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@reallyitsmema I sincerely hope you get your full sense of smell back. Interesting to read about your purchase. @ReneeFLL Glad your flood damage was minor. I feel for your neighbours who lost more. Watched a video this week of a dog that worked out how to use the ice dispenser on the fridge…

@sgmn I missed your post but saw the follow up comments. Devastating that the baby birds were taken. Our neighbour’s cat roams and doesn’t wear a bell.

This would be very interesting to watch. We have a border collie/German shepherd cross and one trainer we used had Max doing amazing manoeuvres after only 3 training sessions.

@bobmacliberty Happy 25th Birthday to your daughter.

@sea2shiningsea beautiful sunset & I love your fireworks photo/video. Great clarity. Think I need to upgrade my phone before we see the NYE fireworks again in Sydney, so I can take photos like yours

Pack earplugs. Test a few and find the most comfortable before you leave.

Public holiday today and a lovely day weather wise in Sydney for the Dawn Services and other remembrance services held for ANZAC Day. My FIL served and this photo was taken in Martin Place in Sydney CBD, before he boarded a troop ship departing Sydney. My BIL took a present day photo recently in the same location. Lest we Forget. As Sue mentioned, it’s autumn here. A little bit of colour on a walk this afternoon.

@Sea Dog interesting watching the video. Not showing it to DH. He might be keen - just to save him from lawn mowing. Great to see the pups enjoying it already and no dirty/muddy paws.

No but I had a Tiffany necklace & Pandora charm bracelet stolen from a London hotel.

You can still snorkel at Amedee Island (via ship tour) and Signal Island (via private tour). They are are not on the prohibited list.

Nice sunny Sunday in Sydney. We walked around Narrabeen Lake - 8kms Circular walk and no stairs 😀

Very familiar with the title but I have never watched it either…

I remember my daughter going off to a 10 day Scout camp. She wore brand new white sneakers. One of the Scout leaders from another group told me after camp that she took one look at the sneakers and thought to herself, oh no, we have a little Princess here… She soon discovered that my daughter would participate in absolutely everything and deliberately wore those sneakers for a before and after photo. Hope your grandson had a great time at camp and I feel for the camp moms unpacking the bags after camp.

Cool & drizzly Saturday in Sydney. Went to the charity store (very busy on a wet weekend) and added to my tbr pile. I haven’t read JP Pomare before but I’ve seen good reviews. Tonight, I am off to the theatre with family & friends. DH is respecting his friend’s paranoia and not coming (although he is symptom free and according to the official Covid guidelines is permitted out and about). Binge watched HALF of The Diplomat with Keri Russell last night (no spoilers please). Having watched & enjoyed The Americans, I am enjoying this new Netflix series. Keri Russell’s character very reluctantly posted to London as the American Ambassador with Rufus Sewell as her ex-diplomat husband, joining her and causing a stir.

Lovely photos. Love that there are Trail boxes with log books in them (never heard of that before - great idea though). Pretty snake - harmless or not?

That’s really weird. Clearly she was a member of staff. Why would she exit? Why wouldn’t she just move her car to another spot in the carpark? And unless she is a brand new staff member why wouldn’t she know how to exit the carpark? And why didn’t another staff member move her car whilst she was in surgery? Who sits in their car talking on their mobile phone for 15mins whilst people are waiting? I would be standing on the drivers side knocking and gesturing for them to move asap…. And if a senior member of staff, they would have their own parking space…

Thank you for explaining a preset. I follow a few people who sell presets. Always been curious what exactly they do. They are influencers not professional photographers so I haven’t felt the need or been tempted to buy.

Jane MacDonald the UK star of a cruising series I used to watch, always said innit.

Having docked at Eden on the Coral Princess, I was surprised that the Majestic Princess is not docked but will require tenders at Eden. Obviously it’s a bigger ship than Coral.

Ovation is due in at Eden in Nov 2023 & March 2024. Does it dock or tender at Eden?

So only 2 ships returning? Quantum out of Brisbane and Ovation out of Sydney.

We saw the Penguins as part of a road trip so can’t help with shore tours. Got the Carnival festive cheer extension email too. Apparently meeting The Grinch, singing Christmas carols, Christmas movies and “spectacular” decorations in an Aussie winter has proven appealing to Carnival Cruises.

It was late, dark and very cold. Timing I can’t remember.

My main memory from taking the family to see the penguin parade was not the hundreds of penguins but how cold it was. Brrrr. I got more excited seeing a solitary fairy penguin swimming in the water at Manly. There is a small colony there.

“On time to Honolulu” - that is a happy sign right there. Have a wonderful trip 🌺