Cheerful little rosebud...in  a vase in my house...

 

Lunchtime walk along St Georges Terrace

 

Miranda and Courtney's choir "Menagerie" performing at the Perth Fringe World Festival, both choristers and audience had a wonderful evening.

 

Cool and cloudy day, Lake Monger looked quite different under the grey sky, so pleasant  for walking.

 

Just finished reading Richard Flanagan's latest book...fabulous, fabulous, fabulous...rather fitting that I should be reading it on Australia Day.

 

The first of 2014's new experiences, this evening I went with Pete to Perth Motorplex Speedway..they are very good clients of Pete's. It was quite an eyeopening experience.

 

 

6.30 am Bondi, the surfers and garbage men are out and about and Tash and I are on our way to the airport . I took this out the window as Phil drove us along the beach road for the last time.

 

Bondi beach this morning, big waves and sunshine.

 

Macario playing in Centennial Park

 

Tash, Macario and Carlota at the kiddies' pool Bondi beach, having a wonderful time.

 

Macario, so cute.

People queuing outside the Gelato Messina shop for their fabulous gelato at 10.30 at night...Tash, Carlo and I had some after an amazing meal at Toko...great girl's night out.

 

The Strand Arcade

 

Stained glass in The Strand Arcade

 

 

Tiles in the Queen Victoria Building, another great Sydney shopping experience.

 

Dancers in the Pitt Street Mall..flash mob??

 

 

 Tash and her dear friend Rachel...we met Rachel after work in the city and had a great meal with her and Jake at Essenza in Surry Hills.

 

Tash and I walked the Bondi Bronte Coastal Walk this morning, such a spectacular walk.

 

Macario loved this huge rock in Neilson Park , a gorgeous harbour side beach and park that we visited today.

 

Natasha and Macario admiring the view of the city and Neilson Beach.

 

On our way to the opera on the ferry....

 

Tash and I saw "La Boheme" , which we both loved. Before, during and after the opera we enjoyed just wandering around and admiring the Opera House.

 

Early this morning Tash and I flew to Sydney.  We are staying 5 minutes from Bondi beach in an apartment in Ben Buckler...the point south of Bondi.

 

 

Tash and her cousin Macario ...so nice to see him, Phil and Carlo...Carlo cooked us a delicious dinner.

 

 

One of Pete's new year's resolutions was to improve his piano playing....and he has already....

 

Picnic dinner whilst watching the sun set at City Beach.

 

Early morning walk along the beach with Jessie..

 

and late afternoon golf with Pete...a wonderful day.

 

I found some of these blocks in the cupboard during a clean up (over the hot weekend)  and decided to use up more scraps of material and finish the quilt. Now have to add the border and quilt it.

 

Lights for the Fringe Festival

 

 

Rosemary 

 

Oregano 

 

Basil

 My herbs are flowering.

 

I was chatting to Tash on the phone this evening and looked up!

 

Pete and  visited the beautiful old Cygnet theatre in Como this afternoon to see the movie "Philomena". The theatre was built in 1938 and is now on WA's Heritage Register. The movie was fabulous.

 

The beach was a little more crowded than usual this morning as the temperature soared to 44 degrees!

 

 

 Tash and I had a lovely time browsing in "Calico and Ivy" this morning. She bought some beautiful liberty materials with her gift voucher from Chris.

 

 Jeremy reading the rules of the game Balderdash which we played after dinner with Tash and Todd  this evening.

 

 

Darling daughter and darling husband.

 

 Me, Cathy and Natalie at Public House...another birthday to celebrate, this time it's Natalie's.

 

This evening I went to Somerville Outdoor Cinema with Barb, Marguerite and Juliet. This cute little kookaburra was only feet away, hoping to be fed.

 

Pot of flowers on my front steps....it's the little things that cheer us up. 

 

 Back to work....

 

 

Jeremy home, safe and sound after his trip to Chennai ( a wee bit tired). 

My new lululemon pants.. I love them.

The poinciana is my favourite tree.  Although they are not that common in Perth, there are a few flowering nearby, they bring back memories of my childhood in Brisbane.

  

 

This is Beth on the first hole ...a rather unusual cool and cloudy day for our first game of the year.

 

Taking time to appreciate how lucky I am to live in such a beautiful part of the world.