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A blast from the past - showcasing Hercules

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382053) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Nov 23

My husband came across this in our photo files while searching for something else. I’d forgotten all about it but I can never miss a chance to show off our pet sheep, Hercules. Many of my myLot friends will remember my various...

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Indulging myself

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382053) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Jul 23

One of our office supplies businesses here in Western Australia had a special on calendars – one of those where you supply the photos. We thought we might get one for ourselves, but the offer closed before we got around to doing...

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Electric motor-bikes are finding a place on sheep farms

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382053) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Mar 22

I’m not an expert on electric motorbikes but from what I’ve been reading, the size and weight of batteries needed for bikes capable of highway speeds and/or long-distance riding has been a major obstacle in the uptake of electric...

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Come a Little Bit Closer

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382053) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Feb 22

Many members who have been here for a few years might remember that, for quite some years, we had pet sheep. I probably wrote most about Hercules as we had him for a long time and he was a very gentle soul. One that we didn’t...

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Vacuum cleaners only suck when you turn them on

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382053) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Aug 21

Today, we are putting up a picture track. Because we didn’t want holes in the walls, this track sits up next to the cornice. We drill holes under the track but once the track is in, you can’t see the holes. We can swap pictures...

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We've ordered a sign for our house

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382053) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Jul 21

Some time back I put up a photo of my nephew’s metal farm sign. You can see it here: https://www.mylot.com/post/3458627/do-you-like-our-nephews-sign He purchased his from the eastern states of Australia but last week we visited...

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Our solar panels are working well and providing us with free power

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382053) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Dec 20

I wrote recently that we have had some free-standing solar panels installed down in the paddock. They had to be down there near the metre-box. The idea is that the panels will supply our household needs and any surplus will feed...

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A peek back into the past

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382053) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Dec 20

Two things sparked this discussion. One was reading new myLotter’s discussion about helping to keep alive a rare Dutch breed of sheep. Titia Geertman (@TitiaG) has a flock of Drenthe Heath Sheep and is doing what she can to ensure...

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Home alone for a few hours

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382053) • Rockingham, Australia 29 Apr 20

Some of our restrictions have been lifted and today, for the first time for some months, Vince has gone to play golf with his friends. There will only be three or four others and there is no where to go for coffee so I guess...

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We're expecting visitors tomorrow

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382053) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Feb 20

Many years ago, Vin became godfather to our friends’ daughter. I became godmother to the other daughter. While we see the latter from time to time, Vince’s ward has always stayed very much in touch with us. She is now married with...

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Temple of Hercules

Susan @HazySue (39265) • Gouverneur, New York 23 Jul 19

You are looking at an image of the Temple of Hercules. This temple when whole was larger than any temple in Rome. It is believe that this temple was never finished because of them finding no other remans belonging to the...

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Hercules liked backpackers too

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382053) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Apr 19

As I look through photos of our couch surfers who have stayed with us, I’m reminded of more and more of them and their stories. As you can imagine, they were over the moon with being able to see and photograph the kangaroos that...

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Book Review James Blish Cities In Flight 4 The Triumph Of Time

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 17 Feb 19

1959 SF Masterworks #3 Orion Press – Gollancz Spoiler alerts The last volume of the Cities In Flight Quartet, also released as A Clash Of Cymbals, though the US title works better. Volume three, Earthman Come Home ended with...

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When we used to have a mushroom 'season'

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382053) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Sep 18

I think we would all agree that times have changed and especially as far as the climate is concerned. In the area of Western Australia where I live the first rains of the winter season would herald a flush of mushrooms in the...

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How I Helped Save Xena Warrior Princess

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 26 Aug 18

In 1999, a a fan of the TV shows Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its more successful spin-off show Xena: Warrior Princess I found myself becoming increasingly involved in the campaign to defend an episode of the programme...

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Comic Book Review Frank Bellamy – The Daily Mirror Book Of Garth

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 20 May 18

1975 Fleetway Annuals. Garth is one of the great neglected media superheroes, whose serialized exciting adventures ran for forty years or more in the Daily Mirror. The 1975 annual was one of the last of its kind. Garth was a...

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A new word for you all - Woozle

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382053) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Feb 18

I clicked on an interesting post by April (@thislittlepennyearns) about the death of Naomi Parker Fraley who died recently. Here’s a link: http://www.mylot.com/post/3148449/rosie-the-riveter-died She was the original inspiration...

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Getting ready for our first outdoor concert of the summer

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382053) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Jan 18

It’s now less than a week until our first house concert of the summer. Although it’s called a ‘house’ concert it is actually held outdoors in an open-fronted shed we call the ‘Music Shack’. We have different musicians each time;...

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Sad news from home - RIP Hercules

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382053) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Aug 17

I know many of you will commiserate with me when I tell you that Herc has had to be put down. I’m sure many of my friends here will remember Hercules, our pet sheep. He has featured in many of my posts. He developed an abscess...

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Movie Review The Loves Of Hercules

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 18 Aug 17

1960 – spoiler alerts There were several Hercules movies made in the 1950’s and 1960’s as part of the sword and sandals B movie cycles. The success of Kubrick’s Spartacus, and Biblical movies like King Of Kings led to a spate of...

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