Here's what's pretty in the Pilbara right now:
07 August, 2012
Pilbara Spring
I think it's still technically winter but it's getting warmer and the wild flowers are in bloom.
Here's what's pretty in the Pilbara right now:
Here's what's pretty in the Pilbara right now:
05 August, 2012
Exmouth
We spent the first week of the school holidays in Exmouth.
Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside.
We did some other stuff.
And then we went back to the seaside :)
Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside.
We did some other stuff.
And then we went back to the seaside :)
03 August, 2012
Naidoc
Uh-oh, over a month without posting; I fell off the horse, which is topical because all sorts of very talented horse-people have been tumbling from horses in Greenwich Park . However, since I am the most committed of wannabe-Olympians, here I am...back on the horse. This post has been several weeks in the crafting so is not ever so current but, hopefully, from now on it's business as usual!
Non-stop brilliance and fun recently, with 'Joseph' as the icing on the cake. Speaking of which, here's what I made for morning tea today....
This week is NAIDOC Week, a week to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. I was helping to (wo)man the 'health check' stall at TP's NAIDOC Fair and we needed some morning tea to fortify us. There was an obscene amount of butter in those cinnamon sticky buns so it was a case of "do as I say, not as I do" (as is so often the case in many of the health promotion/education activities I participate in... 'rethink drink' anyone??!!). Anyhoo, it was a great morning. Loads of people came to have their blood pressure, blood sugar, weight and waist measurements taken, and loads of people avoided us!!
I try and divide my time between the four schools I service but since F and E are at 'Central' I end up there a fair bit. Here I am being very official at the opening of the school's new early childhood buildings:
Non-stop brilliance and fun recently, with 'Joseph' as the icing on the cake. Speaking of which, here's what I made for morning tea today....
Cinnamon Sticky Buns (from the front cover of June's Feast mag). They were da bomb! |
Kirsti and Susan avoiding the scales :) |
Our groovy tent. |
In related news, although I don't know if it qualifies as news any more, I am the new School Health Nurse/ Community Generalist for Tom Price and Paraburdoo. One of my favourite places to hang out is the Welcome Centre at F and E's school where the students who come in on the bus from the outlying communities can go before and after school.
Look how important I am, I have my name on a seat!! |
01 July, 2012
Joseph!!
For the past 3 months Freya and a bunch of other talented yoof from TPPS have been rehearsing for the school production of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat'. They have just finished a 3 night run. Every show was well attended and they were all so fabulous. We were bursting with pride.
Freya said, "can I have a post all about me?". I said, "sure".
Freya is awesome and beautiful and talented and brave (hit in the head with a bag of marbles during a scene change on the second night, she had a bit of a cry backstage and then carried on!).
I suspect we might see her name in lights one day soon :)
Freya said, "can I have a post all about me?". I said, "sure".
Freya and her gorgeous pals. |
The audience were very excited. |
Jacinta and Rosemary (Freya fan-club members). |
Freya is Reuben, one of Joseph's 11 brothers. |
Taking a well-deserved bow :) |
Bouquets after her third and final performance xxxx |
I suspect we might see her name in lights one day soon :)
25 June, 2012
RED
Y'all remember my book club? It is an excellent book club. We are RED club (Reading Eating Drinking). We take it in turns to pick a book and host a get together where we eat, drink and briefly discuss the chosen book. These are the books we've read to date:
Red Dog by Louis De Bernieres (me)
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (M-M)
Cocktails Under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller (Dr SG)
The Snowman by Jo Nesbo (Mons)
The Songmaster by Di Morrissey (Fi)
Grieve by Lizzie Wilcock (Beth)
Ours is a small but hard-core group of friends and readers. We are about to get a bit smaller and more hard-core with the departure of (founder-member) Mons, and our next book: Shades of Grey (with thanks to Mrs T).
Mons arrived in TP shortly after LAFE and what she has managed to pack into 18 months makes us seem like a lazy bunch of stay-at-homes*.
Gratuitous Freya photo |
Stinky-Roo, honorary RED member. |
Awesome RED women (sorry M-M, this was the only photo of the three of you!) |
Cahhhhn the Bloooes!! Team KD: killing it on the court, FO SHIZ!! |
13 June, 2012
What Esther did next (with added Freya)
Time to get back on the horse and bring y'all up to date.
We have been back in TP for over a month, but what a month, there have been changes...of which more in future posts.
This post is all about E and a few of her recent highlights.
Esther has just been bought by Ashburton United for $3,000,000. This is a record fee for an under-7 player but I think she's worth every cent.
Esther is a Rainbow Guide, which I think is what they call Brownies these days and has nothing to do with the LBGT community. Last week was her Promise Ceremony, a big deal in Guide-life. She had her promise down pat. I was 100% chuffed, E was 200% chuffed.
You were promised a bit of Freya, here she is:
We have been back in TP for over a month, but what a month, there have been changes...of which more in future posts.
This post is all about E and a few of her recent highlights.
Esther has just been bought by Ashburton United for $3,000,000. This is a record fee for an under-7 player but I think she's worth every cent.
She scores goals you know! |
Half-time huddle |
Is there a cuter soccer star? Hmm, let me answer my own question: Lucas Neill is a total cutie. So let me re-phrase...Is there a cuter under-7 girl soccer star? Answer: NO! |
Proud little Rainbow :) |
Already working on her cake-decorating badge! |
Getting all maternal with Stinky-Roo, the joey that her friend M is raising. |
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