Sydney

Another view of Sydney's The Rocks.......




It was rainy in Sydney, so John & I bought Aussie hats.















Sights of Sydney's Circular Quay, Sydney Harbour and views from the Bridge, including the famous Sydney Opera House.





More of The Rocks.






We enjoyed staying in the Historic Sebel Pier One Hotel in The Rocks.

Lowline Cattle Stud

We had a wonderful visit at the Vitulus Lowline Stud, near Brisbane. Margo Hayes was very gracious and gave us a wealth of information about growing our Lowline business.

Australia

Sherree & John had a really marvelous time in Australia!
We spent a week sailing in the Whitsunday Islands and snorkeling in the Great barrier Reef.



Riding horses on Wonga beach was great fun and we loved our walks in the Daintree Rainforest. We went on a river cruise on the Daintree River and saw crocodile. The North-East Coast of AU is absolutely beautiful!

A Pictorial Gallery to show what we've been up to since July...

This is a photo of 'Our Herd' that will appear on our website once its completed! While John works outside Sherree is most often on the phone or at the computer with Relief Society, the Lowline business or working on our Clementine Ranch website. We want it to be up & running by the end of the year, since we'll be in Australia for the greater part of December, I'm on a deadline!

Sugar & Hope are actually quite good friends. Sugar is now 11 months old and still growing! We did a "Show n' Tell" with our Lowlines at the Small Farm Progress Day in October. It was in Auburn this year, so an easy gig.

A reunion with Sherree's 'Thorsfeldt cousins' - A girl's weekend get-away in Scottsdale, in October.

On a cruiser in Santa Barbara- a fun day!





Watching the girls so Dawn can get some alone time with Austin.


Terri, Laura & Sherree after Laura's Bridal Shower.

These photos are from way back in July when we had a family camping trip to Lake Berryessa in Napa Valley. We had a fun time boating and camping!

Okay! I've been tagged, so I'll comply.

7 Random things about me...

1. I think I've become addicted to Sudoku.
   
   
2. On Dr. Phil's test, my answers show that others see me as sensible, cautious, careful & practical. They see me as clever, gifted, or talented, but modest. I’m not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but someone who's extremely loyal to friends I do make and I expect the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know me, realize it takes a lot to shake my trust in my friends, but equally that it takes me a long time to get over if that trust is ever broken. Surprisingly, I think much of this is true.
   So, "others", do you think this is true?
   
   
3. I've been known to secretly count red licorice as a meal.
   
   
4. Going to the ocean makes me feel like I've come home. I love the beach, I love the smell of the ocean, I love the fresh air.....I could go on & on. When I was young, as an avid surfer and beach goer, I thought I wanted to be an oceanographer because then I could work in the ocean. But then life went on and made different choices.
   
   
5. In a totally different way, going to the temple makes me feel like I've come home. John & I go every Tuesday morning and it has been a huge blessing in my life. I love the Sacramento Temple. Because it is quite small there's a very intimate feeling there. It's a very special part of my week.
   
   
6. I sleep on my right side and often don't move at all until I wake up - usually 6 hours later.
   
   
7. I've had 2 nicknames in my youth - one given to me by my Dad, 'Pixie', probably cuz I was little and had a pug nose; and the other, 'Gidget' given to me by friends at school cuz I looked like Sally Field and she played Gidget on the TV series when I was a teenager.
   
   

John's flight in the WWII T-6 Trainer Plane

John was grinning as he enjoyed a once in a lifetime experience flying a "WWII Warbird" T-6 Trainer plane this month. He maneuvered rolls and loops...and loved every minute of it. The video camera showed the view through the windshield and it was awesome! What a memorable way to honor John's 60th Birthday!

We just returned from a weekend get-away down south! We visited with Tate & Jody in San Diego - something we don't do enough! It was so relaxing - a real vacation. We enjoyed Mimi's Cafe (courtesy of Jody's work) and fun card games Friday night.


Then Saturday Jody treated us to a day at Sea World. What a beautiful park! We had fun feeding the little fish to the sea lions and dolphins! That was really neat. As you might expect, we were very impressed by Shamu...the whole show was so amazing and really very touching! (I felt really silly getting teary-eyed watching a whale jump.) Thank you, Jody, for a really special day!
The wedding we attended Saturday night was beautiful - a wonderful mixture of elegance and fun! With about 200 other guests, we helped Maxine & Alan celebrate the end of a 24 year courtship! John enjoyed reconnecting with some former co-workers from LA County (where Max still works). We had a great time.