Monthly Archives: December 2010

31 Dec

Photo 365/365 – Happy New Year!

Photo 365/365 – Happy New Year!

We had a New Years Eve party tonight! The kids painted their faces, set off poppers and ran around with sparklers before crashing out around …

 
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30 Dec

Photo 364/365 – Cocora Beach

Photo 364/365 – Cocora Beach

We headed for the family beach today. No waves, hardly any people, lovely sand and warm water protected from the wind. The kids loved it! An …

 
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29 Dec

Photo 363/365 – First fish

Photo 363/365 – First fish

My 4 year old son loves to come fishing with me, but tends to get bored quite easily so I was determined that he caught …

 
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28 Dec

Photo 362/365 – Merrimbula vista

Photo 362/365 – Merrimbula vista

Today we took a drive to Merrimbula from Eden. The girls went shopping with the kids while the boy fished. The view was stunning! After …

 
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27 Dec

Photo 361/365 – Eden Harbour yachts

Photo 361/365 – Eden Harbour yachts

After a quick coffee and a couple of slices of toast, we headed straight down to Eden Harbour this morning to attempt some fish catching. …

 
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26 Dec

Photo 360/365 – Local brew

Photo 360/365 – Local brew

We arrived in Eden, NSW this evening. After putting up our tents and setting up the campsite, nobody had the energy to cook so we …

 
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25 Dec

Photo 359/365 – Christmas Pudding

Photo 359/365 – Christmas Pudding

I couldn’t resist posting this one! My son, enjoying his Christmas dessert. Nothing traditional about it though – peas, ice-cream, cream and custard. He mixed …

 
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24 Dec

Photo 358/365 – Christmas Eve shoppers

Photo 358/365 – Christmas Eve shoppers

I dropped the kids off at childcare this morning and headed for the shops to buy some last minutes supplies to take away camping with …

 
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23 Dec

Photo 357/365 – Prahran Tram

Photo 357/365 – Prahran Tram

Riding home (some of the way) on a hot, muggy tram from the 1930s is not my idea of fun. At least it wasn’t too …

 
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22 Dec

Photo 356/365 – Thermostat

Photo 356/365 – Thermostat

It finally arrived in the mail today! The thermostat for my beer fridge. It should keep the fridge at the perfect brew temperature summer or …

 
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21 Dec

Photo 355/365 – Pub lunch

Photo 355/365 – Pub lunch

Today I went for a pub lunch with my work colleagues. We visited the Lucky Coq in Prahran which does lunchtime pizzas for $4.00! Tweet

 
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20 Dec

Photo 354/365 – Fishing gear

Photo 354/365 – Fishing gear

We went Christmas shopping tonight, but not for presents. We were looking for a specific piece of camping gear for our upcoming trip to Eden. This …

 
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19 Dec

Photo 353/365 – Christmas decorations

Photo 353/365 – Christmas decorations

These are the cat’s favourite decorations! She jumps up onto the back of the dining room chairs and tries to catch them. As you can see …

 
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18 Dec

Photo 352/365 – Fridge restoration

Photo 352/365 – Fridge restoration

Yes, still a work in progress. I’ve had the fridge for 9 months now and I’ve finally finished painting it. I started repraying today. The new …

 
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17 Dec

Photo 351/365 – Melbourne Storm

Photo 351/365 – Melbourne Storm

Not the rugby team, but an actual storm brewing over the city! I thought I’d better make a run for home before the whole train …

 
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16 Dec

Photo 350/365 – NICA

Photo 350/365 – NICA

This is the NICA building at Prahran Campus. NICA stands for the National Institute for Circus Arts. That’s right, they come to the University to …

 
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15 Dec

Photo 349/365 – Graduation

Photo 349/365 – Graduation

Today my 4 year old son ‘graduated’ from his kinder – next year he’s off to “big school” as he likes to call it. It …

 
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14 Dec

Photo 348/365 – Summer shower

Photo 348/365 – Summer shower

Today was a magnificent day. For a change. Our summer weather hasn’t really arrived yet, but today was hot enough for the kids to spend …

 
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13 Dec

Photo 347/365 – Going up!

Photo 347/365 – Going up!

The scary, old lifts in our building. You never know when they are going to stop… I’m on the 3rd floor, so I usually take the …

 
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12 Dec

Photo 346/365 – Friendly fisherman

Photo 346/365 – Friendly fisherman

I went fishing up at the lake again this morning. This was my neighbouring fisherman. He didn’t catch anything either! Tweet

 
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11 Dec

Photo 345/365 – Colour Purple

Photo 345/365 – Colour Purple

We have finally had enough sunshine to make our lavenders flower! An our sole surviving rose is just peeking through too! Pity that the tomatoes …

 
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10 Dec

Photo 344/365 – Beer cellar

Photo 344/365 – Beer cellar

This brought back memories! I worked at the Carlton Brewhouse again this evening. This is their beer cellar. It reminded me of the ‘old’ days when …

 
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09 Dec

Photo 343/365 – Gym

Photo 343/365 – Gym

We joined a new gym 3 weeks ago. It’s small, but brand new. And it’s open 24/7 which is great. Tonight I went at 9pm. …

 
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08 Dec

Photo 342/365 – Santa slide

Photo 342/365 – Santa slide

This evening was our kids’ school (daycare) Christmas party and we all went to a play centre. It was total chaos – there must have …

 
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07 Dec

Photo 341/365 – Late harvest

Photo 341/365 – Late harvest

This time last year I was already picking ripe tomatoes, but because of all the rain that we have had this year, the harvest is …

 
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06 Dec

Photo 340/365 – Cobbled streets

Photo 340/365 – Cobbled streets

One of the remnants of Melbourne’s past – these beautiful bluestone pavers. These are in the lanes between the buildings on the Prahran campus where …

 
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05 Dec

Photo 339/365 – Fresh seafood

Photo 339/365 – Fresh seafood

Today we took the kids down to the beach. But first we stopped in at South Melbourne market and had a wander around. Some of …

 
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04 Dec

Photo 338/365 – Bar with no beer

Photo 338/365 – Bar with no beer

I worked a function for my wife again tonight. It was at the Carlton Brewhouse again, but the function was outside in the marquee so …

 
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03 Dec

Photo 337/365 – End of the tunnel

Photo 337/365 – End of the tunnel

There’s light. The hallways at work are desserted, the students have finished for the year. Teachers are scrambling to get results in. And I’m still …

 
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02 Dec

Photo 336/365 – Park bench

Photo 336/365 – Park bench

After yesterday’s massive rain storms, today the temperatures hit the mid-30s. I went for a walk and a coffee at lunch time. This was taken …

 
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01 Dec

Photo 335/365 – Singing in the rain

Photo 335/365 – Singing in the rain

More rain hit Melbourne today. Thunderstorms! Luckily this time I had my umbrella! Tweet

 
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