Judy Evans

@JudyEv (390117)

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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It's not all about the roses

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 12h

In the months before the Rose Society Annual Show, one of the members gave lessons to others in floral art. They were charged a small amount for each of the six weekly lessons. At the end of the period, the $600 raised in fees was...

western australia

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Have you ever wondered how cochlear implants adhere to the skull?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 14h

The collage shows more roses from the Rose Show that we went to today. It has nothing to do with the text. I’ve been seeing more and more cochlear implants lately. My sister-in-law has one and someone in our retirement village...

cochlear implants

receiver stimulator

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A bevy of beauties

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 17h

We’ve just returned from judging photos at the Rose Show and I have enough photos for a great many posts but not enough text to go with them all. So here’s a collage of a few just to show the range of beautiful colours. One of...

western australia

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Tomorrow, we'll be the judge

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Oct

Tomorrow, we’re off to judge photos at a rose show. Well, to be honest, Vince is the actual judge but if we say I’m the assistant judge, we both get a free lunch. The president has told us to say this so I guess that’s what we’ll...

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photographing roses

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Stubbies and stubby holders

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Oct

I wrote about a stubby holder thinking everyone would know what I meant. Wrong again it seems! A stubby in Australian is a glass bottle containing beer. The ones in my photo hold 330ml (11 fluid ozs) each. To keep the beer cold...

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Three pots instead of a hedge

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Oct

I planted my yellow gerbera today in a big white pot. I talked about it a discussion or two back and put up an old photo of that section of the garden. There used to be a hedge where the pots are but that's been taken out. The...

western australia

lifestyle village

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Do you know people with hyphenated surnames?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Oct

The photo is from Amanda’s Garden and has nothing to do with the discussion. When I was younger, hyphenated surnames were looked upon as denoting someone of high standing. Perhaps that’s still the case. Maybe daughters of a...

hyphenated names

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A cute hoodie stubby holder

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Oct

We’ve been away overnight but are home again now. Vince’s brother bought this stubby holder for him. A stubby is a glass bottle holding about 375ml. The term usually refers to beer. Stubby holders are mostly made of some sort of...

western australia

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We've pulled out the hedge

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Oct

When we moved here, there was a small hedge along our front wall. The gardeners were supposed to clip them which they did but then there was a period when the gardeners weren’t doing a very good job. Over time it’s got bedraggled...

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lifestyle village

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Stuffed cane toads anyone?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Oct

The photo is from Amanda’s Garden and doesn’t relate to the text. The plant is bloodleaf or Iresine herbstii. It’s prettier than a cane toad. I’ve written before about cane toads. They were introduced to try to rid Queensland’s...

northern territory

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I'm enjoying my petunias

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Oct

We have road-verge pickups from time to time and several years ago we picked up two troughs. I’ve never got around to planting anything in them until this year but now I’ve planted them with petunia seedlings. I’ve been...

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lifestyle village

road verge pickups

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I’ve been had!

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Oct

When I have to buy a card for someone, I sometimes cringe at the price. Most might be kept a week or two at the most; some a bit longer but it seems such a waste of money to pay $5 or $6 for a decent card. Sometimes there are...

western australia

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Do you get 'voluntold'?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Oct

A member mentioned in a comment that she had heard the word ‘voluntold’ put forward as a better word than 'volunteered'. Voluntold would apply to my husband, Vince, very well. I often volunteer his services if I hear of a need...

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From sleepy town to overflowing with visitors - that's Nannup

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Oct

I wrote about the Gravel Bike Championships being held in the small town of Nannup in Western Australia. Some years ago, Vince, I and nine friends spent the New Year holiday period in the town. We thought we’d spend New Year’s Eve...

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gravel world championship

gravel bike riding

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Would you like a rose named after you?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Oct

I’ve put up another collage from Amanda’s garden which I wrote about earlier. I think the property covers five acres but it’s not all garden. A few years after the first opening, a rose breeder created a beautiful yellow rose and...

western australia

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Gravel bike championships held in Nannup, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Oct

A major gravel cycle event was held over the weekend at Nannup, Western Australia, a small country town not far from Donnybrook where we used to live. It was the venue for the 2026 5th UCI Gravel World Championships. Previous...

western australia

gravel bike riding

gravel world championship

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An 'open garden' fund-raiser

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Oct

Amanda Young was just 19 when she died from amoebic meningococcal disease. She was an only child who arrived when her parents had given up expecting a child and was the apple of their eye. She did really well at school and was...

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menginococcal disease

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Another 'big thing for our state

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Oct

Australia has another ‘big thing’ and it’s situated in Moora, a small town in Western Australia. This time it’s a pair of endangered Carnaby’s black cockatoos. A public group has been raising funds for the sculpture for seven...

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carnabys cockatoos

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Two for one

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Oct

I bought a new jacket a month or so ago. I bought it online at a good price. It is reversible and is sort of fluffy on one side and more velour-like on the other. My preference has been to wear it with the fluffy side out but the...

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reversible jacket

outdoor concert

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More work for ChatGPT

Judy Evans @JudyEv (390117) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Oct

Vince and I both have iPhones. I have his old one – which is only fair and proper (that’s a joke). Our son bought us air tags so we can find our car in a massive carpark, find each other in a super, super supermarket and follow...

western australia

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