Judy Evans

@JudyEv (343878)

Rockingham, Australia

Joined myLot 10 years ago

Hi there. My husband, Vince, and I live in a gated lifestyle village in Western Australia. One adult son lives in Melbourne, Victoria and the other in Ireland.

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I was 'pretty sure' we'd enjoy Bookworm

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 7h

One of the films we watched at the recent film festival as ‘Bookworm’. Like another New Zealand film ‘Hunt for the Wilder People’, this was set in NZ with full use made of amazing scenery. It involved a young girl and her...

western australia

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My friend's unique flower

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Jan

If I had to design a flower that was unique and different, I couldn’t have come with something like what you see in the photo. It’s a bromeliad – Tillandsia guatemalensis – to be exact, and it’s blooming in my friend’s garden....

western australia

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How many Singapores to go?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Jan

I mentioned couch-surfing in a recent post and was reminded of two people we hosted who were from Singapore. At that stage, they hadn’t done much travelling and they were very befuddled with our distances. We would be driving...

western australia

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We need to accept other customs and cultures

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Jan

I sort of promised to write about this but I hope it doesn’t upset too many. Remember, I’m just stating facts. The fact is that, in Peru, guinea pigs are considered a delicacy. They are known there as ‘cuy’ and have been a part...

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Making an elephant out of a mouse

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Jan

The photo is Vince’s of the mountains in Nepal. We have remained friends with several of the people we hosted when we were in couch-surfing. One of them now lives not far from us. She is a FIFO worker (fly in, fly out) and rents...

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A compliment from a volunteer

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Jan

The photo of a willy wagtail has nothing to do with the discussion but was taken in the same city as the film festival which we attended last week. All the usherettes and bar staff are volunteers and most are middle-aged or older....

western australia

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To house-sit or not to house-sit

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Jan

When we first moved from our country property to the city, we did quite a lot of house-sitting in various places around the countryside. Then Vince needed several major operations so in 2024 we didn’t do any. Now, the people who...

western australia

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Convents and monasteries for randy guinea pigs

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Jan

We have offered to house-sit at our niece’s place in April and June. There are two cats which are very shy and aren’t often seen, and six guinea pigs. The story I love about the guinea pigs is that the family originally bought...

western australia

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See you in a few days

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Jan

I won’t be around for the next few days. All sorts of things have been happening but we’ve now made a snap decision to go to Bunbury to the International Film Festival. We’re going to stay two nights and will be back on Friday....

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international film festival

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Drink more liquids but not more solids

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Jan

The photo has little connection to the discussion although it is a rabbit. MyLotter LooeyVille (@LooeyVille) wrote querying, tongue in cheek, if there is such a thing as an ‘uncommon’ cold. We hear a lot about the common cold so...

western australia

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Cameras from Lacock, England

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Jan

I wrote about a West Australian camera museum and was reminded of seeing another camera collection somewhere in England. Replying to a comment by myLotter Ron Rybs, I went looking for photos from the place. And it was at Lacock,...

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Making rogues out of honest men

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Jan

I’ve sometimes heard the phrase ‘making rogues out of honest men’ but I can’t find any reference to it on the internet. The saying came to mind when we had to update information on our social security documents. These were to do...

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Did you know there is a Cockney Bible?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Jan

Did you know that part of the Bible has been written in Cockney? A Cockney is an East Londoner, traditionally one born within earshot of Bow Bells, which are the church bells of St. Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, London. Nine stories...

western australia

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A distraction sometimes helps relieve pain

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Jan

The photo has nothing to do with the discussion. MyLotter Ptrikha_2 (@ptrikha_2) wrote about how he has been under the weather with cold-like symptoms. He passed some time by reading and was surprised to find that he felt a bit...

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More cameras than people

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Jan

The photo is of a rock-pool in the general area of Meckering. Meckering (population 200-odd) in Western Australia made a name for itself when, in 1968, an earthquake reduced much of the town to rubble. In 1995, Charles Wadley...

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A medal for not being killed

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jan

I wrote about a national quiz show where contestants are asked questions about a subject that they’ve chosen for themselves. One of the contestants had chosen the Sydney Harbour Bridge as their subject. The construction of the...

sydney harbour bridge

vincent r kelly

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Stuff you may not know about the Sydney Harbour Bridge

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jan

There is a quiz show on our national TV station that screens around about the time we’re sitting down to dinner. Each evening there are four contestants who are asked questions about a subject that they’ve chosen for themselves....

sydney harbour bridge

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What you see is not what you're trying to create

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Jan

It doesn’t matter much what subject you think about, there will have been changes made over the years. Jigsaws are no exception. From being a cimple puzzle, jigsaws are now made in the shape of, say, an animal, or maybe a...

western australia

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Where did the wine go?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Jan

We took a friend to a Chinese restaurant on Saturday night. It was her birthday. There were five of us and we sat at a round table which had a lazy Susan in the middle. You are probably familiar with this. This table was ideal...

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chinese restaurant

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PC Bandit helps in community policing

Judy Evans @JudyEv (343878) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Jan

I read a nice feel-good story on our local news feed. Newman Police Station is located 1,170 kilometres north-east of Perth. In 2020, they adopted a tabby kitten which is now considered one of the team. He is now known as PC...

western australia

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