Instead of 2011, I would like to have 2012 as my title but I've forgotten how to do it. I have forgotten so many things in the last year. It bugs, irks, irritates, worries me but I doubt that there's anything much that I can do about it. I might as well enjoy forgetting!
There's a big gap in this blog. Let's see ----- we left Victoria on Easter Sunday, had a good trip and arrived on Wednesday.
Our space was awaiting us and we settled in quickly. Knowing that we are going to be here for many months, Steve put a lot of care into levelling and protecting the tyres and annexe.
Until a day ago, the weather was very warm but we've had 2 cool and windy days. The coming week is forecast to be 23-25, so that's not too bad for late Autumn.
As always, the pools are fabulous. We've mostly spent our time in the cool pool, with an occasional dip into the 34C pool. The park has been very very full.
Lindy had her birthday yesterday. A dozen of us celebrated with her at the "beer garden", a sheltered area between the kiosk and Reception.
I gave Wal, the owner, a big kiss last night. When we were here last year, I asked for a grab bar in the shower at the pool. The answer was that if there was one there, people would want them everywhere. When we arrived this time, one of the showers had a grab bar!!
A long planned Motel is being built at the front of the Carapark. There will be 14 units, facing the cool pool. Wal's company is doing the ground preparation at the moment.
An Aboriginal Embassy has been erected on an oval in town. A large area of grass has been marked out with tyres; a few tents and a tin humpy occupy the centre. A flag and a "sacred fire" are at the front. I would very much like to go and talk to the people there but I'm a bit nervous.
It's probably a bad time to talk to them anyway ---- It was announced today that after years of negotiations, Big W will not be building a shop in the town. This is a great disappointment to everyone. The Aboriginal community have brought about a number of Court cases over the locations chosen, claiming them to be burial places or sacred sites. An Elder spoke on TV tonight, saying that he was disappointed, as he thought that Big W would have chosen an alternate place.
It has cost a lot of money to not build this shop. At the start, the Council did many expensive surveys, with all sorts of sophisticated equipment and ensured that the Aboriginal community were involved. Added to the survey cost was their defence in the Court cases. I hope that other businesses aren't frightened off now.
We are returning to Milnes Bridge by train on May 9th to keep some appointments. I'm hoping that the specialist, May 18th, will say that nothing more needs to be done to my thyroid. As I write, I realise that I was meant to make an appointment with the eye specialist ---- might be too late now. We'll see the kids and grandkids. I'm missing them a lot.
When we've finished, we'll go up to Myrtleford to see rellies and then on to Sydney for a night or 2. I particularly want to go to Taronga Zoo.
That's it for now. Let's hope that something interesting happens to write about, :-))
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