A job to be done

The Northern rivers district has been drenched in recent weeks, constant downpours. Our driveway is a quagmire.

We were lucky enough to buy almost 600 pavers form someone who wanted rid of them for the princely sum of

$20.  Unfortunately, we cannot lay the pavers until the ground dries out.

I spent time filling in the ruts with soil and mulch which looked fine until Steve swung into the driveway scattering

mud and grass. Ah well, back to the drawing board.

Chloe the cat

Chloe spends her days gazing out through the security door at the passing parade. She would love to get out

into the big wide world.

Patrick the cat

Patrick the cat started out in life as a feral stray kitten who decided to adopt a van owner in the caravan park.

As all pets must be on a lead patrick was tethered  by a rope attached to a brick. As he grew, he was able to

drag the brick around. Sounds bizarre! I am happy to say that Patrick seems to be a well adjusted cat and is

now tethered to three bricks. He spends his evenings indoor and off the lead. He is one cute cat.

Tweed River Art Gallery

After being housebound for two days of torrential rain, we decided to drive to one of our favourite spots, Murwillumbah. I noticed in the local rag, The Echo, that the Tweed River Art Gallery has a special event, "Great Collections".

What a surprise! The Gallery is amazing, set in a huge building on top of the hill at Stokers Siding. From anywhere in the gallery, through long narrow windows there are views of the lush valley, an interesting setting for the exhibits.

Great Collections featured documents and curiosities dating from before Capt. Cook chartered the coastline in 1770 to more modern times, such as prints by Picasso.

We saw a Dutch atlas from 1666 that charts three quarters of Australia, death masks of outlaws sentenced to hang in colonial times, execution certificates and some amazing letters written by Captain Moonlight (bushranger) to his family and friends just before his hanging.

The oldest item on display was the Nuremburg Chronicle from 1493.

The Gallery also has a great collection of paintings, old and new.

Murwillumbah continues to amaze. On each visit we make a new discovery.

Chinese New Year

You have to hand it to the Supermarkets, never short of a gimmick!

 Not content with having Easter Eggs on the shelves months before April and the "back to school" items prominently displayed they have discovered another marketing opportunity, Chinese New Year.

Woolworths had a large display of Tsingtao beer in their liquor department today. We were tempted to buy some but were put off by the price of $45 per case.

Aldi have  Chinese New Year specials which include, wasabi coated peas, rice cookers, sauces and noodles etc.

The supermarkets haven't forgotten St Valentine's Day either.

Happy Shopping.

The things you see when you don't have a camera

We were driving along the Tweed river on the way to Murwillumbah yesterday when we spotted a group of Kayakers. One of the group was rowing along with a Blue Heeler perched on top enjoying the trip.

 

We discovered an interesting old art deco Movie Theatre in Murwillumbah. The  Regent is operating with a novel twist. Patrons relax and view movies on bean bags. Pizzas can be purchased and eaten during the show. The theatre also has a vegetarian restaurant buffet which is very affordable. All this and tickets to see the latest releases at half the price of other cinemas!!

Stephen Van Gogh

 

The artist has been at work again

 

The picture is not quite finished but as I wanted a photo for the blog, here it is.

 

 Hope I don't get into strife.

 

The subject was my suggestion, no prizes for guessing that.