A scene from Gone Girl the movie...I'd been looking forward to seeing this film for ages and really enjoyed it...Tash, Cathy, Claire and Carol did too. It was almost as good as the book!

 

Artbar ...outside at the Art Gallery of Western Australia...where we saw a suberb concert tonight with Katie Noonan, Sam Buckingham, Melody Pool and Angie Hart...

 

 Not long to go....final days of studying...final exams days away...

 

Yayyy we now have Zara....I popped in today to try and find something new to wear out to dinner tonight. I had a most enjoyable night out with the lovely ladies that I met at Italian classes.

 

It's that time of year....

 

Golf this morning, chores in the afternoon...using the high pressure hose that we borrowed from Ash...it did a great job!

 

Beth and Ray, friends from the golf club who were also volunteers at the Perth International...since Gareth didn't make the cut, Pete was able to join me today and enjoy watching the other players.

 

Jessie and Barb at the Perth International...Barb was a volunteer at the tournament. Jess and I spent quite a bit of the day following Gareth , a young New Zealand player and Pete who was caddying for him. 

Rokeby Road Subiaco...Pete and I had a lovely evening, dinner at 6 Senses and "Brazooka" at the Regal.

 

Everlastings on the golf course...

 

Beautiful sky, on the freeway south, our way to Tash and Todd's for dinner ...

 

One of the beautiful photos that Tasha's talented friend Steph took of Todd and Tash shortly after they announced their engagement...gorgeous! 

 

Nanson Street in the afternoon...

 

Another post I stole from instagram.  One of the purposes of this blog is to have photos that I can look at in later years and remember what was important to me  and how things might have changed. Watching  ladies golf tournaments on television and following them on instagram is one of my enjoyments at the moment. In the above photo are Minjee Lee from Western Australia, Mirim Lee from Korea and Lydia Ko from New Zealand...I predict that Minjee and Lydia, both only in their teens are going to be around for a long time.

 

A couple of photos of Chris and Taryn that they posted on instagram...a day at the races...looking very happy!

 

Tasha's dazzling engagement ring.

 

I'm not sure but the kookaburra on the right could be a blue winged kookaburra, not generally seen in Perth....they were laughing as we teed off on the 3rd hole today in the glorious sunshine.

 

The cathedral rose garden, with the city on the left and Royal Perth on the right.

 

 

Yarn bombing on St George's Terrace Perth

 

The new 33 story office building going up behind the 135 year old , heritage listed State Buildings, formally the Treasury Buildings, on the corner of St Georges Tce and Barrack St...quite stunning against the bright blue sky.

 

Monument Hill in Fremantle....Pete and I spent a pleasant afternoon in Freo.

 

 Liam, Amy, Tash and Todd ...Tash sent me this photo today, they are at Aquinas College where Todd's and Liam's  friend was married...Todd was the best man...it is so nice that moments like these can be shared so easily with the help of smart phones.

 

Chocolate coated dried apricots that I made (for the first time) for after dinner tonight....Adrienne and Danielle came over to see our holiday photos, such a good night.

 

This is such a pretty and popular little spot in North Perth to have coffee...Tash, Jo and I met up this morning to discuss plans for the engagement and wedding celebrations. Three hours went very quickly!

 

Ducklings at the golf course....

 

Pete and I went over to Gra's and Mandy's for dinner tonight, to see their photos and hear all about their trip to Vietnam...as always, delicious meal and good company with Tash and Todd as well.

 

The Wembley Rose Garden, only a few blocks away.

 

Beautiful morning...East Perth...can feel summer coming.

 

We played in the Brady Bowl today, a mixed comp, with Belinda and Craig (in the photo). The highlight of the day was this gorgeous rainbow, we saw several during the day. You can just make out in the photo how windy it was...unbelievable... 

 

A stunning clear and warm morning at the beach, perfect for my first swim in 9 weeks.

 

Jeremy handed in his thesis today....now only a few weeks to go , a couple of exams and assignments and he will be a lawyer...and will be working full time for the law firm Allens next year. I am incredibly proud of him.

 

More flowers.... one of the stunning roses that grow around our putting green...it is probably my favourite time of the year to play golf because the course looks so pretty.

The finished bathroom....Pete put the final coat of paint on the walls on Monday...