Well now, we sure have been busy.
On Monday we were invited to lunch by a gentleman who was showing his gratitude to Keith and Kelvin for shifting his two caravans out of a caravan park where they had sat for 25 years and onto his property further down the road. Lunch was very pleasant at the local RSL club. While we were eating, we learnt that after lunch Kelvin was going to move house and naturally his friends wanted to help! A fun afternoon with many helping hands had enough of their stuff moved to allow them to spend that night at their new address. Keith returned the next day to help Kelvin complete the rest of the heavy shifting.
On Wednesday me and one of my sister in laws went into town and got a full set of acrylic nails at one of those little asian happy nail places. My goodness those girls work hard and are so clever and precise with what they do. We had a pedicure too!
Just around the corner from the nail place but still in the same shopping mall is the Dusk shop and I was able to catch up with a friend who used to live in Perth but has moved to Victoria. We took her out with us when we went to dinner that night with my brother whose son runs a nice little place in the CBD.
Food was great, service superb.
Tonight we went out to dinner with Keiths brother and family at the RSL again. You just cannot beat an RSL club for value for money meals. We followed this up by going into town to another resturant for coffee and dessert.
I am loving the social life here in Bendigo.
Tomorrow is the Friday get together at Keiths brothers place. His brother said tonight he was going to cut some wood tomorrow so that we can all enjoy a nice log fire while we watch the footy and have a chat and a glass or two.
Does life get any better than this?
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Monday...28 March 2011
Geelong beat St Kilda by one point in a last minute thriller. I was very happy just to be there. I do not know the rules of the game but it appeared very scrappy and I am definately not a fan of kicking the ball backwards just to waste off the clock at the end of the quarter. Surely that time would be better used trying to score another goal!!!
There was 42,862 people there and it was awesome to hear them roar as one, especially at the end of the game. The roar they let rip drowned out the final siren. Another memory created.......
Traffic in Melbourne was heavier than usual, probably caused by the Grand Prix which was also on last weekend in Melbourne.
Beginning April 8 the Melbourne Museum has a display of King Tut artifacts which we are planning to see if possible. That would be very interesting to see ancient history from such a far away place.
We got home from the footy very late at nearly 2.00am. Was a long day.
During the day on Saturday Keith went to his brothers place and made up a tripod to go under the hitch at the front of the caravan which helps prevent rocking at the front area of the caravan when we are parked up.
Saturday night we went out to dinner with old friends of both Keith and his sister, matter of fact this couple were in his sisters wedding party! Hilarious night listening to all of them walk down memory lane. Learnt a lot about the things himself got up to in his youth. Many comments of 'do you remember......' or 'wonder what happened to...'Much discussion on who had what car at the time etc.
On Sunday Kim and Stephen and the boys came over from Horsham to visit. What a nice surprise as they made a spur of the moment decision to drive over. We sat around the caravan chatting and catching up.
Today we are off to lunch with more of Keiths friends and we have had two different invitations to dinners during the rest of this week with friends and family.
Will be in Bendigo forever just to get through the social schedule.
There was 42,862 people there and it was awesome to hear them roar as one, especially at the end of the game. The roar they let rip drowned out the final siren. Another memory created.......
Traffic in Melbourne was heavier than usual, probably caused by the Grand Prix which was also on last weekend in Melbourne.
Beginning April 8 the Melbourne Museum has a display of King Tut artifacts which we are planning to see if possible. That would be very interesting to see ancient history from such a far away place.
We got home from the footy very late at nearly 2.00am. Was a long day.
During the day on Saturday Keith went to his brothers place and made up a tripod to go under the hitch at the front of the caravan which helps prevent rocking at the front area of the caravan when we are parked up.
Saturday night we went out to dinner with old friends of both Keith and his sister, matter of fact this couple were in his sisters wedding party! Hilarious night listening to all of them walk down memory lane. Learnt a lot about the things himself got up to in his youth. Many comments of 'do you remember......' or 'wonder what happened to...'Much discussion on who had what car at the time etc.
On Sunday Kim and Stephen and the boys came over from Horsham to visit. What a nice surprise as they made a spur of the moment decision to drive over. We sat around the caravan chatting and catching up.
Today we are off to lunch with more of Keiths friends and we have had two different invitations to dinners during the rest of this week with friends and family.
Will be in Bendigo forever just to get through the social schedule.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Friday...25 March 2011
Happy birthday to my neice, Sharon.
Tonight I go to the MCG for the first time ever for me, to watch Geelong play St Kilda.
Fancy getting to my age and having to admit you have not seen the holy grail of Australian Sport. Oh well at least I will be in the members stand!!! Amazing how we always seem to have friends in the right places........
Tick another one off my bucket list, at this rate I may get most of it ticked!!.
Thats the good thing about lists, they can be never ending, just add new idea as they come to mind.
Visit the MCG
A visit to Tasmania
Autumn in Bright/Beechworth again
To see Ayers rock again
Tour South Australia
Visit some of the islands off our coastline
Canada/Alaska/Europe/Great Britian
Hot Air Ballooning with my sister for our 90th birthdays
Learn formal cake decorating
Get a degree Nah I got a diploma, that will do
Read more books
Find a house big enough to store the books I already have
Go to the Australian Open
Go to Tamworth for the Country Music festival
I wonder what is on other peoples lists, maybe you have ideas I would like to borrow.
Tonight I go to the MCG for the first time ever for me, to watch Geelong play St Kilda.
Fancy getting to my age and having to admit you have not seen the holy grail of Australian Sport. Oh well at least I will be in the members stand!!! Amazing how we always seem to have friends in the right places........
Tick another one off my bucket list, at this rate I may get most of it ticked!!.
Thats the good thing about lists, they can be never ending, just add new idea as they come to mind.
A visit to Tasmania
Autumn in Bright/Beechworth again
To see Ayers rock again
Tour South Australia
Visit some of the islands off our coastline
Canada/Alaska/Europe/Great Britian
Hot Air Ballooning with my sister for our 90th birthdays
Learn formal cake decorating
Read more books
Find a house big enough to store the books I already have
Go to the Australian Open
Go to Tamworth for the Country Music festival
I wonder what is on other peoples lists, maybe you have ideas I would like to borrow.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Friday...19 March 2011
Well there you go, I survived St Patricks Day in a town with a well known pub called The Shamrock!! Did see some silly looking men wandering around with oversized green hats......am thinking that by today they would be hoping no one recognised them when they were pissed and looking silly walking down the street singing limmericks whilst hugging best buddy who also was pissed and wearing a silly green top hat.
Nothing to tell, been laying low (pardon the pun!) since the footpath tumble. Bit shook up. Not done anyting of interest either.
On Friday nights we all gather at Keiths brothers motel for a get together, his place as he cannot go too far if he has overdue book ins. Very pleasant night sittting listening to the siblings chatting over the current state of politics or their childhood, whichever comes along. Will miss our Friday nights when we move to the next location.
Nothing to tell, been laying low (pardon the pun!) since the footpath tumble. Bit shook up. Not done anyting of interest either.
On Friday nights we all gather at Keiths brothers motel for a get together, his place as he cannot go too far if he has overdue book ins. Very pleasant night sittting listening to the siblings chatting over the current state of politics or their childhood, whichever comes along. Will miss our Friday nights when we move to the next location.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Tuesday...15 March 2011
Went back to the CFA comp, yesterday to watch the final events and spend a bit more time with the Benalla group. Nearly didnt get to see them. Walking along the footpath towards the entry gate out the front of the oval, I tripped on a section of the path which was not as level as it appeared, and fell. I banged my head on the concrete and took skin off a few fingers. The on site first aid helped me and cleaned me up. The CFA people told me that I was one of several people who had fallen at that spot during the weekends competition!
Today I ache all over and have a swollen hand and black and blue bruises in interesting places!
Went to visit the baby brother but my heart wasn't in it as I hurt and just wanted to crawl into bed and sleep. Which is what I did do when we came back to our caravan. Took some painkillers and went to bed.
Later in the day we went into town for dinner.
Yesterday the neighbours gave our hostess a huge zucchini, so today I made her a double batch of zucchini slice. We had some for dinner and the remainder is in the freezer.
No plans for tomorrow so am hoping to be ultra lazy and let the bruising do its thing.
Today I ache all over and have a swollen hand and black and blue bruises in interesting places!
Went to visit the baby brother but my heart wasn't in it as I hurt and just wanted to crawl into bed and sleep. Which is what I did do when we came back to our caravan. Took some painkillers and went to bed.
Later in the day we went into town for dinner.
Yesterday the neighbours gave our hostess a huge zucchini, so today I made her a double batch of zucchini slice. We had some for dinner and the remainder is in the freezer.
No plans for tomorrow so am hoping to be ultra lazy and let the bruising do its thing.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Sunday...13 March 2011
Yesterday I went to watch the State CFA competition and to meet with my foster sister and her family. Was lovely to see them, and to watch the Benalla team competing. It was interesting to watch the events and know that while the competitors were having fun and trying to win, they were actually honing skills which one day may be needed to help you or me in an emergency. They were an awesome sight.
Was going back again today but got a bit sidetracked. I will definately make it there tomorrow for the last day of the three day competition.
Today, I spent the morning setting a batch of beef jerky to drying and did a spot of house work, then we went to visit my younger brother at his weekend job being a DJ at the local community radio station (KLFM, 96.5 Bendigo). Fascinating place. It is housed in an unused railway station (which is heritage listed), so every so often the trains come thundering past. He works an 8 hour shift, the first three being country and western and the last five being easy listening requests. That phone keeps him busy and it is fun to see what people request.
I spent most of the afternoon watching him work and chatting while Keith went on to visit a mate that he did his apprenticeship with way back when it was still possible to leave your front doors open and your cars unlocked.
Tomorrow I will go back to the CFA comp to spend more time with them before they finish up just after lunch and return to their home towns. I have also been invited to visit the brother again if time permits.
Note to self, moved to Bendigo, it is now raining........hmmmmmmm.........
Was going back again today but got a bit sidetracked. I will definately make it there tomorrow for the last day of the three day competition.
Today, I spent the morning setting a batch of beef jerky to drying and did a spot of house work, then we went to visit my younger brother at his weekend job being a DJ at the local community radio station (KLFM, 96.5 Bendigo). Fascinating place. It is housed in an unused railway station (which is heritage listed), so every so often the trains come thundering past. He works an 8 hour shift, the first three being country and western and the last five being easy listening requests. That phone keeps him busy and it is fun to see what people request.
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| My Brother, the radio DJ |
Tomorrow I will go back to the CFA comp to spend more time with them before they finish up just after lunch and return to their home towns. I have also been invited to visit the brother again if time permits.
Note to self, moved to Bendigo, it is now raining........hmmmmmmm.........
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Thursday...10 March 2011
Well we seem to have settled into Bendigo. On Tuesday we went into town and Keith had a haircut and found a jeweller capable of fixing his Tag watch, (just needed a battery apparently!) and we left his broken spectacles at OPSM to be sent away to have the titanium frames welded back together. Apparently sitting on them voids the warranty....lol. Took a walk around the CBD. Wow what a lot of shops.....wonder how long we are staying and if I will have time to see them all.
Yesterday we did a day trip to Shepparton to see my Big Brother who is in rehab following a stroke. BB is looking much better than when I first saw him in the Royal Melbourne not long after the actual stroke. The progress is visible to me, but of course he is finding the recovery and rehabilitation process very very frustrating, as most people who were normally active prior to their strokes do. Saw my sister-in-law and my sister and also my neice who was at the same hospital to have day surgery on a ongoing ankle problem. She is now in plaster and on crutches with instructions of no weight bearing for six weeks....not quite what she was led to beleive was going to be the outcome!!!
Today was a nice quiet day just getting the hang of life in Bendigo. Tomorrow I am hoping for fine weather to do the washing and have it out of the way before the long weekend.
There is a large CFA competition in Bendigo over the long weekend and I am looking forward to catching up with some of the Benalla mob who are coming to compete.
Yesterday we did a day trip to Shepparton to see my Big Brother who is in rehab following a stroke. BB is looking much better than when I first saw him in the Royal Melbourne not long after the actual stroke. The progress is visible to me, but of course he is finding the recovery and rehabilitation process very very frustrating, as most people who were normally active prior to their strokes do. Saw my sister-in-law and my sister and also my neice who was at the same hospital to have day surgery on a ongoing ankle problem. She is now in plaster and on crutches with instructions of no weight bearing for six weeks....not quite what she was led to beleive was going to be the outcome!!!
Today was a nice quiet day just getting the hang of life in Bendigo. Tomorrow I am hoping for fine weather to do the washing and have it out of the way before the long weekend.
There is a large CFA competition in Bendigo over the long weekend and I am looking forward to catching up with some of the Benalla mob who are coming to compete.
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