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June Long Weekend 2010

Our day at the Hunter Valley Gardens with the family was awesome and so, so special. What beautiful memories to keep and share! The story book garden was a hit with everyone....

June Long Weekend 2010

This lovely lady with the wild hair performed some wonderful African Dance for us to the beat of the drums.

June Long Weekend 2010

Sunday night moments home away from home, feelin the love xxx

June Long Weekend 2010

Miss Scarlett Harper the musician

I look at your faces. I see these beautiful smiling expressions. The mask is part of your day to day life. I can see the emptiness. It's so deeply embedded. You are all so good at being Ostriches. Fear bought you this aversion in animal studies. None of you are at fault. Why do you feel the need to cover up his damage? He's gone. Fear or him cannot hurt you anymore. Why do you still want to hide? Why do you still allow this damage to flow? Into your lives, into your relationships, setting an avoidance example for your children? Can't you see? My vision, is it transperant? Am I wrong? I've never been in your place, but I'm affected and have been for a very long time. How is this set right? Does it ever happen? Do you and those you love every heal? I do love you.

Danni's Marakesh themed 40th birthday celebration. How much theme do these youngen's need to be in the spirit???? How cute are they? Scarlett and Tulleyah meditating...

Being part of Min Mia's workshop weekend at Hallow Wood.... amazing. I thought religious wise I could only relate to Buddhism however Biami makes a great case as does the dreamtime stories to share with our children. We are of this earth and need to look after this earth. Thank you Min Mia for sharing womens business with us. And to Lydia for sharing Hallow Wood... love the enclosed area it's fabulous!

After District we headed out to Rose Park and spent time with the beautiful and talented Jo, who made us cups of tea whilst we enjoyed the 150 acre views. A game of tennis with Tul and her friend Sarina was a fun way to end the day. I came across these humungous toadstools that were bright orange.

Cattai National Park was the setting for the Cross Country.... what a beautiful place at this time of year.

The first year Tulleyah has qualified for the District Cross Country! She was fantastic. After being home from school sick the day before, she ran the cross country 2kms and came 52nd out of 108. Fabulous effort for this little first timer.

Time. Why is there not enough of it these days? Even Tulley asked this week "why is there never enough time in a day Mum?". I told her when I was growing up time seemed endless. School days were long, we came home and played with kids in our street, got to go to the shop on our bikes, swam in the pool in summer.... All week was long whilst I awaited Friday afternoon to arrive when Mum would pack the car for our weekend "Up the River". We'd spend all weekend waterskiing, swimming, playing Parents against kids soccer or softball matches on the turf farm next door. We got to sneak out at night with our Dad's baring torches to help ourselves to a few watermelons or cobs of corn from the farms. Stealing is not cool however it seemed that everyone helped everyone and shared their goods, the bartyr system was in full swing without keeping account of who shared what. Picking oranges from the parks orchard, meeting new kids that came to share in the same weekend fun; parents playing cards; barbeques; playing tricks on each other.... the novelty of all the kids going skinny dipping in the river when the showers had run out of hot water, at a time when it wasn't taboo to bare your naked body in public besides we were only! No-one looked at you as if you should be hiding your body nor with any sexual link to your nakedness.
Why is it there was so much time in every single day back then?