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Austinmer and the Grand Pacific Drive

January 15th, 2010 · No Comments

We went to Austinmer whilst I was away. We intended to get a kebab from the shop across the road from that lovely beach. The header of this blog was taken at that beach when I had a holiday in Wollongong. I enjoyed that spot. It was very busy this visit, so we went further […]

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Tags: Australia · art · beach · holidays

Squeaky Beach

December 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Darin and I went to the Prom today. Tidal River was bursting at the seams with people so we decided after lunch to head to Squeaky Beach. There is a carpark there now. Last time I went there I had to walk from Tidal River. It was gorgeous. White, squeaky sand and blue water that […]

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Tags: Darin · beach · beautiful · reading · relaxation

Saturday and Coco Chanel

November 8th, 2009 · No Comments

“How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone. ” Coco Chanel
I watched a DVD about Coco Chanel yesterday. It was beautiful. She was really a feminist in that she freed women from restrictive clothing. She also was driven to live independently and follow her own passions. I […]

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Tags: Darin · cooking · heroes · inspiring

Beach is Back

November 1st, 2009 · No Comments

I dipped in the sea yesterday. We went to Inverloch with the kids. The water was cold, but I couldn’t resist. The carpark at the surf beach was full so we went to the beach near the town. The girls swam with me. Dad and son dug a big hole and buried himself.
Then we headed for […]

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Halfway

September 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I haven’t blogged since last week! The weather turned a bit rough so I turned to inside activities mostly, though we did get some gardening in on Thursday. It was long overdue with some garden beds needing to be mowed rather than weeded. I want to do so much outside it is overwhelming to start sometimes. […]

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Tags: Darin · Gippsland · art · beach · food · holidays · home · kids · restaurants · shopping

Discovering Kongwak

August 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Darin and I went for a drive this afternoon to Cape Patterson. We were taking off from Warragul and went through the green hills on the windy roads and came across Kongwak between Korumburra and Wonthaggi. We stopped.
It’s a small place, yet it had a really colourful Market.  The people there knew the teenage kids by […]

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Tags: Darin · Gippsland · art · beach · community · fun · gratitude · home · shopping

12 Apostles and high heels

July 19th, 2009 · No Comments

I’ve been away for a few days. We did the Great Ocean Road and then went on as far as Portland. I got some photos and saw some interesting things but I haven’t really unpacked, let alone got the photo’s from my camera yet. We drove a lot and had lengthy and interesting conversations. Darin […]

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Tags: Darin · beach · fun · holidays · nature · trips

Saturday Afternoon at the Beach

March 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Our trip to Inverloch this weekend was different to the previous one this month. It involved sand castles and paddling in the shallows. It was sunnier and the waves were better to body surf in. We arrived earlier. It was warmer and the water more inviting. I could have gone back today to be honest.
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Tags: Darin · beach · home · moving

A Five Minute Swim

March 14th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Darin and I went to Inverloch after work tonight. It was 29 (by my car temp reading) on my way home from work. As we got closer, it was really smoky from just out of Leongatha. Not sure where the fire is in that area, but obviously something is still burning.
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My Australia Day

January 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I had a brilliant day yesterday. I drove the kids into Flemington, they were all enthused and it was infectious. A great sunny day and lots of laughter. Arrived at Wilma’s and immediately jumped in the pool. It was a perfect afternoon of swimming and horsing around in the pool with delicious food and wine […]

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Tags: Andy · Ella · beach · blogging · holidays