Month: January 2009

Every Day Life

A Better World Without George Bush

21/01/2009

I’m not normally one to make political comment, but I am so happy to see the end of George W Bush’s Presidency that I feel compelled to become indulgent with just one. These cartoons from various parts of the world sum up my feelings about the arrogance and incompetence of his government. It is so […]

Local Getaways

Victorian Gold Fields

12/01/2009

January 10 saw us travelling to Fryerstown, near Castlemaine, to attend our friend ‘Trina’s 60th Birthday party. The goldfields around this area were the richest alluvial gold fields in the world. They were discovered in 1851 (the same year in which Victoria gained independence from the Colony of new South Wales). The discovery of gold […]

Bushwalking

Bushwalking near Powelltown

07/01/2009

We enjoyed having David home from Japan and with us over Christmas and the new year period. On one of the days that he was with us, we enjoyed a day of walking along the timber tramways near Powelltown. We left our car t the new Ada Tree Car Park and walked about 1.5 kms […]