Judy Evans

@JudyEv (361468)

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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An unexpected find

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 23h

I thought I’d written about this before but maybe it was on Bubblews. We went to a garage sale a long time ago. It was held to raise funds for a church so there was a great many items there. Vince found a golf bag and clubs which...

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deceased estate

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Another small West Australian town gets a supermarket

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Aug

Perenjori is about 340 kilometres north-east of Perth. It’s a small town and the centre of a farming community. In 2018, the local supermarket closed down, then the building was reduced to rubble by a cyclone. The local Shire...

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Too much of a good thing

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Aug

A comment was made recently about visiting nursing homes and also about providing entertainment for the residents. I know several people who regularly play the piano and/or lead the residents in singing the beloved old songs and...

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christmas carols

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The old way of taking aerial photographs

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Aug

When we lived in Esperance, Vince worked at the port authority. They wanted to build a small boat harbour meaning a harbour for small boats away from the main harbour. They needed aerial photos of the proposed site. Nowadays...

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aerial photography

small boat harbour

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A different kind of coffee table

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Aug

I wrote about Vince checking out a plane and finding a shed full of fancy cars. The guy also showed him his man-cave which was very fancy too. He works as an aeroplane technician (I think that’s the term) and certifies planes as...

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aeroplane engine

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It's amazing what big sheds can hide

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Aug

On a property next to a road we use regularly is an aeroplane. We have long been intrigued as to how it got there and what is the story behind it. A few days ago, Vince called in to the place and made himself known to the owner....

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Does this do anything for you?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Aug

I don’t pretend to know much about art but if I have to go to an art gallery, I wander around trying to look knowledgeable. At the New Norcia art gallery recently, the latest winner of the Mandorla Art Award with this piece...

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mandorla art award

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At school, how did you ask to go to the toilet?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Aug

I don’t know what made me think of it but what was the acceptable of asking to go to the toilet when you were at school? We would wave our hand in the air and say ‘may I be excused’ or sometimes ‘may I leave the room’? There was...

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The 'Sugarbird Lady' is honoured in Broome

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Aug

Two West Australians that probably wouldn’t be known outside Australia are Captain Horrie Miller, an aviator, and his wife, Dame Mary Durack, who wrote a number of books about the outback. Their daughter, Robin Miller (1940-1975),...

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Nannup and its butterflies

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Aug

I’ve spoken about small towns in Western Australia and their efforts to attract tourists. Nannup is one of those towns and was mentioned recently as they’ll be hosting the Gravel World Championships in 2026. They also hold a music...

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monarch butterflies

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Have you heard of 'Strine'?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Aug

My photos need sorting out a bit and I’ve been coming across all sorts of interesting stuff. One was this sign which I thought was pretty typical Australian. It’s written in ‘Strine (Australian) so maybe I’ll translate it for...

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A busy work schedule

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Aug

In the photo, you can see the work schedule of one of the monks from New Norcia, West Australia’s monastic town. Among other things, it says that once a monk was trained in a profession/job, he stayed in that role for the rest of...

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A story about Van Morrison

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Aug

Our son told us another story from his double bass playing days. I’m not too sure on the details but he, along with a number of others, were rehearsing for some sort of concert with Van Morrison. Apparently, Van can be a bit...

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Bike-riding on gravel is taking off in Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Aug

I’ve written before about the small towns in Western Australia that are slowly dying and how many try to host special events to entice tourists to their area. A new sport is taking off which is bringing new life to some of these...

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A story about U2

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Aug

Our son told us a funny story while he was home. But first some facts in case you don’t know these things. There is an Irish rock band called U2 which you might have heard of. The lead singer is Bono and one of the guitar players...

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This one needs its own discussion

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Aug

I wrote about the Mandorla Art Award and decided this entry needed a post of its own. It’s a composite photo as the entries could be in any medium. I don’t know the creator but I think it was the person sitting in the chair....

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mandorla art award

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A lovely use of Paulownia timber

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Aug

The image shows one of the entries in the Mandorla Art Award which I wrote about last discussion. The attractive wood is paulownia. The genus is native to east Asia and widespread across China. It’s become very popular in...

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mandorla art award

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Images from the Mandorla Art Award

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Aug

While we were at New Norcia which is a monastery town, we visited the art gallery where previous winners and finalists of the Mandorla Art Award were exhibited. The Award is described as Australia’s most significant thematic...

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mandorla art award

art competition

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Caves under the Nullarbor Plains

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Aug

Separating our great state of Western Australia from the rest of the continent is the Nullarbor Plain. This is not a desert as such but vegetation is sparse and the climate is not conducive to human habitation. The vegetation...

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weevbubbie cave

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A funny sign at the monastery

Judy Evans @JudyEv (361468) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Aug

I saw this sign in the New Norcia museum. The St Benedictine monks there had a fully-operating printing press and we were able to walk though the printing area and see the various machines. Type-setting has always intrigued me...

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