Chaplain's Message II

Wrestling by the Yarra

With Mauritian music booming up the slope we found a spot to watch... and some to wrestle, especially Simon and Jasper. It was a very uneven match but that did not deter Jasper who kept it up for quite a time. All by the Yarra, after the birthday afternoon tea, after the rowing...

Ah yes, Gord did a bit of swinging along with Simon. It was a fun family time creating new variations on how to spin or swing a kid.

The kids liked to reach our vantage spot the hard way. Piper and Jasper showed how strong their fingers especially were for their weight on the bluestone wall.

There were some people who actually enjoyed the Mauritian music and there were some who liked tickling.

And all the while we were being treated to a Mauritian music and dance presentation. We had quite a vantage point. The closer seating was all taken except for the grassy spot at the top. So wresting could happen without causing trouble to anyone else.

Did you notice how dry the grass looked?

Sixty-one

Without getting too excited about it, we announce that Peter has reached 61. To mark this, we had a bit of a party time at the Fairfield Boathouse. It was a super choice as a venue as you can see by the previous post showing that we all did a bit of rowing on the Yarra. Here we were consuming scones with jam and cream. Above is the moment before the food was attacked. Nice. We made ourselves quite at home.

River Rowing

Peter had a birthday this weekend and we celebrated it on the Yarra River, the Fairfield Boathouse to be exact. It was a super day and we all had a great time having numerous launches taking different passengers each time (and some every time). Each picture seemed to tell a slightly different story so we've posted them all and hope your browsers can cope with the download hit. Enjoy.

Chaplain's Message

This year Peter's school put its weekly newsletter online. It is well presented and carries well written articles including the one above by Peter as school chaplain. So Whittlesea Primary is really out there in the wider world for all to see! The following newsletter link should work each week, with a new issue popping up over the previous. Exciting stuff.

Urban Sketching February

These sketches follow on from last month's blog collection. The blog structure seems like a nice place to store their record. They are all done in this sequence except for the pencil one drawn in 1984 (third down). It has been good for Peter to be motivated to contribute to the Urban Sketches FaceBook group. That is where they first appear and it helps Peter do it some time each week.