Annie's Blog

Still winter time here officially, some cold nights, but very pleasant days sometimes it is cozier in bed in the early mornings... but where are we now going up to visit the grandchildren again is always fun..and the drive is wonderful to get out of the city again and off to the pool for the swimming training for a little one... looks like she had the pool to herself for a bit there one on one instruction must be a great way to learn fast...great to see the little one swimming...yay! and then off to a soccer game....time to warm up and check out the opposition try to ignore the trains going past and concentrate on kicking the ball then it's time to go to the park... time to have some more fun a wonderful glimpse of the Japanese Gardens as we walk through peach blossom in flower and a stop at College's Crossing on the way home... to see what has happened since the floods earlier in the year not much in the way of new infrastructure, apart from the new re...

from the last fortnight... in the tropical north... to farewell a special brother in law... discovering something called an elephant apple tree.... some coffee beans...growing in a front yard... and papaws too....yum... special flowers for remembering.... saying farewell to the north, and saying hello back home briefly.... and another trip up over the mountain .... flowers in the bride's yard.... little people.... and off to the soccer on saturday morning.... and a wedding in the afternoon....beautiful bride..... looks like the groom really wasn't very well ....as they said... saying goodbye to the views from the top of the mountain.... a busy fortnight indeed....