2011- turning fifty!!

2011 - a year of consolidation, preparation and peace!!! (and turning 50!)

No big plans for this year, just lots of laid back little stuff. Gonna relax, be peaceful, stay closer to home and friends and family. My boss will be happy that I have no big plans to take large chunks of time off work like last year.

Only one national level mountain bike race this year - the National championships in Adelaide, Feb 22-26. They had to add another category just for me! I'm the oldest crazy old lady who has ever wanted to compete in the downhill event and they had no class for a woman about to turn 50! They have always had one for men about to turn 50 so they had no excuse not to add one for the old ladies. Our age group is called 'super masters'!!!! lol

There will be other small trips during 2011:

To Melbourne to visit my gorgeous granddaughter especially for her first birthday!

At least 3 "Wandering Women's Weekends" which are weekends away exploring Tassie with 2 of my female friends. We did it in 2009, but didn't get around to it in 2010 so have vowed to be more organised in 2011. There is really so so much to see in Tassie. It is a beautiful amazing place to live and explore. And we have to scratch these itchy feet some how.

Planning to do regular day bush walks too. My 50th present to myself is going to be to walk the Overland track over 6 days in April 2012 so during 2011 I want to so lots more day walks. Tassie is a bushwalkers paradise. It can be hard to choose which walk to do as there are so many beautiful ones to choose from.

Feeling festive!

Christmas is in your heart if you have Jesus.

Time with family and friends helps too.

Faith

Faith - one of my favourite words. Can't live without it.

Don't be afraid of death. Be afraid of not living.

Feeding squirrels in Hyde Park

Introduced pest from America but so cute!

Fashion in Paris

Fashion shoot in Paris. This is such a different city to London. Seems older and the architecture is far more ornate and over the top. I did not ride the free bikes. It seemed easier and safer to walk rather than risk the Parisian traffic. We also used the Metro system - the oldest underground train system in the world. That was really good. Managed to see most of the landmarks in one day by doing a bus tour and then walking along the Siene to the Louvre (did not go inside) and Notre Dame which we did go in to, and then up the Eiffel Tower.

Falcons in Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square. Where are all the pidgeons? According to the tour guide on the bus - KFC stands for Kan't find Chicken, :) The truth is that a London mayor banned feeding pidgeons or 'flea infested flying rats' and so there are far fewer than before. The local government also employs someone to fly a falcon around the square every morning to frighten the pidgeons away.

Fully fledged tourist - final visit to the Queen