Day Two - The Travellers go on......

After leaving Albury, Chiltern saw our first stop, the Rest Stop is being done up and lots of travellers were using it.  Looks like many of the Rest Stops are being updated :)  There isn't a great deal to see off the Hume Highway (now Expressway) in Victoria without having to go off it to go to the townships. Sad that we have to do that nowadays - miss towns and all they can offer. Stopped for coffee at a service station/eatery - was nice too :) Zipping closer to Melbourne saw us a little confused as there is much roadwork being done into this city. We did find somewhere to purchase some lovely deli foods and continued back onto the main roads to Werribee Point which overlooks Port Philip Bay. We would have gone to the zoo but my mobility stopped that. After travelling my back says no when the head say I wanna go see. Maybe another time.

We travelled on to Anglesea - couldn't work out any motel accommodation here so decided to continue to Airleys Inlet. We pulled in to the Lighthouse Motel to book in. Lord S went in to get us a room and the buzzer went off as he entered the reception area. Hopefully we thought, someone would come serve us ..... not. So I got onto the net and surfed for somewhere to stay in Lorne and found the Grand Pacific Hotel, booked us a room and online. When we got closer to Lorne we stopped off to get a night-time pic - yes it was dark now - not planned - and heard a noise. Wound down the window and the ocean greeted us :)

Back on the road to the hotel and we walked in and received a lovely welcome. The lady who served us in the dining area/bar was very pleasant as was all the staff - thank you ")  Upstairs - two flights - ugg - was a quaint small room - but clean tidy ensuited with a bath - just lovely. Downstairs we enjoyed a nice cold beer with a small meal and started watching Origin footy with some overseas visitors but tired we approached our room where the NSW team is now 16 vs QLD's 10. Lets hope the game is completed safely and NSW achieves their much anticipated win.

Pic from the web

We arrived later than we expected but was greeted with lights ablazing the verandahs. The Grand Pacific Hotel Lorne is housed in a fully restored classic building, originally built in 1875.


After a lovely soak in the bath, this bed seems to be so much more comfy.
No pics of today's journey as the camera is still in the car and this traveller is weary - even more when she thinks of the two and a bit flights of stairs :))

Adiou and Nite to all :)) Dee


For all your Lordship and Ladies - Check my alter ego - Quilt n Craft Diva for the beginning of my travel with Lord Stephen LOL..........

Now it WORKS !!!

I have had enormous troubles getting through to writing some new posts - alas - even to write as a new blogpost was difficult. So i got on to the net again tonight and have been trying on and off for hours and hours because I know how much I need to write and let you all know what I am getting up to.

Lord Steve and I are travelling do0wn to Victoria tomorrow - well we are going half way at least. SOOO much traffic today being the Monday of the Queens Birthday Long Weekend in NSW.

My daughter and I went shopping and teh usual 5 minute drive to the local supermarket took 20 minutes. Not long - though the rain was hard and the travel weary folks in cars around us made it seem so much longer. Cars with trailers and caravans, packed with tired children, sleepy parents and loaded with unused boats and canoes were parking across the traffic light lanes. So dangerous as the people in cars trying to get onto the main road - couldnt :(  The weekend was a washout for most people living or visiting the east coast of NSW. I know other states are suffering all types of weather as well - hopefully Lord S and I get some sun rays on us whilst away,

So now I must go as I want to wrtie a few bits for the Quilt n Craft Diva part of me - so check me there.

Till I get on to blog to you again soon --- Cheers Lady Di

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Christmas Gingerbread

Merry Christmas Ladies, Lairds and Lords and my readers!!

Well its almost Christmas Eve and I though I would share my favourite gingerbread biccy recipe. Always goes down well with a dram of whisky for the adults and milk for Santa and all kids under the age of drinking. LOL. Thats all under 21 cause we adults enjoy a wee tipple at the festive time of the year (and of cause if we have spare ice, need a restful nightcap, add to the chrissy pudding, need to medicate  and more) You only need an hour from whoa to go.

Takes about 20 minutes to prepare the cookie mix (plus 20 minutes refrigeration time) and cutting out and 10 minutes to cook them. Even less to eat them. nomnomnom. Makes about 20 biscuits

1/2 cup brown sugar
125g softened unsalted butter
1 egg - kindly donated by my own Miss Henny Penny
2 1/2 cups plain flour
1 teaspoon bi-caronate soda
2 teaspoons ground ginger
3 tablespoons golden syrup
Icing to decorate or small lollies for children

Picture borrowed from the internet

1.  Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius
2.  Cream brown sugar and butter together till light and
     fluffy. Beat in egg until mixed thru
3. Sift plain flour (I don't but I know other will), bicard soda
     and ginger together. Add to creamed mixture.
4. Stir in golden syrup and mix well.
5. Turn your dough out onto a lightly floured board and
     knead lightly for a few minutes. Wrap in cling wrap and
     refridgerate/chill for 20 minutes.
6. Take mixture out of fridge and roll out mixture until
     its about 5mm thick.
7. Cut the gingerbread into shapes such as stars,
    angels men or and shape you wish.
8. Bake on trays in oven covered with baking paper
    for 10 minutes.
9. When cool decorate how you like, or just munch them
    before the kids get to them :))
Enjoy

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There be pain for Lady Di

Being a Lady doesn't stop you from feeling a wee bit of pain. As a Lady my smile means a lot to me so visiting the dentist regularly is a must though sometimes at a cost!  I had my wisdom tooth removed Friday and not at 2.30pm - tooth hurty lol but at 2pm. The procedure was an emergency as I was in a lot of pain - cracked it :(   My dentist also thought removing my wisdom teeth would help my debilitating migraines. We will wait and see.......

The bruising is now showing on the outside of my jaw - looking a little like I have been in the boxing ring. No photo of me this time - who wants to see a Lady with a huge bruise on her chin - though I am preparing for the " Di, did you walk into a door" question.

I was researching information about what dentistry would be like a hundred years ago and even though today we still experience pain relief - the tugging, poking and pulling of teeth are still rating within the - I dont like dentists horror stories - we are so lucky to be able to mostly go home with little pain or pain that we can bear. Below is a very interesting link which tells stories about Dentistry.

Information from this link and shared for you from
http://kosmo.hubpages.com/hub/A-Short-Painful-History-of-Dentistry

In the 1700s, John Hunter of England began transplanting human teeth. Hunter would pay people for their healthy teeth and then implant them in the mouths of his patients. These implanted teeth would be tied to adjoining teeth until they stabilized. However, they rarely lasted for longer than a few months.

In the American colonies of the middle 1700s, many dentists implanted dentures and bridges. Patriot Paul Revere was one such dentist. Revere was the first dentist to identify a corpse using postmortem dental forensics. John Greenwood worked on George Washington's teeth, which tormented the poor man his entire adult life, though he never had wooden teeth; they were made of hippo ivory. Moreover, during the American Revolution, scavengers would rob graves for teeth to be used as dentures.
Dentistry began to take its modern form in 1728 when Frenchman, Pierre Fauchard, published his book The Surgeon Dentist, a comprehensive work whose use eventually crowned Fauchard as the father of modern dentistry.

In England during the middle 1800s, anybody could become a dentist without any training whatsoever, though some people paid as much as $1,000 to learn the trade.
The first root canals were performed in the United States in the 1830s. Arsenic was used to devitalize the pulp or root, which was then scooped out, all of this done without anesthetic.

In 1773, nitrous oxide (a.k.a. laughing gas) was discovered by chemist Joseph Priestly, but it wasn't used as an anesthetic until 1844. About the same time, ether was also used as an anesthetic in dentistry. Then chloroform drew people's attention, first used as an anesthetic in 1847.

In the Western dentistry of the time, early amalgam fillings contained a mixture of silver and mercury. By itself mercury is quite toxic. If it doesn't bind completely with the silver, leakage can occur, harming the patient. And these fillings were poured at a temperature of over 200 degrees, certainly very hot when applied to the exposed nerves in one's teeth!

Can you believe what people had to do? Even having old teeth removes and someone elses healthy teeth stuck into your mouth! Poor blighter who needed money and food so badly they sold their teeth for well to dos.

Check this info I founbd about the history of dentistry in Scotland . http://www.rcsed.ac.uk/site/345/default.aspx

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Holiday Time in Australia

What has happened to the sunny days of Summer in Australia???

At my usual abode in the Blue Mountains the weather hasn't been the
kindest to the mountian folk. Thought it will be warmer than on the
coastline of Victoria !  I will be thinking of my daughter's horses on
Sunday when a thunderstorm is predicted with lightning :((
  They usually find a spot to hide along with the odd visiting Kangaroo or Deer. Yes - Deer !!

This was taken 1/10/11 and this hailstorm made our roof leak



Two older and a smaller version were spotted last week - don't know where they may have come from at all. Venison anyone?? As long as they don't bother Rusty or Sir Toto - why worry?

In Apollo Bay on the Victorian Coastline the weather is much the same

as the rest of Australia, Today its just been cloudy and about 22 degrees celcius which isn't really our best summer weather.

Tomorrow and Saturday the Meterological people say we are in for another wild day. Thunderstorms and about 26 degrees Celcius, and the humidity is up to about 62%.

I don't mind summer or even the storms, I just can't handle all the humidity :((( Sunday is supposed to be sunny and cloudy though the temperature needs us to be ready with cardigans and jumpers as at 16 degrees - its a tad cool near and in the water. As long as the fish don't mind and jump on a baited hook,who would complain?

The storm build up over Bass Strait  is amazing. This is the 'ocean' that lies between the Victorian and Tasmanian coastlines and it is well known for its rough seas in bad weather. Hopefully by the time Boxing Day comes the waters will be calmer for the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. 

Black water laden clouds stand fiercely in the sky - usually waiting till we go outside before dumping their loads on us and usually when we don't have the umbrella at hand LOL.  Next week won't be much better with prediction's of 17-19 degrees being our lot.

Apollo Bay in Victoria - Clouds at night

Can't complain too much when I see the weather forecast for Scotland. It even made our television news headlines with the weather being stated as like Hurricanes!!!   And I thought there would be just snow. Below are the photos shown on Aussie news websites !

Largs Promenade in Scotland

Helensburgh on the Scottish Coastline

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Wonderful weather for Aussie New South Wales Glencoeans

Well, its almost Christimas time here at the top end of the world . (Not my fault if you live the wrong way up) The sun is shining and the promise of summer is longingly awaited by most Aussies. Not me, I'm afraid. I like the cool. It's easier to put a jumper or sloppyjoe (sweater, cardigan etc) on but harder to take your skin off cause you are overheated. I have always wondered what a white Christmas would be like. Watching all the lights and trees being raised and decorated in the snow brings all the songs of Christmas to my ears. I hum then sing along to the carols, okay in a choir - maybe not so great by myself in a crowd . LOL. What a hoot.
Now our Christmas Caroling could be in trouble this year - because ..........


Its been raining in NSW - a LOT! My gumboots are getting a workout and the clouds are getting theirs. A bit of thunder and a staggering amount of water - once again. The tanks are full and the only animal that enjoys this rain are ducks - most other animals and humans are inside a house, cabin, shed or tent or under a tree, in a hole and wherever the birds go to hide during wet weather.


Below is a wee pic if what the rain is doing to us at the moment. The wind accompanying it blew so hard that we experienced a leak :((( So not good. One's castle is supposed to be secure and safe to live in without using buckets to catch drops of that wet stuff. Alas tis the life of the Colonial Glencoeans, Our castles are not built like those of years gone by.

So I am off to watch a bit of television before I retire for the night.  I bid yea all adiou for the night of the 7th Decmber. Its summer here ROFL !!!!!


Lady Di




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