Friday, March 30, 2007

What's Your Japanese Name?

In the absence of anything interesting to write about, i give you this quiz i scabbed off the net. Just click on the link below to get yourselves a brand new name.




Your Japanese Name Is...



Kyoko Nakayama


Sunday, March 25, 2007

Harbour Bridge 75th Birthday bash

Nautical Adventures Part 2
The Harbour Bridge had a birthday party last weekend. 250,000 people walked across it to celebrate - not us though. We celebrated in a much more leisurely style sipping champagne on board the Harman as part of the procession of boats. Our captain took his role very seriously and had her quite tarted out in heaps of bunting.We did look very gay. Afterwards we had brekky in Pyrmont and walked around Darling Harbour to Tumbalong Park to collect the free seeds they were giving out- little packs of bottle brush seeds to mark the occasion. The Bananas in Pyjamas were playing while we were there- quite a charismatic duo really !!!! I liked them anyway!! hehehe

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Nautical Adventures

Part 1 - Arrival of the QE2


So, having scarcely been on a boat in the last 50 years, I've found myself out on the harbour twice in the last month, firstly upon the James Craig to welcome in the Queens -- QE2 and QM2 and secondly upon the Harman as part of Sydney Harbour Bridge 75th birthday bash. I feel quite the mariner (ancient -never), hhahaha, despite the fact I'm yet to sail any further east than Bradley's Head!!

Sydney went quite gaga over the visit of the queens..- the harbour was packed, as was the foreshore. We had fireworks, champagne and a lovely midweek party. Lynn and I dealt very nicely with a bottle of champers each.

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

The Rowing Team





Yeshiva University decided to field a rowing team. Unfortunately, they
lose race after race. Even though they practice and practice for hours
everyday, they never manage to come in any better than dead last.
Finally, the team decides to send Morris Fishbein, its captain, to spy
on Harvard, the perennial championship team. So Morris schlepps off to
Cambridge and hides in the bushes next to the Charles River, where he
carefully watches the Harvard team at its daily practices.
After a week, Morris returns to Yeshiva. "Well, I figured out their
secret," he announces.
"What? Tell us! Tell us!", his teammates shout.
"We should have only one guy yelling. The other eight should row."

Saturday, March 03, 2007

RELATIONS

Clan Whitnall



Hannah and Naomi

The rels came from near ( Ryde) and far (Hobart via India and Brisbane) for the diamond wedding celebrations. It was truly fun and wonderful to see them esp. the girls who were only 4 and 7 when I last saw them.

Sandy and Hannah

Grandma Jenny and Naomi

Is this the winner of the most attractive descendant competition???????????????
The boys


The girls


and finally the guests of honour!!!!!!!!!!!

60th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Grandma and Poppy came over from Adelaide to celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary with their nearest and dearest. This fabulous looking lot ( minus Chris and Andrew) is what you get for 60 years of wedded bliss. ~~~~~~~~~

We had a really lovely week, eating drinking and discovering family history..boys you ARE entitled to wear Welsh rugby jerseys afer all, - you are 1/8 th welsh..your great grandmother was a welsh lady...name of Jones..you're most definitely probably related to Tom, Aled or Alan. Naomi and Hannah win the prize for the most exotic though, being 1/8th Welsh, 1/8th Scottish 1/2 Indian and the rest true blue.

We went to Buddha Belly for the celebratory lunch..The highlight came at the end of the meal with the cake and the giving of mail....cards came from: Chris, Chris's mate the g-g, the prime minister and the queen. The family also humbly delivered home made offerings, but these didn't cut the mustard in such exalted company.







I am really really taken with this idea of including a photograph of oneself with each and every greeting one sends. I think I'll do this from now on. I notice Phil and Liz are having their own diamond wedding anniversary this year and I'm sure they'd be thrilled with a photo of me to celebrate the occasion.


Poppy is a total legend..i'm in awe after watching him whizz through the smh crossword in 15 minutes...I wondered if he was cheating and just filling in the boxes ( heheh)..the man's a goddamn genius at 84 years of age

as I said, the cards were a HUGE hit!!!!!

Hot Summer's Day

Ok, so I admit the main object of this post was to figure out how to do the video link. Was soooo impressed with yours, ppl in London, I wanted to have a go at it myself. Turns out it's not so hard after all!!

Even though I think the birdies having a bath are endlessly fascinating and fun, I do realize the rest of the world will be largely very underwhelmed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAEgizule-8

love to you all xoxox mum