Showing posts with label Louise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Louise. Show all posts

11 December, 2015

Happy Birthday Louise... For you are 46 today!

Happy Birthday Lou...

Today, you are 46 years old...

  • or 552 months 0 days
  • or 2400 weeks 1 days
  • or 16,801 days
  • or 403,224 hours
  • or 24,193,440 minutes
  • or 1,451,606,400 seconds
Either way - my love for you never ends, regardless of how much I may miss you... (6 years, 7 months and 26 days...)
Louise

Louise

Louise

15. Wedding Couple Looking

BP-LP 14 years


Hoo roo for now...
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15 April, 2014

5 Years on - missing you still....


Hoo roo for now...

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03 May, 2013

A 'Stitch-in-Time'

You use this proverb to say that it is better to spend a little time to deal with problems or act right now than wait. If you wait until late, things will get worse, and it will take much longer to deal with them. It is often shortened to "A stitch in time." This proverb expresses a similar idea to that of "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure".

But, that is not what I am posting about, if anything, it is the opposite! I had seen an example of this photo the other day, and thought, "I'd like to try that one day..."! Well, that day came about, last night! I threw caution to the wind, and in a split second decision, I set it up, fired off four frames, and this was the result!

Needle & Thread
Hoo roo for now...
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15 April, 2013

Louise - 4th Anniversary

Hoo roo for now...

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17 December, 2012

12th Wedding Anniversary...

Today, 17th December, 2000 we were married. Today, would be our 12th wedding anniversary...

4. Monte Chapel
Monte Chapel
9. Bridal Party
Bridal Party
12. Lou n Bern
Us...
14. Wedding Couple
Us again
17. Wedding Cake
Cake
13. Couple
Us...

Hoo roo for now...

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11 December, 2012

Happy Birthday 'L' (and Thematic Photographic - SHADE)

Today, you would be 43... You are forever missed...

Louise
Louise
Louise


This weeks 'Thematic Photographic' (check out Carmi's post) is all about the shades... My take of this, is looking at the cause of the 'shade' and that is a cloud... Carmi explains much better than I the technical difficulties about shooting a shade, but here we can see the Vietnamese sun, glaring through and piercing the clouds to form brilliant sunrays. The adverse effect of this, is of course, that there will also be shades cast onto the earth underneath...

Clouds of shade and sunrays
Clouds of shade and sunrays
Clouds of shade and sunrays
Clouds of shade and sunrays

So make sure you go and visit, come back through the week, and see if I post another shade, and I promise, there wont be 50 greys either!!

Hoo roo for now...

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05 December, 2012

Excellence in the Environment Awards 2012

Excellence in the Environment Awards 2012

Excellence in the Environment Awards

Yesterday, was the annual Excellence in the Environment Awards, and the third annual award presented for Individual Excellence in Sustainability - which is dedicated to Louise after she died in 2009. Both M & J were there as well, as guests of the NSW LGSA.

The morning had con-current sessions of presentations on all things environmental, water, waste, energy, procurement even biodiversity! There is a lot of great work going on in Sustainability at a Local Government level, we should all be encouraged by what our LGA is doing. A full list of the categories can be found HERE, whilst the winners are HERE.

When it came time for the actual presentation of the awards, and I sat on the panel for the Individual category, the was many dignatries, The Minister for the Environment, (and acting Minister for Local Government), The Hon. Robyn Parker, President of the Local Government Association of NSW Cr Keith Rhoades AFSM & the Vice President Shires Association Cr Maria Woods (plus all of the sponsors as well). Both M&J, as was I, was humbeled to hear the Minister, and both the President of the Local Government and the Vice President of the Shires Associations, speak so warmly and fondly of Louise, and the work she had done in the field of Sustainability. Work, that is still being looked upon as groundbreaking, still today.

The winner, a passionate young man from Byron, was also asked to give an acceptance speech, and whilst he thanked all of the people he works with, both within Council but more so the community of Byron Bay, he went on to acknowledge Louise's parents, and myself, and with his brief research into the work Louise had accomplished, he has taken some new initivies onboard to adapt to Byron.

After the Awards were done and dusted, we were then welcomed to have lunch (which was a great offering of foods), before heading out for the afternoon.

By this stage, it was late, I was tired, and I was drained, but as a mate of mine was leaving for work in Saudia Arabia, I wanted to get out to the airport to see his plane off. I had only just made it with around 20 minutes or so to spare!

Hoo roo for now...

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17 November, 2012

3 years on...

Today, 17th November, was L's due date for the twins. today, had they have been delivered on the due date, the twins would be three! I am currently in Vietnam, and away from leave a flower or two at L's grave... Instead, I shall try and find a single flower (each) and carry them with me tomorrow...

TWINS 1042009TWIN 1 1042009

I will do some 'catch-up' blogs tomorrow night...

Hoo roo for now...

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07 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 126 Someone That Inspires You

Someone that inspires me, as in present form, or in the past tense? Lets do both, shall we?

In the 'past tense, its kind of a no brainer as the single most important person, who not only inspired me, but also had confidence in me to do the things I wanted to do... That is, L...


Louise

Now in the 'present', this is a little more difficult, as there are many who inspire me, drive me to try new things and to achieve a lot more than I thought I ever could. Also, not just that, but in a lot of ways, maturity beyond their years as well... BUT, they know who they are and exactly WHAT they mean to me, as I have told them of this...

Hoo roo for now...

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30 April, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 119 Something That Makes You Sad

Something that makes me sad, is knowing that the twin would've recently had thier 2nd birthday...


Twins

Hoo roo for now...

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24 April, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 113 Something you're Grateful For

To L's work, for what they have done to remember her...

Family Tree Planting

Hoo roo for now...

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14 April, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 103 How You Feel Today

Today, a sense of 'missing'...


Louise

Hoo roo for now...

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30 March, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 89 Toy

There was no denying it, L loved her crafty toys... All manner of toys were sought after from local 'crafters to international crafters, there was at times, no stopping her!

Here are some samples of the crafty toys we collected along the way...


Grok

3 eyed fish

Needs a name

Neville

Hoo roo for now...

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07 March, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 66 Something You Wore

OK, this was already blogged about, back in May 2005! But, it was funny then, as it is now!! I just had to share it again - L was a funny thing!! Now, whilst I am not sure what happened to the photo in the original post, it is here though...


odd-shoes

I still can NOT believe she went to work wearing odd shoes!!!

Hoo roo for now...

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14 February, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 44 Heart

Today, is just any other day really, nothing in particular happened, except I did get a Valentines Day message late this afternoon!!

BUT, my 'heart' still pains for Louise, not necessarily any more today over any other day, but just because I do... In this photo of her and Rosie, if my memory is correct, it was either JUST after this, or she was putting on a brave face, but her heart was broken (yet again) as she had another miscarriage that afternoon. We left the birthday party, largely with no-one knowing I think, and the following day, she had a D&C...


Louise & Rosie

So whilst not technically a 'heart' photo, its a heartfelt photo...

Hoo roo for now...

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17 December, 2011

11 Years Ago today...

Today, would be our 11th Wedding Anniversary...



Wedding Ceremony

Hoo roo for now...

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11 December, 2011

Happy Birthday Lou

Happy Birthday Lou...


Louise, originally uploaded by AussiePomm.

Nothing more to say really...

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29 November, 2011

2011 - NSW LGSA Excellence in Environment Awards

Today, was a day of mixed emotions... It was the 2011, NSW Local Government & Shires Associations Excellence in Environment Awards...

I sit on an award category for L's Memory for individual achievements... The nominee's for this year's award were all very worthy of the award. However, when I read through them all, there was for me, a clear winner and truly represented L. And, this year, the winner did not know she was even nominated let alone the winner!!! When her named was called out, there was a small scream of absolute astonishment of winning!! By the time she came to the podium for the award to be presented by myself and the Minister for the Environment, she actually had tears... It was a wonderful thing to be part of.


Awards 2011

Awards 2011

Awards 2011

Awards 2011

After the awards presentation, we were invited to lunch, which had a selection of two hot mains, a Lamb dumpling casserole, and a chicken & choritzo pilaf thing which was AMAZING! To the sides, cuss cuss, salads, potato salad and so on. There was also a cheese and fruit platter. The view for lunch over looked the wonderful sights of Circular Quay, Opera House and the Harbour Bridge.

By the end of the day, and it was a hot day, (and after copious amounts of water), I got the opportunity to watch the Adel concert from the Royal Albert Hall (I purposely didn't put a certain word in-between Albert and Hall as she had worded it!). it was a wonderful concert, and I actually think she is pretty true vocally in live, as she is on the recorded media. She is a wonderful performer, both in her singing and in her talking to her audience.

Keeping myself busy, and tomorrow is a busy day ahead looking at a set of French Doors a friend may be purchasing for access to his newly built decking. But, that's for another day!

Hoo roo for now...

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