Month: January 2013
My Next Adventure – Antarctica
It’s only six days before I leave on my next adventure – a nineteen day voyage to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Shetland Islands and Antarctica Next Saturday, February 2, I will begin my journey to meet the ship on which i will be sailing. I will begin by flying from Melbourne to Sydney […]
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Our Little Artist
When I was a boy, I used to belong to the Sunbeamers – a club for kids that had its own page in the Sun News Pictorial newspaper in Melbourne on Saturdays. They had puzzles, colouring competitions and games that you could enter into each week. Prizes consisted of a series of different coloured certificates […]
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Art and a Good Life
On our second day at Healesville, we ventured over to the Tarrawarra Gallery which had an exhibition of paintings by Jeffrey Smart. He was an artist, originally from Adelaide who painted scenes of every day structures – factories, trains, buildings and roadways. Born in 1921 (and passing away in 2011) Jeffrey Smart was a prolific […]
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Lotus and Water Lilly Flowers
We are spending a couple of days at the RACV Country Club at Healesville. Just a couple of days for a break and a chance to spend some time in the Upper Yarra Vallley. Yesterday, we spent a few hours at the Blue Lotus Water Garden in Yarra Junction. This extensive garden is only open […]
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