All Entries in the "Family" Category
New Year’s Eve 2008
Decided to spend NYE in Melbourne and spent the night with my younger sister and her partner in order to attend a party arranged in the Docklands. That is all very well but I had to think about getting to the airport the next day after what was without question, going to be a very [...]
Last year’s family festivities
With three sisters and their extended families to share the festive spirit, Christmas Day and Boxing Day was all about relatives, food, food and more food. As designated driver, I did not have the liberty of indulging in too much alcohol.
Christmas Day began with lunch at my younger sister’s place in Port Melbourne and seven [...]
My parent’s arrival in Australia
I have been updating the ‘Family’ sections on my website recently and this has taken me back to the time my parents spent in the migrant reception camp in Bonegilla in 1952. From there they eventually made their way to Geelong where my father had heard, work was easier to get than in Sydney. He [...]
Anoushka’s photography
My daughter Anoushka has been on the Gold Coast for the last couple of weeks and we had an opportunity to visit a friend of mine in Brisbane last week.
Fortunately Anoushka remembered to bring her Canon camera with her and she captured some interesting shots of yours truly. We also had some fun with her [...]
Reflection for Mother’s Day
Despite the commercialism of these events, the underlying message of Mother’s Day is a good thing. It is right to acknowledge the positive things a mother does for her children and to show appreciation by saying thank you. It is not easy being a parent, particularly of teenagers in this day and age when temptations [...]
Just a Mum?
Mother’s Day is almost upon us and I want you to ask yourself: do you see yourself as ‘just a Mum’ because you chose children over a career? Not having a degree does not mean you should think any less of yourself and this anecdote will help you to understand why:
A woman, renewing her driver’s [...]
Birthday celebrations
I have had a great time celebrating my birthday and have received some beautiful presents from my family and friends, some zebra themed and some cat themed.
The zebra present which particularly stands out is the Zebra patterned high heel cake server. Perfect gift for someone like me who not only loves zebras, but loves high [...]
Easter with my family
I have just spent a week in Melbourne with my family over Easter and returned Wednesday night on a surprisingly smooth flight considering the gale force winds first thing that morning.
The first two days were spent with my younger sister Rhonda and her partner Peter. I was taken on an incredible walk on Thursday morning [...]
My sister in print
My younger sister has been working out at a gym for well over 15 years, keeping herself trim, taut and terrific and she certainly needed it to have enough energy to keep her 5 boisterous boys in line for 25 years!
Her current gym has produced a new marketing campaign using the new leaflet design (see [...]
My Uncle’s passing
My maternal grandmother passed away in July 2004 and now the first of her three children, her son Ivan, passed away on Monday 16th February after being diagnosed with inoperable cancer some weeks ago.
On behalf of my husband Alex and myself, we offer my cousins, Vladimir and Damira and their respective families, our sincere condolence [...]
My daughter’s photography
My daughter has many photos she has been taking herself and editing over the last three years without any prior knowledge or experience and she loves doing it. The images she has produced are entirely self-taught to date and she definitely has a passion and a natural flair for commercial photography. This will be greatly [...]
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