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Friday, March 1, 2019

March

March has come marching on in .... 

So, here we go ! 






Saturday
02 March, 2019 

Oscar Cainer's prediction for Cancerians for the upcoming week reads as such:


Your Week Ahead -  Love Focus: Some people yearn the quiet life. They want their day to be as untroubling as possible, so they can slide through it and into their slippers in time for a pleasantly unadventurous supper. Given that you seem to be on a particularly bumpy road right now, you could be forgiven for wanting an easy ride. As revolutionary Uranus changes signs, these are formative times. Each bump will shake things up and help shape your future. Stay steadfast, keep faith in yourself, and this will prove to be a week you look back on with pride. 


Monday, 04th March, 2019
The second memorial day for J.M.W. 
I bought her a gerbera plant; cool, eh ? 



I bought a pack for the para-olympic fund raising venture. 
Fingers crossed ! 




Memorial Dinner time has arrived. 




Home-made corn bread .... so good ! 

Below: my plants hiding in the shade from the fierce Queensland Summer sun. 



The table is looking good, methinks. 



Some prawns. 



Salmon pieces slow-boiled in lemon water with a touch of salt. 



Rhubarb with ginger and lemon. 



Two types of capsicum with red onion pan-fried in olive oil. 






A veritable feast ! 



After dinner "snack" .... hot cross buns, lamingtons and mince pies. 




Tuesday, 05 March, 2019
A quick trip to the cemetery to pay respects. 
The kangaroos were in attendance ....











This picture is hanging in my study. 
Jin san gave it to me in Fukushima City. 


 Tuesday, 05th March is also Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Tuesday. 
Substitute pancakes for pikelets .... 






And Lent begins tomorrow, Wednesday, 06th March. 


Wednesday, February 27, 2019

February RoundUp

End of February, 2019. 

Bye Bye January. 
Almost the same for February. 
And March is a'coming ! 

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Paul Gauguin -  Tahitian Flowers. 
A "new-to-me" painting of his which I discovered. 
Just a fabulous painting and I bought some
 Weis ice cream to celebrate. 



Cyclone OMA didn't really impact on Brisbane's weather so much. 
Some wind. Some cloud. Hardly any rain here at all. 
The beaches had big swells and lost sand etc however that's hardly new news. 


Wednesday, February 20, 2019

The House @ The Gap

Wednesday
20 February, 2019

The House @ The Gap . 



https://www.realestate.com.au/news/immaculate-midcentury-modernist-house-at-the-gap-hits-the-market/?rsf=syn:news:nca:cm:article 






















House went Under Contract just before June's Memorial Day ....  to the 3rd owner. 
Be interesting to see what changes they will bring to the house. 

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Sunday

Sunday 

Dinner


Monday 
Electrical


Some switches were not in a particularly convenient place and had to be moved. 
Hence these holes appeared .... ( sigh ) 



Boyz were here for two days working hard in the heat. 
Seemed to do a great job ! 





Tuesday

Electrical


Thursday, February 14, 2019

14th

Thursday
14th February, 2018 

Valentine's Day Dinner. 





Sunday, February 10, 2019

10 February

Sunday 
10 February, 2019 

It's  Gyoza Day. 
So we made and ate gyozas for dinner. 






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Sunday, February 3, 2019

February

It are February, it are .... 




Dreaming about Japan ....