The Big Day....

Richmond is such a lovely little township, we had some photo's on The Village Green and down by the River.

The weather was kind to us 

and we had a lovely day, 

Married....

We set the date for the day after our two year Anniversary, 26th July 2014.
We did not have a Wedding and Honeymoon in our budget so we planned a small Wedding in the supper rooms behind our local Hall here in Richmond.
Michael made the invitations, we decorated the hall, and planned an afternoon wedding as this fitted our budget well.

We did the catering ourselves.. just a simple afternoon tea, decorated the tables with Gerbera's in small bottles with cream roses.

Michael's daughter in law Emanuela sang for us at our wedding, You are amazing by Bruno Mars and Shania Twains From this Moment as we left the hall. Daughter Liz did a reading from Corinthians on love.  My daughter Belinda was my bridesmaid, Michaels son Matthew was groomsman.

 

Engaged.....

Well it has been a while since I have blogged so here goes, a quick catch up.....
February 13th 2014, my birthday, The BIG 60!  Arrgghh! where does the time go?
Partner brought me my presents while I was still in bed, opened up card and goodies, feeling well and truly pampered, when he says, "Here you go, you had better have your Valentines card a day early" I did not protest too hard....lol, who doesn't like opening pressies.... feeling a bit like a kid here... A lovely card with Hearts on the front of it,  to My Darling Glenys.... aw sweet, open it up and it says "Marry Me" with the pic of a ring in a box, well, I have never said "YES" so quick in my life.

Roller Blinds...

Well, Mr Fabulous and myself have had several very interesting “discussions” regard décor in the loungeroom/main living area.

He has a large open plan living area,  Kitchen, dining room, lounge room, and a study area off to one side, there are large picture windows…. And hideous mucky  beige non descript utilitarian roller blinds at the windows.    I am sure these were found in some throw out bin at a reject shop….. but apparently his ex paid a considerable amount of money for them, and he spent ages putting them up.    My reply,” well, that’s what she said, did you see the receipt”, and that “I could have them down in no time at all”. I feel that since I am not used to living in a fish bowl, we should choose to go with net curtains and proper fabric curtains that are in a nice material and would be closed to provide a cosy environment, as we cuddle before the wood fire on long cold winter evenings keeping the heat in the room.

It is all very well stating that we live in a no through road, but we do have neighbours and a lot of people seem to walk along this street as there is pedestrian access at the bottom of the street to  another area. I am not used to living in a fish bowl,  where anyone and everyone can look in, and everything is on display to all and sundry.

I have since seen some lovely roller blinds, with a pattern fabric, a scalloped edge, decorative ring, and a valance/frill and side curtains, which I think I could maybe go with at a push  rather than these no frill just bung em up they’ll cover the window variety that has no frills styling, just a plastic piece across the bottom, and does have a  plastic pull chain at the side to open and close them.   (Last time I pulled a chain it was attached to a cistern which is where I would like to see these blinds going… if that were at all possible,  oopps… I digress)

I will leave the brown suede look painted feature wall as it is at the moment, as I can just live with that so long as I get to touch up the architrave, and white section above the picture rail as it does seem to go well with my berber couch, but should I happen to trip in the lounge area with a brush in one hand and a tin of paint in the other I will let you all know.

Heart Attack!

Well had a stressful weekend, some family problems, and thought I had a panic attack, later discovered it was actually a heart attack.  Not the classic symptoms, (trust me to be different....lol) had a bit of a stabbing pain in between the shoulder blades, but it didnt last long.  As a precaution we rang the ambulance and I was busy apologising profusely when they arrived because the pains had all stopped, and the breathing was normal again.  They hooked me up for an ECG, and informed me that I had in fact had a heart attack and was going to hospital.
Had an angiogram and a stent put in, this was done through the radial artery in my wrist, which is a new technique, and is less problematical than through the groin.   Only have to keep your arm still for 4 hours.... which is easier to do.
Wasn't allowed to drive for a few weeks following the Heart Attack, and am now recovering at home, taking things easy and appreciating life.
Mr Fabulous was fantastic, he stayed with me every chance he got, took days off work to be with me, and really made me realise I had made the right decision in being with him.

Moving to Richmond

Well Mr Fabulous and I really enjoyed our break away together, and discovered we had so much in common, that we decided to move in together.  So I spent a few weeks whizzing up and down the highway transporting odds and sods from my place at Maydena.  Sorting through belongings and pricing things for the market at Bushy Park.  I was lucky to find some tenants for my place, so that made the move quite cost effective.
Mr Fabulous is very hardworking which made moving in a great idea as he only has one day a week off, this way we can see lots of each other. I have met his family and he has met mine, we are planning a mainland holiday in order to meet extended family in South Australia and Queensland.

Road Trip 2012

Day 1. Drove through snow on Mount Arrowsmith on way to Queenstown. Had a stop off at Derwent Bridge to view the wall in the wilderness, a fantastic mural wood carving depicting the industry of the area, and the history of the region. Then on to Queenstown and met up with a friend from a forum site. Was lovely to actually meet up in real life as we seemed like old friends it was just that we hadn't actually met up previously, and have planned to catch up again soon in the south of the state. Then onto Strahan.

Day 2. Gordon River Cruise, absolutely marvellous day out....very informative out through the heads and into the ocean, a historic tour around Sara Island in Macquarie Harbour, a look at Aquafarming, stop off for a walk in the forest and then back to the harbour and a look at a sawing mill. Lunch was a delicious smorgasbord on board the catamaran "The Eagle" it was an open boat, so we got to have a chat with the Captain and see all the navigational features of the vessel too. Then onto the North of the State and a stopover with friends in Ulverstone.

Day 3. Trip to visit friends in Smithton, with a stop off at the Tarkine Wilderness Forest at Dismal Swamp and a slide into the Forest through a large fibreglass, covered slide which reaches speeds of up to 45 kph, lots of twists and turns on the way down... loads of fun. Then a walk on elevated walkways through the swamp, with viewing platforms and loads of information on native flora and fauna. A look into Stanley and a walk around this beautiful little township.

Day 4. Drive across the north of the state with stop off at Bridport en route to Bicheno. Really good deal at the Beachfront at Bicheno Hotel, Ocean View room, meals in the Bistro.... Fillet Mignon (with either chips and salad or veg) which was delicious and a continental Breakfast too for $169 for a double.

Day 5. Headed for home, with a look at Diana's Basin ( where Powerboat races took place in previous years) Swansea,The Pub in the Paddock with its famous beer drinking pig Priscilla, and a cheese tasting at Pyengana.