...with love from Grandma
...and Grandad
Looks just a little bit like his Grandma?Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Congratulations Sharon & Daniel!
To Daniel and Sharon – a sonJohn McCarthy ROSS
born 21st June 2007
First photo, under an hour old, John weighed in at 10 lb, and is
a handsome baby with his full head of thick hair.
[And I didn't say that just because I'm his Grandma...
...at least I don't think I did!]
Well done, Sharon and Daniel!
Y Y Y
a handsome baby with his full head of thick hair.
[And I didn't say that just because I'm his Grandma...
...at least I don't think I did!]
Well done, Sharon and Daniel!
Y Y Y
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Last Shopping Trip – with my sons!
...
Time: Some 15 years earlier than my last post.
Place: Another supermarket.
Company: My two sons, then in early teens and extremely self-conscious in public.
Me, spying a familiar face as we pass in the aisle: “Oh, hello, nice to see you!”
Familiar Face: “Hi to you too!”
We pass one another again in the cereal aisle, exchanging nods and smiles.
Sons: “Please don’t stop and talk, Mum! Anyway, who is she?”
Next aisle, we face and pass one another yet again, like jousting knights riding trolleys with squeaky wheels.
Me: “It’s been ages since I’ve seen you; how are you?”
Familiar Face: “Well, thank you. How are you?”
Sons (aside): “Mum, you don’t know her – don’t keep talking to her.”
Me, to sons: “Yes I do. I typed assignments for her some time ago.”
We arrive at adjacent checkouts.
“Family well?” “Yes, great; yours?”
“Yes, good thanks.” “Well, see y’later.”
Outside, there she is again, in her car ready to drive off. As she lowers her window, on impulse I ask, “Did you get a good mark in your final assignment?”
[Now-not-so] Familiar Face: “OK, now I KNOW that I DON’T KNOW you!”
[Sons, shrinking in total embarrassment, silently vow to devote the rest of their teenage years seeking revenge!]
Place: Another supermarket.
Company: My two sons, then in early teens and extremely self-conscious in public.
Me, spying a familiar face as we pass in the aisle: “Oh, hello, nice to see you!”
Familiar Face: “Hi to you too!”
We pass one another again in the cereal aisle, exchanging nods and smiles.
Sons: “Please don’t stop and talk, Mum! Anyway, who is she?”
Next aisle, we face and pass one another yet again, like jousting knights riding trolleys with squeaky wheels.
Me: “It’s been ages since I’ve seen you; how are you?”
Familiar Face: “Well, thank you. How are you?”
Sons (aside): “Mum, you don’t know her – don’t keep talking to her.”
Me, to sons: “Yes I do. I typed assignments for her some time ago.”
We arrive at adjacent checkouts.
“Family well?” “Yes, great; yours?”
“Yes, good thanks.” “Well, see y’later.”
Outside, there she is again, in her car ready to drive off. As she lowers her window, on impulse I ask, “Did you get a good mark in your final assignment?”
[Now-not-so] Familiar Face: “OK, now I KNOW that I DON’T KNOW you!”
[Sons, shrinking in total embarrassment, silently vow to devote the rest of their teenage years seeking revenge!]
Thursday, May 03, 2007
"Who do you think I am?"
...
Scene: Supermarket, locked in a checkout queue. I spot Jim further back in the queue.
Me: “G’day Jim!”
‘Jim’: “What did you just call me?”
“Jim!”
“Do I look like Jim?”
“Yes, you do.”
“Do you think I am Jim?”
“Well I did, but now I [am extremely embarrassed and] see I have made a mistake!
‘Jim’, to at least four people standing between us in the queue: “Do I look like Jim?...I don't feel like Jim...I wasn't Jim the last time I looked..."
Help! Get me out of here! Whew...my turn at last…
Scene: Supermarket, locked in a checkout queue. I spot Jim further back in the queue.Me: “G’day Jim!”
‘Jim’: “What did you just call me?”
“Jim!”
“Do I look like Jim?”
“Yes, you do.”
“Do you think I am Jim?”
“Well I did, but now I [am extremely embarrassed and] see I have made a mistake!
‘Jim’, to at least four people standing between us in the queue: “Do I look like Jim?...I don't feel like Jim...I wasn't Jim the last time I looked..."
Help! Get me out of here! Whew...my turn at last…
Monday, April 30, 2007
Formally Relaxed!
...
Entering data into the new and clever data base software has been interesting — even more so as the developer has a laid-back approach...
Entering data into the new and clever data base software has been interesting — even more so as the developer has a laid-back approach...
Saturday, April 28, 2007
How about a Sextillion or 70?
...
Night skies in the great Australian outback are simply awesome! Sleeping under a sparkling dome of a sextillion or 70 stars has always been a soul-reviver for me. Memories return of laying in my warm sleeping bag next to slow-burning embers of a campfire, breathing the fragrant scent of the bush, and trying to keep my eyes open as long as I possibly could to watch 'falling stars' or spot a satellite or two tracking across the heavens. All too soon sleep would take over, but periodically throughout the night I would wake for a moment to glimpse the changing position of the stars with the rotation of the Earth.
I recall when as a child growing up in Melbourne in 1957, I stood with my grandparents, parents and brother and watched Sputnik as its trajectory took it directly overhead.
Launched by the Soviet Union on 4th October 1957, Sputnik was the first man-made object to orbit the Earth, which it did in 98 minutes. It was only the size of a large basketball.
Experiencing this historic event sparked in me my life-long fascination with the heavens and spaceflight, and my spiritual heart beats faster as I ponder distance in light years, the wonder of creation, of our planet Earth, and my minute yet unique part of history. I yearn for my tiny contribution to make a difference.
Night skies in the great Australian outback are simply awesome! Sleeping under a sparkling dome of a sextillion or 70 stars has always been a soul-reviver for me. Memories return of laying in my warm sleeping bag next to slow-burning embers of a campfire, breathing the fragrant scent of the bush, and trying to keep my eyes open as long as I possibly could to watch 'falling stars' or spot a satellite or two tracking across the heavens. All too soon sleep would take over, but periodically throughout the night I would wake for a moment to glimpse the changing position of the stars with the rotation of the Earth.I recall when as a child growing up in Melbourne in 1957, I stood with my grandparents, parents and brother and watched Sputnik as its trajectory took it directly overhead.
Launched by the Soviet Union on 4th October 1957, Sputnik was the first man-made object to orbit the Earth, which it did in 98 minutes. It was only the size of a large basketball.Experiencing this historic event sparked in me my life-long fascination with the heavens and spaceflight, and my spiritual heart beats faster as I ponder distance in light years, the wonder of creation, of our planet Earth, and my minute yet unique part of history. I yearn for my tiny contribution to make a difference.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
R.I.P. (Rest In Pieces) Murray!
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Moose in town - Anchorage
...
These photos were taken at noon on 4th March, by a friend in Anchorage, Alaska. The moose were trying to find shelter close to his condominium from the strong winds which were creating a wind chill factor of -35°F (or -37°C).
It was really cool to get these while we, on the other side of the globe, were melting down in temperatures around 42°C (108°F)!
These photos were taken at noon on 4th March, by a friend in Anchorage, Alaska. The moose were trying to find shelter close to his condominium from the strong winds which were creating a wind chill factor of -35°F (or -37°C).
It was really cool to get these while we, on the other side of the globe, were melting down in temperatures around 42°C (108°F)!
Thursday, March 15, 2007
10 lines from me
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I must remember to remove my glasses before I put eyedrops in my eyes!
I must remember to remove my glasses before I put eyedrops in my eyes!
I must remember to remove my glasses before I put eyedrops in my eyes!
I must remember to remove my glasses before I put eyedrops in my eyes!
I must remember to remove my glasses before I put eyedrops in my eyes!
I must remember to remove my glasses before I put eyedrops in my eyes!
I must remember to remove my glasses before I put eyedrops in my eyes!
I must remember to remove my glasses before I put eyedrops in my eyes!
I must remember to remove my glasses before I put eyedrops in my eyes!
I must remember to remove my glasses before I put eyedrops in my eyes!
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