Restaurant overkill

Went to this highly rated restaurant and it didn't quite live up to expectations. A little bit more hype than taste.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Tumblr

Testing out Tumblr for on the run blogging.

This is me http://joannekee.tumblr.com/

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Tasmania

A weekend in Hobart, catching Mona Foma, great mainly free music festival.

Also caught a bit of nature, fresh black devil cherries and seals on a tour to Bruny Island with Pennington tours. Boat trip was awesome

More tourist info to follow on This ain't no tardis, managed to find a couple of decent coffees, some great food.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Too short a break

We just had much too short a break in Gerroa.

Weather wasn't great, but we did manage to spend some time in the water, beautiful temperature, rolling waves.

Did spend a fair bit of time eating and for tips visit http://thisaintnotardis.blogspot.com/

Found some new places and revisited some old favourites like the Shoalhaven Heads,
Seahaven at Gerroa, Sourdough Bakery and The Emporium Food Co, Berry.

Joanne
www.ceressolutions.com.au

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The New Year is rolling by

I can't believe that the year has rolled away after Christmas and its already the 9th.

We had a gorgeous New Year at the Lord Mayor's kids event. Lots of entertainment and a nice stress free view of the fireworks.

Its still school holidays and we are actually looking at a few days away as we like spending the Christmas/New Year holidays in Sydney when things are really quiet.

Next week is Jazzgroove Futures Festival and it looks as though it is going to be a busy year.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Christmas

Had a great Christmas, Brother in law is visiting and is very chilled out.

Meal of culinary delights from many places amazingly worked. My brother does a killer satay.

All in all a good relaxing day.

Lots of catching up with great people beforehand.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Chaos from spoilt child

With an only child, spoilt by indulgent grandparents and parents, there is an awful lot of debris in the house.

Taking this weekend as a chance to clean up while they are away at Grandpas. But the mind boggles at the amount of stuff.

I am definitely not buying anymore coloured pencils.

Have to stop buying soft toys etc, etc.

Nearly as bad as the shock I had when I actually looked at my shoe collection. That put me off buying (at least for a little while)

We are such shocking consumers.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Broken finger

The joys of childhood. I must have strong bones, as I can't remember ever having had these kind of breakages.

The old call from the school office, a bit of dread, but luckily it was the left hand and she had enough sense to cover her head as she fell.

Just thought to be on the safe side we would go to the Doctor and just as well, as Arran does have a broken finger.


Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Cockatoo Calling

Video from Cockatoo Calling, My Goodness McGuiness on 4th December. We went indoors because of the rain, it was a fantastic setting, bridge in the backgroun.



Joanne Kee
www.placesandspaces.com.au

Glebe Street Fair

Hot day, lots of people out enjoying the fair.



Another shopping opportunity, with street entertainment.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

ATYP launch

Great season launch of ATYP down at the wharf.

Worth checking out.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Cockatoo Calling

Looking forward to my free concert series Cockatoo Calling, you guessed it, on Cockatoo island.

Program information

From 13 November to 4th December is a four week performance season of free performances on Cockatoo Island featuring the music of the Java Quartet, Kristin Berardi and James Sherlock, The Scrapes, Hinterlandt, the Vampires, and My Goodness McGuiness.

Catch a ferry out for the day, enjoy the harbour, take a picnic, join up with friends.


Joanne Kee
www.placesandspaces.com.au

Shanghai

Have to admit I have become a little obsessed with writing tips from my shanghai trip.

For travel tips visit This ain't no Tardis

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Hospital

This week it was a trip to hospital as Arran had bumped her head. They were great in that they saw her really quickly, but we didn't realise that we would have to hang around for observation for so long.



At least we had comfy chairs. And she was fine.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Grover doing the Old Spice commercial

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Penguins in Melbourne

The Melbourne Aquarium is absolutely great. Could have watched the Penguins all day. It was the best in that you could get so close. Arran also loved the rockpool section where you could hold starfish. I think it was Tim, was absolutely awesome. Joanne Kee www.ceressolutions.com.au

The Blackman

Camilla enjoyed her stay at the Blackman, the rabbit motifs made her feel sooo at home



We also loved the hotel. Definitely recommend it.

Joanne Keewww.ceressolutions.com.au

Newcastle

Just spent the weekend in Newcastle and found a cracker of a hobby/toy shop.

Frontline on Hunter Street has a great range of stuff for all ages. There speciality is model kits and trains, but a treasure trove for kids as well.

they are on 55 Hunter Street,
Newcastle, 02 4929 1140

Apparently they also have an online shop.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

South Coast

Just spent a great weekend on the South Coast at Gerroa.

Visited Bundanon for a creative works in progress.

Had a yummy meal at the Berry Sourdough Bakery and indulged in sewing porn at the fabulous sewing shop in Berry.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

Sutra

Sutra an amazing piece of theatre, where East actually meets West in a beautiful marriage of dance and movement.



Flemish/Moroccan choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui presents a brand new dance work inspired by the skill, strength and spirituality of Buddhist Shaolin monks.

A collaboration with Turner Prize-winning artist Antony Gormley, who has created a design consisting of 21 wooden boxes which move around the stage, are used by the rubber limbed Labi to create illusions, for climbing and for domino like effects.

This is a fabulous piece of theatre, definitely worth catching and another indication of what some investment in the arts can produce. Sadly its hard to imagine something of this scale being created in Oz, as we just don't make this kind of investment.

Joanne Kee
www.placesandspaces.com.au