~Let's Get Stitched, Hobart - 2016~

 Woo hoo I'm off to my first Let's Get Stitched Hobart 2016 hosted by the lovely Fee

Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney

Above and below are some of the many boats moored at Constitution Dock on the Derwent River at Hobart

We were there last in 2008

Above is a pic of JoJo and me (with brown hair)

The famous Seafarers Restaurant the Drunken Admiral

Wonder if they still have that famous Stew!!!

JoJo and Mr Armchair strolling along

Looking out to sea

The delightful Arthur Circus (I think this is the name) at Battery Point......

If not please correct me Tassie girls

A few of the houses at Battery Point

I'll be there to wander the well known Salamanca Markets

There will be a visit to the Salmon Ponds

There will be a visit to 4 Patchwork Shops

and I'm sooooooo looking forward to this

Mr Armchair booked the flight for me last April after saying Go with your Friends

Now he is retired he will be caring for JoJo while I have a mini break and meet some bloggy friends in person and catch up with others

WoooooHoooooo

Lookout Hobart!!!!!!!

And a more recent pic of me after stopping colouring my air and going au natural

My hair has never been is such good condition!!!

Pic taken by DS in Paris 

Hairdresser hair......its not like this now......back to my wavy self!!!

See you soon Gals!!!

Sailability...and introducing * M I M I *

The day started out taking JoJo to Sailability on the Clyde River

Sailboats all lined up

taking off

all finished now!!!

Having fish'n chips for lunch at Innes Boat Shed

Then to avoid a CD shop on the way back to the car as we had already bought a CD that morning I thought we would walk around the block another way and totally forgot that the pet shop had moved there!!!

     And what did we see there......

this gorgeous little labrador pup!!!

JoJo fell in love with her straight away......

We used to have a labrador a few years ago now that JoJo was really close to......

her name was Annie and JoJo has never forgotten her!!!

JoJo could never say 'Annie'......she would say 'Mimi' and this is what she called this little one

2 days later I took Mr Armchair in to have a look at the little pup and within minutes he said 'okay we'll get her'......here she is being strapped up for the car trip home

Looking very cute.......and she was perfect on the way home in the car

Out the back......

A few days later it was off the vet as she had her injections due......

Getting weighed in

Up on the table

And the view across the road from the vet's!!!

Can you believe the next day JoJo actually said 'Annie'.......but we went with 'Mimi'

Mimi is turning out......so far......to be an exceptional little friend for JoJo just like Annie was!!!

We think JoJo and Mimi are going to be great mates!!!

I've been a little quiet in Blogland due to Mimi......and am at the moment getting involved in a Melodrama at Mogo Gold Rush Colony....I'll be back with more on that!!!

~2012...the ones that got away~

For the start of 2013 I thought I would do a post on pics that just didn't 

make it to a post......but never say never, some of them still may!!!

We celebrated New Year's Day by having fish 'chips at the beach

The little shoes belong to my little Grand-daughter...

We took a trip up to visit my Mum...

'The Vale of Moura'

In February a local boat "The Vale of Moura' sunk in the Clyde River...

For a little history on this boat have a look here

In March we paid a visit to our dear Friends Geo and Lloyd and I fell in love with this doll

 

and blow-me-down Geo offered her to me!!!!!!

I have called her 'Gina' and here she is in her new home...

Thank you so very, very much Geo.......this is sooooo very generous of you!!!!!!!

I went to the 'Southeast Harvest Festival' and met Julie Goodwin, Australia's first Masterchef winner

and also met Costa from ABC TV

In April JoJo and I went to see a Wiggles concert

Lucky enough to meet Yellow Wiggle Greg Page

and Blue Wiggle Anthony Field

The 'Vale of Moura' was refloated

moved to the Marina

she sunk again...

and then chopped up......deemed beyond recovery

In May we headed off to some of Australia's High Country, the Snowy Mountains

Here a beautiful sunset

We left as snow began to fall

Came back and built a snowman

Iced over wire fence.

In June we headed off to the Good Food and Wine Show in Sydney

Here I am at the stall of  Maggi Beer......one of Australia's most loved Cooks

We paid a visit to The Queen Victoria Building and saw these magnificent tiles

In July Mr Armchair and I had a night out (with Respite Care for JoJo) and had some Mussels...

My DGD

 JoJo discovered a walking track with Danelle in August

In September we went on a cruise on the Merinda

They had an Assistant called JoJo who had 2 badges and one was given to our JoJo

The Captain...Matt even let JoJo steer the boat

The cruise is so peaceful you'd think you were miles from anywhere

In October we paid a visit to our Daughter and caught up with Lidija...
here is Lidija with me

In November we celebrated our Wedding Anniversary and bought ourselves this lantern...

and Mr Armchair came home with these pretty roses

On our Anniversary evening at Mogo Village celebrating a wrap up party for Pirates of Penzance

In December The Wiggles held a final performance and of course we had to go

Here JoJo laid out her Wiggles t-shirt the night before

and the concert in action...

Looking back what an action packed year......no wonder it went so fast!!!

I've got JoJo home with me for a few weeks and she is keeping me busy...

I've been doing blog hops to see what everyone is up to but haven't been able to comment everywhere

A big thank you to everyone who calls by......leaves a few words

I appreciate you taking the time to do this

Happy New Year......Peace, Love and Contentment for 2013 ~Dzintra~