Judy Evans

@JudyEv (349294)

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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A new jigsaw for me to do

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 8h

We have a friend staying for a few days so this morning we went into Donnybrook and went to the op (thrift) shop. We both like doing jigsaws so we bought this second-hand one. Now the challenge will be to get it finished before...

western australia

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Does your pet understand you?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Mar

I saw a funny entry on Facebook which I thought might make you laugh. It also gives me a reason to put up this photo of my friend’s two rescue Labradors. They were very happy to greet us at the gate and keen to help us unload the...

western australia

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Our god-daughter is visiting tomorrow

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Mar

Tomorrow Vince’s god-daughter and her mother are coming to see us. The two families started off as neighbours and we both moved a couple of times but in each case our properties were quite close to each other but not be design....

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We had an audience yesterday

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Mar

The photo our friend’s horse taking an interest in our collecting wood yesterday although something else has taken her interest at this point. Our friend has five horses. I mentioned last post that she lost her husband in April....

western australia

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We did a good deed today

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Mar

We are house-sitting on a property next to our old house so we have a few friends in the district. One lost her husband back in April and has been managing her acreage on her own since. She was saying she’d have to buy wood for...

western australia

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We're house-sitting insect houses at our house-sit

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Mar

Well, we don't really have to do anything to them but it's interesting to see them. At several places on the verandah at this house-sit, the lady of the house has set up these little houses for insects. These are designed to...

western australia

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Safe in a new country

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Mar

Most people love their home countries but are forced through circumstances to leave it. I met a lovely South African woman at the horse endurance ride that we attended recently. Her 12-year-old daughter was doing her first 20...

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endurance riding

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One hundred and ten in the water-bag

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Mar

We have had a run of really hot weather again and it’s set to continue for the week. It brought to mind another saying which I’d like to assume was best known in Australia. But we all know what happens when we assume stuff so I’ll...

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A gerbera in the garden

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Mar

The photo shows a beautiful gerbera or African daisy which is growing in the garden at our house-sit. The gerbera originated in South Africa and was named in honour of Traugott Gerber (1710-1743), a German botanist and medical...

western australia

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An empty cubby house

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Mar

Every second or third day at our house-sit, we have to water the gardens. Most of it is reticulated so it’s a matter of switching valves on and off every 10 to 15 minutes. The whole process takes a bit over an hour. To one side...

western australia

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A new category for the clock - predawn

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Mar

The photo shows the clock in our bedroom at the house-sit. I wrote about trying to work out when it switches from afternoon to evening to night. Now I have a new challenge. We were awake early – just before 6am – and I put on my...

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A new word for me - recuse

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Mar

The photo has nothing to do with the post. It’s Vince sitting on a lot up the hill from our house-sit and trying to get a phone signal. I learnt a new word today. The chief of Australia’s National Anti-Corruption Commission has...

national anti corruption commission

conflict of interest

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Which came first? The tree or the rake?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Mar

We stayed a night at an endurance ride at Cardiff near Collie in Western Australia. The whole area around Cardiff and Collie has been ‘undermined’ for many years for coal. Now farmers in the area are finding occasional collapses...

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A red-eared firetail finch came to visit

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Mar

Vince was able to get a photo of a red-eared firetail finch (Stagonopleura oculataince) that came to the birdbath at our house-sit. This one decided to drink at the bowl underneath the birdbath. These tiny birds are only found in...

western australia

fire tail finch

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A video clip of our pregnant quenda. It won't be long now!

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Mar

The little pregnant quenda was out on the lawn yesterday and I was taking photos of her. I accidentally hit the record button. The first half was of the camera swinging around but then I focussed on the quenda and there are a few...

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western bandicoot

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Reliving old memories

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Mar

My husband, Vince, and I used to take photos at horse endurance rides. We gave it up two years ago but tomorrow there is a ride being held only about an hour from here. Luckily, Vince has his big camera so will be able to take...

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horse endurance ride

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Pretty figurines at our house-sit

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Mar

The photo shows three ornaments that are sitting on top of a treadle sewing machine at our house-sit. I had no idea what brand they were but a little card next to them says they are DEMDACO products. This company started off as...

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When something catches your eye

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Mar

Above the TV in our house-sit is this lovely painting of an Australian bush scene. In the foreground are grass trees with flowering melaleucas (paperbarks) behind plus others-whose-names-I-don’t-know. I would love a similar...

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Two days' growth

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Mar

Can you see the small stone in the lower part of the photo? Two days ago, Vince put that stone at the end of the growing tip of the pumpkin. We are waiting to see how much it grows over the time we’re here. There are other...

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butternut pumpkin

butternut squash

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At what time does afternoon become night?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (349294) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Mar

The photo shows the clock that is in the bedroom at our house-sit. The figures are large and it’s easily read at night and without my glasses. As you can see, it gives the day, date and year as well as the time. You might also...

western australia

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