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Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Dec

This discussion has been inspired by Snowy and the fact that her son had been able to do a few ‘odd jobs’ for her. Some years ago, we visited our son in Melbourne. We travelled with our caravan so were able to take some power...

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Be careful what you wish for

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Nov

There was an interesting, and disturbing, news item today. Firstly, I could never understand the reason why women would subject their bodies to botox and filler injections but to each their own I guess. I particularly think the...

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Wait at Phillip Island

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 4 Aug

Getting to Phillip Island which is situated in Melbourned was pretty tiring as it had to be a late evening outing We gathered at the Island waiting patiently for the emergence of the penguins from the sea. It was an ardent...

penguin march

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We were chasing the sun

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Jul

On our flight back to Western Australia from Melbourne, Victoria, we were flying west and chasing the setting sun. It seemed to take a long time before we were actually flying in a dark sky. The collage shows the sky soon after...

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An elephant in the room

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Jul

The photo shows a cute metal elephant that was in our house-sit. I like seeing what other people have in their houses. We’re home again now but not without a few minor dramas a long the way. I’ll tell you about them later. It’s...

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No beginning and no end

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Jul

The photo shows an item that is in the house where we stayed while visiting our son in Melbourne, Australia. It’s made from a single piece of wood and has no beginning or end. It’s very clever but such things blow my mind in some...

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Knie Circus Posters

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Jul

The photo shows more of the posters that adorn the walls of our lounge. These are still circus-related but have the word ‘Knie’ on them. The Knie family founded Circus Knie in Switzerland in 1803 and it has remained in the...

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Look what we made

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Jul

We caught the tram into the centre of Melbourne today and picked out a slow cooker for our son. He doesn’t cook much at all but I’d printed out a few recipes for him. When we got home, we went out and bought the ingredients and...

freezing food portions

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Cyrk posters in the lounge

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Jul

In the lounge of our AirBnB, there are several posters, all based on a circus theme. Five of them have the word ‘Cyrk’ in the artwork. ‘Cyrk’ is Polish for ‘circus’. I researched this and it seems they are contemporary Polish...

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Off to buy a slow cooker

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Jul

Good morning all. We’re in Melbourne, Australia, visiting our son. We’re heading into the city shortly to buy him either a crock pot or a slow cooker. He doesn’t cook much and I thought either of these appliances might make it...

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Checking in from Melbourne, Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Jul

The photo shows a clever sculpture we saw at New Norcia, Australia’s only monastic town. We’re now in Melbourne, Australia, and it’s cold. Melbourne is known for its four seasons in one day so I’ve bought beanies and gloves with...

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air travel

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A snap decision

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Jul

We have two sons. One lives in Ireland and is coming to visit us late July for two weeks. The older ‘boy’ is 53 and lives in Melbourne. The company he worked for closed up over a year ago and he hasn’t been able to find work...

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Penguin parade

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 7 Dec 24

To watch this parade at Phillip Island we had to travel miles from our hotel in Melbourne, Australia. Sitting by the sea on a cold evening the wait lasted hours. Then came one penguin wading and others joined one by one. They...

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Tram travel

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 11 Nov 24

I had a rare experience in Australia (Melbourne) travelling by tram from our hotel to the market area. We had given up joining the group to go on that road trtip to see those 12 apostles (rocks in the sea) as we were tired the...

tram travel

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Going down a rabbit-hole

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 30 Sep 23

I mentioned Melbourne to Jeff (@moffittjc) then added ‘our’ Melbourne, meaning the capital of Victoria, Australia, as opposed to Melbourne, FloridaThan. So then I wondered if both cities got their names in the same way. Thanks...

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Santa Claus - but not in the nude

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Aug 23

The picture ‘Chloe’ is a Melbourne icon which hangs in the saloon bar of the Young and Jackson Hotel. Measuring 260cm (102 inches) x 139cm (55 inches), it is an oil painting by French painter Jules Joseph Lefebvre and is a...

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I love Indigenous Art ..

Hazel Vee @epiffanie (11327) • Australia 24 Apr 23

We like going by train to Melbourne.. It is more relaxing.. And we don't have to worry about looking for parking. Plus everything is just walking distance from the train station, or if it's a fair distance, we can hop on trams to...

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A spa bath in our hotel

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Dec 22

In our new house in the lifestyle village, most things are geared to elderly people. There are no steps and even the passage is wide enough for a wheelchair and a helper. The bathroom is big enough to take a wheelchair and the...

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Stating the obvious

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Dec 22

I would have thought that keeping out of the way of aircraft would be pretty obvious but maybe not. We recently flew from Melbourne home to Perth and were a bit intrigued by this sign at Melbourne airport. I think anyone in their...

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Street art in Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Dec 22

Our son lives in Collingwood, an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was once one of the less affluent suburbs but, being so close to the city centre, it is now quite a trendy place to live and is gaining a name for...

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