Jeremy and Paul in Japan....these are some of the photos they posted ...

And Chris and Michelle have been in Italy...

I was glad to see  that they were all having a fabulous holiday. On the 11th of September we were all in the air...Pete and I were on our way to Sydney, Paul and Jeremy were on their way to Japan and Chris and Michelle were flying to Europe.  We were all talking to each other on WhatsApp from our planes....amazing!

 

Happy Birthday Ethan...he is 7 today....

Reading his card from Mum and Dad....

Ethan requested a rainbow yoghurt and fruit breakfast for his birthday ...yum yum

Ethan showing Will and Flynn his watch....best birthday present.

Will taught me how to play Onitama...he won every game...good for the old brain!

Going for a ride on his bike...with his new helmet,  shirt and tattoos....he is growing up so quickly, they all are. 

Some of the pretty flowers in Tasha's garden...

It was raining on our way home to Perth but still lovely to see the glorious everlastings between the lanes on the Bussell Highway

 

Busy painting, cutting and drawing before breakfast...

Will showing Pete the rules of a new game they have...."Onitama" ....it isn't easy!

Loves drawing...

Helping Ethan fill  lolly bags for his friends coming to his birthday party tomorrow.

Ethan reading with his new book light...he is phenomenal reader...

 

Cowaramup Primary School....forming a Guard of Honour...to show respect and congratulations to Mr Adair , retiring Principal of the school. Tash and Pete in the middle of the photo. There was a wonderful assembly with all the children from Year 4 to 6 participating in some fantastic dance performances. 

There were lots of children dressed in purple....

 Friday night is Burger and movie night...

 

Although we have been in our Doubleview house for a few years I still enjoy seeing the sunrise from our bedroom window.

It was a beautiful day for golf today...Lauren, Lyn, Julie and I thoroughly enjoyed the warmer weather...

Lyn and Julie on the 9th Tee....the clouds were magnificent today..

....and the bottlebrushes are stunning....

 

Our last day in Sydney....and the weather has changed...it was only 5 degrees this morning when we walked down to the beach....it was very windy and the ocean was very rough...not a single surfer in the water and almost no-one on the beach..

Still, there was sunshine and blue sky...

We spent the morning with Phil ...Carlo was doing some work at home and the boys were at school.

We took Gala for a walk ...

Had brunch with Phil and Carlo at the cafe where they held Carlo's party...

My breakfast Super Bowl...the best brunch I have ever eaten....

Chatting...Gala loved company...

Phil drove us to the airport...Pete had two free passes to the Qantas Lounge...

It never ceases to amaze me that, thousands of feet above the ground, a simple photo taken from the plane can reveal exactly where we are - even showing the names of the towns, shires  and suburbs lying beneath us...

An amazing sunset before we landed in Perth. We had a marvellous six days away...but happy to be home.

 

Another morning on Bondi Beach....Pete swam his 20 laps in the Icebergs pool....I swam between the flags...wonderful start to the day...

Pete, Phil and I visited the East Sydney Technical College to see an art exhibition. The Tech College was an historic vocational and art school that operated on the former Darlinghurst Gaol site in Sydney from 1921 until it transitioned into the National Art School in 1996. The Darlinghurst Gaol opened in 1841 and closed in 1914.

There were such beautiful buildings ....

The Margaret Olley 

exhibition was our reason for visiting the College....

This is William Dobell's Archibald Prize -winning portrait of Margaret Olley. It is widely regarded as one of he defining portraits in Australian Art. It was painted in 1948.

Margaret Olley was born in 1923. This painting "Calendulars" was painted in 1969

"Cornflowers and pears".... painted 1971

 "Wildflowers and pears "....1973

"Kitchen interior" ....1976"

"David Strachan's kitchen" ....1975

"The Yellow Room Triptych"....2007

"Still life with brioche and basket"...1982

"The blue tablecloth"....1995

"The dressing table"...1982

"Lemons and Chinese screen"...1993

The little cutie wandered in next to Pete as I was taking the photo...

The Sydney Harbour Bridge...Pete, Phil and went for  a walk in The Rocks District...

...where the big ships come in....

...had a delicious lunch at "Begian Cafe" excellent food and service..it was lovely sitting out in the sunshine...

....walking back to the car, admiring the old buildings...

....and the new...

Sydney's Oldest Pub...Pete and Phil...

...quite a few of these around Sydney...they are quite tame too...

Ice cream after our dinner at Society Pizza Bar, Bondi Beach. Macario had dinner with us .