Nice to see you!

Three major events occurred for me last year (2010), all in the space of about 2 weeks. I turned 50. The following day I got married. Two weeks later, my oldest daughter became pregnant with her first child and my first grandchild.

Most middle-aged people will tell you that in their minds, they still feel 20 something. It's the same for me.

Wasn't it only yesterday that I was planning a night out with guys from the surf club? That gorgeous new perm. Flaired, cuffed denims and the red t-shirt with the off-the-shoulder frill. Corked platform wedgies. **sigh**

Suddenly I'm looking in the mirror and wondering how 30 years can flash by so damned quickly!

So here I am in cyberspace, sharing my genuine shock and horror with anyone who'll listen and maybe I'll even meet some other over 50s who find themselves in the same predicament!

Welcome to my dilemna!!

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Winners Are Grinners

Adoring Husband won his Club Golf Championships (with handicap) today, in B Grade.  I reckon he's feeling pretty chuffed!  Well done my darling :o)

We rushed down to the park to catch that final couple of minutes of the sunset this afternoon.  We literally ran from the car to the edge of the park and didn't even have time to set up our tripods.

We stood firing off shots for about three minutes, which is how long it took for the sun to sink very quickly behind the horizon!






Then we jumped in the car and headed off to the other end of the beach, where the full moon was due to rise.

My effort was dismal and I have deleted all of my attempted shots of the moon.

Adoring Husband had better luck, but they still weren't good enough to share on here.  We'll try again next month!

I did get a nice photograph with the macro lens this afternoon ...

The stamen of one of our new Petunias
Today would have been my Dad's 71st birthday, had he lived.  He died in 1997 of complications from a brown snake bite.

The staff at Gladstone Hospital treated the injury incorrectly, so they were directly responsible for his death and Mum received a large compensation payment after a two year legal battle.

Of course it didn't bring Dad back, but it made her life more financially comfortable for the eight years after his death and until hers in 2005.

Yes, I am an orphan.  I don't like it much.  Life and death are so unpredictable, so make the most of what and who you have while you have them.  It can all be over in an instant.

In the meantime, I will enjoy the smile on Adoring Husband's dial because Winners are grinners!

Nite all.


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