John is holding the wine decanter we bought for Rodney and Jo as a wedding present. I know its a month away but we thought it better to give now than taking it to the reception. 
On Monday the talk at Edgecliff was on swagmen and hawkers, plus the publican, the piano tuner, blacksmith and cobbler.
The author Noeline Kyle spoke about her book - Constance Emilie Kent & the Road Murder on Tuesday.  Constance, they say she murdered her half-brother in the UK, then after serving her time came out to Australia and became a popular and respected nurse with her past well hidden.
I saw the movie Rabbit Hole with Nicole Kidman which was about the loss of a child.  Unfortunately I'm sure Nicole Kidman has had plastic surgery or something done to her top lip, as she seemed to be pouting allot.
Spent a few hours at the ABC studios on Thursday where we sat though two sessions of Tuesday Book Club being filmed.  Lots of fun.
The Gardening Club was held here yesterday with us sitting down the back and talking of things growing or how to resurrect our gardens from the scorching we had.  I was able to share the water plants as we had cleaned out the fish pond and re potting the plants.  Also I bought 4 more goldfish so that's makes 5 now.

Happy Birthday

Happy 36th Birthday Fiona, best wishes and have a great day.

Here we are with coffees from The Grind at the park talking.  We did a small walk along the foreshore and then through the shopping mall for the coffee.  John only worked Monday so it was nice we were all together but the week went very quickly. 
I went to the movies on Monday for a bit of therapic escapism - Unknown and then Hereafter - I like Matt Damon.
Normally I don't go to the monthly computer meetings but did this time on Wednesday and was pleasantly surprised by the guest speaker.  The chap is a family history researcher and computer tutor who spoke on World War One: Tracing War Graves in Europe. The told stories of people and how the war changed their lives. 

At the movies John and I saw were True Grit and Another Year, both good but they mumbled in True Grit so now am on the hunt for an old version of the movie with John Wayne (he won his only oscar for it).

A really long walk from The Spit bridge to Manly thru bushland, small beaches, lots of steps and unfortuately getting lost and adding to the lenght - 10ks.  We enjoyed it but were exhausted that evening.
Through U3A, went to the gardening afternoon (next fortnight is here) and then a meeting at Edgecliff where for the the next few months will be a talk on Outback Heros.  John goes back to work on Monday after having a week off as Vinnie is set to go back after a double hip operation.

Walking for Pleasure

Many private expensive units

Imagine having this berthed in front of your place

I joined another group of walkers and this walk took us to the Botanical Gardens after leaving Circular Quay, to Woolloomooloo, Elizabeth Bay, Rushcutters Bay, Trumper Park and then Paddington and a bus to Town Hall.  It was an enjoyable day and have asked John to walk this route with me another time.

Hot, Hot, Hot

The Manly ferry returning to Circular Quay



Joan and I at back, Shirley, Margaret, Bill, Norma and Helen took the photo

 Its been a week of extremely high temps especially at night which makes it hard to sleep.  Last night the lowest was 28 degrees and 42 hightest but thankgoodness its down to 20 for a day or two.
We met at Margaret's to celebrate both Normas and Shirleys birthdays which are only a couple of weeks apart and had a lovely lunch and lots of chat.
I recomenced the computer classes on Wednesday and Friday (cooler by the water) went for the first walk for U3A.  I accompanied group one, as this is the walk I will lead in July for our group two.  We caught the ferry to Manly but didnt continue up the Corso but walked the other side through Little Manly beach, then Collins beach and on past the Federal Police Academy on to the visitors centre in North Head.  After lunch we cut thru the bush down to Cabbage Tree beach, walking to Manly ferry via the Corso.
Managed two movies - Morning Glory and Sarah's Key  and enjoyed both. 
While I am having fun John is working but maybe this week he will be free for a few days from Tuesday.

Its a scorcher

The weekend was hot but today its hotter.  John painted the wooden table and we put it against the fence so I now have two benches to work on when potting.  The umbrella was going into the clean up as it had lost its handle but an excellent idea of John's was put to the test and it works well.