Dear Stef,
I just found this you tube but I suggest you don't watch it. To everybody else that is reading have a look. Stef''s Grandfather and my Dad passed away from this disease in April 2008. It is without a doubt the cruelest disease there is MND
Wendy do NOT watch this.
Heads and Shoulders
Love Mum
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Stranger Danger
Dear Stef,
Firstly I cannot believe you are in Rome, secondly I cannot believe between you and Tully you had to pay 230 pounds in excess luggage - though I believe if you had done a small amount of research this would have been obvious.
Charlotte has developed an acute sense of stranger danger. It started last week when on a visit to the library some man had the great misfortune of asking C how old she was. I was made to report him to the manager of the library, I was forced to do this 'just in case'. All I could think of was I am sure this poor man is probably perfectly innocent but what if....... so I reported him.
Then C was asked a question by one of our neighbors, she has now written out a sign with this lady's license plate and her description, with the words 'BEWARE this lady may be a spy'. Now I have to make sure that she doesn't put it up anywhere.
Leaving you with a photo of Natalie.
Firstly I cannot believe you are in Rome, secondly I cannot believe between you and Tully you had to pay 230 pounds in excess luggage - though I believe if you had done a small amount of research this would have been obvious.
Charlotte has developed an acute sense of stranger danger. It started last week when on a visit to the library some man had the great misfortune of asking C how old she was. I was made to report him to the manager of the library, I was forced to do this 'just in case'. All I could think of was I am sure this poor man is probably perfectly innocent but what if....... so I reported him.
Then C was asked a question by one of our neighbors, she has now written out a sign with this lady's license plate and her description, with the words 'BEWARE this lady may be a spy'. Now I have to make sure that she doesn't put it up anywhere.
Leaving you with a photo of Natalie.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Vegetables
Dear Stef,
Who'd have thought it possible but we now have have cauliflower, broccoli, beans and carrots along with the lemons, mandarins, cucumbers, tomatoes, basil and chives growing in our tiny garden. Last week I cooked the most beautiful tomato and basil sauce to go over pasta - just call me Nigella (without the hefty bust).
I had at least 10 bowls of tomato's and now have a freezer full of sauce. Lucky you aren't here as it would be gone in a week.
Tully has informed me that the photographer taking the photo of you in a post below was actually a fashion photographer from a magazine and he liked your 'style'. The obvious answer to that is WHAT STYLE but I shall refrain from saying that. He clearly likes gangly, alien creatures.
I can't believe you are going to Rome. I told Stacey and she can't believe it either. We may have to come and visit you though I suspect Stacey and I will get as far as the British Museum and won't emerge for some time.
Love Mum xxxx
Who'd have thought it possible but we now have have cauliflower, broccoli, beans and carrots along with the lemons, mandarins, cucumbers, tomatoes, basil and chives growing in our tiny garden. Last week I cooked the most beautiful tomato and basil sauce to go over pasta - just call me Nigella (without the hefty bust).
I had at least 10 bowls of tomato's and now have a freezer full of sauce. Lucky you aren't here as it would be gone in a week.
Tully has informed me that the photographer taking the photo of you in a post below was actually a fashion photographer from a magazine and he liked your 'style'. The obvious answer to that is WHAT STYLE but I shall refrain from saying that. He clearly likes gangly, alien creatures.
I can't believe you are going to Rome. I told Stacey and she can't believe it either. We may have to come and visit you though I suspect Stacey and I will get as far as the British Museum and won't emerge for some time.
Love Mum xxxx
Monday, January 26, 2009
Hangover
Dear Stef,
Oh good heavens I have a hangover. Seriously at my age. It should be that as you get older you don't get a hangover. It just seems wrong that one should have to suffer after a good night out.
Charlotte and I had a brilliant Inaguration Day, apart from the fact that it was incredibly hot, everybody commented on our 'Obama is my Homeboy' tee's, C thought it highly amusing to be so prominent and couldn't believe the amount of people that stopped us to talk to us and ask us where we got our tee-shirts from.
Your new haircut looks interesting/amusing, sort of rock chic meets famous bikie girl meets an emo girl. As you said it will grow out eventually.
Love Mum xxxxx
Oh good heavens I have a hangover. Seriously at my age. It should be that as you get older you don't get a hangover. It just seems wrong that one should have to suffer after a good night out.
Charlotte and I had a brilliant Inaguration Day, apart from the fact that it was incredibly hot, everybody commented on our 'Obama is my Homeboy' tee's, C thought it highly amusing to be so prominent and couldn't believe the amount of people that stopped us to talk to us and ask us where we got our tee-shirts from.
Your new haircut looks interesting/amusing, sort of rock chic meets famous bikie girl meets an emo girl. As you said it will grow out eventually.
Love Mum xxxxx
Friday, January 23, 2009
Photo's of a Stranger
Dear Stef,
Why is this man taking your photo?
Possibly he thinks you are some strange, gangly, alien creature - actually possible you are.
Love Mum xxxx
PS Sorry for stealing your photo Tully. Credit for this photo goes to my other daughter Miss Tully Smythe without whom life would not be so filled with coke, good websites and more locked out other daughter's.
Why is this man taking your photo?
Possibly he thinks you are some strange, gangly, alien creature - actually possible you are.
Love Mum xxxx
PS Sorry for stealing your photo Tully. Credit for this photo goes to my other daughter Miss Tully Smythe without whom life would not be so filled with coke, good websites and more locked out other daughter's.
Another Adventure
Dear Stef,
This was another trip (over a year ago now) another beach, another exotic location.
This trip we decided to walk to the other end of the beach, it took 2 hours to get there!! It took so long and went so far away from the hotel we started coming across locals living on the edge of the beach.
We finally got to the other end of the beach.
We walked across to the other side of the rocks to find this....
The water was SO warm, you could dive straight in. It was just so wild and remote it was like being the only people left in the world (except for the nice local).
We went to a local fish place and had some of the best fish I have ever had, so simple but so delicious. I had a very hard time trying to tell the lady that the fish I had chosen (out of a massive bucket) that I wanted it served without the head, she could not speak a word of English and it took quite some wild hand movements to get my request understood.
This was another location. Breakfast I thought this was a slice of cheese on toast (no point asking for anything in particular as nobody could understand you, I gave up after asking for 1 egg cooked for three minutes and was given three eggs cooked for 1 minute), anyway I thought this was a slice of cheese it was actually a slice of butter!!!
We had the same breakfast every morning but I don't think we ever paid the same price twice.
Love Mum xxxx
This was another trip (over a year ago now) another beach, another exotic location.
This trip we decided to walk to the other end of the beach, it took 2 hours to get there!! It took so long and went so far away from the hotel we started coming across locals living on the edge of the beach.
We finally got to the other end of the beach.
We walked across to the other side of the rocks to find this....
The water was SO warm, you could dive straight in. It was just so wild and remote it was like being the only people left in the world (except for the nice local).
We went to a local fish place and had some of the best fish I have ever had, so simple but so delicious. I had a very hard time trying to tell the lady that the fish I had chosen (out of a massive bucket) that I wanted it served without the head, she could not speak a word of English and it took quite some wild hand movements to get my request understood.
This was another location. Breakfast I thought this was a slice of cheese on toast (no point asking for anything in particular as nobody could understand you, I gave up after asking for 1 egg cooked for three minutes and was given three eggs cooked for 1 minute), anyway I thought this was a slice of cheese it was actually a slice of butter!!!
We had the same breakfast every morning but I don't think we ever paid the same price twice.
Love Mum xxxx
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Only You
Dear Stef
Only you would go to a random nightclub.
Only you would be at that nightclub for an hour before you looked around you and noticed other people.
Only you would have picked a nightclub where white people weren't particularly welcome and you were getting dirty looks.
Only you would then manage to make friends with one of the other clubbers.
Only you would pick a person to make friends with that would then promptly order two bottles of Moet.
Love Mum xxxxx
Only you would go to a random nightclub.
Only you would be at that nightclub for an hour before you looked around you and noticed other people.
Only you would have picked a nightclub where white people weren't particularly welcome and you were getting dirty looks.
Only you would then manage to make friends with one of the other clubbers.
Only you would pick a person to make friends with that would then promptly order two bottles of Moet.
Love Mum xxxxx
Monday, January 19, 2009
Tango
Dear Stef,
Went down to Berry this weekend. Weather was just spectacular (we did think of you freezing away as we sat in the dappled sun).
On Saturday night (after a glass of wine or two) Peter put on some music and the kids danced until they dropped though I'm not sure much dancing happened between William and Charlotte. He has met his match in Charlotte.
Went down to Berry this weekend. Weather was just spectacular (we did think of you freezing away as we sat in the dappled sun).
On Saturday night (after a glass of wine or two) Peter put on some music and the kids danced until they dropped though I'm not sure much dancing happened between William and Charlotte. He has met his match in Charlotte.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Change
Dear Stef,
Change is good. Thank God for change, thank God we CAN change.
Thank you for our t-shirts, we LOVE them. We have decided to wear them next Wednesday on Inauguration Day.
Rani said to say Thank You for the box, she loved it and refuses to let Harley play in it. It is HER box. It is very funny but so many people here think Homeboy is a derogatory word. Please tell me it isn't and you aren't setting C and I up to be very embarrassed - well more so than usual. Please. (If anyone else reading this and lives in America please tell me Homeboy is an ok word). Actually that just remindd me of the time you went to babysit the pastor's children and you came down the stairs wearing a Jesus is my Home boy tee-shirt. The worst thing is you were cross that I made you get changed.
Also this is a very interesting moth. I thought it had been plagued with some dreadful mould and was going to (with the help of Rani) capture it and take it to the CSIRO but then I found another two with the same markings.
Also (again) I got our electricity bill, the first without you being here. Stephanie it is less than HALF what it was, it went from $444 to $190!!!!!!!
Hope you are staying warm and well fed.
Love Mum.
PS Is that Dylan boy english or Australian?
Change is good. Thank God for change, thank God we CAN change.
Thank you for our t-shirts, we LOVE them. We have decided to wear them next Wednesday on Inauguration Day.
Rani said to say Thank You for the box, she loved it and refuses to let Harley play in it. It is HER box. It is very funny but so many people here think Homeboy is a derogatory word. Please tell me it isn't and you aren't setting C and I up to be very embarrassed - well more so than usual. Please. (If anyone else reading this and lives in America please tell me Homeboy is an ok word). Actually that just remindd me of the time you went to babysit the pastor's children and you came down the stairs wearing a Jesus is my Home boy tee-shirt. The worst thing is you were cross that I made you get changed.
Also this is a very interesting moth. I thought it had been plagued with some dreadful mould and was going to (with the help of Rani) capture it and take it to the CSIRO but then I found another two with the same markings.
Also (again) I got our electricity bill, the first without you being here. Stephanie it is less than HALF what it was, it went from $444 to $190!!!!!!!
Hope you are staying warm and well fed.
Love Mum.
PS Is that Dylan boy english or Australian?
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