Coming up Mother's Day

It's coming towards Mother's Day and this reminds me of my departed mother who died nearly 5 years ago.

The short story of her death is this:

Mum took ill 10 days before she died with a cancerous growth the size of a football which was attached to the outside area of her large bowel. There was no evidence of this, she had no pain, she had no large stomach, no weight loss, she was normal in every way. Approximately 6 months before her death she had CT Scan, plus lots of other routine tests, scans and other test which she usually had done each year due to a condition that she had had for 4 years not being related in anyway to her death or cancer. All test were as they should be, normal.  Yes, I saw the results and understand all.

Were my father and I shocked - NO! Cancer works sometimes in mysterious ways. We accepted her death and got on with our lives as my mum would wish us to. My father and I are much alike in many ways. 

Mum & Dad's 60th Wedding Anniversary in November 2004. My father was legally blind and still is.

Taken in the winter 2007 just over one year before my mum passed away.

Due to her condition she was taking Cortisone at that time, hence the fuller face.

Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia

Tasmania which is an island does have islands.  Bruny Island is but one down south.  Beautiful scenery, lovely beach and many walks can be done. 
Many people live on Bruny Island and catch the ferry across to Kettering each day and home again in the evening if they work on Mainland Tasmania.  However, there are many crossings during the day.

When I first went to Bruny Island many years ago, there were only a few shacks, only one shop that was open for a few hours a day, no boardwalks, not good access to the beach and no accommodation other than a great big paddock which was used to put a caravan on without power, it was on this land I parked my car, cooked a meal on an open fire, my friend and I slept in the car for one night having the times of our lives.....those were the days :) That was before I was married.

Took my husband to see Bruny Island a few years ago and we went for the day. Now there is a shop there open all day! Board walks, roads graded and quite a lovely village. Sheep, cows and so on..

There is a north and south island, the south island being hilly.

Adventure Bay. Bruny Island.

The Lighthouse and home of the keeper.

This is Cloudy Bay on Bruny Island.

Another photo of Cloudy Bay. Bruny Island.

Whalebone Point. Bruny Island.

Up on a hill the vegetation is a bit thick.

A typical sign on Bruny Island.