Sunday, 4 May, 2014

Dad's course is going really well although Dad found the long hours this week to be tiring.  There was a lot of information to cover this week and so they needed to work long hours each day to get through all of the material.  Dad found that he was tired by the end of each day and that during the last hour he was sometimes losing some of the guys.  He said that this coming week they will be doing shorter hours which will work way better.

For this week, while Dad has been teaching, I have been relaxing inside the apartment.  I have been doing more knitting and now have almost completed three baby beanies (white, pink and blue) and they look so adorable.  I haven't sewn up the sides of the beanies yet - I need to go onto the internet and check out more closely how to do this.

On Thursday, Dad and I got back to our healthy eating.  We feel so much better when we are eating healthy and getting out and getting some exercise and fresh air and sunshine each day.  We are keeping track of what we eat and what exercise we do each day.  Our goal is to do some kind of exercise at least four times a week.  Right now, we are walking to get our exercise in.  Whenever we get back to HB, we will also be going for bike rides.  I am also looking forward to getting back to going swimming.  The weather here in Perth has not been good for swimming outside (too cool) and I do miss swimming.  I also plan on doing pilates three times a week while in Australia - there's a pilates show on tv each morning which I can follow.

Yesterday, Dad and I decided to be tourists for the day and so went on a bus tour of the city of Perth.  It was on one of those hop-on / hop-off buses which gives commentary as you drive along.

Perth is a very nice city - lots of nice architecture and some really nice parks.

Dad and I enjoyed the two hour ride and then got off the bus at The Art Gallery of Western Australia and spent the afternoon there.  We went on a guided tour of one of the exhibits of an Australian artist and then just wandered through the gallery at our own pace.  The last exhibit we checked out was one showcasing the artwork of the graduating grade 12 students of schools in Perth.  Their artwork was AMAZING - they are so talented. My favourite was 'Creation Aspiration' by David Lane (the middle picture below) and 'Khmer Grandmother' by Jessie Lee was voted the most popular by the art gallery audiences (picture on the right below).

Here's a link to what was displayed - it doesn't do the work justice, but you can get an idea of  what was shown.

http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/exhibitions/documents/130035_Yr12_Perspectives_ONLINE.pdf

I bought a print of one of the paintings in the gallery which I loved when I saw it - very typical Aussie scene.  When I get home to HB, I will find a frame and then a place in our home to hang it.




Today, Dad and I were invited over to Rob and Rosalea's place for lunch, church and dinner.  Rob and Rosalea are good friends of ours who used to live in Hervey Bay.  It was lovely to get together with them again and to spend some time with them.