A real cold snap

followed our return to the city. It seems that the whole of the country is experiencing a colder than usual winter. Walking to work in the fog the other day was very eerie. Crossing the Yarra footbridge and not being able to see beyond Princess Bridge was a strange sight. I took this photo on the way to work one morning. The other photo is taken at the same time but looking the other way from the bridge. Who could imagine such contrasts from the same place. The colder weather together with Bill's sore leg has kept our activities to a more sedate pace. We have been riding the trams and sticking to indoor pursuits for the last couple of weeks.

Bill got his camera fix when we spent a couple of hours wandering around the Photography & Camera Fair at Jeffs Shed. Some great pictures on display some being judged while we watched. Lots of accessories and post photo gadgets as well. We escaped with the wallet still in the pocket though I think the Christmas wish list has just grown.

Another way to beat the cold is too take in some of the live theatre that Melbourne has to offer and that is what we have done for the last 2 weeks. The first being The Candy Man at the Arts Centre. It was a great show with Song & Dance Man Wayne Scott Kermond ( ex Singing in the Rain), celebrating the music of Sammy Davis Jr. The Candy Man Band and the 5 dancers were fabulous and if you want a great trip down memory lane this is just the ticket.


With another cold and wet Saturday night last week we decided that the Comedy Theatre was the place to be and we went along and saw the new production of Calender Girls. This was the funniest thing we have seen for a long time. We all know the story of the Womens Institute in Yorkshire who posed nude for a Christmas Calender to raise money for the local hospital, in memory of one of the husbands who had died with Cancer. This production staring 'old' Aussie actresses Lorraine Bayly, Rachel Berger, Rhonda Burchmore, Cornelia Frances, Jean Kittson, Anna Lee & Amanda Muggleton had the whole theatre in stitches for the entire evening.

The next night we did brave the cold, parking at the Zoo and walking around to the State Netball & Hockey Centre to watch the Australian Boomers take on the Argentinia Basketball team for game two of the World Challenge. Australia won the night but the visitors gave us a bit of a fright towards the end.

So with another chilly weekend looming it's back to the drawing board to see what warm & dry adventures we can pursue. I hope that wherever you are reading this you too are staying warm and surviving the icy conditions.

until next time..............