Out of the Blue. .

Sunday Phone call..

"Hi Wendy, are you doing anything tomorrow night?"

You see I am sick and we have concert tickets and can't go

Would you like them?

And this is How DH and I ended up at the Sold Out 'Russell Morris in Concert with the Southern Cross Orchestra' at Melbourne's Hamer Hall.

It was an awesome night of Stories and Songs from an entertainer that I only knew by his Hit Song

 "The Real Thing".

My Neighbour is still trying to find out the cause of her illness but is slowly getting better.

And,  although we were told not to, 

knowing how Big a Fan He is - 

(The concert tickets were a Gift to her DH)

We brought them home an Autographed Program.  

It was the least we could do to say Thank you!

Happy Birthday Little One

Miss P.  GD#3
She arrived a Year Ago next Tuesday, 

But today is her 1st Birthday Party. 

She was a little overwhelmed by all the attention

and almost slept through "Cake Time".

I think DD did a wonderful job of the Cake

after a quick Phone call of

"Help Mum I need Mermaid Decorations!"

All I had to do was make the Mermaid Tails

which was very Simple once I located some Moulds at a Local Party Shop.

(I also dusted some Guerlain Seashell Chocolates which when carefully separated made excellent decorations too!)

  

No more Procrastinating

When I decided to clean the Shower Screen one day I did not expect to end up with an entire Bathroom Rebuild!

Long Story Short ..

Circa 2003 the new shower base wasn't reinforced properly. 

Over time the waste outlet began to crack, finally giving way leaving us without a shower.

Replacing the Base was not a simple thing* and we have spent almost 2 years trying to work out how to fix it. 

Once we decided that neither of us use the Bath anymore and that the room actually needed a modern update, the concept fell into place.  

We will 'future-proof' it!

DH is VERY good at demolishing things. 

And once that was started there was no turning back.

Just as well. Because, of course, 

we uncovered a whole heap of hidden "Urgh" that REALLY needed dealing with.

At this point the demolition is done, decisions made and now we wait for deliveries.

*Removing Base requires removing tiles which damages waterproof membrane which requires total rebuild of Shower recess AND they don't make that size Base or Tiles anymore. The list went on and on

Tree Update:

I left my post of the 15th September hoping that the Council would not come when Our Tree was in Full Bloom and covered with Bees.

They came today - 

The Tree is in Full Blossom but it is Raining and the Bees have more sense than to be out in it.  

So the Girls are safe and So are the workers.

We watched them - They REALLY did know what they were doing.  

Even checking the Bark before starting with the Pole saw.

Each Branch fed into the Wood Chipper to become mulch for a playground - 

Maybe even Ours?

I was curious to know how they were going to handle the trunk so started filming when it too was hauled into the back of the shredder.

When suddenly one of the workers dived in (he was perfectly safe)  and retrieved something from the tree.

He emerged cradling in his hands a small Marbled Gecko - relocating it to Our Garden.

This act of Kindness made my Heart Sing and my Eyes fill with Tears.

The tree that we saw planted and grow.  

That Shaded Cars, and People 

and Creatures Big and Small 

for almost 40 years is now not much more than a timber 'Puddle' in the Grass waiting for the Stump Grinder.

23rd October:

One last Goodbye.

It was the only Yellow Pink Tipped Callistemon in the Street - if not the Neighbourhood. 

Such a Pity that someone 40 years ago planted it in the wrong spot. 

(If that happens again - I will move it!)