hi Laney, someone we know had family members in that Rottnest swim, I didn't hear anything about the shark though
closing ceremony tomorrow night, but very late
oh and before I forget
""waves"" to the MIA's 
Hiya Deb
Yes, I was glad to see they had 'landed' safely - pretty good time too!
I think the shark issue happened so quickly that few knew about it. There were also media reports that the swim had been called off as well but that was not true.
Tiring of all the repeats on Channel 7 with the olympics, especially when they announce it as 'live' but it has already been broadcast earlier in the day 
Afraid I am sick of commentators who have obviously never strapped on skis voicing their opinions about events as if they know all about it lol. With the footy season startiing soon we will have had more than our fill of Basil Zempilas before the season starts.
I just saw that a new series of Grand Designs commences tomorrow night - love that show but because of the closing ceremony will have to catch it in iview afterwards.
~~~~~ Stringer waves to friends present or MIA for whatever reason ......... also to Freddie on her recovery path (hope things are improving Freddie), to Sandy whose friendly posts are very much missed and to Oaks who continues to delight with her chats around the kitchen table ~~~~~
The technology employed in the closing ceremony was amazing but it got a bit ho-hum after a while.
There was a lack of explanation of the history being represented and given many would not be familiar with Korean history, I suspect much of it was lost.
That said, they did a fantastic job so congratulations to them. A fascinating country but I am not a fan of their kim-chi!
Give me a dimsim any day 
~~~~~~ Stringer waves to MIA friends ~~~~~~
Last day of summer tomorrow and here in the wonderful west it already feels like Autumn has arrived!
Not without some huge storms down south - fortunately for us we were not affected but I do feel for those who were.
High blue sky and oodles of sunshine but a hint of cool air - it's delicious 
I wonder how many remember Ainslie Gotto - she died on Sunday.
Finally some peace for you Ainslie.
Not so for C. Y. O'Connor whose bronze statue in the water at North Coogee Beach was vandalised on Sunday. Fortunately his torso was found on the ocean floor and can be restored. What is wrong with the mindless people who do this sort of thing
~~~~~ Stringer waves to our MIA friends ~~~~~
Summer has come and gone quickly for me this year.
but autimn is one of the better seasons here... love the colours of the leaves as they turn on the trees
though we did get a bit of rain over this summer, it seems awfuly dry here
"waves to the MIA"s"" 
Hi Deb
We do not have the same seasonal colour changes here and I do miss those from up in the mountains. I had the most beautiful Japanese maples outside the bedroom window there and the colours were spectacular. There are compensations though
We totally forgot that this weekend is a long weekend here in the wonderful west. The warning signs on the roads about double demerit points alerted me as I was doing a hospital pick up of a friend and driving him home! He had forgotten about it too ........ that is the retirement lifestyle for you
Hope you and your OH have an enjoyable weekend planned Deb.
~~~~~Stringer waves to our MIAs and other friends who know who they are ~~~~~
It is a day of discovery ......... I did not realise that the Sculptures by the Sea at Cottesloe starts this weekend! I know where we will be going over the weekend and perfect weather for it too
Some great entries from some local artists known to us so will go along to support them
