Love Locked Bridge

 

I have been remiss in my Blogging but here I am.
Today I walked the Sea Cliff bridge at Coalcliff in the Illawarra.
It was a bright tho cloudy day and I enjoyed with outing with my fellow 'Wednesday Walkers'.
I was surprised to find numerous padlocks attached to the bridge railings. I had never seen the practice before but after a little research and reading on the Net, I discovered that it is a custom for lovers to declare their love for one another before attaching their padlock to a bridge and then throwing the key into the water below.
It seems that it has been modified to suit the 'locker' as you can see from some of the inscriptions on the padlocks. They record relationships, weddings, anniversaries, birthdays and also serve as a eulogy - or was it the end of the marriage?

From a RED APR

 

We had a 'red' awakening this morning. Here is the view down the street.
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And back to the house. Everything is covered in a fine red dust. Reminiscent of Broken Hill.
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And out towards the reserve ...........
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Lunch at the pub ...

 

Today we went down to Shellharbour Pub to celebrate Lee and Tracey's birthday.
It was a bit chilly to sit on the deck but we had a nice table by the window with the sun filtering in.
It was very pleasant. Miss Zara sat up with us and ate chippies and bits from everyone's plate.
We'll do the cake thing for arvo tea after sleep time.

Morning at Mardies ...

 

Our little girl is growing up.
I can just get in the piggy's. LOL.
We just had a video call to Harry and he is off for ANOTHER hair cut.
Zara is off at Ready Set Play for a birthday party so Mardie is off to sew!

Men in Hats .....

 

It was nice to spend a couple of days with Brad and family at Old Bar last weekend.
They live a busy lifestyle with the older boys going to work and soccer in different directions!
Harry wasn't very well with a chesty cold but we managed a couple of snuggle up reading sessions on the lounge which was nice.
I spent Saturday helping Brad to paint James' house at Lemon Tree Passage near Newcastle with the aim of getting it read to rent or sell.
Nice to catch up but also nice to be home.
Tomorrow - to sew! Yee haa.
Looking forward to going to Cairns next week and having only four days left to work.

Bush Dancing ....

 

Here is Zara and her parents having fun at our bush dance last week.
She had a great time in her tap shoes on the polished boards.
Lee is showing her the heel and toe tap!
We all had a go at 'Strip the Willow' and the like.
It was good to pull out my cowboy boots that I bought in Boston and give them an airing.

Who ate the most?

 

Whenever we go and feed the ducks by nearby Lake Illawarra, it's always a 'throw up' to see who eats the most bread!
Consequently I don't let the bread get too stale!

My Birthday Lunch

 

We had a lovely lunch on a wintery afternoon, sitting in the mostly sunshine on the deck at Shellharbour pub - bliss.
Our only mistake - ordering both an entree and a main!
We couldn't leave any on the plate could we? We waddled home at about 3pm.
The only real drama of the day was that I lost my mobile phone. It must have fallen off the edge of the deck when we changed tables following the sun!
I realised it was missing when we got back to the car.
Got home - phoned Telstra and disabled it, rang the police and reported it missing.
At 4.15pm I was scanning Ebay looking for a replacement when I got a call from Warilla police station to say it had been handed in.
Boy was I relieved! Should I buy a lottery ticket????