New Years Eve....

 The first New Years Eve we spent together as a married couple was in 1972

Here is a photo of us taken in March of that year We were married later on in the year in November.
It is funny to look back on that year and remember with some embarrasment!! but mostly nostalgic happy memories about what we were doing and wearing and listening to ....
I came up with these.

Things that happened in 1972 in no particular order......


Murrays hair was nearly as long as mine

I was probably wearing mostly Indian caftans and leather sandals!!!

Gough Witlam was elected our new Prime Minister[it was Time]

Australia finally pulled out of the Vietnam war

Six school kids and their teacher were kidnapped for a ransom of a million dollars


Carlton won the V.F.L. Grand Final 


Piping Lane won the Melbourne Cup that year

Australia drew the Ashes Test against England2-2

Shane Gould won three gold medals at  the Munich Olympics

Pat Rafter[the tennis player]was born as was the fabulous Australian actress Toni Collett

On telly we were watching the contriversial debut of  No 96

We were listening to ....
Led Zeppelin
Cat Stevens 
Neil Young
Deep Purple!!!

We were reading....
Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit
Watership down!!!!



We bought our first house that year for $12,000 dollars!!!



 Ah!!! the memories........


"HAPPY 2010 EVERYONE"

 

A night at the Movies

AVATAR

These are the 3D glasses you wear to see AVATAR the Movie.
It's a real visual feast and well worth seeing.The glasses do make you feel like you are right there in the movie with the rest of the characters.Go and see it it's great!!!!

Australia 0/38

Boxing Day Test....

After a big Christmas Day yesterday,  today we are relaxing in front of the telly watching the Boxing Day Test.....then a swim at the beach this 'arvo probably.

Prawns and oysters...it must be Christmas!!!

Already three deep at the counter at 8am this morning....We waited patiently for our Mooloolaba prawns and Coffin Bay oysters.
Well worth the wait I can asure you!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY TOMORROW.   X SHARON.

From the Christmas album

Christmas Day 1986

Santa (Dal) Handing out the presents......

Coffee Break

All Christmas shopping done!!!

So a cafe latte at "Tommy Bahamas" was called for.....

And a quick flip  through the latest fashion mags......

from the Christmas Album....

Christmas 1952

Murray at Edithvale Fire Brigade Christmas party breakup.

Surf School

You can learn to surf any day of the week and pretty much every day of the year here in Noosa.

First you must practice on the sand.....and learn a few of the rules of the surf ...i e..do not drop in!!!

Once you know the basics....the rest is up to you to have a great time. The Instructors are always close by to encourage and help you out.....

There were two schools at the beach this morning.Both had lots of students.The instructors are helpful and very patient.

These kids were having a ball....

Thumbs up for that ride!!!!

This year our Christmas decorations have a bit of a beach theme to them.
I threw a few baubles and shells together and came up with this.
Actually it took me a little while to get the combination just right but I am really happy with the effect!!
We are not having a Christmas tree this year,just decorations and lights scattered around the place.
What do you think?

Counting down...

How many more sleeps?

Pudding Lane

Well at least I know what we are having for dessert on Christmas Day!!!

Delicious home made Christmas Pudding made by "PUDDING LANE" puddinglane.com.au  .We bought this one a couple of weeks ago at the farmers market.The log shape is something new.I hope is tastes as good as it smells!!

 ....and I'm hoping our Christmas Dinner will look something like this.....maybe we will add a couple of dozen oysters as well !!!!
...and some Champagne!!!

Goodbye Melbourne

I have had a lovely time here in Melbourne and also back home in Lorne.
I took this photo on my last day in Melbourne.It was late afternoon in Collins Street and the Firemen were attending a false alarm "fire" in the building behind us.
I just liked the way the sun was filtering through the trees.

Mosaic Monday

Hand made Christmas Decorations on our Christmas Tree.

For more mosaics, please visit 'little red house'!

From the Christmas Album

Christmas Day 1984

Sharon and Santa (Murray) Christmas 1984

Hello from Lorne

Things have been hectic these past few days and I have not been able to post much but.....
here are a few photos of Lorne that I have taken while I have been back here catching up with family and friends.It has been quite cold since I arrived and I have had to borrow warm jumpers from my sisters.But Lorne is still beautiful as you can see by the photos.The new" streetscape"is all finished and looks great.
I will be back posting from Noosa on Wednesday.See you then. sharon xx

Summer Daisies

When I first arrived back here at the house in Lorne I was a bit sad to see the state of the garden.Weeks of hot weather had taken it's toll and a lot of the plants had shriveled and died.But I was determined to find a few flowers for a small posie to put on the coffee table and here is what I found.I love the yellow daisies and the lipstick pink geranium.

From the Christmas Tree

Photos from the Christmas Album......

CHRISTMAS 1955

 

  When we were little,Mum and Dad would drive us all the way to Melbourne from Lorne(2 1/2 hrs) so we could have our photo taken with Father Christmas.Here I am in the middle with my two sisters Christine and Kay.My two brothers were not even born yet.I am guessing this is Christmas 1955.I don't know if Myer were doing their windows back then but I know that was another not to be missed Christmas tradition in our house, as I know it was for a lot of people ,and we took our two boys as well when they were little.Just two days ago I had a peek at the" windows" while I was passing and was very dissapointed.Where are all the beautiful fairy lights and tinsel and pretty christmassy things? Is all that so politically incorect now?Anyway I hope all the littlies and their mums who were there looking the day I was passing loved what they saw just as much as I did all those years ago.

Merry Christmas everyone.

 

                                           

Royal Arcade in Melbourne.

This is Royal Arcade in Melbourne.Just one of the many beautiful covered arcades in Melbourne.
I've had a couple of lovely days here in Melbourne Christmas shopping and catching up with the family.

It's raining

Well it's Summer and it's raining!!    It's been raining all night long,but the rain is good as we haven't had much lately.

I am off to Lorne for a couple of weeks to catch up with my family and do some Christmas shopping with my grandson. It's going to be great!

I will post from down there and hopefully get some good photos of Lorne that I will share with you.See you soon x sharon.

Summer's here.

Roll out those lazy,hazy,crazy days of Summer..............

Well it,s officially Summer, yay!!!
Even though its been extremely hot here all of November today marks the start of those lazy,hazy days....bring it on.

Iconic trees

"The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago,
The second best time is now"~unknown

The iconic, Heritage Listed fig trees in Eumundi are definately much older than 20yrs, and are a favourite place for fun and entertainment every Wed and Sat when the famous Eumundi Markets are in full swing.

This guy had a captive audience the day we visited, and the huge branches of the trees were a great spot for an uninterupted view.

The spreading branches of the beautiful fig kept the hot sun off so no need for hats.

No he didn't fall.......I think he's done this before!!

Rainbow Lorikeet.

This is a Rainbow Lorikeet feeding on the nectar of the blossoms on the palm tree in our back yard.They are usually seen in flocks but you occasionally see the odd one feeding on it's own. Arn't the colours of his feathers amazing!!

Reflections

Green Glasses

I've played around with this photo on 'Paintshop Pro' just to see how it would come out.When I learn how to, I am going to submit it to the Weekend Reflections meme.When I get it organised you will be able to go to the site and see lots of other great shots of reflections.

Surfing dog.

This little dog is quite famous around the traps here and he is seen quite ofter out in the lineup.....

Well you didn't think he did it on his own now did you? Even so a pretty gutsy effort by the little fella who by all accounts thoroughly enjoys getting out amoungst it when there is a bit of swell.

He and his 2 legged friend are often spotted practising this stand up paddle surfing on the Noosa river.

House Guest

Gecko

Geckos are small lizards with big heads and big eyes. They have no eye lids and keep their eyes moist and clean by licking them with their tongues.They also have little suction pads on their feet that enable them to hang upside down and not fall off.This little fella has been visiting us on and off for a while now.We often see him at night scurrying up the walls and across the ceiling and making the funny chirping sound as he goes.Because he is only about 10 centimetres long and not scary at all we just let him roam free about the house.

Happy Anniversary

     
                               25/11/1972

She was 19.  He was 21.
She wore a gown of white Swiss Voile and carried pink and cream roses with maidenhair fern.
He wore a jacket of dark green velvet,black pants and a black velvet bowtie.
Their friends and family gathered on the banks of the Cumberland River in Lorne.
They said "I do" and everyone wished them well.
Later at the Lorne Golf Club plates were piled high as guests worked their way through a smorgasbord of crayfish,prawns,oysters and Pavlova....
They danced,they sang,they drank Cherry Advocat and lemonade,Mateuse Rose and cider.
They Honeymooned in Merimbula on the N.S.W. south coast driving all the way there and back in the old Bedford van...
2 kids in love heading off on the greatest adventure of their lives.....

And 37 years later the adventure continues.......

 

                              Happy Anniversary to US!!