Afternoon coffee/tea

Festival of Dangerous Ideas in Sydney

In Sydney happened to be “The Festival of Dangerous Ideas”. As part of the festival there was a talk in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House, and we had tickets for this event. We were sitting very high up in the CIRCLE. David Marr and Annabel Crabb talked about: “Do we have the government we deserve?” This was on Saturday, the 3rd of September.

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On Sunday, the 4th of September was Fathers’ Day in Australia. We met the family at the German Club:

https://auntyuta.com/2016/09/05/utas-diary-5th-of-sep-2016/

We tried to improve our backyard:

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On Thursday, the 15th of September, I had lunch with a seniors’ group at the Dapto Leagues Club. I am a member of that group. The membership includes gentle movement exercises on Thursdays from 12,30 to 1,30pm. But recently we have become short of people who want to do the exercises. We are looking for new participants who are willing and able to do these gentle exercises. Personally I feel, that these exercises are very beneficial for me. Not only that, they are also tremendous fun for our instructor, Marta, has always great music to go with the exercises.

From the 20th to the 22nd of September Peter and I stayed in a hotel in Sydney:

https://auntyuta.com/2016/09/23/frolicking-around-sydney/

On Saturday, the 25th of September, we saw in the Griffin Theater in Sydney a play called “Gloria” with Marta Dusseldorp.

Then on Sunday, the 26th of September, was a birthday celebration for Alexander, who turned two:

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Finally, on Monday, the 26th of September, was the women residents’ afternoon at Irene’s place. I remember I felt rather tired that day. One woman had to leave a bit early. I decided then that it would be best for me to leave together with her. But all our Friday afternoon games afternoons I survived in good spirits.

I sometimes feel that I would like to stay home more. I mean I like to go out and do different things. However at times it becomes a bit too hectic for me and I feel the need to slow down somewhat. After all, I am not a spring chicken anymore!

dscn2239 However, Peter and I were able to do a bit more gardening to improve our backyard. Today we did not go out at all because all day we had very stormy weather. These wind gusts have been blowing nearly none-stop since yesterday.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20624039-dust-of-the-land

I start with the novel I’ve been reading recently: DUST OF THE LAND by J.H.FLETCHER

It is: “An epic saga of one woman’s strength through her trials in love and betrayal on Australia’s red frontier.”

The book has 725 pages, conveniently in large print. I found it in the library. I had it for four weeks, and I finally finished it now and am going to return it this week.

This J.H.FLETCHER is a very good writer. I want to see whether I can find more of his books in our library.

screenshot-2016-09-07-08-17-24 — We had left the Forrest Hotel in Canberra on Sunday, the 28th of August.

Today I came across some pictures I took on Monday, the 29th of August. So it was the last Monday of the month and this time it had been my turn to invite all the lady residents for afternoon tea/coffee. Six of them had been able to make it. Here now are some of the pictures from that afternoon.