Melbourne trip with Jen


Jen and I flew to Melbourne for a weekend of shopping, markets, good food, exploring and getting swept away by the wind and rain. The photo above was taken at Melbourne Central shopping centre, which is built around this old building. The photo below is of Jen at the chocolate shop on Lygon Street. We were so stuffed already from our big dinner that all we could stomach was a pot of Chai.

The three of us.

This weekend Steve and I travelled to Sydney for my Nan's funeral, which was on saturday. I'm so glad that Steve could come with me to Sydney. He was some much needed support to get me through the funeral and eulogy.

Here we are in the Blue Mountains. We drove up to Blackheath this morning to meet up with Steve's brother Jeff and our three nephews. I'm 27 weeks pregnant tomorrow.

Blog Action Day - Environment



Start at home, work, locally, nationally, globally

-Smaller communities pooling resources
-Think about where your food comes from
-Support local produce
-Take reusable bags when shopping (say no to plastic)
-Compost your scraps
-Recycle whatever you can
-Uniform packaging that can be reused by various brands
-Use natural cleaning products like bicarb, lemon juice, vinegar
-Indoor plants improve indoor air quality
-Walk or ride a bike instead of driving
-Live close to work
-Think about environmental factors when building
-Install a water tank
-Turn off the lights
-Use windpower

I have a dream for a new world

More on the subject of birds



I saw this New Holland Honeyeater in the garden yesterday morning before driving to work. The bird was hopping all over our grevillea plant. It had yellow wings and was so pretty I had to take a photo. I was in a hurry to get to work early, and the bird was fast so the photos weren't good enough to pick up the colours.