Judy Evans

@JudyEv (374118)

Rockingham, Australia

Joined myLot 11 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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In-house sayings

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 10h

Having been married for 54 years, we have a few ‘in-house’ jokes/sayings. I’m sure any couples that have been together for a while can relate to this. They talk about the liberation of women which we won’t go into here, but...

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in house sayings

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Who needs two legs?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Mar

Michael Milton was born in Canberra, Australia, in 1973. At the age of nine, he contracted bone cancer which led to his left leg being amputated above the knee. In 2006, he had oesophageal cancer and underwent surgery,...

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The ultimate in irony

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Mar

Do you remember when Trump and his cronies gave Volodymyr Zelenskyy a very torrid time in the White House? Now it seems, the US and eleven of the countries neighbouring Iran are asking for Ukraine’s help in downing drones fired...

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Rat poison is going to be pulled from retail shelves

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Mar

Some commercially available rat baits are being pulled from retail shelves following a directive from the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. Those listed as second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides...

anticoagulant rodenticides

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Pay to see the Twelve Apostles

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Mar

Some Australians, and no doubt others, are up in arms over the government’s decision to introduce a fee and booking system on those wishing to view the Twelve Apostles on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. These iconic limestone...

great ocean road

twelve apostles

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Resile - a new word for me

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Mar

The leader of Australia’s National party has resigned and some, not all, are agog waiting to find out who the new leader will be. Why I’m writing about it is because the word ‘resile’ came up in the article and I...

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Five Iranian women soccer players granted asylum in Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Mar

So this morning’s news is that five Iranian women soccer players have sought refuge in Australia. Others have been offered support but it seems they’ve opted to return to Iran although heaven knows how they’ll get there even if...

womens football

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One of Perth's beautiful bridges - Matagarup

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Mar

The photo was taken by Vince and shows the view from the Optus Stadium room where we enjoyed a meal and entertainment on Saturday. The Matagarup pedestrian suspension bridge is relatively new, having been opened on 14 July, 2018....

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matagarup bridge

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Steak or chicken?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Mar

When Vince was working, we would sometimes get invited to a function which involved a sit-down meal. Often, after being served an entrée/starters, the main course would involve ‘alternating plates’. So every second person would...

alternating plates

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People have amazing stories - Sean Pollard

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Mar

People have some amazing stories. The captain of the Australian Paralympics Team currently competing in Milano Cortina is Sean Pollard. He was a keen surfer but lost his left arm and right hand in October 2014, when attacked by...

winter paralympics

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Lotus silk - an expensive fabric

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Mar

I need to thank myLotter, Dr Souvik Chatterji (@sathviksouvik), for the inspiration for this discussion. Dr Chatterji mentioned lotus silk in a post and I’d never heard of it before. Lotus silk is produced from the delicate...

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Developing a taste aversion in goannas - what will they think of next?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Mar

I’ve written from time to time about pests introduced into Australia. One of these is the cane toad which was introduced to try to control infestations of cane beetles in Queensland. The cane toads found conditions to their...

introduced pests

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A night on the town

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Mar

Last night we attended a very grand function in Perth, Western Australia. Our friends who live about ten houses away in our village have a very successful plumbing business. Their three sons now run the company and last night they...

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50 year celebration

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Iran's Women's Football Team could be in trouble

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Mar

An Iranian women’s football team is playing in Australia as part of the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup. Before their first match against South Korea on Monday, March 2, the team stood silent while their national anthem was played....

womens football

national anthem

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A good-looking bird

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Mar

Don’t you just love this rooster? It is as high as I am. It stands at the entrance to Henley Brook tavern where we stopped on the way home from our bus trip to the Swan Valley recently. It was a weekday and not particularly busy...

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Chick flicks once a month

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Mar

When I wrote about the weekly film nights at the clubhouse, I forgot to mention the once-a-month ‘chick flicks’ which the social secretary organises. These are targeted at the female residents, although males are welcome too....

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lifestyle village

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AI helping in the fight against breast cancer

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Mar

An interesting article came up on my news feed which I thought I’d share with you all. Australian-made artificial intelligence (AI) has been used to develop a tool to predict the likelihood of a woman having breast cancer. The...

breast cancer screening

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Today's harvest

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Mar

My little tomato plant is putting a lot of effort into producing these tiny tomatoes. My standard lunch at the moment is lettuce, 5-6 tiny tomatoes, cheese, a handful of sultanas, cucumber and a touch of Italian dressing. Very...

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Watching 'Diabolical: The Epstein Files'

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Mar

I’ve just spent 1 ½ hours watching Diabolical: The Epstein Files on iview. The program is the work of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). There has been so much publicity about the whole affair that it was hard to sort...

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These should be easy - less pieces and bigger pieces

Judy Evans @JudyEv (374118) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Mar

The photo shows my next two jigsaws. They are only 500 pieces each and the pieces are actually a bit bigger than the ones I’ve been doing lately. However, the jigsaws themselves look a bit tricky. We shall see I guess. I’m not...

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