Never Throw Anything Away!!

So here is the latest invention!!  Half of an old water storage heater, with a door and vent cut into the side...a grill for the wood, and an old flu that was kicking about in the shed for ages!!  A quick hole cut in the roof, and Bob's your Uncle!!   Not quite as easy as that, but a resounding success....if NOT the most attractive thing you've ever seen!!
  The heat radiating from it is really impressive, and so the lad will have no more grumbles about cold feet and hands!!  Of course, there is still the matter of re-organising the rest of his shed, but I think getting this working first was probably a good idea, from the comfort viewpoint at least.

The Torrances...The Early years

Peggy, Jim & Bobby

Bobby in the War years

Here are some old pictures of Jim's Mum and Dad, when very young. Also his Dad in his naval uniform during the war years. In the middle is Jim as a young stripling....innocence personified!!

Dilys' Visit over!

Well, the long-awaited visit from Dilys has come and gone all too briefly. She had just spent 3 weeks in New Zealand with her daughter Claire and family, and arrived here on Monday evening, staying until this morning, when we drove her to Berwick to stay the weekend with her aunt Betty, and to meet various other relatives, before flying home on Monday.
We had quite a busy few days, walking the Patch road on the first day, and the next day we tackled the 1000 steps, located in Ferntree Gully National Park. It was a test, but we triumphed, with a lot of chatter and short breaks on the way up. Not the quickest people there, but we made it with enough breath left for a few laughs. As an added bonus, we spied a lyre bird in the undergrowth....what a magnificent tail!!
Yesterday....a bit of shopping, and a browse round a couple of op. shops....nothing too exhausting after the previous days exertions!!
So here are a few of the pictures we took. And....how lucky were we with the weather...despite the gloomy forecasts. We had blue skies every day, so couldn't have wished for more. I should also note that Dilys helped me out with all sorts of tasks in the garden...raking leaves, and cutting back the hydrangeas, which was such a help.

  So here are a few pictures, to show you all how we have changed over the years!!!

The Boys

Here are pictures of the boys from Peggy's album. They were sent to us by Andrew as he was going through all her things. Lovely pictures to keep and remember.

Angus

Fraser