Sleeping Late, the homeless and a Big Fall

Sunday, July 3
Church at GBC and met "possibly Julies new flat mate". Met Sam for night church at GBC.

Monday, July 4
No FOURTH OF JULY parties here. We slept in then went to the beach to hang out and eat fish and chips. Read magazines and drew. Then to Miranda (mall) for chinese take away.

Tuesday, July 5
I went into HopeStreet-Urban Compassion with Helen and helped with financial year end paperwork. Spent about 30 minutes talking to some of the indigenous locals. Caught the train home by myself from the city to Gymea and stopped in the shops on the way home walking from the station (so very Australian). I had to walk to windy alleys and backstreets of Woolloomooloo to Kings Cross, trying to get there before dark (you may have heard of Kings Cross. (street and area famous for "entertaining" sailors when they come into port). Sam was about two trains behind me so he came by for dinner.

Wednesday, July 6
Not needed at HopeStreet today so slept in and then had a meeting at the church for the Kids Activity day - sort of like our Creative Arts camp but one day. On the way Julie had a big fall, hurt her bad knee, some new neighbors stopped and helped us out, but she is surviving.  Then off to Paulette and Bob's for a wonderful lasagna dinner (made by Bob) and a "card making" class downstairs, then great hazelnut latte's by Bob....yes, Bob is great!

Beach, Bob and Brazilian BBQ

Sunday, June 26 -  Saturday July 2

This is the second week of school holidays here. we have been relaxing and just hanging out. We take quick driv es to the beach (Cronulla) and walk around there. Met Sam and Tahlia yesterday for coffee there. Sam is staying in Cronulla while he does his internships in Sydney. He will return to Wagga in 2 weeks and won't be as accessible to me....(sad face).
I have visited with old friends. Paulette (who would be a pepper sister for sure) and had great hazelnut coffee made by Bob her husband...he makes the best coffee, sorry Kayran. Ate Indian from my new Indian friend at the Indian Family Diner Take Away.
Hung out with Ali for her 30th birthday! For TWO parties! Ate Brazilian BBQ and hung out at the Pub (one of many locals)

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Sick, Shanghai and Sushi

Tuesday, June 21
Went into Inaburra today, spent the morning cleaning and inventorying tubs. Julie had me using this citrusy spray to clean and yep, got a reaction. Spent that afternoon with a scratchy throat, to make along and painfilled story short, used the inhaler...got sicker...don't remember much about Tuesday night, or Wednesday.

Wednesday Night, June  23
We had tickets for "Shang-hi", a Chinese dance and music extravaganza.Don't remember much, but it was great! It was next to the Queen Victoria Building and I vaguely remember making a movie of that...I will have to look.

This was the State Theatre

Queen

Wine and Beer at Concessions

Thursday, June 24

Still really sick, Stayed in bed. Julie took me for sushi for dinner....ok, lettuce and mayonnaise have no place in a sushi roll!

Friday, June 25

Feeling much better. Slept in then got up and cleaned house. Needed it really badly. Julie came home and we headed out to the Como Hotel (very historic) for coffee with some from Inaburra. After that to GPK (Gourmet Pizza Kitchen, like Picasso's)... then a little Harry Potter.

Tuesday, June 21
Day at Inaburra

SickDays

Tuesday, June 20
Went to Inaburra with Julie, spend the morning taking inventory of plastic tubs, and cleaning off numbers and stickers. Used a citrus based cleaner...I should have known  better. By the time we got home I was getting sick. Had a terrible night.

Wednesday, June 21
Really sick, the only reason I got up (at 12:30) was to shlep to the Chemist to get medicine and a coffee. I sat at Gloria Jeans for a long time, I was so sick.
We had free tickets to Shangri-la, a wonderful Chinese dance and music extravaganza in the City.
I was sooooo sick but it was worth it.

Can I be a housewife please?

Monday, June 20
I was a housewife today. I swept, washed dishes, cleaned, cleared, washed clothes and hung it out to dry outside. Absolutely loved it!

Walked up to the shops to do banking and sit at Gloria Jeans and watch the world walk by Gymea. I watched all the prams with babies, then they left for nap and school let out, watched kids hang out at the shops, mums meeting little ones and buying them hot chocolate and cupcakes. Dogs on leashes galore. I remember the feel of my cotton school uniform, legs cool but my jumper on top, and rolled up make you feel toasty. (Maybe you have to have been an Australian school girl to understand that). Little girl came to sit by me (I was drawing), and her mum joined her. She was struggling with spreading her cream cheese. Mum actually took time to teach her how to spread cream cheese on the bagel. Great lesson...good mum.

Being outside all the time is great here. Mild sunny winters. I think I could be a great Aussie housewife. Where is my sugar daddy?



Been drinking alot of tea...love it! Want one love?

H3O Church Plant

Sunday, June 19
 Church in the am. Wonderful message by Gil (g as in go) Davis, one of the women on the preaching rotation at Gymea Baptist. Lunch, grocery shopping and laying out on the porch. Sam came by to hitch a ride to H30 the church plant Gymea started in Dee Why (a northern beach area). It was their "Opening Service". The majority of people there were from Gymea, people who have supported the plant. Sam has done photos and videos for them so he was taking pictures that night. It was at the Dee Why Surf Club. They started with a cook out  in front of the Club house and close to the beach, and coffee and sweets upstairs. As people came up they offered them sausage sandwiches (translation, sausage on bread, like a hot dog but not), then tell them what is happening and that a service and coffee are upstairs.

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I talked to Matt, one of the planters and "interviewed" him with many questions. I won't post them here but if you want to know more go to the website...click here, or ask me.