Sitting in the sun and all that ...

We have had a great visit - The Aged Ps visiting their even older Ps. There was talk, fiddling with the PC, and then a visit to Queenscliff, a lunch at the Bowls Club with views of Port Phillip and then six or seven ks to Pt Lonsdale at the very mouth of the Bay. While the girls explored the adjacent shops, Phil and I sat on a bench to bathe in the sun and soak up the tang of the sea; to watch ships make their way up and down the channel; to see hardy souls on motor skis or boards catch the waves pouring over the rip at the bay's entrance; to watch the waves smash against the retaining wall and to enjoy "the flung spray and the blown spume and the sea gulls crying". Mean while back at Abervale men were busy on the refurbishment ...

We're still here!

In spite of the desolation that appears in the picture on the right, we are still here and enjoying life. Being without a Community Centre where we can hang out and talk to our friends over a cuppa, we have to devise other ways to get together. A bunch meet for afternoon tea at someone's unit, a group go out for lunch at one of Geelongs good eating houses. The men, not knowing their destination, set out for their monthly get-together over lunch.

And what of the pic on the left? Ruth had a birthday celebration on March 31 and Jenny and Ted came to see us bringing a pot of pink cyclamons, and a boquet of flowers from Megan. This latter included the beautiful protea pictured. We thought you'd like to see it, and to know that all was not desolation!

Love to you all - A couple of Pilgrims.