhyphenvzkI3Ovo6eGpUmMrIgsWpIev7pA/s2016/IMG_1694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQgi3Nsn26gAkVzzD6PXIubd1k1swGD-Mhdrd5GQW77rTEJmzQPwUZfjiiWE9E7zMt-jn5zGkRXxNaCmemvf7m6hZCjr5jbeRkRQGiw-IHcbwyv3hqJh1d87ftXR6mVO3WjBfyxBPbe0ki3VjiEQBh6RKE3d853thyphenhyphenvzkI3Ovo6eGpUmMrIgsWpIev7pA/s320/IMG_1694.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Australians were thrilled this week when 'our Mary' became Queen of Denmark, with a simple proclamation in a simple white dress of impeccable elegance...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fut41FUw2s_dELfhSgOUj17g4Ws4gUvF0VRfbqVFr9h2OoREQCdrI41HVmZFlMDaQkhaDNZ8AoO0gDek-Fqn-vn_ZNjJqw6-hnhYA6DUwEfYk4uEuteONP-oDjSqg2PuVntlMLkBsudq_Ulr5aaPrIq27yLZer09J3JD8_bCCiJsf4LOp0gFveVccQQP/s275/download%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fut41FUw2s_dELfhSgOUj17g4Ws4gUvF0VRfbqVFr9h2OoREQCdrI41HVmZFlMDaQkhaDNZ8AoO0gDek-Fqn-vn_ZNjJqw6-hnhYA6DUwEfYk4uEuteONP-oDjSqg2PuVntlMLkBsudq_Ulr5aaPrIq27yLZer09J3JD8_bCCiJsf4LOp0gFveVccQQP/w400-h266/download%20(3).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />and rubies!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjSJSGy1l8T9I6ZC5y5zyiW1hu91_Ed9DhW1AYLn3K_j7aGiMkH3vRb8jicEi0gWYHXt3QyeqasaU1YQx48rlK3WNNgjXwfv266ZT8e1cwccMQsBr8nfQWx9MAYZwEgC8mfX1j8gOZ2dnIMvB1QC58J1dcBZ76G7-uYY9WM_6QDlbatNXzZGrMXhpXBql/s1679/419873977_18322371703114162_2773829777391719919_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1679" data-original-width="1346" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjSJSGy1l8T9I6ZC5y5zyiW1hu91_Ed9DhW1AYLn3K_j7aGiMkH3vRb8jicEi0gWYHXt3QyeqasaU1YQx48rlK3WNNgjXwfv266ZT8e1cwccMQsBr8nfQWx9MAYZwEgC8mfX1j8gOZ2dnIMvB1QC58J1dcBZ76G7-uYY9WM_6QDlbatNXzZGrMXhpXBql/s320/419873977_18322371703114162_2773829777391719919_n.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here she is with husband King Frederick X and they do look happy, and perhaps relieved that their 'time' has come..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNOIjx-6cFudK4L315MQTeTmywJsXPR3mj1MvHtIhBSPgbkADh2u2_htRVq8BPtBTjT0Kabdw6j5naMGZgP963tMhlvIwoD1GJLMDol0AOEmwMGgCUcSOs7ko33DForLtLPcFx5nRRlto4nxVVWO6tMsVQg5ekoxSTAJn0T_EQyqwYC7rYYov0cxGdZKV/s1000/queen-mary-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNOIjx-6cFudK4L315MQTeTmywJsXPR3mj1MvHtIhBSPgbkADh2u2_htRVq8BPtBTjT0Kabdw6j5naMGZgP963tMhlvIwoD1GJLMDol0AOEmwMGgCUcSOs7ko33DForLtLPcFx5nRRlto4nxVVWO6tMsVQg5ekoxSTAJn0T_EQyqwYC7rYYov0cxGdZKV/w400-h240/queen-mary-5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There was a carriage ride back to the Palace, naturally..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXYzTt7fKnHnaFOBn1KB1yYcIJGMFVdzQDaGpFyqAJFT5hJxlT8IM-Ci7An7QwyA9KpdDE9XN7YbIJC5IguLnbLPlMrFfhp5aOfludr9gt9n8CbB2WurPATxmPuQQHJTKpLcAwIehGsShsrGNt2hDtn0JLl2oJC2Pm4OLrP0lCoRiEZvClm-Qr-e_M0XQ/s275/download%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXYzTt7fKnHnaFOBn1KB1yYcIJGMFVdzQDaGpFyqAJFT5hJxlT8IM-Ci7An7QwyA9KpdDE9XN7YbIJC5IguLnbLPlMrFfhp5aOfludr9gt9n8CbB2WurPATxmPuQQHJTKpLcAwIehGsShsrGNt2hDtn0JLl2oJC2Pm4OLrP0lCoRiEZvClm-Qr-e_M0XQ/w400-h266/download%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">after their family joined them on the balcony.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvlsFH-L8dVmDXCRzpBUQcdvoDD-v0V77AWDQ02bt1GMgUXFM1CvuP5YkDSouELKvkhsfWVD4KpO7XNTZrgMDo6RRa4zGWSYAgKE9J47dRFkvnc3ryFE3Q461V0eCwtQotYKtKPZqmtp3Sm3vSfZQF6HADVlRbp5XXsVf4a7bb-8la06QLQqNui_dGHhv/s1500/Queen-Mary-King-Frederik-011524-05-e69c2e0f44f44c8a80a26709b3c49d8c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvlsFH-L8dVmDXCRzpBUQcdvoDD-v0V77AWDQ02bt1GMgUXFM1CvuP5YkDSouELKvkhsfWVD4KpO7XNTZrgMDo6RRa4zGWSYAgKE9J47dRFkvnc3ryFE3Q461V0eCwtQotYKtKPZqmtp3Sm3vSfZQF6HADVlRbp5XXsVf4a7bb-8la06QLQqNui_dGHhv/w400-h266/Queen-Mary-King-Frederik-011524-05-e69c2e0f44f44c8a80a26709b3c49d8c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Next morning they went to Parliament House for another Proclamation, Queen Mary wearing a regulation large, feathered, Queen hat, and walking through lightly falling snow...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">How utterly fairy tale this all is.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlhOPmpzqJbxhXPsw3l9afICtFH7yVcvV7AeaEhSkjL7FVS6Xwv2HCqaKoVVUyS6SDFp-l_Wk53HkXHtgF5sJcWvSo55I4_j6BfOwe4Bxgt9rNOAP_jWOGZegIROPVhZ1oSvJ-vvDQj8MV7rPGatDGqnken7p4qukrR_JOFdCW_JHzLsFRhs16pLzbD1W/s2016/IMG_1673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlhOPmpzqJbxhXPsw3l9afICtFH7yVcvV7AeaEhSkjL7FVS6Xwv2HCqaKoVVUyS6SDFp-l_Wk53HkXHtgF5sJcWvSo55I4_j6BfOwe4Bxgt9rNOAP_jWOGZegIROPVhZ1oSvJ-vvDQj8MV7rPGatDGqnken7p4qukrR_JOFdCW_JHzLsFRhs16pLzbD1W/s320/IMG_1673.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It seems timely to give you another look at this carriage.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>'Mother-load'</i>, by artist Timothy Horn, is made of crystalised rock sugar, plywood and steel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It is a half-sized rendering of an ornate sedan chair, as popular among 18th century Neapolitan elite.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The work references a 'rags to riches' tale of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels who rose from humble beginnings to become a renowned North American art collector, philanthropist and socialite through marriage to a sugar baron, Adolph Spreckels. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It is possible the term 'sugar daddy' may have originated here..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">'<i>Mother-load</i>' is inspired by Alma's antique coach, and presents an impossible fantasy of wealth and opulence, as seen in many fairy tales, including Cinderella.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcRZGKIMcVd8GnfvrE13h4FnZ1StFFDclLsZwnzVVvYuLMpmGpkAc9H-ekrAMltSEsdUPwGIVtRoF5AM2ECTjMs1ph3MHzl7QwVOda3ooS1J2VowSWco4pIVNWA3Buv3Rz8r0eGZCgRMCbLL-_2iHmqvCqyCKsydpwZr4pSOtDrZLMDpahyphenhyphen-cpM_BKjcU/s2016/IMG_1677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcRZGKIMcVd8GnfvrE13h4FnZ1StFFDclLsZwnzVVvYuLMpmGpkAc9H-ekrAMltSEsdUPwGIVtRoF5AM2ECTjMs1ph3MHzl7QwVOda3ooS1J2VowSWco4pIVNWA3Buv3Rz8r0eGZCgRMCbLL-_2iHmqvCqyCKsydpwZr4pSOtDrZLMDpahyphenhyphen-cpM_BKjcU/s320/IMG_1677.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And just to round things off, here are a couple of Queen gowns:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESIiA_o81G5174zWk8GYDRAbKcrmtn5Ee_hDQGTlBzGrIieBvQn9-nLLzXZbB5_m75rV_MPdxLUiVTU441tEOZTiM68ERML3_syqyIJzTWdMwQ1-ptSBIyLxPMjqJItpyqdYIxq8i9sr6Nxzjn0m0cVScVKX5PxI7ao-3sbhNo5ljrM9VfW4PI2HP_bw0/s2016/IMG_1682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESIiA_o81G5174zWk8GYDRAbKcrmtn5Ee_hDQGTlBzGrIieBvQn9-nLLzXZbB5_m75rV_MPdxLUiVTU441tEOZTiM68ERML3_syqyIJzTWdMwQ1-ptSBIyLxPMjqJItpyqdYIxq8i9sr6Nxzjn0m0cVScVKX5PxI7ao-3sbhNo5ljrM9VfW4PI2HP_bw0/w300-h400/IMG_1682.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Costumes worn by Julia Roberts as Queen Clementianna in the film <i>Mirror Mirror,</i> 2012. (Tarsem Singh (director), Eiko Ishioka (designer), Carelli Costumes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">These and many other exciting pieces can be seen in 'Fairy Tales in Art and Film', currenting on exhibition at QAGoMA, Brisbane..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXwgrMtxYbA4nEV4jkplrGwJht_PG6w5T5BdW-pncZcoXjPaJVOR1GUKlq-c-D22tu-OIJIrbD0ixBv7T_IpXfXIGKg_UwesscuBwdlGD2fKdW8J_7n7xCroPyENFetkexVlp6YanO6a4UBfsY2QNBqRHt_S1p9nmONhZIfNf-SqB9IFVJID1V6IontTy/s251/download%20(6).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="201" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXwgrMtxYbA4nEV4jkplrGwJht_PG6w5T5BdW-pncZcoXjPaJVOR1GUKlq-c-D22tu-OIJIrbD0ixBv7T_IpXfXIGKg_UwesscuBwdlGD2fKdW8J_7n7xCroPyENFetkexVlp6YanO6a4UBfsY2QNBqRHt_S1p9nmONhZIfNf-SqB9IFVJID1V6IontTy/s1600/download%20(6).jpg" width="201" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">XXXX</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraK8oHj-7gYdeaqZWVludli-OLvoEFMuaQlUUOn0IQfmC1XvqzvMrY4P4gvCsfNUjScFtYDgbEnx2aQ77j23BrvJtEiCk6437vfChyphenhyphenRmT4D36gxkjSDVKVPysyuHO2gFTCz4KUMxgIPUs9LyX24CPSy9QXI057-eL-8Z5o_vPgJma2ccbxRqvHM1C202N/s259/download%20(8).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraK8oHj-7gYdeaqZWVludli-OLvoEFMuaQlUUOn0IQfmC1XvqzvMrY4P4gvCsfNUjScFtYDgbEnx2aQ77j23BrvJtEiCk6437vfChyphenhyphenRmT4D36gxkjSDVKVPysyuHO2gFTCz4KUMxgIPUs9LyX24CPSy9QXI057-eL-8Z5o_vPgJma2ccbxRqvHM1C202N/s1600/download%20(8).jpg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-70938252577686248112024-01-12T03:04:00.000-08:002024-01-12T03:04:51.498-08:00GOLDEN OLDIES<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYLB8RuuXsEgUiqw_8wJscRPH7OxYSfdlkBK5IVD4PiOPQfDTfIi3VkbvUzcrmO6_qkMnFSlEv3qMXAE6UDxL0bM507Ul65zlKGMyPGCCckFCvJpP7j1gjYGM2nHiepzr13Mc5305JWCDWgFOlIBt1eYUpRvl4Kd8jSSA0iDNStZ0Ak1EZLd9NC7IGs1X/s2016/IMG_1709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYLB8RuuXsEgUiqw_8wJscRPH7OxYSfdlkBK5IVD4PiOPQfDTfIi3VkbvUzcrmO6_qkMnFSlEv3qMXAE6UDxL0bM507Ul65zlKGMyPGCCckFCvJpP7j1gjYGM2nHiepzr13Mc5305JWCDWgFOlIBt1eYUpRvl4Kd8jSSA0iDNStZ0Ak1EZLd9NC7IGs1X/s320/IMG_1709.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We are told that after the recent heat waves and floods, we are to enter a Monsoon Season.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We always had a rainy season when I was a child, but Monsoons have not been mentioned since global warming began to be noticed....</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I remember when we moved into our first house, it rained continually for eight weeks. That was fun....</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Ten years later we built another house, moved in, and it rained for eight weeks again...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">That was even more fun as we had three small children and there was a Lot of Mud.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Who knows what will happen this time?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7HDSTjklRTuhynezEFiBZWFIoPFu2sJYGD7XFxdqK9TSauhF_u9VklhvAZLPtPcveZ46eOybGfkUGMKfUzzS7y5dPQWhA_wfXzEHiRXxWVjjpMhkgj3B6ikw_eAtWugU3_zt2d3TwxcwMeLZ6MIJft0iAb4y8LUpmBKZw4icHqmmFFJcdPLLZD-rWTWt/s2016/IMG_1696.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7HDSTjklRTuhynezEFiBZWFIoPFu2sJYGD7XFxdqK9TSauhF_u9VklhvAZLPtPcveZ46eOybGfkUGMKfUzzS7y5dPQWhA_wfXzEHiRXxWVjjpMhkgj3B6ikw_eAtWugU3_zt2d3TwxcwMeLZ6MIJft0iAb4y8LUpmBKZw4icHqmmFFJcdPLLZD-rWTWt/s320/IMG_1696.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We have had a few days of medical business this week, which seems to be the norm at our age.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">While I did not watch the Golden Globes, I looked at the fashions...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">concentrating on the Mature Aged, which gives us all hope:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwo9HesyyiCD4MmIEa_Z1pXJN-sYBeDuv5K6c6oMAashtVbBjvdZQ5Az9llp-kVUXuGk5gLBb9JJW071ZY84YV9zTDUwlc2jouI9fLaaag7qjLVbrAxokdYY4gWp8R9zzgc2-Yx7M5448bajLDBkIe0GYt1TQdT4osuvIdz9wy8sBB2l788N3wo6DFKKT/s1023/helen-mirren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwo9HesyyiCD4MmIEa_Z1pXJN-sYBeDuv5K6c6oMAashtVbBjvdZQ5Az9llp-kVUXuGk5gLBb9JJW071ZY84YV9zTDUwlc2jouI9fLaaag7qjLVbrAxokdYY4gWp8R9zzgc2-Yx7M5448bajLDBkIe0GYt1TQdT4osuvIdz9wy8sBB2l788N3wo6DFKKT/w281-h400/helen-mirren.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Helen Mirren, 78.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I love the frilled sleeves and the contrast of pale pink and lavender. Glamour for a girl nearly 80...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYT0EBxas35gyaJdJvuQVG7BW7LoAO85lCMEMDia1o9KBoZBC67rQz3htk-XtLReiOEzgqREjVAFTBSv3jaKuzL05b_RvkBkKeruLaqY8QQv2rrZeebTJ67O7hwGRaNP094XHcmhyEFIQ7qyllWtc3Hp6hkazTq9Yp7SF34BxgRX_TDWGVV1sDoYdivvYB/s1201/Meryl-Streep-JP1_4405.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYT0EBxas35gyaJdJvuQVG7BW7LoAO85lCMEMDia1o9KBoZBC67rQz3htk-XtLReiOEzgqREjVAFTBSv3jaKuzL05b_RvkBkKeruLaqY8QQv2rrZeebTJ67O7hwGRaNP094XHcmhyEFIQ7qyllWtc3Hp6hkazTq9Yp7SF34BxgRX_TDWGVV1sDoYdivvYB/w266-h400/Meryl-Streep-JP1_4405.webp" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Meryl Streep, 74</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Who does not love a sequin, and a whole sequin suit is even better.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'm thinking of pulling out my old black sequin pencil skirt and giving it a turn. With a crisp white shirt.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Well played, Meryl.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsEMHthe6wNpnBmn0pFtzbHAC4NoPz_1GwySUY2Yqf0MOdclgFxmtzsIZy4jCG7xCvguFwq89AtaNzkSuMrX7fvffL3qNXyYQYaNry2H1eAc7yr3P3fK5ryyu4oQux_kU3t_eZC6Y0PaoXBAfx79wxk2hwgRCKWURbbX1ZvsFpZE7F9wIB7RnlMkuITrC/s975/oprah-golden-globes-2024.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="650" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsEMHthe6wNpnBmn0pFtzbHAC4NoPz_1GwySUY2Yqf0MOdclgFxmtzsIZy4jCG7xCvguFwq89AtaNzkSuMrX7fvffL3qNXyYQYaNry2H1eAc7yr3P3fK5ryyu4oQux_kU3t_eZC6Y0PaoXBAfx79wxk2hwgRCKWURbbX1ZvsFpZE7F9wIB7RnlMkuITrC/w266-h400/oprah-golden-globes-2024.webp" width="266" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Oprah Winfrey, 69</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Wow, Oprah looks better than she ever has.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I do not know how she does it, but I'm impressed...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">the perfect gown for 'The Colour Purple' movie, and how happy she looks.</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkCEZHM_Q0p3HxS4wPEN4CQoYEUse05ppb7IKZvwLKOl53PcvE_BQeKbGrox3rKNMt_DU-Q9I6_dxGHX5LoHVyazQgNLjK1YSqtNs6kODjp-94N1oJqzmIrhiUVNsMofVbXRSg5pZZ1o2sg8f85GsvALwrhSXTBIAzQEGYLB5QRZnGOZgxT1oKBcvey8D/s480/1908161511.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkCEZHM_Q0p3HxS4wPEN4CQoYEUse05ppb7IKZvwLKOl53PcvE_BQeKbGrox3rKNMt_DU-Q9I6_dxGHX5LoHVyazQgNLjK1YSqtNs6kODjp-94N1oJqzmIrhiUVNsMofVbXRSg5pZZ1o2sg8f85GsvALwrhSXTBIAzQEGYLB5QRZnGOZgxT1oKBcvey8D/w266-h400/1908161511.webp" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And a shout out for our own Queensland golden girl, Margo Robbie, in Barbie Pink...</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">She is having so much fun with that movie.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Love her tulle boa which gives her fairy wings...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAa-X0OH5XpdltGgxq7ctDGRqqGqHNeHdBoj1OI5SZtwV4CI3bkcFC94-3746OgojIY1uxXzCWsOXvnNy8GIHWfDm7j-NgGzyEK5J-RsUhr_FPpXZx4fJ2F9Dyu1thfSXv9kruUCtSuKehqwuzi2NNlB8i0WLiqFMA1M0O5W7W8S7rwY08QHzq_4JpJLfq/s2016/IMG_0831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAa-X0OH5XpdltGgxq7ctDGRqqGqHNeHdBoj1OI5SZtwV4CI3bkcFC94-3746OgojIY1uxXzCWsOXvnNy8GIHWfDm7j-NgGzyEK5J-RsUhr_FPpXZx4fJ2F9Dyu1thfSXv9kruUCtSuKehqwuzi2NNlB8i0WLiqFMA1M0O5W7W8S7rwY08QHzq_4JpJLfq/s320/IMG_0831.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Stay dry, or cool..</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">or warm and cosy, whatever applies.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Has the snow started in Canada yet?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I hear they had a Green Christmas this year.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">XXXXX</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvXVA6A3Weyw46eE6Mpl5bo5p1gheE7i2cLGGid6ZK6PuOxwpfKt7XQKq0Hw9b_bsYwOingCmB8yvNfH67nekFl7OiTMwldpSBhKaE_BK-ln_7-sDbWWRVFRr8m0MHKNX1cDFjZe-vqubz0ORmYiXQFxWG7DPvHsoBgS7qsannKpTatHQFkGqkPTOCan2/s2016/IMG_0628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvXVA6A3Weyw46eE6Mpl5bo5p1gheE7i2cLGGid6ZK6PuOxwpfKt7XQKq0Hw9b_bsYwOingCmB8yvNfH67nekFl7OiTMwldpSBhKaE_BK-ln_7-sDbWWRVFRr8m0MHKNX1cDFjZe-vqubz0ORmYiXQFxWG7DPvHsoBgS7qsannKpTatHQFkGqkPTOCan2/s320/IMG_0628.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-43042729441476096022024-01-03T02:58:00.000-08:002024-01-03T02:58:02.587-08:00FAIRYTALES WHICH DO COME TRUE<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Duu3xxBs7YENJpr-_Q1xr-gTRhnZE3WWXqJ4LOJbSDxH0MuCIcyuQTDTzCDYyOIAZggXOaxPn7b4P1GicvtWs7_7JkhqMRxusIqhh6xrZY5TApsvIpw6crzjliNawzs87RXbJW_hiqvSizErIFO-qX-pAdPB1xoo9-S_WWeqOvkdC2HEQ4P8_NAJEwE6/s2016/IMG_1693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Duu3xxBs7YENJpr-_Q1xr-gTRhnZE3WWXqJ4LOJbSDxH0MuCIcyuQTDTzCDYyOIAZggXOaxPn7b4P1GicvtWs7_7JkhqMRxusIqhh6xrZY5TApsvIpw6crzjliNawzs87RXbJW_hiqvSizErIFO-qX-pAdPB1xoo9-S_WWeqOvkdC2HEQ4P8_NAJEwE6/s320/IMG_1693.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Happy New Year, dear Readers..</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Today I visited our Gallery of Modern Art, where I volunteer as a tour guide on a regular basis.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Summer Blockbuster exhibition this year is 'Fairytales: in Art and Film'. There were hundreds of excited children there enjoying a variety of contemporary artworks which engage with Fairytale themes, as well as a great collection of costumes and props from various Hollywood films, both old and recent.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjZE7ibgmwymETnefdnlVWMMS7bI3JM3CE82D0HIe29QmzLNAahhR-9yzuYH5jQTsl17VuYCw5Al-PuDfuYb4aQgOpsieHLHIvcOdiNJVW4G7mS8VX2bpUHAueLZWvvdZ3gGvy4_Q-9w27Agvu9oICYCokfdJvpHaVUcWs6lLKWYgvSB5nUCPKkBOK5el/s2016/IMG_1626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjZE7ibgmwymETnefdnlVWMMS7bI3JM3CE82D0HIe29QmzLNAahhR-9yzuYH5jQTsl17VuYCw5Al-PuDfuYb4aQgOpsieHLHIvcOdiNJVW4G7mS8VX2bpUHAueLZWvvdZ3gGvy4_Q-9w27Agvu9oICYCokfdJvpHaVUcWs6lLKWYgvSB5nUCPKkBOK5el/w300-h400/IMG_1626.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Henrique Oliveira, Brazil 'Corupira' 2023</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">From becoming lost in the woods...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0QVE1C8LXcEcfaO8pBtl24HljMJNMIxQHpAYKMN9FFX_I6SI0ZmhU6sP0BW6lcyg-p-BmNCvLb3IevimAEFm4rvnIGuJIq_rsMX5S711vceUof3eLKjlQ7FewcEDcd6-YLPl52Jem04fDvE8oH5UeyAtmnBIaMD8sG2JF9UXehLjqshGYylTxs12EwsGy/s2016/IMG_1677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0QVE1C8LXcEcfaO8pBtl24HljMJNMIxQHpAYKMN9FFX_I6SI0ZmhU6sP0BW6lcyg-p-BmNCvLb3IevimAEFm4rvnIGuJIq_rsMX5S711vceUof3eLKjlQ7FewcEDcd6-YLPl52Jem04fDvE8oH5UeyAtmnBIaMD8sG2JF9UXehLjqshGYylTxs12EwsGy/s320/IMG_1677.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Timothy Horn 'Mother-load" 2008</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">to riding in a gilded coach..</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJYGA1ssLApmOBNYM4hbcxdvnrqEAy4xcRHGA_YdhmPyBhmPY1QYsRYodttscnAUxxtdcvwbTaUoi1S9KFp7mA7irvlV3spbbUxfxjb6E0ajdANfsDbDTARdiTCDK8ogngZt_0eIns88al_uY7EWzdosWFpVE_vVOGGryPlBABydPfoZXNoxOdhISCgN8/s2016/IMG_1681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJYGA1ssLApmOBNYM4hbcxdvnrqEAy4xcRHGA_YdhmPyBhmPY1QYsRYodttscnAUxxtdcvwbTaUoi1S9KFp7mA7irvlV3spbbUxfxjb6E0ajdANfsDbDTARdiTCDK8ogngZt_0eIns88al_uY7EWzdosWFpVE_vVOGGryPlBABydPfoZXNoxOdhISCgN8/s320/IMG_1681.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tricorne Costumes (costumiers), dress worn by Lily Collins as Princess Snow in 'Mirror Mirror' 2012</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">in fabulous gowns,</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYfymZ6eFXUcBwzli5rBTG0z4iqcqajwafkWdlvGu7fxA40gjYcO_SzSjLkNhoRFIkoLCKAvcgquyorR4zaLpBbp2YNUI3Kp493ANvCEKUGaStjkWyv-f0Sm8tnG0HGD2waIYXLkWk_u0cVp8Y670D7CZBXp3E03jSDg8LDXswWRt178jDpvlWLvJg-UYf/s2016/IMG_1685.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYfymZ6eFXUcBwzli5rBTG0z4iqcqajwafkWdlvGu7fxA40gjYcO_SzSjLkNhoRFIkoLCKAvcgquyorR4zaLpBbp2YNUI3Kp493ANvCEKUGaStjkWyv-f0Sm8tnG0HGD2waIYXLkWk_u0cVp8Y670D7CZBXp3E03jSDg8LDXswWRt178jDpvlWLvJg-UYf/s320/IMG_1685.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Timothy Horn 'Glass slipper (ugly blister) 2001</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">wearing glass slippers..</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All the familiar tropes are there, and there is plenty for adults to contemplate as well.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZ1lxppRbArcCgQI2RtEMreXfUNo5dLQHwSUY3Vhk0NMGkQgOVbon87mfiRYjMhOYL4gbTyAU1ygp3ph1zO_UzUAmseQQ463xVk-sFqN3Uql9jekPjPntpsxaS4dmb87R-N41QYuBirU8nXVRw_Z69rqveLjAj6vqMPfjfpugT3yh5LqwOkYAcHr2tJoz/s2016/IMG_1697.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZ1lxppRbArcCgQI2RtEMreXfUNo5dLQHwSUY3Vhk0NMGkQgOVbon87mfiRYjMhOYL4gbTyAU1ygp3ph1zO_UzUAmseQQ463xVk-sFqN3Uql9jekPjPntpsxaS4dmb87R-N41QYuBirU8nXVRw_Z69rqveLjAj6vqMPfjfpugT3yh5LqwOkYAcHr2tJoz/s320/IMG_1697.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Fairytales do come true, sometimes:</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This week Australians are excited to hear that our own Princess Mary, Australian wife of Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark, will become his Queen when Fred (as we like to call him) ascends to the throne on the abdication of his mother, 83 year old Queen Margrethe II.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This will happen on January 14.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhUENb0HiBIa9bPur2TjQnO3JCXItm6CEo_M_mTHgFTPmYdOCdGkfLVYnr2IK1EUUPTL-i1POiLCP4Lo2PLESAtoOf1esdTOpB_1zlfdawx4jzevl9dThOZ_CbaUng7_Hneuk6M4a0RAn5KRenBXU7mRrd4x27emJKhZ484cNSq9JpUhp8m6K8mJLaaO-/s294/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="294" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhUENb0HiBIa9bPur2TjQnO3JCXItm6CEo_M_mTHgFTPmYdOCdGkfLVYnr2IK1EUUPTL-i1POiLCP4Lo2PLESAtoOf1esdTOpB_1zlfdawx4jzevl9dThOZ_CbaUng7_Hneuk6M4a0RAn5KRenBXU7mRrd4x27emJKhZ484cNSq9JpUhp8m6K8mJLaaO-/w400-h234/download.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here they are this week stepping out on New Year's Eve...</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLNfJd9z-_JSiZTUW2n4QPNBKVsgEx9AVyOqtdv2zcVGJFHF9nELbCm6pGyRk0cXH0wo1KKtKnTfBY7Z03-CeML-Tg4JKMadANK1VX8mB-88gFW-am15-kbMAhZwyJGiHOWhfma9ErII6fhmHZv0Ov8kCsBnjBU4ADMzLBHPAFqhK2bBnCHMtSMK97Qru/s1024/f1ec56e588c849cf4e2bedc079f7407c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLNfJd9z-_JSiZTUW2n4QPNBKVsgEx9AVyOqtdv2zcVGJFHF9nELbCm6pGyRk0cXH0wo1KKtKnTfBY7Z03-CeML-Tg4JKMadANK1VX8mB-88gFW-am15-kbMAhZwyJGiHOWhfma9ErII6fhmHZv0Ov8kCsBnjBU4ADMzLBHPAFqhK2bBnCHMtSMK97Qru/s320/f1ec56e588c849cf4e2bedc079f7407c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">and at Christmas, on their way to church...</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgB6rBPG7Mx88alJOiTAEXwLL0KpiUJHYz2_YTkzZsGJf0jlaatw7PoTxf1dFq12FUuIDKwCgUY3QedJg8peKGxAcXcz8nLU2pBbeUutEMulFgQ8_wm7j8YpDqh1prL5Ekmm9JSguKa6j1l6ksHAe1PhGWOUhyphenhyphenp0dCLmCXDnb50dq1nkwR3ySaZUMh9Ycg/s1920/26550be5c2dad23ba4e9145caa1ac971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgB6rBPG7Mx88alJOiTAEXwLL0KpiUJHYz2_YTkzZsGJf0jlaatw7PoTxf1dFq12FUuIDKwCgUY3QedJg8peKGxAcXcz8nLU2pBbeUutEMulFgQ8_wm7j8YpDqh1prL5Ekmm9JSguKa6j1l6ksHAe1PhGWOUhyphenhyphenp0dCLmCXDnb50dq1nkwR3ySaZUMh9Ycg/s320/26550be5c2dad23ba4e9145caa1ac971.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The royal couple met in Sydney, at the 2000 Olympics, and romance began. After a year or so, Mary moved to Denmark (note, the home of Fairytale author Hans Christian Andersen) and discreetly began to learn to speak the difficult Danish language.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">They married in 2004, in a Fairytale wedding:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zozhyphenhyphenYjiFubxVE6jYnSLULkc2sICNjuYVa5Ia74_N7D8jydqlX2zW2FYTjP2PlJe_GBcu7ooFvwaZz1FEoQDxNCGDZjL6lsXbnfP6UaEzSHYOJt5j-CHS2TqDCzsWedE8R-X3p5MhBFOecRNaRU8OibtGIAvt0LX7ZxVarTx8qMY75KfbJ95_9lBthyU/s275/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zozhyphenhyphenYjiFubxVE6jYnSLULkc2sICNjuYVa5Ia74_N7D8jydqlX2zW2FYTjP2PlJe_GBcu7ooFvwaZz1FEoQDxNCGDZjL6lsXbnfP6UaEzSHYOJt5j-CHS2TqDCzsWedE8R-X3p5MhBFOecRNaRU8OibtGIAvt0LX7ZxVarTx8qMY75KfbJ95_9lBthyU/w400-h266/images.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNpoNHa0W0BQjOIbHXLL5L9_QcfqXw4QxMkE0dzuV2vnpOHI8QgVcE7XIwsqQcLJ_NLLrCYBtgGCFUdyJsR6NoJVxDvo0MF-FEqKbhG2p33JohZpOHevr96vE0Xl2tnI0YpNyh0f4GjcD7uMoo9PkOnLXHA8b7hRYHeZMgbAtqFL45KS93cOozKospPBh/s2048/married-danish-crown-prince-frederik-2701682.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1370" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNpoNHa0W0BQjOIbHXLL5L9_QcfqXw4QxMkE0dzuV2vnpOHI8QgVcE7XIwsqQcLJ_NLLrCYBtgGCFUdyJsR6NoJVxDvo0MF-FEqKbhG2p33JohZpOHevr96vE0Xl2tnI0YpNyh0f4GjcD7uMoo9PkOnLXHA8b7hRYHeZMgbAtqFL45KS93cOozKospPBh/w268-h400/married-danish-crown-prince-frederik-2701682.webp" width="268" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">and over the next few years produced four perfect children, including a cute pair of twins..</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDtallUyt9Riy7og3RZvYIL78qSd6K3F5JQpyqqwdtIcV1jUqTg5iM5__JBWwPSMIewFB3B8F_qJayL08oRSQ4Aw56DKXNqiu_cjnZu2JJ6_Wof6anSj7qR9g5mxTNRQ2Krd4HLQ6W-D9thpMC2_M2sagdBHHrXk_NQkkOZbcazc1Ya0GSk16YXO5xQmc/s1280/d0e8d129-tn3z7lpothf56bpl0iaw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDtallUyt9Riy7og3RZvYIL78qSd6K3F5JQpyqqwdtIcV1jUqTg5iM5__JBWwPSMIewFB3B8F_qJayL08oRSQ4Aw56DKXNqiu_cjnZu2JJ6_Wof6anSj7qR9g5mxTNRQ2Krd4HLQ6W-D9thpMC2_M2sagdBHHrXk_NQkkOZbcazc1Ya0GSk16YXO5xQmc/s320/d0e8d129-tn3z7lpothf56bpl0iaw.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">By all accounts, Mary has never put a foot wrong. The Danish people have come to love and admire their Aussie Princess, and she works on many humanitarian platforms.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And my goodness, she keeps herself slim...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Her fashion sense is chic, elegant and refined.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9o5s2N46tA_XeGcAHZcWQ5xpyxqrYJSVlZqHvi4yt5iR_R94V4DONTd0piPlY8R0eMG6M2h3aeo364-jYX-cGWMOj3hKl7124ibnBaGGwOMckC4dW59dBpSd8o_DRCy70D7MDZZ93YtYgxvN6vAZwlyIG6dLeUVxIVnDWR4NhBYWiZX6xpF-bc5UBYXW/s480/1243150191.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9o5s2N46tA_XeGcAHZcWQ5xpyxqrYJSVlZqHvi4yt5iR_R94V4DONTd0piPlY8R0eMG6M2h3aeo364-jYX-cGWMOj3hKl7124ibnBaGGwOMckC4dW59dBpSd8o_DRCy70D7MDZZ93YtYgxvN6vAZwlyIG6dLeUVxIVnDWR4NhBYWiZX6xpF-bc5UBYXW/s320/1243150191.webp" width="213" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We like to think Fred, I mean His Royal Highness, is lucky to have her...</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MvxNwy9nf8KN10wcIg9DfM4SJN81fN_Kkg9k_Q_ffA_X0r-UTjPT0NdP1zQCTLvVU7lkeWTJtuuOeTs0ORPcmRNtATd4f3qgPE2_Kwu2t6KV0_0utQxVkZEY1bTXQpwJa9G4ZgvSmb2o-e_T0RNEEP8CCoZCd-MFjaaCjmijcycAI3Mws2XEVoJQpukc/s810/70488de358c42a437ac6eaff40277d05495713a8-16x9-x0y27w1580h889.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="810" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MvxNwy9nf8KN10wcIg9DfM4SJN81fN_Kkg9k_Q_ffA_X0r-UTjPT0NdP1zQCTLvVU7lkeWTJtuuOeTs0ORPcmRNtATd4f3qgPE2_Kwu2t6KV0_0utQxVkZEY1bTXQpwJa9G4ZgvSmb2o-e_T0RNEEP8CCoZCd-MFjaaCjmijcycAI3Mws2XEVoJQpukc/w400-h225/70488de358c42a437ac6eaff40277d05495713a8-16x9-x0y27w1580h889.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrz0bBGuC3qAyr8_huiviJkn3olUXanwleVioUAUsMB73etY95YW1buHsPsR8Bzm67PUz3PPSSNGDypNTythhY8kIwHQzZlUtPiHfeUwtmTc3tWQ7KWGDvGkYE8K8doe2pqFOw-Kgxc8-smgRs_6sSDZImBvHBcBnz6PzPSGcn3CLCoVonlOesCBmciZgy/s2016/IMG_1695.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrz0bBGuC3qAyr8_huiviJkn3olUXanwleVioUAUsMB73etY95YW1buHsPsR8Bzm67PUz3PPSSNGDypNTythhY8kIwHQzZlUtPiHfeUwtmTc3tWQ7KWGDvGkYE8K8doe2pqFOw-Kgxc8-smgRs_6sSDZImBvHBcBnz6PzPSGcn3CLCoVonlOesCBmciZgy/s320/IMG_1695.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Stay warm or cool, whatever applies.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Have a great January</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">XXXXX</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-3627759027678580812023-12-28T20:05:00.000-08:002023-12-28T20:05:13.083-08:00THE FIFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij21ojpWSn6utYys7GFAwz2u4l0wBh5M6DS5MuUzkz8BSRCDs_xQ2njTl3-M9wRSeIU-wo28moqTc3eBdu_c16xR73YcQAFz9craYniNkk7MZ0Z_J3b0NcYwwAZqLscTTYvzhRr34c3i1VvvXcOmYWl57_qbbTlITC_x7mEZ8u_e1tnpfM9V89482twfIL/s1080/411901523_3175595759400918_4305985516641511777_n%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij21ojpWSn6utYys7GFAwz2u4l0wBh5M6DS5MuUzkz8BSRCDs_xQ2njTl3-M9wRSeIU-wo28moqTc3eBdu_c16xR73YcQAFz9craYniNkk7MZ0Z_J3b0NcYwwAZqLscTTYvzhRr34c3i1VvvXcOmYWl57_qbbTlITC_x7mEZ8u_e1tnpfM9V89482twfIL/w400-h300/411901523_3175595759400918_4305985516641511777_n%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Midnight on Christmas Eve, near the Red Cardinal Nest..</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A strange sky indeed, forecasting a series of violent storms we have had over the holidays.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKY1wW4WNsgp7t1gCUtRpCAvkHVGkPOxbcrhNfdpYIC6FtSYD_pNHqE9M6-sROCOb5yzkgqgS6L-pnfapChhBPnRnN3wPtEmWpzGhIhVcg1Ygb6HsgannsFWhiHcLysmbGrLSQlj-VBnkGYEkgLGWSubV4K8A8bL0A0mvChv3nJJvvThAV3P5P17YMCIrN/s1440/P1010364%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKY1wW4WNsgp7t1gCUtRpCAvkHVGkPOxbcrhNfdpYIC6FtSYD_pNHqE9M6-sROCOb5yzkgqgS6L-pnfapChhBPnRnN3wPtEmWpzGhIhVcg1Ygb6HsgannsFWhiHcLysmbGrLSQlj-VBnkGYEkgLGWSubV4K8A8bL0A0mvChv3nJJvvThAV3P5P17YMCIrN/s320/P1010364%20(Large).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Fortunately, Christmas Day was hot and pleasant and we loved having family here for an exuberant Christmas Lunch..</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nj4xarzMbgGIX4gkaq4nniBAEJZcvKebhAzKXJ1v7omI1PthSYB9YZ8ee_cfztBaG4TYcle6voMUu4ihpG3VPNSNbQT44fCgTuM2Q2rS78_OqmBB9nM8SyDZf7Q6Fk0A04B2jY2-JnzM_DojtxueGxutB5WU-GtlxOlCBXauMvloV0ea6I0PvhSVpdFf/s1620/Christmas%20Table%202%20(Large).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nj4xarzMbgGIX4gkaq4nniBAEJZcvKebhAzKXJ1v7omI1PthSYB9YZ8ee_cfztBaG4TYcle6voMUu4ihpG3VPNSNbQT44fCgTuM2Q2rS78_OqmBB9nM8SyDZf7Q6Fk0A04B2jY2-JnzM_DojtxueGxutB5WU-GtlxOlCBXauMvloV0ea6I0PvhSVpdFf/w640-h426/Christmas%20Table%202%20(Large).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">For the amusement of three small children, I put little animal salt-and-peppers down the table centre. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0uM2X8zQOVuW5TYH07B9LNK1MiJWpAJzEtFwz54DMHo5B76-Br9ZeW_yhJJuzIVCCxaCIYR0iv1lG-dLrRoJdbmknnXQ2dyKzM150C21VL8fgdyTA7-EWtS9sxZBX6CG6NgEPDn1AdF2c2yLA8KXx0zmDRrGB8C6hCdOwJufgictdQfmc6cG354MDF0QE/s1440/P1010373%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0uM2X8zQOVuW5TYH07B9LNK1MiJWpAJzEtFwz54DMHo5B76-Br9ZeW_yhJJuzIVCCxaCIYR0iv1lG-dLrRoJdbmknnXQ2dyKzM150C21VL8fgdyTA7-EWtS9sxZBX6CG6NgEPDn1AdF2c2yLA8KXx0zmDRrGB8C6hCdOwJufgictdQfmc6cG354MDF0QE/s320/P1010373%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-ZqMRzHaBYckcoN5H4tMQ12DW1PD2BhcFoiZwGcIYZZOuBCDs2JJ1m0r0ROiK-ecvypfp8rmCBh6Jak0N6r4U9kBZOf7gpmvZ8hrPdCNdk2bqQ0-9iQVahrelE89SBcRKmKPX-rsChDYadKAcCuaWUXPO2Ux7A92qMQPwC3__qBsv01nsUJpMARfXMd7/s1440/P1010371%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;">Here we are tucking into ham and chicken, with beautiful vegetable accompaniments prepared by my two talented daughters-in-law.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Later we sampled their extraordinary Trifle and Pavlova desserts:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecUVtNSKeSqNjtl7A6od2Addau8F17siJKFsCUVZyQK4Wo914Zlx5-VeprlG2aN_02_BfyK5hYj4rCwRZzM0aADj3I5HhAYcv0Z3VUxi3K9_F5nqbtT7nnlkeU2ucBAZiO6ROGOSFyHUQXYmxHDNAXMnBm8T6ccLQDES2gdoG3i4QqsFSbxr4NBqdlGmN/s1440/P1010374%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecUVtNSKeSqNjtl7A6od2Addau8F17siJKFsCUVZyQK4Wo914Zlx5-VeprlG2aN_02_BfyK5hYj4rCwRZzM0aADj3I5HhAYcv0Z3VUxi3K9_F5nqbtT7nnlkeU2ucBAZiO6ROGOSFyHUQXYmxHDNAXMnBm8T6ccLQDES2gdoG3i4QqsFSbxr4NBqdlGmN/s320/P1010374%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">In difficult times, world-wide, from pandemics to tragic wars, we are so very grateful to have our beautiful family, here and in Canada, and to celebrate with our presents under the tree and a Christmas feast...</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was very spoilt on Christmas morning:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPS6tAtSo_9dj5kGxuwMnGnjjSpfq9pwwYTIAWun5I63jhi2b4_pqX7XsVLcpe3nSSKQ64raE1eh2ycgbZR7Lb6u1qtmDvQYal4J5g4WJ-rJZQyIThrLSyoV3Wi5GqzdY50Sur4zXu2T2maHJSaSqaxgjQbMbunHlxkYeNn63nR2op7imufApyPylAqG92/s1440/P1010376%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPS6tAtSo_9dj5kGxuwMnGnjjSpfq9pwwYTIAWun5I63jhi2b4_pqX7XsVLcpe3nSSKQ64raE1eh2ycgbZR7Lb6u1qtmDvQYal4J5g4WJ-rJZQyIThrLSyoV3Wi5GqzdY50Sur4zXu2T2maHJSaSqaxgjQbMbunHlxkYeNn63nR2op7imufApyPylAqG92/s320/P1010376%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thank you, Mr Red Cardinal, well done...</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnZZW96RqDx_3ruQI6w84M9ee1ZutmvIlTIoRawheBWSXyNy3-eAZAPuU7MyBRkv-y3WgmS04nGpoySOmgUw6gsZ7MJnHYDG1ovddVc37rexHlI8untNpiZBJpu0vASp0p1JA_cF-Gnvedo7vI67ykLoxnNX8gDYnQDF2RrJIwXXJhIbTzIKm98sdJYkN/s1440/P1010377%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnZZW96RqDx_3ruQI6w84M9ee1ZutmvIlTIoRawheBWSXyNy3-eAZAPuU7MyBRkv-y3WgmS04nGpoySOmgUw6gsZ7MJnHYDG1ovddVc37rexHlI8untNpiZBJpu0vASp0p1JA_cF-Gnvedo7vI67ykLoxnNX8gDYnQDF2RrJIwXXJhIbTzIKm98sdJYkN/s320/P1010377%20(Large).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">For a number of reasons, I have done less sewing during the past year than ever since I began dressmaking as a teen.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">However, I did manage to finish a linen dress which had been sitting about half-done for months:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2gmybu7Bda4hQkzDKuMHK2-tb9tOPE4_77pnGpR3yEn24i-IKbR3PLRFyEWMOUSvr4zNWh0etP8W2DoS-aWT-FjyJf4JO3qh6u9ffGSQhUEHFVMreB30Iuzqrt9JYYjG9moqMFnaAGbWcgZFq938UdHP9__XaH6gZrVw2ptokGJdDsvu2ydRPHxPXp0V/s1440/P1010378%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2gmybu7Bda4hQkzDKuMHK2-tb9tOPE4_77pnGpR3yEn24i-IKbR3PLRFyEWMOUSvr4zNWh0etP8W2DoS-aWT-FjyJf4JO3qh6u9ffGSQhUEHFVMreB30Iuzqrt9JYYjG9moqMFnaAGbWcgZFq938UdHP9__XaH6gZrVw2ptokGJdDsvu2ydRPHxPXp0V/w400-h300/P1010378%20(Large).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Natural fibres are the only way to go in our hot humid Summer..</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore my new dress to church on Christmas Eve, and it felt just right....</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqC8bBOdvfsFasbKiCJ0UK38IMHSaUbl1A9pGbDw1_9xB0YbQWcoOr1oWjZQfd4pr2hHBNIt7EO9LTEBxHNy8f7AaqsqFItTLbLzweBsUdPBW2UnyVEq6e1cpgA6nzDdVcGNeUIf8RvyctecpG38lLiZNNJyDJHJWlP19rB9ASv1mKRhjYvKF1AaLo9-P/s1440/P1010357%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqC8bBOdvfsFasbKiCJ0UK38IMHSaUbl1A9pGbDw1_9xB0YbQWcoOr1oWjZQfd4pr2hHBNIt7EO9LTEBxHNy8f7AaqsqFItTLbLzweBsUdPBW2UnyVEq6e1cpgA6nzDdVcGNeUIf8RvyctecpG38lLiZNNJyDJHJWlP19rB9ASv1mKRhjYvKF1AaLo9-P/s320/P1010357%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy New Year..</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Stay safe this weekend</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">XXXXX</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtUSust0DkKitGIDnbfkmKZYs24xEY2FkfETZgiOvqq3-mzH_HLiYxDLp8ctnxWYO_mSuQQHDSXfvh8nYGdfMRYToadwZXEvL1Y3p_9CsBQOsAdC7pyImsWn-WxBKRCRXoj6XnGWx0znTX-AdgZnPZJli55wypys3fYT5Y62TD5wwzCKJem6EVZwO4e5Z/s1440/P1010359%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtUSust0DkKitGIDnbfkmKZYs24xEY2FkfETZgiOvqq3-mzH_HLiYxDLp8ctnxWYO_mSuQQHDSXfvh8nYGdfMRYToadwZXEvL1Y3p_9CsBQOsAdC7pyImsWn-WxBKRCRXoj6XnGWx0znTX-AdgZnPZJli55wypys3fYT5Y62TD5wwzCKJem6EVZwO4e5Z/s320/P1010359%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-48382900897925058262023-12-22T02:44:00.000-08:002023-12-22T02:44:56.767-08:00CHRISTMAS WISHES <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBnmgPKhAZkb4s5rcZJH3Caf5KU6UapssfHr8RFDTyM7nGHE32XSz-0qCyNzTBZhC4rOio-BBcPr6aJoQUOZhgZpmLcs-aq_-nzQSWa_ePqAlIf57Hs9-FSHfJ3x5XhH25ozz__plBFbvac1mIlOGQkYYNNp01x8MzCd_Q80y18x8oniqETjfp3D3CRDO/s1440/P1010356%20(Large).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBnmgPKhAZkb4s5rcZJH3Caf5KU6UapssfHr8RFDTyM7nGHE32XSz-0qCyNzTBZhC4rOio-BBcPr6aJoQUOZhgZpmLcs-aq_-nzQSWa_ePqAlIf57Hs9-FSHfJ3x5XhH25ozz__plBFbvac1mIlOGQkYYNNp01x8MzCd_Q80y18x8oniqETjfp3D3CRDO/w400-h300/P1010356%20(Large).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Merry Christmas from the Red Cardinal Blog</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> (if there are still some readers out there!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Apologies for my absence, as I have been ill for quite a long time.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmAXRFDCjFPKlyJCvJ7Z03not6zgdgVQYslIZIM4kS-dG0pNpX9qs9FTjxb4lzbW0lbz6gDpfL9eddEt-5l8gLwm46NFZMxwaRJ9qD31lfpd1x-EbuP76MTHzBgk3rYWhjxy8edRc0i3qRi2qqCz6a-GWU6ifcTknqFj0rCMvHcsp6LMGvFDdg_mm3-ei/s1440/P1010347%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmAXRFDCjFPKlyJCvJ7Z03not6zgdgVQYslIZIM4kS-dG0pNpX9qs9FTjxb4lzbW0lbz6gDpfL9eddEt-5l8gLwm46NFZMxwaRJ9qD31lfpd1x-EbuP76MTHzBgk3rYWhjxy8edRc0i3qRi2qqCz6a-GWU6ifcTknqFj0rCMvHcsp6LMGvFDdg_mm3-ei/w300-h400/P1010347%20(Large).JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At last I have the Christmas tree set up, although the grandchildren are having a superb time re-arranging it from a three-year-old's perspective...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhg6DnVwUxhoOHqMmmvphx4wHLcM9REuAzpZMIfTo_GW-8SvlCklwTo7W1ndt0MZcqCffAMudD6TepQhqrC2l8ZCeN-2OZTRD-O4CawZSWs25ybSn1h30Aosda6aBVUJEJn9tSUorC8OJ7gDdWBONKJoURqeUa3CKA2-w7CVTYmPpeZMPM7RHAIt6xR-Vf/s1440/P1010350%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhg6DnVwUxhoOHqMmmvphx4wHLcM9REuAzpZMIfTo_GW-8SvlCklwTo7W1ndt0MZcqCffAMudD6TepQhqrC2l8ZCeN-2OZTRD-O4CawZSWs25ybSn1h30Aosda6aBVUJEJn9tSUorC8OJ7gDdWBONKJoURqeUa3CKA2-w7CVTYmPpeZMPM7RHAIt6xR-Vf/s320/P1010350%20(Large).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I love this silver Irish angel...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0NVdmxFNithvP2p29tg-xxM66Ty_3doMSKktsak16jbzi9DjGAcXP8GPeSBNb7Kt9tNmhUGJroIZxU9x1nc8toeZfATtTCJzjkI5YsxS3wSebriS7BVLy-4Gtl5HaalahK34PRkG_m-D4JzmJIp6oVcq3OUDCR6Mx6StqhyehyphenhyphenfM0zmMoxxuvvxW-C7k/s1440/P1010352%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0NVdmxFNithvP2p29tg-xxM66Ty_3doMSKktsak16jbzi9DjGAcXP8GPeSBNb7Kt9tNmhUGJroIZxU9x1nc8toeZfATtTCJzjkI5YsxS3wSebriS7BVLy-4Gtl5HaalahK34PRkG_m-D4JzmJIp6oVcq3OUDCR6Mx6StqhyehyphenhyphenfM0zmMoxxuvvxW-C7k/s320/P1010352%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYa5e9yXW_X9PKVfZUvSEbsHH-H1BmMVICGrK4ZJnUn0OF6zJqPy1QoiYZ-N7Fa3T6snTzidccKA45WhCQcDYgpcoii8GZZirT8Er2WKE55DjTsSrM93mXCuNcZXIRxhgJd5ffuvVq0zgIQgpBKhMxZb1JQIaeOJojkdeh08nm4LWLX3A1A2sOyUIKN5Wf/s1440/P1010361%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYa5e9yXW_X9PKVfZUvSEbsHH-H1BmMVICGrK4ZJnUn0OF6zJqPy1QoiYZ-N7Fa3T6snTzidccKA45WhCQcDYgpcoii8GZZirT8Er2WKE55DjTsSrM93mXCuNcZXIRxhgJd5ffuvVq0zgIQgpBKhMxZb1JQIaeOJojkdeh08nm4LWLX3A1A2sOyUIKN5Wf/s320/P1010361%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There was a time when the tree was up mid-October, and I was decorating the whole house.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And loved every minute of it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNa5jZyyxrjJ_oASfdvMZucYS8aSA5Va0LarRsVnLrg8mDEcvx-biAcDpZPducOqTBqgPxJTj8x-4TFJQ-V9OFkzphIFxiEgPDDa6ylq5d3OpUGI2-DsH7T8RSJc3wATCv-5CzhQg58q8g6_za1Y9CGhqzApG04LhFE61HbJuliCVPznrmb99o2_aZcXvb/s1440/P1010357%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNa5jZyyxrjJ_oASfdvMZucYS8aSA5Va0LarRsVnLrg8mDEcvx-biAcDpZPducOqTBqgPxJTj8x-4TFJQ-V9OFkzphIFxiEgPDDa6ylq5d3OpUGI2-DsH7T8RSJc3wATCv-5CzhQg58q8g6_za1Y9CGhqzApG04LhFE61HbJuliCVPznrmb99o2_aZcXvb/s320/P1010357%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This year, I only have a few child-friendly pieces on display...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBygK196bHY7u_XnxeNMyp9zKWG3p9rnZDfjg397BoZh_p5m51cX0VswMWbXklsgiySadR0mJXRWo9oPj8YNotCBKVk2r5A4LRAqUro1kbaib9zdOkcsQ2P3BbmZ5p9yIQN6203nWBi1SplKIi_oR-qlWw4xPZJ2j_eSG96DKRfuIMRwWSPydpe4DQw9tH/s1440/P1010355%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBygK196bHY7u_XnxeNMyp9zKWG3p9rnZDfjg397BoZh_p5m51cX0VswMWbXklsgiySadR0mJXRWo9oPj8YNotCBKVk2r5A4LRAqUro1kbaib9zdOkcsQ2P3BbmZ5p9yIQN6203nWBi1SplKIi_oR-qlWw4xPZJ2j_eSG96DKRfuIMRwWSPydpe4DQw9tH/w300-h400/P1010355%20(Large).JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The three little ones love this Lego Gingerbread house -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">bought last year from K Mart..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDoHGYI0nblT7buLpwvqgIisa-Vb3B2ITUb4BqTiggOI3pbKz1sswgHGVfjNsMbew9X5XoVfaRuV0e9VNRD7ZZb_bu5cD8N7921kF-AKcRGWgdakvvByuXBEF11u6Gov565eShQSwlO2QmGV3o9N9TcmuISi2Nn64-1ejdugkxc952ZpiyjXfFEVvd3sZR/s1440/P1010362%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDoHGYI0nblT7buLpwvqgIisa-Vb3B2ITUb4BqTiggOI3pbKz1sswgHGVfjNsMbew9X5XoVfaRuV0e9VNRD7ZZb_bu5cD8N7921kF-AKcRGWgdakvvByuXBEF11u6Gov565eShQSwlO2QmGV3o9N9TcmuISi2Nn64-1ejdugkxc952ZpiyjXfFEVvd3sZR/w300-h400/P1010362%20(Large).JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In early November, we set out on an eight-day holiday, a bus trip beginning in Australia's National Capital, Canberra, in southern New South Wales...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was an art and garden tour, with a visit high into the Australian Alps to see snow-covered Mt. Kosciusko, Australia's highest peak.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT52O8GhPPw4DsXlHQVDsK66OXRfzhRIyjqlIyQnEWIpbw7bsY5HkH2S4V8D5E-g3a_b86K5FtLDZaOGHtuT0ERqt7DgTkhIFAGNFN_wQAtc9DJtXcMMdBMgIFDHTUsK56h5ymJd5nCKp3mMjKtyZf0PGDf1MMBsQfTSsh2efhumGpp_I5Cr5NMEGDQRzp/s1440/P1010363%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT52O8GhPPw4DsXlHQVDsK66OXRfzhRIyjqlIyQnEWIpbw7bsY5HkH2S4V8D5E-g3a_b86K5FtLDZaOGHtuT0ERqt7DgTkhIFAGNFN_wQAtc9DJtXcMMdBMgIFDHTUsK56h5ymJd5nCKp3mMjKtyZf0PGDf1MMBsQfTSsh2efhumGpp_I5Cr5NMEGDQRzp/w300-h400/P1010363%20(Large).JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Unfortunately, on the day we flew home, I developed symptoms and tested positive to Covid 19, for the first time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had managed to avoid it for three years and nine months since the pandemic began, not by chance, but by being extremely careful and aware of my surroundings, and using masks in unsafe places and crowds.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">But I dropped my guard when enjoying our tour among lovely fellow guests..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_CIcb7269GW_7zwz4bgzcfqBtjMLgwzucZeGIb1BLXMqjg_f-ZMUxIk778zEIwD5aSu0txXalolPL_GWK3WinkXIxSf-oRPcd25SlzdmPZTOiRXfMSXNBPOEh9fz8MCVS8FwAyn5NRTjnGH1EphaQsGT7x69Zw2ejh7-X4_hCR73qT4PWWQKRio2U0la/s1440/P1010349%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_CIcb7269GW_7zwz4bgzcfqBtjMLgwzucZeGIb1BLXMqjg_f-ZMUxIk778zEIwD5aSu0txXalolPL_GWK3WinkXIxSf-oRPcd25SlzdmPZTOiRXfMSXNBPOEh9fz8MCVS8FwAyn5NRTjnGH1EphaQsGT7x69Zw2ejh7-X4_hCR73qT4PWWQKRio2U0la/w300-h400/P1010349%20(Large).JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Covid 19 has not been kind to me, and it took a full two weeks before I tested negative. Apart from the usual cold/flu symptoms, I experienced a frightening mental befuddlement, and extraordinary fatigue. My doctor advises sleeping when exhausted, with naps during the day. She thinks it will be January before I feel back to my old self.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3Ss-oXuqLVpszKBd5u93sGs1THOLF7keqoHvnii6-mL9-CwMhaaKH6XekpfiyoDhkNMHpOoUHeVyd9BvLRzEY9gYlquPVJP9byh7LkFNesZTV7r6B1dZGI6VZebFnj7KavCzVqDmnmwUsVm-S5f3zIU9l9wh_0ZB7wmv1emKUbPlJX2OT2SC6DtrWA-E/s1440/P1010354%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3Ss-oXuqLVpszKBd5u93sGs1THOLF7keqoHvnii6-mL9-CwMhaaKH6XekpfiyoDhkNMHpOoUHeVyd9BvLRzEY9gYlquPVJP9byh7LkFNesZTV7r6B1dZGI6VZebFnj7KavCzVqDmnmwUsVm-S5f3zIU9l9wh_0ZB7wmv1emKUbPlJX2OT2SC6DtrWA-E/s320/P1010354%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Christmas at the Red Cardinal nest is being rather thrown together at the last minute this year, but we really look forward to the arrival of our Australian families on the day...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rE3y1LcO00OUa5NO9cGf3H6FNocCjxjdJhOo4YKZNgVHWdjGDLx0HHIfa8ifkPVXfDVANBaDfKh-wLZIFB1DMxIF4refyhDcbQ3w_cJE53GATohpguzjGa3R7Hsyc_4-EeWQWVlfdVNBL7AlOBIEPAw3SwYi4i19ivaaK17hiRXHbxtTA88AOeyPSYqM/s2016/IMG_1258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rE3y1LcO00OUa5NO9cGf3H6FNocCjxjdJhOo4YKZNgVHWdjGDLx0HHIfa8ifkPVXfDVANBaDfKh-wLZIFB1DMxIF4refyhDcbQ3w_cJE53GATohpguzjGa3R7Hsyc_4-EeWQWVlfdVNBL7AlOBIEPAw3SwYi4i19ivaaK17hiRXHbxtTA88AOeyPSYqM/w400-h300/IMG_1258.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The highest point in Australia - looking across a valley to Mt. Kosciusko.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is in mid-Summer..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EWJr6Hi62thw7ENB256CJeMmuC8k7toU8rhXKx_WJG0nfdsVNaKOx7y5n78q7GdIKRDTQum9bNBaPKHiACBkLov-Zvsc463hE9br4u9tMT81mT6ZR9z5dYiikGg4NxJy0w99moKsl2_qxdPSosuhKjefDEUdsuH1i0P7k8tNmFiut7KtJH-QV9MrLDgz/s2016/IMG_1259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EWJr6Hi62thw7ENB256CJeMmuC8k7toU8rhXKx_WJG0nfdsVNaKOx7y5n78q7GdIKRDTQum9bNBaPKHiACBkLov-Zvsc463hE9br4u9tMT81mT6ZR9z5dYiikGg4NxJy0w99moKsl2_qxdPSosuhKjefDEUdsuH1i0P7k8tNmFiut7KtJH-QV9MrLDgz/s320/IMG_1259.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This area is snow covered many months of the year, and there are lots of ski resorts nearby.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvDf6B5336zStazAhbbO2Sn6XTOwC8vdI5eaeenByqdpmFSR4v4bSj4mKxf3a8GOjplDCdwdu8BHBmIgedoIAaLbNpfnXypkwTvBiUKI3UsjOHJW97jl1Urcp1_wt-1FSx_pedyahVpYMxelqq2KYAv_uctrM-YMjp7kNZvy5OUw1nQRhrAT-uv5rVeo7/s2016/IMG_1270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvDf6B5336zStazAhbbO2Sn6XTOwC8vdI5eaeenByqdpmFSR4v4bSj4mKxf3a8GOjplDCdwdu8BHBmIgedoIAaLbNpfnXypkwTvBiUKI3UsjOHJW97jl1Urcp1_wt-1FSx_pedyahVpYMxelqq2KYAv_uctrM-YMjp7kNZvy5OUw1nQRhrAT-uv5rVeo7/s320/IMG_1270.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Be</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">a</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">utiful, stunted, snow gums which grow up in the snow country.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">e</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXrOC13iVZ2UhFiDAE2b6HHLZBS2SXkXXcqY__GU9PVjqua0rQdbpgS24Msqi6BMxKciKH_tWl9KNSszh_cL6N0kwt2pIPaD7QfY914A9OrgoADryaHJHWGE0T4V92acW4sZqaYE5SiLBlIuIpoqtFq4MBrkD3icx-d8vCc8pE4Mh4xyZNOVuAxRnNGJ-/s2016/IMG_1263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXrOC13iVZ2UhFiDAE2b6HHLZBS2SXkXXcqY__GU9PVjqua0rQdbpgS24Msqi6BMxKciKH_tWl9KNSszh_cL6N0kwt2pIPaD7QfY914A9OrgoADryaHJHWGE0T4V92acW4sZqaYE5SiLBlIuIpoqtFq4MBrkD3icx-d8vCc8pE4Mh4xyZNOVuAxRnNGJ-/s320/IMG_1263.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Well, I am relieved that I have managed to get this far, because numerous attempts to do a blog have proved too difficult. What a Very Strange Virus this is!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After Christmas, I hope to show more pictures of the beautiful gardens we saw on our tour.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHpe0uMRJ6X5IHToeVSghFHl4GasVWWC_0r8NluAP8vrCL4iIbMq2zDs5ZSG4Qd02erAi-u_txJyCONLwwUxXLh9ztvGveQjq4xho3L6418e4rqTdc2_rvc8_Z_hRwB2yG7L5sJ3Zz8EsPPcjEzXHb32ozPqUgenYFP3uKBxfFpWfOiiWMXSpPpTkDB7-/s1440/P1010360%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHpe0uMRJ6X5IHToeVSghFHl4GasVWWC_0r8NluAP8vrCL4iIbMq2zDs5ZSG4Qd02erAi-u_txJyCONLwwUxXLh9ztvGveQjq4xho3L6418e4rqTdc2_rvc8_Z_hRwB2yG7L5sJ3Zz8EsPPcjEzXHb32ozPqUgenYFP3uKBxfFpWfOiiWMXSpPpTkDB7-/s320/P1010360%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Wishing you and your loved ones all the Blessings of the Christmas season, a beautiful Christmas Day, and a great New Year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">With love from the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Red Cardinal</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">XXXX</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJuW4kbMxdxg790KlC_utDebZxAdmcs85UFaMdMVrZ9ZB9zneIa41VsJL8xolgqQ_Xc8KeACTnGJIhdQq_LUDR95Y06h3bmwBFgrmzsZ9gegEFzDxByKaTHGU9JeQ-K_5xayQMy8LPjxBAvzMQthlqFe_1zhUi5xjQYyaVgRVMstb5UvTspbkVxSGAZrM/s2016/IMG_0903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJuW4kbMxdxg790KlC_utDebZxAdmcs85UFaMdMVrZ9ZB9zneIa41VsJL8xolgqQ_Xc8KeACTnGJIhdQq_LUDR95Y06h3bmwBFgrmzsZ9gegEFzDxByKaTHGU9JeQ-K_5xayQMy8LPjxBAvzMQthlqFe_1zhUi5xjQYyaVgRVMstb5UvTspbkVxSGAZrM/s320/IMG_0903.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Hello from the Red Cardinal nest - as Summer really begins to bite..</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The tinder dry countryside has seen bush fires these past few days.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVif_VnOx7Yc-cHIvV1TfvWtaNzm7dB5MFuRIIIUIlCnz15YxXC3l72dOLaUTAIdI3hB8RNbTf_YaZrvr1-3LhcA2zT0RO0HjJnhxlSOxnXTYAE4fA7iQGVLmP2I-hDuz_Ugow2uS6Z2VVEKtQkF_qtGNX9IKz5HWwUBsgHUvkAF7qR8zeL-6OM0H2rRs/s2016/IMG_0907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVif_VnOx7Yc-cHIvV1TfvWtaNzm7dB5MFuRIIIUIlCnz15YxXC3l72dOLaUTAIdI3hB8RNbTf_YaZrvr1-3LhcA2zT0RO0HjJnhxlSOxnXTYAE4fA7iQGVLmP2I-hDuz_Ugow2uS6Z2VVEKtQkF_qtGNX9IKz5HWwUBsgHUvkAF7qR8zeL-6OM0H2rRs/w300-h400/IMG_0907.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We enjoyed our recent Symphony Orchestra concert very much indeed..</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMdYbBE6Cle06UGIljKE7lRam1_wXB4KXMy7tscYKc5J5MboYI1c50cJFwULezUJ3WDiOCpVgqCaITS-mpyBQwiBoRl8ZlfpNwkwVP-gOFiaNpXAxV8DyyxxE70FS3L5aYARC5KJ_XoYWIDALqTJdyJY0AGQaxmMG3sJI_nMk-JpcNEwPhP1nxks2w_sg/s2016/IMG_0905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMdYbBE6Cle06UGIljKE7lRam1_wXB4KXMy7tscYKc5J5MboYI1c50cJFwULezUJ3WDiOCpVgqCaITS-mpyBQwiBoRl8ZlfpNwkwVP-gOFiaNpXAxV8DyyxxE70FS3L5aYARC5KJ_XoYWIDALqTJdyJY0AGQaxmMG3sJI_nMk-JpcNEwPhP1nxks2w_sg/s320/IMG_0905.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> We had dinner at the theatre restaurant, the Lyrebird.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I do love Tiramisu...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nSY9dTvk45dL_HSJMmD7SgNRgKIO8kAyP_-djxXb5JEuw2NNPjVRsIEMTPejjSCtiVByz-C9UBPcyzmTrDyLdRoneuB4oXk2mIn-8VyfqeoHoBZs-wn-7bb6YDQDP_7AOxuSppZrgmea86CaHvx5Ygf8PMVPq8Ng-IJisPVEt9ZV09ylyMajmSgcwFHf/s2016/IMG_0909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nSY9dTvk45dL_HSJMmD7SgNRgKIO8kAyP_-djxXb5JEuw2NNPjVRsIEMTPejjSCtiVByz-C9UBPcyzmTrDyLdRoneuB4oXk2mIn-8VyfqeoHoBZs-wn-7bb6YDQDP_7AOxuSppZrgmea86CaHvx5Ygf8PMVPq8Ng-IJisPVEt9ZV09ylyMajmSgcwFHf/s320/IMG_0909.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl79m3i_nZ6b2RQv2iy5J4zpOB_NzAY8Rvs8jPRBXhAs7rHqtjaQtAt13HO1Wyn0d-ylmi0oaF05M0coCI_pCNFqIBV6mowT3_zh9NPhcQHKHYALpmy3maqPcVlTY-VAyX4lAte_3-_vyOY1RNcq-Y2wFIsLgkXyVCVHu41YE4EWXa7Z2k258te7hHVr5L/s4032/IMG_7607.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl79m3i_nZ6b2RQv2iy5J4zpOB_NzAY8Rvs8jPRBXhAs7rHqtjaQtAt13HO1Wyn0d-ylmi0oaF05M0coCI_pCNFqIBV6mowT3_zh9NPhcQHKHYALpmy3maqPcVlTY-VAyX4lAte_3-_vyOY1RNcq-Y2wFIsLgkXyVCVHu41YE4EWXa7Z2k258te7hHVr5L/s320/IMG_7607.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small garden entrance to the Dvorak home</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As well as the fabulous Mendelssohn Concerto for Violin & Orchestra, definitely a family favourite, we loved the Symphony No. 7 in D minor by Antonin Dvorak. My mind went back five years to our wonderful European cruise on the River Elbe, from Berlin to Prague.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As we approached Prague, we visited the town of Nelahozeves, birthplace of Dvorak, whose music I always loved...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgye8J7-VJdDcOa5a8wrUR_NPxmQOBhSuYpalNXKB9QezhUaI1h4gTuDVUqCL1HW9OINNgmWQ1VgpItodw5PMoXesKVUfrquiF59RrYG6dnmvhiF7SUZitZlbbKcmIN3LeVsNxp25Kgd-d-ZfKOYSSXxF5eCBAAFldo5_6U-8rVjtx2XGMvXwf0BZzOAh-b/s1920/Nelahozeves_,_rodn%C3%BD_d%C5%AFm_Anton%C3%ADna_Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1ka.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgye8J7-VJdDcOa5a8wrUR_NPxmQOBhSuYpalNXKB9QezhUaI1h4gTuDVUqCL1HW9OINNgmWQ1VgpItodw5PMoXesKVUfrquiF59RrYG6dnmvhiF7SUZitZlbbKcmIN3LeVsNxp25Kgd-d-ZfKOYSSXxF5eCBAAFldo5_6U-8rVjtx2XGMvXwf0BZzOAh-b/s320/Nelahozeves_,_rodn%C3%BD_d%C5%AFm_Anton%C3%ADna_Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1ka.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birthplace of Dvorak</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The house has been converted to a small museum, full of fascinating memorabilia</span>:</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQ5wsX5GTZ-ra_diVI_BhNHuyUs2LSH23kMu-Prq7U4abR3Cr8h-OrYTIJ_rEl2j_fx9vHdmNyJ8Z5MO-7k4O6fNPVIc6ivj_ugpA72v2gUqKIxTvFkjP0G7Za890sKlb65fLVswCSRXFVMiAP6wCho4CI1TKcEbYJK_3QvuiOqGXGHxlMua3V5sDyl69/s4032/IMG_7613.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQ5wsX5GTZ-ra_diVI_BhNHuyUs2LSH23kMu-Prq7U4abR3Cr8h-OrYTIJ_rEl2j_fx9vHdmNyJ8Z5MO-7k4O6fNPVIc6ivj_ugpA72v2gUqKIxTvFkjP0G7Za890sKlb65fLVswCSRXFVMiAP6wCho4CI1TKcEbYJK_3QvuiOqGXGHxlMua3V5sDyl69/w240-h320/IMG_7613.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodL3B9nTKWHMYxVfYvgLNAks6IaR96twfnYenlb_9yn4DGAmYIKsDJgnD5ReuPsoxfgC4lYg-o40tiEU3cbsrWnBoxtuOF6TlJapirsY2kr1ZAF8bXhhno3sb23ayxqEzXohsmdxkzkQoBc3RS-GWxLuRvQKsauMw4TiNvhwfDNcV9yWvrs28wQmgeLMN/s4032/IMG_7616.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodL3B9nTKWHMYxVfYvgLNAks6IaR96twfnYenlb_9yn4DGAmYIKsDJgnD5ReuPsoxfgC4lYg-o40tiEU3cbsrWnBoxtuOF6TlJapirsY2kr1ZAF8bXhhno3sb23ayxqEzXohsmdxkzkQoBc3RS-GWxLuRvQKsauMw4TiNvhwfDNcV9yWvrs28wQmgeLMN/s320/IMG_7616.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinO6dbTkTxOCuiu4yY9hhwqx_qSw3DrPD-HvUM-gQ9wBUeBe4DKMNCJQwqVx8cdfyOgtyklnqsnBILwJqgaEjRKKSVdi1RXVTsIs3SX9FOYE8HCB6h-2Sfxi5iTXslLbmOLCGvf-lj6vraNLg8hVZR_4mjbadpHRPh6ddq71f85yxyWienyFrNuc8ON1MF/s4032/IMG_7612.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinO6dbTkTxOCuiu4yY9hhwqx_qSw3DrPD-HvUM-gQ9wBUeBe4DKMNCJQwqVx8cdfyOgtyklnqsnBILwJqgaEjRKKSVdi1RXVTsIs3SX9FOYE8HCB6h-2Sfxi5iTXslLbmOLCGvf-lj6vraNLg8hVZR_4mjbadpHRPh6ddq71f85yxyWienyFrNuc8ON1MF/s320/IMG_7612.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Late in the day, we listened to music by the great composer as we cruised into Prague. What a magical moment!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXStFBq6tTx-2tpMUlF70BiJ25EYMLkGG2JCSGBPIhSkNkgq_iiaM07LDDVDbAPl_cBrGxT6AcX2Pf_SfJlqaDq2TiV6XBfmIVwnhbeinmht3exsY0WhhGiuqp05euPyKhbye8hAosAT5Ec2wt0pg2HBL-p12aFVkslCdTNNFfqzHuDTycq3gV-lO8tbLi/s4032/IMG_7624.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXStFBq6tTx-2tpMUlF70BiJ25EYMLkGG2JCSGBPIhSkNkgq_iiaM07LDDVDbAPl_cBrGxT6AcX2Pf_SfJlqaDq2TiV6XBfmIVwnhbeinmht3exsY0WhhGiuqp05euPyKhbye8hAosAT5Ec2wt0pg2HBL-p12aFVkslCdTNNFfqzHuDTycq3gV-lO8tbLi/s320/IMG_7624.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyp86po_mOJxRTDroM382TBdjfxOltMQL4FIKr8nZjw9JD5gVdrFIwdfAPjZPeNGDk1HRYNVNUavY_-aKdMs1PNkeMUi_tyEuaeIo_X3CS7odDqKh52T6zfsUQycmwtyZICQgzZ23mZ-8aFttieSNfyfzgdKQsRJstN06IdsPCe164peo6NWsXtKWpDSe8/s4032/IMG_7623.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyp86po_mOJxRTDroM382TBdjfxOltMQL4FIKr8nZjw9JD5gVdrFIwdfAPjZPeNGDk1HRYNVNUavY_-aKdMs1PNkeMUi_tyEuaeIo_X3CS7odDqKh52T6zfsUQycmwtyZICQgzZ23mZ-8aFttieSNfyfzgdKQsRJstN06IdsPCe164peo6NWsXtKWpDSe8/s320/IMG_7623.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Today I went to my second meeting with my new Book Club.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As mentioned in a previous post, we read 'A Terrible Kindness' by Jo Browning Wroe. Everyone rated it very highly, and enjoyed the complex layers of the story, and unusual subject and motifs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our November book is the popular 'Lessons in Chemistry' by Bonnie Garmus. Have you read it?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6WJJck3i5m_cy20Y9kwhRI4yJ4gfE5fdSsVFHZvutc890Llojqfpwxo3Iv5HGOzfgRd7H8sz0nU2mRatAjV1Tl9aaaCjhjSM-T1HgTG4Bk0JZK7KEN_0xKbNdSXc7AJ_eWN25NQ4B9i4TsMSUFGJjDJiQkNeHGZ3DXeoxkxnnjYo2WLNIPLlzpdKfPAX/s2016/IMG_0925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6WJJck3i5m_cy20Y9kwhRI4yJ4gfE5fdSsVFHZvutc890Llojqfpwxo3Iv5HGOzfgRd7H8sz0nU2mRatAjV1Tl9aaaCjhjSM-T1HgTG4Bk0JZK7KEN_0xKbNdSXc7AJ_eWN25NQ4B9i4TsMSUFGJjDJiQkNeHGZ3DXeoxkxnnjYo2WLNIPLlzpdKfPAX/s320/IMG_0925.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOywqZKBEq1KSBBOOpW7g2XKUXK0WP9Bqz0Qd9EfjfFZpRw8MFUqHoMl16md96hmOLkb5FYdawxS1l_MYGkwIC47zk6n_w7U-5LmIHQSFui3pz7N5cPrgal0BL0Bhv3dnt3dj0JO6wQZ0IEAjL9qXjZhrxuHJZrVxZR5C0m0aCok1IpbpX7W5pse1fkLd/s2016/IMG_0926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOywqZKBEq1KSBBOOpW7g2XKUXK0WP9Bqz0Qd9EfjfFZpRw8MFUqHoMl16md96hmOLkb5FYdawxS1l_MYGkwIC47zk6n_w7U-5LmIHQSFui3pz7N5cPrgal0BL0Bhv3dnt3dj0JO6wQZ0IEAjL9qXjZhrxuHJZrVxZR5C0m0aCok1IpbpX7W5pse1fkLd/s320/IMG_0926.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Three small children we know very well, are Very Excited about next week's Halloween festivities.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I am even tasked with a little sewing job on a Princess Dress (how I have longed for a little granddaughter to stitch for). I would, of course, sew anything she wished!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Halloween is also the birthday of Mr. Red Cardinal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Some years we greet the rather alarming number of Trick or Treaters around our area, and hand out treats. Other times, we turn off the lights, go down to our basement at the back of the house, have a quiet birthday drink and supper and ignore the whole business.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfkUd3ZqkxJO208tGCMtK7f9NuFUABbFGILXkNzfrrQXVsrvefAvLQbZUzzhKn69YAtZzhKuWL57pxQEFANx9jPYSJaD0L14paUAZ6zR8kAtwxneHr9PfvVCqc5RkJcdYpJt4Zwv1A56Yn3QiDOSXCHxIUFHLJCxQ6YXiNToZ8CfBg4GYXyOAllAHlZWe/s2016/IMG_0879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfkUd3ZqkxJO208tGCMtK7f9NuFUABbFGILXkNzfrrQXVsrvefAvLQbZUzzhKn69YAtZzhKuWL57pxQEFANx9jPYSJaD0L14paUAZ6zR8kAtwxneHr9PfvVCqc5RkJcdYpJt4Zwv1A56Yn3QiDOSXCHxIUFHLJCxQ6YXiNToZ8CfBg4GYXyOAllAHlZWe/s320/IMG_0879.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Time will tell what the birthday boy wants for 2023!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Stay cool, or warm, whatever suits.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">XXXXX</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFhIDvkOpOCQFIpu71diXwFMw5BB4A_4lctNs1pX_9EpGQ1m6zngr_55dlVHQmqKKAJO2c0EnjccE-8dcIb9Sp_O00V10g-RNqRvpA8MVeU9gN1sIHhSn37rPekOvH8AfOoGL3MFmGZFIvKW7L9c1q4T9550u9yCe3pjTldO4gS0wqdnaut4qfzTEVFK8/s2016/IMG_0931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFhIDvkOpOCQFIpu71diXwFMw5BB4A_4lctNs1pX_9EpGQ1m6zngr_55dlVHQmqKKAJO2c0EnjccE-8dcIb9Sp_O00V10g-RNqRvpA8MVeU9gN1sIHhSn37rPekOvH8AfOoGL3MFmGZFIvKW7L9c1q4T9550u9yCe3pjTldO4gS0wqdnaut4qfzTEVFK8/w300-h400/IMG_0931.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-25581095782690960192023-10-11T03:19:00.000-07:002023-10-11T03:19:18.840-07:00BUSY DOING NOTHING<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_ydKv31hPLM0gVKu2sKxyPBaL1uSBjWSmJPJ7G0MFY7xGgKm0GEUKg5MTwlc5VC8tmbBvBdFgSMTRRotafWCycTcwvT-MRyhGzv7mDWIy_aFi1FEHCwypgm3lKUytAo1U6MgLmUl0lRlowBIdsS8bU2xUudKb8G7RTCEGRPlwkVaoXV6DITlnrfzmPOC/s2016/IMG_0828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_ydKv31hPLM0gVKu2sKxyPBaL1uSBjWSmJPJ7G0MFY7xGgKm0GEUKg5MTwlc5VC8tmbBvBdFgSMTRRotafWCycTcwvT-MRyhGzv7mDWIy_aFi1FEHCwypgm3lKUytAo1U6MgLmUl0lRlowBIdsS8bU2xUudKb8G7RTCEGRPlwkVaoXV6DITlnrfzmPOC/w300-h400/IMG_0828.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes I don't know how to start a blog post... </div><div style="text-align: center;">Writer's block, perhaps?</div><div style="text-align: center;">I know I am not as sharp as I used to be...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We have had a bit of rain, now and then..</div><div style="text-align: center;">The gorgeous red King Parrots came to shelter on our deck..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQ3g0CQwQz32_4xTw2Jkg5XVp4FUYIRut5XLho_btZUYaxWjyEYUwYYPxMfxfXf3Vz5zh8SLfiIg9mVAbkY6Whtb4rAyrwciAgT8sBv9kZerBC4hlU6EOHaCTrZ4RsM9gfmQ2T3dU1GSelbPZ3tjeHmMDvuMj9Gc0Qvq2RV8Ed2CMvX-kaisa3-dkQtQD/s2016/IMG_0825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQ3g0CQwQz32_4xTw2Jkg5XVp4FUYIRut5XLho_btZUYaxWjyEYUwYYPxMfxfXf3Vz5zh8SLfiIg9mVAbkY6Whtb4rAyrwciAgT8sBv9kZerBC4hlU6EOHaCTrZ4RsM9gfmQ2T3dU1GSelbPZ3tjeHmMDvuMj9Gc0Qvq2RV8Ed2CMvX-kaisa3-dkQtQD/s320/IMG_0825.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I have been busy writing tours for QAGOMA, at the rate of one per fortnight - and then going in to take a small group of visitors on tour around our beautiful galleries. It is a rewarding volunteer position, which keeps me alert and thinking...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjES8KqFS0W3cE6-16LIFQHxdXccVSXXHHV7viSNcckq2D-65XXiAt5-8eDvLasns36HuyaD1wvArE9rPSi2_Jb3-eBTNvcbTwlahzojvNPX1L6DtLyTN-q0rtaAQtY7de5kos_eiak-IOh-IXPWZqqQx8FiDwoy0aaHWiHs0APC_tszay_PO-QaEOtJLze/s2016/IMG_0767.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjES8KqFS0W3cE6-16LIFQHxdXccVSXXHHV7viSNcckq2D-65XXiAt5-8eDvLasns36HuyaD1wvArE9rPSi2_Jb3-eBTNvcbTwlahzojvNPX1L6DtLyTN-q0rtaAQtY7de5kos_eiak-IOh-IXPWZqqQx8FiDwoy0aaHWiHs0APC_tszay_PO-QaEOtJLze/w300-h400/IMG_0767.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I like this large, bright, Contemporary Indigenous work by Qld. artist Naomi Hobson. '<i>When the Tide Goes Out</i>' (2018), is a seascape inspired by her father's sea country. Hobson lives in North Queensland, near the Great Barrier Reef, and here we look into the colourful underwater world of the reef. A variety of crabs, coral, and Beche de Mer (Sea Cucumbers) cover the canvas, a riot of exotic life and colour. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieponSVGLni4WDZdFvlvVuYwp6KrVhDnJ7S8HWni9KA2pgkp2bHxxA7CXjfr59ytxj8_faXJt8xQyYzDc5lGicFcHjJ0zkHXDJZFPwl2C-Qaq3OQZ1oj8dUtGmbrig0EhJ9xQfC7LBHfjwYUJtvqCqVLBHZmWk3YA4d0FjYWqerZzWr61-vEcoqppXNKoD/s2016/IMG_0850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieponSVGLni4WDZdFvlvVuYwp6KrVhDnJ7S8HWni9KA2pgkp2bHxxA7CXjfr59ytxj8_faXJt8xQyYzDc5lGicFcHjJ0zkHXDJZFPwl2C-Qaq3OQZ1oj8dUtGmbrig0EhJ9xQfC7LBHfjwYUJtvqCqVLBHZmWk3YA4d0FjYWqerZzWr61-vEcoqppXNKoD/s320/IMG_0850.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Jacaranda season arrived about two weeks early this year, covering the city in purple glory.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-7R0AKe0LVuGErMvy7jHIRfKXNfTG3XaMP-QLoaeKdJA0NYcXterP1_OuiPtGfN-CwS13LHQhyx8LiQi513ZbG0LmYgFRLvVDG0T1mDZw0BWbWhP3GRrixpgap7mxTahGCg1hde_4YkCFMQcO0j3sIAEKSeJzvPF31rvy85mCQIqkz2xmw8hJJJ9dX73/s2016/IMG_0860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-7R0AKe0LVuGErMvy7jHIRfKXNfTG3XaMP-QLoaeKdJA0NYcXterP1_OuiPtGfN-CwS13LHQhyx8LiQi513ZbG0LmYgFRLvVDG0T1mDZw0BWbWhP3GRrixpgap7mxTahGCg1hde_4YkCFMQcO0j3sIAEKSeJzvPF31rvy85mCQIqkz2xmw8hJJJ9dX73/s320/IMG_0860.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I finally finished the snippet roll I began stitching back in January. It is two metres long, and is a random, hand made and embroidered creation made from bits of old fabric, lace, trims, embroideries, crotchet, buttons and odds and ends lurking in my sewing room. Plus a few little watercolours I did on calico.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bpqZvSANOrXNA9m5Nswsm3CZCdO05-etUgwmnhwNQcBbHbX5iM4t7d31k_g77KwbEW7Ptp5_XJHcmrG8dve35t1IrZlWlXWfhCQciNatXxBp9RRAc4MOjVUHMoblmO6cm07ffifJ6EMSsB3MOYBZa-e612lrJMJzIhLREK-XeN2wRlcCa2vlNPtsaH-V/s2016/IMG_0847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bpqZvSANOrXNA9m5Nswsm3CZCdO05-etUgwmnhwNQcBbHbX5iM4t7d31k_g77KwbEW7Ptp5_XJHcmrG8dve35t1IrZlWlXWfhCQciNatXxBp9RRAc4MOjVUHMoblmO6cm07ffifJ6EMSsB3MOYBZa-e612lrJMJzIhLREK-XeN2wRlcCa2vlNPtsaH-V/s320/IMG_0847.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It is not easy to photograph but here are a few glimpses:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmcz7WMkuAH2PLd9SYY9oG4iDI76mXM0Ug7zG401PBsxgVXYhWOiMuFpfHmDsETsMS_x6EKzbsa2aZ0scKzeuJlBSU9FKHPzAMJerMIA-9HheiUHkxPrLFXYiB4-Qv_6hldocYg334V3UdXAzbI7oYkNkla-SPlcZrFaPpfxPI1cGLgYX4TinJ9sVHjH8/s2016/IMG_0838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmcz7WMkuAH2PLd9SYY9oG4iDI76mXM0Ug7zG401PBsxgVXYhWOiMuFpfHmDsETsMS_x6EKzbsa2aZ0scKzeuJlBSU9FKHPzAMJerMIA-9HheiUHkxPrLFXYiB4-Qv_6hldocYg334V3UdXAzbI7oYkNkla-SPlcZrFaPpfxPI1cGLgYX4TinJ9sVHjH8/s320/IMG_0838.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJZKkR1pnobHZfEaoTlj67Pdb_lRQteAd54h-Ydt-iJ-RSlY6kOQUd1i0V2NLJ5ztb0zc4LJEJf3kRVJDML-jNL1P3XfWxoKUWtMz26YmPkp_3d0gMAtGR82O5mokXPgBbkdzrdRJ7lEhlwdYTJ7oqi53yoJmo113FAPS6-mRPeH1PNtuo_GYC0rFdfzP/s2016/IMG_0839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_1jUzivHLY9DneHvFCBbW0XRI2-U6iPOBPqchyphenhyphenSDTShKmrRdC-WcE_agoPGy3_gnnR75pc0DKzQS7tmiS9sJ4TnUQftbNeQeCH0ahAEHUMuKbSs8burnXUpqzpE_5AJkGV03Tszye6JRCaGOzUzNCBeTY0pV9xO07a9FWbqzNcA6sHLphOTxbNHkDUEO/s320/IMG_0843.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It is entitled 'Down the Garden Path'..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I found a little packet of red cardinal buttons when we visited a quilt shop in Almonte, Ontario, last May. A couple of them made their way into my work..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0BkWRxTLZTWgp_mLVMF06rtNBEgSGRumMz7oqhfQDIMnqb3VCB9Q-Fa-D3r9hSip-pCqttjWPmjrtRxk389i3MEM7RCx35zpFIysIUasNjntm45sHqU3_sUYrsbzQ44_ZFgkQwM4Kbq6YrMUt2mzZ19eNWs0FHZFbvYZlo8-50Gl20oZwakAWbKKYTfp/s2016/IMG_0829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0BkWRxTLZTWgp_mLVMF06rtNBEgSGRumMz7oqhfQDIMnqb3VCB9Q-Fa-D3r9hSip-pCqttjWPmjrtRxk389i3MEM7RCx35zpFIysIUasNjntm45sHqU3_sUYrsbzQ44_ZFgkQwM4Kbq6YrMUt2mzZ19eNWs0FHZFbvYZlo8-50Gl20oZwakAWbKKYTfp/s320/IMG_0829.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzQKkKF7L3_zPy9SPdnE39e_0GygFrr8_WVmZrFNZz5z4AueWIVXp4j7OUl4hez0ukHLJaXbkpZPo56MClXdHNX4xrzD0bhwv40KpAOwEqwyk4ru4d8kBpIUglakx0acvTOBF1l0OJ8mDYdTsp5vfuDpgRlL7SijJRGwlYo_RMnbofoJQ9VDqd19vx9r4/s2016/IMG_0816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzQKkKF7L3_zPy9SPdnE39e_0GygFrr8_WVmZrFNZz5z4AueWIVXp4j7OUl4hez0ukHLJaXbkpZPo56MClXdHNX4xrzD0bhwv40KpAOwEqwyk4ru4d8kBpIUglakx0acvTOBF1l0OJ8mDYdTsp5vfuDpgRlL7SijJRGwlYo_RMnbofoJQ9VDqd19vx9r4/s320/IMG_0816.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We are off to a Symphony concert on Friday night - a violin concerto and a symphony: Bliss!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am probably the last person on earth to join a book club, but I finally found one I could fit into my regular routine, and I am loving it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank goodness for my trusty Kindle, so much quicker and easier to obtain the set books each month.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved English Lit at university, and am looking forward to similar discussions at our meetings. I bought a notebook and am dutifully making notes as I go. This month I am reading 'A Terrible Kindness' by Jo Browning Wroe. Not sure where this plot is going, but don't tell me!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcw1H6dcPwI_37jiZwgPDDRz1u5t0cS9rljSNTA408FzA07t_b_9cf_R6HMZy6DC3xiIIWjPV5xxC1tNsgGFYMbH3WUwRPZfTYuqCgO6onaXOSKYgATihODLcljTH9stCwnj0AwEfM9v_d_m7cM1ELztbC98gzeM_oSNYwd6oCZ9rFQw8GVGsaobQHyLI/s2016/IMG_0827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcw1H6dcPwI_37jiZwgPDDRz1u5t0cS9rljSNTA408FzA07t_b_9cf_R6HMZy6DC3xiIIWjPV5xxC1tNsgGFYMbH3WUwRPZfTYuqCgO6onaXOSKYgATihODLcljTH9stCwnj0AwEfM9v_d_m7cM1ELztbC98gzeM_oSNYwd6oCZ9rFQw8GVGsaobQHyLI/s320/IMG_0827.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I hope all is well in your world.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are all shocked by the events in the Middle East. I pray for Peace, and a quick resolution of this and other Wars.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take care</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">XXXXX</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkFmZWiMeBe2tvktu0i1Uf5itOkembjUC-G5Sv6J8z7YPnGeSgKkZXhVSqyZT047hURf97BPMdpnAtjAHPmbnPymUjk17X_OCMjF2bsdBApefecbxSg6HddQf6O5p_PVI8e9F_Mcs1EScpa4VheLO8mf45zyZF5394KpDczZlsOdZrMNy24eEVHYFv3ww/s2016/IMG_0722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkFmZWiMeBe2tvktu0i1Uf5itOkembjUC-G5Sv6J8z7YPnGeSgKkZXhVSqyZT047hURf97BPMdpnAtjAHPmbnPymUjk17X_OCMjF2bsdBApefecbxSg6HddQf6O5p_PVI8e9F_Mcs1EScpa4VheLO8mf45zyZF5394KpDczZlsOdZrMNy24eEVHYFv3ww/s320/IMG_0722.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-7934621707520395352023-09-21T03:29:00.000-07:002023-09-21T03:29:56.576-07:00THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS, AND OTHER MUSING<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKsvuKkiDWxEoyJKHEw1RmRcaeYldTWc_uE5FjsLpxEXucFThzxCNG1pqyfy2H6_6YcHBJZr6uSsjP5XJswz5hheFIRrcEgVJTMLaI8NEVj8Csvk2hTmaT8Bye9czipbbaiL1amu9DLWKQNgZG6ea6MUesD-dstjzWFG9C-hLX5Hs0i7DNoaox8gdqhb9/s2016/IMG_0628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKsvuKkiDWxEoyJKHEw1RmRcaeYldTWc_uE5FjsLpxEXucFThzxCNG1pqyfy2H6_6YcHBJZr6uSsjP5XJswz5hheFIRrcEgVJTMLaI8NEVj8Csvk2hTmaT8Bye9czipbbaiL1amu9DLWKQNgZG6ea6MUesD-dstjzWFG9C-hLX5Hs0i7DNoaox8gdqhb9/s320/IMG_0628.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Ooh, la la, doesn't Queen Camilla look incredible, on Their Majesties first official visit to France since the Coronation...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pictured outside the Palace of Versailles, with Prime Minister Macron and Madame Macron before the official dinner...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XfIqL9opi0Dsnyd2Fbyqou3KBc3OIxW5ofITt44l5RPbkPjQ1D9aI639PfjKfOYF-f3Cyg5OXss1EDUKbX0I92KXCnWCXN6DvNskpvthnHegkMWS8TEJpeoq5X6J9vLqJpnVEY5PQimuva0d0cEFbf-VKYLB3Ea0nFpRiOk_bXwDpL2MJjoB_dyVBtua/s768/skynews-charles-camilla-macron_6291978.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XfIqL9opi0Dsnyd2Fbyqou3KBc3OIxW5ofITt44l5RPbkPjQ1D9aI639PfjKfOYF-f3Cyg5OXss1EDUKbX0I92KXCnWCXN6DvNskpvthnHegkMWS8TEJpeoq5X6J9vLqJpnVEY5PQimuva0d0cEFbf-VKYLB3Ea0nFpRiOk_bXwDpL2MJjoB_dyVBtua/w640-h360/skynews-charles-camilla-macron_6291978.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Camilla looks regal and glamorous in navy Dior, with the fabulous King George VI Sapphire Suite of jewels. Her hair looks different, and I think it suits her well.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCWvjTnXdL5Z3R5p1CNCCYUMxiU2x7m0jo94aIJUUfnFajmBiWMSm82Um64SE3BNhT_RkhsBvehJqYOGBsbNsRbfjsRcfmR0uHUeUsnylIw78MHK16dRl48Om4QtZ9ZxekldZHXofwIbaD233JTJNsWszu1NhKLvbpqYO6pfB7ab1TCiYGye_W0uQHIpa/s800/king-charles-queen-camilla-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCWvjTnXdL5Z3R5p1CNCCYUMxiU2x7m0jo94aIJUUfnFajmBiWMSm82Um64SE3BNhT_RkhsBvehJqYOGBsbNsRbfjsRcfmR0uHUeUsnylIw78MHK16dRl48Om4QtZ9ZxekldZHXofwIbaD233JTJNsWszu1NhKLvbpqYO6pfB7ab1TCiYGye_W0uQHIpa/w640-h384/king-charles-queen-camilla-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On arrival in Paris, Camilla was chic in pastel pink, with a sweet beret-style matching hat..</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxO7HN2WI6LJr7nL8_22-wy2gAzXfvPsrW4xqhWV8w_qHUP8Y5lPtMX8lp3ZU3OowM9NoqgEqYx7DEfktQJXtspQTDu51jiRM7G8Y1DSeG8pPq8rxk5X_JRFNvqoeEZujY2fSCEiaJkU0rokxGyJJwQRnQ73SZmVj7aTKLRT1nYPXBJsmPIBJNSTrkCWnA/s1020/king-charles-in-france-1-6569631-1695221440111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="1020" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxO7HN2WI6LJr7nL8_22-wy2gAzXfvPsrW4xqhWV8w_qHUP8Y5lPtMX8lp3ZU3OowM9NoqgEqYx7DEfktQJXtspQTDu51jiRM7G8Y1DSeG8pPq8rxk5X_JRFNvqoeEZujY2fSCEiaJkU0rokxGyJJwQRnQ73SZmVj7aTKLRT1nYPXBJsmPIBJNSTrkCWnA/w640-h360/king-charles-in-france-1-6569631-1695221440111.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think every woman feels a desire to be chic when in Paris...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_pQVW8pN0llrOmrk6jkHsrDCmuT-6jEzZ7E6VW7bm7Y6FI3PSwkXewCIRtHYAy-ob5FJNS4DmETXU5IU3_1dHDcoYzNMhTDZ0nx2Ou46qg5WOMuE2ynx_B1WanDsT9maWZMhxuG-fk11rB6VcxZHEWmFTxMvJc10JZo-D1tdnya-7UT1BAZBh15NQ8q4/s2016/IMG_0726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Springtime bees among the flowers outside the Red Cardinal Chateau...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was 36C here this afternoon, a record breaking all-time high temperature for a September Spring..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fortunately, a cool wind has blown up tonight....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprYjtSRH3BGJVeCgLRRaxaPEvagnYDEQgCe-lm7KqahW_76bN-vPABv9C1yQaZVzoEkS6ImGrWa-XB-UrA66rY-C2IvUPpuePUFZnb45sGtbuwJamFCO98ZvUxmR4ADwaPGAr55WdG_xOAdDRGyePiylGaQHRodvvu9d5QuXYiWeZqUSsgiDOtiJqz7Sq/s576/from%20battlesbridge%20to%20covent%20garden%20029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="432" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprYjtSRH3BGJVeCgLRRaxaPEvagnYDEQgCe-lm7KqahW_76bN-vPABv9C1yQaZVzoEkS6ImGrWa-XB-UrA66rY-C2IvUPpuePUFZnb45sGtbuwJamFCO98ZvUxmR4ADwaPGAr55WdG_xOAdDRGyePiylGaQHRodvvu9d5QuXYiWeZqUSsgiDOtiJqz7Sq/w300-h400/from%20battlesbridge%20to%20covent%20garden%20029.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went looking for old pictures of myself in Paris.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was in 2008. I no longer recognize this woman...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dy4YZfZRZxpgBCLYQ4bVO8kvx82hWVeYIFRvW7BwfaX5l49-pWAswJzMiWDrDBPBk_6FR55SiYb8V25g_gfomF2OCpAdTrhBfCr1DE2_RvaEzsWqsnrZ04nw5XVoWHfHZliuL8EZOaqBHTm-FDZ-q95Kv91zXI2qmtrjZ-pex5C7Qh8Qk9omcXZrRihY/s2592/DSC06812.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dy4YZfZRZxpgBCLYQ4bVO8kvx82hWVeYIFRvW7BwfaX5l49-pWAswJzMiWDrDBPBk_6FR55SiYb8V25g_gfomF2OCpAdTrhBfCr1DE2_RvaEzsWqsnrZ04nw5XVoWHfHZliuL8EZOaqBHTm-FDZ-q95Kv91zXI2qmtrjZ-pex5C7Qh8Qk9omcXZrRihY/w240-h320/DSC06812.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2014: With Mona Lisa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Clearly having a Bad Hair day...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpeaenVemKGH-3oYB4F9UHPUTiV1F0PjPjW7OZlXrS8iUvQcOtKgX1XJvJbaYCy4rFf50Skym9mGOzUkk8sJgE1uO_llYhlNeXxWrHtufmoPlwSieVRek5o61kVKL9fWii3rFIIrI4lu3D8ePK_0W5sPUb2s87-LwaguzN1yoArh_yHU8LB4yDoYGqh3es/s2592/DSC06910.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpeaenVemKGH-3oYB4F9UHPUTiV1F0PjPjW7OZlXrS8iUvQcOtKgX1XJvJbaYCy4rFf50Skym9mGOzUkk8sJgE1uO_llYhlNeXxWrHtufmoPlwSieVRek5o61kVKL9fWii3rFIIrI4lu3D8ePK_0W5sPUb2s87-LwaguzN1yoArh_yHU8LB4yDoYGqh3es/s320/DSC06910.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe having a thing for French stripes...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lookyzcbDwjAqWcRVg8w7QiZqMMUvtkKeLM2GGZCoRcdnzeji9CVw2zbUHB7vsgo-h6Dn7f_5xbtcFigRL403b5LLbkOW4ngobgZTPrDoMo3nh7taF7Hlv0szV4AHcFmQl460B2uP6uzj-5OuSbQ4FU4i43Ix-9p5eQ6JK3jXcq6U55UF0ADT_JgyJCI/s3024/IMG_0152.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lookyzcbDwjAqWcRVg8w7QiZqMMUvtkKeLM2GGZCoRcdnzeji9CVw2zbUHB7vsgo-h6Dn7f_5xbtcFigRL403b5LLbkOW4ngobgZTPrDoMo3nh7taF7Hlv0szV4AHcFmQl460B2uP6uzj-5OuSbQ4FU4i43Ix-9p5eQ6JK3jXcq6U55UF0ADT_JgyJCI/s320/IMG_0152.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Buying hats in Nice, 2019. We did not see Paris on that trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7NXISsHPWS2ZvHANUG_0Avz50OB1_GGEUOEpmWHH1eXjZzsvAhsNfcoJk5Zh0uCZvORH6fCSQlgcKik4to4djUmctNtbg5ni06SHao_3vVfBSU7dcSIQ7LBWdCUJOPTBjUtcW11y__BXLoHIGeS0CPBLXq-mir5N3eCRt46DZ8YZr5DKXmojnOG1BTgg/s4032/IMG_0183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7NXISsHPWS2ZvHANUG_0Avz50OB1_GGEUOEpmWHH1eXjZzsvAhsNfcoJk5Zh0uCZvORH6fCSQlgcKik4to4djUmctNtbg5ni06SHao_3vVfBSU7dcSIQ7LBWdCUJOPTBjUtcW11y__BXLoHIGeS0CPBLXq-mir5N3eCRt46DZ8YZr5DKXmojnOG1BTgg/s320/IMG_0183.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dinner on the beach, Nice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8k99EzWmSL8U-kHITywlQ0zKcmr9fnaeRIW6_xYC78NEi86x5NYPP3U37r6mc7cSTLaRfq5Ay_DnKRbkrajDNLZzGs2FK-Ps5e4hSGDTGEBia22E6Ou_2ttVFm4KFfo-ekfSuNV8-1jkBtdZAC5rRScNkVeX3JzNBywpK0LEMgtPTJlIwh3ACYFIgp83/s2016/IMG_0723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8k99EzWmSL8U-kHITywlQ0zKcmr9fnaeRIW6_xYC78NEi86x5NYPP3U37r6mc7cSTLaRfq5Ay_DnKRbkrajDNLZzGs2FK-Ps5e4hSGDTGEBia22E6Ou_2ttVFm4KFfo-ekfSuNV8-1jkBtdZAC5rRScNkVeX3JzNBywpK0LEMgtPTJlIwh3ACYFIgp83/s320/IMG_0723.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It seems unlikely we will ever travel to France again, but you never know. Airfares from Australia to anywhere are now astronomical, and we are planning to close our family business and retire completely next year. It is both exciting and a bit daunting. Mr. Red Cardinal is already decluttering his office....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMy6X3AdjRf0FMdH0BNaCkWpEsYe7S4OeLYopo5rAk6MfJCWziPluLn-87EoVTBeRpCQUJhpHBO0l95kWux4CXsaSrQh9GbIVy1Cui4N7DjHWaJmOdrsSZ5ae5eNKq5orq3qxbfKdWxBiLh2C8EeYPE1Jdjhr9xWpet9VUzs8gmIDYiyjlHOtD4Rahv2W7/s2016/IMG_0724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMy6X3AdjRf0FMdH0BNaCkWpEsYe7S4OeLYopo5rAk6MfJCWziPluLn-87EoVTBeRpCQUJhpHBO0l95kWux4CXsaSrQh9GbIVy1Cui4N7DjHWaJmOdrsSZ5ae5eNKq5orq3qxbfKdWxBiLh2C8EeYPE1Jdjhr9xWpet9VUzs8gmIDYiyjlHOtD4Rahv2W7/s320/IMG_0724.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Keep cool, wherever you are. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It seems the world is quite the hot place these days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">XXXXX</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmkC-1icTabPAKECLiPriNS6VBOXOH48rdbKQwz5LogtwLkB73ubgYMK0BVn4lwyxU4mZq44Z4-xIIHEjFNa6RHCf8v5TpQf7r2PCTvuPdYtSTHDkm4sd7AhcgrmnjaZd9_RwbeXojz-Uu5HD1wNyYOQsHKjwjcymkAOF-RyjH_2KJrfNpmVfxeUt6DZE/s2016/IMG_0652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmkC-1icTabPAKECLiPriNS6VBOXOH48rdbKQwz5LogtwLkB73ubgYMK0BVn4lwyxU4mZq44Z4-xIIHEjFNa6RHCf8v5TpQf7r2PCTvuPdYtSTHDkm4sd7AhcgrmnjaZd9_RwbeXojz-Uu5HD1wNyYOQsHKjwjcymkAOF-RyjH_2KJrfNpmVfxeUt6DZE/s320/IMG_0652.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_mGv-2VVIMZWjsTJOWmt-kPg3GE3G_vF_YbwSySV5HsbVrxU6pvGfv17bvbelmxGhIepyddE-0LZl87kQpSedLoJDketgep6wb9gg4vXgYbkNIH58wpmdHcg4NpKnTn6-0UV9numUzaHdAxlkYn5HUprFeUrRS9sco8e1GRIydZbZvaKnsMwRC3x5urAz/s2736/Big%20Gum.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_mGv-2VVIMZWjsTJOWmt-kPg3GE3G_vF_YbwSySV5HsbVrxU6pvGfv17bvbelmxGhIepyddE-0LZl87kQpSedLoJDketgep6wb9gg4vXgYbkNIH58wpmdHcg4NpKnTn6-0UV9numUzaHdAxlkYn5HUprFeUrRS9sco8e1GRIydZbZvaKnsMwRC3x5urAz/w266-h400/Big%20Gum.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Bright blue skies continue every day, then purple rain clouds begin to gather.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Day after day they tease us, then blow away.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Last week we had an evening of thunder and lightning -</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">and still no more than a sprinkle of fairy rain...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The grass, green through the Winter, has become brown and crunches underfoot with the increasing temperatures of Spring.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Already we are being told in the media to take precautions for bushfires.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The big question is: When will it rain?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZGRlwIjKpXqhMUVAMvjND5d_ZHefKJH1p3hLDMeaSNrgMx9xcvXoqL86fO1XWOSrIocJbh1p2CSlkYFYPpOjjmP-H3u7JHJpG8KJE-UqoyM_wgFXuucfIBPmDJGm0tfYr2Zig207y_03Ou7oPOrakjHLNw-DxJlR8mq88PrK6I69ZrRk4Mw745HE73Wi/s2016/IMG_0653.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZGRlwIjKpXqhMUVAMvjND5d_ZHefKJH1p3hLDMeaSNrgMx9xcvXoqL86fO1XWOSrIocJbh1p2CSlkYFYPpOjjmP-H3u7JHJpG8KJE-UqoyM_wgFXuucfIBPmDJGm0tfYr2Zig207y_03Ou7oPOrakjHLNw-DxJlR8mq88PrK6I69ZrRk4Mw745HE73Wi/w400-h300/IMG_0653.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Garden of Neglect bravely continues with its Springtime schedule, though with fewer blooms..</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHdB98TnrHA-1zi6Ncsy5NruacID8k6CYptkb5wrDENvsMpFcZHYsm2KbrwNurDvbvfgCG3tONFPepCYeTaASI-i_k63mB915I1IdQ9r8buWie3XCwOqmubiI03J59uTqnUcGlF8Z2wgyODt6vK2ovDIPtGdfJsEVlr5hMc95fa8kCFfVLdUuFBHpdX5H/s2016/IMG_0651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHdB98TnrHA-1zi6Ncsy5NruacID8k6CYptkb5wrDENvsMpFcZHYsm2KbrwNurDvbvfgCG3tONFPepCYeTaASI-i_k63mB915I1IdQ9r8buWie3XCwOqmubiI03J59uTqnUcGlF8Z2wgyODt6vK2ovDIPtGdfJsEVlr5hMc95fa8kCFfVLdUuFBHpdX5H/w300-h400/IMG_0651.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">I am back working hard and writing tours to guide at the Queensland Art Gallery. A new exhibition, 'Isaac Walter Jenner: A feeling for light' explores the paintings of the English born artist, who was a self-taught marine and landscape painter.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">His inspiration lay with old world romantic English landscapes in the Picturesque style, with soft light, rugged coastlines, ships and the sea. He had an early career in the Navy, leaving after 20 years. He arrived in Brisbane in 1883, aged 47, bringing the above painting with him. The famous ship <i>Victory</i>, still on display at Portsmouth, was of course commanded by Admiral Horatio Nelson in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. In later years, Jenner served on the ship.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Jenner spent the rest of his days here in Brisbane, was instrumental in the organisation of the QAG which opened in 1895, became well known as a teacher, and painted his new homeland. Some fascinating works give an insight into early Colonial Queensland.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmotj-X0OwbUFnN20w-q-WOEwQmx-Kpm7bDuNflwsdnKdMQW6KB9RKUmBFiKdDXLNMwoozprLZCLduUaIVsVFaroyKMJ-RYQVo9EG4dBMNMLNf36JrfIu6CIX-8p-ajny9PIVvb_DsL_lYnFH5OaxIu6L7gvRNVkP8HyhugNZOV7HaqeLJiPysblECgExD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="282" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmotj-X0OwbUFnN20w-q-WOEwQmx-Kpm7bDuNflwsdnKdMQW6KB9RKUmBFiKdDXLNMwoozprLZCLduUaIVsVFaroyKMJ-RYQVo9EG4dBMNMLNf36JrfIu6CIX-8p-ajny9PIVvb_DsL_lYnFH5OaxIu6L7gvRNVkP8HyhugNZOV7HaqeLJiPysblECgExD" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />'<i>Brisbane from Bowen Terrace, New Far</i>m' 1888, shows the port of Brisbane, busy with shipping to and from the young colony. (Brisbane became a colony separate from New South Wales in 1859). The ship to centre left is Quetta, the mail ship which went to and from between Brisbane and London. It was later wrecked in Torres Strait, with great loss of life of many Queenslanders. </span> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUJMoQoixHIjEPFF8_o6ylYy0FuXeHuV5F5YlfXaJXG2Cv4FyY-1H8mKF_jnIxMQxbQg_g15qXtcr9IE6fKB5nuwBFv_l1boZX5Mq_WrqVIa06lqZFhgY7fU3GKC1eGWdKko6e6NzO_7khJ6voilWcP4vNrZTXFf-VOmjm2cnUmJn3WVVn-ccHvmyXVdzX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="895" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUJMoQoixHIjEPFF8_o6ylYy0FuXeHuV5F5YlfXaJXG2Cv4FyY-1H8mKF_jnIxMQxbQg_g15qXtcr9IE6fKB5nuwBFv_l1boZX5Mq_WrqVIa06lqZFhgY7fU3GKC1eGWdKko6e6NzO_7khJ6voilWcP4vNrZTXFf-VOmjm2cnUmJn3WVVn-ccHvmyXVdzX=w640-h357" width="640" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">'<i>Queensland natives, the Currigee Oyster Company's Station, Stradbroke Island, Moreton Bay</i>' 1897. Stradbroke Island is in Moreton Bay, just off the coast from Brisbane. In the 19th century it had a high profile for the exporting oysters throughout Australia by the Currigee Oyster Company. Here we see the group on the right bagging oysters, and an Indigenous family, far left, looking on. This was a common trope for Australian painters at that time. The Oyster company was disbanded in the 1950s.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Jenner brought his wife and seven children to Queensland, and remained here all his life. His descendants still live in Brisbane and have donated works for this exhibition. Jenner was prolific in sketching subjects for later works, and he continued to paint subjects from his early Navy career, and English coastal scenes, as well as many pictures of early Brisbane and Queensland. The exhibition will continue to the end of January, 2024.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhew2r9B2IY3TjvHlY2iQR_y-A_XXTzhsjRh03D2EFe22uvMD7sG0VBG-1TBriis2V2ru5Ifhnf7Nyn7sgbNLi-fLNFiMHmPyQS20-GGhIfeTyjPQHuPqQNtTihYswjWlMzDqN8V92BRdyRsTGXaUvv_B404Cmt3hlBEg1Lgpth0VQWdXjsta3iq3nw7qZ6/s2016/IMG_0672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhew2r9B2IY3TjvHlY2iQR_y-A_XXTzhsjRh03D2EFe22uvMD7sG0VBG-1TBriis2V2ru5Ifhnf7Nyn7sgbNLi-fLNFiMHmPyQS20-GGhIfeTyjPQHuPqQNtTihYswjWlMzDqN8V92BRdyRsTGXaUvv_B404Cmt3hlBEg1Lgpth0VQWdXjsta3iq3nw7qZ6/s320/IMG_0672.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nXYlVqqKKBHM0DcdiyOfVVzTp9IpRu_ScPSo5NN1I-dbP6grpZWeH-IKS6oEEXHBQ5AYxsWGJXtUpfIzgHro8a5y2nUN7EEXQAoUZpEDwi9_D7ySnp6JJaDEaTDAMBHaXxsQSX_ozP-aq9i6haD0qC8JsbGoa9gBheEHqoSYJm1pys4NFrQy6wksR5uT/s2016/IMG_0700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nXYlVqqKKBHM0DcdiyOfVVzTp9IpRu_ScPSo5NN1I-dbP6grpZWeH-IKS6oEEXHBQ5AYxsWGJXtUpfIzgHro8a5y2nUN7EEXQAoUZpEDwi9_D7ySnp6JJaDEaTDAMBHaXxsQSX_ozP-aq9i6haD0qC8JsbGoa9gBheEHqoSYJm1pys4NFrQy6wksR5uT/s320/IMG_0700.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">In other news, a Kookaburra looked on as our darling twin grandsons celebrated their third Birthday. Great fun was had by all, with a few little friends from kindy, friends, neighbours and relatives. This old Grannie had a few glasses of champagne and a very nice time too. </span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMl7bzllgIjoGENENorR9E379SuAKNkB6elH2xFexXc3oKmZf_OxYKycbDWkbJp8Zg7tw7vSIvXLM4OyKyjLMUVTU1FMo7dpmvrcR2lIl2-lRYqpF06giK2QOptDewu8jMze9bFqYokUcNIol4rE3AklEbWL8cv9rKmokZTZz-XipziN2wF3K-45fWQOS/s2016/IMG_0693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMl7bzllgIjoGENENorR9E379SuAKNkB6elH2xFexXc3oKmZf_OxYKycbDWkbJp8Zg7tw7vSIvXLM4OyKyjLMUVTU1FMo7dpmvrcR2lIl2-lRYqpF06giK2QOptDewu8jMze9bFqYokUcNIol4rE3AklEbWL8cv9rKmokZTZz-XipziN2wF3K-45fWQOS/s320/IMG_0693.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEW6w134NLVbP0P_VXU4cXedeIwJs_jWqqSYR9XiMopGGZQEE_tQeQShTbVPs_TOVfZRHCRzZk5eIUXnDb7AsD9X0P0JA1di50a_HYjIEXx4F6sUrnJSK13i0swrYX_p2xp5XiCBdY9rZ8514aPLcFD0dZEwh_IV75DZHMR07rL72BOWYSUDbD42uwcLzw/s2016/IMG_0692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEW6w134NLVbP0P_VXU4cXedeIwJs_jWqqSYR9XiMopGGZQEE_tQeQShTbVPs_TOVfZRHCRzZk5eIUXnDb7AsD9X0P0JA1di50a_HYjIEXx4F6sUrnJSK13i0swrYX_p2xp5XiCBdY9rZ8514aPLcFD0dZEwh_IV75DZHMR07rL72BOWYSUDbD42uwcLzw/s320/IMG_0692.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Can you guess the theme?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4l8QeqdrCbMZlTGY9TyypjvsZS5YqTBLp27813G1nHynPn8xaB21E1ELA53zNUpezeT-PLPxPUeQ8ePoDyZ5Ag9oWK_2yHoOQf-PoM3m6DlYo2RG7GDUqLIX1GpG9zOkVKyuT-XQNx0FrXXQ1o0Ibz84MctOpvOooIVZSdztTC6QKic3jZE3DFffml7t/s2016/IMG_0687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4l8QeqdrCbMZlTGY9TyypjvsZS5YqTBLp27813G1nHynPn8xaB21E1ELA53zNUpezeT-PLPxPUeQ8ePoDyZ5Ag9oWK_2yHoOQf-PoM3m6DlYo2RG7GDUqLIX1GpG9zOkVKyuT-XQNx0FrXXQ1o0Ibz84MctOpvOooIVZSdztTC6QKic3jZE3DFffml7t/s320/IMG_0687.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The uninvited guest is called Banjo by the neighbourhood.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We rather hope he is keeping the snakes away. They emerge during the hot weather.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bR92vxkTMu1VOI7PJEaBKJRDTSfGaYcprCG2rNtQrIgRyI0qATn-mGVnLNxxObRSxoxlzA5WYk--66TtGxuZqgimhw6qYduTUg2no2HbwOXbpS4CFuXM0cWEJIqeOj7dkrcROMe3LF4jJGBC4dqWbMLGM5_fV1-k6hJ10jNumf9QiXqXg6ac-gkHNF4_/s2016/IMG_0671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bR92vxkTMu1VOI7PJEaBKJRDTSfGaYcprCG2rNtQrIgRyI0qATn-mGVnLNxxObRSxoxlzA5WYk--66TtGxuZqgimhw6qYduTUg2no2HbwOXbpS4CFuXM0cWEJIqeOj7dkrcROMe3LF4jJGBC4dqWbMLGM5_fV1-k6hJ10jNumf9QiXqXg6ac-gkHNF4_/s320/IMG_0671.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Have a great week</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">XXXX</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjS3-H-wkEYddnMmxqcITCQidh-oeZIHayTWiN0YDc87RtP5iWn_ml2YimaUSwTZ1HnlBqgOGe5X7Fen9x8WtAT_BVofy_ZDhPa79iNtCPonEi7Nz1bX3jcBCtk4CxkWtHuSxj31TtUc4oDmkos-ApXIXWUoy9BbZdfdPIeZRNLTc5WRIL-50HPtTRI59/s2016/IMG_0726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjS3-H-wkEYddnMmxqcITCQidh-oeZIHayTWiN0YDc87RtP5iWn_ml2YimaUSwTZ1HnlBqgOGe5X7Fen9x8WtAT_BVofy_ZDhPa79iNtCPonEi7Nz1bX3jcBCtk4CxkWtHuSxj31TtUc4oDmkos-ApXIXWUoy9BbZdfdPIeZRNLTc5WRIL-50HPtTRI59/s320/IMG_0726.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p></div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-45627772670312904152023-08-27T02:54:00.001-07:002023-08-27T02:54:54.053-07:00DRY WEATHER AND ACHING BONES<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xA_wCGFvGjtM-g5rWbgIN47yRCLwzfgDq0yqHDuBx0t7yXY7ReuKtOHZm_LTDgOwcV1EtL-nlvcAv9ORZIQNzadHkpclAiqdYhIS5z0MghyEX75_JKmZwGJa-s8V1rzDvpG-DChIdjoN1i6zVIiEORJo89uXa-ahnycnNkH35reSPAKMZNFtksatO1nJ/s2016/IMG_0619.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xA_wCGFvGjtM-g5rWbgIN47yRCLwzfgDq0yqHDuBx0t7yXY7ReuKtOHZm_LTDgOwcV1EtL-nlvcAv9ORZIQNzadHkpclAiqdYhIS5z0MghyEX75_JKmZwGJa-s8V1rzDvpG-DChIdjoN1i6zVIiEORJo89uXa-ahnycnNkH35reSPAKMZNFtksatO1nJ/w300-h400/IMG_0619.jpg" width="300" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As the daytime temperatures begin to soar in August (still officially Winter), the Red Cardinal Garden of Neglect is beginning to struggle.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There has been very little rain this year, and while the plants are dormant in Winter, surges of temperatures up to 29-30C are stressing the plants.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We have a sprinkler system, but water is expensive and we are careful with its usage. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggL-TvUFwPB7SbImU3CJ-1jfd8-_720ev9tJkAGCDwm8czlMOY5FulF6ujzevxgZK1o7Yd46HkXdKi3V-ZZ_HtdulC1nzLvgF1KqBnzrsIOUJXxJ9I86xw_0x6IDb6GNw70Xb13EChc3faMLPFhOTQgVUqhWnfvwFodBL8U4xJElDXEwz8S63CoXde-lUO/s1440/P1010295%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggL-TvUFwPB7SbImU3CJ-1jfd8-_720ev9tJkAGCDwm8czlMOY5FulF6ujzevxgZK1o7Yd46HkXdKi3V-ZZ_HtdulC1nzLvgF1KqBnzrsIOUJXxJ9I86xw_0x6IDb6GNw70Xb13EChc3faMLPFhOTQgVUqhWnfvwFodBL8U4xJElDXEwz8S63CoXde-lUO/w400-h300/P1010295%20(Large).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Spring favourites are still appearing, like our lovely Iris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">But there are clearly far fewer blooms this year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8tW4-E6jMG_9lS-4t6lMKRftFfEaLiS6iGK_sXK1V6uruudj5Fcy9hL51pzKv9yWLGVfqJRxqAsohzQ5PoQ1deZcBYEzhgGN7Mm9ZTYbFoq31SwM_Eb1oI-YibQgVn8JikDcNnX9y83z60dpkf6Uy2Kr6aBYG_VAkapwOOOS-lPnu7PI3tXnh7PVxrjH/s1440/P1010300%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8tW4-E6jMG_9lS-4t6lMKRftFfEaLiS6iGK_sXK1V6uruudj5Fcy9hL51pzKv9yWLGVfqJRxqAsohzQ5PoQ1deZcBYEzhgGN7Mm9ZTYbFoq31SwM_Eb1oI-YibQgVn8JikDcNnX9y83z60dpkf6Uy2Kr6aBYG_VAkapwOOOS-lPnu7PI3tXnh7PVxrjH/w400-h300/P1010300%20(Large).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This little orchid which I gave Mr Red Cardinal for Father's Day a couple of years ago, is doing very well indeed, thank you. It is tied to a shady tree and seems to manage by itself, somehow.<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrExqO-SO7mC0qEKQiLbQAg9GdP0CVmy77mcX9CYI7U953AQiP0Zup1WLJmfwh6j2CRA_gYc0wYdUXF0hVvxfyYGpcVf6fyRrXqxxy2BoCPzAqMCy3EGH_wwxTElPJoeA9oJRweso-T6fCZIVbiRlfjh6QxKv5_cFkcimjlnJrXVt2YOrme6zkva4t1Y4/s1440/P1010299%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrExqO-SO7mC0qEKQiLbQAg9GdP0CVmy77mcX9CYI7U953AQiP0Zup1WLJmfwh6j2CRA_gYc0wYdUXF0hVvxfyYGpcVf6fyRrXqxxy2BoCPzAqMCy3EGH_wwxTElPJoeA9oJRweso-T6fCZIVbiRlfjh6QxKv5_cFkcimjlnJrXVt2YOrme6zkva4t1Y4/w400-h300/P1010299%20(Large).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6YEByZAJE2EgZmcBvCnLPYlpNAUZzzMz5dDPeqTZNuusJI-p-ovNlk1X4HXoAQAeJSnnoj0V1JEnO1tK2LxOxdVyPKBdZf9YzmmCqyFTQlk_XLHeAcdl32bjQDC_OwJ6ziObASDgZEB-n-A8U8qNvly2MmMdWwntAS20BkiXVz0T37U9uV0J8pfpFrH3/s1440/P1010296%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6YEByZAJE2EgZmcBvCnLPYlpNAUZzzMz5dDPeqTZNuusJI-p-ovNlk1X4HXoAQAeJSnnoj0V1JEnO1tK2LxOxdVyPKBdZf9YzmmCqyFTQlk_XLHeAcdl32bjQDC_OwJ6ziObASDgZEB-n-A8U8qNvly2MmMdWwntAS20BkiXVz0T37U9uV0J8pfpFrH3/s320/P1010296%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sadly, our beautiful King Orchid has produced only four fronds this year, after a stunning twelve in 2022. It has to be the dry weather.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIR-JpNhrBrz88LubvFm6twQrth1aCkDC1cWt1OA9csUhToQhVJ4RM5hWuqicDyWbeNj_3qBeHmGEGH2M0GZ7Jba4xikchEvPZaKbvp2NWV-kNzHBPyGAUa-58kLISGRJpJzO70t0zZt5va7b7Gc3gj20qnP6QIb282n5HwuJ70ja6OH-uouBhKDDBqEF8/s1440/P1010297%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIR-JpNhrBrz88LubvFm6twQrth1aCkDC1cWt1OA9csUhToQhVJ4RM5hWuqicDyWbeNj_3qBeHmGEGH2M0GZ7Jba4xikchEvPZaKbvp2NWV-kNzHBPyGAUa-58kLISGRJpJzO70t0zZt5va7b7Gc3gj20qnP6QIb282n5HwuJ70ja6OH-uouBhKDDBqEF8/w400-h300/P1010297%20(Large).JPG" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br />A second brave daffodil has appeared. Well done little flower.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiID_M1cJlJrXsQqVbA-W7E-ROUFQfp2v-BWwau9mpXPXUh8U_z6jGqBg9BijKhgkNi63MwqNMD0W3Vdbnj7BCYtlM9rEtZA9M8xYy8E1sBJZNKikoEBOqaoAIAXALbtzkmUhmJZXoDf3lZAZtToimfDCwhTqxW1lPYO2W4sgUYupHsH6ltPj65s9XxT46U/s1440/P1010293%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiID_M1cJlJrXsQqVbA-W7E-ROUFQfp2v-BWwau9mpXPXUh8U_z6jGqBg9BijKhgkNi63MwqNMD0W3Vdbnj7BCYtlM9rEtZA9M8xYy8E1sBJZNKikoEBOqaoAIAXALbtzkmUhmJZXoDf3lZAZtToimfDCwhTqxW1lPYO2W4sgUYupHsH6ltPj65s9XxT46U/s320/P1010293%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Lately I have been busy having Diagnostic Imaging for my left knee, spine and right hip, after months of nagging pain, coming and going.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">An ultrasound of the hip shows gross tendinopathy, which has been the cause of discomfort. Ex-rays, and a CT scan were also done. I have been using a warm wheat bag for months for flare-ups. Nothing unusual for my age was found in the knee, which continues to make trouble when descending stairs. My next referral is to a physiotherapist for exercise physiology. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I have copies of the reports, which, due to my complete lack of scientific knowledge, are very long and daunting. The word 'degenerative' appears quite a few times, but the doctor seems unconcerned.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">One of the joys of old age is trying to take care of one's health...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">While trying to keep up with husband, children, grandchildren, community interests, and everything else!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFP41eCNlMJoKagpwC9-cWkXXRP8NmwWul5XUCflYGkr8eR15RXBALVGPk29plukdEb7mTCvhykoaWr7wfkd0r-TieOfgHSWpIalDYTW9Xtbg96ipy93xTkVkzs-k52Q6UkEukrI8MKwFgQbsZZUFSS_NQNdbRqJHRTREv7NdMO7krgtlwWONnFpMbuyMV/s1440/P1010302%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFP41eCNlMJoKagpwC9-cWkXXRP8NmwWul5XUCflYGkr8eR15RXBALVGPk29plukdEb7mTCvhykoaWr7wfkd0r-TieOfgHSWpIalDYTW9Xtbg96ipy93xTkVkzs-k52Q6UkEukrI8MKwFgQbsZZUFSS_NQNdbRqJHRTREv7NdMO7krgtlwWONnFpMbuyMV/s320/P1010302%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We have a busy week coming up. The twins are turning three; their father has a birthday the same day. Our first grandchild, 'Little Aussie' is about to turn 14, and next weekend we have Father's Day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Time flies, and I rather like browsing the toy shops....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Have a lovely week</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">XXXX</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHLbNm5rc7WRQ-xbted6vkeaXXydZqDN1RYIpYru_IMKiVB_aIr0AOFhRUEJih1-dz0FUFt2LHa8GzDTXaUkLbJzSB2DnnsoIvX6jfKp335o0Py0tQolJPnhFj5fO5Z1Lzs2jT5z1Sey2nKf8gFFdDim8RqlsoEce757udXaALZskyVd93FpdCi1pWAFw/s1440/P1010304%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHLbNm5rc7WRQ-xbted6vkeaXXydZqDN1RYIpYru_IMKiVB_aIr0AOFhRUEJih1-dz0FUFt2LHa8GzDTXaUkLbJzSB2DnnsoIvX6jfKp335o0Py0tQolJPnhFj5fO5Z1Lzs2jT5z1Sey2nKf8gFFdDim8RqlsoEce757udXaALZskyVd93FpdCi1pWAFw/s320/P1010304%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-66896856804629132742023-08-18T03:36:00.002-07:002023-08-18T03:36:50.441-07:00SUMMER BRIGHTS<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFlKzoh2EjAkZZKtNbbqOCuV1GQmg3L13m7kblAkvn8BB4p9H2rOwJDzDJqgmYDrcAhzRsaqPsLF8vfEOibnVbvw-ahp2NodrgDS8HgF9kQuEbBQYGMeqIJZuLYj8APiPvk_33qJkRkCH6dTqvEa9vnoxidI5uTx6kP6wf_uRS6bpAGPMlv6BOcHbWs-a/s2016/IMG_0580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFlKzoh2EjAkZZKtNbbqOCuV1GQmg3L13m7kblAkvn8BB4p9H2rOwJDzDJqgmYDrcAhzRsaqPsLF8vfEOibnVbvw-ahp2NodrgDS8HgF9kQuEbBQYGMeqIJZuLYj8APiPvk_33qJkRkCH6dTqvEa9vnoxidI5uTx6kP6wf_uRS6bpAGPMlv6BOcHbWs-a/w300-h400/IMG_0580.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">August in Brisbane has traditionally been cold, very cold, with biting Westerly winds..</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">our equivalent of February in the Northern hemisphere, actually...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Times have changed, they have, and we have seen days of Spring weather, warm sunshine, a few showers of rain, and yesterday the first thunderclap of the Summer Storm Season.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I am rather hoping for the return of Winter, just a little bit more, as a nine month Summer is simply Too Much!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Nl2GLe37kxs5Hu8ptLAVtmRgwh_pINeEzlnImjlI19u1RyggMCfjqj7M71qh3WEKppM-coZR2KAZLYtPhlqkk1lLMy6QsicnkdBP6bgLY6ZdX1-EV_SkyZwbG2xuw8dckUxp8fVpNw-m9_ZFooLXAriwU3dOTKwRFq-FOL73GNS3ivY5zAkDkz0j1zOs/s1698/IMG_0577%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1698" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Nl2GLe37kxs5Hu8ptLAVtmRgwh_pINeEzlnImjlI19u1RyggMCfjqj7M71qh3WEKppM-coZR2KAZLYtPhlqkk1lLMy6QsicnkdBP6bgLY6ZdX1-EV_SkyZwbG2xuw8dckUxp8fVpNw-m9_ZFooLXAriwU3dOTKwRFq-FOL73GNS3ivY5zAkDkz0j1zOs/s320/IMG_0577%20(2).jpg" width="285" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My favourite Shoe Store closed for week to re-decorate,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">and this is what I found...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All bright in orange and pink, to introduce the coming Summer stock.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgRgbiS5ugMMcSZEYLWYS5j1LMo5s1tx3QaETNarHAk9Hux4OLG7ReIJ5VHiku4z7cfP08xqwukQk9YOzmAxP_2w7nOJmKOlBXW4jSQ1zotl5YQUJjYKUmrh_nfA0UnOO_92dbgEyBxosXmCU3ouILoMopZHIzVSAE1joTUrHnpfMQkKuHAC9sP3v9xxh/s2016/IMG_0578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgRgbiS5ugMMcSZEYLWYS5j1LMo5s1tx3QaETNarHAk9Hux4OLG7ReIJ5VHiku4z7cfP08xqwukQk9YOzmAxP_2w7nOJmKOlBXW4jSQ1zotl5YQUJjYKUmrh_nfA0UnOO_92dbgEyBxosXmCU3ouILoMopZHIzVSAE1joTUrHnpfMQkKuHAC9sP3v9xxh/s320/IMG_0578.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It seemed wrong not to bring something home with me....</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbhMMGD7yBDv3kHYh7OAcl9nKas9SZAjrmJYlqw6nWvSly2OgilJjW-KbwQAH5M6kVv1_Toz_znwvkWzf3Bnw9uNVbdChylP8RHsVl5-BG0kBmoGlH55-1lb6zwDL89rd4joGCT61NhzCS93BprZ2G703ujtieaEOoErvcCY4_QwIoSqlS33OlwKSBneE/s2016/IMG_0595.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbhMMGD7yBDv3kHYh7OAcl9nKas9SZAjrmJYlqw6nWvSly2OgilJjW-KbwQAH5M6kVv1_Toz_znwvkWzf3Bnw9uNVbdChylP8RHsVl5-BG0kBmoGlH55-1lb6zwDL89rd4joGCT61NhzCS93BprZ2G703ujtieaEOoErvcCY4_QwIoSqlS33OlwKSBneE/w300-h400/IMG_0595.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It has been a while since I showed something from the Qld. Art Gallery Collection:</span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNeXYkOIju6z2s-hILV4jdasDaN7_-Q8DHhdgbUSSz7KlZOcuHFR884rOJWWicWX0peCWW1E0vZRTcMzp1qET_-nWz1qWTvLYkEBlEC6rRnv_4tq1vmC8cuTvic6ruxI90E6TppDTr6enzhMR46dea5YNK6-lMUCOtnU_MKMcTV5hwbseolZfa7nrockx/s1674/IMG_0528%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1674" data-original-width="1425" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNeXYkOIju6z2s-hILV4jdasDaN7_-Q8DHhdgbUSSz7KlZOcuHFR884rOJWWicWX0peCWW1E0vZRTcMzp1qET_-nWz1qWTvLYkEBlEC6rRnv_4tq1vmC8cuTvic6ruxI90E6TppDTr6enzhMR46dea5YNK6-lMUCOtnU_MKMcTV5hwbseolZfa7nrockx/w340-h400/IMG_0528%20(2).jpg" width="340" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary Norrie, Aus. 1917-2005 '<i>Focal point</i>' c.1971</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Two 'vintage' pieces are currently on show. An influential exponent of hard-edge and colour field abstraction in Brisbane, artist Mary Norrie uses colour and shape beautifully, to create a sense of balance and harmony. The two paintings glow with their jewel-bright colour and are indeed a focal point in the Australian gallery right now.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYRX6K3AA29pjb27kaB03HYKfDs0n-GW4XOLrhgGbTnTryhGf--o7xu4BJ-QW8nymZMGgyTIyViTbjfWMryO3dknCY3faq9MensjVV3pvEwaxAH7yM7i4RQvRsgc42yzQ-yspb-I17wzZavxvknq_pxuIlGTcz4CAsHkf8bc-N7BGSV-zENWvNqhVz8HT/s1683/IMG_0526%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1683" data-original-width="1486" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYRX6K3AA29pjb27kaB03HYKfDs0n-GW4XOLrhgGbTnTryhGf--o7xu4BJ-QW8nymZMGgyTIyViTbjfWMryO3dknCY3faq9MensjVV3pvEwaxAH7yM7i4RQvRsgc42yzQ-yspb-I17wzZavxvknq_pxuIlGTcz4CAsHkf8bc-N7BGSV-zENWvNqhVz8HT/w354-h400/IMG_0526%20(2).jpg" width="354" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary Norrie, Aus. Qld. 1917-2005 <i>'Red square with stripes' </i>1971</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">'Red square with stripes' won first prize in the 1972 Brookfield Show, judged by Roy Churcher, a leading artist and teacher in the 1960s.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">He was my first art teacher when I was a teen.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">These works seem to me so evocative of the mid-century avant-garde, but now I find a nostalgic quality, a reminder of far-away times over 50 years ago when I was young and adventurous.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And I still love those bright pink/red tones....</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Have a bright weekend</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">XXXXX</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_55VBSCSKVTWrKfn9JpeiQjr8lN2r8YDSyGm4k8caay5HTsrRMVgImLD4K1SLOvPGcNcdshhdRNx4VnA5a758T5EIlCr1XWwD9Wq_H87Jh7x49kessZiCnylRq4u8IQERWWAWpiTML-D1RvkODfP5RDdHzPLwnuTRAY3wWDiaIiMJDO1-6Uhy_FmfS7a/s2016/IMG_0593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_55VBSCSKVTWrKfn9JpeiQjr8lN2r8YDSyGm4k8caay5HTsrRMVgImLD4K1SLOvPGcNcdshhdRNx4VnA5a758T5EIlCr1XWwD9Wq_H87Jh7x49kessZiCnylRq4u8IQERWWAWpiTML-D1RvkODfP5RDdHzPLwnuTRAY3wWDiaIiMJDO1-6Uhy_FmfS7a/s320/IMG_0593.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-68461042677564521662023-08-14T03:41:00.003-07:002023-08-14T03:41:32.743-07:00TO THE BALLET<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9BhXbKGHAXN7sFVGZoMdM2fMulKoz3kAGjXc4EPs1IaYPq2fa7sNORk3zS_6L2z6MfkXgobaXvshlglUqTPJVPJep3PUuDKt8LyECP3ypQJEl0r4Uqx55LThqP3ZA7lQjB7XCf4emVVAN_8WeR9n7jNth-fWXihpm32XV4RxVTw5DzMTRP4zQQKcGTCW/s2016/IMG_0552.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9BhXbKGHAXN7sFVGZoMdM2fMulKoz3kAGjXc4EPs1IaYPq2fa7sNORk3zS_6L2z6MfkXgobaXvshlglUqTPJVPJep3PUuDKt8LyECP3ypQJEl0r4Uqx55LThqP3ZA7lQjB7XCf4emVVAN_8WeR9n7jNth-fWXihpm32XV4RxVTw5DzMTRP4zQQKcGTCW/w300-h400/IMG_0552.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was wonderful to go to the Queensland Ballet Academy Gala...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFv0K1AELcejy6Li4jLnvuyjOeF6pXpmS8a8M6AM8MHrei1-gGYk00yo5vzqYRsYNCtZiEafAaN84m0gPdOyEkKqemlENVVPGNDvON-2M-05TVuYTnJYL2CEuZ-Z_4vEi3uRNS5N-Q-FNqLOuXLuw5gTNisKOkZ0tMTzYu9WQNGgAbX727vtE6bCWIwjV/s2016/IMG_0553.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFv0K1AELcejy6Li4jLnvuyjOeF6pXpmS8a8M6AM8MHrei1-gGYk00yo5vzqYRsYNCtZiEafAaN84m0gPdOyEkKqemlENVVPGNDvON-2M-05TVuYTnJYL2CEuZ-Z_4vEi3uRNS5N-Q-FNqLOuXLuw5gTNisKOkZ0tMTzYu9WQNGgAbX727vtE6bCWIwjV/s320/IMG_0553.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I bought tickets immediately on hearing the recent announcement of the imminent retirement of Artistic Director, Li Cunxin, AO, due to serious health concerns.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Regular readers of the blog might remember previous discussions about Li's amazing career. Chosen from a country classroom in Mao's China, he was taken to train as a ballet dancer, not seeing his family for many years. Subsequently, as a rising star, the young Li was chosen to go on exchange to the Houston Ballet in the USA, and eventually chose to live in the West. His story was told in the remarkable autobiography 'Mao's Last Dancer' (2003) and the film of the same name (2009). If you have not seen it, it is a wonderful story of courage, love, and Ballet.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Li married a Queensland dancer who he met in Houston, Mary McKendry, whose own remarkable story is told in her book 'Mary's Last Dance'. Both books are a great read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After international careers, they settled in Brisbane when Li was appointed to the Queensland Ballet in 2013. Mary became Ballet Mistress.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5g5XE_xjJsMvx8Akoep6fxTpPiWsinfRQD7QZpEPRGYBWvD0TxioPPsQ7ab-ZbBc5WsPNubL7Og2t5TVxqChnM3_mzEqq49077bd4qMTAbDicNSrWTrw6B2oFVWoZQQAvU_wG5lEc6pzc1peGky0v3e1tYUay57rrKVZHDXTgoVbbvR6kYze7KN6nP-AH/s650/8988ffe10a2f7222bc3678cb577bdb9e.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="650" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5g5XE_xjJsMvx8Akoep6fxTpPiWsinfRQD7QZpEPRGYBWvD0TxioPPsQ7ab-ZbBc5WsPNubL7Og2t5TVxqChnM3_mzEqq49077bd4qMTAbDicNSrWTrw6B2oFVWoZQQAvU_wG5lEc6pzc1peGky0v3e1tYUay57rrKVZHDXTgoVbbvR6kYze7KN6nP-AH/s320/8988ffe10a2f7222bc3678cb577bdb9e.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google image - now</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKpfFCtKiPc9PBZlxMGlTBdV5KYAgi26jHwqa-d-xHBLUlWI4wA0z0uSBx6tGc-XWXq5edHQiJPPauHQXJ0FoMUDUvgEfyiVs3NqfDt6bCOHJPnC2LOOHGM0Jup385VY1ICL8ESm_4lp-D_USq5GB9YEk7zgkm7A2-Wkfl4NN8Ca38dhN3ckvTsRNCLw9/s299/download%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="299" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKpfFCtKiPc9PBZlxMGlTBdV5KYAgi26jHwqa-d-xHBLUlWI4wA0z0uSBx6tGc-XWXq5edHQiJPPauHQXJ0FoMUDUvgEfyiVs3NqfDt6bCOHJPnC2LOOHGM0Jup385VY1ICL8ESm_4lp-D_USq5GB9YEk7zgkm7A2-Wkfl4NN8Ca38dhN3ckvTsRNCLw9/s1600/download%20(2).jpg" width="299" /></a></div>Google image - then<br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3UzUWRiJ96i-FiVk6ZXpMuQdiMaNTcOAcPjw2Ms94tHuOvSj3v54HVajwDyxJZMFi3t1WH37X0tDBC78RDKwfTnuoQMkYn4_yBnM1pFDs2yw6uvvmTKf9LrEegLcra7MJbaPb_pcl7l4O9NrqU8VHpPPYjiGouoWPPwZVJwKgCj3saM5aiscZl-8Za-Y/s300/download.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3UzUWRiJ96i-FiVk6ZXpMuQdiMaNTcOAcPjw2Ms94tHuOvSj3v54HVajwDyxJZMFi3t1WH37X0tDBC78RDKwfTnuoQMkYn4_yBnM1pFDs2yw6uvvmTKf9LrEegLcra7MJbaPb_pcl7l4O9NrqU8VHpPPYjiGouoWPPwZVJwKgCj3saM5aiscZl-8Za-Y/s1600/download.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google image - Tchaikovsky Suite</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Gala, featuring dozens of Academy students destined for a career in Ballet, began and ended with Tchaikovsky.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFPEo0LXZxQ9p3CPVX4suHzUUxKbcd7ho-nNrMPuM4KpCjkJolruXjxkq8z2kCtmFhDqlHGgk77VUyzqOhwl1T115Uo9AM2aqjXdvEsTD56ZrUF5Ow4smwU3EtLmrNNT8Xis0spmMq6cad83MB1xS6zrJo1as3wIIFGrhfoyUacJu8PBve0XZFARoefi8/s2016/IMG_0554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFPEo0LXZxQ9p3CPVX4suHzUUxKbcd7ho-nNrMPuM4KpCjkJolruXjxkq8z2kCtmFhDqlHGgk77VUyzqOhwl1T115Uo9AM2aqjXdvEsTD56ZrUF5Ow4smwU3EtLmrNNT8Xis0spmMq6cad83MB1xS6zrJo1as3wIIFGrhfoyUacJu8PBve0XZFARoefi8/s320/IMG_0554.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4M8VFx5ydeu9lIyHF9i8Q59_ig5sFoDncJFQ1IrUglPxU8wtQATditajE6xz8nqLGFQFUKTX63GkOJnp1U79o9y5m-TATKN-cAgiftrDGmtVIErrU9ZfREgNoKHYBX74dY1rIfAHWWrgsNqU8zQKPLM5VqXAlBC5r0MVPsRunE6Aw5_zBqglJDZ7hAz8/s480/eoy-demo-title-image-jpg.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4M8VFx5ydeu9lIyHF9i8Q59_ig5sFoDncJFQ1IrUglPxU8wtQATditajE6xz8nqLGFQFUKTX63GkOJnp1U79o9y5m-TATKN-cAgiftrDGmtVIErrU9ZfREgNoKHYBX74dY1rIfAHWWrgsNqU8zQKPLM5VqXAlBC5r0MVPsRunE6Aw5_zBqglJDZ7hAz8/w400-h225/eoy-demo-title-image-jpg.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Academy Define (Grand Parade). </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Finale was indeed Grand. I counted 128 dancers on the very large stage at the Academy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAu1GQs47PbEPEv8rsS9o5qAttfams7GIR8NcJy1aDfohXIjp25Qe8HpOmFXXKok9Fch3T_MiBX3FiT9mdAAtwaC04wjzZ9_W1LAv1h_6pDN64OnwhgR8YqNgCIjIV3qYzhDp5n3E5wEUw30jWWorpfqmCsc-vSaTztJirykp7WqKgROVESK_5wRPgC4H/s2016/IMG_0558.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAu1GQs47PbEPEv8rsS9o5qAttfams7GIR8NcJy1aDfohXIjp25Qe8HpOmFXXKok9Fch3T_MiBX3FiT9mdAAtwaC04wjzZ9_W1LAv1h_6pDN64OnwhgR8YqNgCIjIV3qYzhDp5n3E5wEUw30jWWorpfqmCsc-vSaTztJirykp7WqKgROVESK_5wRPgC4H/s320/IMG_0558.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I decided to wear this happy dress, made during the pandemic. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And the moral of this photo is: Never look into the afternoon sun at the Ballet matinee....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7scgqBTLmXmdf840SiLzt60yj6iJUPbAOhEWFWR_mgja1T_QAeLJiHxe0_CZ3TiY3sx2IhWCnmJO901LKgxUgHzsuHm2hpbOcJH9vJ9Mj1bQBZ9QZS9IRSnon0r0phQa57XVtW4QAiIkaQkrRYepZ4I0lYeXM0CLOfqJigKtO35RSqGBCbe5z_pYgMu_p/s2016/IMG_0555.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7scgqBTLmXmdf840SiLzt60yj6iJUPbAOhEWFWR_mgja1T_QAeLJiHxe0_CZ3TiY3sx2IhWCnmJO901LKgxUgHzsuHm2hpbOcJH9vJ9Mj1bQBZ9QZS9IRSnon0r0phQa57XVtW4QAiIkaQkrRYepZ4I0lYeXM0CLOfqJigKtO35RSqGBCbe5z_pYgMu_p/s320/IMG_0555.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5HmvLAefEU5XQ06xWGLIeCX9FoYq1v4SllCs6S90NvHuLo0pJmbdrRKBaNFZH0x0yjS4ad3xdTVAkyNWHcue1fNNm7jguVUUOZlfdFa8jMJEA7yL2z3K7_ctw4ziKo1dG5h5TOpd7cYWdGxdvp0qOw6Z9qur2_4DSZeZffSNJpcJQEOoXtQTgjpWLu9P/s2016/IMG_0574.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5HmvLAefEU5XQ06xWGLIeCX9FoYq1v4SllCs6S90NvHuLo0pJmbdrRKBaNFZH0x0yjS4ad3xdTVAkyNWHcue1fNNm7jguVUUOZlfdFa8jMJEA7yL2z3K7_ctw4ziKo1dG5h5TOpd7cYWdGxdvp0qOw6Z9qur2_4DSZeZffSNJpcJQEOoXtQTgjpWLu9P/s320/IMG_0574.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Apologies to the lovely Readers who commented on my last post, and who were overlooked in the replies. I got myself into a Blog Muddle. Again. However, things have been rectified and I have left a little conversation there for everyone. We're all in this together...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZcJxT4_7Ep8ofhtnLaKWJzvbeumGGE99SJjcpdDzqSkQrF-YgpzFcIKGTqQTseeWcNLAGcw1NRiD19HhprSaWBTD8HCRYKOqJ2Dw7maBJsr1K3SQLmNILae-OCMg-SJisy9NR9fer3rZbYmSBj59PA00-fTLcflhz8HsIghMSxNA6qRji7u92qAZxcCw/s2016/IMG_0575.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZcJxT4_7Ep8ofhtnLaKWJzvbeumGGE99SJjcpdDzqSkQrF-YgpzFcIKGTqQTseeWcNLAGcw1NRiD19HhprSaWBTD8HCRYKOqJ2Dw7maBJsr1K3SQLmNILae-OCMg-SJisy9NR9fer3rZbYmSBj59PA00-fTLcflhz8HsIghMSxNA6qRji7u92qAZxcCw/s320/IMG_0575.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Solitary daffodil is still going and sends its regards..</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiI842PnvCOzpjz149UdhWM8noqFh-nQPq_Xq0EWUIw4xS6pxiCJWCgurL7d57eCPJ-o7o5C6fqzFvNQHa2dXVQJU1QAdpN8PPv3F40zuJ6y6w6RoCiJ8JlJdK81iOtdDgKtNVIM6oVc8iMnKMeXnzLHLEf3BPsMCIivediJMCm72I3q6PQNeCD_e1FQJ-/s2016/IMG_0573.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiI842PnvCOzpjz149UdhWM8noqFh-nQPq_Xq0EWUIw4xS6pxiCJWCgurL7d57eCPJ-o7o5C6fqzFvNQHa2dXVQJU1QAdpN8PPv3F40zuJ6y6w6RoCiJ8JlJdK81iOtdDgKtNVIM6oVc8iMnKMeXnzLHLEf3BPsMCIivediJMCm72I3q6PQNeCD_e1FQJ-/s320/IMG_0573.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Go dancing, or whatever lifts your spirits...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">XXXX</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuNH7-OhbHukinl2N9xpXfqzIJ397Hoydzq4vqmI8fCAHfY3Kg4IsbakxtFF37Jt_dvAH9ejF6S-CosKtKpAMJASQrtxcu-NjjQKHcvzLSnZyrY0gWqc9OgJ72h86_QWU71Z3GeOYc3sAuavIN62LLwBXq0oQMrTzbTiWQ1LrNtRU5beohy6wFzAOhEH1/s2016/IMG_0576.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuNH7-OhbHukinl2N9xpXfqzIJ397Hoydzq4vqmI8fCAHfY3Kg4IsbakxtFF37Jt_dvAH9ejF6S-CosKtKpAMJASQrtxcu-NjjQKHcvzLSnZyrY0gWqc9OgJ72h86_QWU71Z3GeOYc3sAuavIN62LLwBXq0oQMrTzbTiWQ1LrNtRU5beohy6wFzAOhEH1/s320/IMG_0576.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-11722259504266518662023-08-07T03:47:00.002-07:002023-08-07T04:57:39.125-07:00FLOWERS THAT BLOOM IN THE SPRING, TRA LA<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbV4l-gEt-K0NK1aS-30KZIuSJGAWaze9aRdZWDo0yvoLbYMLpCmRC_FCT3u-V44OxZvVNuQzghdcLJq_rqrFnKyAGI-eXMBs2Um2I5MFuADgDvQ3GI5tTynkTcsrNtK3Z5S91P3bCPDRUMGdRQCxFI6vZf89Su6awEiHrhWGUXpuE0L9QG3izB5lTmiI/s1440/P1010259%20(Large).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbV4l-gEt-K0NK1aS-30KZIuSJGAWaze9aRdZWDo0yvoLbYMLpCmRC_FCT3u-V44OxZvVNuQzghdcLJq_rqrFnKyAGI-eXMBs2Um2I5MFuADgDvQ3GI5tTynkTcsrNtK3Z5S91P3bCPDRUMGdRQCxFI6vZf89Su6awEiHrhWGUXpuE0L9QG3izB5lTmiI/w400-h300/P1010259%20(Large).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Never worry about the Red Cardinal Garden of Neglect..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It survived our long absence, and really did not appear to care at all....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTk6fnEa3aEBF8viaWEIA1vKVn96xLn9B60hBeHT8vSruJ9okJKkU4R5kfjYActJljuSc1d2ZulQSSW81kw8m5_tXeBzmGj71a1GJFf8rPCD05vZex2v3taQ9dNdFuSecJg31VsLiTETjcnKgJ8jKHwya6GTIQsI9MnkfO_wFfQUjfVqWagHsMnZTWvCb/s1440/P1010264%20(Large).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTk6fnEa3aEBF8viaWEIA1vKVn96xLn9B60hBeHT8vSruJ9okJKkU4R5kfjYActJljuSc1d2ZulQSSW81kw8m5_tXeBzmGj71a1GJFf8rPCD05vZex2v3taQ9dNdFuSecJg31VsLiTETjcnKgJ8jKHwya6GTIQsI9MnkfO_wFfQUjfVqWagHsMnZTWvCb/w400-h300/P1010264%20(Large).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Annual General Daffodil has appeared.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It would be nice if we got a second one this year, but you can't be too particular...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJahera-F-98oWcoKCDqkxd6_Vqos03dtLVdEo582h5GyKn-l6KS_gJoqnfzh4nyWEUgtZCOxLuEMjFE4jrGSNDT7OJJOrMOzE-HSrZ8mem7_x2j7qe-hudeZ-Imvpg6gBlXvd-MReReY0gWK1pl1TDftTVH1gjuxWjHpZ06dfYTG_9KgayM_Zo8VeT6So/s1440/P1010267%20(Large).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJahera-F-98oWcoKCDqkxd6_Vqos03dtLVdEo582h5GyKn-l6KS_gJoqnfzh4nyWEUgtZCOxLuEMjFE4jrGSNDT7OJJOrMOzE-HSrZ8mem7_x2j7qe-hudeZ-Imvpg6gBlXvd-MReReY0gWK1pl1TDftTVH1gjuxWjHpZ06dfYTG_9KgayM_Zo8VeT6So/w300-h400/P1010267%20(Large).JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Lavender is coming into flower ..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqMBSiGA6A5ov9hSGbRfbWRpxkgWprX96UrY2QN-pKNBO9CIZS0kmBRj52jdJ6DXjyaNzrK7MxMQnyKlhZ-Q1Div5tb4Noc1eHE_jGu1GfG5QGZ6e_ODfeGjju9GITNDq_VYyYj3pkKcnn44cGu3kUOCZf0KIesSdSlR-bz78fostr8rrqdQyILOaKyHL/s1440/P1010268%20(Large).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqMBSiGA6A5ov9hSGbRfbWRpxkgWprX96UrY2QN-pKNBO9CIZS0kmBRj52jdJ6DXjyaNzrK7MxMQnyKlhZ-Q1Div5tb4Noc1eHE_jGu1GfG5QGZ6e_ODfeGjju9GITNDq_VYyYj3pkKcnn44cGu3kUOCZf0KIesSdSlR-bz78fostr8rrqdQyILOaKyHL/s320/P1010268%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">and the day after we returned, we went to the Garden Centre for some potted colour..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXElyG_aA9HQt1nKS__F-ha7vICt3hwDc2M9M1exrpb7RLg-ftNznUyAVvDU1SgzsZPpDoQQPSy3lutw-2Lo_iEu5Ip-b322HPjIHVwkZ0QY92MQ-2Kz9KVOJ650pKEHadzMNzE35saJZpcEcwm6WV6ZQrvuLyIeahR4pxp7EDfwzkApUR9DcVoU-Hobj/s1440/P1010272%20(Large).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXElyG_aA9HQt1nKS__F-ha7vICt3hwDc2M9M1exrpb7RLg-ftNznUyAVvDU1SgzsZPpDoQQPSy3lutw-2Lo_iEu5Ip-b322HPjIHVwkZ0QY92MQ-2Kz9KVOJ650pKEHadzMNzE35saJZpcEcwm6WV6ZQrvuLyIeahR4pxp7EDfwzkApUR9DcVoU-Hobj/s320/P1010272%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">carefully inserting these mad little fluttering Canadian geese I brought home:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAf8vmC6ANxcyRsolWhD2Rr7jDKSV36hEODNuhqjGiKAwFd0_lGziolBUWRPjhX5DkIRuV770WgWBjdELZpQzG2u6-AeEv4Lrub1eeZBfUMCfkNvdg2OZAmKH-rNLfm5CaaQ3aOuY3lXaHae6IFGoHXk7p5diiXG2P6wlgyPvgj4xCcCT2gk8dvVgipBa/s1440/P1010269%20(Large).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAf8vmC6ANxcyRsolWhD2Rr7jDKSV36hEODNuhqjGiKAwFd0_lGziolBUWRPjhX5DkIRuV770WgWBjdELZpQzG2u6-AeEv4Lrub1eeZBfUMCfkNvdg2OZAmKH-rNLfm5CaaQ3aOuY3lXaHae6IFGoHXk7p5diiXG2P6wlgyPvgj4xCcCT2gk8dvVgipBa/s320/P1010269%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The naughty cockatoos hate them, which is a win for us..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrjWF-qPTASOrvBo8-pb8NiUXbgo6SLCkR1KDAxpY8wUn1wAiFNbsbu1drYyYg-b07pb8NstEsNhH_ez3OZoV8uatgCaW0vTVnokIItzig_Kv8qQ4sgmdBnqCA_v5MY70P0V10_sEph9Bp1GyEfq1Qe-1P1B-jjpwqaEdQAs-r5kO5bTbO4QAzrLcyxSE/s1440/P1010274%20(Large).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrjWF-qPTASOrvBo8-pb8NiUXbgo6SLCkR1KDAxpY8wUn1wAiFNbsbu1drYyYg-b07pb8NstEsNhH_ez3OZoV8uatgCaW0vTVnokIItzig_Kv8qQ4sgmdBnqCA_v5MY70P0V10_sEph9Bp1GyEfq1Qe-1P1B-jjpwqaEdQAs-r5kO5bTbO4QAzrLcyxSE/w400-h300/P1010274%20(Large).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The friendly kookaburras just laugh about it all....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDU8cxW1E95GDqGbnlziAAm41tA0uLKfwqIfrzJ10nJlJxgOuBhv3K175KFYHwO7gC5_XaiykaXCgM-Uq-vt9wk--vuMm-KnCkqOI18XVFDbGWO5BsiqFEb6g_rwzGHaGJJ31GePTWQJDP7IyP-fYgkOUO90_a6qlGwpD7_JehYD3BcEHcAPn5g2pyXev/s1440/P1010271%20(Large).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">While I recovered from my virus, we went for a country drive to see the Elderflower Farm</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The orange vine was magnificent - I forget its name, although my mother had one at her house...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GhdmIqFLFDJHJYV3DAz00V7moPnZwCXu2fOOhQHttY4HSF-8zv6c_Bo1MacjmJD9ZY_-Tdfgc9RAPCH-MsUk6N_iQ8x1Kp8Ep3OKWOiuosx_SjJFzPsZ0qe7GY0ta2-VnSemYElF_4eXpyBbFBdEkug-c8pfS8szQuXn6qoTRDt_k9gKsVJpLGsOV-dy/s2016/IMG_0433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UnkyajvdSH_sGCxKQNTJI_t2klDLWIu4pQR8xP4ADqjFyNVTUjk5APtCgclWUJKlUQkGcSBzru0Xb06mNdZfHd1laA8bntFILIduBUNp3CDF-GiFdkZGc1XjUKvt7By_kDmV4wN-oxRea4X5Mj4aUYJGCeMNPZ1vKIigXe4zzWtk_KbirxQ1pY8Jrxye/s320/361890908_3088435481450280_2739780147415094828_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sweet Peas never fail to charm..</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbq_uDxjeGNfEYBHDiRuzZWZ1GALyn3gRsUvYib8HpiQJmQUzSEtrGAcraxNy7UknUJoSOYGwyM6zWYEIuLRG1VpLcVnQ77NMAIEOprYMzQADjUUSOGekIYPy9-pNMPhV60kaHnna4aeD0M1Ly5dIsVbNVIXfeGpgBblv1WOI5w4AcqxAIywxr8DYuEabl/s2016/IMG_0451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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They lasted over a week..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGM9L0-sJSzXw679iMt7X2lVQaRRpsqgTQ7CY1OWLMeBUPFashqkkH1pon_tPJ-K7gf6Nq5ralbPJ0gPK41xN7wQiPFcG5x5AgyYgTCqbZb1doYc-xydO3Jy2GhLVjTTr2wA7abwPKLRdExgx2l4yvYssHEJtUHkXUHLkKwiquEzypoJXdF6H1IKs5jee/s2016/IMG_0463.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGM9L0-sJSzXw679iMt7X2lVQaRRpsqgTQ7CY1OWLMeBUPFashqkkH1pon_tPJ-K7gf6Nq5ralbPJ0gPK41xN7wQiPFcG5x5AgyYgTCqbZb1doYc-xydO3Jy2GhLVjTTr2wA7abwPKLRdExgx2l4yvYssHEJtUHkXUHLkKwiquEzypoJXdF6H1IKs5jee/s320/IMG_0463.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>We visited our daughter's local Garden Centre while we were in Ottawa.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFepo161tWFJ-YmrFSfhmUrRAMGhHFlGXhkZKwGGIY4XB7SgT59UFfATno3KZ01a92Czbwt9fbvgJ-GNFaY9rTWxcID0BkF_NWMSzFwCROG8YbwkrUtIlrhwb_61DuZ0s2rpvBDKOdw6KBvB_XANBJGb82l79Hs_Tmr1qxZWbHSX84VtqJmPS8PXO12SeV/s2016/IMG_9882.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFepo161tWFJ-YmrFSfhmUrRAMGhHFlGXhkZKwGGIY4XB7SgT59UFfATno3KZ01a92Czbwt9fbvgJ-GNFaY9rTWxcID0BkF_NWMSzFwCROG8YbwkrUtIlrhwb_61DuZ0s2rpvBDKOdw6KBvB_XANBJGb82l79Hs_Tmr1qxZWbHSX84VtqJmPS8PXO12SeV/w300-h400/IMG_9882.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxliV16RNM2UO_K539BiWfP0DMxFp2UhPRcCpjE7AjMDXWUtCRZtx55tq-9kn70FKmwtsPYnSMDrHfhKJHTDMN9wbJqRWuyxOWLYD4N-HFbdJCj5KYgWbXlMBiUwbEURiDpsutHrdtAATDiizmQpVduL9yW8IUXJOexI5PK_o4FlRiLch2W4-2NGDfSyW/s2016/IMG_9890.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxliV16RNM2UO_K539BiWfP0DMxFp2UhPRcCpjE7AjMDXWUtCRZtx55tq-9kn70FKmwtsPYnSMDrHfhKJHTDMN9wbJqRWuyxOWLYD4N-HFbdJCj5KYgWbXlMBiUwbEURiDpsutHrdtAATDiizmQpVduL9yW8IUXJOexI5PK_o4FlRiLch2W4-2NGDfSyW/s320/IMG_9890.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Loved the birdhouses!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWs9yJGcRdz4MfQmcVayyMGsSUozKLWFhVIXdrLdC7VFPg-RFYIXDlZ0i5nX6ApmooquX2G15sWDhHQAA_PRWdnjzUEp3BeL_BNcRSGh7m890dBTXkNwTplzWSGxzeCjBm9fVShBOq94MxfToj4P_0n5qGSGqeekJdvSwGxqh8iSwyZO59WK1fVivdE0dr/s320/IMG_9883.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Introducing Decoy Duck, our new pet...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrTyDPZ6KPvacG1Cnqb6Rb8amDG7RQBk7Av39Fdp5xgDRTJo33wMGESx8Ldi1y9DsyUMFUy3mkEs3ZQeqSzJHG2aP12Jm41Bmc0Z52l1lkJDd1YtkXnacDmkRNeLKJ4N0SZrN8yqWKu7cZ9ziXzjVJHbkr2SIe1edJ98L3mJMWFACgoP0aAC4rlMAAbzF/s2016/IMG_0262.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrTyDPZ6KPvacG1Cnqb6Rb8amDG7RQBk7Av39Fdp5xgDRTJo33wMGESx8Ldi1y9DsyUMFUy3mkEs3ZQeqSzJHG2aP12Jm41Bmc0Z52l1lkJDd1YtkXnacDmkRNeLKJ4N0SZrN8yqWKu7cZ9ziXzjVJHbkr2SIe1edJ98L3mJMWFACgoP0aAC4rlMAAbzF/s320/IMG_0262.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I found him at a yard sale in Canada, for the princely sum of $5...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Carefully packed him in bubble wrap and lots of clothing, and brought him back to Australia. We do not see them here. Duck hunting, while something my father did when young, is not such a big thing here but apparently is popular in Canada, the land of thousands of lakes...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The day after we came home, the tiny twins came over to help launch him into the swimming pool.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And there he is, delighting me every day with his stoic floating about, and startling the neighbours and occasional visitors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">'There's a duck in your pool', I hear...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sure is....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">XXXX</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJi9wfCf_9-etaKVprPr85BUduyK0oh215GYtc7QixO_b92Dy73tByou3Tj8Lz52wCQsYN1Sn3J6wRLKS0dIDrZOKW2wvOECo8LSyQ8C5uMse_-D18s_Xf-Mvkm35W_F_EFAndrN51HpneBasn0NqUiqeDHjmkaACibZGk6hChVZY8GlVDtbeirC5nMi0N/s1440/P1010266%20(Large).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6sfsJSfzCkbc8mwC9iI6pUsU9mDo9oLdFCuF4qWV_5YbFHR15871VKehJI_Ba6WXssCxIvIfDfxRGwcE9Zv6Ve5GP160HFOUxsEeeYfnyne60vCnm3DYpxiiKMAcH-ifXBxpBm0sVeadt-213-EqQwqbCHmh9w1gvD0bA1hhsJKkOW_rtLN0fubV5zbh/s3712/P1010234.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="3712" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6sfsJSfzCkbc8mwC9iI6pUsU9mDo9oLdFCuF4qWV_5YbFHR15871VKehJI_Ba6WXssCxIvIfDfxRGwcE9Zv6Ve5GP160HFOUxsEeeYfnyne60vCnm3DYpxiiKMAcH-ifXBxpBm0sVeadt-213-EqQwqbCHmh9w1gvD0bA1hhsJKkOW_rtLN0fubV5zbh/w400-h300/P1010234.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello from the Red Cardinal nest, Dear Readers.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thank you to all who have left messages, and apologies that I did not find them until today...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After our wonderful trip to Canada, we have both been ill.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Mr Red Cardinal caught Covid in transit, and for a couple of weeks we had to isolate from each other in our own nest.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Then I came down with a difficult seasonal virus which lasts for weeks - one common in small children and which was apparently passed onby our sweet grandchildren...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrI9FN-S3MNhw5JTM_sOZzShwz-4dEOsBpqU4md_EsMKDsR6KPxbuunr6DRb57KOxZ_a2ft877Uw0BGn5C0aupI6cGUnQKTD4PSzJwkCZMB4Sgz05eQr39MKUGhPFNZHDENaLQeI0wSWdj4xT2PQ0BsMd-kaO1QSSA0N6tGTWhKoc7Tz3YHTk1_-Siv6e/s3712/P1010244.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="2784" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrI9FN-S3MNhw5JTM_sOZzShwz-4dEOsBpqU4md_EsMKDsR6KPxbuunr6DRb57KOxZ_a2ft877Uw0BGn5C0aupI6cGUnQKTD4PSzJwkCZMB4Sgz05eQr39MKUGhPFNZHDENaLQeI0wSWdj4xT2PQ0BsMd-kaO1QSSA0N6tGTWhKoc7Tz3YHTk1_-Siv6e/w300-h400/P1010244.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Then I lost the blog for a while, along with the energy to write it anyway..</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">However, blog is now found again and here we are.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Winter has been freezing our fingers and toes, and the garden is getting ready for Spring.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhe3ORosI4xhDK3zDmm42Y78-bBjiTWlzfaGtrCAVIXnt2yVJFXQyqheiX31n5M49q9pfwY5vuIP0l8_2FEw7NPyufHFZrvQWK_ZTJA-FuII-Wp3IqFZdOC1AJRGpIgOCrKS0qrC_1XnDL4VtHpZdsAJrQw6zFna2XUu-RJPIJEFw5gtwEVFWQKKmrgz99/s1440/P1010258%20(Large).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhe3ORosI4xhDK3zDmm42Y78-bBjiTWlzfaGtrCAVIXnt2yVJFXQyqheiX31n5M49q9pfwY5vuIP0l8_2FEw7NPyufHFZrvQWK_ZTJA-FuII-Wp3IqFZdOC1AJRGpIgOCrKS0qrC_1XnDL4VtHpZdsAJrQw6zFna2XUu-RJPIJEFw5gtwEVFWQKKmrgz99/s320/P1010258%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HTT9Nsmo2OhUbc4cOGF5S8FHdHfudn0SsT7YDaG1lZ-RGoczr8JJfpOkOaBFCXGDZShKpI9MraA5cSL4VWOewImXJ2M1MqjksXRjk69GKvHRH2xusqifnEwe7EvZgmPm88AkerYoENS5u03iAyva2POTi0iY1YjQtfOVQ6mKdI6UMMBJuHQeRiNQpTQg/s2016/IMG_9981.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HTT9Nsmo2OhUbc4cOGF5S8FHdHfudn0SsT7YDaG1lZ-RGoczr8JJfpOkOaBFCXGDZShKpI9MraA5cSL4VWOewImXJ2M1MqjksXRjk69GKvHRH2xusqifnEwe7EvZgmPm88AkerYoENS5u03iAyva2POTi0iY1YjQtfOVQ6mKdI6UMMBJuHQeRiNQpTQg/w300-h400/IMG_9981.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A highlight of our Canadian holiday was a visit to Parc Omega, a large free-range Zoo in Quebec.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We enjoyed an overnight experience: 'Sleeping with the Wolves'.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Accommodation was a beautiful log cabin with a wall of glass:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3-MPdp-DwELFXkn4Tw1ndzjyFdeViCIpWP0C1oW3eKPyOjqEyyiqHQSe4wzqu3zXxX0kdM1JdqsD-geBcN7ENu74kyIi4hDyLOvY4ygRCJRBbGDtX2-i7xFLhkY9ahJi4itk3aAjtaXXcRMmf-99ITvpG5o85x_xRkXWt7EimaGnZ3LkhOKYC1TohxsL/s2016/IMG_9976.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3-MPdp-DwELFXkn4Tw1ndzjyFdeViCIpWP0C1oW3eKPyOjqEyyiqHQSe4wzqu3zXxX0kdM1JdqsD-geBcN7ENu74kyIi4hDyLOvY4ygRCJRBbGDtX2-i7xFLhkY9ahJi4itk3aAjtaXXcRMmf-99ITvpG5o85x_xRkXWt7EimaGnZ3LkhOKYC1TohxsL/w300-h400/IMG_9976.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is the entry side...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4ZNl3uMhmTORM6_6Q0ZM8ejl7WVLXrJ7y0ldcHzRlFZcgT_aa1jpg-ww-IKqhRxSzGOV2cfhPpchTB8pDJpLEkLmwvoThkhjizCnJDbUIOkFjDMN4ZORDcavrwaUD_86KQK7T8Fu8YTdXf1m3RUO27dMIaYibgKunsDVyoum7A3TPdoxYpXym0yS-fsy/s2016/IMG_9938.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4ZNl3uMhmTORM6_6Q0ZM8ejl7WVLXrJ7y0ldcHzRlFZcgT_aa1jpg-ww-IKqhRxSzGOV2cfhPpchTB8pDJpLEkLmwvoThkhjizCnJDbUIOkFjDMN4ZORDcavrwaUD_86KQK7T8Fu8YTdXf1m3RUO27dMIaYibgKunsDVyoum7A3TPdoxYpXym0yS-fsy/w300-h400/IMG_9938.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A comfortable lounge area looked out onto:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBOg9OGuX1YW8yg5FJuoVHDrDde_C9VxnO54qMO5-TX-A7qaWoajUzl5j6kvydcf13CJCN5sHBOfg87KtnVzXVM3t0js2cLZkgdkhavqjZZfFctZXt_koC4pLoLLujVGlLhv1EC7OY3Z41FDn7GfCr8psna9MvMLAyFbiGhfgDhiqVnPqNopfJJHxN9Lzx/s2016/IMG_9952.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBOg9OGuX1YW8yg5FJuoVHDrDde_C9VxnO54qMO5-TX-A7qaWoajUzl5j6kvydcf13CJCN5sHBOfg87KtnVzXVM3t0js2cLZkgdkhavqjZZfFctZXt_koC4pLoLLujVGlLhv1EC7OY3Z41FDn7GfCr8psna9MvMLAyFbiGhfgDhiqVnPqNopfJJHxN9Lzx/w300-h400/IMG_9952.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The leader soon became obvious, and there is much jostling and pushing to establish seniority.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">One hapless old wolf was rejected, and spent his time isolated near our glass wall. Occasionally another wolf would come over and tease him briefly. It is a tough society.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At any unusual noise, they assembled into a long line, ears and tails up and alert until the 'danger' had passed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRjVBvm69mB6JRJRdAf-4hY46UQOVXKxtdY2ArTBJj_opKv_GROgCGWfp-AUulVNq_u6R4qAuXPBVe0eC1G_LBio3DjHAI3fjlfJJmWRor8Au7YlipCtm7-aH-ViJdf9OpIYnPcKJzSLgyvjstej_QhbltFkkAvUC3MlZqpeeALcdmVyJAfM_wx4Msf0c/s2016/IMG_9959.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRjVBvm69mB6JRJRdAf-4hY46UQOVXKxtdY2ArTBJj_opKv_GROgCGWfp-AUulVNq_u6R4qAuXPBVe0eC1G_LBio3DjHAI3fjlfJJmWRor8Au7YlipCtm7-aH-ViJdf9OpIYnPcKJzSLgyvjstej_QhbltFkkAvUC3MlZqpeeALcdmVyJAfM_wx4Msf0c/s320/IMG_9959.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The wolves have quite a large territory, probably quite a few acres, in which to roam and came and went while we were there. There were a small number of similar cabins dotted about.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Just before dusk, we went along a raised boardwalk to see both the wolves and black bears being fed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuK_v2mznm4tqObh-Ol-puMJ9MBdeMdz_rcKNr0RKP6tvCxoENJRdm2k3XHhO41moQt8-qOLANNMYmDoszkVE0Uoo1DVJ_KvWEqOz9pKyX9joMEeykzC1rlvcUPUXfvke6GP1rEw_uoHKQMM2dUuCZ_nZJWwdBbcf3FI09j_28zU9IaMg5WEjgZDU267O/s3712/P1010188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At 1.30 am I awoke to hear wolves howling - what an amazing sound! It lasted a few minutes. Then again at 4.30 I was roused to hear them again. Just like in the movies...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We found the wolves to be beautiful, fascinating and interesting animals, quite different from domestic dogs or the Australian Dingo, or wild dog.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As for the black bears, which fortunately were not in the area of our cabin, I found them terrifying! They look so enormous and dangerous, and much scarier than our deadly Aussie snakes....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVrNVnYvoR6bjbW78-kgsGT44IGnYKY7PbEtC2tW7W7ikot7MkHgVMmzhv5aVMy_7BnZMDAErXGBmT6OZ8S78D28hqye7D4YunTiMbuzrsXo4-hBs6ItQhFTKIPLGAwVBsEypwrAJV6npf3GumVzzS6HXPytex7hJmNWI42DxDfBc0ryyXmq8bzvpPUlv/s3712/P1010176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="3712" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVrNVnYvoR6bjbW78-kgsGT44IGnYKY7PbEtC2tW7W7ikot7MkHgVMmzhv5aVMy_7BnZMDAErXGBmT6OZ8S78D28hqye7D4YunTiMbuzrsXo4-hBs6ItQhFTKIPLGAwVBsEypwrAJV6npf3GumVzzS6HXPytex7hJmNWI42DxDfBc0ryyXmq8bzvpPUlv/s320/P1010176.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">How are you all?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hope all is well, and you are planning a nice weekend.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">XXXXX</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaFERusxPFfedUSqeXmX-qWql2rQO5-YGQK-cQdrtiJercpY_g4y42p6Q7OEE56P89EQqdPiQ4vkUH2OlCDs7zxryVYDf-gnX0YE3-yttLKHIbOog030jqDFKW1Kf25XUXbSP5cmcHF5FABHId7DCH87UPTK4X_nbups8z62EI6BbuM2c0rg9vchcxtKm/s1440/P1010235%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Since then they have married, lived in Sydney and in the UK, had two boys and live and work in Ottawa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now we were back in Toronto for a little catch up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The TN tower is still there, much less dominant on the city skyline. We did not go up this time - been there and done that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfUFA5oo-D3nmrZcHpEW0EIwWTPc8o_bn-UFN6aB76Rbjd-mr4ppeZeS4vEYp-PzjwLIxKagJgBIoBkASjSWvM1BGOoIRs8hnKue71WCUw4KNN-BybGs3IxInT5XBOtAczlDnGIO4Pi73aQGFvQkTQNnGqbP9NW3y4tb-hH0j83q7EPyf0mhicH8WQg/s4032/IMG_9652.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfUFA5oo-D3nmrZcHpEW0EIwWTPc8o_bn-UFN6aB76Rbjd-mr4ppeZeS4vEYp-PzjwLIxKagJgBIoBkASjSWvM1BGOoIRs8hnKue71WCUw4KNN-BybGs3IxInT5XBOtAczlDnGIO4Pi73aQGFvQkTQNnGqbP9NW3y4tb-hH0j83q7EPyf0mhicH8WQg/s320/IMG_9652.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtb31Fo6Pfwqs294I7qGpwkFzMlx1ON6VU_he6IICep0bF356Xc_u2QmH4lk4CXE7OrOUjYfK1-Ae-WhwoqUB9bOAFz65C0pTvbfR_Qq6-QAb-Zc_Biu2Q4FkFKfBgihWpfJGy497rSqrId19VTHj3I0QA9wOoFX6Tth5mQ4xnoJq4F3b54swRPHUHeA/s4032/IMG_9661.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">The guys went to a ball game at the Stadium while I went with my daughter to the Art Gallery of Ontario.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We concentrated on historical Canadian art including the Group of Seven and had a delicate afternoon tea of tiny scones with fresh made berry jam. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZPjOssC0gSH1CwqMJXJrlft4E6gnxZZSTyjGr08w79Jq2BG4RVnenppU-MchNXA3Kz2Yyhv_sHXlZSZtotStlGYH2QZXjZOCJ5KDWQrrUVQlBJwSMtK1NHMElAj028cMG3hqrfVQv-eGy_1l75-diwsWp3Hs5FzXKyqdJTzaEUHUjvit05ZW8aneTg/s4032/IMG_9715.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZPjOssC0gSH1CwqMJXJrlft4E6gnxZZSTyjGr08w79Jq2BG4RVnenppU-MchNXA3Kz2Yyhv_sHXlZSZtotStlGYH2QZXjZOCJ5KDWQrrUVQlBJwSMtK1NHMElAj028cMG3hqrfVQv-eGy_1l75-diwsWp3Hs5FzXKyqdJTzaEUHUjvit05ZW8aneTg/s320/IMG_9715.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A poor bird left this little blue egg on the concrete windowsill of our hotel room. Six floors up in a stark courtyard! 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It was a great production and the kids are just old enough to enjoy the rap music and understand the story of the founding fathers of the United States. I enjoyed learning more history and the singers were excellent. But I don’t like the noisy beat of Rap music. Oh dear :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was Mother’s Day and we had a little dinner date at the Toronto International Film Festival centre which was near the hotel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My daughter gave me a bee brooch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5iLDveIO7j-cond-6_IZjhV71iUamoN-SAq7xt3plVnMOVUxYQ_MdzMml00QgS0Nds7DcKPXW4z8zbH1mBnWGLCVdsnaxoNl3RuC1sS5sDUVcRlSV51gEGoUasONzPrGemNnuqbOHJU0AXGhauriIGQvkxqopdsha7DlAXL73UBpe_VhDI7TqQFBEQ/s3677/IMG_6380.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3677" data-original-width="2970" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5iLDveIO7j-cond-6_IZjhV71iUamoN-SAq7xt3plVnMOVUxYQ_MdzMml00QgS0Nds7DcKPXW4z8zbH1mBnWGLCVdsnaxoNl3RuC1sS5sDUVcRlSV51gEGoUasONzPrGemNnuqbOHJU0AXGhauriIGQvkxqopdsha7DlAXL73UBpe_VhDI7TqQFBEQ/s320/IMG_6380.jpeg" width="258" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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On the way home we took pictures of picturesque Ontario barns and churches. I will try drawing and painting them when we go home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am having quite a random time trying to place and post pictures! Enjoy, and I hope it is not confusing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Til next time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Xxxx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxrK-QtYgT60xhtJKNPFvl9WZMqnMcj23iJuWtMN_5eSjzWCjFvUToRKEpbrR3tDzhU0Su2Homckd4mmSBPZhL6RmDmF6LIgJPCQnK04FGVM2lCbAgHyphKS2CtfhiXIdsrCzkVdv1KiZWwuABqUrbIJZlEorGQe8FlDnrgCRH7Eqxe2Ot47i-2cYFQ/s4032/IMG_9703.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxrK-QtYgT60xhtJKNPFvl9WZMqnMcj23iJuWtMN_5eSjzWCjFvUToRKEpbrR3tDzhU0Su2Homckd4mmSBPZhL6RmDmF6LIgJPCQnK04FGVM2lCbAgHyphKS2CtfhiXIdsrCzkVdv1KiZWwuABqUrbIJZlEorGQe8FlDnrgCRH7Eqxe2Ot47i-2cYFQ/s320/IMG_9703.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-47022459246791543322023-05-11T16:51:00.000-07:002023-05-11T16:51:29.736-07:00Spring in a cold climate <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SxRFZB-bY2CenMxBggSPdYrUJ6imfog6nij3OH1LavYPsTHooJT9HHhESG4aXUL8f3XRUhgfjkK8Ilk0CJzeVqwVF0IiUFLsj5U3sSd2tzt9XPlLxqij0IP2bl0V1ohIVdc5ZGAobH_iTxtkIMGJyc1lisK2V952hQC9xqlFCb7H0aImGYtWtAx5Rw/s2736/P1010452.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="2736" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SxRFZB-bY2CenMxBggSPdYrUJ6imfog6nij3OH1LavYPsTHooJT9HHhESG4aXUL8f3XRUhgfjkK8Ilk0CJzeVqwVF0IiUFLsj5U3sSd2tzt9XPlLxqij0IP2bl0V1ohIVdc5ZGAobH_iTxtkIMGJyc1lisK2V952hQC9xqlFCb7H0aImGYtWtAx5Rw/s320/P1010452.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Hello again<p></p><p>Well it just took me a good ten minutes to find my way back to the Dashboard - but here I am, still enjoying the wonders of the area around Ottawa.</p><p>Today we ventured to the art and tourist town of Almonte. The melting snows create amazing rushing rivers foaming over the rapids in the centre of a pretty town.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_-vb8JB6Tk8PWGLwhLrGLxrCbNI-NJoK2Mslhswq4w15sbuKFb2dxKd7a5oXDbl3s-i1ZLufy9fadN-D2nb29XIyWCGbaIFYOdPGtS4KCCzsfMcOOEbYrF8ApBtYTGRTsldhuYOQiKqLlvYUalZ-PetseXT6ofwv7UqKpa_ff8Aw1lnLCha1XWEHxw/s1368/Almonte%20Antiques.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="1368" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_-vb8JB6Tk8PWGLwhLrGLxrCbNI-NJoK2Mslhswq4w15sbuKFb2dxKd7a5oXDbl3s-i1ZLufy9fadN-D2nb29XIyWCGbaIFYOdPGtS4KCCzsfMcOOEbYrF8ApBtYTGRTsldhuYOQiKqLlvYUalZ-PetseXT6ofwv7UqKpa_ff8Aw1lnLCha1XWEHxw/s320/Almonte%20Antiques.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWHAula8991zWAqQlmmT56Qp9AuXDo2T91BzMD2aWxbnGUG-DkR9ToSXJWhPglzYPX1nK5ysB6qNEi_dvsy8lX-CERjAVpXFtUe4LI-_yD9h-VJpVFThy2o4g8QjZ2BCI_Iizq64D1p5o5M429LG-qHRYKOiqHSOxopp4sGf7P03vXc1_TdJxFPIatQ/s1368/Nine%20lives%20antiquesjpg.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="1368" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWHAula8991zWAqQlmmT56Qp9AuXDo2T91BzMD2aWxbnGUG-DkR9ToSXJWhPglzYPX1nK5ysB6qNEi_dvsy8lX-CERjAVpXFtUe4LI-_yD9h-VJpVFThy2o4g8QjZ2BCI_Iizq64D1p5o5M429LG-qHRYKOiqHSOxopp4sGf7P03vXc1_TdJxFPIatQ/s320/Nine%20lives%20antiquesjpg.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I went fossicking with my daughter and found a few treasures - they are still packed for transit. A busy quilt shop yielded some fabric pieces: Canada geese and Maple leaves, as well as a nice haul of red Cardinal buttons.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCt0pa7PgBn2PcC_Ce6MXeOjQrKSO5h9tvzNjb8apqSXwwU8G97fXOk5uE_3BDvoWWFoF6GVwatZyDgmwYRgQNiEo6EWwSjQ_XPTrRVq3Q-A0hXul6SrXVDzXi2WOO3pEzTjK5vwgh0xHFOC4cGuJWd3cOIa7U0HxuFuAndRpDeKm7vdr_KTUWlgzgw/s4032/IMG_9593.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCt0pa7PgBn2PcC_Ce6MXeOjQrKSO5h9tvzNjb8apqSXwwU8G97fXOk5uE_3BDvoWWFoF6GVwatZyDgmwYRgQNiEo6EWwSjQ_XPTrRVq3Q-A0hXul6SrXVDzXi2WOO3pEzTjK5vwgh0xHFOC4cGuJWd3cOIa7U0HxuFuAndRpDeKm7vdr_KTUWlgzgw/s320/IMG_9593.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-SdLYljgI9Gs1koejZyBzw_B0gelOQsq4BAgvMZqBkYFaYBcE5cCJA5w8ZKmGVCeZ18ZQx1MAD1wkUhQPUxDcRIAQlsQhQZbDemsHDe4WzkEaOmxbFNg2KzQj50L-2TY0Dwu2v-eZleYYSomcWtMIRlzcTjTUA1AJGMHc-mCy69fRabxlKjo-BBuUg/s4032/IMG_9598.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-SdLYljgI9Gs1koejZyBzw_B0gelOQsq4BAgvMZqBkYFaYBcE5cCJA5w8ZKmGVCeZ18ZQx1MAD1wkUhQPUxDcRIAQlsQhQZbDemsHDe4WzkEaOmxbFNg2KzQj50L-2TY0Dwu2v-eZleYYSomcWtMIRlzcTjTUA1AJGMHc-mCy69fRabxlKjo-BBuUg/s320/IMG_9598.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-kVusiHTVJ9KVUSucO_ClhHo9_nhLmAUlHPiCwCOGBg9127Z6rU5hgS5P-zA_XSF0VMNH2tfvaapErwlLub7t-zZPOayCjaG7nlE5QCWWhkbmWmnCFKtUKMxi2ePLsYNLDTN1DW2LqyUe1jPv5PP99UKZPsYPtjNF4SMEmcslziRna5TgLq1DxzhgQ/s4032/IMG_9608.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-kVusiHTVJ9KVUSucO_ClhHo9_nhLmAUlHPiCwCOGBg9127Z6rU5hgS5P-zA_XSF0VMNH2tfvaapErwlLub7t-zZPOayCjaG7nlE5QCWWhkbmWmnCFKtUKMxi2ePLsYNLDTN1DW2LqyUe1jPv5PP99UKZPsYPtjNF4SMEmcslziRna5TgLq1DxzhgQ/s320/IMG_9608.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwa_F0v53OKIQXowgZj7irKMuiOmhO47fKibtOywxrGTthCV-u4CopsyGbIRSqiD8wVLwMgJnTkbJTaw8gusQntQm3jJV64jPoqyJ3AdbWdLKA--LgVe4BL4KqcGf__j5lB65-SnFp5aNNvxWudcZgFg8L3Jz6Bg9yKAV91XlAHHcTKNj3OQ7iacG4w/s4032/IMG_9609.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwa_F0v53OKIQXowgZj7irKMuiOmhO47fKibtOywxrGTthCV-u4CopsyGbIRSqiD8wVLwMgJnTkbJTaw8gusQntQm3jJV64jPoqyJ3AdbWdLKA--LgVe4BL4KqcGf__j5lB65-SnFp5aNNvxWudcZgFg8L3Jz6Bg9yKAV91XlAHHcTKNj3OQ7iacG4w/s320/IMG_9609.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0xVeiTQmGNDSWqGsGwkJnB2LAzaGPAlu26kz0ZWZM27pkHrs35xG-4yTeT-vIK8b7mTm8uX0GFuPfQDb2xanElc0hOkKzJFquLTwcaPj7Ww8HN0E5l8CcrdSBlihyBIKROBcI6uQO7HMeD0wx1sRfrc1p-RsvdS3ZxWEH7YL_wMI2kunOQOzGnuyMg/s4032/IMG_9612.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0xVeiTQmGNDSWqGsGwkJnB2LAzaGPAlu26kz0ZWZM27pkHrs35xG-4yTeT-vIK8b7mTm8uX0GFuPfQDb2xanElc0hOkKzJFquLTwcaPj7Ww8HN0E5l8CcrdSBlihyBIKROBcI6uQO7HMeD0wx1sRfrc1p-RsvdS3ZxWEH7YL_wMI2kunOQOzGnuyMg/s320/IMG_9612.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimriRdxz_4lNcCJ-rRY817LaQHMfNahTuwbyg_B8SvfeG6aqwLUBYTV32noyVW6_sVJUWcfAeP_haDg7uIMuADSXrtf5GB-Z8a-z_uEHbA0acyW_USjQZN43UF9EgpmBR_OWylxJ8hGHzgkgwI458kPKtrbimSI7ajEnbwQqaBfdaLmcdH8pQvo7XaQ/s2828/IMG_9618.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2828" data-original-width="2804" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimriRdxz_4lNcCJ-rRY817LaQHMfNahTuwbyg_B8SvfeG6aqwLUBYTV32noyVW6_sVJUWcfAeP_haDg7uIMuADSXrtf5GB-Z8a-z_uEHbA0acyW_USjQZN43UF9EgpmBR_OWylxJ8hGHzgkgwI458kPKtrbimSI7ajEnbwQqaBfdaLmcdH8pQvo7XaQ/s320/IMG_9618.jpeg" width="317" /></a></div><br /><p>It is incredible to me watching the Spring flowers emerge so quickly. You n just five days we have gone from a few tulips to Apple blossom trees, Lilac, Forget-me-nots, Lily of the Valley spreading right through the city. My daily walks are a joy of discovery. </p><p>Last evening we saw and heard a red Cardinal high in the back garden in the tree tops. They are quite shy it seems and try as I did I could not catch it with the camera . It was up here:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8cU4UiIehQuC3t_Wgw1jDYiW9HQbMIQcK0TQHIiqF9wB1-yfu8Nbx5gArYsP70OCqlxN5fuWfPpAePmASHt4L91b4f14-PUDTgDHL-mY7EUdn8NfKz_K27DNcslxW0u4WdhTQDTSK4DqeGNQ2bJZSdCoouGRz0H-7iLlbzk_vPlbwzkmKkb_xHaCiQ/s4032/IMG_9597.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8cU4UiIehQuC3t_Wgw1jDYiW9HQbMIQcK0TQHIiqF9wB1-yfu8Nbx5gArYsP70OCqlxN5fuWfPpAePmASHt4L91b4f14-PUDTgDHL-mY7EUdn8NfKz_K27DNcslxW0u4WdhTQDTSK4DqeGNQ2bJZSdCoouGRz0H-7iLlbzk_vPlbwzkmKkb_xHaCiQ/s320/IMG_9597.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>At the end of the street is a very cute tiny library:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-GodNa3tXN0aWLNpgwMP9MJR_23Kxql_ij-PLBNRAvrBdMjv3Q-Oigb3yOUFf2dsHmefh5Nkhr5Pwsa9UIw5NWLPLdlhpX-sv4XIAk02KeY_zmVFudaslP3A17KaDob5U3XB2ut3Gzwp49ulOTpDAm2NmHxudAB5nap1ivd_IpD7EqeQDxaVGLQGZw/s4032/IMG_9591.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-GodNa3tXN0aWLNpgwMP9MJR_23Kxql_ij-PLBNRAvrBdMjv3Q-Oigb3yOUFf2dsHmefh5Nkhr5Pwsa9UIw5NWLPLdlhpX-sv4XIAk02KeY_zmVFudaslP3A17KaDob5U3XB2ut3Gzwp49ulOTpDAm2NmHxudAB5nap1ivd_IpD7EqeQDxaVGLQGZw/s320/IMG_9591.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>My daughter took a book down and traded it for Spare! I always said I would not buy it or read it but now it is here am reading a bit of it out of curiosity. I doubt I will go much further than just a quick scan.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3HEMcEfuBtGf41p1j0KGVW7FB4YYP9MEogsbeMtu9x_r3jxhhK2s8G2_qPzt0ZUPd0PKrPrks2hkdhXaRU_hdN5Cv9X9r6Ux2_36W76vnka7cSeejAlPZSqQib0XoLCOm0Hpn_nVd8s0vFrNItD_y6s5gtvB_i_JBwyaFN3Ka8rsSQnTBoDF1tQCYg/s4032/IMG_9581.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3HEMcEfuBtGf41p1j0KGVW7FB4YYP9MEogsbeMtu9x_r3jxhhK2s8G2_qPzt0ZUPd0PKrPrks2hkdhXaRU_hdN5Cv9X9r6Ux2_36W76vnka7cSeejAlPZSqQib0XoLCOm0Hpn_nVd8s0vFrNItD_y6s5gtvB_i_JBwyaFN3Ka8rsSQnTBoDF1tQCYg/s320/IMG_9581.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Off to Toronto for a few days. Bye for now.</p><p><br /></p>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-59872440685506989872023-05-08T16:54:00.000-07:002023-05-08T16:54:28.939-07:00Ottawa<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXlyMmG_K_QbVVjC_VqPZC_UJEbXDZX-DsnMsU-JX0TlPbz0rC79QWHnOOPhWDgFhlKHudrghuF-ZaYgdikkwRbslEN6HfLu9Fy18AZ03svWv4jRIhORk2ZqovUyMRyvju4eejlYJzvoQtfb4MurYryOVr-YnRwW9fS8qf8NwcC5APRjQVLf7nETgPQ/s4032/IMG_9511.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXlyMmG_K_QbVVjC_VqPZC_UJEbXDZX-DsnMsU-JX0TlPbz0rC79QWHnOOPhWDgFhlKHudrghuF-ZaYgdikkwRbslEN6HfLu9Fy18AZ03svWv4jRIhORk2ZqovUyMRyvju4eejlYJzvoQtfb4MurYryOVr-YnRwW9fS8qf8NwcC5APRjQVLf7nETgPQ/s320/IMG_9511.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Hello dear readers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Red Cardinals have arrived in Canada and are now safely enjoying family time in our daughter’s home in Ottawa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 14 hour flight across the Pacific to Vancouver went well. I managed a few hours sleep and watched two movies. The meals on board were very nice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On our tenth visit to Vancouver airport, it was reassuring to see the Jade Canoe sculpture still there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNybL5Fe9Ov1PI54w71zEpBw5t8hDydZp5gH7XgkwK72uilDcECe8S6rZPLP1u7JoEW2DylDNNs4eDVckpQWA9ZmICI8iYpRftWF5MNApoAsmhD6e37cX8MLhjAdoxoSTVjM6tEFmQtsmESeKDqWiq06rR8rTIekj1dkL9BxnHHT4cJjM93JvhQVxrZQ/s4032/IMG_9518.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNybL5Fe9Ov1PI54w71zEpBw5t8hDydZp5gH7XgkwK72uilDcECe8S6rZPLP1u7JoEW2DylDNNs4eDVckpQWA9ZmICI8iYpRftWF5MNApoAsmhD6e37cX8MLhjAdoxoSTVjM6tEFmQtsmESeKDqWiq06rR8rTIekj1dkL9BxnHHT4cJjM93JvhQVxrZQ/s320/IMG_9518.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We missed the coronation telecast while en route but I have seen the ceremony recording since arriving.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved the music in the Abbey, the traditional ceremonial aspects, and the pageantry. I wish King Charles and Queen Camilla well in their new roles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course I loved the sartorial splendour of the robes and ladies fashions. It is too difficult using the phone to put up all their pictures, but top marks to the Royal women in their white gowns and ceremonial capes: the Princess of Wales, Duchess of Edinburgh and Princess Anne especially. I loved the Queen’s gown, elegant with gold embroidery and the fabulous Coronation diamond necklace. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the absence of tiaras (too controversial) I liked the Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte’s matching sparkling silver laurel wreath headbands. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were hats, many very chic indeed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My special picks for ladies fashion are Queen Letizia of Spain in pink; lady Louise, daughter of the Duke of Edinburgh; Zara Philips; Princess Mary of Denmark; Dr Jill Biden; Mme Macron; and Princess Beatrice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2F-3IGvbWxRK3awjIDT2gWfCD8rmFCbnWXyNW4BMEX8mgt6PL7_2Y7TC2SbzspjLumkv0e8klV4L3WLCzmrLY49B4BubWoytnYTL8CbSzo7TwsQzAgiwmMHFJ2-Pn4HCpz6-PoLYcDSJVpAvLiRwi1yBPXP4SXtN0_3ByPyYGfNGa4K_flRbrmfVpQ/s4032/IMG_9554.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We enjoyed a jazz band, celebration cake, made paper crowns, and inspected traditional needlework. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To end the day, our grandsons introduced us to toasted marshmallows, complete with crackers and a square of chocolate. Very festive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6zf7by132-quHkyp7tSWd_b1t5XrPFsX8OHd0nnu8AbLr1azEbiAa1RHMqksMcUMrS-D_t7uEaVsrfLme_B--pnUZGkwkoO2qDzvg8VJOheUAVh23Kwg779P0tYVOy5scYnOqpE6Js0rFBk3ziAZt8SSjntaSMQUDQeTo9qCCrqJb0_NUt4wWNrPsw/s4032/IMG_9535.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6zf7by132-quHkyp7tSWd_b1t5XrPFsX8OHd0nnu8AbLr1azEbiAa1RHMqksMcUMrS-D_t7uEaVsrfLme_B--pnUZGkwkoO2qDzvg8VJOheUAVh23Kwg779P0tYVOy5scYnOqpE6Js0rFBk3ziAZt8SSjntaSMQUDQeTo9qCCrqJb0_NUt4wWNrPsw/s320/IMG_9535.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQpu7CspztbMvTCw-pj-6OfA_bWp81QQP2TuqMSkaokEJffePsw-He1jTnqv7wi_KgQ2Nkar-VxUtizNwCTc6RTyW3RS1g1OQbnY83ew7wTv9JOgXkmppmh8XE3zRL9dZ7pijvXCpyqZPcf1QC8C8Oylh9pql97OVQWKn8ia1iIgx8XfyIdo_9Hj2kw/s4032/IMG_9541.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQpu7CspztbMvTCw-pj-6OfA_bWp81QQP2TuqMSkaokEJffePsw-He1jTnqv7wi_KgQ2Nkar-VxUtizNwCTc6RTyW3RS1g1OQbnY83ew7wTv9JOgXkmppmh8XE3zRL9dZ7pijvXCpyqZPcf1QC8C8Oylh9pql97OVQWKn8ia1iIgx8XfyIdo_9Hj2kw/s320/IMG_9541.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope this blog will be readable!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a great week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-52553900074061831572023-04-30T04:34:00.001-07:002023-04-30T04:34:34.968-07:00PREPARATIONS<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5gOj4YZdgOql4A_3kMTfXZB5h8CkimTh0QNXtGwWThL2uU46-O8M9qfxvg7V_Oy2WZ6NVUHwvYdqxqYszWEgOWO8UTnJxW5E4MyFzC9ilKktS36cbYRIqhk_HmvRpLrzZG2W3dTIFP0y8rtMrl5c-c9n3BVAwY9G1b1Aczz1YPlGDTToYjcbKT9NFA/s2016/IMG_9340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5gOj4YZdgOql4A_3kMTfXZB5h8CkimTh0QNXtGwWThL2uU46-O8M9qfxvg7V_Oy2WZ6NVUHwvYdqxqYszWEgOWO8UTnJxW5E4MyFzC9ilKktS36cbYRIqhk_HmvRpLrzZG2W3dTIFP0y8rtMrl5c-c9n3BVAwY9G1b1Aczz1YPlGDTToYjcbKT9NFA/w300-h400/IMG_9340.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Greetings from the Red Cardinal nest.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our trip to Canada is nigh, and it has been all go around here as we try to remember how to do international travel and long-haul, 14 hour flights.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The pandemic has changed the world in so many ways. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We need a travel app, and to not have flat phone batteries.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We need special masks for the plane, and details of our immunisations (both on paper and in our phones).</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It has been four years since we travelled, four long years during which we have done a lot of isolating, and very little socialising.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And, to date, we have dodged the dreaded Covid 19 which at our age is definitely best avoided.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjxebF1mZX4FQxGNzJGWXz8PuOPrme6bPM0gbaHCa0hBBSwaYHnYXuDmewnnhinvVjLFji13D1UsV52r_W-4iqjcANoCxwX7-qfQ9yFB-cTBibqd367yYNl_xKn9TXO_LiE3VkcuO5gqGOZbUUHPCu2QCe0CxTppiUvolXQ388r_gKtgINHpE9QUKEA/s2016/IMG_5264.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjxebF1mZX4FQxGNzJGWXz8PuOPrme6bPM0gbaHCa0hBBSwaYHnYXuDmewnnhinvVjLFji13D1UsV52r_W-4iqjcANoCxwX7-qfQ9yFB-cTBibqd367yYNl_xKn9TXO_LiE3VkcuO5gqGOZbUUHPCu2QCe0CxTppiUvolXQ388r_gKtgINHpE9QUKEA/w300-h400/IMG_5264.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I have downloaded several books onto my Kindle.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">That will take care of a few hours on the two flights as we travel to Ottawa.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I am taking my embroidery, my camera, and a travel journal plus a tiny watercolour paint set and drawing pencils to record our travels.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptcaRPrmEff5kX6djERJo8fTaZhQLS3Bf_DajlkW9w388bJO--pjiaPICR8HgHKaJvC9_MzYRQVm8-7GpD3hVWplC51s1t526A0wPlPFDoBPrvDxlLtev7y8-f2_rG4lzVVyVf2pu4a9JiTTOfNZAPObBV7zd3z1R1ib5DsmlT_EXEwcK23-L33yAkQ/s1440/P1010129%20(Large).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptcaRPrmEff5kX6djERJo8fTaZhQLS3Bf_DajlkW9w388bJO--pjiaPICR8HgHKaJvC9_MzYRQVm8-7GpD3hVWplC51s1t526A0wPlPFDoBPrvDxlLtev7y8-f2_rG4lzVVyVf2pu4a9JiTTOfNZAPObBV7zd3z1R1ib5DsmlT_EXEwcK23-L33yAkQ/s320/P1010129%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I am attempting to embroider a homage to Gustav Klimt's 'Garden Path with Chickens'... I have had that chicken button for years...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A lot of stitchery lies ahead here....</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMozCDNEXa6F8yNfc0U-yqNW461mSLT_Rxgkyr6hTSR-PE3P5jcVCuCyAAc_0wKwHGPa9YKrAEIy3anOgW5BKgVr9cEU5KkL5o3EBG-TUNR1nr4eY7w3qWrkGteGMyPM5AyjU3DE0C--msXXI5KN1kFQm3m_YhZg9QBS7r-bleR4ilhct1HhTSuVtbg/s2016/IMG_9326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMozCDNEXa6F8yNfc0U-yqNW461mSLT_Rxgkyr6hTSR-PE3P5jcVCuCyAAc_0wKwHGPa9YKrAEIy3anOgW5BKgVr9cEU5KkL5o3EBG-TUNR1nr4eY7w3qWrkGteGMyPM5AyjU3DE0C--msXXI5KN1kFQm3m_YhZg9QBS7r-bleR4ilhct1HhTSuVtbg/s320/IMG_9326.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I planted this lovely little shrub about ten years ago, and it flowered for the first time recently. They are beautiful large bracts of blue flowers, and I now do not recall the name of the plant. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, welcome to the Garden of Neglect.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnCk9JQuLqodXAjrOBKGcfz4rc0M3T1AMWcP1J9orVBYtxsIGtEwSrx3T81c4XbvUmlRnag0_izQGZlGZuin-i-1y3cPVeXFfVx7JcPQh_ChIxOpCoP7g5C6RroH7oBCj_FHBqzvFTtqIMgeBSttO1qcTWlvyVcxIhKz2fOpbn9EdnKPJ_UalrBhjZg/s1440/P1010134%20(Large).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnCk9JQuLqodXAjrOBKGcfz4rc0M3T1AMWcP1J9orVBYtxsIGtEwSrx3T81c4XbvUmlRnag0_izQGZlGZuin-i-1y3cPVeXFfVx7JcPQh_ChIxOpCoP7g5C6RroH7oBCj_FHBqzvFTtqIMgeBSttO1qcTWlvyVcxIhKz2fOpbn9EdnKPJ_UalrBhjZg/s320/P1010134%20(Large).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">On the serious matter of a compact wardrobe which spans the cool weather, gradually warming through Spring in a place much cooler than our sub-tropical Brisbane:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My old heavy navy wool coat, plus a new fine wool pashmina scarf, as well as a navy puffer jacket.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I added in a new light-weight shirt from Adrift, a local designer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgmpjJSfcbTAr7hDiL88XwtWnjNL6zXYdkXxYFIbo1VWqQ62WHg0YJ6yM0ViE6Pozv8u9lr-dMxQ7CjCFEf0Isrxp_4yuHD8g56KcblMorHWKHlKi3gWAbU6jpCeffhnybp6DtnJQfRrFKX6WVCh4YNCobUvkmy011aahMjsOW4UJW910n1dTmLcbrQ/s1440/P1010133%20(Large).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgmpjJSfcbTAr7hDiL88XwtWnjNL6zXYdkXxYFIbo1VWqQ62WHg0YJ6yM0ViE6Pozv8u9lr-dMxQ7CjCFEf0Isrxp_4yuHD8g56KcblMorHWKHlKi3gWAbU6jpCeffhnybp6DtnJQfRrFKX6WVCh4YNCobUvkmy011aahMjsOW4UJW910n1dTmLcbrQ/s320/P1010133%20(Large).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Then made a navy Liberty-style shirt, fabric from the much-loved fabric store Skaffs of Indooroopilly. Sadly, like many others, they are closing down in the near future:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbQcBusz2RFHmGMNTkSxmz3XfSPTsTTe_x6YdoNb3vGMMi7ki2eN3YhsCwUIfaZUiftOzcDipBEURrAtJlIfHvykPzuhhmrE-8qcraS2bL_oURbMgWg3DW4Z0pcSViz54cjdQdVGHLxqeRQbaV6YZ-ibxIDIGoyVdEvVJXgzjr3SNY6QGxjYfIeas9w/s997/P1010135%20(Large)%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="818" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbQcBusz2RFHmGMNTkSxmz3XfSPTsTTe_x6YdoNb3vGMMi7ki2eN3YhsCwUIfaZUiftOzcDipBEURrAtJlIfHvykPzuhhmrE-8qcraS2bL_oURbMgWg3DW4Z0pcSViz54cjdQdVGHLxqeRQbaV6YZ-ibxIDIGoyVdEvVJXgzjr3SNY6QGxjYfIeas9w/s320/P1010135%20(Large)%20(2).JPG" width="263" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It does not photograph very well, but it is the popular Olya shirt from Paper Theory patterns which has been around for a few seasons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are concealed pockets at the front - I pulled out the opening on the left so you could see how the pocket bag is on the inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the fourth time I have made this, as it is very comfortable and good for travel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Otherwise, I just take black and navy ponte pants, Levi jeans, a few stretch tops, two sweaters, black and pink, and a Summer dress hoping for a bright Spring day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yUMSrhCxidoGr0jzZorU08F2DZuIgZuF76UbKGvatEgwZFrYQ-IXMNhTq9uHeUWSi-n5TnbsieUzuwn1Gi59q0jiSQyAOQhPuPX7xfuMLab5fpsOfUUXnTb_0X9nlee_zjjspSTUabbKYjd9oeJcP1Zo46vZPbbBasjXGEbr11rgtEeQ0i7Smlwbmw/s2016/IMG_9465.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yUMSrhCxidoGr0jzZorU08F2DZuIgZuF76UbKGvatEgwZFrYQ-IXMNhTq9uHeUWSi-n5TnbsieUzuwn1Gi59q0jiSQyAOQhPuPX7xfuMLab5fpsOfUUXnTb_0X9nlee_zjjspSTUabbKYjd9oeJcP1Zo46vZPbbBasjXGEbr11rgtEeQ0i7Smlwbmw/s320/IMG_9465.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoAGf9VyATLbi_F8jHMbdf55QyEncgS2J_h0q69RwSaZRjZ2hwh4tI8vk6dyooZPS-hTB1Ph1ybh2_rx3HXsp3BOumW2kwTeUjE94FxOq1z2ulU2voFHD0n0uDge0sY3OC4CKYCO3rB_3SQXpcEo0GjEq2pbDUbmmaMsAlff7xFDRWKe4fbmLCXhx4A/s2016/IMG_9455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoAGf9VyATLbi_F8jHMbdf55QyEncgS2J_h0q69RwSaZRjZ2hwh4tI8vk6dyooZPS-hTB1Ph1ybh2_rx3HXsp3BOumW2kwTeUjE94FxOq1z2ulU2voFHD0n0uDge0sY3OC4CKYCO3rB_3SQXpcEo0GjEq2pbDUbmmaMsAlff7xFDRWKe4fbmLCXhx4A/s320/IMG_9455.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everything was going along nicely until last week when my spectacles snapped in half. Panic! The Optician was unsure if they could be mended so they were sent off for repair and it seemed prudent to order new ones, urgently.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJg8mNcIuyG2DnSHDx7LRMAq26XFY9jJqdjZmag_qy6VUJV7wxBgCFm6nc7bRgsOcB2f0yAYOwjlky5tlt_OqZBlXXtswWPrI962JTiZdyxbT22ODldRrDny5KZFWYVoWCmz-FUNOU-PJ47eySxho_h_jr-Y50GmZQbB4rhrzF5XCGPUfKpgYj7J7Bg/s2016/IMG_9457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJg8mNcIuyG2DnSHDx7LRMAq26XFY9jJqdjZmag_qy6VUJV7wxBgCFm6nc7bRgsOcB2f0yAYOwjlky5tlt_OqZBlXXtswWPrI962JTiZdyxbT22ODldRrDny5KZFWYVoWCmz-FUNOU-PJ47eySxho_h_jr-Y50GmZQbB4rhrzF5XCGPUfKpgYj7J7Bg/s320/IMG_9457.jpg" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No doubt heavily influenced by my uncomplicated travel palette, I ordered pink frames, and a rush order came back on Friday, all fitted out with my multi-focal lenses. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Never travel without spare glasses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fortunately, the black ones were able to be fixed so I have them in rotation too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeF9iYWAfTKnpd9b9bEJXXlltSH-1ZM4asX_YuXrXwXdFICCoSVWNujXrBn4JuTBRYpNtUy5v-3SGF2Z5KCkRsy7TWwTlKi-HG7OWCom3shC8R-586XenpWlQqVc8yAy53CK1qAIuKYmCKgQQheu8_ZQbWVSFM5PtwuIL2h6cGPwDdb3gKL-prlfjzYw/s1280/IMG_5265.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHM6wUFd-peJzoffhGkyWe_plHeHjsp88W670EvihKcKK_CycO1qPDEpd0rCmEq65_-BnOegxmcAoT_nBc4lnmI78xJe7HxiErRX5vb4WCT1Em1wPc2JPQymz6MCYOXzv5RUNZw_amzwX2Htnuth4ss4aLJfMoh2sYArdiseXkUBB8Qm4z8EN0k2dRAQ/s1440/P1010067%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHM6wUFd-peJzoffhGkyWe_plHeHjsp88W670EvihKcKK_CycO1qPDEpd0rCmEq65_-BnOegxmcAoT_nBc4lnmI78xJe7HxiErRX5vb4WCT1Em1wPc2JPQymz6MCYOXzv5RUNZw_amzwX2Htnuth4ss4aLJfMoh2sYArdiseXkUBB8Qm4z8EN0k2dRAQ/s320/P1010067%20(Large).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I hope everyone enjoyed the Easter break...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We certainly did..</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxlvmQKMCkfnWWqMYGcids0GHVaW3yA8lO1fVkOkWZaHCvvyc1BhuCmc6f1G2BVDCZT-VpZxhkN26_KmMZMXijmPNa0AEz97C0W8_jiw6g_b1_WqqAq6km4SvgIfxQ2d6-GmsFPyPnz9IWRx-c7b9Iz3S9wyRxxIDD0O3hGL6v6p_V5oMPfhghNwC8Q/s2016/IMG_9342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxlvmQKMCkfnWWqMYGcids0GHVaW3yA8lO1fVkOkWZaHCvvyc1BhuCmc6f1G2BVDCZT-VpZxhkN26_KmMZMXijmPNa0AEz97C0W8_jiw6g_b1_WqqAq6km4SvgIfxQ2d6-GmsFPyPnz9IWRx-c7b9Iz3S9wyRxxIDD0O3hGL6v6p_V5oMPfhghNwC8Q/s320/IMG_9342.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">By happy coincidence, the Easter holiday coincided with the first birthday of our much-loved only granddaughter..</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I made a little patchwork quilt for the small dolly we gave her.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">She is a sweet child, and seems to like the doll, as well as the Easter chicken we gave her on Sunday...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We enjoyed her beautiful birthday party, with exquisite decor done by my clever daughter-in-law.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Baby partied with her three brothers and assorted family and friends, having a fine time.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It brought back memories of our only little girl, now a mother of two healthy boys. The birthday girl resembles her aunt sometimes in her expression, and it is a special thing to see.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDXXGP_GhogtyyFAp6193N52F4kIONLc_u9uWHsF8f2OovHQ_en0BBA7RFWFMIhw3apRJ_remg_uJcvEFlsgo4f5yuYw_69o2Kdkq1YyTddWRpfEsuZY0uElmwcYIEbucY9eAgqzLJ1Ht2NcleT69-3KUD0hx5tkU-Hc6C6ukjtdkNZF2uE7UlGlpGw/s2016/IMG_9442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDXXGP_GhogtyyFAp6193N52F4kIONLc_u9uWHsF8f2OovHQ_en0BBA7RFWFMIhw3apRJ_remg_uJcvEFlsgo4f5yuYw_69o2Kdkq1YyTddWRpfEsuZY0uElmwcYIEbucY9eAgqzLJ1Ht2NcleT69-3KUD0hx5tkU-Hc6C6ukjtdkNZF2uE7UlGlpGw/s320/IMG_9442.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Easter Sunday morning, I decided to wear this linen dress to church. I made it about five years ago, and think the colours look a bit like a sunrise. I added a vintage yellow brooch, for another hint of sunshine...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULlWOWkaKu9KHv801Hgxa-dLCHrqnpg9tR7FtXJlN_-TWcM2y2fpwW1Z6GGKGp9UBVkBeN3mEX9kEwZWr1ilbnZApMz_Fx1tq5kup5a5OpZBoLePI82i_XPBDtI7ECaNW63dmbhZXKNh93DVAqn6ezXlB3cdklZvrr1wcEF6YLl7cEHBoNvKm_W2PNg/s2016/IMG_9443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULlWOWkaKu9KHv801Hgxa-dLCHrqnpg9tR7FtXJlN_-TWcM2y2fpwW1Z6GGKGp9UBVkBeN3mEX9kEwZWr1ilbnZApMz_Fx1tq5kup5a5OpZBoLePI82i_XPBDtI7ECaNW63dmbhZXKNh93DVAqn6ezXlB3cdklZvrr1wcEF6YLl7cEHBoNvKm_W2PNg/s320/IMG_9443.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was wonderful to sing with a full choir on this special day..</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvF6XHHGHZUUppEcdWSt0f7U7MTcalc635NEPz3SIf9jTpXTvE2PJnUt_e_K1fuCc9Hk3a--o5b54W66S8gtkAg_2nL8e0Ckm_RVMBz3ClFiDF4Fr-r2_g8IHNhlDdM1hgkDsegZFSwJrJhosUMdEPV56KH2bWrX7K2QV5ClehHi4AJbUvNn6A5KhEpg/s1440/P1010062%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvF6XHHGHZUUppEcdWSt0f7U7MTcalc635NEPz3SIf9jTpXTvE2PJnUt_e_K1fuCc9Hk3a--o5b54W66S8gtkAg_2nL8e0Ckm_RVMBz3ClFiDF4Fr-r2_g8IHNhlDdM1hgkDsegZFSwJrJhosUMdEPV56KH2bWrX7K2QV5ClehHi4AJbUvNn6A5KhEpg/s320/P1010062%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMW97vUt78--UrBxGSB048NnJ8VtZKp2BLF8OC7hhzK25Oi5-aoBa64_bMdqCcL6OMXp2qB84N_sfI3ZrX1B9I2rM8DrFmvWdnA5uDWA2zSBBqfuy_OrT9CjpXka-WZE60fCG6Jfq3-mACrGbNvsdvZkSuQdEHXbKhuLZz9Uy3VyHiRn7jp1FBYSo8A/s720/official%20coronation%20invitation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="720" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMW97vUt78--UrBxGSB048NnJ8VtZKp2BLF8OC7hhzK25Oi5-aoBa64_bMdqCcL6OMXp2qB84N_sfI3ZrX1B9I2rM8DrFmvWdnA5uDWA2zSBBqfuy_OrT9CjpXka-WZE60fCG6Jfq3-mACrGbNvsdvZkSuQdEHXbKhuLZz9Uy3VyHiRn7jp1FBYSo8A/w400-h360/official%20coronation%20invitation.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In case you have missed it, I thought I'd show you a picture of the Coronation invitation - no, we did not receive one, lol.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">To a bird and garden lover, it is very attractive, with blooms of significance for the United Kingdom: Roses for England, thistles for Scotland, daffodils for Wales and shamrocks for Ireland.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqioILOpkGu-X_XAyxpqaNrv426CjHiU10fVWcrJ3K1eaoFyNOieBL1Qj4pRVO5TynJAHIL2xJvj9jnmEXznDwlHr0bPQUDqg8NqAObD_9YSHzUXDVgHcXkvA4am3LrvNsK1mEOvHQ6ehFssk0ooO5CdXA3pgF898qF2bB-UKm1FT99bSJ5eKH-EXQyQ/s824/0_GettyImages-1480952681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="615" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqioILOpkGu-X_XAyxpqaNrv426CjHiU10fVWcrJ3K1eaoFyNOieBL1Qj4pRVO5TynJAHIL2xJvj9jnmEXznDwlHr0bPQUDqg8NqAObD_9YSHzUXDVgHcXkvA4am3LrvNsK1mEOvHQ6ehFssk0ooO5CdXA3pgF898qF2bB-UKm1FT99bSJ5eKH-EXQyQ/w299-h400/0_GettyImages-1480952681.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">King Charles and Queen Camilla were pictured going to church at Windsor Castle.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Camilla seems to like blue, and I think it suits her. The little blue hat is cute and very Spring-like.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdeAtIqXs29yOdAVrLoW2_0TQ6bKb62JCbmw2Xjs21YtJ9gtmMbuFSj75BeKb6C3cO_zxCBdCTyyIDNsR7O3IqGunFdZx1lw2gQn3zN9Z5acPKl_HxbOl_TpaPXom-oXP2NaP3rcJRj-VWzUS-CISdn7on9ERrCHUXDN6DaI3RTNoEVsg60ck2B0UDw/s640/royal-family-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="640" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdeAtIqXs29yOdAVrLoW2_0TQ6bKb62JCbmw2Xjs21YtJ9gtmMbuFSj75BeKb6C3cO_zxCBdCTyyIDNsR7O3IqGunFdZx1lw2gQn3zN9Z5acPKl_HxbOl_TpaPXom-oXP2NaP3rcJRj-VWzUS-CISdn7on9ERrCHUXDN6DaI3RTNoEVsg60ck2B0UDw/w400-h260/royal-family-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Also in blue, the Princess of Wales and in fact, the whole family.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I love cobalt blue, and hope it is coming back for another run.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I think I still have an old jumper in this colour... </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">somewhere...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkfSeFY4uqfbQsW94UL4CsTWe5LUZ1zdxYRh-aFlw9_GdxiQGh5bVNDrv8u9g5BWJSsrqLLi8jLJsJ_JvoK0MPoduTPrSKFpkphSOAdP_eQz3CvoS3lSR7bQJWQ3we-DyMF96ODourpMSb_L-qge7FBofhCkYWHeOXMEbGWdp9C6uyaF7sMICUDn1Dw/s2016/IMG_9445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkfSeFY4uqfbQsW94UL4CsTWe5LUZ1zdxYRh-aFlw9_GdxiQGh5bVNDrv8u9g5BWJSsrqLLi8jLJsJ_JvoK0MPoduTPrSKFpkphSOAdP_eQz3CvoS3lSR7bQJWQ3we-DyMF96ODourpMSb_L-qge7FBofhCkYWHeOXMEbGWdp9C6uyaF7sMICUDn1Dw/w400-h300/IMG_9445.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I have continued gathering together everything we need for our upcoming trip to Canada, but finding time for my latest slow-stitching project. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">For the unfamiliar, this is an embroidered and collaged fabric scroll, designed to be rolled around an antique spool. Born of the pandemic, when we all spent time at home, it is relaxing and creative, and I find it the perfect way to dig out all the bits and bobs in my sewing room which I have collected over many years. No piece of old embroidery, lace or ribbon, or scrap of linen, is safe around here. They are highly likely to end up in a flower garden.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When I want a little deer or rabbit, I paint a tiny watercolour on calico and stitch it in.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The project is inspired by two sisters who make online tutorials to follow on U-tube on a fortnightly basis. The one I am doing is called 'Down the Garden Path', and can be found on Roxy's Journal of Stitchery Vol. 3. It goes for six months and I am now half way through.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ACTfz_PLEDqGLkOjKTaUUbMmO4JlWQSwX50qtB1-OllwUQafVfo62_it7riFXU_DfD_wc5tk9awmjmstnoGnHAHrKXQGpObOBqiiTZY1dVrm3HiiGDsEC4_uz_c9GBJuHEsKFfdavbQO_Epz1Z4_fEVuC65VZkB6iAISMepx5Ug-thJoaae6_ZvbwQ/s2016/IMG_9446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ACTfz_PLEDqGLkOjKTaUUbMmO4JlWQSwX50qtB1-OllwUQafVfo62_it7riFXU_DfD_wc5tk9awmjmstnoGnHAHrKXQGpObOBqiiTZY1dVrm3HiiGDsEC4_uz_c9GBJuHEsKFfdavbQO_Epz1Z4_fEVuC65VZkB6iAISMepx5Ug-thJoaae6_ZvbwQ/s320/IMG_9446.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The prompts are simply ideas like 'wildflowers', 'vegetables', 'gate', 'shed', or 'bench'. Other than that, it is entirely one's own creation, which I really enjoy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many people are posting their efforts on Facebook, and I love going through them to see the creative embroidery from all over the world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuj9vDvkwGkCa0qCFYKj1TKoTvCiKCa-DV2-ZKszjN5odx5ffzccgNW52gc9E4gYrOM6jEsf1U1Y_zHrab9QO9I-JciPchRNnT8h51OQiO2jxcQE3VOK8ls8QtPWBtPKY-IkBjnYxb4wFHc_3DDJVf_V8zHTp28KQ85o6LBgO9FTpSfLw6KZz7HctBA/s1440/P1000903%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuj9vDvkwGkCa0qCFYKj1TKoTvCiKCa-DV2-ZKszjN5odx5ffzccgNW52gc9E4gYrOM6jEsf1U1Y_zHrab9QO9I-JciPchRNnT8h51OQiO2jxcQE3VOK8ls8QtPWBtPKY-IkBjnYxb4wFHc_3DDJVf_V8zHTp28KQ85o6LBgO9FTpSfLw6KZz7HctBA/s320/P1000903%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a great week</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">XXXXX</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZAqK_bN5Fvek4GRXekLx5w1teBRVRwOOQw4b4QONO6nwmvnH0J1amu3Eu73a2R96mMAzKC5wrk9BcVhISa0hJKy61voqr7cpLtGzogBcilLc_vUUWIBgTHfI3TY3fzY4il5b5tYIIK1AL55jslDkgg7j8OcZgjO1Dyw0RytJcsh3-HF2jZH4C10-Fw/s1440/P1000908%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZAqK_bN5Fvek4GRXekLx5w1teBRVRwOOQw4b4QONO6nwmvnH0J1amu3Eu73a2R96mMAzKC5wrk9BcVhISa0hJKy61voqr7cpLtGzogBcilLc_vUUWIBgTHfI3TY3fzY4il5b5tYIIK1AL55jslDkgg7j8OcZgjO1Dyw0RytJcsh3-HF2jZH4C10-Fw/s320/P1000908%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-54391135618549968302023-04-08T04:29:00.000-07:002023-04-08T04:29:12.332-07:00HE IS RISEN<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5MQnk1ImsoNcrCZSFUJXlxABQX5c7lUH6-oYJHg1BIMKVnQps0ITyTA1vgqst6MfdEY-ES3XZU9U5MxeCW7_IgBDhNxCNrHgsc8fJSsNLkdKKuvODHvMsgn47WSbM3GaiPOZmkVxIE1e1YTbuqdKFiHQes2Fj-YrApxd_P7eHmrwr47kU_4a7Rs-UdQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="1200" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5MQnk1ImsoNcrCZSFUJXlxABQX5c7lUH6-oYJHg1BIMKVnQps0ITyTA1vgqst6MfdEY-ES3XZU9U5MxeCW7_IgBDhNxCNrHgsc8fJSsNLkdKKuvODHvMsgn47WSbM3GaiPOZmkVxIE1e1YTbuqdKFiHQes2Fj-YrApxd_P7eHmrwr47kU_4a7Rs-UdQ=w640-h456" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrea Mantegna, Italy [1431-1506] <b><i>'Resurrection'</i></b> 1457-59</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">'Resurrection', a tempera on panel painting by Andrea Mantegna dating from 1457-59 is now located in the Musee des Beaux-Arts in Tours, France. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The painting depicts a radiant Christ stepping out of his tomb, surrounded by angels and holding the Resurrection flag, a flag of the crusaders which became a trope found in Resurrection paintings from around the time of the Renaissance. The Roman soldiers on guard are shown traditionally shocked and overwhelmed.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0lIm9ozwY1OrddTLPUX6ZWShhYebmb9T6EJF_OgAzjchyW2IfXumtm1-oukLTU2_ubjtGQY8FvrsSwtxyxA30qZezfq_wIp_NtKE-ldxqwCwsOtBT9-cDBYwuCF1lj8Dqgox9AC1w4GpxYYG0288TWxa8IfDHob4PUb_7r8uZv4-MgSEaN1pmlZvPw/s1440/P1010053%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0lIm9ozwY1OrddTLPUX6ZWShhYebmb9T6EJF_OgAzjchyW2IfXumtm1-oukLTU2_ubjtGQY8FvrsSwtxyxA30qZezfq_wIp_NtKE-ldxqwCwsOtBT9-cDBYwuCF1lj8Dqgox9AC1w4GpxYYG0288TWxa8IfDHob4PUb_7r8uZv4-MgSEaN1pmlZvPw/s320/P1010053%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">T<span style="font-family: verdana;">oday as we celebrate the Risen Lord, I wish a Happy Easter to all the Readers of the Red Cardinal Blog. May the Blessings of God be upon you.</span></div><p style="text-align: center;">XXXXX</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHAHAUfCW5TNkRiH-35A_bHZ12vhyd72wOB04ajnh973J2MJSFWWcdP4vpcdkGLTICdzAv3w0Guz-79mRiLcyCro0XV_OCwYP1n-pS6ucr549rNusBxNLd_gwojY8UPlc5w67OfM7d-LkjjeR5GJP7Z25ggxZpshsMMgqzS7zfVqaXDAAEXu1Ti5w_Q/s1440/P1010081%20(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfHAHAUfCW5TNkRiH-35A_bHZ12vhyd72wOB04ajnh973J2MJSFWWcdP4vpcdkGLTICdzAv3w0Guz-79mRiLcyCro0XV_OCwYP1n-pS6ucr549rNusBxNLd_gwojY8UPlc5w67OfM7d-LkjjeR5GJP7Z25ggxZpshsMMgqzS7zfVqaXDAAEXu1Ti5w_Q/s320/P1010081%20(Large).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-30687496901271259392023-04-06T17:13:00.000-07:002023-04-06T17:13:18.497-07:00GOOD FRIDAY<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMcC9MGlaUXjZLxC9Ov896IKYxPgIQdHAiP4NRNujnDsORsxsasbMThivTi8igd7NJoHLn30hJd49Rji36ZSrQXjh9ZyBNtsRHFSIs4JPbKMrlXhvxh-U6Mmx9v6OY0KFaDGm3nZa58CB70T_3vokV15qmrmxPGed7wTTQCg7_h6HPNLvHe6kDE8nNw/s677/92%20Giotto%20The-Crucifixion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="677" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMcC9MGlaUXjZLxC9Ov896IKYxPgIQdHAiP4NRNujnDsORsxsasbMThivTi8igd7NJoHLn30hJd49Rji36ZSrQXjh9ZyBNtsRHFSIs4JPbKMrlXhvxh-U6Mmx9v6OY0KFaDGm3nZa58CB70T_3vokV15qmrmxPGed7wTTQCg7_h6HPNLvHe6kDE8nNw/w400-h374/92%20Giotto%20The-Crucifixion.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giotto '<i><b>The Crucifixion</b></i>' ca 1300</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Good Friday</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We remember...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Travel safely and take care this Easter 2023</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">XXXXX</span></p>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com7