The Ocean Beach dream

Yesterday was sunshine and this beautiful view, and today, Saturday, is cold, wet and dreary, but everyone in Woy Woy is still wearing thongs, ie flip-flops or jandals, according to your country of origin, and t-shirts. But not me as I put on my raincoat and green Doc Martens and venture forth to have a coffee at Ruby's and see what the Saturday SMH has to say.

On Friday I went walking with  Cherel and her beautiful greyhound Penny on this pristine Ocean Beach, and then had an excellent coffee at Ettalong which has certainly become a bit more upmarket since I was here years ago. The local ferry takes Palm Beach trekkers on a thrice daily trip which I will do one day also.

It was a good day and I even visited Gosford to finish my relationship with a large fridge which I sold to Mover Wayne, and at Bunnings I bought my my first lemon tree, a Meyer dwarf, which I hope will bear some delicious thin-skins in the future. Now to get a bouganvillea and a red rose bush....I need to have a few plants in this concrete garden I have inherited, but some grass is there too so I have no complaints.

This mad monk Abbott is trying for a comeback but who knows what will happen?

James Packer's problems are getting seriously worse with this high-roller putting all his stakes into gaming casinos. He may well have just taken a very wrong turn.

Elizabeth Farrelly says she had it right years ago, that terraces are the housing solution they were last century. Mid-density terrace housing is the most practical and comfortable as well. I know this having lived in a few in my day and in Summer they are super-cool as long as in winter you can get some Northerly sun, they are great.

In the travel section the Kimberley Tour is now well on my bucket-list to do, it looks amazing  and as well as seeing Uluru I have to do this trip one day, but with some kindred spirit, so I'll just put it out there.

A nine day tour looks fantastic... I'll have to starting working to save some cash for the holiday of a lifetime!

This is Ruby's Red Lounge, an attractive addition to the coffee shop scene.

Am now ready for a busy Sydney trip with a visit to my brother's and and a very full day tomorrow.