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A generous & kind floral gift sent to us for our G

A generous & kind floral gift sent to us for our Golden Wedding Anniversary on 23.1.2021. From our Federal MP. 💛💛
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Our Federal MP is Emma McBride. She, upon our request, organised greetings from the Governor General & the Prime Minister, and signed cards with individual messages were received by us.
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Irrespective of political views, we found it a way to have great memories added to our celebration & keepsakes.
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Our local state member, @david4wyong kindly sent us his greetings & arranged for messages in card form from The Premier of NSW & the Governor.
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Big appreciation to you both.
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Did you know, if you choose to, these messages can be organised with enough time allowed for birthdays of certain ages & anniversaries?
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Check out two sites:
https://pmc.gov.au (federal)
https://www.nsw.gov/congratulatorymessages (NSW)

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What made me decide to ask was remembering I did this for my parents’ 60th Wedding Anniversary.
B’s parents had these too for same occasion.
For those, a Congratulatory card is also sent from The Queen.

Where I walked yesterday. Today is 26 January. Pay

Where I walked yesterday.
Today is 26 January.
Paying my respects to elders past & present who have been part of #darkinjungcountry. I am also acknowledging all from many traditional lands in Australia as the original owners.

I love my country. I love where I live. I have al

I love my country.
I love where I live.

I have also seen a great change in the past 5 years where I am better informed about the feelings and thoughts of local people from the Darkinjung community where I live...and far beyond.

The map we have in our home has the Aboriginal countries on it. I note that spelling can be slightly different from some examples. We lived & taught in Western Sydney where many of the Dharrug people live.

We have a family history with Aboriginal descent we believe. It was never acknowledged when my late mother was alive but it was from her father’s line we believe. Such shame and hidden stories because of fear from the welfare and more.

I used to celebrate Australia Day with flags, lamingtons and more but until in becomes either a different day or not one associated with the arrival of white people to settle a so-called empty land, I cannot do this without conflict inside.

This view may not sit well with some friends, I know but it's time I said my piece. For too long I have not been strong enough to say

#alwayswasalwayswillbe
#darkinjungland
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We have been so fortunate to celebrate our Golden

We have been so fortunate to celebrate our Golden Wedding Anniversary this weekend.
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Married on 23.1.1971.
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This beautiful cake was made and decorated by our dear daughter @kt6871
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Thank you to her and our son @marcus.whelan279 along with our 8 grandchildren who celebrated with us.
@jessrosegosling @smgosling_ @firelitedj Ella, Hugo, Ruby, Evie & Macy. 💗💗💙💗💙💗💗💗

A tribute to my husband of 50 years as of TODAY: 2

A tribute to my husband of 50 years as of TODAY: 23.1.2021.
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He planted this rose in the front garden of the property we rent.
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It’s a cheery & lovely sight each time I drive into the driveway.
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We both ❤️its blooms & colours.
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Happy Golden Wedding Anniversary to us...thanks to beauty, love, growth, perseverance & care...all you need to GROW a plant, a flower, a relationship.... 🌹🌹

Filtered water views of the lake on a recent walk.

Filtered water views of the lake on a recent walk. Using #waterlogueapp 4/5 post.

3rd of my 5 images made from photo app called #wat

3rd of my 5 images made from photo app called #waterlogue.
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This is a scene west of Wyong in beautiful horse stud country.

Another scene from recent visit to the lake. Using

Another scene from recent visit to the lake. Using #waterlogue app to give a water colour appearance to images.

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