ITS BEEN A WILD WINTER WEEK DOWN UNDER - RAIN, RAIN,RAIN

Hi everyone.......It has been a wild weather week in Perth. It has rained everyday and the wind has been
fierce. Not your typical winter weather. Last year, winter was quite "tame" from what we have been told...
This yr., NOT SO MUCH......On occassion, 50- 60mph winds ,,,,,,,,,,,, and blinding rain....the morning can
start out quite beautiful and then IT HITS!!!! - It has been quite cool, which has been absolutely terrific......
I am still working on getting "our place" looking and feeling "like home" - taking me alot longer than I 
anticipated.....but, it's fun.....such a departure from my decorating style at home.....
John is doing well.....Loves going to work everyday, really enjoys the easy commute......I hope you 
enjoyed the pics of King's Park and Perth's skyline....Take care for now........Everyone stay well and 
keep in touch!!


Love always,
John and Sharon 

More pics - Perth and King's Park - site of Queen Elizabeth's visit in October

G'day mates - Hope your week has been terrific - As I promised, more pics - John and I went to King's
Park on Sunday and spent 3 wonderful hours just walking - It is beautiful - We took pics of Perth's skyline and some beautiful native flowers.....a monument -similar to "Our" war memorial....an Eternal Flame - for the soldiers who lost their lives in combat and various other pics of King's Park - Major work is being done here for Queen Elizabeth's visit in October - This is quite the event.........Hope everyone is terrific
and BEATING THE HEAT!!!!! - Enjoy the pics and have a wonderful rest of the week.......As always,

      

 

John and I send our love.......

LOTS AND LOTS OF PICTURES

It's Sunday evening and time for our blog update......John and I went to a Chevron Expat "CHRISTMAS IN JULY" party last night. Since it is WINTER DOWN UNDER, all of the Expats celebrate now because everyone goes back home for "OUR CHRISTMAS" in December....We had a BLAST... John hooked up with someone from Chevron Houston who rides in the MS 150. Needless to say, you know what they talked about all night..This gentlemen belongs to a riding club down here and........JOHN'S READY FOR HIS BIKE TO GET HERE! - We also watched the 1st Australian to ever win the Tour - We had alot of fun!...Lots of great food, terrific wine (Shiraz is great Julie - Swan River and Margaret River), and we met some really great people....The next big party is the end of August - A MEXICAN FIESTA.....OLE' I told you that we bought a car - Mama's "HIP, HOP RED" car pictures are attached....ENJOY! 

Next blog, I will attach pictures of  downtown Perth along with King's Park - they are getting ready for Queen Elizabeth's visit in October and it is simply beautiful!  Everyone take care for now! Miss all of you!

Love always,

John and Sharon

ONE MONTH DOWN UNDER!!!!!!

Hello everyone...Hope all of you are doing well and STAYING COOL! - We have been following the weather
and can't believe how hot it still is......Does there seem to be any relief in sight? - No pictures to post this time...
SORRY...I found my way over to the Italian section of Perth and I felt just like I did when I was a kid. We would go to the Market (Daddy's side of the family) for what we needed and then to Gram's (Mom's mom) to cook it...Cheeses, salami, fresh pasta, homemade sweet Italian sausage and even an Italian Bakery - you name it..... I WAS IN ITALIAN HEAVEN........ It is in a little town called Northbridge, which is not too far away from where we live.....I cannot get there by bus :) so.......WE BOUGHT OURSELVES A LITTLE "HIP, HOP RED" GETTZ......We pick it up on Wednesday after they are finished with the window tinting........Now the key is "to drive it on the "WRONG" side of the street......It should be very interesting.......I will post pictures of the car next week-end.  John is doing well and getting ready to take his first trip to Karrath, which is about 2 hours by plane and then another 3 hours by car to the actual job site in Onslow.  Before he leaves, we need to go buy him a CROCODILE DUNDEE  hat because the sun is soo strong in Onslow, he needs to wear a hat that will keep his head cool and shaded....

Til next times Mates.........Have a G'day! (I'm getting the lingo down)

Much love as always!
John and Sharon

KANGAROOS EVERYWHERE!!!!!!

We had an unbelieveable experience today......we went to a spot here in Perth where everywhere you
look, there are KANGAROOS........They are not as big as I thought they would be......we saw mostly
females and JOEY'S!!!!!!!!!!! I was so excited.......Nothing like it and you have NO idea of the beauty
of these animals until you SEE THEM UP CLOSE!!!!!! I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as John
and I did being with them.......Love you all! If you look really closely at the first 2 pictures, you will see the
Joey peeking out of his Mama's pouch!!!!!

Much love,

John and Sharon

OUR TOWNHOUSE - 1/82 Royal Street - East Perth, Australia 6004

Well gang....you asked for them and here they are...pictures of our "New Home Away From Home"!

Enjoy seeing the pictures as much as we did taking them......Miss you all very much!

Love always,

John and Sharon

AIR SHIPMENT ARRIVED TODAY....BUT.....

Our air shipment arrived today....but....none of my kitchen items were in it..... so, after doing some checking we found out that the kitchen items were put on the sea shipment instead........You know
what that means don't you.............either I go out and buy some NEW kitchen "stuff" or we will be eating out for awhile!!!!!! John's comment "I figured that"!   We will be taking pictures this week-end so look for them on the BLOG.....Miss you all very much...........

Lots of love always,
John and Sharon

WOW....HAD TO SHARE THIS!!!!!!

I had to share this with everyone.....for those who know how much I love to cook, especially
Italian, I went to the market to buy some garlic for my sauce and some cucumbers for our salad and I just about FAINTED..........GARLIC - 2 HEADS - $5.50 and 1 SMALL CUCUMBER - $4.35.......

Oh my god!!!!!! - There goes the girls inheritance!!!!!!!!!!! John and I are going on a DIET!!!!!!!
Hope everyone is well!!!! Miss you all very much....Stay in touch.......

Much love,
John and Sharon

WINTER IN AUSTRALIA

Well, it's winter and the weather is just beautiful.. ....It was 32 degrees this morning....no frost on the windows, but "IT WAS COLD" and it felt wonderful.......John and I did not know how cold it would get since this is our first here, but it does get cold.....Our coats are packed in the air shipment and that has not arrived yet....Hopefully by Friday, July 8th......
John is enjoying his job very much.....He has spent the past 1 1/2 weeks with meet and greets - meeting all the people who will be working for and with him on the Wheatstone Project.....He has meet some people who lived in The Woodlands
and are now working here either on his project or the other Chevron project......Once everything settles down, we will
get together with them.....quite a few families......I am getting used to living in "THE CITY" and taking the bus everywhere..
I have even met an Italian lady who is going to take me to the Italian market in Northbridge....I met her quite by accident...
Unfortunately, you cannot get there by bus, so she offered to drive me there and show me the "ITALIAN AREA" of
East Perth.....THAT IS FOR YOU PHEE!..I will keep you informed.......We are doing well,  exploring all that Australia has
to offer!  John and I miss you all very much.....Stay in touch either by e-mail, blog or our telephone - 936-273-6862 (which has not yet gotten hooked up) "SORRY DANCING QUEEN #2" but soon, I promise....in the meantime, keep those e-mails
coming.......and as soon as our Internet gets hooked up....pictures will be posted also.....Love you all......

John and Sharon

WINTER IN AUSTRALIA

ITS MOVING DAY - THERE IS NO TURNING BACK NOW!!!!!!!!

Hey mates....We are all moved into our new place - The townhouse is absolutely beautiful....I promise to send pictures once it stops raining.....John has set up his office and he has not stopped smiling....HE HAS HIS OWN SPACE.....All the rooms on the backside of the townhouse face Swan Lake, which flows into the Indian Ocean.....There are 2 balconies off the living room and 1 off the guest bedroom.... We found this place quite by accident.....We just happened to be looking on the computer the night we met with the realor and it popped up.....Absolutely exquisite place.....black and white marble from floor to ceiling in all the bathrooms (3), leather furniture throughout (black and red) wrought iron furniture on the balconies, beautiful furniture in the bedrooms and a wonderful kitchen (with gas).....My job now is to get my 1st pot of  spaghetti sauce on the stove......you know what Gram always said......"you make your house your home when that first pot of spaghetti sauce is simmering on the stove and it smells throughout the house and stays in the walls!", then it is YOUR HOME! Never, in a million years, did I ever think we would be living in Australia and in such a beautiful place.....We can't wait to see everyone.......I hope everyone is well.. Stay in touch and I promise to keep up with my Blog and send pictures soon.....

Lots of Love,
Sharon and John