It's all Greek to us

Paul and I are off to the Greek Islands first thing tomorrow morning for a spot of Greek Island hopping for two whole wonderful weeks. We haven't booked any accommodation yet. We're just going to turn up and see what tickles our fancy.

Looking forward to:

• long hot sunny days
• exploring the sights
• the amazing sunsets
• a bit of ouzo
• breakfast on the balcony overlooking the Caldera in Santorini
• exploring volcanoes
• lazing by the pool and on the beach reading the books I have just bought.

See you when we get back, with no doubt a full account of our holiday with pictures included.

Happy Father's Day

This is my all time favourite picture of Dad and I. This was taken at my cousin Annette's engagement party and I was so excited as I was wearing my new dress and shoes. Dad and I were grooving on the dance floor in this shot. Well, as much as a 5 year old can groove anyway.

The only other part of this night that I can remember is my Dad and my uncles who are all bricklayers singing and dancing to Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall." It was like their theme song! That and every song ever written by Tom Jones that is.

Anyway, Happy Father's day Dad. I miss you and love you loads! If I could write poetry I would write something for you, but instead I found this one which I think sums up how much a girl needs her dad.



A little girl needs her dad
To love her with manly charm,
To soothe her when she’s hurt
And keep her safe from harm.

A girl needs her dad
To show her a man who’s good,
To help her make right choices,
As only a father could.

A woman needs her father
Just to be aware,
He’ll always be there for her
To sustain her and to care.

You’ve been all these things, Dad.
I hope that you can see
How much I treasure you;
You mean everything to me.


Happy Father's Day Dad!

For heaven sakes let's go to the Lakes

On the last bank holiday weekend (which was the last weekend in August) Paul and I went with MD, SG and MS to the Lakes District. We stayed in a houseboat on the lake for three nights and went trekking.

It's a six hour drive to get there and is close to the border of Scotland and the scenery up there is absolutely beautiful! The village that we stayed in reminded us of the Dandenongs. We walked, ate, drank, played Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit, read magazines, browsed the shops in the village (I've never been to a place with so many outdoor camping/adventures shops in one place), took photos, ate homemade icecream etc etc. You know, the normal things you do on a weekend by the Lake.

I've uploaded a few shots on my Flickr site. Happy viewing!