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Those of you dealing with icy & blizzard conditions, stay warm & safe. DS’s ski resort had 80cm of snow in the past week and he tells me rumours are the ski season will be extended which doesn’t surprise since they have had plenty of snow so far this season.

@dani negreanu not only is your DH a wonderful cook, he is a talented photographer. Stunning photos. @h20skibum I hope your daughter’s op went smoothly.

We also missed the paper ones especially on boarding day and for keeping as a souvenir. Midway through our most recent cruise, daughter realised the app will send you a reminder if there is an upcoming event you were interested in attending. There were other reasons we liked the app too. It’s good we can now have both paper Fun times & the app on Carnival

Wish I was retired. Would have spent the past 2 months cruising. So many bargains…

John Herald from Carnival Australia has announced that due to passenger demand, the paper versions of “Fun Times” the daily schedules will resume being delivered to cruise cabins the night before each cruise day. So cruisers have the option of the App and the paper version. From 26th February

Glad you asked. I only access CC on my phone and yep I have the same number and it’s been puzzling me for days.

@dani negreanu all the food you ate on your holiday sounds delicious. Hope you get to rest your weary feet now that you are home.

Snap. Tacos for us too. Out to dinner for Taco Tuesday specials. I don’t normally have alcohol on a work night but it was 98F today so tried a pear cider with my three tacos. It was rather nice. Your meals look delish

Been an interesting day on the Northern Beaches in Sydney today. A very unexpected fly over after midday by a formation of Korean fighter jets. The Media reported later they are an aerobatic team doing a training exercise. They are due to perform at an Airshow in Victoria. Then tonight, there was a large water spout off one of the beaches - Curl Curl.

@Lionesss love your Harry Chapin memory.

Still on the theme of music, a photo taken of my daughter and her friends a few years back at a country music festival in the US was used again this week on social media and so this week I learnt that Canadians use the term “Canadian Tuxedo” for what we here call double denim.

Because many of you are grandparents, I am going to mention The Wiggles. Not sure if they are still popular with little ones in the US but we saw the original foursome multiple times in concert. The Blue Wiggle Anthony is the only one still in the lineup. My SIL’s claim to fame is she saw two of The Wiggles perform in their band before they became part of The Wiggles. Because someone mentioned them - Midnight Oil - big yes. My brother and DH went to many of their concerts.

@Momof3gurlz Congratulations on your Wedding Anniversary. Lovely photos and thanks for sharing your how you met story. Just beautiful

Lenny, condolences to you, Toby and your family on the passing of your dear friend

Haven’t seen the doco but have clear memories of the panic surrounding Y2K and it being a complete non-event.

Love the sound of that mural. Sounds like we were both big fans.

Hot Saturday in Sydney today. Almost 100F until a wild storm came through tonight as we were leaving for the cinema. Will need to clean up the garden tomorrow. Some colour today courtesy of the Fleurs De Ville at the Royal Botanical Gardens and the new wing of the Art Gallery of NSW.

Abba in 1997 and David Bowie’s Serious Moonlight Tour in 1983.

Been a long time since I watched a 3D movie at the theatre. Tonight watched Avatar - the way of the water at the cinema. It just happened that the time slot that suited us was 3D. Anyone else seen this sequel? We enjoyed it. The underwater visuals were stunning and the action was good. If you liked the first movie, you would like this one.

@dani negreanu loved your Carnivale costume photos from Venice. Sorry the trip has been extremely stressful (airline) and disappointing (weather). Hopefully Morocco is better experience for you. @lenquixote66 hope your dear friend pulls through.

I’ve spent the past two months following the daily updates of an 61 yo engineer & kayaker from Sydney who was attempting to sea kayak solo and unassisted from Tasmania to New Zealand. This morning he safely arrived at Riverton at the bottom of the South Island of New Zealand after paddling 1600km. Amazing physical & mental achievement. I am also in awe of him jumping into the deep ocean to clean the bottom of the kayak before entering New Zealand waters (as required by the authorities) as he had seen sharks in the water only a day or two previously. This hull cleaning was also recently required of cruise vessels going to NZ. For the engineers, you might be interested in the design of the sea kayak that he built himself for this endeavour.

@Ocean Boy hope you are feeling better. DS got Covid in Canada recently. Having had it in Australia with barely any symptoms, the Canadian version knocked him for a six. Similar to you with the very painful throat, cough & loss of taste. Took him 2 weeks to recover. Thankfully he didn’t get any of the fatigue. He’s fully recovered now. Hopefully you will be too soon.

@sgmn Happy Birthday Sue. Hope you had lovely birthday celebrations with the family & everyone was well enough to be join in. @ReneeFLL & @Sea Dog Happy Wedding Anniversary Renee & Mike and Happy proposal day anniversary to Greg & Linda @dani negreanu the print/painting in your lovely apartment in Venice is appropriate for Valentines Day. Loving the videos. The pasta looks delish. Must try it one day. Glad you enjoyed the books @sgmn and I recommended.

On the Carnival Luminosa in December just gone, the Captain made an announcement that we would be approaching Willis Island. Then the Reef Pilot who was on board the Luminosa communicated with one of the four staff who live permanently on the remote island. That conversation was broadcast so we could listen in as we very slowly approaching and cruising past the island, As a finale we watched as the daily 9.30am weather balloon was released. For my first time passing Willis Island, it was all very interesting. The reef around the island looked stunning. We didn’t get close but from a distance it looked stunning so can only imagine how wonderful the snorkeling would be for those who live there. Also, there were hundreds of seabirds (mostly Terns I think) flying above the ship as we approached and cruised past the island. Yes, the duty free alcohol was then available for purchase

Per the Carnival Australia official page, you can now prebook shore excursions