Judy Evans

@JudyEv (366736)

Rockingham, Australia

Joined myLot 10 years ago

Hi there. My husband, Vince, and I live in a gated lifestyle village in Western Australia. One adult son lives in Melbourne, Victoria and the other in Ireland.

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Our welcome to a Christmas dinner

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • Rockingham, Australia 14h

It’s been quite a busy week here and last night was the Christmas dinner at the clubhouse. Our social committee did a marvellous job of feeding and entertaining over 100 residents. The photo shows Santa and his helper welcoming...

western australia

lifestyle village

christmas dinner

blow up costumes

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Hitting stores where it hurts

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • Rockingham, Australia 22h

Illegal sales of cigarettes and vapes has been steadily increasing in Australia and various criminal elements are making the most of the situation. More and more small stores are opening up under the guise of selling confectionery...

illegal selling

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My latest jigsaw

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Dec

The photo shows the latest jigsaw that I’ve done. It was much harder than I thought it would be. All the picket fencing, the lattice work and screen doors were quite tricky, then the brown trunk and the ground were another...

western australia

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Getting your money's worth

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Dec

I started decorating our Christmas tree today. In 2022, our ‘Irish’ son asked for suggestions for a gift and I suggested an ornament to hang on the tree. In due course, this little box arrived with its nice coloured band. Once...

western australia

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Catching a boat on time

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Dec

I wrote about my sister-in-law who is always late. There was one time when it was really important that she be on time and that was to board a catamaran for the reception for a niece’s wedding. The bride’s mother came up with a...

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Old habits die hard

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Dec

We recently had visitors from Bavaria stay with us for a few days. We stayed with them when we were overseas and her elderly mother gave us the most marvellous walking tour of her town. Her mother has been living alone for some...

aged care facility

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Thank goodness we allowed plenty of time

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Dec

A few days ago, we took Vince’s sister and her husband to the airport. They were to catch a 12.30am flight to eventually get to London to spend Christmas with their son and his family. My SIL seems programmed to be always late....

western australia

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A strange request

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Dec

Recently I wrote about smart cars and how they can be manipulated by people other than the driver. This allows coercive control in cases of domestic violence. I was reminded of an incident which happened back in the 1980s in a...

western australia

domestic violence

coercive control

distributor cap

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Humble beginnings for our prime minister, Anthony Albanese

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Dec

I wanted to say more about our prime minister, Anthony Albanese. While working overseas, his mother became pregnant to an Italian. Due to social pressures, she returned to Australia. Albanese was always told his father had died...

anthony albanese

humble beginnings

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Tracking smart cars - for all the wrong reasons

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Dec

There was an interesting news article a few days ago regarding smart cars which are connected to the internet. Domestic violence perpetrators are using the technology to not only track their victims, but also start the engine,...

coercive control

domestic violence

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My Dad's Wool Table

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Dec

While I know it’s not very interesting to many of you, I needed to get this off my chest, so to speak. I was going to put up a photo of the wool table my father made and which is still in use. However, there were too many terms...

western australia

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Albo (Anthony Albanese) ties the knot

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • Rockingham, Australia 30 Nov

Another good news story from Australia is that our Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, was married yesterday. It was a small occasion, kept secret from the rest of Australia until the last minute because of the potential disruption...

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Thinking outside the box

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • Rockingham, Australia 29 Nov

When we took visitors to our old farm recently, the owners (my cousin and her husband) were away but they invited us to look over the farm. Behind the shearing shed was a piece of equipment. We had no idea what it was used for....

western australia

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Australian parrots and how they're coping in today's world

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • Rockingham, Australia 29 Nov

I read the other day about which of Australia’s parrots are thriving and which are having trouble surviving in today's world. The article started by saying that Australia has 56 native species. This includes 42 varieties of true...

endangered species

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Watch out for Naughty Boy, the pelican

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Nov

Another more upbeat news item told of a young pelican in Kalbarri, Western Australia, that is wowing the tourists with his tricks. Pelicans at Kalbarri can be fed by tourists at a set time each morning. They are only given a...

western australia

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Be careful what you wish for

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • 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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Gifts for my father - part two

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Nov

I wrote about buying gifts for my father and how I tried to come up with something a bit different. One year, soon after we were married, we bought him six different beers. He wasn’t a big drinker but enjoyed a beer on a hot day....

western australia

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My morning routine

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Nov

It’s 7.15am here and I need to get going with a few things I/we need to do but I’m battling to start my day without a bit of myLot first. When I get up, I have my first coffee (instant) then do Wordle and Connections on my phone...

western australia

morning routine

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Gifts for my father - part one

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Nov

My Dad was hard to buy for at Christmas and birthdays. When I was little, I might have given him initialled handkerchiefs but in later years I got quite creative – in my humble opinion. One year, my brother and I...

western australia

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Alice I presume?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (366736) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Nov

We’re in the middle of ordering a calendar for our son in Ireland. While trying to find suitable photos, I spotted this on Vince’s files and thought I’d share it. It’s his photo but I don’t think I’ve put it up before. It was...

alice in wonderland

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