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A Life-Defining Decision (and a Damn Good Holiday)

Posted in Family, Travel on April 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »

I’ve blogged before about the importance of our dogs, Spike and Ned, to Carol and me. They are an integral part of our lives, so when we decided to go away for Easter, it had to be somewhere that they could come as well. We found Eagle Point Cottages on the net (http://www.gippslandlakesaccommodation.com/), about three [...]

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M & C–You Rock!

Posted in Family on February 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »

I’m back on the Gold Coast, this time for my brother’s funeral. How ironic it seems that the Gold Coast is supposed to be a place for enjoyment and all I seem to do is come here for sad occasions. Because of the heat and humidity, and Queensland’s continuing backward attitude with respect to daylight [...]

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Harley Park – So Insignificant Yet So Significant

Posted in Family, tagged , on November 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Harley Park is an insignificant swimming lagoon on the Southport Broadwater. It was named after Ern Harley I believe, a former mayor of the Gold Coast. Hardly merits a blog post really. I’ve spent a bit of time at Harley Park this week. Certainly not by choice. I’ve come to the Gold Coast to send [...]

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Babble On Babylon – What A Great Lunch

Posted in Family, Food, tagged , , on May 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »

As I’ve said before, I don’t do restaurant reviews. I leave those to people who are much better at it than me. But I am prepared to go into print when I find a place that is good. Having said that, Babble On Babylon (83 Brighton Road, Elwood) isn’t good. It’s bloody magnificent. Being Mothers [...]

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Farewell Wolfie

Posted in Animals, Family, tagged , , , , on November 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »

I spoke to my brother Ian tonight. He, Josie and the boys returned last weekend from a month-long holiday in Europe. They had a ball. Unfortunately, the joy of that trip was tarnished yesterday when they had to make the decision to have Wolfie put down. Wolfie was a beautiful collie. He had a wonderful [...]

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Gina & Alex – Birthday Lunch

Posted in Family, tagged , , on July 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Today was Gina & Alex’s 26th birthday. They, Carol, Tom, Diem, Olly and I headed off to a great Italian restaurant, Mamma Vittoria’s (http://www.mammavittoria.com.au), for lunch. It was a great time – here’s the pick of the photos. The photo of the five of us is the first I can remember of us all together [...]

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Imperial Kingdom – Yum Cha

Posted in Family, Food, tagged on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We had one of those happy occasions today where we got the whole family together for lunch – had a great time. Where did we go? Yum cha at the Imperial Kingdom, 546 Waverley Road (cnr Blackburn Road), Glen Waverley. Googling “imperial kingdom glen waverley” seems to do the trick if you need more details. [...]

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Werribee Open Range Zoo

Posted in Animals, Family, Photography, Travel, tagged on June 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We’ve had a couple of free tickets to the Werribee Open Range Zoo stuck on the fridge for a while. When we looked at them the other day, we realised they expired in a week or so, so decided to go and check it out today. I’d been to Werribee Zoo a couple of times [...]

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Paul & Carol & Spike & Ned’s Excellent Adventure To Lorne

Posted in Family, Travel, tagged , , , , , , , on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

With Gina & Alex now having moved from home, and Tom being a bit lacking in the reliability department, heading away for a break now presents a bit of a challenge. Why? Because of a big black labrador / rottweiller cross called Spike, and a golden cocker spaniel / beagle / terrier / whatever else called [...]

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