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Watch a clip

March 31st, 2006 · No Comments

I found this new site today called Revver. You can upload little video’s that you have taken on it and if anyone watches them and then clicks on the ads on the end, you get paid. This is probably not going to make you a fortune but the thing is that you can put your […]

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Letter from Broken Hill

March 26th, 2006 · No Comments

I got a letter and a gift of a book of poems from Broken Hill on Friday. The letter was from Marj, the lovely lady who was the caretaker of the house we rented. She gave me the recipe for the delicious jam drops she made for us when we arrived at “Hydrangea Cottage”. It […]

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Above the clouds

January 24th, 2006 · No Comments

Our last camping night was spent above the clouds at the Mt Skene lookout. I was so tired from the fear and supressed rage of the day that I retired to the tent before the sun left the sky. I am glad I took this photo of the wildflowers and the tops of the […]

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Camping on the banks of the Murray

January 21st, 2006 · No Comments

One of my favorite stops on the trip home was on the Murray. I loved going for a swim in the evening and in the morning. It was warm when we stopped at Echuca. It was delicious.
I was amazed at the number of people in all different kinds of boats using the Murray. We stayed […]

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Joy

January 20th, 2006 · 1 Comment

I am happy to see my kids today after nearly a month. They got back from the Prom looking healthy and happy. They had a great time and were so grateful and content about themselves and their lives. I feel quite overwhelmed by joy about this. I really appreciate our lives and the great […]

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Tags: Broken Hill · family · gratitude · home · kids

Murals

January 18th, 2006 · No Comments

Broken Hill has heaps of murals painted on the walls of plenty of buildings. They show all different aspects of the Hill as the locals call it.
Because I can.
Comment, because YOU can.
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Broken Hill & Women

January 17th, 2006 · 1 Comment

There was a wonderful woman who looked after us when we stayed at Broken Hill. She told me when she arrived she was the first woman to get a job at the previously male dominated club there.
Married women were not able to work, the theory was this would retain jobs for single women and […]

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Living Desert

January 16th, 2006 · No Comments

Living Desert Sculpture Park
The sunrise was definately the time to go. The place has amazing 180 degree views. Andy has much better photo’s than mine so I will frame one of his.
We always manage to get up for one sunrise on our holidays. It really is the best time to take photo’s and this was […]

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The Journey

January 16th, 2006 · No Comments

The roads were long and dusty and hot. I loved it from the comfort of the air conditioned car. The sky was huge. It will take me a few days to work out where all the photos are.
This was on the road to Lake Mungo.
I’m home now and I had a sensational 3 weeks. It […]

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Quick note from Broken Hill

January 5th, 2006 · No Comments

I am at the library at Broken Hill, using my last 10 minutes of time that I have left. This trip has been amazing. I have some great photo’s to put up but all that will have to wait until I get home. Broken Hill is a great place, the people are so helpful and […]

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