tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81157185682154683202024-03-05T11:13:07.920-08:00Sanders in TassieThe Sanders - Our Life on Kangaroo Islandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917090676633535643noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115718568215468320.post-21584302362939914012020-04-30T14:31:00.002-07:002020-04-30T14:31:29.217-07:00Cam's Penguin bean bag chair<br />
For Cam's 2nd birthday, I decided to make a big cuddly bean bag in a playful royal penguin design.<br />
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I downloaded a free pattern for a bean bag cover off the web which I used as a guide when I made the body. I used a soft dark blue material with a white belly.</div>
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I made the flippers extra-long and sewed little pockets in the ends, to slip his hands into so he could wrap the flippers around for a snuggle/hug. I used coloured felt to make the rest (I love the coloured pin feathers).<br />
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Even growing up, Cam still loves his penguin</div>
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Perfect for watching movies and hugs.</div>
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Also, good to nestle a baby in</div>
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The Sanders - Our Life on Kangaroo Islandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917090676633535643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115718568215468320.post-52134949150908721222020-01-22T18:51:00.003-08:002020-01-22T18:51:51.700-08:00Glow in the Dark Space Blanket for Cameron's 3rd Birthday<div style="text-align: center;">
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I had so much fun making this blanet. </div>
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A design popped into my head for a quilt for Cam and the ideas flowed thick and fast. </div>
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It started with the concept of Graham's profile bottom left, with a telescope in the centre panel, looking at Cam as an astronaut in the top right corner. </div>
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I found some glow in the dark material on line, and some space themed polar fleece locally for the back, and got creative with my embroidery.</div>
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Each square had a theme. I used images and processing them with my embroidery software made them into embroidery files. I added swirls of quotes, and embroidered clusters of stars as filler. </div>
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Here we go:</div>
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Graham's profile panel</div>
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The Telescope panel</div>
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The Helmet is complete with a clear plastic face cover.</div>
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Important for breathing in space. </div>
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With the 3 D hemet on.</div>
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The Glow in the Dark Material</div>
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Elwood of course, and a sign to the star that was named after Elwood's Ball</div>
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A general space panel</div>
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The family tree baby blanket I made for our grandson Cam was great fun, but for our next Grandchild I thought I'd do something different.</div>
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Graham suggested I think outside the square to incorporate the 3 cultures which are blending for this baby. Ilea's Canadian and Australian heritage and Callum is from New Zealand. We thought, talked about it for quite a while, and finally came up with a Totem Pole. </div>
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I wanted it to be fun, so went with a bright yellow background, and a purple totem trunk. My plan is to have 3 panels which will lift up, with images beneath. A Thunderbird at the top of the totem (Graham and I), a NZ Tiki (Jane and David, Callum's parents), and a Koala it's little joey (Ilea & Callum).</div>
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In the corners I'm thinking of embroidering different animals from the different countries, and perhaps sneaking all of our dogs in.</div>
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And a cute flannel back with colourful sleepy sloths.</div>
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I cut 3 layers of batting for the Totem, and Totem shape in purple material.</div>
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This was a challenge. I bought fake fur to make the Koala, then Graham suggested I make one out of fur. Soooo I bought a rabbit pelt and this is the result. </div>
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I embroidered each familie's pets into the corners of the blanket front material.</div>
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And a playful blend of cultures to make the 4th corner.</div>
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I quilted them together sewing in little swirls of family names, and loving words. </div>
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I quilted the totem with a wood grain pattern, and added the siblings family names under the wings and then the photos of us, Callum's parents and Callum & Ilea were sewn in place.</div>
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I made it up as I went, and most likely broke all the quilting rules along the way, but here is my journey. It took me 5 months over all, as I designed it, thought and slept on how to do what I wanted to, jabbing my fingers a hundred times along the way.<br />
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My plan was to create maple leaves for the Canadian side of the family, and pick an appropriate Australian and British leaf types, for the Australian and British sides. I found lots of leaf outlines on the net, and selected my Maple Leaf pattern, but the British trees were much the same as Canadian, and Gum leaves weren't wide enough, so in the end, I decided to make all the leaves Maple.<br />
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First I bought the blanket front material. I wanted something earthy so picked a Calico, and saw some newly arrived batik material bundles, perfect for leaves, so bought a bundle in oranges and greens. A strip of Brown for the Trunk, then started making the leaves.<br />
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There are a lot of points in Maple Leaves, what was I thinking? However, I cut out a front, back and batting for the middle and set to work stitching them, turning them inside out, then stitching veins along them. <br />
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I drew a picture (very roughly) of how the layout, then using butcher paper cut and taped into the size of my blanket, projected the image onto it (Taped the paper on the window) so the image fit, then drew it onto the paper, so I could cut out the trunk and branches.<br />
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I put the pieces (Trunk, branches and leaves) on the table over and over and shuffled them around to see how they looked, placement, colour combo's etc. As the plan was the kids at the bottom moving up the tree to the elders... Graham (my husband) suggested I should use the green leaves for the youngest, then moving up to more gold for the Grandparents. Sensible eh? Then took a photo so I wouldn't forget and pinned a tag of who went with each leaf.<br />
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Once I'd received all the photos, I had to decide how best to put them on the blanket. I printed them and cut out them out to make sure they fit under the leaves, and joined leaf here and there where required. Graham did some photoshop work on some of the images and joined Jasmine and Heath for me. I cut them into a love heart shape which I thought was a nice touch.<br />
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I cut my tree bits, and the batting to go under to give it depth, then using the cut out pattern to see roughly where I wanted to place it, I laid the leaves on it as well, and shuffled all around until I knew where I wanted them all to go, deciding not to use extra branches, at all. I took a photo so I remembered it, then sewed on the trunk. It looked a bit flat, so I sewed lines and knot holes into it for depth and texture.<br />
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I liked the colour of my leaves so much, I decided to make the boarder in the same colours so cut strips and sewed them together to form a long ribbon. I was so keen, I sewed it onto the front. (That was a technical mistake, but there you go, excitement got the better of me.)<br />
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I had thought I'd just use T-shirt transfer paper and iron them to the blanket, but after the first attempt when I melted Wyatt, and scrapped him off, I decided to iron them onto a white material, with batting underneath, and sew them on. I bought some wonderful brassy gold thread and zigzagged my way around the edges. Which I thought looked quite good.<br />
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I had a few heart stopping moments when Jasmine and Heath (the baby's parents) faces peeled off as I sewed around them. Not just once, but TWICE I had to unpick them, and start again. Graham and I studied the images, and decided it was a user error in the ironing. It was too shiny so was sitting over the material rather than getting <i>into</i> it. <br />
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I needed to fill in some space, so sewed some leaves flat using the gold thread to outline them, and scattered around a few sew-on decals which I thought a child might enjoy. Hiding the kangaroo and Echidna under leaves, the others stitching on. I re-stitched the tree using the gold thread too, which gave it more lift.<br />
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I printed a stork carrying a baby to put Cameron's photo under, added a big puffy embroidered name, and realised I'd have to quilt it.<br />
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Sooooo, I used 2 layers of woollen batting, added a back re stitched the photos and leaves (for blanket stability and added strength for baby pulling on the leaves), and did some free handed quilting.<br />
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I made some strips for hanging with, using material to match the boarders adding them, then turned the edges and sewed them on, and tackled the mitred corners.<br />
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Cameron Jack arrived on Friday Sept 18 2015 at 1:52 pm.<br />
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I waited eagerly for a photo of him to add on, and just had time to add him, and the information tag I'd forgotten to to make, finishing 1 hour and 40 minutes before we left to fly over and meet him.<br />
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<br />The Sanders - Our Life on Kangaroo Islandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917090676633535643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115718568215468320.post-56083452011539452852014-05-03T22:01:00.002-07:002014-05-03T22:01:13.155-07:00And unto us a Carport / Shed appeared<h3 style="text-align: center;">
A man needs a shed, and a truck needs some cover, or so I am told....</h3>
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We started our trip stopping in Bernie to see the TasArt
show. There was some interesting Art displayed and we were pleased to see Graham’s paintings were nicely hung and lit well, which gave us a
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We took the Spirit of Tasmania ferry to the Australian Mainland (an overnight trip) walking into our home for a night cabin, chose which single bed we wanted,
looked out the portlight (window) and stowed our overnight bag and headed to the stern bar to watch our departure over a drink. Having your own
toilet and shower is a nice thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
settled in for a lumpy but uneventful trip, well… other than when we were woken
around 11 pm as our car alarm went off with the motion of the boat. Oops, we
didn’t notice the tiny signs advising people to disable car alarms when we
parked. However the staff that woke us up took our keys and sorted it all out
for me while Graham snoozed away. He does love his ear plugs.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We've decided Friday is the best day to take the ferry to
Melbourne, as there was no traffic when we got off at 6 am which gave us a clear run through
town, making navigating a breeze. As a matter of fact, we probably saw 20
cars all up until we got to Mount Gambier via the inland route. Hooray for us. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We swung back to the coast to stay in Robe for the night. Robe
was as delightful as we remembered it. A picturesque lazy little seaside town,
tidy and flat, which oozes relaxation and holiday. We had a little drive around
the suburbs before we checked into the Lakeview Motel, and tidied up before we met our
friend Trish’s mom Ros and friend for dinner at the local Pizza place. It was a
really pleasant evening, and listening to them chat about their lives in Robe
certainly raised it up on our “could we retire here” list. Ros invited us for
breakfast at her place before we looked at a little property we were interested
in. It didn’t suite us in the end, but we had a good snoop around the town, and
outer suburbs before we left.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It was a fairly swift drive to Adelaide. Our plan was to
spend the first half of our visit with Ilea and Glenn in Morphettville while
visiting the northern part of the family, then move to Graham’s sister Jude
& hubby Lee’s while we visited the southerners, and went to the Art Show
opening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But then plans are made to be
broken aren’t they?<o:p></o:p></div>
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We relaxed at Ilea’s for a day after our three days of
driving, just hanging around the house, working in a trip to the Orange Spot for a
pastie, taking the dog for walks and putzing around in general before our visiting schedule began. Graham even squeezed in a doctor’s appointment on the Tuesday
to get a referral for an appointment with a throat specialist for Wednesday.
Both appointments he got were cancellations, how’s that for kismet?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Monday night Ilea prepared delicious Barramundi burgers –
perfectly cooked, on soft rolls with sweet potato chips (that’s YAM to you
North Americans) and salad. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Tuesday we met Graham’s sister Kath, brother-in-law Ian and mom
Helen for lunch at her favourite café, Domain Décor. Our eyebrows rose as we
drove past the little shop and noted the extremely busy windows. I couldn’t repress a
little smiled as I looked at Graham fairly sure what was coming. We opened the
door and stepped back as a wave of potpourri enveloped us. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“Oh no, This is a nightmare for me”
groaned Graham as we entered a little shop crowded with shelves, all
overflowing with little figurines, lacy hankies, quilts, tea cups, doll house
miniatures, soaps and hundreds of sachets of potpourri.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I scoured my purse and found one
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We carefully navigated our way into another room with tables, eyes wide in
wonder at the vast array of knickknacks as we wound our way amongst these treasures
to undulate into seats a table laid with loving attention. Gold plated cutlery,
lacy place mats and beautiful delicate stemware, understanding how this would
be Helen’s favourite restaurant, as we joined the blue haired clientelle.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tuesday night was Glenn’s “Duck Night”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved that even though he was nervous about cooking under our
scrutiny, Glenn let us sit at the counter while he prepared his duck dish. When
I can sit in a kitchen while someone cooks I often feel like I’m watching a
cooking show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wine in hand we sat back
to enjoy an episode of “Cooking with Glenn” – “Balsamic Duck Breasts” with sou chef
Ilea preparing yam towers with broccolini and snow peas. The duck breast skins
were scored, then set to marinade in balsamic vinegar for 20 minutes then
baked. Glenn pulled off the perfect breasts, rare and juicy, Ilea the perfect
accompaniments. Well done Gunders Team!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Wednesday Ilea and I went one way, and Graham and Glenn the
other, meeting up for Yum Cha in the city before we headed to Kath & Ian’s
to see the Northern families for a BBQ. It was a lively large crowd with some
other of Graham’s siblings, their kids and grand kids, and Grahams Mom all
coming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were pleased we managed to
speak to almost everyone present, no mean feat with almost 20 people there. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We enjoyed the classic Aussie BBQ of chops, snags,
chicken wings, and a good variety of salads, rolls & deserts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Delicious!! Hats off to the Manson’s for
feeding such a large crowd so well. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Thursday is where our plans went amok.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Graham had an uncomfortable night with knifelike cramps
and gastro, which just got worse and worse so we had to start
cancelling/postponing our plans, so the shuffle began. We deferred our move to
Jude’s, and postponed a reunion with Keith a friend of Graham’s from his
gymnastic days as a kid, as well as dinner to meet Jasmine’s boyfriend and
family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prada, Ilea’s dog did fairly
well out of this, as she and I spent some quality time together while Graham
slept on the couch.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Saturday he was no better so we went to the local medical
centre where a doctor spent a half hour with him then gave him a letter to take to the
hospital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is where I started to
feel nervous. We went to Flinders hospital, where they “contained” him in
emergency. Everyone who came near him “suited up in a yellow plastic gown and
gloves”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Increase in nervousness. He was
there for 6 hours, hooked up to a drip hydrating while they ran blood tests.
They let him go so I’m guessing he wasn’t contagious. <o:p></o:p><br />
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We arrived at Jude and Lee’s with just enough time to
change, and leave for the opening of the Fluereu Art Prize.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Graham felt better after the drip, but was
really in no shape to go out, however his strong will carried him, determined
he’d go but wouldn’t risk anything to eat or drink.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The event was in McLarenvale, a beautiful winery area of
Southern Adelaide. The day was warm but the wind was bitingly cold. We started
at the Hardy’s Tintara winery sipping wine while we moved about the finalists
art on display then moved to d’Arenberg’s winery for the winner
announcement/cocktail party. Normally I think we would have enjoyed sipping
wine looking over the stunning views, but the biting wind moved us into the
marquis where we snafued stools, and with the men on the hunt bringing us
nibbles, we did quite well. I was thankful I’d brought a heavy wrap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We didn’t stay late, conscious of Graham’s uncomfortable
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Sunday was road trip day to view the other works on display
for the Fleurieu Art show scattered amongst other galleries in McLarenvale. Lee
carried on to the farther galleries in Gawler and Strathalbin, stopping at the very
well known Flying Fish Café in Pt Elliot, (excellent fish and chips by the way)
which was terrific although the little trip totally exhausted Graham.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rescheduled reunion night. We went to the Marion Pub for dinner
with Keith and Sue, Graham’s friend from his youth. Keith told Graham he had
done the math and they hadn’t seen each other for 42 years. They both lit up as
soon as they saw each other, Keith is an easy going fellow and the two of them nattered
away as if they’d only seen each other yesterday. It was a lively night. The
added bonus was Sue, who is also delightful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In fact, we enjoyed each other’s company so much we planned to meet
again before we left. <b>I know - I can't believe I didn't take a photo!!! AAAUGHH!!! </b>Well I guess that goes to show how messed up we were by that point.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Monday was our rescheduled “meet the Mason’s night”. Jasmine
and Jayden came early to Jude’s for a short visit before we left for dinner at her
boyfriend’s parents - the Mason’s. Jude and Lee had put together a lovely antipasto
platter so just time for a drink and wee nibble and we were off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jayden looked lovely, was cheery and engaging
and has grown up considerably since we last saw her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Heath’s parents, Jan and Ken live in Port Willunga in an
impressive stone house Ken built himself. It’s quite a house – large, 3 levels around
the outside walls, with a high ceiling in the middle. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jan cooked as if for 20 or Royalty. I was
delighted she let me hang out with her in the kitchen while she finished
preparing her canapés, and again while she served up. We chatted in the living
room over a drink and nibble, and found them very interesting, and easy to talk
to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jan called us to a groaning table of
roast beef, legs of lamb, 2 marinated chickens, and a rolled stuffed chicken breast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roasted potatoes with rosemary and garlic
cloves, a green bean salad as she’d heard beans were good for Graham’s
condition, salad, mango salsa, rolls, potato salad, and on and on… followed by
a plum cheesecake. Too bad our bodies won’t let us just keep eating when
something tastes good!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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They were lovely and interesting to talk with. It was a most
enjoyable evening and a delight to know Jasmine and Jayden are enmeshed with
lovely people.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Keith and Sue had us over to their home on Tuesday. They
have a nice little oasis with a beautiful garden, and two friendly dogs to
greet us. It was another relaxed evening, and terrific to see a friendship
reborn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The smell of the lasagne Sue had
cooking was driving me somewhat crazy and tasted as good as it smelled, served
with salad with garlic bread. Poor Graham smiled weakly when he turned down
balsamic strawberries with ice cream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Wednesday Lee made us his secret hamburger recipe. We sat in the kitchen discussing how these hamburgers could be so different from anyone else's..… Ah, that's because the ground beef came from cattle from the Adelaide hills, who only feed on
clover grown on northern facing hill sides, with soothing music played from
speakers in the trees to keep them calm and happy which causes better marbling
for the best intensity of flavour. The buns baked with freshly ground grain, and the produce plucked from his garden
moments before serving. Crazy kid. The burgers were great, and the “shoo us out
of the kitchen” to make secret artistic home cut fries towers was a nice touch.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sadly everyone was cooking wonderful food which Graham could
only pick at, knowing it would cause him great discomfort in a short time.
Although that was hard for him, and I felt sympathy at his continual
discomfort, personally I loved the food.<o:p></o:p></div>
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30 Oct – Farewells are always hard. This trip we'd missed seeing several folks, due to Graham's illness, but what can you do. We had a slow
start, chatting with Jude & Lee while Jude packed a little picnic for us and we
set off, making our farewell calls while we were on the road out of town to
others we hadn’t gotten back to see.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We stopped in Talem Bend to enjoy the gourmet picnic lunch Jude
provided then carried on. Our planned trip to Naracoort to see the caves
changed as we reached the turn in the road. Graham was pooped so we chose the
shorter trip to Nhill. If we wanted to stay and rest for another day, we could check
out the Star party public night. Our thinking? If the public star party
was a wash, we’d cancel our reservation and go home early.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We checked the rooms in several motels before we booked into the Motel Wimmera.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Small and older, but clean and tidy and the owners couldn’t have been
more easy going, and nice. They even gave us a plate of warm muffins when we
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hotel tonight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can’t go past their
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we relaxed into the warmth of the evening strolling back to the hotel in town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our motel host chased us down in the truck on
the way to see if we wanted a lift. How nice was that? <o:p></o:p></div>
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Schnitzel night in Nhill is HUGE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The dining room hummed as generations of
families lined long tables, kids scurrying around climbing under chairs and
tables, as we sat as if in the middle of a reality show enjoying the buzz of a
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31 Oct – Friday – We asked to stay another night, wandering
across the road to have breakfast at the truck stop before we drove to Mount
Arapiles through the Little Desert National Park where the red dirt on the roadside
made me think of good old Australian movies, as did the mallee bush country we
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Soon the scenery changed to thriving fields of wheat, oats
and canola on our way to the Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park. The locals told
us after a 10-year drought, they were hoping for a prosperous crop this year.
We stopped at the “Mitre Rock” and decided to climb it. To be frank, I thought there
was a path to the top however it appeared we were in fact rock climbing, with
me relieved to see only skinks and not snakes as I found handholds in the
rocks. I was convinced there would be an easy path down for us to take on the
other side. The view from the top was stunning, a green patchwork of crops with
a central great lake oneway, Mount Arapiles the other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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this side, but I don’t think you’re going to like it” Graham called as he
looked over the jagged edge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His legs
were burning after the exertion of the climb and being ill for so long. We
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drive, but sadly we enjoyed the view for only a few moments, before travel
belly signalled me and we had to head back. Our multi stop trip home took us
through the small village of Natimuk where we found people decorating the tree-lined
meridian down the centre of town with all manner of unusual things. Life sized
figures on bikes, girls running fairy lights, and streamers through the trees
and marquees piqued our curiosity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turns
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We stopped at Dimboola for smoko and wandered around this town,
which looked to be struggling to survive. Shops were closed, the hotel burnt
and windows showed real estate for sale at bargain prices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Graham found an Art Gallery and someone to
chat with for a time before we headed back past “Pink Lake” which was in fact a
salt lake and truly looked pink.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our Motel hosts let us use their washing machine, then invited us for a drink and nibbles in the garden with a couple of others. It
was nice to chat with locals about the area before we headed to their
recommendation for Friday night’s dinner, The “Trucker’s Trailer Exchange” food trailer
which pulls up 6 nights a week. We chatted with a trucker in the heat, swatting
the hundreds of sticky flies while they made up our steak sandwiches.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“They make the best steak sanga
on the road, always tender and none of that chewy gristle. Worth coming for
Mate.” He assured us in his broad Aussie accent. We decided to take them back to
the motel to eat ‘sans flies’ before heading out to the Little Desert Lodge for
“public night” star viewing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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It was interesting to see how everyone organised their
equipment, from trailers for carting, to special slider chairs, computer hook
ups, light set ups and covers. I was surprised to see someone utilise a little
en-suite tent. This was a celestial gadget head’s dream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We wandered around chatting, and admiring the
equipment as it was being set up. I was interested to find they had a talk
organised for the public where they tell them about the ‘etiquette’ of looking
through the very expensive equipment there, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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available. We left around 10 feeling comfortable the star party should be good.<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 Nov – Saturday – We packed up and collected our laundry
from the line, just after an early morning shower had dampened it. Our plan was
find a laundry-mat and breakfast. Clothes in the dryer, Graham popped across
the road to see if the hairdresser would give him a trim, which she did without
charge along with some local gossip and breakfast advice.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We stopped in Horsham to pick up a couple of cheap deck chairs,
and a tarp to use to ‘lay out Graham’s ground’ for the star party, then set off
to enjoy being tourists in the Grampians. Mckenzie waterfalls called us to
stretch our legs, watching the water twisting it’s way through its rocky path,
foaming down into sparkling pools drew lots of holiday makers. I felt cooler just
listening to the dull roar from the shade of our viewing platform, the sounds
of excited children laughing and the local birds added to the serenity of the
moment. Halls Gap was packed with tourists, a nice little holiday town, tree
lined and lush with shops a plenty. We made the turn and headed back to
Horsham for a Chinese dinner, then settled in for a
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Sunday – we got a few nibbles, and headed to the Little
Desert Nature Lodge, stopping at the “Nati Fringe Festival along the way. We
parked beside a yarn bombed walkway, and enjoyed the yarn bombed bridge and
other areas encased by those crazy knitters. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crazy yarn bombers, even knitted a little fisher man</td></tr>
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Natimuk was hustling with people
wandering around the town enjoying the festival air. People were still engaging
with the performers at the various sites, even while they were deconstructing
their events. The market was thriving with a fair section for the kids, and a
good cross section of produce, plants, foods, locally made products, as well as
the usual second hand stalls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We nibbled
at a thing or two then tried to get a takeaway coffee at the only café. Not
willing to wait 45 minutes, we carried on our way arriving at the lodge at
Noon. Our accommodation is serviceable, not luxurious with 2 single beds, and
an en-suite bathroom. That alone makes me happy and Graham relieved. There is a tea & coffee
making room for the en-suite stayers - beside our room, and a lounge area in a
separate building.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The cold wind had people hiding indoors, but Graham doggedly
set up on the lawn before dinner, tarp pegged into the ground, tripods set,
then back to the room for a rest before heading into the dining room for 6:00
when the bar opened pre 6:30 dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was a standard Sunday roast, with potato, carrots and peas. The desert was a
damn good sticky date pudding with caramel sauce and ice cream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The people here stampeded to the bar then
stampeded to the food service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s like
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There were movies starting at 8:30 for those who didn’t want to be outside, but
Graham was chomping at the bit. Out we went, finished setting up and wandered
amongst the others. Thankfully the wind settled as the night got darker and
colder, dewy and damp. Hot coffee helped, and so did the sleeping bag to
snuggle in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The viewing was good though,
we managed to see Andromeda which is not visible from Tassie. The binoculars
worked really well, the different dimension was good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The photography was terrific too. We’re
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1:00am we packed it in. I thought I was never going to get
to sleep I was so cold. Socks and PJ’s and an extra blanket didn’t cut it. It
wasn’t until morning I found out there’s a heater in the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doh!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Graham got a shot of something unusual, and I took the opportunity to ask about it, while meeting people. We had a lot of interest in his photo, and it opened the way to meet a lot of interesting people. We were pleased to be invited to look through other's scopes, and Graham was happy to invite people to look through his binoculars, and discuss his equipment with others. </div>
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One last night to our mainland trip, a stop at SDM Scopes to meet Peter Read, the fellow making Graham's scope in Bunbartha. We slid up to historic Echuka for a quick look, and to watch the Melbourne Cup along the way. (No winners at our table).</div>
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Peter and his wife Kim were good fun, and have a nice spot. No viewing the sky for us though as we had a huge bonfire. We laughed a lot and enjoyed the tour of their little property. What a work shop, and an observatory built over a water tank. Very ingenious, and a great indication of what staying in one place can do over 25 years. Peter took us to Broken River, a beautiful spot which would be a great place to paint or write. </div>
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We had just enough time to do a spot of shopping before the ferry, and our holiday was over. We had a quiet sail back to Tassie to find Elwood, slim and fit looking fantastic. He was a little subdued for a day, I think in case we were going to take him back to the "other place" but he's back to normal now. <br />
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The Sanders - Our Life on Kangaroo Islandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917090676633535643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115718568215468320.post-24525595176583478032013-09-27T20:31:00.000-07:002013-09-28T19:07:13.349-07:00Trip to Strahan Oct 12<br />
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To try to tick him, we packed the morning we left, an interesting ploy, but I discovered I wasn't very organised when I looked for things I should have packed, later in the day. However, he'll be happy with Jake looking after him at home I'm sure. </div>
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Now to us. We left early (as the Elwood alarm went off as usual at 5:30 am) Packed our gear and Graham's work stuff into a 3 ton budget truck and stopped by Parks HQ to check on the weather as it was cold and snowy in Kettering/Hobart. The forecast was … well it seemed OK for us stalwart Canadian drivers, but they were forecasting weather Armageddon, however we left with the caviat, if it's too snowy we'll stop at Derwent Bridge.<br />
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The weather was cold but the snow had stopped so it was winter wonderland magic along the way. We travelled through beautriful snow laden branches, which released their burden of snow in slurpy plops as the temperatures increased. It was warm enough we stopped for a snow squeaking under our feet walk along the way... where I saw a snowman who looked a lot like Graham!<br />
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We came out of winter to the crest leading into Queenstown where you'd never know it had snowed.<br />
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The city decorated itself with mining doo dads - which I thought looked great, it sported a golf course which looked good from the road, beautiful scenery and stunning mountain views. If only we knew about the local hunting and fishing… we'll have to think some more on this one.<br />
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We made the turn to Montazuma Falls and the drive in reminded me of seveal places we've been over the years. Paluma outside of Townsville, Cowichan or for that matter, almost any old forrest areas in Canada, with a range of beautiful scenery along the way.<br />
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It's physical work, this sign installation, I felt a sweat coming on just watching. Graham is mister "leave no trace" and even crinkled leaves and grass around the bottom of the sign so it looked like it had been there for ages. Job done, we carries on our way to Straham, via Zeehan - although the turn off was before we got into the actual township of Zeehan. Drat!! </div>
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I cannot believe the difference in scenery we experienced in a day as we went from our village of Kettering, through the big city of Hobart, along the mighty Derwent river, through the central plateau, the forested area of Tarahlea, then the snow laden highlands, barren mine stripped Queenstown, more mountains, then coastal scrub to Strahan. Yikes, what a feast for our senses.</div>
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We finally arrived at Risby Cove in Strahan at 5:30 pm, to a wonderfully welcoming woman who apologised that she upgraded us to the waterfront top floor unit as there had been a cancellation. The suite was already warmed up, and on her advice, we opened a Tassie Pinot from the mini bar. Well, actually she gave me a 'taster' of the wine which I carried up to the room and finished, then opened the bottle. Graham had pre booked us into their restaurant for dinner at 7 which gave us lots of time to relax on the deck sipping away while enjoying the amazing view of Strahan village, by sunset. (To be truthful, we quickly moved inside and enjoy the view from the couch as it was stupidly cold.)<br />
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Dinner was nice, but we were pooped, Graham having such a big day driving then digging through the rocky ground to install the signs, and I was exhausted from watching. What can I say? I had sympathy back pains, as I'm a good wife.</div>
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Day two he'll be installing a sign for Hogarth Falls somewhere in the city, but I suspect instead of writing, I'll wander into the village, pick up a few things, check out his installation then have dinner with Mandi and Charlie our friends from Hobart, who coincidentally are also in Strahan on Friday night. Re my writing - I think it's becoming apparent, I need to book 3 weeks away alone somewhere secluded, with no adventures or anyone to speak to… as I cannot ignore a new adventure…<br />
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Even without "Elwood the alarm dog", we were up early as the sun brightened our room. I wandered through the living room, to the kitchenette appreciating the ocean view as I filled our little suite with the wonderful smell of coffee. We sat in bed sipping away enjoying the view. After our lazy start, we went on the hunt for somewhere to have breakfast in the Village. Clearly there is no early start in this lovely holiday town.<br />
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While Graham left messages to track down his Parks brethren, we settled on a coffee and toasties at Banjos, watching with interest as the tourists gathered on the docks for boarding on the first Gordon River cruise of the day. <br />
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Next we killed a bit of time, wandering through the cruise centres, then the wood turning centre waiting for Graham's calls to be returned. Being so drawn to the warmth of wood (and I do so love the amazing burl bowls) we discussed picking up some small trinket of wood to take home. Once the door to the shop opened I closed my eyes and breathed in, my senses overwhelmed with the wonderful smells of the exotic woods. I could sat on the floor and just breathed it all in, but we had a job to do so didn't linger. Mind you there were some lovely pieces, but the price tags were in the thousands. Yikes!!<br />
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My planned two days of writing had already gone to pot with yesterdays adventures, and I knew I wasn't going to leave Graham to work on his own when there were no Parks folks on site for the day, so I put my little laptop aside, rugged up and was Graham's "off sider" for the day. Interestingly enough, the sign install for Strahan ended up being about 400 meters farther along the road from our accommodation - in "People's Park". While Graham tackled taking the old sign down, I wandered back to the Gallery in our accommodation to ask a few questions and put on warmer socks to battle the cold. By the time I wandered back, when Graham spoke to me from the cool of the shade as he wielded crow bar and shovel, I marvelled at the sweat running down his brow as puffs of steam formed from the cold as he spoke. </div>
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My job then, was to locate a water source and hold tools as required. We both chuckled as I finally figured out the giant "P P" ornately worked into the iron gate of the toilet block actually stood for People's Park and not the other options which came to mind. <br />
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To me this looked like a giant pair of pants. However at home it's reversed (legs in the air so to speak) and he is working away taking off layers of old wood, bringing out the spirit of the wood within.</div>
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Wine (and beer for Graham) in hand we snuck up to the top deck to enjoy the sun and calm waters before anyone else thought of it as we idled our way back up the river - then moved indoors as the winds picked up when we quickened our pace to return to Strahan. The Captain gave a lively and informative patter of information throughout the trip, finishing off by putting on a DVD called "The Oldest Tasmanian" - being a Huon Pine tree of course - for the trip home. </div>
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When we docked, we pulled up to Morrison's Sawmill (a family operation) where they had a demonstration of an old saw running, and loads of little doo-dads of wood to look at or purchase. I did pick up a 'hot pot stand' which I somehow convinced myself had the shape of a wombat.. well, you know how it goes... $5 burning a hole in my pocket.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">My Garden designer (Graham of course) got 1.5 yards of gravel
delivered Friday for the inside of our Garden. It was hard work as we had to
shovel it into a bucket then Graham walked it in and spread it around the garden
beds as the door to our Garden isn't wide enough for our wheel barrow.
However, a few hours of hard labour and the garden enclosure looks as
swish as any botanic garden. time to show up and the 3 of us went to get
Elwood's bones and some libations as I was determined to have a glass of wine
in our beautiful enclosure. To be frank, after a glass of wine, we had a quick
comfort food dinner of cornflake chicken and sacked out in front of a movie.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Saturday Graham went the extra mile and put tiles at the doorway and
gravelled the entrance area. Lucky veggies. Elwood isn't keen on the gravel but
he perseveres and follows me around hoping for some ball tossing. Next we
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<b><span style="color: #052939; font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">The GrandvEwe Medieval romp and cheese stomp</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">.</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I was soooo looking forward to this event and had plans of throwing myself into the day with great abandon!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Hooray
costumes!! I immediately gave them high marks for ambiance. We were greeted by a Monk who
directed us to the sheep shed for the Romp and Stomp, and advised us to find
“Conan the Barbarian” to find our seats. Passing several 'wenches' and
‘peasants’ bustling about, we entered the shed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">It had been set up with
long trestle tables, aligned with hay bales with rough wooden planks on top for
seating. It crossed my mind-to wonder how many slivers were discovered later. I
have to say I was a little nervous when I noticed a spider running in and out
of the hay at one of the seats at another table.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">The tables were set with a very heavy whole-wheat plate, a knife and
a plastic goblet per person, and salad with mice shaped blue cheese, and herb
encrusted hard-boiled eggs set upon a rich red runner down the center of the
tables, with chunky candles spotted here and there. We looked along our
assigned table for our place tags, and grabbed our goblets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> The back of the shed had about a dozen sheep behind a fence, with
one of their relatives on a spit at the other end - (I'm not sure what the
sheep thought about that) – however the spit was supervised by the black
hearted hangman who alternated his accessories between a giant wooden sword and
beheading axe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">As we entered, in the entry corner was the grape stomping station
attended by a Medieval milkmaid. A hay bale to sit on while you washed your
feet, 2 half wine barrels filled with grapes (grapes and mark were supplied by
the local Hartzview winery) ready for stomping with a clean water bath to rinse
off your feet when your stomping was completed. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Graham and I stomped with glee and abandon. OK, I stomped with glee and abandon, I had to cajole Graham into it, and although he started with nervous anticipation, he was soon stomping like a pro and I watched as his smile grew with his enthusiasm! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Next step was outside to the Cheese pit, which was a square hole dug into the ground, lined with hay, ready to receive the cheeses. Thankfully there was a bucket of "Mark" to pile over the cheese - which is the end bi-product of wine making (also donated by Hartzview) and still having a fairly high alcoholic count - so no foot stomped grapes were actually used in the process. Whew. When all the cheeses were put into the pit, at the end of the day the hole was filled in with hay and the lid closed. They'll call in 3 - 5 months when it's time to take them out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Our “Mistress of the Manor” told us the history behind this came
from Europe where villagers used to bury their food to hide it front raiders.
Apparently the villagers found they preferred the flavour of the aged buried
chess so much, they just kept doing it. Well it's a good story anyhow. Adding
the grape 'Mark" was a new thing the GrandEwe people were experimenting
with. (On our cheeses. Go us guinea pigs, and fingers crossed). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Back inside were tables of local wares for tasting and sale (as well
as the regular sheep cheese tastings in the restaurant). A woman from
Margate had some jams and chutneys - one outstanding dish was cherries with hot
mustard. Wow! Pagan Ciders were there from Cygnet with a new cider with
40% cherry juice - my personal favourite, Elderberry drinks, and the Harts
Winery with their meads and fruit wines and liqueurs. Well, we couldn't go past
a hot mulled mead now could we? The plastic goblets with their jewels were
a nice touch - you brought you goblet to the stall and they filled it for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">It’s a top spot to stand around with your goblet of grog – watching
the activities amongst lush green fields with the stunning view of the channel
behind. I loved the 3 dogs which wandered about as well, and secretly hoped for
a bone to toss over my shoulder.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">They called for everyone to take their seats at noon – telling us,
everything on the tables was edible including the plate. We had our knife and
fingers, so could figure out what to do, or something along those lines. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">A recorder band (who knew recorders could form a band? I would have kept up my school recorder practice had I known) dressed in
period outfits, with recorders like I've never seen before, arrived and set up
in the corner. One huge wooden recorder was as tall as a person with a curled
brass mouthpiece – which they told us you had to start blowing well before you
played the note to get the air flow going. All very interesting and certainly
added to the ambiance. Several guests came in costumes, which also added
to the festive air. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Unfortunately the banquet was disappointing. It was quite
disorganised. </span>I would much rather have had the most excellent centre salad starter setup to be clearly shared between each 2 opposing diners (to avoid confusion on who was sharing in what part of the table centre-pieces) Also a platter set down between the opposing diners with the whole roast dinner components at once would have worked nicely. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">So, the concept was good, the set up interesting, we'll see how our
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What a thrill - for our little writing group to win a Highly Commended award in the 2012 National Literary Awards with the Fellowship of Australian Writers (FAW) Victoria Inc. - for the Anthology we submitted to the FAW Community of Writers Award competition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rose and I decided we'd go to the awards night in Melbourne representing our group.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Our adventure began with me checking the alarm clock yet again, scratching
my head at our choice of a 6:00 am flight. I rose in the dark at 3:30 surprised
and delighted at the smell of coffee wafting upstairs. Graham and Elwood
were troupers, sending me on my way much more alert with a coffee ingested,
waving me goodbye under a clear star studded black sky. Only the wallabies
and possums were on the road as I went to get Rose. We grinned at each other -
then both laughed out loud, unable to contain our excitement about our trip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Although Rose had warned me she wasn’t a morning person, and
wouldn’t be speaking before 11AM, we nattered our way down the highway. I did
wonder if this was her ploy to keep me awake.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We arrived with what we thought was plenty of time for a coffee and
toast, our only hold up was me getting checked for explosives on the way
through. Hmmm, how did I look more suspicious than Rose? It was a good
thing we were early as it took 15 minutes to be served our coffee and toast,
leaving us just enough time to scoff our snack before the plane loaded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We discussed the likelihood of the plane having a flat tire as we were
buffeted around on the short trek to lift off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Luck was with us, when we got to the hotel, as our potential 7-hour
wait for the 2:00 pm check in was waived, Hooray! We dumped our luggage in the room and wandered
back to the airport not game to spend over $30 each for breakfast at the
hotels. We did a reconnoitre of the Airport shops to work off breakfast after,
then decided to walk back for a snooze. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">I had itchy feet, and couldn’t settle, and since I’d previously
decided I needed to brave the big city and have a little adventure, I left Rose
and headed out. I took my phone so I could call her if I ran into any trouble. At
the front desk they told me a cab to the nearest shopping centre was $30 each
way, and I already knew it was $50 to town, so decided couldn’t be bothered
spending that kind of cash for a few hours of shopping so wandered back to the
airport leaving Rose in peace to relax.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Domestic isn’t as interesting to shop in as International. I can’t
tell you how many book fly covers I read, but I did manage to sniff out a
bargain along the way. Flush with my purchase (I’d convinced myself with the
money I saved not taking a cab into town, I was justified in splurging on a
beautifully hand painted purse) I came back and laughingly confessed to Rose my
big adventure alone in the big city was actually spent walking through the
parking garage back to the airport. Some adventuress I was. Rose said as soon
as I left, she couldn't get back to sleep but did a lot of reading until my
return.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We relaxed watching "the Life of Pi" on the “in room movie”,
then cleaned up for the awards ceremony. The front desk organised a "driver
and car" as they said it would be the same price as a cab. We felt
rather swish at this, and settled into the bar for a pre trip tipple.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Our driver was fun and we joked a lot about what we might find when we got to the Masonic Hall, sandwiches, cookies and cakes from the local CWA (hmmm, does CWA in the big city mean City Women's Association?).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Pulling up to the Masonic Hall at 6:30 we entered the foyer, were given a name tag, marked present, asked to sign a waiver as they had cameras on site to film the
event, and sent through the doors advised we were booked in on table number 15.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">I think the funniest moment of the trip for me was the look on Rose's face
as we walked into the Hall. She stopped dead, eyes widening as her
hand fluttered to her chest, then her quick recovery. Our feet shuffled on the
worn wooden floors as our eyes slowly took in the room, the walls
were lined with multi coloured banners of various designs like those of knights
gone by... or football teams. I wish I knew what the Masonic significance was.
There was a stage at the end of the room with a podium and mikes set up, a
table with some projection equipment and raffle prizes which drew our eyes to
the number 15, sitting on our table, front row centre in front of the stage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">The hall was filled with long lines of tables, adorned with vases of tall brightly coloured silk orchids. The scrapping of
plastic chairs rang out as people claimed seats along the flimsy coloured
poly table cloths dotted with our appetisers for the evening, little bowls
of nuts, chips and lollies. We stopped at the bar on our way to our table,
to be asked if we would find a seat and bring back the empty glass at our pace,
a job I was quick to fulfil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">As the event progressed, we appreciated the resourcefulness of this bunch of dedicated volunteers on a shoestring budget. This Masonic Lodge kindly
loans their venue to the FAW for free for their regular meetings, workshops and
events, which caused us to review the room in a new light. We warmed to the
venue, and appreciated the efforts, as we listened to them speak about the passion
of the wholly volunteer staff of FAW who’s focus is supporting Australian
writers of all ages and genres within the limited resources they have to hand.
Their work is commendable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Not that we need to name drop - but Chris and Sue Marsters were
there (Sue fresh from winning a Logie - both of them investigative journalists
- having worked on Four Corners, Date Line, Insiders etc) just to reinforce the
calibre of those associated with FAW. Chris won the FAW Excellence in Non-Fiction Award and spoke very highly of the work of FAW.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We were seated at a table with other award winning Tasmanians young
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had a Mother and Son across from us - the Son was the winner of two
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the bar but she did provide some interesting suggestions on places to look for
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kept sniffing the air hopeful for a hint of what dinner would bring, or even that it
was imminent, rueful we hadn’t had a snack before we came. The awards went
solidly for an hour as everyone was called forward who had won anything from a
commendation to the winners. Most folks gave a quick thank you, but here was
still a fair pile of envelopes on the table when they broke for dinner at 8.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I didn’t stumble on the steps, and was given first go at the mike - which I
took. Don't worry, I was quick - thanking FAW on behalf of the group for
the honour and expressing our thanks for the encouragement and validation this
award provided to pursue our various creative writing projects.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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earlier as they weren’t presented after we started up again around 9. It
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Tasmania is nothing if not interesting – we were driving
along the highway when a little VW Van passed us with 3 Alpacas in the back. I
looked at them, and they looked back at me, then eachother and back at me as if
they thought – what’s that biped looking at? They weren’t strapped into seats
but they were certainly in the interior of the Van with the driver. I thought ‘Only in Tasmania’ but then I have
to remind myself, I haven’t been overseas for some time now – so who knows now
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Graham’s work trip was shorter than we anticipated, so my
reclusive week of writing was shortened to a day and a half. However I did love
sitting outside at the picnic table in the heat (which really put me in the
mood for writing about sailing in the tropics), and was well looked after by my
little pack of dogs. They either snoozed at my feet, or gnawed away at their
bones leaping up expectantly when ever I got up. They trotted along behind me
everywhere I went, ever hopeful a biscuit would fall out of my pocket I’m sure.
I loved the routine of my little week off. The morning rituals, get up, feed
the dogs, walk them to the Oval and toss the ball – come home for a coffee and
write, then an afternoon walk – throw the ball for the hounds, dinner and write
some more. When Graham came home, the
writing portion stopped but we both enjoyed the rest of my week off. The
weather turned mid week and the rains came to give some relief to this fire
tired state. It was perfect snuggle in front of the TV with hot drinks, or
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It feels well and truly like fall now. We still have some
lovely weather, but the fronts are coming through now, tree leaves rustling
while the winds whistle down the hill whipping them about, before the rains
fall. Still it’s not usually too long before we’re treated to the brilliance of
the Tasmanian rainbows. I’ve never seen them as bright and colourful as they
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friend of our friends from SV Glory Days.
He was working in Zeehan and was looking for a little weekend change in
scenery after several weeks in a mine. Graham and I took him on “a Cultural
tour of Tasminia” which was what I called taking him to the 2 whisky
distilleries in Town and around Salamanca and the water front. He seemed to
like the local culture. He was just as happy to sit at our picnic table with
his bird book and mapping work, and potter away while doing a spot of bird watching
for most of the weekend, but we did take him “down the Huon” to Franklin where
Graham had to pick up a couple of paintings which had been exhibited in the
Focus on Franklin Art Show. We stopped at the stone fruit farm and loaded up on
Apples, nectarines and pears. He LOVED that and had a stash to take back to the
mines.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A friend dropped by with a couple of large salmon for Graham
to cure and smoke. A great deal as we split the fish with him. The Waghorn
family arrived with the weather good enough for a Pizza night.</div>
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And were eager to participate in ‘the big smoke’ and enjoy a good
feed of fish on Good Friday. Young Ben's job was to dig potatoes from our garden for our dinner. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We’d caught wind of “Tasmania’s biggest Easter Egg Hunt”, raising
money for the Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation. They boasted 100,000
chocolate Easter Eggs would be scattered for kids aged between 3 and 12. How could we resist? The Waghorn’s registered us all, so we
descended en mass to the Botanical Gardens where we followed giant bunny foot
prints to “Egg Hunt HQ” –registered, donned our bunny ears and wandered amongst
the activities before Ben’s age group were the ‘hunters’. There were balloon artists, singing groups,
tables set up with activities, food stalls, face painting, and lots of
‘egg-cited kids’. We wandered through
the gardens taking it all in…. then they called Ben’s group. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Graham, Bernadette and I positioned ourselves at the other
side of a large roped in area, complete with a castle turret made out of
stacked cut wood in the centre, to be sure to have a good view of the start. I thought a big bunny was going to pop out
and throw eggs from the top, but instead – a golf cart with boxes of eggs
slowly made it’s way around the designated area while 6 people threw around
10,000 chocolate Easter eggs out. I was
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kids. No child left this event short
changed and I was happy to note, not a tearful child could be seen. Ben came
over with his loot, which counted out to 151 chocolate eggs. Woo Hoo, half of
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We’ve been enjoying Bruce and Bernadette’s energy and enthusiasm
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pasta machine appeared one day. I’ve always secretly wanted one and there it
was, all shiny just crying out to be used.
Out came the flour and the pasta making began. Everyone was involved,
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has taken a few liberties not the least of which was claiming his lounge back
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Ben. Pear picking in vacant fields, walks with Elwood - Graham's remedy for hick ups was to run up the driveway as fast as he could, then describe it in great detail. It worked.... and wasn't a big deal with Elwood beside him... Well - actually Elwood stood a the top of the driveway and watched him run. he he he....</div>
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behind us to collect some ready made fertiliser. Leather gloves to go around, one shovel, and
many hands made light work. The horses came to investigate while Elwood yipped at us from the back yard. How many kids can say they did that on their
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There is something good about making things so Graham should be feeling great now as we spent this weekend finishing our Garden project. He's made a mega structure at the bottom of our property last weekend with hoops of giant agriculture pipe, netting and hundreds of zap straps, which our 4 raised garden beds now reside in. Elwood isn't sure why he can't walk through the black netting like he can the mosquito net magnetised door we have between the garage and the house, but he'll get it soon. He had us laughing a lot during construction with his antics around the netting… and he's not convinced this is good thing as he can't get me to throw the ball for him every 2 minutes.</div>
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Today we dis assembled the wooden structure which used to house a garden up by the house, but now houses a water tank, and took it down to the structure to secure the bottom of the netting. Yesterday was netting stringing day, today we completed the end wall with the door, which Graham constructed today.</div>
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Graham went to her property for a work BBQ and met this little fellow, whom he named Samuel. Elwood also got to meet him, and was introduced to a great variety of other farm animals but he'll tell you about his adventure himself.<br />
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Here is Graham's adventure cooking up Samuel who was just over 13 kilos.<br />
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Graham dried the little fellow and stuffed it with onion, carrots, apples and garlic, then sewed him up with wire.<br />
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Then he rubbed the skin with garlic and a generous amount of SALT. We put a Walnut in his mouth to hold it open while cooking. He positioned him like he was sitting on his haunches, covered the ears and nose with foil for protection.<br />
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Samuel pig went back in after the coals were removed and continued to cook in the residual heat for around 4 hours.<br />
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Samuel Pig was the most tender, tasty pork we've ever had. The crackling was crispy and flavourful cracking off when tapped into wonderful pieces of delight. The gravy made from the drippings was amazingly flavourful.<br />
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<br />The Sanders - Our Life on Kangaroo Islandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917090676633535643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115718568215468320.post-11679244547374345162012-12-27T00:19:00.002-08:002012-12-27T00:19:35.708-08:00Tidal Exhibition Devonport Regional Gallery - Graham was a finalistGraham was one of the national finalists in the Devonport Regional Art Gallery <a href="http://www.devonportgallery.com/index02.php?id=12" target="_blank">Tidal Exhibition</a> this year. We went up for the Opening night. It was a great evening as he got to speak with the judges, other artists and some Art Gallery Curators. We went out for dinner with them after the opening and had a lively evening.<br />
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<br />The Sanders - Our Life on Kangaroo Islandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917090676633535643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115718568215468320.post-37190497713274931772012-11-12T02:40:00.001-08:002012-11-12T13:35:55.039-08:00Indonesia - Adventure Doolie / Sanders 2012 - Nusa Lembongan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I also liked the early hours of the morning - around 5:30 am - the locals would scavange seaweed on the beaches and the bay awoke. A nice time of day.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We drove through village areas clearly not tourist focused, passing people relaxing with children trying to keep cool in and around their huts. Our trail ended at Secret Beach jumping cliffs where for 5,000 rupiah you can jump off a 25-meter limestone cliff into beautiful blue waters, returning via a climb up a bamboo ladder. No thank you, and we didn’t see any other takers. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">The water and shore was beautiful, complete with a pod of Dolphins frolicking when we arrived. There were also some folks surfing in the little bay. I noticed a lot of French people visiting these islands. As we drove into the jumping point area three little tykes stopped us, asked us what nationality we were and sang us a song, which was lovely. Then asked for money, not so lovely. Heavy sigh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">I loved the smell of the seaweed drying as we scooted along and the way the locals would break into a big smile at our cheery shout of hello.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">On the return trip, we stopped to check out some T-shirts and decided we needed to stop at the Sandy Bay Beach Hut for a drink before we got home. Graham and I were in lead scooter position, made the first turn and sat at the second turn waiting for the Doolies before we continued. We waited, and waited… sure they wouldn’t have made a wrong turn, so headed back to see what had gone wrong. Just as we crested the hill, they came towards us… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">“We ran out of gas,” They shouted. Half way up the hill they’d run out of gas. Now we know why they have so many little places selling little 1 or 2 liter bottles of fuel everywhere. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">However, we all watched as Graham joined the surfers bobbing in the water. He said as he paddled up, he thought he saw a couple of the big guns smirk. He paddled right into the middle of the big dogs, sat on his board, watched the locals take a couple of waves, then moved into the zone and stood his ground. He picked up his wave, stood up and soared on the top looking like a pro. It was a great long ride and he stood there as the wave ended and he sank gracefully back into the Ocean. Then he paddled back to the boat and said – OK let’s go and off we went snorkelling. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">We decided we’d come back after snorkelling and Gretch would give it a try.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We went to the Mangroves to snorkel. They had many floats, which the boats hooked onto while their guests snorkelled or dove. As we were getting ready, our boatman threw a bit of bread into the water and we watched as the water seemed to boil with little tropical fish. I was beside myself to get in worried the fish would get full and we wouldn’t see them again. Nothing to worry about here, as there was a million of them. It was like swimming in a tropical fish tank. It had been so long since I’d snorkelled I kept fogging up, forgetting to keep all my hair out of my mask. However in spite of myself, I enjoyed the wonderful colours of coral, the Nudibranchs swaying to the rhythm of the ocean and all the beautiful fish. Some of my old favourites were there – Parrotfish, Angels and lots of new varieties. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We headed back to the surfing area which Graham and Gretchen now had to themselves. Sadly this was because the waves weren’t holding but Gretchy gave it a go and is keen to try again. She was pooped and pleased with her efforts when she made it back to the boat. Our own Gidget! Tim and I did a little local snorkelling while they were wave riding, after photos of course.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Back at our huts for a couple of drinks, (and some "after sun cream" – just call me lobster girl) then we walked over to Mushroom bay to the Bali Beach Hotel. Gretch and Tim had the Mie Goring and Graham and I had spring rolls, then a steak. In my opinion - don't order beef steak in Indonesia, they do so many other dishes extremely well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Nov 3 – Our last day on the island (as Jetstar had changed our flight - but I’m not bitter). We had a lazy morning packing up and settling our bill. The trip back to the mainland was uneventful, as was the trip to our next Hotel, the Holiday Inn Resort Baruna. The Resort was lovely (check in time was 3:00 pm), but our room as tired, smelled musty and the air conditioner struggled not in cooling the room so much, but the room became humid off and on. We wandered around the pool, had lunch then settled in for a rest, before a dinner on the beach under tiki lights. Lovely ambiance…. Having said that, we really didn't like the noise, heat and bustle of the big cities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">The hotel does a great thing though - for 25,000 or $25 US you can check your luggage with them, and use the Resort facilities to while away those hours before a late night flight without having to take a room. Tim and Gretch thoroughly enjoyed this. You just have to eat/drink up to your 25,000 value (and pay any extra above) which is no chore with a swim up bar and restaurants.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Sadly, during the night I was sick to the point I was afraid I was going to die. I was hugely relieved when Graham woke up and asked if I was OK as I stumbled back into bed the second time, however I wasn’t finished yet. The next morning we weren’t sure if I was going to be able to fly or not, but sipping my trusty Hydrolite and after a nibble of fruit staying down I figured I could do it. I slept at the duty free in Denpasar while Graham shopped, I slept on the plane to Singapore. I would have slept at the Singapore airport for our entire lay over if Graham hadn't said to me “Don’t you go Invalid on me now.” So I dutifully gathered my energy and we jumped on a train into town. I must say Singapore was clean, the transit system efficient and the people were super helpful and cheerful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We made our way to Raffles stopping in the courtyard bar for their legendary Singapore Sling. This was big for me, as it reminded me of Saturday afternoons making them with my Mom and Dad. I wasn’t sure I could actually manage to drink a whole one but we ordered 2 and had our photo taken. Three sips later I gave mine to Graham, (not that it didn’t taste wonderful, I still couldn’t trust my stomach) and was grateful a colossal thunder and lightning storm struck so we took a cab back to the airport and I could fall into blissful sleep for the ride back. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">(Note: 2 Singapore slings - $65. Singapore dollars. Yikes) </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">After half a dry piece of toast, and a sleep in the waiting room, and sleeping through another flight, we arrived in Melbourne with me feeling more human. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We had left Elwood with Rose, George and Winnie who took him up to their place for sleep overs. It was rather anti-climactic when we came home. We thought he must still have been with them, as we drove right up to the garage no Elwood. We opened the Garage door… no Elwood. We slammed 4 truck doors…. finally Elwood saunters around the corner yawning and just stands there and looks at us. No tail wag, no barking. Then he comes over and sniffs us and gives us a little tail wag. He really doesn't wake up quickly. By the time he figured out it was us, he didn't' have a trill or a woof woof to spare. The next morning he made up for it making quite a fuss when we opened the door. Rose assures us he wasn't drugged which was the only explanation I could think of for him not to have bowled us over upon arrival.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We enjoyed a few more days with the Doolies cooking up a storm. Pizza night of course, Calamari on fresh picked salad greens, slow roasted prim rib steaks, an Aussie BBQ, Fish and chips, and burgers with "glutton duck". (an inside joke) To be honest, I was not as animated as I wanted to be as I seemed to have managed to pick up a head cold. But I did give it my all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">25 Oct – Our holiday begins.</span></h2>
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<i><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">(First let me say
– it would be unlikely we will ever fly Jet Star again. Our flights were
changed several times before we left to the point we had to change our hotel
plans to ensure we caught the new flight, which took us back to Singapore
before heading to Melbourne.)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Our Hobart to Sydney flight was delayed (no big surprise to us)
which meant we raced through Sydney airport to catch our connecting flight (which
meant no duty free for us - Waahhhh!!) We arrived around 8:00 pm in
Denpasar Bali, and asked our driver to stop at a liquor store on our way to the
villa. My eyes widened considerably when I bought a bottle of gin for a whopping
$67. Yikes!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We felt considerably better when we arrived at Beji Suri in the warm
evening to the sight of a beautifully lit pool and our friends Tim and Gretchen
greeted us with a chilled rum and coke - and pizza - thank goodness. We
chatted away until the wee hours. I especially like the outdoor bathroom! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Day 1 Drank coffee on our patio enjoying the rice paddies across the
creek, the tropical trees and birds and the crow of the roosters, when a parade
of people arrived to set our table and bring our fantastic breakfasts. </span></div>
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lounged around - then organised ourselves to go into Ubud. We gave
ourselves 3 hours to wander and get a feel for the city. We were dropped
at the Monkey forest, and sure enough - there were little monkeys outside the gate.
And a little man was running around with a slingshot to keep them in
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We wandered down Monkey forest road, amongst shop after shop of Balinese
carvings, colourful sarongs & jewellery. Ok it was all very touristy, crooked streets, with tiled sidewalks in need of repair, and the heat and humidity was really starting to get to us. Our escape plan was a leisurely lunch, at Café
Wayan and Bakery, (Lobster salad) then home for a swim, and cocktail.
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Graham asked Ketut if he could pick up some coconuts for us during the day. When we came home, there they were. He asked for a machete and
our groundsman came and chopped the first 4 so we could make coconut & rum drinks.
He's a smarty isn't he? The villa staff came back with sugar syrup staws and spoons to scrape out the flesh when we were done. They always anticipated our needs. It was a fun event for all of us as both the staff and we watched the coconuts get chopped up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">A drink and a dip saw us heading back to town to Pundi Pundi for dinner
around 7 then home for a nightcap and dip. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Early in the morning we relaxed in bed listening to what sounds like
many dozens of roosters. Not the gentle crooning of cock-a-doodle-doo which
I recall from our cruising days, more like a screaming of it as if the roosters
were shouting at the very top of their lungs. Yesterday morning was remarkably
quiet after our first night (as they starting in the wee hours of the morning) of
this noise - we think it's because they practice cock fighting here, and we
were told last night was a fight night. It's interesting to be serenaded by the
frogs & birds etc...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We had a lizard swimming across our pool, which we think is
fantastic. The accommodation is divine and food here has been terrific.
So far all is good. Saw some monkeys yesterday (other than Graham
and Tim).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We went to the grocery store “Coco’s” yesterday where we saw people
harvesting rice from a field tucked between the grocery store and the shop next
to it. No wasted space here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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at least a one and a half hour massage. Tim was reluctant but was willing to
give it a go as Graham related his experience in Thailand was a good one. We selected Eve Spa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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as we started off with our husbands in our rooms with us. Tim had never had a
massage before, and was quite disconcerted to have a male masseuse. He told us what
kept him entertained during his massage, was when he realized Gretchen was
going to have to turn over in front of both him and the male masseuse at some
point. I'm sure it was all managed very discretely. When their massage was over, the boys bolted. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Our Spa experience was nowhere near completed and let me just say,
five hours is a looong time in a Spa. We had a massage, a body scrub, then our
respective masseuse showered us to get the scrub off, then smeared our bodies
with yogurt and washed us again. Then they invited us to slide into a bath with
frangipanis and flower petals floating on the top and brought us ginger tea to
sip on. After bath time my girl, who’s English wasn’t all that good, invited me
to have a shower, indicated I should get back on the table, and was quite specific
about me using a particular towel to dry off.
So I dutifully showered up and got back on the table, in my new package
of little disposable massage panties and lay there on my back and waited and
waited. Finally there was a knock on the door, and much to my surprise, to my
cheery “OK” - Gretchen appeared! She
tells me she saw more of me than she ever wanted to but recovered quickly
saying – “What are you doing? Put your clothes
on, we’re getting our facial here”. Ooops, my girl neglected to tell me to get
dressed, or what was next, however I managed to get dressed and look nonchalant
in record time. I’m not sure who was
more startled, me or Gretch. I kept
cracking my face mask chuckling about it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Next was lunch, then a manicure and pedicure and a hair conditioning
massage. I was squeaky clean from head
to toe. The boys arrived back to get us just as we were finished, luckily for me as the spa didn’t take Visa. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I raided Graham’s pockets, and we stopped
on the way back to the Villa to see Wayan's home, which is where his whole family lives. Wayan is the stone carver who had driven us from the airport. We met his
family and watched them at work. Wayan even asked his Grandma to show Gretchen and
I how to make the little offering baskets. Gretchen was a natural at this palm frond origami, however my fumbling antics had Granny and Wayan in stitches.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">This ceremony happens every six months but unfortunately I never did find out what it was called. The villagers make offerings at the Temple, by the water, however we took part in the large procession going to the temple, with more and more people joining along the way. This particular ceremony lasts 3 days, however we were hugely honoured to be invited to take part in the beginning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Ketut and our Wayan brought us Sarongs to wear, put them on us correctly, then they were satisfied we were appropriately dressed, Ketut lead us along the roads to the local temple. Time is a bit fluid here, so while
we expected this to start early, we ended up hanging around for an hour or so,
overdressed for the heat with a sarong over our pants, but we chatted with the
locals, (we were the only Westerners as this is a village ceremony which occurs
every 6 months) and shared a million smiles. It was sooo hot. The women arrived dressed in their finest, lace tops
and sarongs, with offerings they balanced easily on their heads. The men also
dressed in their best, and much to my delight we had a band (of drums and gongs
of assorted tones) and Barong creatures, which are a lion like mythical
creature – the King of the spirits. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautifully dressed Ladies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do you think we blend in?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">The Parade</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Finally the ceremony started, and away we went,
stopping traffic as we shuffled down the narrow village streets with crumbling curbs
over deep sewage trenches with most of the roads in ill repair. People joined our little procession as we
passed their homes, or street corners. We wandered past home compounds most
with ornate gates, and a dog or two, which barked or howled its opinion as we
passed by. Some of the home compounds I could see into looked quite fancy, and
some were plain, but all were set amongst palm trees and the neighbourhood was
dotted every now and again with tiny shop. Soon we were in rice paddies, and
dropped down to the river where the water temple lay. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Offerings balanced</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Barong</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tim and Gretchen blending in</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The band</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sjnHzqvDSagJlWyH2m0MYGk9dufZ84DMFfA9sO9IenKR7M-hDCxU6fTJgpixf4o66RkKOnXf-8J6KEYi6wFrgwfWk4JjKSzvKFQh2MG73oZ5ZpTAbhE2b_yNxXBb8BR1-odUJc4yzxE/s1600/our+men+in+the+parade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sjnHzqvDSagJlWyH2m0MYGk9dufZ84DMFfA9sO9IenKR7M-hDCxU6fTJgpixf4o66RkKOnXf-8J6KEYi6wFrgwfWk4JjKSzvKFQh2MG73oZ5ZpTAbhE2b_yNxXBb8BR1-odUJc4yzxE/s320/our+men+in+the+parade.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tim, Wayan, Ketut, Graham</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDjFaNXwDcyeu_h2YNmsuKHh4bjUH0OWwNPgTB9rNUr7IDGbKGV6mnrzd57dLmdn5FsLz_Drv7i-4Vlvv9qJr9w3vnMWSu9gX5OFFYodemnK3TPlprxAcr2_84sV7S-2aKFggHvIsrR8/s1600/More+offerings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDjFaNXwDcyeu_h2YNmsuKHh4bjUH0OWwNPgTB9rNUr7IDGbKGV6mnrzd57dLmdn5FsLz_Drv7i-4Vlvv9qJr9w3vnMWSu9gX5OFFYodemnK3TPlprxAcr2_84sV7S-2aKFggHvIsrR8/s320/More+offerings.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And more people just kept coming...</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYPatiOEI3Zj7snUVJtixQPMT8SKZ6szuoSUoO9t3wDSs-kZBObKBlvdzhnsX9aVPRyx-Ab5QOFRbklzOhxqIrWSM02uCoyv1K7naIeJB7HBpVNQlY5OGwKwv34WHh-RKUY7vZnl2sO4/s1600/Almost+there.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYPatiOEI3Zj7snUVJtixQPMT8SKZ6szuoSUoO9t3wDSs-kZBObKBlvdzhnsX9aVPRyx-Ab5QOFRbklzOhxqIrWSM02uCoyv1K7naIeJB7HBpVNQlY5OGwKwv34WHh-RKUY7vZnl2sO4/s320/Almost+there.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost there</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">It was set up for this 3 day event, with people working braziers,
cooking sates and corn on the cob, little stalls selling trinkets, lollies and
water and people everywhere either waiting to go into the temple to make their
offerings or hanging around after. They
sat under a huge thatched roof segmented into 3 - one where another band was
playing, one set up for cock fighting which would happen in the coming days,
and one which at this point was empty. People sat on any ledge they could find
or the ground.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Going into the temple with offerings</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The offering tables inside the temple</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Al0HRa66O5s9akiLWV1O9azN7FOeem0XPc89bTqsVEyHsBw3cWSdx5OgsDA9_TNnNkXjVVs8mHLJ_7P9sP8HhaB4vDfchS7neKMscFwYziY8QRzLz1zPoI5s45vk8TNQ0E4FwfecfcE/s1600/Barong+up+close.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Al0HRa66O5s9akiLWV1O9azN7FOeem0XPc89bTqsVEyHsBw3cWSdx5OgsDA9_TNnNkXjVVs8mHLJ_7P9sP8HhaB4vDfchS7neKMscFwYziY8QRzLz1zPoI5s45vk8TNQ0E4FwfecfcE/s320/Barong+up+close.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Barong up close</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Barong</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8YzA3XkkIguchh6fNOaKqn7kqlNrvHqrrnq8gqPzz-nV0Kyanfg4z0-AtmlcXAKf_vbXc9TJU0BeQsbYM5tf1FpIVKtrCxT_nZ2D-NDwOTMIf5c0KKHBUcFLq_MemUwhIpD4XbDhNLA/s1600/Ceremonial.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8YzA3XkkIguchh6fNOaKqn7kqlNrvHqrrnq8gqPzz-nV0Kyanfg4z0-AtmlcXAKf_vbXc9TJU0BeQsbYM5tf1FpIVKtrCxT_nZ2D-NDwOTMIf5c0KKHBUcFLq_MemUwhIpD4XbDhNLA/s320/Ceremonial.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ceremonial Figures</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Inside the temple were high platforms where people placed their
offerings. Everyone and everything was so intensely colourful, it was beautiful. The giant Baron creatures (Much like the Chinese
Dragons only with a Balinese flavour) were there, as the elders prayed, and
little children poked their heads enquiringly under the dragon costumes, as
children do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEPr0vidjZtEwuMAr79gcVVMBj_PC5LYvmIQqlnsk7K0vjmyHC2VX5_OZMJuPZKszVnG9FDTFRC3ozbBlnXXc9wKZ0HJNWyCnelSciCbcaHWPVuQah2HdF-Pv0HUJztU5adQxLuGtiLk/s1600/Kids+are+curious+everywhere.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEPr0vidjZtEwuMAr79gcVVMBj_PC5LYvmIQqlnsk7K0vjmyHC2VX5_OZMJuPZKszVnG9FDTFRC3ozbBlnXXc9wKZ0HJNWyCnelSciCbcaHWPVuQah2HdF-Pv0HUJztU5adQxLuGtiLk/s320/Kids+are+curious+everywhere.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What's going on in there??<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Once the offerings were officially taken into the inner sanctum of
the temple, we went down to the river, where </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> there was another smaller temple,
and a small group of concrete squares with spigots sticking out. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water Temple down by the River</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Our host Ketut told us to drink 3 times then sluice the water over our heads, assuring us the
water was OK. Which of course, only I believed. Graham looked at me and asked - you didn't <i><b>really</b></i> drink the water did you?? I blinked as I realised the others had politely faked the actual drinking part. Tsk…. In my
defence, It was hot as a fire cracker, and I'm trusting… what can I say.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">We were greeted with cool water then our designs were put to paper and adhered to a piece of silver. They drilled a tiny hold in each area we wanted to cut out for internal shapes, and we were shown how to use a hacksaw to cut our shapes. My helper just took over after I'd broken the 3rd blade, and re shaped my paw pads. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">I wanted to write Elwood on it, and had traced it out - but he came back with pre shaped letters, which he positioned them and stamped them on. I think he thought I was writing someone's name - EL WOOD, as that's how letters read. I really wanted to feel more involved, as I was supposed to be making this- so I told him I wanted to do it on the back. We wrestled for placement on each letter and I whacked them in. I think to ensure I used what he thought was the ‘correct side’ he put the sterling silver stamp on my side. It was funny. But it looks good.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">He snipped the outer shape, attached a ring put it on a silk rope and I was done. It as fairly quick as they did most of the work, so for me it wasn't what I expected. I would have liked to do more myself. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Gretch and I then walked into town (a considerable distance) and wandered for 3 hours. We were exhausted and had 30 minutes until pick up time. We just stopped to buy a water, and take some photos of monkeys running around on Electricity wires when Tim popped across the road. Sweat dribbling down me, totally dehydrated, we were delighted to see him and grateful to hear they'd been looking for us for ages, having gone to the silver place and missed us.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">They told us about their training adventure at the glass blowers. They arrived, to find there had been a mistake in the day, so Graham raced out to catch their ride, before he left and as he stepped through the door, he glanced at his watch and his foot caught a low lying Styrofoam plank with about 3 dozen hand blown drinking glasses on it. Graham looked down in disbelief unable to do anything as he watch in slow motion as they toppled. Luckily only 3 were broken, and the "you break them you buy them" rule kicked in. As he said, rather $18. for 3 glasses - than it being a shelf of ridiculously priced art pieces. Needless to say, they paid the bill, and bolted and came home to sit by the pool and have a few beers. We all cracked up, as they told their story, as the looks on their faces told us more than mere words.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">After a refreshing dip, we tidied ourselves up and headed into the Lotus Cafe for dinner - their seafood special for two - all very nice, and reasonably priced (drinks were a tad pricey) - then went to see the Kacak Ramayana and fire dance by the Krama Desa Ubud Kaja. It was Great. The chanting, the costumes, the acting all by firelight was terrific, then the fire dance where a man in a bird suit danced, running and scuffing his way through coconut husk coals, which scattered into the audience causing much oohs and awes, over and over. All very impressive.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Oct 30 – After another great breakfast we headed into the Monkey forest as we were told to go early before the monkeys get mean. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> We bought our obligatory bananas and Graham picked up a stick (A tip from one of our drivers). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> The stick worked really well, he’d tap it on the ground when any monkeys got a bit aggressive and they’d settle immediately. (It would appear someone’s been tapping the monkeys in the past). </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">The monkey forest has 3 temples and a grave yard. It’s a beautiful walk in it’s own right. We enjoyed the cool and the monkeys were amusing, they were happy to jump on you for a banana if you held it up high and were the fastest banana peelers I’ve ever seen. The water temple was set amongst some massive banyan trees and there whole park is full of interesting carvings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">That done, we picked up supplies, did a quick stop at Ketut’s village market and spent the afternoon beside the pool. Stone carver Wayan dropped by with a lovely carved tile for each of us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">We decided we’d lash out and have an extremely fancy dinner at the Cascades. We thought we’d bitten off more than we could chew when we drove past a Helocopter pad – but it turned out to be within our budget. (For Bali it was a high priced meal, but for a western meal it was reasonable).</span></div>
Tomorrow our next adventure begins.... Nusa Lembongan, but that's another page....<br />
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He walks up to the couch, puts his head on it and looks out the side of his eyes at us to see if it's OK. (However he has no issues hopping up if no one is around, but only if the blanket is on it. Even he has rules)<br />
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Since Winnie has come to visit, Elwood has worked through his jealousy issues, and now doesn't worry about Winnie in our affections. Well, most of the time. He even lets her up on our bed which has been his very special treat. He's only allowed up on our bed to say good morning to whomever hasn't gotten out of bed yet, or if we have a weekend read and coffee. He greats the bed occupier with GREAT enthusiasm. Let me just say 37 kilos of excited dog is a real wake up call.<br />
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Elwood and Winnie have come a long way. They've gone from sitting at opposite sides of the room, to hanging out, last week.<br />
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This week they progressed again, and now they even touch when they snooze! Life is good.<br />
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<br />The Sanders - Our Life on Kangaroo Islandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917090676633535643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115718568215468320.post-87693431594430137832012-05-05T19:46:00.002-07:002012-05-05T23:47:16.945-07:00Jules makes - Ptolemy the PenguinI saw these really cool Penguins made out of a terra cotta type of clay, the woman who makes them was putting on a workshop. I'm in, I thought!!<br />
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I was so excited... from 10 - 2 I was absolutely immersed in this, and had a terrific time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The painting begins. It almost looks likes a Kookaburra doesn't it?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hmmm the texturing which seemed like such a good idea, certainly made it hard to paint.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here it is.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ptolemy the Penguin</td></tr>
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I'm very pleased with how he's turned out. Now I just wait for 6 weeks to see how the colouring turns out after he's fired.<br />
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<br /></div>The Sanders - Our Life on Kangaroo Islandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917090676633535643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115718568215468320.post-1206649925699478392012-05-01T01:55:00.001-07:002012-05-01T01:55:31.937-07:00Now that is one BIG potatoI'd like to say it's from our garden but not yet. However we did buy a small one to sprout and PUT in our garden for next year.<div>
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Check it out - it's locally grown and as big as his HEAD! It's called a snowflake potato and it made the most outstanding french fries. Fluffy and moist inside, and crispy outside. Mmmmmmm.<div>
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</div>The Sanders - Our Life on Kangaroo Islandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917090676633535643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115718568215468320.post-33337139387720288312012-04-14T07:19:00.000-07:002012-04-14T07:19:29.930-07:00Bagel School<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjklbyb7SyDBtjTbaE0uZa4THTb8-zmYQpIcB1rUXEpb6QPQOVWGDkY0BGvfF0XKHfGi8h5Vaug6lQVpc5OwtYO6m3ziaFWhTWh7XNkl0eSa4JbOqLz6a6YU70EL5WnTCHvV7CNPw8JNc/s1600/DSCN0832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjklbyb7SyDBtjTbaE0uZa4THTb8-zmYQpIcB1rUXEpb6QPQOVWGDkY0BGvfF0XKHfGi8h5Vaug6lQVpc5OwtYO6m3ziaFWhTWh7XNkl0eSa4JbOqLz6a6YU70EL5WnTCHvV7CNPw8JNc/s320/DSCN0832.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We had the most lovely family visit us, Cathy & Mat Rogers and their 5 kids Kimberly, Lilly, Lauchlan, Zac and Breeze, for Pizza. They're travelling around Australia for a couple of years doing volunteer work along the way. Graham met them when he was working at Melaleuca<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">.</span></span> They popped over for a pizza visit on their way over to a stint volunteering on Bruny Island, then came back for an afternoon Bagel Making 101 session on their way up to Triabunna. We had a great time with them with everyone having a go, and 4 dozen extremely yummy bagels were created.<br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Notice the peanut gallery - they're always watching...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qFLPn1fFPXihzEFOG2_pIufXHUZEnk65mveniYjFeawFeB264wiihjqTU827R_vHdr587U38XKJ_7c4xbw3n3q0FkhnMEQ3ogiUTJhDBChNLHmataVNQzXNN69E3P965U0rLUmIZ5iQ/s1600/DSCN0867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qFLPn1fFPXihzEFOG2_pIufXHUZEnk65mveniYjFeawFeB264wiihjqTU827R_vHdr587U38XKJ_7c4xbw3n3q0FkhnMEQ3ogiUTJhDBChNLHmataVNQzXNN69E3P965U0rLUmIZ5iQ/s320/DSCN0867.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had my old boss from GBRMPA in Townsville over - Mango and his wife Brigid for a pizza night. Mango's on his way down for a season working on Macquarie Island. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>Next adventure was an abalone dive. Liam dove with Graham, they got enough for a nice feed.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</tbody></table> This weekend not only did we dive for Abalone, Graham also started our garden project. He organised 4 pods and earth and spent all day Thursday setting them up. We bought some winter seedlings, and Saturday we spent planting and putting netting over to keep the 'critters' out.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">We started our road trip with a change in cars, (thanks to our niece Melissa), with Graham entertaining us with stories of Adelaide from his mis-spent youth as well as it's interesting history. Bee Hive Corner was where lots of young couples came to buy chocolates and meet for </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">their dates. See the bee on the top of the spire?</span><br />
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No trip to Adelaide is complete without a trip to Perryman's Bakery for a Pasty.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Next we just had to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">wander around the corner to Bakery on O’Connell for what is reported to be the best kitchener bun in Australia.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"> </span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Bellies full, we set off - stopping on the roadside in the Coorong to watch a few flocks of Pelicans as they elegantly circled and landed in the waters - this is where I managed to step out of the car and straight onto an ant's nest. With much slapping at my pants and feet I was allowed back in the car and we carried on, however I did manage to bring a few 8 legged hitch hikers with me.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">No rooms were available due to a big field day so we carried on to Robe which we loved. It's a lovely seaside village. Hmmmm looks like a nice place to live..... It was picturesque and had a wonderful feeling to it. We settled into the only hotel with a vacancy. Complete with a line of ants in the toilet climbing the walls to their new home base in the roof.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">We wandered through the village, ending up at Sails Restaurant where each couple shared a lovely seafood platter (deep fried fish, mussels, pickled octopus, lobster thermadore pie, squid rings, fresh Coffin Bay oysters, soft shell crab, prawn & avocado salad, potato salad, water cress and bread, complimented with a lovely Pino Grigio.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">We wandered along the beach back to our room to watch a bit of TV before we all hit the sack. We were pooped but had enjoyed a day where we’d laughed so hard we had tears in our eyes many times.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Our room was a sort of suite, comprising of a bedroom with a double bed and a communal room with 3 single beds, a table & 5 chairs, a tinny sounding TV, a kettle and a bar fridge. There were some weird fixtures on the wall over Lindsay’s bed, which we decided were for extracting brains from the unaware, so we moved her bed away from it for the night - for everyone's safety. We’d had many discussions about not going to a hotel we thought might be featured in a kill thrill movie. This one suited us fine, we could deal with the alien brain extraction devices. $180. We flipped to see who would bet the bedroom, and for some reason we won. Some murmured comments of snoring and a night's peace...<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Saturday – UP early with complaints of someone’s excessive snoring. Can you imagine? Hmmmph…. I never hear it.... We had a few coffees and hit the road.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Lindsay and Ron were intrigued by the graphic road sign images of blood shot eyes held open with toothpicks & the catchy phrases reminding people <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Drowsy Drivers Die</i>; <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Rest Revive & Survive and </i>with the speed limit’s<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> – it’s a limit not a challenge </i>along the way<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">.<o:p></o:p></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">We took the wind farm drive in Tantanoola, and stopped at Mt Gambia at Blue Lake, which thankfully for us, was still showing it’s fantastic blue colour. (It only happens twice a year – November and March).</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">The whole area was made up of beautiful parks. (Extinct volcanic area.) We walked up a massive hill for the big view (a walk so substantial, Lindsay and I got a certificate for completing it).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">We headed back to the Great Ocean drive and came to a little town called MacDonnell, which brought us back to the Oceanside, and carried on driving along the waterfront. The Ocean was wild and beautiful.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">As we drove we saw 2 Emu’s ambling along. We stopped to photograph them but they became nervous and edgy and scooted away. We also passed a large echidna who scurried off the road when we reversed back for it’s photo opportunity.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Lindsay found us our day’s accommodation at one of the Cape Nelson lighthouse cabins. </span><a href="http://www.capenelsonlighthouse.com.au/"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #164ee5; font-family: Helvetica;">www.capenelsonlighthouse.com.au</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">. It was fantastic. The challenge was given when we called ahead and were told we had to be there by 3:00pm as they were leaving to cater a wedding. We didn’t have any idea of where we were, never mind where they were. However, we were game and the race was on. We arrived about 4 minutes after 3 quite pleased with ourselves. The fellow was pleased we'd made it, but he sighed in good natured resignation when we said we’d like to have a quick peek at the Cottage before we committed. It was a delight. Not only did it have stunning views, but also a terrific kitchen. We took one look at it and headed back to town to provision for a special dinner.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Next stop was Port Ferry – for coffee and a wander. We had heard so much about this town and its Music Festival we were keen to see it, but it didn’t live up to my expectations. Perhaps it was in recovery mode, as the festival had taken place the previous weekend. We wandered the main drag looking for some souvenirs (it’s been a surprise to us how few places have any T-shirts with their name on them). Ron visited the public washrooms and reported back there must have been a bad night the night before as there were clumps of hair and blood there. Yikes. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">The Bay of Islands park which contains fantastic cliffs and scenery. We stopped at the Martyrs, London Bridge, The Arch and Loch Ard Gorge oohing and ah’ing at the wondrous sandstone cliffs and stone formations at each location. By the time we got to the 12 Apostles (of which only 8 are left) the sun was in the wrong spot for photography. Since we’d taken so many fantastic shots elsewhere, we didn’t feel too badly about this and carried on.<o:p></o:p><br />
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The road turns inland for a spell and we found another spot which we added to our "could be in a thriller movie" when we stopped for a snack. The venue had a drive through liquor store and hotel, which seemed un nervingly deserted, and the fellow running the shop/restaurant was veerrry friendly. I'm sure it was because there were so few people around, but with all our kidding with each other, we scooted out in a hurry eager to reach our next accommodation.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Apollo Bay Cottages <a href="http://www.apollobaycottages.com.au/">http://www.apollobaycottages.com.au/</a> – Where we had a nice little cabin - 2 bedrooms, kitchen living room, fireplace, washer & dryer - $220. We decided we'd have a fish and chips. We introduced Ron and Lindsay to an Aussie serving of chips, and potato fritters. our next challenge arose when Graham saw a sign for jelly tip ice cream (a delicacy from when he was a kid). However, everywhere we went, they were sold out. We walked down the main road, no luck - then drove through the whole town. The challenge was set for the next day.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Lorne - Still in search for the elusive Jelly Top ice cream, we stopped in Lorne. Graham prowled the local ice cream establishments for his treat while Ron, Lindsay and I snooped around the shops. With no success Graham settled for a coffee and what was supposed to be an award winning pie (however, we did comment on the age of the sign and wondered when it had actually been awarded as the current lot of pies didn’t impress us. We even had a little wine tasting. It’s a beautiful town with a lovely beach and forest combination, which reminded me of where we stay in Noosa, by the park. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We stopped at Split Point Lighthouse, in the Great Otway Park – a lovely spot where we walked through some bush to the lighthouse, then out to some viewing points and tried planking. Lindsay warped, rather than planked but this was due to excessive laughter as she was trying to plank on our men’s laps.<o:p></o:p><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Bells Beach – The mecca of surfing. It was beautiful. We enjoyed watching the surfers bobbing in the water as they readied themselves to catch a wave and glide gracefully into shore. There was some construction going on as they readied themselves for the Rip Curl Annual Surf Competition next weekend. It appeared to be the home of most of the big surfing brand outlet shops, so we had a little wander through those too.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We were aiming to stay in Torque at the Beach for the last night of our road trip. We drove around the beach front looking for accommodation, but again everything was full. We even decided it might be worth a try at the Wyndham Luxury Resort on the beach. Who knows, maybe they had standby rates?? It could happen... I asked the fellow at the desk if the big lounge seating in front of his counter was for me to fall onto when he told me the price. He chuckled and said he thought it might be. Luckily, I managed to stay standing when he told us the prices, but he laughed out loud at Lindsay and I as she went into ‘try to get a deal’ mode. He stood firm but we had fun with him. However we did leave, but with all of us still chuckling.<br />
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We carried on, still in search of accommodation AND of the elusive Jelly Tip ice cream. Why were all the rooms full??? And who had eaten all the jelly tips?<br />
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I almost had us a cabin in a caravan park, if we didn't mind waiting a few hours for fresh linens, but while I was getting the key to check the cabin, the group decided we should probably hang out at the beach for a couple of hours, and get a room closer to the airport.<br />
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As we drove out - we spotted a little corner shop and finally found Graham’s JELLY TIPS. Lindsay and I came around the corner triumphant at last – carrying the cold treats like they were frozen gold!! Ron’s was a bit worse for wear – and they were all a bit freezer burnt, but Graham was DELIGHTED. His critique? Although they’re smaller than the ones he had when he was a kid, the taste was the same. He was happy.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The drive to Melbourne Airport district seemed to take forever. And at this point I don't know why I can’t find any rooms available on the web, and we were starting to get a little nervous. We didn’t realise it was Grand Prix weekend and most places were booked out. Oh Dear.<br />
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We headed to the Holiday Inn on the off chance they hadn't updated the web yet, and were pleased to find they did have a room, however it was quite expensive but the 4 of us could squeeze in. We smooth talked her into giving us a discounted rate, and with a big sigh… settled in. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Ron Lindsay and I left Graham in the room to snooze and headed down to the pool to enjoy the last hours of sun to the dulcet sounds of airplanes overhead, and 6 lanes of neighbouring traffic, as we relaxed. For dinner we decided to do something different. We walked across the road, through the massive airport parking lot, and wandered through the airport. We dined at Hungry Jacks, and then the gentlemen shopped (and purchased) front he airport stores, while Lindsay and I accompanied them.<br />
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We were decidedly flat after so much fun. However, we were greeted by Rose who took us home to Elwood. He'd had been well looked after by her, George & Winnie while we were away, but if the wagging of his body was anything to go by, he was delirious to see us.</div>The Sanders - Our Life on Kangaroo Islandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917090676633535643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115718568215468320.post-66920810489403971222012-04-04T04:55:00.007-07:002012-04-06T22:16:55.596-07:00Adelaide Trip - Ilea & Glenn's Wedding - Glover - Sharks - Tattoos<div class="MsoNormal">Please excuse the spacing of images - I'm struggling....<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Hello all, We arrived here in a flurry of anticipation. the Girls (Jasmine, Jayden a very mature and newly turned 14 Ilea) and Glenn came to the cabin for coffee/drinks and cake. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">We were all effervescent with anticipation of the wedding and the Glover announcement, and the time seemed to fly from the moment we hit the ground. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Wednesday we had a leisurely breakfast on the beach with Ilea & Glenn. Lindsay and I managed to get lost driving to the local mall and laughed our heads off all day. We (Graham, Ron, Lindsay and I) walked along "our" beach (Moana beach) and had dinner at our place.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">It was a noisy and fun BBQ, great to catch up - but we left early as Ilea and Glenn were clearly pooped.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Friday we met Jude & Lee (Graham's sister and brother in law) and Glenn for another leisurely breakfast at the beach. We split up and our little group went to visit nephew Stefan and see his lovely chocolate lab pup Max, then into Glenelg to trial the "best paste in Australia” rating a 9 out of 10 on the Graham scale - then raced back for Lindsay and I to do some pre wedding female primping with the gals to ensure we would all looked stunning. Sticky with fresh spray tans, and cautioined to wear only loose clothes for the next 6 hours, Lindsay and I arrived at Jude & Lee's for a dinner party in our especially purchased loose pajamas. I think we may have started a fashion trend.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">It was lovely to catch up with Lynn (Lee's sister) before she headed back to England. We were together at Jude & Lee's when we got the call from Rose to let us know the winner of the Glover Prize was an artist called Pople. Well there's no telling what some people think is great, however, we celebrated Graham's success in having his painting make it into the finalists all of us enjoying his success and his moment. Graham and I will head back to Evandale in Tassie on Monday for a look at the Exhibition. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridal Party</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ilea and Cousin Lindsay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course Us</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us again - handsome Highlander eh?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yet again - Oooch</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">We had a small break before the reception at the Tapestry winery, in McLarenvale. It was a lovely venue nestled</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> amongst</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> in the vines with servers quietly gliding through the guests, presenting a selection of finger food nibbles all night. Heartfelt speeches were made, dances had, and everyone enjoyed celebrating their special day</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me, Beautiful Granddaughter Jayden and Graham in Behind</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lindsay, Me, Graham</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look, Fascinators left for us at each table - I'm sure they are...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OK, Interesting and Quaint Australian Custom... I'll do it. What's a fascinator??</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My cousin Lindsay, Ilea, Me (Julie), Graham's sister Jude</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lindsay, Jude, Graham's Mom Helen, Graham's sisters Carolyn & Kath</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lindsay,Julie, Daughter Jasmine, Graham, Graham's sister's Jude, Carolyn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My lovely cousin-in-law Ron and Ilea</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sharing stories about families - Ahhhh so much makes sense now... Ron, Lindsay & our Niece Melissa</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glenn & Ilea - the beginning of their new life together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Packing it up for the Exhibition</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">It was an interesting moment for him. There was a tremendous crowd in the gallery, and we lined up to purchase my ticket to get in. We made our way around the gallery admiring the works hanging. Graham's painting was hanging amongst some great talent. I looked around the corner, and the crowd seemed to shuffle and I saw it hanging there, with a red sold dot. A happy/sad moment. The painting looked fantastic, they had hung it in the centre on it's own panel, beautifully lit. A proud moment indeed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><br />
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</tbody></table><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">SHARKS?</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> Tuesday we decided to enjoy a beach day and relax. We bought a couple of boogie boards, and a sunshade tent and drove onto the beach. (They do that here). We frolicked in the water on the boogie boards, then relaxed on the beach for a while listening to the waves. Lindsay and I went for another cooling dip, when I spotted something farther out just off from a boat. We paused in water to our knees, and Lindsay moved closer to me as she tried to see it. We waded in a little more, then she saw it. She slid up to me resting her hands on my shoulders as we identified fins sticking out of the water... coming a little closer. I relaxed as I saw 2 fins, and assured her they would be dolphins. Sharks have pointy fins, and wouldn't swim together like that. (I was fairly sure) Hmmmm I thought, had she been poised to push me in and thrash her way through the water to safety? She just laughed when I asked the question. A lot…… During our afternoon at the beach, we'd noticed a plane circling above us, and had heard fire truck sirens…. Or did we????<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</tbody></table></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">When we arrived back at the cabin, we heard the fire sirens again, and our neighbour informed us they were SHARK ALERT sirens being played from the CIRCLING SHARK SPOTTING PLANE - not fire trucks. We jumped in the car with cameras in hand and drove to the Esplanade just in time to see a truck with flashing lights driving up the beach broadcasting - GET OUT OF THE WATER NOW - THERE HAS BEEN A SHARK SIGHTING. Hmmmm….. I wondered, was it really Dolphins I’d seen earlier??<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div>The Sanders - Our Life on Kangaroo Islandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917090676633535643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115718568215468320.post-63976425961114426512012-02-17T21:20:00.001-08:002012-04-06T22:20:37.129-07:00Glover Prize FinalistBlog<br />
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BIG NEWS the painting Graham submitted to the Glover Prize competition was accepted as a finalist - check the website he's number 33 (it's alphabetically listed). This is HUGE. The Glover is Australia's most prestigious landscape prize and to make it into the finals is quite a feat. Also impressive is making it into the finals on his first submission!!<br />
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He found out at work when one of his colleagues came into the coffee room as asked him "Your Graham Sanders right - not Saunders?" "What do you know about the Glover prize?" Graham looked at her and asked - "what do YOU know about the Glover prize?" and she smiled and said. "I know you need to look at their web site". She had been checking the site as her husband had also put an entry in. His entry made the finals too.<br />
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The exhibition opening and winner announcement is at the “by invitation only” cocktail party, which is on the 9th March. This is the moment one waits their whole life for, the opportunity to rub shoulders with one’s peers and revel in knowledge your lifetime of artistic efforts is appreciated.<br />
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Winner announced, and celebration completed, the next day the exhibition opens to the public (the 10th March) and is available for viewing until the 13th.The down side to this wonderful honour? It occurs the night before Ilea's wedding, when we'll be in Adelaide. I became "tigress wife" determined we could attend both wonderful events. I organising flights and accommodation, no easy challenge as Evenadale is booked out with the comment most often heard<br />
“We have nothing available, That’s the weekend of “The Glover” you know.”<br />
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After spinning my tale, husband in the finals, just found out – flying back –etc. etc. a lovely woman gave me her Mother's number. Although we wished we could fly back the same night, the best I could do was have us fly over on the 9th in time for the cocktail party then back at 6:00 am the next day. The morning of Ilea's wedding day. OOOhhhh living on the edge, but I got it organised. Whew, all done and dusted. <br />
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Or was it? After the excitement of believing we could attend both momentous events, and several days of thinking it through, Graham decided he didn't want to miss any of the magic of his daughter's wedding. So, back into organisation mode. Deep breath - When cancelling the room at "Mom's” she seemed horrified.<br />
“But what if you win?” she asked.<br />
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“We’ll come and collect the prize on the 12th” I said cheerily.<br />
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I had insisted we fly back for a day to celebrate his acceptance in the exhibition, viewing his painting hanging amongst those of his peers, safely a couple of days after the wedding. After all, we'd already paid for the flights, and I believe this personal milestone for him, is one not to be missed. It's just a pity it's all happening on the one weekend.<br />
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Today Feb 17th – Well, we've delivering the painting. It was a weird surreal feeling to do it. I am sad to see the painting go as to me the subtle blending of colours he's used in his mountain scape is an amazing rendition of nature. I can only imagine what he could be going through in his head and heart at this time. After all, the entree must be available for sale at the exhibition, so he’s really saying goodbye.<br />
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Time seemed to be out of sync as we drove there, like everything was in slow motion. However soon enough we arrived, and it seemed like the Universe smiled at us as the rain had eased as we drove North. This must be a good omen right? Delivering the painting without having to worry about the rain?<br />
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We were delighted to note how charming the village of Evendale is. Tiny cottages on narrow tree lined streets, all very picturesque. Glover banners adorning the streets. How exciting. We dropped the painting at the Antiques Shop, which for me was a bit anticlimactic as the woman behind the counter wasn't particularly friendly or chatty, actually seeming rather uninterested in the whole thing. She told Graham to take his painting upstairs where he rested it against the wall with the others already there. We went back down the stairs and out the door. Kind of felt flat to me. However, we kept our feeling of subdued excitement, and drove on to where the exhibition is to be held, wandered around the statue of John Glover then headed home.<br />
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I wondered if I was driving Graham crazy as I made him pose for photos. First as he packaged it up, then as we delivered it, by the banner, then the statue. I think they would have gotten along, maybe that's an omen eh?<br />
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Now it’s up to fate and the judges. (And the people of course for the people’s choice) Fingers crossed.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We bought coits and hookey to help keep the kids entertained, and Tim and Lucy brought a cricket set, which was great! Although the prep started early in the day, we were ready to go from Noon and the last folks left at 6:00. The nice thing about pizza entertaining, is the tidy up isn't huge. I made 8 batches of dough in the morning, chopped and set out ingredients, and roasted the veggies, while Graham did the wood chopping, fire starting, lawn mowing and set up. We figured we made around 27 pizza's all up. We had - ham, motza, parmesan, herbs, roasted red pepper, red pepper, garlic, tomato, wood fire roasted pumpkin, zucchinni and sweet potato, salami, sun dried tomatoes, mushrooms, olives and fresh basil. we also made desert pizzas with marshmallows, fruit, chocolate chips and coconut cream. Yum.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We tidied up and hit the couch for a well deserved sleep in front of the TV. (including Elwood).<o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> </span><!--EndFragment-->The Sanders - Our Life on Kangaroo Islandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917090676633535643noreply@blogger.com