Close to the south head in Sydney Harbour is a fabulous park and walking trail with spectacular views. Still mastering photos on this blog. Please excuse the mess.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Headlands and the Gap
Close to the south head in Sydney Harbour is a fabulous park and walking trail with spectacular views. Still mastering photos on this blog. Please excuse the mess.
Old School Sydney
My mother's family used to live on O'Sullivan Road. Here are a few shops that still sport the art deco look from the era. Please note the General Store. At the end of the strip, you will find the Chicken Shop.
Going to the country with my Mum
Went to visit our family friends who live in Binalong, in the Southern Tablelands, where Mum lived when she was first married. Binalong is in an area known for merino wool, and hence there are a lot of sheep and green grassy hills to feed them. We visited friends in the area who have reconstructed an old original country home and allow a family of kangaroos to come inside and sit on their sofas. The mother kangaroo is named Possum!
Port Stephens
My sister took me up the coast to a place called Port Stephens for my birthday. It is right on the water and inland is the famous Hunter Valley with its vineyards. We stopped at an animal park on the way in and were able to see many animals, including koalas. Our second day, we went on a dolphin watching tour that was spectacular.
Halloween in Oz
My sister and I carved a pumpkin, named as the variety "Halloweens" in the green grocer.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
No on 8
This is so sad that Prop 8 in California passed. Why is it so threatening to have people in a loving relationship make a commitment to one another? More loving, stable, committed relationships in the world would be a blessing and should be an excellent example for us all, including children.
But it is not really about the children, is it? Children are incredibly perceptive and accepting. They would be able to pick up on love. They would be able to pick up on fear too.
It is about the discomfort of the adults. About their discomfort with something they fear. They can't take responsibility for their own fears and insecurities, so they blame some one else.
Having been in a relationship with an incredibly controlling person, I witnessed how the fears and insecurities of one person are turned into the vices of another. I became to blame for almost everything in the relationship. And unfortunately, I accepted that blame for too long.
But there is no fault in loving another human being and wanting to make a life long commitment to that person. There is just beauty.
But it is not really about the children, is it? Children are incredibly perceptive and accepting. They would be able to pick up on love. They would be able to pick up on fear too.
It is about the discomfort of the adults. About their discomfort with something they fear. They can't take responsibility for their own fears and insecurities, so they blame some one else.
Having been in a relationship with an incredibly controlling person, I witnessed how the fears and insecurities of one person are turned into the vices of another. I became to blame for almost everything in the relationship. And unfortunately, I accepted that blame for too long.
But there is no fault in loving another human being and wanting to make a life long commitment to that person. There is just beauty.
YAHOOO! When Donkeys fly and land down under...
my words don't really cut it tonight when so many eloquent ones have been said.
like the incredible acceptance speech of our next president. watching it with other americans and some aussies in a sydney pub called the slide lounge with the "democrats abroad" group. the experience and words were truly moving. men next to me were crying. i was crying.
we all feel invigorated and for the first time in a long time feel proud and are uplifted by a true sense of hope.
then we sang the star spangled banner. then they had a red, white and blue elephant shaped pinata. then i walked home, beaming and dancing apparently to the music in my ipod.
i was such a spectacle of happiness that an older woman beamed at me from her porch, got up and started dancing too.
like the incredible acceptance speech of our next president. watching it with other americans and some aussies in a sydney pub called the slide lounge with the "democrats abroad" group. the experience and words were truly moving. men next to me were crying. i was crying.
we all feel invigorated and for the first time in a long time feel proud and are uplifted by a true sense of hope.
then we sang the star spangled banner. then they had a red, white and blue elephant shaped pinata. then i walked home, beaming and dancing apparently to the music in my ipod.
i was such a spectacle of happiness that an older woman beamed at me from her porch, got up and started dancing too.
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