Paint

Wednesday,

12th August, 2020

I emptied out my study room from under the stairs. 

Everything, including the carpet, was removed. 

Then I repainted the walls. 

Changed the hooks / storage system. 

And started to reconstruct it. 

BIG job which carried over until

Thursday,

13th August, 2020. 

Looks great ! 

Photos

Saturday, 08 th August, 2020

&

Sunday, 09 th August, 2020

It is the OBON Season in Japan

and I usually acknowledge the meaning of this

in some way or another. 

This year, I sifted through many '000s of old photos

 and trivial documents, 

some dating back into the 1800s. 

Who wants them ? 

Not really of use whatsoever, including sentimental ... 

And when I die, then what of them ? 

For someone else to remove them, at a co$t. 

Monday, 10 th August, 2020

I drove the bags to the Chandler Dump for burning.

Such memories are not my memories .... long ago they ended. 

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Tuesday, 11th August, 2020

Trip to Toowong Cemetery. 
Yates Grave seems to have collapsed a little more. 
West Grave needs a little attention. 

Trip to Centennial Gardens to see the folks
They are interred in a wall there .... all is good. 

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August

A U G U S T   2 0 2 0 

Saturday, 01 / 08 / 2020 

I 
continue
 on with my
 100 Daze 
of
B Diet. 

No Booze. 
No Bread. 
No Bakery. 

Sunday, 02 / 08 / 2020

Stavros & Alicia came down to get Christopher's car. 

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Dreaming happy memories 
of
Tsuchiyu Onsen
in 
Fukushima. 

Maybe I need to revisit there and chill a little .... 

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#東北中央自動車道 #相馬福島道路 の伊達桑折IC〜桑折JCT 開通
東北新幹線を跨ぐ高架橋はとても高い❗️
相馬福島道路、待望の今年度内全線開通まで、あと１区間です。

#Tohoku Central Expressway #Soma Fukushima road date kuwaraki IC ~ Kuwataki Jct opening
The High Bridge that darken the tohoku shinkansen is so expensive ❗️
Soma Fukushima road, 1 more sections until the long-awaited line of the year.

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I also started cleaning out the garage area. 
So many black bags of garbage went into the dumpster ! 

Including these shoes which I bought in Sendai City. 
I wore them in three different countries; they walked countless miles. 

Timberland is a great shoe brand. 

End of July

End of July

2020

............... 

There was no Christmas in July here due to the Corona Virus. 

Nothing happy to celebrate whatsoever. 

The World

COVID-19 is a pandemic

including Australia. 

In 1919 acclaimed children's book author and illustrator May Gibbs 

drew this for a public health campaign for the Spanish influenza ( flu )

pandemic where nearly 15, 000 Australians died. 

jkl

jkl

Saturday

Saturday

18th July, 2020

Another lovely Winter's Day. 
Nice to be out 'n about. 

Went to the butcher's shop beside the Fish Factory. 
It is building up a deli business. 
Got some Maleny yoghurt - first time to try. 

Another first time to try is pickled walnuts. 

Certainly not cheap in price but very delicious indeed .... ! 

I also went to Ross Evans Garden Centre near my house. 
I bought one plant, the SNOW WHITE flowers and planted it. 
Contrasts with the red, methinks.