THEN THE SUN CAME OUT

We have had rain for a week and I was not able to go for my morning walks with my friends. However, today the sun came out so at 6:30 in the morning chill we set off for our walk through Priest Gully. There was evidence of all the rain that we have had.

Back in the village the flowers were drenched in raindrops.

Later we went for coffee at "Coffee in the Woods". It is a timber showroom with a coffee shop inside. It was something different.

LAST WEEK

A friend told me about a cheese shop in Mt Cotton. Since Bill loves cheese, we went for a drive to explore the cheese shop. We weren't disappointed and came home with a bag full of cheese.

Bill enjoys going for scoot around the village and stopping to chat with neighbours.

John with Bonnie the dog.

On the weekend we were invited to Sonya's house for lunch. The house is still being renovated but its getting close to finishing. Bernie is doing most of the work himself. He buys a lot of items from FB Marketplace. Fox has a broken finger from playing football.

Every month I go to lunch with a group of ladies who we met through U3A classes. This day we went to a dumpling restaurant. I shared this dish with a friend.

Sonya, Bernie and Banjo came to visit on Sunday. Banjo enjoyed trying out Grandad's scooter.

We went to a local Thai restaurant for lunch. Fox stayed home because he didn't feel 100%. Its so good having them live in Brisbane now.

 

MOTHER'S DAY, WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AND FOX'S BIRTHDAY

 In Australia Mother's Day is on the second Sunday in May. So today is Mother's Day. We have been invited to our daughter's place for lunch. This year Mother's Day has fallen on the 10th May, which is also our 57th wedding anniversary and next Wednesday it is Fox's 16th birthday so we have a lot to celebrate today.

This is when Bill proposed to me at the Mandarin Restaurant in Port Moresby in January1969. We were married on 10 May 1969.

57 years later 2026

A new Mum.

An old Mum

Fox born 2010

Fox 2026

 
 

BILL GETS WHEELS

 After Bill had a fall back in 2023 he has found walking quite an effort even though I insist he has a 15 min walk every afternoon. This meant I had to drive him to the community centre in the village when we attended functions there. So we invested in a mobility scooter for him. He has a new lease on life whizzing around the village and stopping to chat to people. I will still take him for a walk every afternoon.

The scooter arrives. It is bright green.

Taking it for a trial run.

Everyone who saw him told me he had a big smile on his face as he rode by.

He stops to chat to neighbours.

 We had a street party last week. It is usually held outside on fold up tables and chairs but the weather was wet so Rosa offered her home for us to party in. Bill had a chat to Rosa's gingerbread man.

It was our grandson, Banjo's fourteenth birthday last week and we celebrated at a nice Italian Restaurant but silly me didn't take a photo of the birthday boy. However I took one of his mum and dad.