I found the Bat Cave!…sort of!
We've had a fairly warm winter here for the most part, with high temperatures even reaching up into the 70's! But the end of winter has...
Jerusalem Bay
This week we reached a high of 74 on Thursday. So I called a friend who'd taken off work and went for a hike at Jerusalem Bay. (Misnamed...
Koala Park, Castle Hill
We had rain here this past week; the first rain in almost six weeks! (See why I love Australia so much?) Still the rain is good as it...
Winter Blooms and a Birthday
I caught the nasty cold that's been going around and spent Monday in bed. Slept most of the morning and took the local medicine...
Manly and Shelly Beach/North Head
Last week, Fr. Gerard took our three month's visting priest from the Philippines, Fr. Gabriel, to see the Sydney sights. I thought it...
The Grounds of Alexandria
As I mention in my homily this week, I was abducted by the adult leaders of our parish Youth Group and taken into Sydney for a "working...
Circa Saturday
Hello all! I'm back from my month long "holiday" in the States. My nephew's wedding was wonderful; it was great to see all the family all...
Vivid Sydney 2017
Vivid Sydney is a two week video extraveganza held yearly around the beginning of June (winter). This year's felt more like a visual...
Bingo & Cronulla Beach
What a wonderful, yet "chock-a-block" week (a British/Aussie common term meaning "so tightly packed as to prevent movement." It's cute to...
A Visit to the Japanese Garden, Auburn
First of all, Happy Mother's Day! One of our parishioners (a mom) mentioned the Japanese Garden in Auburn. I had not heard of it! And as...