Autumn trees and roses

My small grandchilden              ,I don't like to put them (the leaves not the children ) in the compost heap until they have had a lot of fun with them

I'm dressed the colour of an Autumn Tree -- I just love the colour orange

The Gallery Cafe in our Town

my Maple tree

Autumn roses  ( my sons roses )

Trivia --- A present from our youngest son many moons ago A POEM

Kyle, our son gave us this poem when he was a young teenager
We all had a laugh and its hanging in the music room

ART -- Moooving Art -- Love those Cows

I have already made a blog about our arty cows.
There are over 100 cows in Shepparton and surrounding district ( in  Shepparton, Victoria,  Australia ,  that is )

These are some of our latest cows !

 Isn't she just gorgeous
A Pink Mermaid Cow 

 Guess where this cow Lives ? In front of the Police Station of course !

 
 

 Any one for Bacon and Eggs !

 The Scarecrow Cow, This one makes me laugh, and is in front of the Tourist Bureau

 I just call this one a Sunny Cow.     If you wish to see some of the other cows in this arty family, here's what you do
On the right hand of my blog,you will notice boxes with pictures, marked cooking, gardening,cars etc. The one marked art, has all my art blogs in them, including the cows of course  They always make me feel HAPPY even on a dull day !

When you have watched about 8 blog stories it will stop and you press older posts

Old Water Tower -- in Mooroopna -- LIT UP --

Doesn't the Old Water Tower look great !

Being so tall, and also in the medium strip in Mooroopna, it really stands out, from a long way away

I Iove the colours, and find I just have to stop and watch the changing colours,
Actually I might crash the car if I don't stop as the colours mesmerism me

Mooroopna, is in Victoria, Australia

GUNDAGAI --"Where the Dog Sits on the Tuckerbox "

My Mabel waits for me
Underneath the bright blue sky
Where the" Dog sits on the Tuckerbox "
5 miles from Gundagai

When I hear the name Gundagai, I think of this song straight away, and also the Infamous Bush Ranger "
" Ned Kelly "
Gundagai in N. S. W. Australia' is the Aboriginal word for --place of birds --
This town,perhaps more than any other Australian Locality, is, in reference to many stories,songs, and poems

   The Statue of the Dog on the Tuckerbox at Snake Gully is{ 5 miles from Gundagai }
The Statue was unveiled by the then Prime Minister of Australia --Joseph Lyons in 1932 as a tribute to pioneers of our land, as Gundagai is packed full of History

Our 2 beautiful fgrandchildren Jakob and Sarah, in front of the Statue

Some More Trivia, --How Would You Like to Have a Bath in Chocolates

Chocolate Heaven !

This window decoration was for a new Lolly Shop ( mainly chocolates ) that had recently opened in Healesville, ( Victoria, Australia )

They also had great cappuccinos  and gelati  ice - cream.  I gave it 10 out of 10. - YUMMY

PIC of the WEEK, SNAIL TRIVIA

Isn't this just the cutest snail, -- if you can call a snail cute ?

I found this article  in the " THAT'S LIFE " MAGAZINE that I buy every week

Just a little bit of Trivia that I Like

A RUG KNITTED in a PRISONER OF WAR CAMP

I love Human Interest Stories

Housed in a Museum in a Town Called Corryong, in Australia, is a large hand knitted  Rug, knitted by an Australian during his internment  as a prisoner of war 

Jim O'Sullivan,tells his story 

''As a young man, after joining the Air Force, during the 2nd World War,our Lancaster Plane was shot down over Hanover.

5 of our crew died, 3  parachuted down , becoming uninvited guests of Hitller

I was a Prisoner of War from ( 1939 -1945)

My Mother had taught me to knit as a small child and I was always interested in art

Upon my  capture, I was told by other prisoners, that all woolen jumpers would be confiscated and sent to the Russian Front

To save my nice white woolen jumper, I pulled it apart and rewound it into skeins ( in the toilet), taking 20 minutes

During my years in prison I taught over 40 other prisoners to knit, mainly socks to keep themselves warm

My plan to knit my big Aussie Rug took lots of wool,other prisoners somehow managing to find ? from plain and colour garmits.They all had to be boiled as they were full of louse.

I drew the map of Australia,and knitted it in plain stitch, with the ranges in purl

It also features the islands, close to Australia, and our coat of arms

To make the knitting needles I used handles from pots, etc., and sharpened points on one end, rubbing back and forth for many hours on the concrete floor

 To the credit of the German Soldier,s my rug was not confiscated '

Jim as a handsome much older man in front of our AUSSIE TREASURE

He himself of course is an"' AUSSIE TREASUSE "

Wooden Bollards in Geelong, Victoria, Australia

I shall make this a very short blog and introduce you to these wonderful ,wooden, life size, Bollards

One lady has made over 100 of these Bollards, but I shall tell you her story in installments, as there are so many of them

( Actually I have lost my booklet. Do you ever put something in a safe spot,and then forget where you put it ,

sometimes never to be found for many months )

 Wonderful wooden bollards along Geelongs Foreshore -- The Orchestra "

 My Husband Vince, with a Geelong, Footballer, Bollard

 Aint she cute !

The 'Tour Guide " Bollard "

Such detail goes into these Bollards

ZsaZsa Theron --Isn't She Gorgeous

We have a new member of our family

The cutest little baby girl named " ZsaZsa  Theron "

5 GENERATIONS ( of Woman)

We have been told that is very rare

We have just had a Photoshoot done of our 5 generations, by my niece  Amy

Amy has a beautifuL glossy, booklet,  magazine that she produces quarterly, called

"LITTLE ONE "

When the booklet comes out, I shall share it with you on my blog 

My Mother ( ZsaZsa's Great, Great, Grandmother ) is now 92

I was a grandmother at 36 , so I guess we did get off to an early start!

 This Little Angel is only 4 Weeks Old in these Photos.

ZsaZsa is pronounced -- jjarjjar -- and  " Theron "I think is French, but just happens to be' The" for 'Thelma" her " Great Great Grandmother, and " ron " for" Ronda" her ' Great Grandmother"
My Granddaughter Kara, ( Anastasia ) planned it this way)
Thank You Kara, we are very proud 

A New Way With Imitation Grass !!!

I think this is such a unique way to advertise " Imitation Grass "

This Little Voltswagon tells the story

Hubby and I went for a drive on Sunday, to a garden Complex in Sheppartton (Australia ) called Emerald Bank

There was a great poem that told the Volltsies Story, but being such a hot day, the sun blocked half my photo out. I shall have to go back and revisit "Emerald Bank" to take that photo again That won't be hard -- there's also a Windmill Chocolate Shop, Antiques, Gift Shops, Cafes, etc, etc, etc

A MUMMIFIED MOUSE !

Just a Little Bit of Trivia -- Isn't this just the perfect Mummified Mouse!

Look at it's eyes, feet, and tail., in such great form

About 3 blogs back, I told you about how my husband had been given a Hofman guitar,

he loves it. 

To him it's like receiving buried treasure 

Actually I think it had been buried, in a shed, for quite a long time

It was full of straw, and rubbish, from a few decades

He shook quite a bit out, but  could still hear something rattling around in there So with a fine, pointy, long needle he spiked it, and bought out this mouse

After all the comments of Yuk, Revolting, -- I thought it quite Unique