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Thursday, December 25, 2025

Christmas Day

 C H R I S T M A S    D A Y 

25th December, 2025

Hot. Humid. Storms predicted. 




Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Sandie

 M E M O R I A L    D A Y 

Sandie

Wednesday, 24th December, 2025

It's been five years since she passed away 





Above: Sandie & Richard in Yokohama 
Below:  Sandie & C@ drinking beer in Yokohama
There's a bowl of eda mame on the table, too ! 



                                                I greatly miss your friendship and sage advice. 

........... 




Wednesday, December 17, 2025

1925

 T H U R S D A Y 

17th December, 1925

my late Fater was born. 

So, he would have been 100 years old today, 

being Wednesday, 17th December, 2025. 




Sunday, December 7, 2025

Sunday

 S U N D A Y 

07th December, 2025


My Cancerian Horoscope for the coming week

courtesy of 

Oscar Cainer

Your Weekly Love Focus Horoscope: Pantomime season is approaching and families across the UK will be heading to the theatre, where cross-dressing actors combine topical jokes and humourous songs based around fairy tales. If you were part of a production, you'd probably fit the Cinderella role. You're working hard, while others avoid their share of responsibility. And when it comes to going out and having fun... well... there's no time for that. This week brings the confidence to assert your rights. It's time to stop hiding away.


Part of what Mr. Cainer predicts above seems to apply to me. I'm impressed with his vision. 


               This image struck me as very charming. 

I would give a Credit if I knew who to assign it to. 

Credit:  Not me but a talented person. 


Sunday, November 30, 2025

Additional News

 Discovered on Facebook

that my friend's daughter, whom I know and has twice been my houseguest, 

has opened a Cafe in Omachi, Fukushima. 

Congratulations ! 




 

May your dreams come true  



November round-up

 S U N D A Y 

30th November, 2025



Bronze Award, well-deserved, to STEPHEN MUDGE Photography. 



Brisbane City has been experiencing some horrendous storms recently. 

This is not my picture - not sure who to acknowledge. 



Kookaburra was a delightful patient ! 

Fingers crossed for a full recovery. 



Father Stephen from Fukushima Church. 

Looking good ! 


This post by DENOTATION is of great interest to me. 

I pray that this will come about soon. 





What's next for December in BrizVegas ? 

Soon find out ... 




Sunday, November 16, 2025

How many daze ?

 S U N D A Y 

16th November, 2025


Yesterday was 41 years on from a lucky escape. 

Thursday, 15th November, 1984. 

Didn't realize it at the time ... or perhaps, I actually did. 







Monday, October 27, 2025

Monday

 M O N D A Y 

27th October, 2025

Yesterday, Sunday, there was a huge storm in Brisbane City. 

Photo Credit:  Higgins Storm Chasing 






Below Photo Credit: Zia Meikle


'twas a heavy-duty storm, to be sure. 



Above Photo Credit:  SuburbMaps.com

Expand the photo and I can see 56 Kelvin Grove Road, 

which is the first house outbound ( LHS ) on Kelvin Grove Road. 

Nostalgic. 




Above:  Earthly thank you to my Mother for this. 

Fingers crossed for a positive and uneventful result soon. 


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Sunday, October 19, 2025

Sunday, 19th October

S U N D A Y 

19th October, 2025

Happy 33rd Birthday 

to my elder son, Samuel

on the 16th. 

Leading a happy life ! 




 




Monday, October 6, 2025

Hunter's Moon

 M O N D A Y

07th October, 2025

Public Holiday in Queensland, today






Saturday, September 27, 2025

Saturday, 27/09

 S A T U R D A Y 

27th September, 2025


Hopefully I will understand ... 





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Saturday, September 6, 2025

Saturday

 S A T U R D A Y

06th September, 2025

This post is from a Facebook page. 

It is not my post. 

Home visits from Maternal and Child Welfare Services ca. 1950. These photos were taken around the time there was a diphtheria outbreak in Brisbane, resulting in some infant deaths, and the Health Department was urging parents to have their babies immunised.
Other issues being highlighted at the time were crying, breast-feeding, weaning, feeding, hygiene and home harmony for a happy, healthy baby. There was lots of practical advice published, including the multiple reasons your baby might be crying all day and night and what to do about it. Pics in the collection at QSA.




Friday, September 5, 2025

Friday, Sept.5th

 F R I D A Y 

05th September, 2025




Brisbane City 

Riverfire Festival is on tomorrow

RAAF practice was today 




End of an era

The silky oak sideboard

plus

the double-door silky oak wardrobe

head out on Monday to a charity. 

Been in my family for over one century. 





Vacation started yesterday. 

Counting the two weekends, 10 straight days. 

Busy time however useful ... 


Saturday, August 30, 2025

August, 2025

 S A T U R D A Y

30th August, 2025

The second last day of this month