tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197335390955056392024-03-19T03:37:18.928-07:00Where the Wild Things WereLydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1486125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-28283347828567614472024-03-17T12:57:00.000-07:002024-03-18T12:45:19.018-07:00"Fog is more dangerous than dark, as it gives the illusion of seeing." - Aleksandra Ninkovic<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0CMa5A8QJIzlso0TipGOj26aqe4uetkJOsLmBKUaNC7aKbWyQopOJMCvw8ibt5u5R-jxJyYRsH4QXKGLX6BvgNX0ZHrtBMnV-FjNGCQJIoy6PTkzGlP4_ZcXi4Gc-9JyK4dOJqsCDfTB8zAAMJtEGWjSdnCuBnAnv5FedcyWjOasvKNEyn8o4skEs34/s5184/IMG_4336.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0CMa5A8QJIzlso0TipGOj26aqe4uetkJOsLmBKUaNC7aKbWyQopOJMCvw8ibt5u5R-jxJyYRsH4QXKGLX6BvgNX0ZHrtBMnV-FjNGCQJIoy6PTkzGlP4_ZcXi4Gc-9JyK4dOJqsCDfTB8zAAMJtEGWjSdnCuBnAnv5FedcyWjOasvKNEyn8o4skEs34/w640-h480/IMG_4336.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hO9v-hZfR71LaVpoPsb3J95cCPVKReM3JDTddiPnhOld5JIxX1AxRnN-8pjCA2hXF9A8MOmGrRn2lTyawR__KwM5v879Vzd1vA1LBECD4g6wyTV88IRjZCB_SWihwTtJ8Jb6pIsI9hyphenhyphenfigNZ2hBm4TRst1RlueTgQg-0rQNw9Kb9V2vrXyRSoxr53Oo/s5184/IMG_4333.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hO9v-hZfR71LaVpoPsb3J95cCPVKReM3JDTddiPnhOld5JIxX1AxRnN-8pjCA2hXF9A8MOmGrRn2lTyawR__KwM5v879Vzd1vA1LBECD4g6wyTV88IRjZCB_SWihwTtJ8Jb6pIsI9hyphenhyphenfigNZ2hBm4TRst1RlueTgQg-0rQNw9Kb9V2vrXyRSoxr53Oo/w300-h400/IMG_4333.JPG" width="300" /></a>Our last morning on the South Coast was overcast and rainy so I decided to head back via Bowral to visit Dirty Janes. (the antique shop discussed here).</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3y9wRUjwRciqe7h2Zx3J08Gv6HVP6pLPRjbZ_VdDzI7cZepiserlo89dbzLfNLccjWhSoaYfvQE6CcZ9Cx1lX57Dp0Ctm0vdtPSF-I_Dhd3R382Lo8crAiDrImDgCTpMuLv9A2kA1WGV4KxIp_JHbTmnzzvk3QaKK66YZfVH9trammBOPavPnZt7icg/s5184/IMG_4334.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3y9wRUjwRciqe7h2Zx3J08Gv6HVP6pLPRjbZ_VdDzI7cZepiserlo89dbzLfNLccjWhSoaYfvQE6CcZ9Cx1lX57Dp0Ctm0vdtPSF-I_Dhd3R382Lo8crAiDrImDgCTpMuLv9A2kA1WGV4KxIp_JHbTmnzzvk3QaKK66YZfVH9trammBOPavPnZt7icg/w640-h480/IMG_4334.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgwRFqcQoJKsnZ_Ja5qjUAHJBJG_Ak4Il_LML9OSrV4xdrvsH87LcZMitLLB86UOncfy0Fpxuq38X5LpD_ATDA7r9JOJTa8VNYTDhcR-p2yNJ9W2vz5V736Bf7PPK_cT3qtaswH030vga9GdiD-RImOI0BgY8CjN-41oDgrnZsnTrdTfPRajz2iQtBdw/s5184/IMG_4332.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgwRFqcQoJKsnZ_Ja5qjUAHJBJG_Ak4Il_LML9OSrV4xdrvsH87LcZMitLLB86UOncfy0Fpxuq38X5LpD_ATDA7r9JOJTa8VNYTDhcR-p2yNJ9W2vz5V736Bf7PPK_cT3qtaswH030vga9GdiD-RImOI0BgY8CjN-41oDgrnZsnTrdTfPRajz2iQtBdw/w400-h300/IMG_4332.JPG" width="400" /></a>The mists grew to fog as I ascended the mountains, making it a specatcular vista which I would have loved to have photographed if only there was anywhere to pull over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdFHdZpB5WyL3uR4UfAVLlc4Le5Rm2EyLwatJlO2QtyQjtP0oCsZcJddMOWO3B8U8i4qxQoovnD9cumvCiGOiG7GDc37FcTvxSj_XPX3IAmBkzv-8HHX5lZHQ9FdZL7WyLZrrHfzP2H0hx9T0U9XTHrKO8tDbpBEtd3oGWX0kjPB-aRAdU4v-6h5-UQs/s5184/IMG_4335.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdFHdZpB5WyL3uR4UfAVLlc4Le5Rm2EyLwatJlO2QtyQjtP0oCsZcJddMOWO3B8U8i4qxQoovnD9cumvCiGOiG7GDc37FcTvxSj_XPX3IAmBkzv-8HHX5lZHQ9FdZL7WyLZrrHfzP2H0hx9T0U9XTHrKO8tDbpBEtd3oGWX0kjPB-aRAdU4v-6h5-UQs/w640-h480/IMG_4335.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgS7ZQjSy1N98ShZhxLCEfdnR5cGBHwWdC0HhXl6lJlAWy607nImHqNhCH5_S944D4H5uXZKne2rt5z-xvtjdxjhYyAkahUijQk-wVbwWS1eOwN7jn_diZf1fXybrC9XIPrml8mdUvtMnPInURQqA_8vG-Fi7sfn4loMPFucIO62J-wuqrcLMRYh0bGQ/s5184/IMG_4337.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgS7ZQjSy1N98ShZhxLCEfdnR5cGBHwWdC0HhXl6lJlAWy607nImHqNhCH5_S944D4H5uXZKne2rt5z-xvtjdxjhYyAkahUijQk-wVbwWS1eOwN7jn_diZf1fXybrC9XIPrml8mdUvtMnPInURQqA_8vG-Fi7sfn4loMPFucIO62J-wuqrcLMRYh0bGQ/w300-h400/IMG_4337.JPG" width="300" /></a>I made a pitstop at <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2016/09/fitzroy-falls.html">Fitzroy Falls</a>, but only made it to the first look out. The fog was full white out so the walk to the second lookout would only have been for the exercise, as there would be nothing visible beyond the rail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDf8WWWYE7OSJgEujPq66yoWVrvynqPgqrkStRaV7IU6CkCuDTlTSRX4O3N2eqBSUlN4zMhqNYu4NChqKpFAjzW8TWKIWeBPlHIXVDv9RjNARoqhyZqFpPjxowLwI_S4kn6glxY2YPOiGqd8O8pnQLOYLs4SM8_KnY_cToDSVXMDYMwa7TU7KIOj9n9oU/s4032/IMG_4655.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDf8WWWYE7OSJgEujPq66yoWVrvynqPgqrkStRaV7IU6CkCuDTlTSRX4O3N2eqBSUlN4zMhqNYu4NChqKpFAjzW8TWKIWeBPlHIXVDv9RjNARoqhyZqFpPjxowLwI_S4kn6glxY2YPOiGqd8O8pnQLOYLs4SM8_KnY_cToDSVXMDYMwa7TU7KIOj9n9oU/w640-h480/IMG_4655.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aaPKG13f5JWnqS6-q10oH6U8MEovV22oKyY1DjTRW-goyMi71bDVRNJpzr3Wavf10RNp8xUgCmU7hGlIoQZs7AdrTUmmb53Tn51Ydb0WPbwUHC-RsmJULgMJNIKMqY8mj1R1btoFJihh4oROp35yZ2K19M7XlsuY0NzWhk196FxtUJG2O2mPtfjocM0/s5184/IMG_4338.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aaPKG13f5JWnqS6-q10oH6U8MEovV22oKyY1DjTRW-goyMi71bDVRNJpzr3Wavf10RNp8xUgCmU7hGlIoQZs7AdrTUmmb53Tn51Ydb0WPbwUHC-RsmJULgMJNIKMqY8mj1R1btoFJihh4oROp35yZ2K19M7XlsuY0NzWhk196FxtUJG2O2mPtfjocM0/w480-h640/IMG_4338.JPG" width="480" /></a>Howver, I was still very happy with my morning excursion. It was a delightful cocoon of anticipated excitement. A swirling reward of repainted scenery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPFdxKScn1CWQej3ZdEgdTS3NTOekgy2DUCxTV08OltBcnP9ygKb3Ic1gdGWMZhdvKCjN5uUrhIKgJi6xtvHQAJALdp0iUoLIPVfD_Niy0chpgbTRFxstp-BVzUOotCqB4o0Gb0m89ImZQeH70ahucZK9h8jkNip_MG47tZkQqQ3hyNhWPy_6H2ZYsos/s5184/IMG_4339.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPFdxKScn1CWQej3ZdEgdTS3NTOekgy2DUCxTV08OltBcnP9ygKb3Ic1gdGWMZhdvKCjN5uUrhIKgJi6xtvHQAJALdp0iUoLIPVfD_Niy0chpgbTRFxstp-BVzUOotCqB4o0Gb0m89ImZQeH70ahucZK9h8jkNip_MG47tZkQqQ3hyNhWPy_6H2ZYsos/w480-h640/IMG_4339.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>"Don't be afaid to go into the mist." Sophie Madden</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibveZtyr1eUgolQYILsTDOZvp_c2zIKxD41uHzQhoHPZyY29RwRKIf15srSiV00s_vt4IY9GBC_vZmgI2KPI7AwZghYVt_bY9Tw1BX72vxjqt6O6rWvoeuvlD8ECpeIVDbywasoFKxWAsU6zI76soRw0y6aRiFHh_tTANutctmPyvrRPwCteV5D876YNA/s4032/IMG_4656.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibveZtyr1eUgolQYILsTDOZvp_c2zIKxD41uHzQhoHPZyY29RwRKIf15srSiV00s_vt4IY9GBC_vZmgI2KPI7AwZghYVt_bY9Tw1BX72vxjqt6O6rWvoeuvlD8ECpeIVDbywasoFKxWAsU6zI76soRw0y6aRiFHh_tTANutctmPyvrRPwCteV5D876YNA/w480-h640/IMG_4656.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div>Linking with <a href="https://comedy-plus.com/">#AwwMondays</a> (for the aww you make when in awe)<a href="https://nixpixmix.blogspot.com/"> #Sundaybest</a> <a href="https://ramblingwoods2.com/">#NaturesNotes</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpzKXNu_teJx-OV8FpWtUBjzvz10VmzaQu6PAvEO4ocWcEW25s5vDcuurRFht6mVzeypuWbMqRPDpD3OCVOQcRtmIZY_vz8IVDiLOSKHKe9h6EPJHeyfJpC_wH7AxFlatR4CkOFNAchKH25osEoMQv3s77nfAmFxLFCoSYdG_BL0UGEJLyDBpSM63wpw/s5184/IMG_4340.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpzKXNu_teJx-OV8FpWtUBjzvz10VmzaQu6PAvEO4ocWcEW25s5vDcuurRFht6mVzeypuWbMqRPDpD3OCVOQcRtmIZY_vz8IVDiLOSKHKe9h6EPJHeyfJpC_wH7AxFlatR4CkOFNAchKH25osEoMQv3s77nfAmFxLFCoSYdG_BL0UGEJLyDBpSM63wpw/w640-h480/IMG_4340.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Lydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-2308402009108688162024-03-12T22:50:00.000-07:002024-03-12T22:50:36.499-07:00“How sweet to be a cloud. Floating in the blue!” - A. A. Milne<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_h9Qg3YBlS17c-4FHESFQAqR8-ASep8fvSy5uroNmJHIntaW8qN8dR0hXtLCryGlD9h7-Mdv1ARqSd1JwzbGgRu7HGjuFTqbjPkOtzXwCmA1-qVWEmpEXMe4uAJuPawi92vjWuRjvUUxrB5t4bEIiZFhdjA_JbcmHyHagGxDqmlnG6tDlKeXIKVpg2NM/s640/thumbnail_IMG_4409.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_h9Qg3YBlS17c-4FHESFQAqR8-ASep8fvSy5uroNmJHIntaW8qN8dR0hXtLCryGlD9h7-Mdv1ARqSd1JwzbGgRu7HGjuFTqbjPkOtzXwCmA1-qVWEmpEXMe4uAJuPawi92vjWuRjvUUxrB5t4bEIiZFhdjA_JbcmHyHagGxDqmlnG6tDlKeXIKVpg2NM/w482-h640/thumbnail_IMG_4409.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> This looks like summer rather than autumn. This weather is nuts. I will be offline for the next few days but most likely on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lydiaclee/">Insta</a>.<p></p><p>Will try to catch up on comments next week. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: "PT Serif", serif; font-size: 20px;">1. All Seasons is open from Thursday through</span><span style="font-family: "PT Serif", serif; font-size: 20px;"> Wednesday 5pm, Sydney Time. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: "PT Serif", serif; font-size: 20px;">2. Please link one 'seasonal' post a week. Please make it clear what the season link is. In words if not clear in the photo. It can be something to do with the actual season or weather, or it can be those things that happen once a year - Christmas, Halloween, or anniversaries & birthdays....</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: "PT Serif", serif; font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: "PT Serif", serif; font-size: 20px;">3. 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Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-75028861141730398912024-03-08T23:33:00.000-08:002024-03-18T12:35:53.394-07:00Tell us about....family history<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EwPWwebQUYZF7YN_G0hUTht6jbIH3xfsBoQQOYkmnPjutqSrRhZMByHbKaHMp-UYA8qqaqh-yb4mM4O60VgR4vV_dFIL4RK_21yJTjuX_qORagYqwwGdhaq0FAi3ii89AS9pVTNO-CFp1vsRtX95ZMRuBSf0oU4WbQgiQYXtAus9EKms2qMh_HMkpH4/s640/thumbnail_IMG_4354.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EwPWwebQUYZF7YN_G0hUTht6jbIH3xfsBoQQOYkmnPjutqSrRhZMByHbKaHMp-UYA8qqaqh-yb4mM4O60VgR4vV_dFIL4RK_21yJTjuX_qORagYqwwGdhaq0FAi3ii89AS9pVTNO-CFp1vsRtX95ZMRuBSf0oU4WbQgiQYXtAus9EKms2qMh_HMkpH4/w301-h400/thumbnail_IMG_4354.jpg" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">'</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">A rose by any other name would smell as sweet</span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">'</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />What's in a name, you ask? Well, Shakespeare asked, and like Juliet I don't place too much importance on these things but I do find names interesting. The why behind them. China has had surnames for a long time (and interestingly between <span style="background-color: white; color: #534d46;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1600-1046 BC they seemed to be matrilineal but after that became patrilineal for some reason)</span></span> but the first surname recorded in Europe was in County Galway in 916. The Normans introduced surnames to England after 1066 but these names were changed or dropped. Later, Aristocracy started passing down their surnames in a family and by 1400, most people had hereditory surnames.Wives began to take their husbands names and King Henry VII (<span face="SourceSansPro-Regular, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #534d46;">1491-1547</span><span face="SourceSansPro-Regular, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #534d46; font-size: 20px;">) </span>ordered children take their father's surnames. (More info on surnames <a href="https://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/how-the-history-of-surnames-affects-your-ancestry/">here</a>).<div><br /></div><div>However, it is the middle name I am interested in. Or the family middle name. My father's family had a middle name you pass down. This is a patronymic name. Ours is Beresford. This is an old English name, that fell out of favour in the 1950s but really had it's heyday the century before that. I found it so weird as a kid. When my father explained it could be shortened to 'Berry', I would melt in mirth.</div><div><br /></div><div>There have been a LOT of Lord Beresfords. Common practice, if you had an illegitimate child was to put the father's name as the middle name, as a way of letting the child know who the father is or more likely, letting the father know it was his child. It's called a putative middle name. </div><div><br /></div><div>I love the idea that sometime back in history, a Lord Beresford got a scullery maid pregnant and she decided to get what her child rightfully deserved. She'd thurst their child on the coattails of his aristocracy by giving the child his surname, even if it wasn't <b>as</b> a surname. I love even more that everyone that came after wanted a bit of that aristocratic ancestory gold dust until it dissolved into history and no one knew why or cared how the name came to pass.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dad didn't know. It was just the middle name of his father and his father's father and lots of other boys in the family. </div><div><br /></div><div>We have continued the tradition. I don't really know why. Tradition is illogicial. Peer pressure from dead people, as they say. I prefer to think of it as a link to scandal and a feisty, determined mother wanting only the best for her child but who knows? Maybe someone a few centuries back just really liked the name and the other parent said 'No way are we calling our baby Berry! It can be a middle name!'</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Do you have a patronymic name in your family? Is it a really weird name?</div><div><br /></div><div>(Note, <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2024/03/to-plant-garden-is-to-dream-of-tomorrow.html">very excited I've grown not ONE</a> but TWO roses!)</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2Z3TvPfgRcUlBxU7EyO1x9P1dS7HIWJ1NmTwVHo-KeY3bQibeo0t8he4RSvyYpuqvtEQlftAoU5FrYZhQM5m21UIf5QOjHh_SQNq4dVy1680SNAB-QM1jFMOqVfpzosTbJmI1OrYVxgS1YIA3sm80Zs1p_h8HUQ4VkWZ0v4-MNj-XFtMIoZ0UHs5Wm0/s1500/302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2Z3TvPfgRcUlBxU7EyO1x9P1dS7HIWJ1NmTwVHo-KeY3bQibeo0t8he4RSvyYpuqvtEQlftAoU5FrYZhQM5m21UIf5QOjHh_SQNq4dVy1680SNAB-QM1jFMOqVfpzosTbJmI1OrYVxgS1YIA3sm80Zs1p_h8HUQ4VkWZ0v4-MNj-XFtMIoZ0UHs5Wm0/s320/302.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>Linking with<a href="https://esmesalon.com/inlinkz-302-senior-salon-pit-stop/#more-116269"> #SeniorSalonPitstop</a> <a href="<div align="center"><a href="https://www.myrandommusings.co.uk/blog-page_9/" title="My Random Musings"><img src="https://www.myrandommusings.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-anything-goes-badge.jpg" alt="My Random Musings" style="border:none;" /></a></div>">#AnythingGoes</a></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>
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Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-72607035485108597492024-03-07T12:03:00.000-08:002024-03-18T12:42:59.047-07:00“To plant a garden is to dream of tomorrow.” —Audrey Hepburn<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIRUWuNOtpOc7q9ZH2QwzcnqFp8NlAwUfXnX767oE-sL7p7D6EiMxLe4vznQtQgR4jy7cJ_rqwwFsfi4rAJGxSDkd9VE8HJjoQZJ2chN9n85EWJNUAjOXoPq8tURRNWkle15a-62VEkgGI814pgv2XSniuIPc8ETOXe7Pbg5Q4Q_vFZZ72TycGpKrNHA/s640/thumbnail_IMG_4209.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIRUWuNOtpOc7q9ZH2QwzcnqFp8NlAwUfXnX767oE-sL7p7D6EiMxLe4vznQtQgR4jy7cJ_rqwwFsfi4rAJGxSDkd9VE8HJjoQZJ2chN9n85EWJNUAjOXoPq8tURRNWkle15a-62VEkgGI814pgv2XSniuIPc8ETOXe7Pbg5Q4Q_vFZZ72TycGpKrNHA/w301-h400/thumbnail_IMG_4209.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><p><br /></p>In lockdown, <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-hobby-day-keeps-doldrums-away-phyllis.html">I began planting seeds</a> as a funny little hobby to spark joy. Over time, it became a very<a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2022/01/there-are-no-gardening-mistakes-only.html"> zen expereince</a> for me, though I would not call myself a gardener...I called it <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2022/05/rejoice-in-small-things-and-they-will.html">'planting without purpose</a>'. I kept it up <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2022/08/if-youve-never-experienced-joy-of.html">after lockdown for a year</a> or so but then gave it up...just time wittered away. And then a rose I planted years ago finally bloomed...and the buzz of excitement I got was enormous, even though it doesn't seem to smell much.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPBP3ZAsv1gEvKUsfGSdbAIBPRyjL-AIHlAIo6YmLKI2NsKg-40cAoo8fhWlw38a-M6LzXll8jO6VbZEL75xWWtXUhE-FosmnM1nMAiBBBQzsRDawnWkrhyphenhyphenln6ZSOcxjY3ViNm65wAGXeJVlVwqYiViXtw01mE0VzOVYo0zgifif3tS1E5qDQbcrUAgI/s640/thumbnail_IMG_4231.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPBP3ZAsv1gEvKUsfGSdbAIBPRyjL-AIHlAIo6YmLKI2NsKg-40cAoo8fhWlw38a-M6LzXll8jO6VbZEL75xWWtXUhE-FosmnM1nMAiBBBQzsRDawnWkrhyphenhyphenln6ZSOcxjY3ViNm65wAGXeJVlVwqYiViXtw01mE0VzOVYo0zgifif3tS1E5qDQbcrUAgI/w301-h400/thumbnail_IMG_4231.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So I've planted flowers on the footpath bed and cress for lunch next week...</p><p>Sometimes you just need a little push in the right direction to get back into doing things that make you happy!</p><ul class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_5-0" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); counter-reset: section 0; font-size: 18px; line-height: var(--dog-line-height,1.75rem); list-style: none; margin: 1.25rem 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-underline-offset: var(--dog-text-underline-offset,.25rem);"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 1rem 0.8125rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Watching something grow is good for morale. It helps us believe in life.” —Myron Kaufmann<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Linking with <a href="https://jenerallyinformed.com/the-happy-now-blog-link-up-415/">#HappyNow</a> <a href="https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/">#WWOT</a> <a href="https://bethere2day.com/">#WWOAT</a> <a href="https://comedy-plus.com/">#HappyTuesday</a> <a href="https://peabea.blogspot.com/">#PictorialTuesday</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></li></ul><div align="center"><a href="http://m7v.032.myftpupload.com/" title="JENerally Informed"><img alt="JENerally Informed" height="200" src="https://m7v.032.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Happy-Now-Button-4.png" style="border: none;" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Lydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-6284827601722662022024-03-05T23:06:00.000-08:002024-03-18T12:29:42.252-07:00Mardi Gras (cont)<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUFr8rdzjozddptePiqzLxVx8zLarlXXo4PQeDAAo9UofhTnXOH69Nuk5bf5E0LmNHpVklcbVpyH12eU6IYq8Ay1TYgNPQrDBvn9nmXjrCzEuAFLoNeTwpnJvRt3PM_v4HeGMuaVNlhBC6JTvlPpss-7-8TernrOKQGkNVwkHC0LfJhANJ6qSkb8k_6Y/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3977.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUFr8rdzjozddptePiqzLxVx8zLarlXXo4PQeDAAo9UofhTnXOH69Nuk5bf5E0LmNHpVklcbVpyH12eU6IYq8Ay1TYgNPQrDBvn9nmXjrCzEuAFLoNeTwpnJvRt3PM_v4HeGMuaVNlhBC6JTvlPpss-7-8TernrOKQGkNVwkHC0LfJhANJ6qSkb8k_6Y/w640-h482/thumbnail_IMG_3977.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhgQJ9M0GGbDWLnuiUJtcQJ_giEDYtr6EIK-ztncNhETmMzSIxxcxPMV-4Wm87qcrHOPgXLEtAnvQyN4y3LGg_ecU8bLTvYlPBNSyoZbhI7xn8_l4aMkRVkYF6jTcvu6eu6LOm5Y77LFOVAastVpUcLG2Jek9zojA-qNinIu6JMwxr8HduWVkautBONk/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3980.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhgQJ9M0GGbDWLnuiUJtcQJ_giEDYtr6EIK-ztncNhETmMzSIxxcxPMV-4Wm87qcrHOPgXLEtAnvQyN4y3LGg_ecU8bLTvYlPBNSyoZbhI7xn8_l4aMkRVkYF6jTcvu6eu6LOm5Y77LFOVAastVpUcLG2Jek9zojA-qNinIu6JMwxr8HduWVkautBONk/w301-h400/thumbnail_IMG_3980.jpg" width="301" /></a></p> I've got nothing seasonal this week, and a busy day tomorrow so here's a few pics of the shopping centres decked out for Sydney Mardi Gras....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4eUdw51TngVKHOaxKdyVJkjf3RUe9_nVVPxh4kxMvV0dkOFS_JTjkRZ6FXR0qntGQPM4EyVapUnBr_41WoQCbKTrCiL1vgSyMw3xhxbbmzmXd0NPoTUiOLggAzFGFTS5KdSTWXVrtolVKE_-gF4fHruX-sZQ_Y2Ssd2D6uyfD1SY4i1DtHhCgDUOkJZE/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3974.jpg" style="background-color: white; clear: left; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; 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Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-69690808761925471172024-03-02T15:10:00.000-08:002024-03-12T12:46:45.109-07:00Five Favourite Monthly Moments<p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzbVYLdccjlvpoQVbObuny-cFtgOwA-3FqA7UqzF4LIbDowOILjfz3u08Pf6uFlEn6KBIFuQQvX0I21DOk3V9u3OJQO20iLgMfJDO2k5L8e4myKc_emAN1Rou2dRg65-H2Bg1Ksu3M5f5_6VOwiOlBKDe64hTEmQ4vnuD3LJ8GHCta8Hq-yuKHkbSl7Q/s4032/IMG_3897.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzbVYLdccjlvpoQVbObuny-cFtgOwA-3FqA7UqzF4LIbDowOILjfz3u08Pf6uFlEn6KBIFuQQvX0I21DOk3V9u3OJQO20iLgMfJDO2k5L8e4myKc_emAN1Rou2dRg65-H2Bg1Ksu3M5f5_6VOwiOlBKDe64hTEmQ4vnuD3LJ8GHCta8Hq-yuKHkbSl7Q/w640-h480/IMG_3897.HEIC" width="640" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMFd14Ng7PbmftUQ2zNHh2KB0ZgYNNJlyk6BPujYVn8Jr2gSqvJpfE8Ld_foA9XXsvndz6HOFmbJqDeOvptNhEfwkGm_SsnB-poOqY4Fce1H9RJl4bYAH0Q16Kykd7DJ2GdW4atGHrMp_aDSDbNMYx6JsAYYpzdMOjDW-VPFi0WDw7hQ6Ga1v7eiLLAs/s320/thumbnail_IMG_4193.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="148" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMFd14Ng7PbmftUQ2zNHh2KB0ZgYNNJlyk6BPujYVn8Jr2gSqvJpfE8Ld_foA9XXsvndz6HOFmbJqDeOvptNhEfwkGm_SsnB-poOqY4Fce1H9RJl4bYAH0Q16Kykd7DJ2GdW4atGHrMp_aDSDbNMYx6JsAYYpzdMOjDW-VPFi0WDw7hQ6Ga1v7eiLLAs/w148-h320/thumbnail_IMG_4193.png" width="148" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LENqHhoyrJ-IQxcnT8_mbr3ifNjGax4iN8ziEoAGZqB3XbdO0BEceJVc3P3EHWe3UKJSuirhlzQtghqRnow5F0dh-x2GZe1btb6jVMy84B7MHFND4ZWqnr76Cx1b3IN9eBNplGvMI-MB4z9xNl4qbJn50zri3hmXQZZKUdgDi3NlppXO93s5rfKNKKU/s320/thumbnail_IMG_4192%20(1).png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="148" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5LENqHhoyrJ-IQxcnT8_mbr3ifNjGax4iN8ziEoAGZqB3XbdO0BEceJVc3P3EHWe3UKJSuirhlzQtghqRnow5F0dh-x2GZe1btb6jVMy84B7MHFND4ZWqnr76Cx1b3IN9eBNplGvMI-MB4z9xNl4qbJn50zri3hmXQZZKUdgDi3NlppXO93s5rfKNKKU/w148-h320/thumbnail_IMG_4192%20(1).png" width="148" /></a>There's a new link up over at <a href="https://www.rachelswirl.co.uk/">Rachel Swirl's</a> so I thought I'd throw a quick little round up...looking at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lydiaclee/">my Insta</a>, I've had a fabulous February....but my favourites? </p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvoFHXIrPK3-4_6ReDRML8khIvW7R2__5jG2UQktO0CBszc4gGa-3N-dTiMEjzzXPhaaRTbchAn1mtmLsyGbrTgOWzdtfL3lF_hoGUDZjgGFgKCmRhmj6UpUIiHH9ehhlPUCEiHQcXcZj9x7sr0VH-lnCgmKanVgfZT1oJbXlZoOvQGO4bxA2GcxsBK0/s4032/IMG_3822.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvoFHXIrPK3-4_6ReDRML8khIvW7R2__5jG2UQktO0CBszc4gGa-3N-dTiMEjzzXPhaaRTbchAn1mtmLsyGbrTgOWzdtfL3lF_hoGUDZjgGFgKCmRhmj6UpUIiHH9ehhlPUCEiHQcXcZj9x7sr0VH-lnCgmKanVgfZT1oJbXlZoOvQGO4bxA2GcxsBK0/w640-h480/IMG_3822.HEIC" width="640" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMagXCt6Ya8Y9J8wibUnDFP50K7eImV2nRUCs6-HCbTizrIS_uynkuscD6G32Gbr8i4GZJewKXdVOyxkrqGaFEmSP_z2DcBKYilxzZh3GUNNIl88rqkyzIY-d7ci4gCGDuHe1nRiCDPT8UUSIz5J8tU_O-XG2Ha_hBThC9Jf69-J__4Z7AgRWXSVEge7A/s4032/IMG_3820.HEIC" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMagXCt6Ya8Y9J8wibUnDFP50K7eImV2nRUCs6-HCbTizrIS_uynkuscD6G32Gbr8i4GZJewKXdVOyxkrqGaFEmSP_z2DcBKYilxzZh3GUNNIl88rqkyzIY-d7ci4gCGDuHe1nRiCDPT8UUSIz5J8tU_O-XG2Ha_hBThC9Jf69-J__4Z7AgRWXSVEge7A/s320/IMG_3820.HEIC" width="240" /></a></p><p><br /></p>1. Dinner on the<a href="https://holidazeandhellidaze.blogspot.com/2024/02/dining-with-best-view-in-sydney.html"> South Pylon of the Harbour Bridge</a> has to be number 1! It was so decadent and reall special.<p></p><p><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHV1aYxSxBFtqIGg0kEktilPgO4toaWwH1f2_Myxi4pAMCVLHbiT3D_k_KNbOn233amILs-D8bd_cD2WGP4o1Mj6vCAIoHub36j6BTYkVQREbttRyffLs395olPK4Q7jTZoY1Y1WHMpl3iIdqaFMfVkx8bD-eHPsyIMI8mVLZzZ6aU8A34ty_8Dl9eZ8/w640-h480/IMG_3816.HEIC" width="640" /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qYoHtyOkEtwdeIbBY-OooslevXKbEwDgPZsGpk6f6Yf0OPJMXYXTzo0kdGZ5JdQkXoZQRiASSGlKyrmHcbM50V4YQvLIb4k-Fs_id5v9k61wVLXa7OTMd1Os9RYsenxTf26MfEHHWDc6kOQQRmpXglfjM-PWy5yhuxNKHstU7pCSYOmNaZ0MjBgTyL0/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3984.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qYoHtyOkEtwdeIbBY-OooslevXKbEwDgPZsGpk6f6Yf0OPJMXYXTzo0kdGZ5JdQkXoZQRiASSGlKyrmHcbM50V4YQvLIb4k-Fs_id5v9k61wVLXa7OTMd1Os9RYsenxTf26MfEHHWDc6kOQQRmpXglfjM-PWy5yhuxNKHstU7pCSYOmNaZ0MjBgTyL0/w400-h301/thumbnail_IMG_3984.jpg" width="400" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtbJkgZjz4ZrcjPdcMPc8cFwfqpAv2mQtI3tnvi3LRRdU26MjLdO9xXa71ttZCG2LqCS9rh3xurvT6SIIoGqeKnto0Vfycz5uZVODz3_c4DXlpUs8spbwPy9mh-uvjKuWi5hOi6w1dM8TOvL1qnFCZHzk2e8Q9Akwxg-2uYXUU36gtJjuUxd6s7k2gmE/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3989.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtbJkgZjz4ZrcjPdcMPc8cFwfqpAv2mQtI3tnvi3LRRdU26MjLdO9xXa71ttZCG2LqCS9rh3xurvT6SIIoGqeKnto0Vfycz5uZVODz3_c4DXlpUs8spbwPy9mh-uvjKuWi5hOi6w1dM8TOvL1qnFCZHzk2e8Q9Akwxg-2uYXUU36gtJjuUxd6s7k2gmE/s320/thumbnail_IMG_3989.jpg" width="241" /></a></div></div>2. Meeting up with Austrian Blogger <a href="https://rostrose.blogspot.com/">Traude (Rosetrose</a> and her lovely husband) was definitely a highlight, even thought the weather ruined our plans a little. Also touring about the city with my friend from England was a lovely way to pass the time & catch up<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3UKOhcRN7QLSKsP2WThFwOUoxE6W2Dug_UtdVTHKbpQuwAvUouYQat9iopLH5vsMKUu_OYonCMWeFFnjJ3q82hmAqyBlIdDbiSm0Tlc5ZBcNox6i6moWMIkEwhr2aWoYd-i4cxw5MEuKcqBEppmhIpnpopbV8_jT-6KOdzffacYGZ5kdDTweKh8GrqU/s1440/thumbnail_BC3F2115-A72D-4688-B085-5C86591FB920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3UKOhcRN7QLSKsP2WThFwOUoxE6W2Dug_UtdVTHKbpQuwAvUouYQat9iopLH5vsMKUu_OYonCMWeFFnjJ3q82hmAqyBlIdDbiSm0Tlc5ZBcNox6i6moWMIkEwhr2aWoYd-i4cxw5MEuKcqBEppmhIpnpopbV8_jT-6KOdzffacYGZ5kdDTweKh8GrqU/w640-h480/thumbnail_BC3F2115-A72D-4688-B085-5C86591FB920.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATZBDisl3-vftRmSpb72KcSIydDn-bdYD7PIWw05hOcHTISMnD96n5IjFBxxdT98UCzwXxba-PKKC26OEZvKziW5wFL4dtH8mM8sOI9_CUbvvjqxtHe8DcvrwKITggaXPjlb09GKb2JA4GGX5dbMGkNHQAbiuDPwqfBz4t7McLG7PM8JxckSHE639e4U/s5184/IMG_4099.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATZBDisl3-vftRmSpb72KcSIydDn-bdYD7PIWw05hOcHTISMnD96n5IjFBxxdT98UCzwXxba-PKKC26OEZvKziW5wFL4dtH8mM8sOI9_CUbvvjqxtHe8DcvrwKITggaXPjlb09GKb2JA4GGX5dbMGkNHQAbiuDPwqfBz4t7McLG7PM8JxckSHE639e4U/w640-h480/IMG_4099.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaD646yHWTr4DQv_0GtvKOiFg57yqa5CxA7AC_e7WVy4rGRrCk5mrhVcnA70pMU5Dm-4Qzcv8OJ4-6UPp91wCnelxMXFYyuhwxi7y9tPNeMnhHXU5LeonQFXcdynjOdzT2ekZH6dN_37uLVXWVg24q3TQSZUCi2Hsb4oVFms2g-9cWvdfRL_p93lltj0/s4032/IMG_3393.HEIC" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaD646yHWTr4DQv_0GtvKOiFg57yqa5CxA7AC_e7WVy4rGRrCk5mrhVcnA70pMU5Dm-4Qzcv8OJ4-6UPp91wCnelxMXFYyuhwxi7y9tPNeMnhHXU5LeonQFXcdynjOdzT2ekZH6dN_37uLVXWVg24q3TQSZUCi2Hsb4oVFms2g-9cWvdfRL_p93lltj0/s320/IMG_3393.HEIC" width="240" /></a><p></p><p>3. A weekend at <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2024/02/currawong-share-my-snaps.html">Currawong</a> is always magical.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy06tCshEro4kshdpm2S05Uiox_msOGU648S38voAs1enIJdnqm9HIJqyx5WzRiPuVwMd0e-FZgp0Ze_VrbwckMoyNpiTmIFx3qM72oCjTumhFCjRi-gYqUJtja1MKknWWMgHe4SYRJIlaAZDkJRW_CI5KpUmCw8GFasjmPy_Y0VOmi-BylYaa6pbo7Mc/s4032/IMG_3314.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy06tCshEro4kshdpm2S05Uiox_msOGU648S38voAs1enIJdnqm9HIJqyx5WzRiPuVwMd0e-FZgp0Ze_VrbwckMoyNpiTmIFx3qM72oCjTumhFCjRi-gYqUJtja1MKknWWMgHe4SYRJIlaAZDkJRW_CI5KpUmCw8GFasjmPy_Y0VOmi-BylYaa6pbo7Mc/w640-h480/IMG_3314.HEIC" width="640" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90S2Uisi6iGdJBYJd5P9zvsDE5ZXCN-tAFykt-9VZz3xhnrNU71GF7E33LGccySr4wcSRKjib2YZ6lgcVeONzYVhezwZ3G1J8BYi3yFxz1C8ZB_6f97qcg4kWm0_e_GB8pp7yUQS9krG7wP4ZPMo0Qeoz7xV_ED7niQ1ejSbIakoEizcAECpOJgeXTV8/s4032/IMG_3634.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90S2Uisi6iGdJBYJd5P9zvsDE5ZXCN-tAFykt-9VZz3xhnrNU71GF7E33LGccySr4wcSRKjib2YZ6lgcVeONzYVhezwZ3G1J8BYi3yFxz1C8ZB_6f97qcg4kWm0_e_GB8pp7yUQS9krG7wP4ZPMo0Qeoz7xV_ED7niQ1ejSbIakoEizcAECpOJgeXTV8/w640-h480/IMG_3634.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObTwNYH2z47H9gyosqF5cdekEzwZAPmihPKdGXV6TiNbXGfxtNWkPfo0vG0TLDLVu_9ZehXfnrU8E2OCqyEwMNDRxWbeyEIYsucgfWmgc5AMXlMQ7328Ba1Tqh16lVYOpvI-57lvX8XMVi1IdoRMAClopUrjBU4LRcYgjHeP3XrthJHozdRR3luCTK58/s4032/IMG_3642.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObTwNYH2z47H9gyosqF5cdekEzwZAPmihPKdGXV6TiNbXGfxtNWkPfo0vG0TLDLVu_9ZehXfnrU8E2OCqyEwMNDRxWbeyEIYsucgfWmgc5AMXlMQ7328Ba1Tqh16lVYOpvI-57lvX8XMVi1IdoRMAClopUrjBU4LRcYgjHeP3XrthJHozdRR3luCTK58/w300-h400/IMG_3642.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /></p><p>4. Valentine's date at White Rabbit and Holy Duck was superb!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSyjiXYIuEhAv5OjM4ajnLE69M5CkuRHCW15QYS4Dt0ynIJ1jZRpppM6EgEwBlQ_uaZKbRKxUNOppkhHJcE-408Alj20rqE6CMPXm4xMIq0LShrORpiJL7ZYFoPrSSLnDIF2tsWo6nqoZFF80OGuaTKhU-AktwjRWmDap6_FsSbYgt-hrOJuX4tbPHRQ/s4032/IMG_3641.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSyjiXYIuEhAv5OjM4ajnLE69M5CkuRHCW15QYS4Dt0ynIJ1jZRpppM6EgEwBlQ_uaZKbRKxUNOppkhHJcE-408Alj20rqE6CMPXm4xMIq0LShrORpiJL7ZYFoPrSSLnDIF2tsWo6nqoZFF80OGuaTKhU-AktwjRWmDap6_FsSbYgt-hrOJuX4tbPHRQ/w640-h480/IMG_3641.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZMUCbFsYuTpQXOdYrKxTDHtHl0Rckps7zjmE05-e2bSvTYpQmv40-2FpEtoIw0t90RrNQCYbpcxfwHYBYjtIK5I_oSHaWQIH7Wft-_wqxwaC3424Vukk5aNXi39ZeouLCBJ_7qcLI56VLm5H-mRvTr4pZ2dW5l60OXAx4HXCthp7ms08DX9OwB1vvSU/s5184/IMG_4094.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZMUCbFsYuTpQXOdYrKxTDHtHl0Rckps7zjmE05-e2bSvTYpQmv40-2FpEtoIw0t90RrNQCYbpcxfwHYBYjtIK5I_oSHaWQIH7Wft-_wqxwaC3424Vukk5aNXi39ZeouLCBJ_7qcLI56VLm5H-mRvTr4pZ2dW5l60OXAx4HXCthp7ms08DX9OwB1vvSU/s320/IMG_4094.JPG" width="320" /></a>5. Family fun with the kids for a birthday celebration was wonderful!</p><p>Hope you've all had a wonderful month and why don't you share yours over at<a href="https://www.rachelswirl.co.uk/"> the link up here</a>.</p><p>Linking also with <a href="https://debs-world.com/2024/03/13/me-invisible-cool-story-debs-wwwhimsy/">#WWWHimsy</a> <a href="https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/">#WWOT</a> <a href="https://goodrandomfun.blogspot.com/">#TheRandom</a> <a href="https://viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com/">#SaturdayCritters</a> <a href="https://natalietheexplorer.home.blog/">#weekendcoffeeshare</a> <a href="https://skyley.blogspot.com/">#Skywatch</a> <a href="https://galeria-himmelsblick.blogspot.com/">#GaleriaHimmelsblich</a><a href="https://www.create-with-joy.com/2024/02/friendship-friday-blog-hop-544.html"> #FriendshipFriday</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsX4P4yvwEWBrUFeFImmlT_2mJ6yOdYtXwvxQM2VfeXLRwIjR05jRKQtLYoLGEi26QQDdk7Iha8xspm59nICAA72prQX7kHabDzI4BmS1N0EO7fCgcpgvWZy58LiBT26dkN4B1r0uVLzGTsJ1F1y1LxAXdXtuTvj2cTODzQnN23HdBJ0qqaACGyulxSVo/s363/WWWHIMSY-LOGO.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="362" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsX4P4yvwEWBrUFeFImmlT_2mJ6yOdYtXwvxQM2VfeXLRwIjR05jRKQtLYoLGEi26QQDdk7Iha8xspm59nICAA72prQX7kHabDzI4BmS1N0EO7fCgcpgvWZy58LiBT26dkN4B1r0uVLzGTsJ1F1y1LxAXdXtuTvj2cTODzQnN23HdBJ0qqaACGyulxSVo/w199-h200/WWWHIMSY-LOGO.webp" width="199" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.rachelswirl.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="RachelSwirl" height="320" src="https://www.rachelswirl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/MFFMM.png" width="280" /></a></p>
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Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-27456887066552886912024-03-01T17:29:00.000-08:002024-03-11T12:44:52.653-07:00Radio plays - what have I been listening to?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvLF-blKy3bd9Fo7raFbxaf64GiL6r3FuYZpz4RNpwRpRYHRHKRNo9w1v1glyt19qMT-kvGMXw6ku2PbRmAuw_h5vlPLUzw9QbEgJwJvG65eQMXCw0fUpiLLHdv2jBU2Oz9f4FklxdLKqrbSX-W1L_BsRgVlWROJG1C3OxvU1Hbdcpemwb_vXZ0bseZM/s640/thumbnail_IMG_4178%20(1).jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="486" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvLF-blKy3bd9Fo7raFbxaf64GiL6r3FuYZpz4RNpwRpRYHRHKRNo9w1v1glyt19qMT-kvGMXw6ku2PbRmAuw_h5vlPLUzw9QbEgJwJvG65eQMXCw0fUpiLLHdv2jBU2Oz9f4FklxdLKqrbSX-W1L_BsRgVlWROJG1C3OxvU1Hbdcpemwb_vXZ0bseZM/s320/thumbnail_IMG_4178%20(1).jpg" width="243" /></a></div><br /><br />As I was putting together my Feb reading list, I realised in my Graham Greene rabbit hole I'd been doing a bit of the old-fashioned radio play style listening, so I thought I would make a second post and link it to the book list.<p></p><p>In the past, I've mentioned how much I love<a href="https://www.pulpfuryradio.com/"> Pulp Fury Radio</a> and the full cast production of <a href="https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Daisy-Jones-and-the-Six-Audiobook/1473565952">Daisy Jones & the Six</a> on audible.</p><p>This month I listened to<a href="https://www.audible.com.au/pd/The-Living-Room-Audiobook/B00FO1TQAA?qid=1709341782&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=771c6463-05d7-4981-9b47-920dc34a70f1&pf_rd_r=YB2NJJ8HVA914ETR2M0J&pageLoadId=Yn5OygkURgioi84c&creativeId=adcc4fec-4d90-49d1-997e-8be21d68ce7f"> The Living Room</a> which I enjoyed. It's apparently a look at Greene's own struggle with his religion and his affairs.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Z6Fb9Wka_o6r492K7o_bCM8Qz86ZjaXROK7MdyAesDeDZR67q_HGk6jNV1CjgD_L3i69Ru3AjSPMD4DV91ygX21sGfQ96LF60C8Ynvsjgk6DzcXt8dIHsbsvV9aNu1nf6nZj9zgWomYPR1URX-PZusrFYnnlA0VIGy3R1z738-z0idCYtQ_7NXeET0Y/s640/thumbnail_IMG_4179.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="478" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Z6Fb9Wka_o6r492K7o_bCM8Qz86ZjaXROK7MdyAesDeDZR67q_HGk6jNV1CjgD_L3i69Ru3AjSPMD4DV91ygX21sGfQ96LF60C8Ynvsjgk6DzcXt8dIHsbsvV9aNu1nf6nZj9zgWomYPR1URX-PZusrFYnnlA0VIGy3R1z738-z0idCYtQ_7NXeET0Y/s320/thumbnail_IMG_4179.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>I also really enjoyed the fun of Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud in the short f<a href="https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Classic-English-and-Irish-Dramas-Starring-Laurence-Olivier-and-John-Gielgud-Volume-4-Audiobook/B00FGG1U8E?qid=1709341891&sr=1-10&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_10&pf_rd_p=771c6463-05d7-4981-9b47-920dc34a70f1&pf_rd_r=QWPR598A1C46PSW7F4RW&pageLoadId=2iJbtYEwQHnKVC1x&creativeId=adcc4fec-4d90-49d1-997e-8be21d68ce7f">ree production on Audible</a> of 'When Greek meets Greek' and ' The Happy Hypocrite'. The Greene tale is a lot of fun. The Beerbohn is a little more dated.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnj_wquNoD_lnnAQYtiWAVUbA3C-kDFLArhEKAFbW7HgHew7vPJC-VH7YEVmIVzqDPLGCc7c0Au42fVVJlm7-M1_qVAg4bkMv0abJFm4wBPtD0cspQijHchL801GqVvVwQ61LwnGhGEpK_sprL_ahiAv8D7Y5R4JxkD7t0Iwatbkid_xLIiDvcDBTDLOU/s640/thumbnail_IMG_4180.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnj_wquNoD_lnnAQYtiWAVUbA3C-kDFLArhEKAFbW7HgHew7vPJC-VH7YEVmIVzqDPLGCc7c0Au42fVVJlm7-M1_qVAg4bkMv0abJFm4wBPtD0cspQijHchL801GqVvVwQ61LwnGhGEpK_sprL_ahiAv8D7Y5R4JxkD7t0Iwatbkid_xLIiDvcDBTDLOU/s320/thumbnail_IMG_4180.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.audible.com.au/podcast/The-Missed/B0B7KD35FL?qid=1709342227&sr=1-1&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=771c6463-05d7-4981-9b47-920dc34a70f1&pf_rd_r=HZM5P4DJWD78QMHA8ZX2&pageLoadId=pV9J5KvZRDTCv68m&creativeId=adcc4fec-4d90-49d1-997e-8be21d68ce7f">The Missed</a> is a full cast short series of a mystery in a small town told from different characters version of events. Sami Shah just won an award for it so I thought I'd check it out. It's entertaining and I finished it in just over a day.</p><p><br /></p><p>All are free except Daisy Jones, so no harm in giving them a try.</p><p>Do you listen to radio plays?</p><p>Linking with <a href="https://esmesalon.com/inlinkz-301-senior-salon-pit-stop/">SeniorSalonPitstop</a> <a href="https://debs-world.com/2024/03/06/an-authors-dinner-showcasing-local-produce-wwwhimsy/">#WWWhimsy</a> <a href="https://marshainthemiddle.com/">#TrafficjamReboot</a> <a href="https://www.myrandommusings.co.uk/">#AnythingGoes</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulEz85GGVZuTM7UmsvdLui9E9n8KeNvijghcw580vJKVDPG57V8NBLExo_R6-RaJl3ptGjYNOW6ZCzRowRoJ9-ZlRVyxdT-gaTLS19yHF65fnFlL9wLmV5brjuM6wpVYK4SZ92cIICE21JC2cJv6OyPA8QtOMeCrTUaNZKFBFawC2iIQySye3KWMRb0A/s1500/301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulEz85GGVZuTM7UmsvdLui9E9n8KeNvijghcw580vJKVDPG57V8NBLExo_R6-RaJl3ptGjYNOW6ZCzRowRoJ9-ZlRVyxdT-gaTLS19yHF65fnFlL9wLmV5brjuM6wpVYK4SZ92cIICE21JC2cJv6OyPA8QtOMeCrTUaNZKFBFawC2iIQySye3KWMRb0A/s320/301.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://www.myrandommusings.co.uk/blog-page_9/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="My Random Musings"><img alt="My Random Musings" height="200" src="https://www.myrandommusings.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-anything-goes-badge.jpg" style="border: none;" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWRCjJYHkYtn4b3NkvLq3KIElBMFD7AOeTB12copeBYEX7q2RFN6KU4Q8AAfC6J3Y6nmgDkNZCUZJDHxIqKCAZhDmg4I6VxLliSab9nTCkPHEJo_rQLPno-PU25jFOVubBdjDD_GPR7dMSi62aIV1JlgTcWnm5UUMulJY6Us_tdzqxl2fu1KhwMw0y78/s206/393990879_1407272260224279_5656265292416835799_n.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="206" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWRCjJYHkYtn4b3NkvLq3KIElBMFD7AOeTB12copeBYEX7q2RFN6KU4Q8AAfC6J3Y6nmgDkNZCUZJDHxIqKCAZhDmg4I6VxLliSab9nTCkPHEJo_rQLPno-PU25jFOVubBdjDD_GPR7dMSi62aIV1JlgTcWnm5UUMulJY6Us_tdzqxl2fu1KhwMw0y78/s1600/393990879_1407272260224279_5656265292416835799_n.jpg" width="206" /></a></p>Lydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-36570350757975309372024-03-01T14:24:00.000-08:002024-03-05T12:06:40.834-08:00February Reading<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JlVwB8zw0IFeMb3aYOItCRA7T-JU8CgSg2ROt6Vb6Rwk7Qq6nmtNlmxtgWZC9N2n5WY24CkeVDWIR8Bv1IH0D_dlMQ7HxytoATdmaGE3HjK3nE5vHeP4Qe5cTyM2TU-qId48WXIz_PKvmrFwNDgVdfe05BLnFM75qT0B_bTGFAVFqihdAX8XvD0O3d8/s640/thumbnail_IMG_4166.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JlVwB8zw0IFeMb3aYOItCRA7T-JU8CgSg2ROt6Vb6Rwk7Qq6nmtNlmxtgWZC9N2n5WY24CkeVDWIR8Bv1IH0D_dlMQ7HxytoATdmaGE3HjK3nE5vHeP4Qe5cTyM2TU-qId48WXIz_PKvmrFwNDgVdfe05BLnFM75qT0B_bTGFAVFqihdAX8XvD0O3d8/s320/thumbnail_IMG_4166.jpg" width="234" /></a></p><p><br /></p>I reread <a href="http://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2021/09/taking-stock-september.html">One Hundred Days</a> for book club.I enjoyed it the second time, probably focusing a little more as I wasn't waiting possible terrible outcomes...same thoughts as before, <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2021/09/taking-stock-september.html">reviewed here</a>.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7U4Otf10_sP4zhkvHS19XPWmFjGmPnxYeC0L6tFTytDRqCOSprr6G7wBK2Pr4DRcsQiaQed6MliTUHhZcwfV7xgxNEdLMIBdB5tUUKLrzR_RruujxauFU8rlpmdlVsXsP4GbMk-0Uti2SnJjSdpAlM_JFdze2_ZlYSktP6TNjGINjY4Gun_BrShuu4s/s640/thumbnail_IMG_4169.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="412" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7U4Otf10_sP4zhkvHS19XPWmFjGmPnxYeC0L6tFTytDRqCOSprr6G7wBK2Pr4DRcsQiaQed6MliTUHhZcwfV7xgxNEdLMIBdB5tUUKLrzR_RruujxauFU8rlpmdlVsXsP4GbMk-0Uti2SnJjSdpAlM_JFdze2_ZlYSktP6TNjGINjY4Gun_BrShuu4s/s320/thumbnail_IMG_4169.jpg" width="206" /></a><b>The M Word </b>I read this because of <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2024/02/women-need-to-be-able-to-talk-about.html">something I wanted to write about</a> that a friend told me about (and I didn't want to intrude on her). The book didn't really cover what I wanted and as I'm not too troubled by symptoms (except weight gain), then it wasn't really that interesting for me. I have a friend that refers to this book as the Bible so if you are struggling with symptoms, this might be a great book as she goes through remedies in detail. What works, what doesn't, what has worse side effects than benefits. If you are contemplating HRT she covers that in great detail so it will put your mind at rest (or give you questions to ask your doctor). For me, however, I much preferred this book, <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2023/02/shame-thrives-on-secrecy-silence-and.html">The Menopause Manifesto</a> with it's history and feminist views for a better mental adjustment and of course the brilliant advice (click to <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-m-word.html">read review and find out!</a>) As you may have worked out, I struggle a bit with how old I've become! My brain is not keeping up with my body! </p><p><br /></p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvjtQoyZCbr6vNV7gSBUIOI7wGDTrlPZSF7JdRulgbc9tcwCi3yqktNwnw50x8bytLrbz6lIu1mpO4mS3NUV4VvX_zr63NvTA2cmRkfLFU8abtB4ltd6GgEWoa_onzOpz30PuuRvSMbWFS1Xb6Z5YK02DjdWKyFHHCECSm-0BgVBdCPduFDslBCIsCZA/s640/thumbnail_IMG_4167.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvjtQoyZCbr6vNV7gSBUIOI7wGDTrlPZSF7JdRulgbc9tcwCi3yqktNwnw50x8bytLrbz6lIu1mpO4mS3NUV4VvX_zr63NvTA2cmRkfLFU8abtB4ltd6GgEWoa_onzOpz30PuuRvSMbWFS1Xb6Z5YK02DjdWKyFHHCECSm-0BgVBdCPduFDslBCIsCZA/s320/thumbnail_IMG_4167.jpg" width="236" /></a><b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><b>The Scarlet Pimpernel</b> - I was recommended this on Twitter, when someone had said it still held up. It's a very enjoyable book, written just after the turn of last century by Baroness Orczy. It has indeed stood the test of time, and while a little obvious at times, is a fun lark with a central female character. Set in the French Revolution, it's a period piece but also looking at marriage and family relationships. An easy read, would make a good beach/holiday book.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2R1tkDwvJo5uFpmci81WVoXqCo42mE_KRk1b_rW3FrcsC18dIhGQRg5J8vKBoxquxtNOG95EYAbIT76PTHLxgp-fdI8flBM7DrliCCXDksNRT8LlPAsXBj9sAxX1NsQRU9n24jhdyN10S58z-VbQS5BcZf7xN9z73zqJaHVmU_Qnw8-Row4rQ3in14p8/s640/thumbnail_IMG_4168.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="414" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2R1tkDwvJo5uFpmci81WVoXqCo42mE_KRk1b_rW3FrcsC18dIhGQRg5J8vKBoxquxtNOG95EYAbIT76PTHLxgp-fdI8flBM7DrliCCXDksNRT8LlPAsXBj9sAxX1NsQRU9n24jhdyN10S58z-VbQS5BcZf7xN9z73zqJaHVmU_Qnw8-Row4rQ3in14p8/s320/thumbnail_IMG_4168.jpg" width="207" /></a><b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><b>Loose End - </b>I really love Ivan Coyote's work. There's always a story that makes me cry. This is a very early book and not my favourite (Tom Boy Survival Guide is the best, I think - I read this after seeing the brilliant show at the Festival of Sydney, and have been working my way through the books ever since) but always interesting and enjoyable. If you haven't read any Coyote, this is not the one to start with.<p></p><p>What have you been reading this month?</p><p><br /></p><p>And I've been listening to some radio plays. <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2024/03/radio-plays-what-ive-been-listening-to.html">Reviews are here.</a></p><p>Linking with <a href="https://www.isthismutton.com/2024/02/the-blues-in-february.html">#WowonWednesday </a><a href="https://thebookdate.wordpress.com/">#Bookdate</a> <a href="https://athomealot.com/2024/03/05/book-worms-monthly-march/">#MonthlyBookworms</a> <a href="https://www.myrandommusings.co.uk/">#AnythingGoes</a> <a href="https://thebookdate.wordpress.com/"> </a><a href="https://www.create-with-joy.com/2024/02/friendship-friday-blog-hop-544.html">#FriendshipFriday</a></p><p><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://www.myrandommusings.co.uk/blog-page_9/" title="My Random Musings"><img alt="My Random Musings" height="200" src="https://www.myrandommusings.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-anything-goes-badge.jpg" style="border: none;" width="200" /></a></div>Lydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-38834218651716310232024-02-28T11:44:00.000-08:002024-03-17T12:29:38.736-07:00Happy Easter?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33SWJP8bmxVXQTDY8ugFA_U_QbZqw1i4V8U42_nZ2LMLyrZp5LjXJfPb9Y0WXA4VfyK-Wc-xZ_qO_X105cnJ74Pjg5NO7Mvjrk_jkQ9De8Ky_-FJunL1Rwh3b3YMzHl5Yz7EZYQFHXLXCBbLkr3ab5Et01HMVUeKCqWC-Gu0G4hanf_tgJqQ5snXa0I4/s640/thumbnail_IMG_4080.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33SWJP8bmxVXQTDY8ugFA_U_QbZqw1i4V8U42_nZ2LMLyrZp5LjXJfPb9Y0WXA4VfyK-Wc-xZ_qO_X105cnJ74Pjg5NO7Mvjrk_jkQ9De8Ky_-FJunL1Rwh3b3YMzHl5Yz7EZYQFHXLXCBbLkr3ab5Et01HMVUeKCqWC-Gu0G4hanf_tgJqQ5snXa0I4/w640-h482/thumbnail_IMG_4080.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I saw this in the food court of a shopping centre. It feels a little early for me but I guess if all the chocolate bunnies are out in the shops and Hot Cross Buns hit the supermarkets pretty much on Boxing Day, why not?</p><p>Ironically I beleive this shopping centre is owned by Jewish people (a religion that doesn't celebrate Easter at all). Which made me think of the whole Christian baker argument for not making wedding cakes for certain people...pretty unChristian of them if you ask me. This display is a reminder that you can still off well wishes to people for things you don't believe in yourself...</p><p>How early is too early to wish you all a Happy Easter?</p><p><br /></p><p>Linking with #<a href="https://www.rachelswirl.co.uk/review/">MySundaySnapshot</a> <a href="https://www.gaynycdad.com/">#WordlessWednesday</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /></div><p><br /></p>
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Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-79629328216137453202024-02-26T12:19:00.000-08:002024-03-11T16:46:29.670-07:00An evening walkThis pictoral is an evening walk, one evening last week when I popped out to see a short musical performance.<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZeMhTZAgLjHZrLehO5xRELTPs0MV5nPF8pZi6fGeoF4EVlmT0Yt9fP7yPKT6odYdB-vfd2d8G-NeP8qPJbNpRg5_F9WV-oz6-Uh12Wnnm_FRIz8uNzaY-r6oQ2E-eDNm3aufHPjqbRhRTm5-znT5HSB02DmDNgz5fJSCm-5yTzyGShAyQbnAiwXiO8s/s4032/IMG_3921.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZeMhTZAgLjHZrLehO5xRELTPs0MV5nPF8pZi6fGeoF4EVlmT0Yt9fP7yPKT6odYdB-vfd2d8G-NeP8qPJbNpRg5_F9WV-oz6-Uh12Wnnm_FRIz8uNzaY-r6oQ2E-eDNm3aufHPjqbRhRTm5-znT5HSB02DmDNgz5fJSCm-5yTzyGShAyQbnAiwXiO8s/w640-h480/IMG_3921.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div> A short cut through back <span style="text-align: center;">streets found this lovely work by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonbillinge/?hl=en">Sharon Billinge</a>.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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So while I could have driven to the show in less than 10 mins, I really enjoyed the walk and all the sights to see along the way. Often the journey is as good at the destination.</div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIJ6wdHNFrP83zZWwDeJISlcfBlx5YUdTQwve0-ZiPO10MUEB1mn70qjAc-72zgbr3bbu4RcO8mnKk1gI-257s45VdHEhcJpoWdB9aSBIUpaeX0HBSdPVX8ZbfRm1UiydLPjbD1l8rDtNOR-panHibJSPQ21CgAGKEGpQp1CEcarAC1gZW896gqjkMlU/s4032/IMG_3930.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIJ6wdHNFrP83zZWwDeJISlcfBlx5YUdTQwve0-ZiPO10MUEB1mn70qjAc-72zgbr3bbu4RcO8mnKk1gI-257s45VdHEhcJpoWdB9aSBIUpaeX0HBSdPVX8ZbfRm1UiydLPjbD1l8rDtNOR-panHibJSPQ21CgAGKEGpQp1CEcarAC1gZW896gqjkMlU/s320/IMG_3930.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Linking with<a href="https://bethere2day.com/"> #WWOAT</a> <a href="https://keithsramblings.net/">#KeithsRamblings</a> </div><div><a href="https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com/"> #MuralMonday </a><a href="https://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/">#GardenAffair</a> for a dash of Inner city nature & birds <a href="https://ramblingwoods2.com/">#Naturesnotes </a>( for the sunset and birds at the end)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-14495587400284661362024-02-25T12:34:00.000-08:002024-03-12T22:34:23.412-07:00Simple pleasures are the last healthy refuge in a complex world. Oscar Wilde<p> I've written before about one of my favourite simple pleasures - <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2023/06/its-little-things-that-make-happy.html">ironing in the sunshine on the deck</a>, listening to audio books. It's a great way to rake the 'work' out of dull routine.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtvyQFfKAY9X1pWp6eUSgPGv-nXfvX2SwApID5SXDLnlVwQ3CbabupTDy4znPUY0i28BfftvUX4H-oDjHV55uNy03B2DeZqYTkQxehjD4YF6t9zfoCCjWDNoYLff2EZFvh5i-WEMlf6U504o9i17hYVCz-9oqtudYj_ZBfKG90EJ9oq8X7shhdzbOslM/s4032/IMG_3920.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtvyQFfKAY9X1pWp6eUSgPGv-nXfvX2SwApID5SXDLnlVwQ3CbabupTDy4znPUY0i28BfftvUX4H-oDjHV55uNy03B2DeZqYTkQxehjD4YF6t9zfoCCjWDNoYLff2EZFvh5i-WEMlf6U504o9i17hYVCz-9oqtudYj_ZBfKG90EJ9oq8X7shhdzbOslM/s320/IMG_3920.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>I've discovered two more that I'll share. One is simple. During frangipani season, when the flowers scatter the footpaths, each dog walk I pick up the more perfect one I can find and put it in a little vase near the sink when I get home. I love the smell and it's as joyous to me as having a store bought bouquet. Long time readers might recall <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2023/01/simple-pleasures.html">I did the same in Bali</a>. It's funny I had this habit I wasn't really aware of until I thought about this post.<p></p><p>The last I discovered by accident. I left my Birkenstocks outside after lunch on a hot sunny day. I had a bath later on, and then when to walk the dog. When I put my soft (from soaking in the tub) feet in the Birkies, they were warmed. It was bliss. It lasted for the first half of the walk, making me smile with delight at how simple yet satisfying this pleasure was...so I will try to do this more often!</p><p>What are your tips for simple pleasures that bring you great happiness?<br /></p><p>Linking with<a href="https://jenerallyinformed.com/the-happy-now-blog-link-up-415/"> #HappyNow</a> <a href="https://esmesalon.com/inlinkz-300-senior-salon-pit-stop/">#SeniorSalonPitstop</a> <a href="https://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/">#FloralFridayFoto </a><a href="https://comedy-plus.com/">#HappyTuesday</a><a href="https://www.create-with-joy.com/2024/02/friendship-friday-blog-hop-544.html"> #FriendshipFriday</a></p><p><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://m7v.032.myftpupload.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="JENerally Informed"><img alt="JENerally Informed" height="200" src="https://m7v.032.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Happy-Now-Button-4.png" style="border: none;" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsECmU4b-z9vYCP2iSlScuvPDvs1XuxLQpyMEvkMxNAN1X5jWStQCo4gmBAZ5F9gKYvFwZaUWnHktpaeAVi1NMIgpOyIQi8g2rgOWpFpJCSd0i0N587ZdJNdWaCFzJN92DOINqzTLSJWXzS_X4BNoOY6m-QwYxCIyblccWbSYrZh3ny77ZTFlX3EmT_QE/s1500/300.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsECmU4b-z9vYCP2iSlScuvPDvs1XuxLQpyMEvkMxNAN1X5jWStQCo4gmBAZ5F9gKYvFwZaUWnHktpaeAVi1NMIgpOyIQi8g2rgOWpFpJCSd0i0N587ZdJNdWaCFzJN92DOINqzTLSJWXzS_X4BNoOY6m-QwYxCIyblccWbSYrZh3ny77ZTFlX3EmT_QE/s320/300.jpg" width="213" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><br /><p><br /></p>Lydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-12776533159672159762024-02-23T14:05:00.000-08:002024-02-29T23:07:31.736-08:00"Women need to be able to talk about their bodies, and not be ashamed of what they need to talk about". (Benn) <p>A friend was telling me of her post menopause complications that resulted in her no longer attempting sex or having pap smears because of the agony it caused. She gave it a medical name (and I'm sorry I can't remember the technical term) and said her doctor had told her 10% of women suffer from this but no one talked about it. A bit of googling is not finding the medical name but apparently 20-30% of women suffer from dysparenuia post menopause. </p><p>My shock is not that this happens (though it's a terrible side effect of estrogen leaving the body), but that it's so common and we aren't warned about it or told about it. I did the maths, there are just over a billion women over 50 on the planet. so conservatively (statistically), somewhere between 100 million women and 300 million women suffer from this. So why don't we talk about it? Why had I never heard of this seemingly common health problem? </p><p>I am incredulous the percentage of those afflicted could be so high and yet it's not talked about. </p><p>I've writted before about <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2023/02/shame-thrives-on-secrecy-silence-and.html">how women's health is hidden in shame</a> and that's a historic disservice to women. It's a way to keep us quiet and oppressed, dangling our 'usefulness' or lack of once we age as a way to make us feel obsolete.</p><p>Basically, if your body does it, it's probably a pretty common problem. Just because genitals and reproduction are involved, doesn't make it less normal. Let's normalise women's health, let's talk about it so we don't do to the next generation what was done to us.</p><p>In lockdown I did a history course out of the Harvard Library and they talked of the old Kotex machine that they have on the wall. It gave freedom for women to access sanitary items out of the house. Originally, these pads were sold in chemists in brown paper and hidden from view. It wasn't until a male marketing manager decided to boost sales by making the packaging fancy to push the idea of putting them on display. Kotex also made pamphlets to educate women that what happened to them was the sign of a health body (not dirty) and explained it all, both the biological process and what they could do to manage it. One woman talked about her personal experience with these pamphlets. When she first got her period, she ran to her mother scared she was dying and her mother didn't even explain what was happening, nor that it would happen again. It just wasn't spoken about. She gave her rags to 'look after herself' and told her it would stop. This poor woman got such a shock when it happened a month later.</p><p>As far as menstration goes, we've come a long way. Yet as far as women's sexual and menopauseal health goes, we're still back in these old fashioned dark ages.</p><p class="pullquotetext" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: right;">The title quote came up in <a href="https://lhstoday.org/49872/features/the-dangers-behind-the-secrecy-of-womens-health-and-why-we-cant-open-up-about-it/">this article</a> which is worth a read. Whenever you read an article about healthy ageing for women, it's about diet and exercise, sleep and socialising. It never says 'be open and frank with your doctor and insist they don't write off your ailments'. However, I am adding that to the list and advising all women to do the same.</span></span></p><p class="pullquotetext" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: right;">I know I've said this before, but schools (and parents) need a comprehensive sex education that covers not just puberty but what happens at the other end of that. It is the only way to truly educate people on what happens to them and their partners in life. It gives teenagers an understanding of what is happening to their parents, and later, perhaps to their older sister or close aunt. The more frank and open, the less shame and embarrassment about the problems, the better it is for everyone.</span></span></p><p class="pullquotetext" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">As a fairly well educated woman, I'm ashamed I know so little of what is apparently afflicting 300 million people of my gender. And I have no idea how much more I don't know! Let's work together to make menopause matter so no one has to suffer in silence.</p><p class="pullquotetext" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="pullquotetext" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">Please note, there is a petition f<a href="https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/we-need-20000-signatures-by-march-8-to-help-women-with-endo/news-story/e47e2464f7ff670f5ec482b58c3d65d9">or better women's health care here</a>. Nothing to do with me. Just heard about it.</p><p class="pullquotetext" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">Linking with<a href="https://marshainthemiddle.com/weekend-traffic-jam-reboot-39/"> #TrafficJamReboot</a> <a href="https://debs-world.com/2024/02/28/bloggers-helping-out-other-bloggers-its-what-we-do-wwwhimsy/2024/02/sydney-mardi-gras.html">#WWWhimsy</a> <a href="https://esmesalon.com/inlinkz-298-senior-salon-pit-stop/">#SeniorSalonPitstop</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHKd8zqRrtbCC7pT2PdkygKzD-d_bFA9tJCxmtT8JeFxP5SIGT2QuAUJ_L-CHvm03Hyhyphenhyphen28GxmXEUsBV8uKHr93HXkFAW7Euq92nnjM4XgQYpShfpUd1wjZPdP8dChDi9RL6nwouxBdQcnGr9wDMeagfdo_p37vXETVp23tW69EXggK7hKim91yYi76M/s363/WWWHIMSY-LOGO.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="362" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHKd8zqRrtbCC7pT2PdkygKzD-d_bFA9tJCxmtT8JeFxP5SIGT2QuAUJ_L-CHvm03Hyhyphenhyphen28GxmXEUsBV8uKHr93HXkFAW7Euq92nnjM4XgQYpShfpUd1wjZPdP8dChDi9RL6nwouxBdQcnGr9wDMeagfdo_p37vXETVp23tW69EXggK7hKim91yYi76M/w199-h200/WWWHIMSY-LOGO.webp" width="199" /></a></div><br /><p class="pullquotetext" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoA1mVq9iWWshgFXNp4GqBUiHojG_huCQ2ov_gVbI7U-YOkEnzQ7mVwx1G8dhvj-WCZOyyKveusN-aBeF0ZQby7_2D31oKoLtiUviU9hID7Q_NfWtosyVD3AYZuEadFF33HyFv5Sa8VMhNPIHAOO9EVAMMhVCpjLXLtFIEHFYxA_uJedWoN4KwoeRYv0Y/s1500/299.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoA1mVq9iWWshgFXNp4GqBUiHojG_huCQ2ov_gVbI7U-YOkEnzQ7mVwx1G8dhvj-WCZOyyKveusN-aBeF0ZQby7_2D31oKoLtiUviU9hID7Q_NfWtosyVD3AYZuEadFF33HyFv5Sa8VMhNPIHAOO9EVAMMhVCpjLXLtFIEHFYxA_uJedWoN4KwoeRYv0Y/s320/299.jpg" width="213" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p class="pullquotetext" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p class="pullquotetext" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p>Lydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-38021357985280813552024-02-22T11:42:00.000-08:002024-03-18T12:31:58.981-07:00Share Four Somethings - Feb<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMf-WPGEmM7d07sHdUXNv8fq41BkS-VFz8BoJcp_h7u9bwgC1wctNBf_q9VOPQau3FGEMQ-qTOjvXYSRHq1uzvqYNCleZofjh0BSx0cmtcTq1ESJgThlSRIqElI4_qE0c7WyvgnB4v5TLXKnM6uUYe3DUMV4aUqlnJjML23y1FNUSyQOYwNyYJs4HnO_8/s4032/IMG_3887.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMf-WPGEmM7d07sHdUXNv8fq41BkS-VFz8BoJcp_h7u9bwgC1wctNBf_q9VOPQau3FGEMQ-qTOjvXYSRHq1uzvqYNCleZofjh0BSx0cmtcTq1ESJgThlSRIqElI4_qE0c7WyvgnB4v5TLXKnM6uUYe3DUMV4aUqlnJjML23y1FNUSyQOYwNyYJs4HnO_8/w640-h480/IMG_3887.HEIC" width="640" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLp8mJ5AG6G_cTF2odCIUn3PT1tW6y1X5fvU0n2sMA7ij5Lldv3mCizm2Tr_9Q-K2MmI38VIbfbJ5btlJvWpC1GHu1_a7BkhmqBZaHhFZqnwQvnYmq1Odsiv7nfcDp9MfCtyjYP0S2ijAZNrzxwvV7bd3x6ZSal3qne6GOLjUcrXjHluFtTbQg4pRl88/s4032/IMG_3851.HEIC" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLp8mJ5AG6G_cTF2odCIUn3PT1tW6y1X5fvU0n2sMA7ij5Lldv3mCizm2Tr_9Q-K2MmI38VIbfbJ5btlJvWpC1GHu1_a7BkhmqBZaHhFZqnwQvnYmq1Odsiv7nfcDp9MfCtyjYP0S2ijAZNrzxwvV7bd3x6ZSal3qne6GOLjUcrXjHluFtTbQg4pRl88/w300-h400/IMG_3851.HEIC" width="300" /></a><b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><b>Things I've loved</b> It's been a very fun month with friends. Obviously the <a href="https://holidazeandhellidaze.blogspot.com/2024/02/dining-with-best-view-in-sydney.html">once in a life time dinner on the Harbour Bridge</a> was a highlight, as <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2024/02/rediscovering-how-to-play-could-be-key.html">was lunch with friends for the Lunar New Year.</a> I've a night out dancing this weekend but my favourite was playing with my kids and husband at <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2022/09/hijinx.html">Hijinx</a>. It's a pricey night out when you're paying for 5 but it is so much fun and it makes me really happy to get all the siblings together like old times.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiY8vBzu2idDeUKnHOwqWeEGmC865RMpnW887Qlo4q3iVUeqSVJ9WD5ETzcZ4dHOtHlQl0xFhsATX0qqX84lEr_URsipFOc0xv1CfQuQmYE5c8QGWxa78pPMJUoxqcUXAqGlXAJW_Tp4jqJLrYNlZPE45EXbpkp48TeH-kLJGD8Zb_NT9F_uSxyfKD248/s5184/IMG_4174.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiY8vBzu2idDeUKnHOwqWeEGmC865RMpnW887Qlo4q3iVUeqSVJ9WD5ETzcZ4dHOtHlQl0xFhsATX0qqX84lEr_URsipFOc0xv1CfQuQmYE5c8QGWxa78pPMJUoxqcUXAqGlXAJW_Tp4jqJLrYNlZPE45EXbpkp48TeH-kLJGD8Zb_NT9F_uSxyfKD248/w640-h480/IMG_4174.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8tNHB9kNUc80rpVKyoAVfp0y0OcwIiFMuLR3-H0fc6cVeQTNQZx8hRz1Bz0eOVQ1lwbazGIPPiBK8ofV60By31yNeu3cXDC2PMGZySFTAdIMAZT1IoXLh8Cd-4btnC4ja754JU6cqx_Buk9CsX0J9r7AU14CkfQ9mxdKsl7q8EQP6PZDR5hsyIBh47_E/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3707.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8tNHB9kNUc80rpVKyoAVfp0y0OcwIiFMuLR3-H0fc6cVeQTNQZx8hRz1Bz0eOVQ1lwbazGIPPiBK8ofV60By31yNeu3cXDC2PMGZySFTAdIMAZT1IoXLh8Cd-4btnC4ja754JU6cqx_Buk9CsX0J9r7AU14CkfQ9mxdKsl7q8EQP6PZDR5hsyIBh47_E/w300-h400/thumbnail_IMG_3707.jpg" width="300" /></a><b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><b>Things I've accomplished </b>I wrote a story this month for Furious Fiction and submitted 2 for Bath. Didn't get anywhere but enjoyed getting back into it. My husband goes away for a weekend soon and I've decided I'll write some stories that weekend for competions and start writing more fiction as Covid lockdowns really killed that vibe for me and I've not really recovered...(creatively speaking).<p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStzHqDZ2176RJwTQS4x9yW7nnNFOdhAHrNGIF3EPfTAX6jXhyFernjQnAug2qILQ533U6lzmNVeyStGUSufnHEvcBoqWOj1Z70r8ni3i7fC9Djw9HdGrJ4ITnNSqW57UmlO1hM1gkCJHKhLLJQdvh1P2TX1kBvowAnHoV-K987jEcVdzEcm1APU1aVk4/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3689.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStzHqDZ2176RJwTQS4x9yW7nnNFOdhAHrNGIF3EPfTAX6jXhyFernjQnAug2qILQ533U6lzmNVeyStGUSufnHEvcBoqWOj1Z70r8ni3i7fC9Djw9HdGrJ4ITnNSqW57UmlO1hM1gkCJHKhLLJQdvh1P2TX1kBvowAnHoV-K987jEcVdzEcm1APU1aVk4/w640-h480/thumbnail_IMG_3689.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEVZAlYiij10gNw6cnKX_v7SLq6ql5gG2UMRgrfivjvR6LpH64meT3eHUhBl19JpV_koRxGOnIPNhzGfWdRetxCErbYidnJqL0lRzxt9guQIGumtJdHik6Lt1xPxRkBUBNxFv_LKycdwUz9WLM_Xtk_Ma-qP4dCOEtsLRwz_T8gSGUWCNPm9rMFh3e9M/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3690.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEVZAlYiij10gNw6cnKX_v7SLq6ql5gG2UMRgrfivjvR6LpH64meT3eHUhBl19JpV_koRxGOnIPNhzGfWdRetxCErbYidnJqL0lRzxt9guQIGumtJdHik6Lt1xPxRkBUBNxFv_LKycdwUz9WLM_Xtk_Ma-qP4dCOEtsLRwz_T8gSGUWCNPm9rMFh3e9M/w300-h400/thumbnail_IMG_3690.jpg" width="300" /></a><b>Things I need to improve upon </b>Moving on. Someone hurt me and I'm trying to be the bigger person but I can't quite shake it off. They made a comment on my fb page out of the blue (just answering the question I asked about something silly, nothing rude or pointed) and it just stirred up a lot of distressing emotions. I'm not proud or happy about how much it still upsets me. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfVrobuI0HLVKIZhB2OFDxtiYZPV4q7l9e7Roj_zkCt8AFa8dnEfU95iY6JCm95WZICqvEeTGfzplbKeBj27K2zXQl_-PCQA5pm96CJEpNLMK7bn5rF9p6d1ptJTkCLvbIAn0-0GF7GA0lFFeGFSkDlAY4eSTHVb3bdiwvUj1ilnHx8bOCjxjrdKAgEA/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3428.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfVrobuI0HLVKIZhB2OFDxtiYZPV4q7l9e7Roj_zkCt8AFa8dnEfU95iY6JCm95WZICqvEeTGfzplbKeBj27K2zXQl_-PCQA5pm96CJEpNLMK7bn5rF9p6d1ptJTkCLvbIAn0-0GF7GA0lFFeGFSkDlAY4eSTHVb3bdiwvUj1ilnHx8bOCjxjrdKAgEA/w482-h640/thumbnail_IMG_3428.jpg" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Linking with <a href="https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com/">#MuralMonday</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7l9gbjCFU_rPxjXDBkdLpxn45ORnB3HDUoNCOd6sVlkIVNnxnPSbcG2fhJbHkPsr7PciLtNi9aDpdFB4UEsdGIGyGKKJb_-Kju5Y4TVQow3xpweYIjsVuoCYbRP4QZ4k8lcfRuqv78Z6r4VBH_c73JECZoLby8_pCM3MDRzXoF2SSHeQFI4uwk-lqoM/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3691.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7l9gbjCFU_rPxjXDBkdLpxn45ORnB3HDUoNCOd6sVlkIVNnxnPSbcG2fhJbHkPsr7PciLtNi9aDpdFB4UEsdGIGyGKKJb_-Kju5Y4TVQow3xpweYIjsVuoCYbRP4QZ4k8lcfRuqv78Z6r4VBH_c73JECZoLby8_pCM3MDRzXoF2SSHeQFI4uwk-lqoM/w300-h400/thumbnail_IMG_3691.jpg" width="300" /></a><b>Things I've noticed </b>A lot of my friends left FB, which I get, it's a huge waste of time but they'll pop back when they are on holidays to put up their daily photos or just put a new photo of themselves or their kids up (after a year or so of nothing). I happily comment but they don't engage back (with anyone, it's not personal). So why post? Isn't the whole point of SM to chat with each other? I don't really get why you would post anything if you aren't interested in talking to people about what you posted...</p><p>(That's Sydney Tower, somewhere in there)</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUoR8h9iQZ5mpHf4EbQQfNoobuGWWh9cEqRv3I8O0CobhcvNtN3WtJ3CPEUFy3Hh9rt5E_7fO9g-8BDh4FyxJ5TKWkZqG9a2hN6e514NJUH40anzOKsyTZuD0Y-0GtewUweUPFf3hupF2KGcJyiv-goFFrN35ZOfi5g1k4mrA_lSnx0eG-mkR9XswJ9E/s4032/IMG_3838.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUoR8h9iQZ5mpHf4EbQQfNoobuGWWh9cEqRv3I8O0CobhcvNtN3WtJ3CPEUFy3Hh9rt5E_7fO9g-8BDh4FyxJ5TKWkZqG9a2hN6e514NJUH40anzOKsyTZuD0Y-0GtewUweUPFf3hupF2KGcJyiv-goFFrN35ZOfi5g1k4mrA_lSnx0eG-mkR9XswJ9E/w640-h480/IMG_3838.HEIC" width="640" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05QXrgvAJ2boePtKEz-dUiQ_mHmd9r6GTmzOOHFzhoiqiFW-Q8DevEw9foR8A0JPuT5W7nGs1YFk8gUAkdQbAC9cs9wMJPQV6Q2rHLe8VqQvMJNAqhyuHY5tYb4pR_fEysxrwGV4cdJGhrLEfKA4f57UsiylrKo9WNQ-aCxRc78LuKpI7sHulRL-uodc/s4032/IMG_3836.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05QXrgvAJ2boePtKEz-dUiQ_mHmd9r6GTmzOOHFzhoiqiFW-Q8DevEw9foR8A0JPuT5W7nGs1YFk8gUAkdQbAC9cs9wMJPQV6Q2rHLe8VqQvMJNAqhyuHY5tYb4pR_fEysxrwGV4cdJGhrLEfKA4f57UsiylrKo9WNQ-aCxRc78LuKpI7sHulRL-uodc/w300-h400/IMG_3836.HEIC" width="300" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Short and sweet this month. What have you been up to?<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Linking with <a href="https://ramblinwitham.blogspot.com/">#MondayMusicMovesMe</a> <a href="https://natalietheexplorer.home.blog/">#WeekendCoffeeShare</a><a href="https://keithsramblings.net/">#KeithsRamblings</a> <a href="https://www.gaynycdad.com/2023/11/memes-87-w-linky.html">#WordlessWednesda</a><a href="https://www.rachelswirl.co.uk/my-sunday-snapshot/08-52-2024/"> </a><a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/">#ShareFourSomethings</a> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And one last share - I'm enjoying this song. It's putting a spring in my step! <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/quiVtpeUkcM?si=n91RtoejiKB7issO" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilENuNrODXKInnfgBSJzCQmL2mWNHW63xWq2vQR9FBN_N6g-TKeXsCXB6IZnNmHdpyZ6rN__D6Soj3lXJSiH2fcl_TJ0Y_22IfA4M-HEPTH9i5n5xGpB3VNpxBqtbGPnDTE7FfKrPh80fUf4EnSxGouKcbZXQ1e8AqpBQ-Et6hG5RG-wPnz4g-KYlWSAo/s4032/IMG_3888.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilENuNrODXKInnfgBSJzCQmL2mWNHW63xWq2vQR9FBN_N6g-TKeXsCXB6IZnNmHdpyZ6rN__D6Soj3lXJSiH2fcl_TJ0Y_22IfA4M-HEPTH9i5n5xGpB3VNpxBqtbGPnDTE7FfKrPh80fUf4EnSxGouKcbZXQ1e8AqpBQ-Et6hG5RG-wPnz4g-KYlWSAo/w640-h480/IMG_3888.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-55735765636054296422024-02-20T12:14:00.000-08:002024-03-05T11:25:07.506-08:00Sydney Mardi Gras<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhC-f4fiHNNBMI-0-Ur2ROvCEtn2Xntw7A9KVccyeyTjlIHir3zIDzanH7ywqOCXM-08hM9_mXp0WtG7z1f4KVH6DDL0jxMf2t3cZc0my3Dy0ac57wNSR4_61mu-dlFQj3Cp14fFl65Gy4R_TDr6rr5RmfC-qEW0645txh7mkpYy0t-67bWADX-mSnwY/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3739.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnFAOYVuIl3EDxkhzd70yn1lmu3hE9RK_RB8_bb8HNkPGRzl7XXEf0805BdchX5OAmNIvBRg4ItNhG_NK1F5rVzmZ_t0G6BUG_Uj5WF_TBktJGSBAsNoO0tP2P9qNfpvpIwE1p7fjoUYmHTucvDN8sJGyNVhgKBj734MnRdABrjDdJXr50NygItAlx_8/s1440/thumbnail_BCF20EE8-8F7B-4E2F-84ED-9589F5280B4B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnFAOYVuIl3EDxkhzd70yn1lmu3hE9RK_RB8_bb8HNkPGRzl7XXEf0805BdchX5OAmNIvBRg4ItNhG_NK1F5rVzmZ_t0G6BUG_Uj5WF_TBktJGSBAsNoO0tP2P9qNfpvpIwE1p7fjoUYmHTucvDN8sJGyNVhgKBj734MnRdABrjDdJXr50NygItAlx_8/w640-h480/thumbnail_BCF20EE8-8F7B-4E2F-84ED-9589F5280B4B.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhC-f4fiHNNBMI-0-Ur2ROvCEtn2Xntw7A9KVccyeyTjlIHir3zIDzanH7ywqOCXM-08hM9_mXp0WtG7z1f4KVH6DDL0jxMf2t3cZc0my3Dy0ac57wNSR4_61mu-dlFQj3Cp14fFl65Gy4R_TDr6rr5RmfC-qEW0645txh7mkpYy0t-67bWADX-mSnwY/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3739.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhC-f4fiHNNBMI-0-Ur2ROvCEtn2Xntw7A9KVccyeyTjlIHir3zIDzanH7ywqOCXM-08hM9_mXp0WtG7z1f4KVH6DDL0jxMf2t3cZc0my3Dy0ac57wNSR4_61mu-dlFQj3Cp14fFl65Gy4R_TDr6rr5RmfC-qEW0645txh7mkpYy0t-67bWADX-mSnwY/w301-h400/thumbnail_IMG_3739.jpg" width="301" /></a></p><p><br /></p>February sees the city turn read and then rainbow as Lunar New Year morphs into three weeks of Mardi Gras. The protest has turned into a pride celebration and this is one thing the city does right. I know people don't like the commerical buy in (pinkwashing as they say) but I think it does look good to see the city all dressed up and supportive.<p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_gfsngBxQ07MhVj7fFcfscHruv74aroP9r25X_LykUjK9Fj4DkEXAxh11VzNvh4s3cw7NP81hNIR9zaZ8AiCUcVOmfAQr_dPmHIy_hvb2AhekCHkKXscDXWRPIYRhW-6jlWRpwXzIcb4Dx3GItJ5JtUaeRBjok4NvJ8W60qwjEd1uoO2igUElgLdLg8/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_gfsngBxQ07MhVj7fFcfscHruv74aroP9r25X_LykUjK9Fj4DkEXAxh11VzNvh4s3cw7NP81hNIR9zaZ8AiCUcVOmfAQr_dPmHIy_hvb2AhekCHkKXscDXWRPIYRhW-6jlWRpwXzIcb4Dx3GItJ5JtUaeRBjok4NvJ8W60qwjEd1uoO2igUElgLdLg8/w640-h482/thumbnail_IMG_3740.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXck_jTH2FRv8MfrIbQT1nrmkhosp_uegQPuG1GzCqofcLp4pGBPp0kmYMMrX-ecepRdX_8GPcc7k1iLdAJ2X1mnLoAKZ-nV2Ufpr05DSGWsjEvTPCnlYKc8fde1Lp8a523sJqRI4lLQz3MUjHy9NLu8TCbcsXFDUANJRyyCCPOWgozvRSeC3fiyoJcI/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3487.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXck_jTH2FRv8MfrIbQT1nrmkhosp_uegQPuG1GzCqofcLp4pGBPp0kmYMMrX-ecepRdX_8GPcc7k1iLdAJ2X1mnLoAKZ-nV2Ufpr05DSGWsjEvTPCnlYKc8fde1Lp8a523sJqRI4lLQz3MUjHy9NLu8TCbcsXFDUANJRyyCCPOWgozvRSeC3fiyoJcI/s320/thumbnail_IMG_3487.jpg" width="241" /></a></p><p><br /></p>The absolute winner this year however, is a local light shop with this in the window.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxBkZdX1nSSwAUpQiIijZFYwQBLRzSvOF8jZ2Kdtphb0M9FZx-tr-3EayH7q0KusVwEEatul5fkGj4rIFAELPpzRFDqvbGRSxk9obQ7K7DwNRlQEm3PiCBSNfT0te8OgG9k_mikGY5PdZdJO50fVTZbJ3BE03jU7R4LhNmItztNP0ltbHfazt39lR-XE/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3489.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxBkZdX1nSSwAUpQiIijZFYwQBLRzSvOF8jZ2Kdtphb0M9FZx-tr-3EayH7q0KusVwEEatul5fkGj4rIFAELPpzRFDqvbGRSxk9obQ7K7DwNRlQEm3PiCBSNfT0te8OgG9k_mikGY5PdZdJO50fVTZbJ3BE03jU7R4LhNmItztNP0ltbHfazt39lR-XE/w482-h640/thumbnail_IMG_3489.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnALSzLXe_H3_JOVjAmzk85HpRuHE7ys1g8AeAP8RD1D3AkWbL7I9NbXvxK6D9MG-QVXxs7kgtt0bpzUeJweKsoNX4iXxHbwHG56pSxnArAOmIHefsU51bKYly9cA1AAvuT6CRw9BEcSPOKHXJ4Vvqe6yHqwnl7fgaN8MjueER_w6APT0146Ftx_HyhVg/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3706.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnALSzLXe_H3_JOVjAmzk85HpRuHE7ys1g8AeAP8RD1D3AkWbL7I9NbXvxK6D9MG-QVXxs7kgtt0bpzUeJweKsoNX4iXxHbwHG56pSxnArAOmIHefsU51bKYly9cA1AAvuT6CRw9BEcSPOKHXJ4Vvqe6yHqwnl7fgaN8MjueER_w6APT0146Ftx_HyhVg/s320/thumbnail_IMG_3706.jpg" width="320" /></a>Last night there were even rainbow fireworks (at least we think, we couldn't work out why they were on...but there were multicoloured ones so that's our guess....but those pics didn't work out) </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERkz_wyM9TaKohKiQ1ZUJUk_6Q0LcA0OqFyvt_2-B-zYafyuXSALYYEkmIKLu42mMSb0I9fOfo7s746rx2PgrmqMIuhOcN2CrfywESfk5NZroO59bIhyAnV16K52zmf0JP5SiCCQrfbE4Il0VDcMw1V2MoGACcxOS1cV1CYtHyM7ucEiFWIiShCSzM7Y/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3878.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-68287772437873678062024-02-14T12:29:00.000-08:002024-02-27T11:47:58.621-08:00Lunar New Year<div class="separator"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCm0-TJzdH8j7j9_P8TYsRQ8TgbYR6bol6iNQMEaQzEnXhKBdCm56YJLdoeyJ-_5Z5JjT99NumsXa1aXUdMm2Ek821VVXffct2uG7Yi3Y4TZmtTedM9M6r6co5VqYkHI38jXrl5TQkk6pxp1lGuXqC3Jxb5K8YmmqWDxeUccGuwxACUGCukVI_LJ0U_lw/s4032/IMG_3558.HEIC" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCm0-TJzdH8j7j9_P8TYsRQ8TgbYR6bol6iNQMEaQzEnXhKBdCm56YJLdoeyJ-_5Z5JjT99NumsXa1aXUdMm2Ek821VVXffct2uG7Yi3Y4TZmtTedM9M6r6co5VqYkHI38jXrl5TQkk6pxp1lGuXqC3Jxb5K8YmmqWDxeUccGuwxACUGCukVI_LJ0U_lw/w640-h480/IMG_3558.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCITxBjlAmy8k4u0567zA5xMoZE9I74YLOb3mOecFJ_63mPl36_thyphenhyphenDk0V3sUHp6LRK4NbMNCOwLgj3jURuVf1mx5t4H-MMIjdy2nd-gj7V9IMQDUqO2lRL84f02VVmfeqGRkQJ10V11LNCwEuU40qRdZXRElgBizyDtiEYdZXoGsLCaxJh-rD7EDwZyY/s4032/IMG_3477.HEIC" style="background-color: white; clear: left; float: left; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCITxBjlAmy8k4u0567zA5xMoZE9I74YLOb3mOecFJ_63mPl36_thyphenhyphenDk0V3sUHp6LRK4NbMNCOwLgj3jURuVf1mx5t4H-MMIjdy2nd-gj7V9IMQDUqO2lRL84f02VVmfeqGRkQJ10V11LNCwEuU40qRdZXRElgBizyDtiEYdZXoGsLCaxJh-rD7EDwZyY/w150-h200/IMG_3477.HEIC" width="150" /></a></p><p></p><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzg0f3KpY-HzHSWxO9YpGjpCDQQBrItxDj7NHTZ01uh2heketKNBuUGUzd17AHRoccprmxdLnUapsQHUFzA7X-ycNsVdSsdiD0bvikxPdidcCBsDCuXK0xGIF6sPBoIuTEQE9CPqrjhp0Npc9b3SZKDmW0jk7mfejCbGFdYnVkeXanwxsyAdAfjOAkf0/s4032/IMG_3562.HEIC" style="background-color: white; clear: right; float: right; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzg0f3KpY-HzHSWxO9YpGjpCDQQBrItxDj7NHTZ01uh2heketKNBuUGUzd17AHRoccprmxdLnUapsQHUFzA7X-ycNsVdSsdiD0bvikxPdidcCBsDCuXK0xGIF6sPBoIuTEQE9CPqrjhp0Npc9b3SZKDmW0jk7mfejCbGFdYnVkeXanwxsyAdAfjOAkf0/w300-h400/IMG_3562.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p>The city and restaurants are adorned with red lanterns. It's a great fortnight of festivities.<p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvAvFtLD_vV-KrctKcTwnck9Vc9YkTPyPYi3jAQx3sIMx1o8o8rgiiq6Ty0rhBN2l5ep9tfEW2lATK39hN0EvOMVr2dcg5k1DCVpgxaKGKtAw6SFzRI28P34PAk_u4qLata-2FDUyoLqLx4xMkN7eqfDvwkxZscK9ZCSBN0cxQ3IzQ1bSv6NdcI6T4l4/s4032/IMG_3479.HEIC" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvAvFtLD_vV-KrctKcTwnck9Vc9YkTPyPYi3jAQx3sIMx1o8o8rgiiq6Ty0rhBN2l5ep9tfEW2lATK39hN0EvOMVr2dcg5k1DCVpgxaKGKtAw6SFzRI28P34PAk_u4qLata-2FDUyoLqLx4xMkN7eqfDvwkxZscK9ZCSBN0cxQ3IzQ1bSv6NdcI6T4l4/w640-h480/IMG_3479.HEIC" width="640" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjgsSAzbKcu_pK663sOkfXxVs_cOoOQ2LkwnXQQVTU0Qzy7kDphE74TUgaxovq2y7VMFvlHm2nxzQrLoPaIqFCFIwIcoIs3hz3cn7TfCcey6Z2DmmCACyoc6MF6U0upIHAI4h0JxcasOFBgoVi_sI1vuk6SKRZRRBWs2xF718fQ68Z514XUUKnjuZduo/s4032/IMG_3469.HEIC" style="background-color: white; 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Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-88923386849084878762024-02-11T13:21:00.000-08:002024-02-20T11:43:50.413-08:00Rediscovering how to play could be the key to creating deep adult friendships. Rhaina Cohen<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEial94sHbicOn-QVKqK8mx9Hv6OfhI5bjvMtlj6SwAwtr6wC6ssw1nxzyFNOILTgvlMZ8i1goAsJ2zKx6oiGsnH21t8f1roa6xOm_G9zT-wzmYZGXPrb7g3d1_V-G6PZhqG_dOqrMsiD8w9DrKDQnpNKVt4r_e-yOizniXD9TyUVMg5nbNG-lqAe77fmLw/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3573.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEial94sHbicOn-QVKqK8mx9Hv6OfhI5bjvMtlj6SwAwtr6wC6ssw1nxzyFNOILTgvlMZ8i1goAsJ2zKx6oiGsnH21t8f1roa6xOm_G9zT-wzmYZGXPrb7g3d1_V-G6PZhqG_dOqrMsiD8w9DrKDQnpNKVt4r_e-yOizniXD9TyUVMg5nbNG-lqAe77fmLw/w301-h400/thumbnail_IMG_3573.jpg" width="301" /></a></div>I have written a lot about <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2023/11/encouraging-someone-to-be-entirely.html">friendship</a> - about the <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2017/08/old-stories-are-like-old-friends-you.html">ease of longtime friends</a>, about <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2020/05/it-is-not-lack-of-love-but-lack-of.html">friendship in marriage</a>, about how speanding <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2020/12/friendship-said-christopher-robin-is.html">time with friends can be the panacea to all ills</a> and how<a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2023/06/laughter-is-sun-that-drives-winter-from.html"> spending time with friends</a> can be revitalising.<p></p><p>When the theme for Tell us about...came out, I was wondering what else I had left to say on friends and friendship? Then I thought about when your friends become friends. Through my <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-wednesday-club.html">Wednesday club</a> I have become closer friends with some people I've known for both a long and shorter time, just from doing the activities together and suddenly seeing them more regularly for the fun events. This has then evolved to them saying yes to more non Wednesday club events when I post on FB asking who wants a ticket to a show or gig. I think becuase it centres around an activity, while we do 'catch up' conversations, there's more a 'sharing the now' aspect, and that is actually where the bonding lies. While you <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2018/08/painting-is-easy-when-you-dont-know-how.html">paint</a>, <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2023/03/you-use-glass-mirror-to-see-your-face.html">blow glass</a> or do <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2020/10/after-all-spinning-is-its-own-reward.html">pottery</a>, you chat. <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-common-always-love-what-is-new-saga.html">Axe throwing</a> lead to competitive banter, the adrenaline of running around playing laser tag led to exhilerated laughter at how bad we were. We've played pong on the boldering wall together, played each other in <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2022/04/we-dont-stop-playing-because-we-grow.html">arcade games</a> and worked together at <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2022/09/hijinx.html">Hijinx</a> and so much more. There is an instant connection over the activity because the 'who' you are doesn't matter, it's simply important you are there. So when I saw the title quote, it really did hit home for me.</p><p>Another interesting aspect of this, is through the Wednesday Club, the most dedicated Yes crew have become friends with each other and now do things independantly. One was from work and the other from our children's primary school. They go to the same gym, they like the same music so go to gigs together - weirdly they even have the same birthday! I had said to my husband sometimes I'm surprised at who seems to like doing the Wednesday Club stuff but it's obviously what a lot of women need at this point in life, and I guess new friends that are keen to do something is another thing some of us need as people get stuck in their ways.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOGaS2g9u9oQBx_1gxalV3z5wmH9vDhcWtegnnH9hv0ea7zFyoDLnK5czgfuXjlCguWzNG2erL6QKMDqZRZQjyxBPWv0PBg6_8m-y40eM5QMgvgln9dzM-x1OUg2hav4X4BAHAHYlTYkHCVJQ8UKzhSva9v-0Bs_5Zeqq8n0ic7lRSyx4lyJ1q2bKbZc/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="640" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOGaS2g9u9oQBx_1gxalV3z5wmH9vDhcWtegnnH9hv0ea7zFyoDLnK5czgfuXjlCguWzNG2erL6QKMDqZRZQjyxBPWv0PBg6_8m-y40eM5QMgvgln9dzM-x1OUg2hav4X4BAHAHYlTYkHCVJQ8UKzhSva9v-0Bs_5Zeqq8n0ic7lRSyx4lyJ1q2bKbZc/w640-h404/thumbnail_IMG_3530.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>On the weekend, we were meant to go on a boat but it got cancelled on the day because of the weather. As it was the Lunar New Year, I asked if people wanted to go to lunch and I was surprised 13 of the 17 said yes. So I booked a restaurant and when I looked around the table at the people from all different parts of my life - work, 2 different kids schools, husband's uni friends, my friend's sister in law, a friend of a friend - I thought how lucky I was to have so many friends happy to move out of their cliques and most of them now know each other and were very comfortable independantly as they'd spent so much time together through the Wednesday Club and other events.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtT-Ca9IleAKKCQ96ZxXy3bSCgmAy7va_MioxapBBcUKs7VMRhqm0Y2GjiyhNOcnuuvdgMYFdgOqHUHfXukV9r-PwyEtWzVOCxTSQOalSxLtUOCpsz7-cPMrsyfrZ9FhKmagEad2GIn46TTmBm1-jKc0JaqS0VTmZfMSO39GUFAiahvGxbECmr2y8-RI/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3575.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtT-Ca9IleAKKCQ96ZxXy3bSCgmAy7va_MioxapBBcUKs7VMRhqm0Y2GjiyhNOcnuuvdgMYFdgOqHUHfXukV9r-PwyEtWzVOCxTSQOalSxLtUOCpsz7-cPMrsyfrZ9FhKmagEad2GIn46TTmBm1-jKc0JaqS0VTmZfMSO39GUFAiahvGxbECmr2y8-RI/s320/thumbnail_IMG_3575.jpg" width="241" /></a></div>When we were walking to a bar after lunch, having broken off into a smaller group, one friend commented that she loved how inclusive the group is. She too had noted everyone came from a different connection but everyone felt like they were part of the gang. <p></p><p>Very much like kids in the playground, these people turn up to the Wednesday club and think 'You're here, let's play together" and from that shared fun, bonds have built. Over the years, I've noticed they are being invited to each others birthday parties...they are viewed as friends indepenant of me. It's lovely to see. Good people deserve good people.</p><p>And of course, true to form, when the rest of us headed home, the two 'new' friends decided to kick on together for one more drink....</p><p></p><div align="center"><a href="http://m7v.032.myftpupload.com/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" title="JENerally Informed"><img alt="JENerally Informed" height="200" src="https://m7v.032.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Happy-Now-Button-4.png" style="border: none;" width="200" /></a></div>Linking with <a href="https://writeofthemiddle.com/">#WWWhimsy </a><a href="https://esmesalon.com/inlinkz-298-senior-salon-pit-stop/">#SeniorSalonPitstop</a> <a href="https://goodrandomfun.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-good-random-fun-v-7.html">#TellUsAbout #TheRandom #Anythinggoes </a><a href="https://www.create-with-joy.com/2024/02/friendship-friday-blog-hop-544.html">#FriendshipFriday</a> <a href="https://jenerallyinformed.com/the-happy-now-blog-link-up-412/">#HappyNow</a> <a href="https://comedy-plus.com/">#HappyTuesday</a> (because looking around the table at all my friends made me so very happy)<p></p><div align="center"><a href="https://www.myrandommusings.co.uk/blog-page_9/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="My Random Musings"><img alt="My Random Musings" height="200" src="https://www.myrandommusings.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-anything-goes-badge.jpg" style="border: none;" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p>(The photos are from the <a href="https://www.darlingharbour.com/precincts/chinese-garden">Garden of Friendship</a>, for those that didn't make the connection)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTdw7wZ30Elf7wLtAEuD2B8ZycItFYvr-tPFv2FY_IGL6zZaemKrSgQcFt_ILH8mZGrE20hph73kL4K2c3tGmsCRYwX8IfnfMYjfZQx906_nrT0H3pcIfEbspvEm3TUVRlqdij_YeOKzQkS7NrSFBgzQkWGFsArg3eB_wwIQABXAfeGziy0t7B7yYtIs/s206/393990879_1407272260224279_5656265292416835799_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="206" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTdw7wZ30Elf7wLtAEuD2B8ZycItFYvr-tPFv2FY_IGL6zZaemKrSgQcFt_ILH8mZGrE20hph73kL4K2c3tGmsCRYwX8IfnfMYjfZQx906_nrT0H3pcIfEbspvEm3TUVRlqdij_YeOKzQkS7NrSFBgzQkWGFsArg3eB_wwIQABXAfeGziy0t7B7yYtIs/s1600/393990879_1407272260224279_5656265292416835799_n.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierSNfNeAak_Jws50QNj0yrOV4qQfxxROp8i5wipdGtcF30rKJqPTQmLjG7YMbiCCDBgiFM8rsgHrIqOQIAkbC6GhNxnphhbuyJvKA_Otue0DJiGqssHOrZtCaZuxPPJYVYUDJcfqh39K-K-77PfVuYfuqmdplOtQuEj6qHw0Pqi6SYkgqDs-jv7G8Fu4/s1500/298.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierSNfNeAak_Jws50QNj0yrOV4qQfxxROp8i5wipdGtcF30rKJqPTQmLjG7YMbiCCDBgiFM8rsgHrIqOQIAkbC6GhNxnphhbuyJvKA_Otue0DJiGqssHOrZtCaZuxPPJYVYUDJcfqh39K-K-77PfVuYfuqmdplOtQuEj6qHw0Pqi6SYkgqDs-jv7G8Fu4/s320/298.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Lydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-33760671949879586542024-02-11T11:54:00.000-08:002024-02-20T11:38:49.950-08:00My favourite (Street) artist<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7lXvJiCNdV3EKLnE_NHOoMpXxEh4X2uNR1gzCeYWDsBtRWMzhGa2MmhRA1JLESnw-A1lD5foryzFso6lJ2CASzNvBoh8ipikhpfzbx6SamDtcCWWS5fzM4gRU1tvCZwIpvgFYLwtUn_sbXZgsM2BGgCbkb79Dbbkb-v_iYg4Cqmik-Nr0uRHPMrPX4s/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3572.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="410" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7lXvJiCNdV3EKLnE_NHOoMpXxEh4X2uNR1gzCeYWDsBtRWMzhGa2MmhRA1JLESnw-A1lD5foryzFso6lJ2CASzNvBoh8ipikhpfzbx6SamDtcCWWS5fzM4gRU1tvCZwIpvgFYLwtUn_sbXZgsM2BGgCbkb79Dbbkb-v_iYg4Cqmik-Nr0uRHPMrPX4s/w410-h640/thumbnail_IMG_3572.jpg" width="410" /></a></div> I saw <a href="https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/299700550192665456/">this image</a> on the internet and become obsessed with the work of the great talent, Adnate. I still think it's his best, and breathtakingly beautiful.<p></p><p>I was disappointed not to get to Melbourne for his gallery exhibition but I have been lucky enough to see a lot of his works around the place. Both in <a href="https://holidazeandhellidaze.blogspot.com/2016/05/sunday-in-my-city-central-park-sydney.html">Sydney</a> and in <a href="https://holidazeandhellidaze.blogspot.com/2016/10/10-travel-tips-for-melbourne.html">Melbourne</a>.</p><p>Sydney has a large work celebrating <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Munro">Jenny Munro</a>. It is one of <a href="https://nandahobbs.com/post/street-portraits-celebrate-sydneys-inspiring-locals">a series commissioned by ANZ</a> celebrating inspiring locals. I am usually only admiring it in the car, but this Sunday I swung by on my walk to get a proper photo.<br /></p><p>I find it extraordinary how it looks like a photo when created with spray cans.</p><p>Linking with <a href="https://peabea.blogspot.com/">#PictorialTuesday</a> <a href="https://bethere2day.com/">#WWOAT </a><a href="https://nixpixmix.blogspot.com/">#SundayBest</a><a href="https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com/"> #MuralMondays</a> <a href="https://goodrandomfun.blogspot.com/">#TheRandom</a> <a href="https://www.gaynycdad.com/2024/02/disney-world-love.html">#WordlessWednesday</a></p>Lydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-77440891509078740062024-02-10T22:57:00.000-08:002024-02-16T12:11:57.117-08:00February Reading<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KxVZmCcVQSldakD5-ZqFCg8-sGJMfbuuKdhSy9bS_jR7g4bEFlj5Q0JT6eaWukTkY5ORumg4uN4Xf9nN03ulVQWhWdIQSw4JNOBudvrpS4K_jcOU4qe4ZrTrUsoI_prQwA31nHscDt0BtGx2OkeXt_k6d4Hug3xix7Xoy9C0WPF5yYRumLArUBmB-I8/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3582.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="640" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KxVZmCcVQSldakD5-ZqFCg8-sGJMfbuuKdhSy9bS_jR7g4bEFlj5Q0JT6eaWukTkY5ORumg4uN4Xf9nN03ulVQWhWdIQSw4JNOBudvrpS4K_jcOU4qe4ZrTrUsoI_prQwA31nHscDt0BtGx2OkeXt_k6d4Hug3xix7Xoy9C0WPF5yYRumLArUBmB-I8/s320/thumbnail_IMG_3582.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>In a Strange Room</b> - I loved this book. It's an ode to travelling and travellers as well as a story of difficult friendships and mental illness. Damon Galgut is a masterful writer and has a brilliant turn of phrase at time.I really enjoyed this book and found it engrossing but also with beautiful phrasing.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqq7BzlVHTn_tzzPq-xbPEOsQKejTjCy-yDnZeGBfB9NV4TqOrAM_1MIEVYyWK3DcJ4PxGStroHyGs8DjdU8Pwg5UJ_aQ8PL36bVwqkiH_3-nn2b6MhzXp3roOfuzcpLOuACQLeiztvZTG7S2RcARJg2JBJ2BpXWJn6dxi059npjWferT6nqdh-BFFzD0/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3581.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="616" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqq7BzlVHTn_tzzPq-xbPEOsQKejTjCy-yDnZeGBfB9NV4TqOrAM_1MIEVYyWK3DcJ4PxGStroHyGs8DjdU8Pwg5UJ_aQ8PL36bVwqkiH_3-nn2b6MhzXp3roOfuzcpLOuACQLeiztvZTG7S2RcARJg2JBJ2BpXWJn6dxi059npjWferT6nqdh-BFFzD0/s320/thumbnail_IMG_3581.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><b>Bila <span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">Yarrudhanggalangdhuray</span></b> - <span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">I found the book interesting but by the end, I really wanted it to finish. I</span><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"> did learnt a lot but I found it a bit</span><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span class="markphdp0xl0j" color="inherit" data-markjs="true" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">heavy</span><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span class="markldfwpspao" color="inherit" data-markjs="true" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">handed</span><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">(not in the confronting or uncomfortable sense but in the clunky 'here, learn about this' sense). </span><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">I really liked the way she made the white character, Louisa think she was doing the right things but really always holding onto her privilege and status to be whipped out when she wanted her way. I thought that was great characterisation (and very realistic). It's engaging enough though.</span><p></p><p><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtehm0ot3FbqC32ejOCZed8jrOAoIAAgOqMFRdeFQpi4JmI9IbLIqG6Z-dTVNPGN5oOlwHFnXbJ8pCG9qx8VpZ7XsWHEbjq1BfnDZ9KczbayoCofivOZykGPJdetmmXvv2wwNSaJmF88JJW1wh0UVFsoBGGDxmMk2SVf8z65odYmIA3_2BvgJHieuQZ8/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3580.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="622" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtehm0ot3FbqC32ejOCZed8jrOAoIAAgOqMFRdeFQpi4JmI9IbLIqG6Z-dTVNPGN5oOlwHFnXbJ8pCG9qx8VpZ7XsWHEbjq1BfnDZ9KczbayoCofivOZykGPJdetmmXvv2wwNSaJmF88JJW1wh0UVFsoBGGDxmMk2SVf8z65odYmIA3_2BvgJHieuQZ8/s320/thumbnail_IMG_3580.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><b>After Story</b> - I really enjoyed this. So much too it. I felt the way it wove the Indigenious beliefs and history, the racism and Australian aspects of the story were much more seamless than in Blia Yindyamarra. I found the look at addiction, or why people drink really well done, and of course, the literary tour of England equally fascinating. I went on a google trail of Conan Doyle and Faries. I had somehow missed all that. Great book. Devoured it in two days.</span><p></p><p><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwN70NTSSAjLuF_jchy4ngwBa-k88Z6I7zSjymDSFjM1vpCrvaPAba9F4rqIW-bz4qe4thSzFkwDgT6_IFOoUbFkfoSXNr4geYgWPKC-8w08TP2Pt3lSe1w5YHX_lGPDbfWyFTFOAgvUEX8oecion75uUAdFjvuQBsDfctr8EnyH94aucrhZ7t3Nh-EY/s640/thumbnail_IMG_3579.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwN70NTSSAjLuF_jchy4ngwBa-k88Z6I7zSjymDSFjM1vpCrvaPAba9F4rqIW-bz4qe4thSzFkwDgT6_IFOoUbFkfoSXNr4geYgWPKC-8w08TP2Pt3lSe1w5YHX_lGPDbfWyFTFOAgvUEX8oecion75uUAdFjvuQBsDfctr8EnyH94aucrhZ7t3Nh-EY/s320/thumbnail_IMG_3579.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">Not a book but Audible has a free show by Alan Cummings. A variation of the show he brought out here. Fun listen if you like him or cabaret. Interesting look at immigration.</span><div><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoD8DWo_vayDeXlKvul_uuzD5eq0kCWZv3TQpI14Zeljo5cWnRt2LwpYctkEZdkr1_g4-edscxchWfbIUiD4saEjOPHrR0N21W9mMDObzfHPibQTRLWd9qiyuEZNjsMmtEgzcfOnMdU6YVo92x7CiiEUn9GciLjiJXvDyx5baqgCsHMSTjpsHpJ91h2s0/s300/bookworm-monthly-1-234x300-1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="234" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoD8DWo_vayDeXlKvul_uuzD5eq0kCWZv3TQpI14Zeljo5cWnRt2LwpYctkEZdkr1_g4-edscxchWfbIUiD4saEjOPHrR0N21W9mMDObzfHPibQTRLWd9qiyuEZNjsMmtEgzcfOnMdU6YVo92x7CiiEUn9GciLjiJXvDyx5baqgCsHMSTjpsHpJ91h2s0/w156-h200/bookworm-monthly-1-234x300-1.jpg" width="156" /></a></div><span face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">Linking with <a href="https://debs-world.com/2024/02/16/my-52-book-club-reading-challenge-takes-off-woybs/">#WOYBS</a> <a href="https://www.create-with-joy.com/2024/02/friendship-friday-blog-hop-544.html">#FriendshipFriday </a><a href="https://marshainthemiddle.com/">#TrafficJamReboot</a> <a href="https://athomealot.com/2024/02/03/book-worms-monthly-february-finally/">#MonthlyBookWorms</a> <a href="https://esmesalon.com/inlinkz-297-senior-salon-pit-stop/#more-114545">#SeniorSalonPitstop</a> <a href="https://thebookdate.wordpress.com/">#Bookdate </a>and <a href="https://www.myrandommusings.co.uk/2024/02/anythinggoes-linky-406/">#AnythingGoes</a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbICv-0QzAFKKyTjqL3j8eQkfva73QNi8h1uT4Pxq5UxPBWJRL4AkKm8Ub3K-U1pWvOynxt0wm7FXo65HO5NQp-cp-ZuP9J8FPB37T86-bqqaaCLWvhrf2xezT5-4eiKkTuphKFIjsQbqvLIVnpWWRs9NUO9o2YyG4WMFufAUHoO0LU_HEQ0JfOpqLZGI/s1500/297.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbICv-0QzAFKKyTjqL3j8eQkfva73QNi8h1uT4Pxq5UxPBWJRL4AkKm8Ub3K-U1pWvOynxt0wm7FXo65HO5NQp-cp-ZuP9J8FPB37T86-bqqaaCLWvhrf2xezT5-4eiKkTuphKFIjsQbqvLIVnpWWRs9NUO9o2YyG4WMFufAUHoO0LU_HEQ0JfOpqLZGI/s320/297.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://www.myrandommusings.co.uk/2024/02/anythinggoes-linky-406/"></a><a href="https://www.myrandommusings.co.uk/blog-page_9/" title="My Random Musings"><img alt="My Random Musings" height="200" src="https://www.myrandommusings.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-anything-goes-badge.jpg" style="border: none;" width="200" /></a></div> <br /><br /><br /><br />I have included one of the songs Alan Cummings loves to sing. It's so joyful when he does it...<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><p></p></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tQBsVR7ttsk?si=1dF05FBGS7shY0CB" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>Lydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-91763259987838653942024-02-07T11:17:00.000-08:002024-02-20T11:40:52.556-08:00February in Sydney<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4NInfeXbjEiWsVA6oMzHQkjCPW_65XFzeqjxeyzut7siKdWrgI9kCLLj93D5p6En34ymB0tS2dLDwuM49JX5dA_l2NtaAGpZQ1EjZ7zUicsnZy7STpjYzYPiDiZIz3Yfj67VAcdHoOFPOJXE0u69qKvfZ-t3C22JpZgaRkHDhxZBZqdOp1cdsMXal9E/s640/thumbnail_IMG_1762.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4NInfeXbjEiWsVA6oMzHQkjCPW_65XFzeqjxeyzut7siKdWrgI9kCLLj93D5p6En34ymB0tS2dLDwuM49JX5dA_l2NtaAGpZQ1EjZ7zUicsnZy7STpjYzYPiDiZIz3Yfj67VAcdHoOFPOJXE0u69qKvfZ-t3C22JpZgaRkHDhxZBZqdOp1cdsMXal9E/w301-h400/thumbnail_IMG_1762.jpg" width="301" /></a> I have always thought of January as the most festive in Sydney, due to the festival and all the banners and art that pop up around the city, but when talking to a soon to arrive visitor, I realise it's February.</p><p>All the shops dress their windows for Valentine's Day - a prelude pushing sales that begins a few weeks before hand. Many are also dressed for the Lunar New Year or Mardi Gras. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvJJ8OX5oT-n1UP4plcQNMuFNb7AGpZtPDIfoNvslpfgph0TU805t9f4N8KgpFroC07pudeEqMIFni_vIc1t8wxZTFLLSf7Wh3iL5mpffWFYhg6I6kAiLddhtWwmxGhergklk_GjrPKMkHXOcHFEvLa4yriBJ9ObiB5WU7kNbSI767fHmIgBFXNLJFsw/s640/thumbnail_IMG_1743.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvJJ8OX5oT-n1UP4plcQNMuFNb7AGpZtPDIfoNvslpfgph0TU805t9f4N8KgpFroC07pudeEqMIFni_vIc1t8wxZTFLLSf7Wh3iL5mpffWFYhg6I6kAiLddhtWwmxGhergklk_GjrPKMkHXOcHFEvLa4yriBJ9ObiB5WU7kNbSI767fHmIgBFXNLJFsw/w301-h400/thumbnail_IMG_1743.jpg" width="301" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lunar New Year brings giant lanterns to the streets, as well as the traditional lion dance and lucky packets everywhere you go. <p></p><p>Mardi Gras brings banners and sequins and shiny, glittery things to the shop windows and streets and sometimes the buildings are lit up in pink or rainbow.</p><p>It's actually a really colourful and fun time to be in Sydney as all three hit at once.</p><p>As I said <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2016/02/expressions-of-love.html">in this old post</a> - being single doesn't need to get you down on Valentine's day, as there's other celebrations to join in anyway!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3r94zH8z1ad3Hf_hpjAmNRSjG7053CrivpaANrNSqRUIhW1a_u2MuY8VDqddmIcWLI_7JOiIAl-7Y96RbWdlvivfQBFOWIrmvzb7GO5zkDd4bA-BEYp7talubieSHa1fQJK3ydiV0UYo3MiK9ERKm8x-np5zhp2rSeqmnLxiJ-OlbjrNTCGTu9vtgRI/s320/thumbnail_IMG_3275.jpg" width="241" /></a></div>Unfortunately, I haven't been into the city to see what's afoot yet, so these pics are Yokohama, Tokyo, and two local shops, a bakery and a gemstone shop which I suspect carry the flags all the time as decorations. <p></p><p>Hopefully next week, I'll get the real seasonal photos!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOy9YE0WwUba1_9aA9kdMg95Te0_awIvGEkmIcT-JaqWDZo8d12MTvWBmb3D1RL-JUglExmlbdKUWVm2rxeUMOM7BpXLN7QLdECJJd7p09AvVPnYyMoiUHgbc8U0X_4ddAjEb-B8YQ6BH79zx3qqSNMH_INHS6FAKEfvAguhnqbxLqCVxzun7ng9sHp7k/s640/thumbnail_IMG_1415.jpg" style="clear: left; 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Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-64090527598887684682024-02-05T12:00:00.000-08:002024-02-23T11:49:43.004-08:00Currawong - Share my snaps!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIrq8IiAUmPRKIZOfAC0NbSILvKc_l7mYCUlf-QCxtbA7dNuy10VMcH3S6C8X_BIDcRuyu1Fpy_6zNwsjGfiTo2UWVnq9VBWupagvuZ5LAaJ1XptrjyzvU9IkLCMr8Tt1nuWOYOsSNNI683ezk-wHQUMVoS3yd3U3jM-njqCeln5nSLIlB39h7UQ3Cdmw/s5184/IMG_4106.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIrq8IiAUmPRKIZOfAC0NbSILvKc_l7mYCUlf-QCxtbA7dNuy10VMcH3S6C8X_BIDcRuyu1Fpy_6zNwsjGfiTo2UWVnq9VBWupagvuZ5LAaJ1XptrjyzvU9IkLCMr8Tt1nuWOYOsSNNI683ezk-wHQUMVoS3yd3U3jM-njqCeln5nSLIlB39h7UQ3Cdmw/w640-h480/IMG_4106.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QGAD5gRUK1534LySVmNSqCYXB46k5BgdxpnSO9EJPRygwGj3NpLHcpW-KWN0ajhuZGzM2T_jHPQktzbLI7h6CW4_tBFhqk8tuuD2EBfRNDkdwqQLdTmLFAH78vWczR444ppm9jhuCsva8AqNL1EpRpnT4US55f1-ll-6eKMx8b3ewP_depdqMC5D18Q/s5184/IMG_4053.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QGAD5gRUK1534LySVmNSqCYXB46k5BgdxpnSO9EJPRygwGj3NpLHcpW-KWN0ajhuZGzM2T_jHPQktzbLI7h6CW4_tBFhqk8tuuD2EBfRNDkdwqQLdTmLFAH78vWczR444ppm9jhuCsva8AqNL1EpRpnT4US55f1-ll-6eKMx8b3ewP_depdqMC5D18Q/s320/IMG_4053.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>We were back at Currawong on the weekend, though this time out of nesting season so<a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2024/01/share-four-somethings-january.html"> no reptile attacks on birds nests</a>. 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But I guess that's what I love about this city. Without leaving town there is an abundance of bushland, and small islands or remote corners that feel a world away...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIR_sLxbj2qYzWfVpNe-a91DeWQawWduT_aYBU3G7sIMqMO8_ymssa8wpfZ6kKJyf_DYVQJrrlhFim9Hfo5ljXBbc7CXscqorgn5sFrRf9W4_JizrJMtQewl8hq26NIzzlg48qX4a4UKhZ1vzjthZ33BlxWZuY8Ex_w3fdI3YddRkt9nscyRPj6Bhw3uw/s4032/IMG_3394.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIR_sLxbj2qYzWfVpNe-a91DeWQawWduT_aYBU3G7sIMqMO8_ymssa8wpfZ6kKJyf_DYVQJrrlhFim9Hfo5ljXBbc7CXscqorgn5sFrRf9W4_JizrJMtQewl8hq26NIzzlg48qX4a4UKhZ1vzjthZ33BlxWZuY8Ex_w3fdI3YddRkt9nscyRPj6Bhw3uw/w640-h480/IMG_3394.HEIC" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivO7-hStgr5A_NSVTRXrWoHVp0miPAQutGkuQ8NwgFUk-hG_qlvSsfWgBB7eiFGwkdzB24rfaKAGiCxW3-ZB2GpIYPLZahw3IJf62Ey83IzcKyuz1hIHVvT5RE-lWEBNdYDBKCWr71GeDnb5z0arFKaMiotI9KXWHuDnWWLxlgE1i-wSVw0p38GGXlls4/s4032/IMG_3302.HEIC" style="clear: left; 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Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-18168111254462075632024-02-04T12:05:00.000-08:002024-02-12T11:09:26.610-08:00"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." Marcel Proust.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSvZG9Swxw1o3iwmgll988nLHqXxC4tSikodapjpsTuSHmO8Bf4ZN-FAd0Ag_LKMYT1vCzhULgFZxGEkujvKRrqVxQUZjB-mI0mKclZGXZNSR4EWw_tFmKeg_ndfV_JIfSWFRuPDxaHSm3jcEN9s0HGTd0VwsLHoDT3aLsX5QYuA0CYAlnwwIHWlsYsU/s640/thumbnail_IMG_2834.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSvZG9Swxw1o3iwmgll988nLHqXxC4tSikodapjpsTuSHmO8Bf4ZN-FAd0Ag_LKMYT1vCzhULgFZxGEkujvKRrqVxQUZjB-mI0mKclZGXZNSR4EWw_tFmKeg_ndfV_JIfSWFRuPDxaHSm3jcEN9s0HGTd0VwsLHoDT3aLsX5QYuA0CYAlnwwIHWlsYsU/w301-h400/thumbnail_IMG_2834.jpg" width="301" /></a></div> I don't know if this mural has had a refresh or I was suddenly looking with new eyes but I suddenly noticed this mural. It seemed brighter or different somehow...though I don't think it was new...<p></p><p></p>Funny way your brain suddenly notices things that have always been there...<p></p><p><a href="https://www.reubszz.com/about">Reubszz</a> does a lot of work in our area. There is lots of lovely work to see.<br /></p><p>Linking with <a href="https://bethere2day.com/">#WWOAT</a> <a href="https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com/">#MuralMondays</a> <a href="https://comedy-plus.com/">#WordlessWednesday</a></p>Lydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-8350842153668306502024-01-29T13:52:00.000-08:002024-02-18T11:14:03.971-08:00Four Seasons in one day<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPCnMjQEGxZQmeIKEo3y9GsEGIwrzAeoHp2yne-seCKmtkPTPHaMqGPqDUg_zRk7oLzjDSKvT-hbKQl7M-UGbjdOujX8nrpWxFjchDwmgJO9dmZjAWemsB4jU22MlUzaEtBC1xTvn-7dsNzbkAy1tqBXkqB8cYeoej7iTNHW1K1qOw8kearsthuSuNnk/s636/thumbnail_IMG_1467.jpg" style="background-color: white; font-family: "PT Serif", serif; font-size: 20px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="636" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPCnMjQEGxZQmeIKEo3y9GsEGIwrzAeoHp2yne-seCKmtkPTPHaMqGPqDUg_zRk7oLzjDSKvT-hbKQl7M-UGbjdOujX8nrpWxFjchDwmgJO9dmZjAWemsB4jU22MlUzaEtBC1xTvn-7dsNzbkAy1tqBXkqB8cYeoej7iTNHW1K1qOw8kearsthuSuNnk/w640-h482/thumbnail_IMG_1467.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZMpuAqE-ZZHX-gLRaYlab0sW6OGkVsEBpujNm-kh84qi2VyeIa393quNFQxl76YoE1vkXrUtVGJVNdJTjQQsB-itySlZF2aUHYEEU8iLT5FYDkJxvCy6wAFC3bEtAsPWlxrfqDvEttOA54-7wmwNzwB7VkL3b_bRFke-v8_vYPUau8fDxugFVXyAjlE/s640/thumbnail_IMG_1470.jpg" style="background-color: white; clear: left; float: left; font-family: "PT Serif", serif; font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZMpuAqE-ZZHX-gLRaYlab0sW6OGkVsEBpujNm-kh84qi2VyeIa393quNFQxl76YoE1vkXrUtVGJVNdJTjQQsB-itySlZF2aUHYEEU8iLT5FYDkJxvCy6wAFC3bEtAsPWlxrfqDvEttOA54-7wmwNzwB7VkL3b_bRFke-v8_vYPUau8fDxugFVXyAjlE/s320/thumbnail_IMG_1470.jpg" width="241" /></a></div>In line with Sydney's competitive nature towards Melbourne, we seem to have taken on their weather. Just before New Year's we took friends up to Cottage Point for a BBQ. The weather was overcast but not forcast for rain. <div><br />Then there was a down pour.</div><div>Then the blue skies came out as if it had always been sunny.</div><div>And then the grey clouds reappeared. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWuMNCTjXSd6BLTXF1YGaHbVlXLVHsQy1tL8BZWGMznGzkVtbpmwvsdBnL0Kf2M3fpm633XUG7mconRgZmGcPfjmpaWA5h7JDGHgvdKsTwWUSzDhAhJDMWPvFf3T1kABZO23M4ZINwCIrR7dXUNoLoz2kIviItY2Y_w4XtpSH1tcrovKF96BrhdewkJA/s640/thumbnail_IMG_1465.jpg" style="background-color: white; font-family: "PT Serif", serif; font-size: 20px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWuMNCTjXSd6BLTXF1YGaHbVlXLVHsQy1tL8BZWGMznGzkVtbpmwvsdBnL0Kf2M3fpm633XUG7mconRgZmGcPfjmpaWA5h7JDGHgvdKsTwWUSzDhAhJDMWPvFf3T1kABZO23M4ZINwCIrR7dXUNoLoz2kIviItY2Y_w4XtpSH1tcrovKF96BrhdewkJA/w640-h482/thumbnail_IMG_1465.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Still a lovely day out, and a green snake leapt from the raised retaining wall to land with a slap on the ground less than a foot behind me. Alas I was too slow to whip out my phone and it had slithered away before I could get a shot - probably due to my involunatry squealing! That was definitely a first for me!</div><div><br /></div><div>So for this week's #Allseasons linky, I'm talking about all seasons in one day!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xUHoum6VJqU80tWyVFPa-lxYnukC8o_RKGTDBxPTxDyyxerMcp1GvXrxMpN2z0JnjlpQtV4qMVQEv2A7bWymc9UFcRuNQFhQ7iws2o3C2MdpnqDes9Zov-IuShTXL5yKfYgUiS63I8m5zSBAZEuOJGDxAvZRgfFxtsWrcoAdCdG-4mfXOGlEwEHrsdQ/s640/thumbnail_IMG_1394.jpg" style="background-color: white; font-family: "PT Serif", serif; font-size: 20px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xUHoum6VJqU80tWyVFPa-lxYnukC8o_RKGTDBxPTxDyyxerMcp1GvXrxMpN2z0JnjlpQtV4qMVQEv2A7bWymc9UFcRuNQFhQ7iws2o3C2MdpnqDes9Zov-IuShTXL5yKfYgUiS63I8m5zSBAZEuOJGDxAvZRgfFxtsWrcoAdCdG-4mfXOGlEwEHrsdQ/w640-h482/thumbnail_IMG_1394.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPeU8Hv0ggSMz8LSwgb0kslm209KGAXEiifYEbnatkpqfTUEZK3O1u950_1tGHUgZus8YhGrHnfDB3qJbrdZad06hySOXzDUVCD7OgyzkCU_7Jsu2GHFg9412BOljqk-tMLKzlrpVwh50_geoGSTfh4E27Y3zzOAFGf4xE3CpdB5kCPJmlo8KwYTnB60/s640/thumbnail_IMG_1471.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPeU8Hv0ggSMz8LSwgb0kslm209KGAXEiifYEbnatkpqfTUEZK3O1u950_1tGHUgZus8YhGrHnfDB3qJbrdZad06hySOXzDUVCD7OgyzkCU_7Jsu2GHFg9412BOljqk-tMLKzlrpVwh50_geoGSTfh4E27Y3zzOAFGf4xE3CpdB5kCPJmlo8KwYTnB60/s320/thumbnail_IMG_1471.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: "PT Serif", serif; font-size: 20px;">Linking with <a href="https://ramblingwoods2.com/">#NaturesNotes</a> <a href="https://skyley.blogspot.com/">#Skywatch </a>& <a href="https://galeria-himmelsblick.blogspot.com/">#GaleriaHimmelsblich</a> for the changing skies <a href="https://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/">#GardenAffair</a> <a href="https://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/">#FloralFridayFoto</a> <a href="https://roentare.zenfolio.com/blog/2024/2/twelve-apostles-great-ocean-road-victoria-australia-for-water-h2o-thursday">#WaterThursday</a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: "PT Serif", serif; font-size: 20px;"> </span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: "PT Serif", serif; font-size: 20px;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: PT Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: PT Serif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "PT Serif", serif; font-size: 20px;"></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9syPzWcEpcbAzgFpkIHPeDCwvKSbTJGCc7vbPCiQt8YOdE6eYmovc4HT33XSdu1BgxAZLH9Lu0FhowWScq1Pe4AphCtJZ_myvhbnaivr1krhDasquIhEUfhlZa7P3mbdsGKIaPfPk5McN388K4WTZgshohYmGw6Hsu75V6jDmZkmvPgit92CVlCEPgw/s618/thumbnail_IMG_1466.jpg" style="font-family: "PT Serif", serif; font-size: 20px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="618" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9syPzWcEpcbAzgFpkIHPeDCwvKSbTJGCc7vbPCiQt8YOdE6eYmovc4HT33XSdu1BgxAZLH9Lu0FhowWScq1Pe4AphCtJZ_myvhbnaivr1krhDasquIhEUfhlZa7P3mbdsGKIaPfPk5McN388K4WTZgshohYmGw6Hsu75V6jDmZkmvPgit92CVlCEPgw/w640-h480/thumbnail_IMG_1466.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Lydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-34442145075792896602024-01-29T12:56:00.000-08:002024-02-19T12:00:23.217-08:00“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_C1K7NElMo_5fgAMiVw2wAj4ORNZt_E84WGj3USAMGF9TAeqMPDnz8LgM4X9JZWL-7imtIMUuL5GB5WL4m0bGzzaG3oxSnjbg2sVBlLpZVTrhi6NBONBVVutvRqvttBhW34_EFuppbZ9NrEDbaRI1yHSNB9l5p4-ybFXpFft9cGaJK4VRrnrJxgqrZ0/s4032/IMG_3212.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_C1K7NElMo_5fgAMiVw2wAj4ORNZt_E84WGj3USAMGF9TAeqMPDnz8LgM4X9JZWL-7imtIMUuL5GB5WL4m0bGzzaG3oxSnjbg2sVBlLpZVTrhi6NBONBVVutvRqvttBhW34_EFuppbZ9NrEDbaRI1yHSNB9l5p4-ybFXpFft9cGaJK4VRrnrJxgqrZ0/w640-h480/IMG_3212.HEIC" width="640" /></a> </p><p>A friend and I went to the closing party of the Festival of Sydney. Before we went in, we chatted to a woman who was there by herself. She didn't come in with us but later, I saw her enter and I waved her over. So she joined us while we were sitting and talking. She had decided last minute to come, having seen the main act give an art talk the night before.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDCsniExqI03SXGHEdg_epfMzPEZ8stJ21IA0sCxD-fopbX0NCuaEXkcVQwSinn7okyq6fZF0D8uwCN8XkH15Bjjaz-pMkmyBd6rowHBdGXd0SE6PXyvUthpdZdkAeN8RgKgFWaNnc-hsJRz_4mT-ZaBTrYVS35TGw8lda2apdoOGsMaqYjbLo9EKYaE/s4032/IMG_3214.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDCsniExqI03SXGHEdg_epfMzPEZ8stJ21IA0sCxD-fopbX0NCuaEXkcVQwSinn7okyq6fZF0D8uwCN8XkH15Bjjaz-pMkmyBd6rowHBdGXd0SE6PXyvUthpdZdkAeN8RgKgFWaNnc-hsJRz_4mT-ZaBTrYVS35TGw8lda2apdoOGsMaqYjbLo9EKYaE/w640-h480/IMG_3214.HEIC" width="640" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1P783i2737ALN8dtBYXLGlqaq9agRrph2Jcln0wNJaFopa7p5OLDf7MiBzmNn35cdTYfGun5D5OygalZd80zaNRYEMFBMr2b4s6SLOO45cir7dlyhK_l3RMZMKaAa5ZP-VJl1FSu1MR_OhDlXbR_d6r_6MfohjAUUCRgllYS-3K6_Ou7HFR2D_ZhxKCk/s4032/IMG_3215.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1P783i2737ALN8dtBYXLGlqaq9agRrph2Jcln0wNJaFopa7p5OLDf7MiBzmNn35cdTYfGun5D5OygalZd80zaNRYEMFBMr2b4s6SLOO45cir7dlyhK_l3RMZMKaAa5ZP-VJl1FSu1MR_OhDlXbR_d6r_6MfohjAUUCRgllYS-3K6_Ou7HFR2D_ZhxKCk/s320/IMG_3215.HEIC" width="240" /></a>When we went to dance, I included her but she didn't come with us. After about 10 minutes she joined us and we all danced together. She had obviously thought it over and decided 'why not?' My friend and I decided to leave early before the main act came on and she pleaded "Don't go! It will get better!" It was 10.30 on a Sunday night though so we just weren't into it enough to stay (and we have Rudimentals on Tuesday so plenty of dancing ahead of us).</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGFBpK-5NgF008-e_dVdQz17kY6_hYpRR8-xwJEuJk47-aLcYRN-edFvJjjWW68Om_YxeYPOKXIU09lrCK3rfNtW8ZW1erkDFtZ0rN7JHN12_RDPpg1pG9TrJYzung8FkRQia7UIpH2NKDCVU4q7fsfYd1Y_UVR6KPsqnqQF2qDuBRghjUgqiFhQmZLk/s4032/IMG_3213.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGFBpK-5NgF008-e_dVdQz17kY6_hYpRR8-xwJEuJk47-aLcYRN-edFvJjjWW68Om_YxeYPOKXIU09lrCK3rfNtW8ZW1erkDFtZ0rN7JHN12_RDPpg1pG9TrJYzung8FkRQia7UIpH2NKDCVU4q7fsfYd1Y_UVR6KPsqnqQF2qDuBRghjUgqiFhQmZLk/w640-h480/IMG_3213.HEIC" width="640" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucGchsUwP9D4vht5k0c2FC6iTP0T9eJDB67KML3hrsTk0GxW_Fro-X3moj3xoEXR9G4BbivrOn1LMDpzgZuqXPzL8EXoXh7MqztU6HlJOYjvjRJJ1beWX9ZpPC-bDGivxQ30SzOpvgcB0lr7NgoRJgypwYRjQVbtHUVxv7GcddfpJQJWxoZapR9lsX_o/s4032/IMG_3221.HEIC" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucGchsUwP9D4vht5k0c2FC6iTP0T9eJDB67KML3hrsTk0GxW_Fro-X3moj3xoEXR9G4BbivrOn1LMDpzgZuqXPzL8EXoXh7MqztU6HlJOYjvjRJJ1beWX9ZpPC-bDGivxQ30SzOpvgcB0lr7NgoRJgypwYRjQVbtHUVxv7GcddfpJQJWxoZapR9lsX_o/w300-h400/IMG_3221.HEIC" width="300" /></a>On the way home I said to my friend "That's great that she's still going out and doing fun things at her age". Then I paused and asked my friend "Was she my age? Do I look like that?" Maybe that's what I look like when I go to bands by myself? I honestly don't know how old I look to people, and how old other people are anymore. Maybe I never did, and I'm just more aware of it (or self conscious about it).</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8We0REfPErq5zO0_Cr2MLTsSSYKr5-5RoonNMhtrXuRH0LX5OdNk6gJIw0dJHUFXPHfXN_uyuaQr3vFb8_MQYCjBNMYH4QW3DBGmiOc8yoD66wzqKtM89XjzH6fh7gJzhlo9TZ4Bm7ii-ZTw8Ch1YQgTDtfd6VjC9BksmQNweLg_lJzyjR_F-BypL6oM/s4032/IMG_3218.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8We0REfPErq5zO0_Cr2MLTsSSYKr5-5RoonNMhtrXuRH0LX5OdNk6gJIw0dJHUFXPHfXN_uyuaQr3vFb8_MQYCjBNMYH4QW3DBGmiOc8yoD66wzqKtM89XjzH6fh7gJzhlo9TZ4Bm7ii-ZTw8Ch1YQgTDtfd6VjC9BksmQNweLg_lJzyjR_F-BypL6oM/w640-h480/IMG_3218.HEIC" width="640" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtdr9pbtLM4lhKZpzpFrUgWv-0pkO3i1C3le8LmnmEqttemh6lvqPU89BHNU41-yAgX-dxlXSM0q0DT0Z06-_tBs_BSOmXpfOlxbs5bK0F3NUvAiQaTTK9tS2gs5_l9TcbtgxZ_jwVb1e8g4bp2P0zTKK8JR35tNw8LqPaRkUCpHzgzGXHdw3qpf3VNM/s4032/IMG_3216.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtdr9pbtLM4lhKZpzpFrUgWv-0pkO3i1C3le8LmnmEqttemh6lvqPU89BHNU41-yAgX-dxlXSM0q0DT0Z06-_tBs_BSOmXpfOlxbs5bK0F3NUvAiQaTTK9tS2gs5_l9TcbtgxZ_jwVb1e8g4bp2P0zTKK8JR35tNw8LqPaRkUCpHzgzGXHdw3qpf3VNM/s320/IMG_3216.HEIC" width="240" /></a>Either way, just in the same way people talk to me when I'm at a gig by myself, we swept her up into our group. I suddenly realised she was exactly like me - she may have grown older than the people that like to do certain things but not ready to stop enjoying them. It was like seeing myself in a mirror, so to speak. </p><p>May you never give up on what you enjoy, even if you have no one who wants to come along and do it too. You just miss out on too much if you let that slow you down.</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #373a36;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideas. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.” – Samuel Ullman</span></span></p><p></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #373a36;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Linking with <a href="https://ramblinwitham.blogspot.com/">#MondayMusicMovesMe</a> <a href="https://www.create-with-joy.com/2024/02/friendship-friday-blog-hop-544.html">#FriendshipFriday</a> <a href="https://keithsramblings.net/">#KeithsRamblings</a> <a href="https://marshainthemiddle.com/">#TrafficJamReboot </a><a href="https://www.finewhateverblog.com/2024/01/29/suite-dreams/">#FineWhatever </a>(because dancing is one of my passions) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #373a36;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #373a36;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DjP_yObl8uE?si=1aKsYgXIMCq-E4jC" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIwlzMqOcFMg_-PnOfUNor6lr6b1-w3rN1suUmmXnX2FZkTeOHJM0QIkp3BJU6eW0QFKUw3NoUpsXgdfaLk6J6nnZrw7dJ0nx9JiOI1XqSqAvZIKrilyfRfrkv_w8PhamDXILBRP-YU4n35sMxSmggEBO70acfWcEbFwd9RKJEeeJtEQKDh5kLaAhAbE/s4032/IMG_3211.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIwlzMqOcFMg_-PnOfUNor6lr6b1-w3rN1suUmmXnX2FZkTeOHJM0QIkp3BJU6eW0QFKUw3NoUpsXgdfaLk6J6nnZrw7dJ0nx9JiOI1XqSqAvZIKrilyfRfrkv_w8PhamDXILBRP-YU4n35sMxSmggEBO70acfWcEbFwd9RKJEeeJtEQKDh5kLaAhAbE/w640-h480/IMG_3211.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Lydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-90060135554572455412024-01-28T15:08:00.000-08:002024-02-06T12:04:41.404-08:00Money and Happiness<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5e5hGaH_NiE_7S2HO3roe3aAbv5I3ZAXYT1P50xND7DRmSv4H3lQ5kzwdAFOXqJ1cfrvQTibtchSJPtwQjPSjo88DlsMshHrb0heGR_CdEmMrow0FmgS-B3ZzUOKqVn7x4SlN0p-hg1S5K_VzLFWm9MIejxsqwbh7q3P-t4TmAh-xdveZRj10sFte18/s4032/IMG_2234.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5e5hGaH_NiE_7S2HO3roe3aAbv5I3ZAXYT1P50xND7DRmSv4H3lQ5kzwdAFOXqJ1cfrvQTibtchSJPtwQjPSjo88DlsMshHrb0heGR_CdEmMrow0FmgS-B3ZzUOKqVn7x4SlN0p-hg1S5K_VzLFWm9MIejxsqwbh7q3P-t4TmAh-xdveZRj10sFte18/w640-h480/IMG_2234.HEIC" width="640" /></a></p><p>There is a meme going round that a lot of my friends like to share. It's Jim Carrey saying that he hopes everyone gets rich and famous so they realise that it's not the answer. Every time I see it, it winds me up with irritation. Yes, I agree money can't buy happiness but seriously, there is such arrogance of privilege in that statement. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJUYWlv2xyU0Le2CXHSOs4uQya41n6IzxvosT_EE4aZZiFaOS6ezwZpKJLGkLful12DH61ezC9KC_IGYOm8r9sYNeGdv7GDthNnMT95m0oz6qjYjQh5RqF9-t1buD2Sib-OglhFPolzn691Qj3Jf_1gj2Vwr42hwFG1lMAhGAUFVs8-gz_ehx_rMy6b0/s4032/IMG_2237.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJUYWlv2xyU0Le2CXHSOs4uQya41n6IzxvosT_EE4aZZiFaOS6ezwZpKJLGkLful12DH61ezC9KC_IGYOm8r9sYNeGdv7GDthNnMT95m0oz6qjYjQh5RqF9-t1buD2Sib-OglhFPolzn691Qj3Jf_1gj2Vwr42hwFG1lMAhGAUFVs8-gz_ehx_rMy6b0/w640-h480/IMG_2237.HEIC" width="640" /></a></p><p>Plenty of people can't go to the doctor until they have saved up enough to afford it. Plenty of people get an unexpected bill for $100 or $200 and that creates so much stress for them - weeks of anxiety or fiscal pressure. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXFs8iotkcGMmHqNrYBtvUk6HBotOlvLXt2tNm6bH6lprJzi4pHYsEGz_9coZc-MNVAzVzFh0YE17gljJbJ4PcgUFmlUI1Oao9MYZF5KuWrSJQV0IbTGgLjXGFgPxdwL3LExjbs60uVGoJ6WNazBqju7wuDHu8BBt0G4EFBdsEdp_egl4PxNpDVYGCsI/s4032/IMG_2232.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXFs8iotkcGMmHqNrYBtvUk6HBotOlvLXt2tNm6bH6lprJzi4pHYsEGz_9coZc-MNVAzVzFh0YE17gljJbJ4PcgUFmlUI1Oao9MYZF5KuWrSJQV0IbTGgLjXGFgPxdwL3LExjbs60uVGoJ6WNazBqju7wuDHu8BBt0G4EFBdsEdp_egl4PxNpDVYGCsI/w640-h480/IMG_2232.HEIC" width="640" /></a></p><p>On a personal note, I learnt a lesson on this recently (and note, I'm aware I'm the Jim Carrey in this scenario). While in Japan (yes, already privileged enough to have an overseas holiday with my family), one of the kids left early. I went with them to the airport on the train because I was worried I needed to fix something on our ticket, and if he couldn't check his bags (due to short connection time) I was going to take it back with me. However, I took us on the train to the wrong airport. We couldn't find our check in counter and when asking someone, they looked at the ticket and pointed out my mistake. It would take an hour and forty minutes by train and bus to get there, or an hour in the taxi.</p><p>I told my son we were just getting the taxi, and as we put in the bags, I asked the driver how much it would cost. My son paused putting his bag in the back in case the answer meant we couldn't go with him and I said "Hon, we're doing it anyway. It's going to be cheaper than buying you a new plane ticket." My heart was sinking as the taxi driver typed a lot of numbers into the calculator to show me a figure. I then did the currency conversion from yen and while it was over $200, I was slightly relieved it wasn't the $500 I'd imagined.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeKMNsftnOnrBoSnv9aOJNLv9lBNXr8v3IAs7RH5DpHasArwBN6jLj_mwEnbIqTJHBuFIfJs_uEq6QWbA9qyufNJWwDFsB5mTvHv9WWSw7rvlSG7EAY193kP8THKoha_EKzGiPTV79gHQNA-lmK_mDbXaWdV1t-wZVlYdwO4NRpyaoUgZhMwU92c8W1c/s4032/IMG_2233.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeKMNsftnOnrBoSnv9aOJNLv9lBNXr8v3IAs7RH5DpHasArwBN6jLj_mwEnbIqTJHBuFIfJs_uEq6QWbA9qyufNJWwDFsB5mTvHv9WWSw7rvlSG7EAY193kP8THKoha_EKzGiPTV79gHQNA-lmK_mDbXaWdV1t-wZVlYdwO4NRpyaoUgZhMwU92c8W1c/w640-h480/IMG_2233.HEIC" width="640" /></a></p><p>I felt terrible and told my husband enroute, as it was a wasteful mistake that ate into our budget unnecessarily (and with no joy as a reward). Kindly he just said "Let me know if he makes his flight", no doubt knowing full well I'd be mentally beating myself up over it.</p><p>My son stated, when I worked out the cost "It's a good thing you came. I couldn't have paid this!" I was so relieved I didn't just book his train ticket and send him on his way.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivC4DaWs9mcI2hu2T4VIjAaFyDYu4aT-rLucPGP2via4x7gYCWE6uVwPbz01nMuCk4nGJLbnn7i3HgJnMs6Oamp9puPU5IqWtyIVzHpD9wlQM_Tn9Y29yV1gcV0HkEPiTbPrwME8XMX7-FjcfvdUK2evE2fQ57DcF3dUEVeeuUDZOef_9310dgWS7vnHg/s4032/IMG_2238.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivC4DaWs9mcI2hu2T4VIjAaFyDYu4aT-rLucPGP2via4x7gYCWE6uVwPbz01nMuCk4nGJLbnn7i3HgJnMs6Oamp9puPU5IqWtyIVzHpD9wlQM_Tn9Y29yV1gcV0HkEPiTbPrwME8XMX7-FjcfvdUK2evE2fQ57DcF3dUEVeeuUDZOef_9310dgWS7vnHg/w640-h480/IMG_2238.HEIC" width="640" /></a></p><p>He checked in with time to spare and I got the bus back to town. It was expensive and a stupid waste of money, but it didn't really impact us. Not in a major way. But for many, what do you do in that situation? That decision, if you can even consider it an option, could be far more fiscally stressful. Do you take the affordable transport but potentially miss your international flight? I felt so bad about my mistake but it didn't matter really. Imagine how you feel if that's your food budget or rent for a week gone?</p><p>Yes, money may not make you happy or bring what you think it brings, but for a lot of the world it might make life easier, or bearable, or mean they can afford their meds or see a dentist or even just eat properly.</p><p>I saw a band called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgk8jwZFzY4">Dip</a> last week and one of their songs has a line "<a href="https://music.apple.com/au/song/silver/1709791292">My mental health is so expensive</a>" and that seemed to resonate with the young audience. It made me very sad how tough people seem to have it in this 'lucky country'. Getting help is financially out of reach for many that need it.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhm9_HxQmo1XQeu2UAGPw01lnE2V5yMFGODJrCiDLe-qSUuKT2QQbktm1XpKxe10jiq1_V0fwSkoGPOHPQYLnUgEGo2JrXyE2buX6pisKy8ERSOLX2hwevXBf24bjTmXVGsNnEWwRO7wxyZW-N3nywpQMM9SeefvkVxZyldiwRP0XNMwoxE6p4Yo0tuA/s4032/IMG_2235.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhm9_HxQmo1XQeu2UAGPw01lnE2V5yMFGODJrCiDLe-qSUuKT2QQbktm1XpKxe10jiq1_V0fwSkoGPOHPQYLnUgEGo2JrXyE2buX6pisKy8ERSOLX2hwevXBf24bjTmXVGsNnEWwRO7wxyZW-N3nywpQMM9SeefvkVxZyldiwRP0XNMwoxE6p4Yo0tuA/w640-h480/IMG_2235.HEIC" width="640" /></a></p><p>So yes Mr Carrey, it is not the answer but it does take away a lot of stress and difficulty. Maybe acknowledge the privilege it brings. The privilege of never really having to worry about spending money.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYn8wVMBjou0FHtfHlom1uehj10e_P1aOe5WKYlyuJBUzjdaawSfBJIFrtK51PZ8qABA7h9HzGZwWl4q4qAL9wLeqlycTE3YEbPbDreCQufhDb60PapF5jbhV-b32Gr4suThwwOEhin1r5HqRMXpb8Yw6Tujb854OwHG6igZFhkz-ybsgUfwkT0FR9fiA/s4032/IMG_2241.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYn8wVMBjou0FHtfHlom1uehj10e_P1aOe5WKYlyuJBUzjdaawSfBJIFrtK51PZ8qABA7h9HzGZwWl4q4qAL9wLeqlycTE3YEbPbDreCQufhDb60PapF5jbhV-b32Gr4suThwwOEhin1r5HqRMXpb8Yw6Tujb854OwHG6igZFhkz-ybsgUfwkT0FR9fiA/s320/IMG_2241.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Photos are from the taxi tearing across Osaka. <br /><br /><br />Linking with<a href="https://comedy-plus.com/"> #HappyTuesday</a> (because discussing happiness) <a href="https://ramblinwitham.blogspot.com/">#MondayMusicMovesMe</a> <a href="https://marshainthemiddle.com/final-fridays-for-what-its-worth-8/">#FinalFriday</a> <a href="https://writeofthemiddle.com/">#WWWhimsy</a> and for the pics with <a href="https://skyley.blogspot.com/">#SkyWatch</a> & <a href="https://galeria-himmelsblick.blogspot.com/">#GaleriaHimmelsblich</a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz104PsD0FMrHAC0YUXEMfs-zydbev_AL1zJskYVh2u1RDIWLby9IZblh6CVWnf_TDKIvKhnzMWXGey8UUpfuaTNM1pj4jRBI82t-VDdESJlN2WHjAmkk0c1CWeL5cmMVvNE7vdRk6yAH54WY96987nZr9e8qDbzsJ554f-erw_-XYxtZ9LBf8lTpVOvQ/s206/393990879_1407272260224279_5656265292416835799_n.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="206" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz104PsD0FMrHAC0YUXEMfs-zydbev_AL1zJskYVh2u1RDIWLby9IZblh6CVWnf_TDKIvKhnzMWXGey8UUpfuaTNM1pj4jRBI82t-VDdESJlN2WHjAmkk0c1CWeL5cmMVvNE7vdRk6yAH54WY96987nZr9e8qDbzsJ554f-erw_-XYxtZ9LBf8lTpVOvQ/w200-h200/393990879_1407272260224279_5656265292416835799_n.jpg" width="200" /><br /></a><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJD744oqrm9UWRnLeqGIG5e0fLMAluYwHrZ0g-rU7SGARZVHuzNqEZZJlKXIj_lBN1CE9U0qZE7zzIXEJReLLiKAej3_idfUdcW96-if46A3i4CrNBU9on6HvytZulqleeiWDUDNyFm4cVjhokAxb8bmatnk8l0Sm2U_eD6DiLXIe8D-I40_ynsaobG4o/s4032/IMG_2236.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJD744oqrm9UWRnLeqGIG5e0fLMAluYwHrZ0g-rU7SGARZVHuzNqEZZJlKXIj_lBN1CE9U0qZE7zzIXEJReLLiKAej3_idfUdcW96-if46A3i4CrNBU9on6HvytZulqleeiWDUDNyFm4cVjhokAxb8bmatnk8l0Sm2U_eD6DiLXIe8D-I40_ynsaobG4o/w640-h480/IMG_2236.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HUJGwSy0pRI?si=GkrLoDyWeCJ-62F5" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div></div>Lydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-80046866996163789622024-01-28T11:34:00.000-08:002024-02-08T11:50:27.301-08:00Art is all around you<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptg5syZ6mfcHaQp_qxQXEBzqHD8f9k6w6ukedV8_lQ18OJrMhj9GMU4xuPclmFmMY5YWnYp31lijCedUy5UmaYSAcZSGw6eFHSAJuqin3m3Y3NFa05NGFfxcMk7HgtRbwx_4kvR-N7KkV4EomwfsGX8muCAHqaLtAQyCT_NNiU_TJfLxsf2CTehhCtVg/s640/thumbnail_IMG_2946.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptg5syZ6mfcHaQp_qxQXEBzqHD8f9k6w6ukedV8_lQ18OJrMhj9GMU4xuPclmFmMY5YWnYp31lijCedUy5UmaYSAcZSGw6eFHSAJuqin3m3Y3NFa05NGFfxcMk7HgtRbwx_4kvR-N7KkV4EomwfsGX8muCAHqaLtAQyCT_NNiU_TJfLxsf2CTehhCtVg/s320/thumbnail_IMG_2946.jpg" width="241" /></a></div> A while ago I posted about these <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2023/09/few-people-go-to-art-exhibitions.html">two sort of textured posters</a> around the neighbourhood. I've since found a few more, slightly further afield.<p></p><p>It's turning into quit a gorgeous collection, like a city wide (realistically probably just Inner West but let's roll with it as it sounds more delightful). I <a href="https://pandoraandmax.blogspot.com/2023/11/a-neighbourhood-in-pictures.html">posted a photo</a> of another one in this post.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkwC5apqPY09O_bIvkqe48Vo7gIhMphd4kptGUPk6GWMemMqWr_hSyHIILM_X0wEQ5KLxx4pGOq4TC6qmFgMamvB7F4F5NIOZYYdD6FAx3Yx_SJd3GL12s69RTFlCtR_wJG7cUTXSpoz1SzKO44YAJiymXy6iVeu_8fIAhPbGAc8YRNiIzm_MDbVD8BE/s640/thumbnail_IMG_2835.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkwC5apqPY09O_bIvkqe48Vo7gIhMphd4kptGUPk6GWMemMqWr_hSyHIILM_X0wEQ5KLxx4pGOq4TC6qmFgMamvB7F4F5NIOZYYdD6FAx3Yx_SJd3GL12s69RTFlCtR_wJG7cUTXSpoz1SzKO44YAJiymXy6iVeu_8fIAhPbGAc8YRNiIzm_MDbVD8BE/s320/thumbnail_IMG_2835.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><p><br /></p>There was a third one but I don't seem to be able to find the picture, so below is a mural but I can't remember where I was when I took it...<div><br /></div><div>Linking with <a href="https://jenerallyinformed.com/the-happy-now-blog-link-up-411/">#HappyNow</a> <a href="https://peabea.blogspot.com/">#PictoiralTuesday</a> <a href="https://bethere2day.com/">#WWOAT</a><a href="https://www.gaynycdad.com/2023/11/memes-87-w-linky.html">#MySund #WordlessWednesday aySnapShot </a><div align="center"><a href="https://www.gaynycdad.com/2023/11/memes-87-w-linky.html"></a><a href="http://m7v.032.myftpupload.com/" title="JENerally Informed"><img alt="JENerally Informed" height="200" src="https://m7v.032.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Happy-Now-Button-4.png" style="border: none;" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><div class="rachelswirl-button" style="margin: 0px auto; width: 300px;"><a href="https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com/2024/01/monday-murals-fauna-and-flora-in.html">
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