2023-10-29 Winging Season Starts! SA win World Cup, Hakuna Matata with Paish Thai in Northbridge with Paish

 S: I'm determined to get on my foil asap! I feel it is just around the corner, so I'm going all in!

What a Rugby World Cup! South Africa were amazing, and beat NZ in the final. Was so close in all their matched (by one point in the finals games), but they managed it. So happy for them. Shame about France in the QF, but honestly the best QF stage ever seen. England were a waste of space. It was so hard getting up at 3am, and none of the girls got up with me in the whole 2 months! Shame on them!

Hakuna Matata has started - yay! Going to be a fun season! Cakes have started!

C: We decided to try a new restaurant in Northbridge - Chopsticks Thai restaurant which was amazing - Prawn Coconut Curry was incredible. Paish joined us as she was feeling bit sad about Jaxson, and we went for cheesecake after.

Paish: Me and Jaxson finished - but will see where we go. I'm sad.

Rox: Sure Dad will get on his foil...we'll see!

2023-10-23 ACC Win Tri-Series! Selection for 17s, WAIS Tour, Poor cars! Shop Cleared Out Finally

Rox: I took Dad around the WAIS facility - Mum had already seen it -  they thought it was amazing! We also had our induction meeting which was fun.

We had our one training session for ACC on Friday just before our tournament on Saturday and we managed to pull it off again! We went down in the first game against IGSSA, but quickly bounced back and won that game comfortably. SSWA won against IGSSA, so it was a showdown against us and SSWA - it was pretty close all the way through, but in the end we pulled away in the final quarter which was so cool as it was also a trial game for 17s selection too.

C: Szechuan Fish was amazing! Best ever! Sad about our cars though.

Amazing to see ACC bring home the win again - it was so exciting, and so glad we got it on video this year!

S: Dave cleared out the shop in the UK, and now it is on the market finally - well done Dave! Lot's of memories from that place though, which was cool - The Rice Bowl Cooking school, video games room for me and Dave, Dave's storage facility, our family stop over house. It was great, even though it was a little quirky.

I managed to back into Mummy's car - only the car handle was slightly damaged, but annoying. It was only the day after Rox scraped her car against the garage too! Dumbos!

Paish: Well done on ACC Rox! Amazing!

2023-10-13 Limbs Finally Released!

 

S: After 3 years and a false release (mix was not great), Limbs by Vulture, Boy is finally released! I'm so proud of this album, took so long to make, and was such an achievement. Very happy, and dedicated to Mum (Mum's birthday is the release date) and Dad, and well as the subject matter.

Rox: Well done Steve - it has been fun being your sounding board for your songs and concept! Can't wait to hear what people think.

Paish: Whoa, I've heard a few songs, but the whole album in one go on the way back from dim sum! Very cool. I even wanted to extend the drive so we could hear the entire album! Amazing!

C: Well done Doody it sounds great and I really like the songs - top job!

2023-10-08 Mandurah Mini-Break, Roxy's Suzuki Swift, 5 hours Driving, Roxy Rottnest Whales

C: Mandurah was so much fun! We had such a cool place, and it is a shame we could not stay longer. We had two nights, and Paish managed to join us! We went to the dam where we did paddle boarding, we went for a nice lunch by the river, we walked along the river at night, we had our won log fire (which made us go and replace our existing one when we got home!) and we played Rummikub at night after Dad and Rox put the guitar down! So relaxing.

We also found time to mooch around cars, and we actually bought Roxy's Suzuki Swift after going for a test drive! Crazy, and Rox was so happy!

Paish: It was so nice being able to join the gang in the house! It was so relaxing even though I was working. I can't believe that they bought a car for Rox too! It was so sweet when they popped into DAB to say hello when they realised it was opposite the car yard!

Rox: I have a car! I can't believe it! I better look after it. An extra incentive to make sure my driving is up to speed! I've done 5 hours driving - around ECU and other car parks! Getting there!

Mandurah was fun! The paddle-boarding was cool, but the water was cold.

Went on a friends boat to Rottnest - we actually were in a separate boat we drove ourselves, and we saw whales breaching! It was amazing! It was around 34 degrees, and no wind, so perfect conditions!

S: Loved it guys, thank you!

2023-10-03 My Birthday! Perth Gold Tour, Roxy Netball Aus Video

S: Yay, my birthday! I suspect we are going away for it too! We shot Roxy's Australia video at Gold, which ended up being pretty good, but they only took a small snippet of it. It ended up here:

https://fb.watch/ofUlcYfRjt/

Rox: The video wasn't as hard as I thought, but took a while. The best bit was the noodle lunch after!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Paish: We had our jersey presentation for Perth Gold and I think we have a pretty good team. Shame Nicole wasn't here, and perhaps I should not have been here, but I think it is going to be fun!

Happy Birthday Dad!

C: Can't wait to see you play over east Paish!

Happy Birthday Doodis!

2023-09-24 Perth Maori Netball Tournament, Dumplings with Paish and Jaxson

 

Rox: How fun was he tournament this year! I got to play with Myra, Selina and Numi in the Open Women's and it was brilliant! We were unbeaten going into the final, and we played some tough players, but the attack combination was so much fun.

I was pretty tired going into the final, but we managed to pull it off. Selina has been playing the tournament since it started and never won, so she was soo happy. The video is on Dad's channel:

Paish: Dumpings were so nice but it was a bit chilli sitting outside!

C: The Maoaoaoaori tournament was so much fun, something we have been looking forward to all year! We didn't have a Dagwood dog, but we did have some stuff from the bakery!

We went out for dumplings with Paish and Jaxson in Karrinyup, which was nice. Jaxson's favourite!

S: Amazing tournament this year! Well done ladies, so much fun!

2023-09-09 Spence's Centurion Party, Outdoor Ed Down South

 

Rox: We spent the week down south with our outdoor ed class all week - it was lots of fun, and wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be. The hardest part was probably packing up my backpack!

Paish: Dad and I went to Spence's 50th - Justine and Mark with both turning 50, so it was a dress up centurion party. It was actually pretty fun even though it was raining, and I chatted to loads of people. I drove home and got breathalised! 

S: It was fun party! Some young kids thought it was better to not dress up - they looked like fools, and admitted they should have dressed up!

C: It's quiet without Rox!