Monthly Archives: October 2011

Relaxing in Taupo

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Mo

Leigh brought me a nice cuppa in bed. “I’m not going to make a habit of this!” she said… the old buzzard! 🙂 After breakfast Leigh, Dan and I took Sally (their 9-month old labrador) down a gully, a pathway … Continue reading →

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Craters of the Moon

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Mo

Today is a much brighter day, although the forecast had said otherwise, so we took the opportunity for a “ticky tour”. An old friend of Leigh’s, Fiona, joined us with her ten year old son, Scott, as we headed up … Continue reading →

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St Andrew’s Church, Cambridge then off to Taupo

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Mo

This Tui is a nectar feeding bird and loves the yellow Kowhoi blossom. I have painted this for my 2012 calendar and it’s good to see it in real life in Kay’s garden. Breakfast at 8.30am. Then Chris took me … Continue reading →

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Arriving in Auckland

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Mo

I recognised Kay at the airport before she saw me and before long we were heading out to her home in the quiet little town of Cambridge, a couple of hours outside Auckland. Kay is Leigh’s sister. I hadn’t met … Continue reading →

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Leaving Oz

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Mo

Happy Birthday birthday Dad! We left for Brisbane International Airport at 3am and Kylie had packed a bacon and egg roll breakfast with fruit juice and coffee – gud on er!!! She is such a star and we arrived to … Continue reading →

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The rabbit-proof fence

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Mo

It has been raining all night and we’re in for a damp and generally cloudy day. No probs, not a lot planned for today, well so I thought as I took a leisurely breakfast of coffee and toast. It was … Continue reading →

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Jera, the musician!

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Mo

Kylie, I just can’t recall what we did in the daytime today… probably just a chilling out blog update. Can you remember? This evening was the assessment of Jera’s music extension at Warwick High School. We spent a most enjoyable … Continue reading →

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Trail Riding

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Mo

As we turned into Ron’s Riding “Ranch”, I was delighted by the whole set up…. a timbered archway over his entrance complete with Aussie mailbox, inviting us in to this smallholding nestled on the side of the Great Dividing Range. … Continue reading →

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The Japanese Gardens

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Mo

I have a bunch of photos which are probably the best and only way of describing my visit to Toowoomba Japanese Gardens. Suffice to say, the gardens were beautifully laid out in a relatively small area, part of the University … Continue reading →

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The Brumby

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Mo

A quiet day updating the blog, reading and relaxing. In the evening we were chatting about Brumbies, the wild horses of Australia. Kylie read out an emotional poem about the Brumby (opposite) and we ended up watching a beautiful movie … Continue reading →

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