My sister Libby

I have a wonderful family. As I get older I appreciate them more and more. Libby was my parents surprise baby after having me, my sister Barbara now 67 and brother Peter 63. Lib is 57 years old. Way back when.....having a baby at the "advanced" age of 37 was considered a bit of a worry. Now of course it's not at all uncommon for a woman to have her first babe at that age. When Lib was born, Barbara and I would argue about who was going to look after her. We thought we had a real live doll. I remember my mother saying that having a baby in later years was absolutely wonderful....Lib kept her young. Mum passed away five years ago this coming Saturday 28th March. Love you mum x x (I know she hears me)

Easter break around here was pretty hectic if you needed to go to the grocery store. Why do some people shop as tho the stores were going to be closed for a week instead of a day?????

Perry needed to have a prescription filled and couldn't find a parking spot. Drove to another area to have it filled. The island (Bribie) attracts a large crowd over Christmas and Easter....the population is capped at 30000....currently there are approximately 20000 people and the majority are older people. It is a great retirement area and we are on the mainland, but count ourselves among them. The climate is great all year, but particularly winter....mild....with daytime temperatures in the 70's...nighttime it is cold enough to use minimal heat. Love it.

BBQ yesterday with Val and Reg was enjoyable....watched a 2004 Willie Nelson benefit on T.V. and as they have a nice sound system....Perry and Reg discussed the make...cost etc. We will be heading to one of our favourite stores next week to purchase same. We don't have extra speakers etc and didn't feel any pressing need to buy any....however watching a good concert really benefits from surround sound. Our T.V. supposedly has surround sound, but it really is only noticeable when you crank it up. Way too loud for this environment.

Watched a fireworks at eight last night from our deck...it was at the Marina about a half a mile away...then a Reggae band played for about two and a half hours. The evening was lovely and warm. A nice finish for Easter.