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Val has her say: June 2007

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Val has her say. Wednesday, June 20, 2007. It just keeps getting better. Tomorrow we are off to Adelaide in South Australia. By train, where I can gawk out the window to my heart's content for 10 hours. We will have plenty of reading matter, plus we can walk around the train, go to the restaurant carriage etc. and look forward to a week of being tourists. Coincidentally friends took the train over yesterday and we will meet them for dinner on Thursday. Tuesday, June 19, 2007. Today was a special day.

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Val has her say: October 2007

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Val has her say. Monday, October 29, 2007. Just to prove I'm in Hawaii. This was taken at a beachside restaurant where Dad and I had lunch today. Life is good. I spent the morning at the zoo, and went back again after lunch. Even though it was Sunday, there were no crowds to contend with - everyone's at the beach. I saw flamingos for the first time since a trip to Florida in the 1950s. Such a beautiful color. The galapagos tortoises were awesome. This one was quite lively, and HUGE. Not drowning, waving.

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Val has her say: Just to prove I'm in Hawaii

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Val has her say. Monday, October 29, 2007. Just to prove I'm in Hawaii. This was taken at a beachside restaurant where Dad and I had lunch today. Life is good. I spent the morning at the zoo, and went back again after lunch. Even though it was Sunday, there were no crowds to contend with - everyone's at the beach. I saw flamingos for the first time since a trip to Florida in the 1950s. Such a beautiful color. The galapagos tortoises were awesome. This one was quite lively, and HUGE. Love and hugs,. Thank...

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Val has her say: November 2007

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Val has her say. Thursday, November 29, 2007. My dear blogger buddies,. Some of you are under the impression that I am still whiling my time away on Waikiki, when in fact I returned to Australia on November 9th. Sorry that my lack of posts had led to that misconception, and thanks to all of you who have wished me a happy vacation in Hawaii. It was great fun, but it's always good to get home again. My love to you all, you are never far from my thoughts. Monday, November 05, 2007. As friends do, we share i...

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Val has her say: Halloween in Waikiki

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Val has her say. Friday, November 02, 2007. This was an event that took me by surprise. Thousands of young people and (ahem) supposedly more mature adults, turn out in wild and weird costumes, parading up and down the main street, photographing each other and pointing and laughing. To which I naturally shot back "Oi oi oi! Too long to explain to non-Aussies. Hi Val I've really enjoyed your last two posts from Hawaii! Great photos, and you certainly look very relaxed :). November 02, 2007 8:39 pm. You're ...

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Val has her say: Where did the time go?

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Val has her say. Friday, October 05, 2007. Where did the time go? I still can't get over the wonderful exhibition I saw, and have since been in touch with one of the main book artists. Unfortunately she works far away up in Queensland, but I am determined to one day go up there to attend one of her workshops on bookbinding. Here are some photos I took, to give you an idea of the scope of the exhibition. Yes, Virginia, this IS a book. Books can come in all shapes and sizes. At the middle bottom of this ph...

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Val has her say: April 2007

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Val has her say. Sunday, April 29, 2007. Good bye rainy email. There, I'll bet that had you puzzled. The title is a distillation of 3 topics for today's post, which won't be very long itself. And what better way to brevity than those useful bullet points:. See Val's motto in the sidebar). It's raining fairly solidly, let's hope it's getting into the reservoirs and dams. Well, those bullet points weren't so brief after all. Sunday, April 22, 2007. Where do you eat dinner these days? Now things are changin...

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Val has her say: Victorian Seniors Festival Week

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Val has her say. Sunday, October 14, 2007. Victorian Seniors Festival Week. And oh what a week it was. There's a substantial book filled with various events free or low cost to seniors, right around the state, offering something of interest to everyone. It'll take me a while to get through all the things I was interested in, but managed to get to a few events this week. On Wednesday I drove up to the Dandenongs to see a house built from flattened kerosene tins. A returned soldier after World War One live...

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Val has her say: Not drowning, waving

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Val has her say. Wednesday, October 24, 2007. Not drowning, waving. I will soon be in Hawaii, leaving on Friday. I'll spend a couple of weeks with my dad, have a few mai tai drinks under the 100 year old banyan tree right on the beach, eat some prime rib steaks at Chuck's Restaurant, and in general hang out. My very dearest friend from university days will be visiting there from California too, which will make it even more special. Instead, if you go to this site. Anyway, just wanted to wish you safe and...

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Val has her say: February 2007

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Val has her say. Sunday, February 25, 2007. Saturday night my beloved Carlton Blues football team won - great way to start the pre-season, and there was a real excitement amongst the fans. But I thought I'd do something really simple and fun (remember my motto), and I did this:. On the left is the inked up piece of lino, which I drew myself (I said the design had to be simple). And on the right is the print, with a bit of color added. Hopefully I don't have to tell you what it is. I made this book last y...