Welcome to the Googlebird's Roost!

2009-10-21T17:45:00.000+11:00

Presenting the Gawith Villa Googlebird: symbol of collective creativity, and also the whole amounting to more than the sum of its parts!

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We are not afraid of the Googlebird: the Googlebird doesn't bite! From left to right, the friends of Googlebird: Lee (Leanne), Eleanor, Katie (Katrina), Anna and Gary.

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And a big thumbs up and thank you have to go to Jo, for taking these pictures for us, Robyn, for helping to separate them from Jo's photos into their own little folder, and Samy for sending them via email, so we can upload them!

Nicole's post

2008-04-30T09:46:00.002+10:00

I like the photos that are on the blog already. The Googlebird reminds me of the old G.V. We at Gawith Villa are no longer in the old place in the photos, but we are now in a new place. I like it, because it is nice. I can use Peter's computer to do a blog, which I have never done before, and wanted to do for some time. Clients still do not have their own computer online, which is why no one has added to this blog for some time!

In the time since anyone last added to this blog, Lee-Anne has also become completely committed to Richmond, instead of Collingwood!

I feel very excited to be allowed to sit in Peter's office and put something on this blog.

I am having salad for lunch, but Claire will just have her usual Twisties. I like Claire; she is nice! We could have been at the library by now, but no one could arrange a taxi back for us. There was a funny scraping noise outside just now. I wonder what it was. In the afternoon, I might get a massage.

Lee's milestone

2007-05-08T14:32:00.000+10:00

Today, at RDA, Lee-anne reached another milestone, of, not only riding alone without a guide rope, as anticipated, but also leading all the other riders around the course, including weaving through the sticks. We hope to have a picture of this by next week, to show you all this wonderful achievement! Well done, Lee!

Lee's solo art exhibition was also a great success, and raised over $600!

And just to set the record straight, while Lee has had some wonderful times at the football with Deb, and adopted Richmond as a second footy team, she has not completely swapped allegiances, and still ardently follows Collingwood!

Colin's wishlist, by Colin Maxwell Jenkins

2007-03-28T10:14:00.000+10:00

I want some Bibles with some new small books, the small Bibles in the shops, and the big Bibles, 18 Bibles for everyone at Gawith Villa.
I would also love the lord Alister to be coming to God's own house.
I also want $46.80 for lunch, for five days of the week, and for every week of the year, and every year of the century.
Also, I wish to go out fishing with Peter and his friends in his minibus, so as we don't have to pay for our lunches.*
I would love to go to church of a Sunday and be with Mother and Father.

(*Doesn't that sound Biblical, Peter going out fishing with all his friends?)

To the world government:

2007-03-14T11:25:00.000+11:00

Would you please bring some mighty big ships, as big as the Tasmanian transport ship, for people and their families?
If we get the big tanks on the tankers, then I, God, say we get to try and push in from using a huge, flat wall of steel.
If we get to be clearing up the whole of the waters, on top of the waters and below them, we try and strain the waters and try and desperately stop the octopi from squirting out black oil, and getting to squirt out even red oil, for the book writers, and blue oil, also for writing, for writers doing their jobs. See they don't squirt out black oil, not just for drivers. It seems that writers themselves are like octopi under the sea, squirting out words in black, blue and red oil! As I, God, do mean this, that black oil can be used for writing with pens, by writers of books.

A letter from the Dept. of Primary Industries to Colin

2007-03-14T10:48:00.000+11:00

27th February, 2007

Dear Mr Jenkins,

ESSO and BHP Billiton Bass Strait Exploration Program

I am writing in response to your letter of 22nd January 2007 in which you asked that DPI look into the activities of ESSO and BHP Billiton in relation to penguins and octopi.

In preparing its environment plan, ESSO was required to consider the possible impact of its operations on all marine life, including penguins and octopi. As implied in your letter, the likely impact on penguins and octopi is from oil spills. Consequently, ESSO's environment plan details how the facilities will avoid oil spills and, if there is a spill, how ESSO will work with agencies to clean up the spill.

To date, there have been insignificant spills associated with ESSO's petroleum production facilities. The Department is aware that there have been oil spills/discharges in the Bass Strait, but these have been associated with ships. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority is responsible for the regulation and prevention of pollution from ships.

If you would like to provide feedback on the Little Penguins project, I suggest you contact Ms Diana Russell Coot. Regional Manager External Affairs and Community Australia/Asia from BHP Billiton through the BHP Billiton office on 1300 554 757 or contact the Phillip Island Nature Park on 5951 2800.

Yours sincerely,

Geoff Collins
Petroleum Development Manager

Some nice ideas I had about the drought while sleeping, by Colin

2007-03-07T10:50:00.000+11:00

We must get our navy involved to help with the drought conditions, to bring the rest of the water to the reservoirs, for everyone's water, except the hospitals. The mineral water is very low, too. I do feel that our water drought can be ended for all of the southern hemisphere.
By the way, when I was seeing and hearing the Lord's discussion on the oil and mining crisis, Russia, China, India, the USA, the UK and Australia are sending their armed forces to both the North and South poles for everyone's water. We can melt all the ice on the poles for water. They will also need health equipment. The Australian Commonwealth government MPs go and discuss building projects, and if there is or isn't enough money for building hospitals.

To the Australian Commonwealth Government:

2007-02-12T12:52:00.000+11:00

On the Australian oil crisis:

I, Colin Maxwell Jenkins, would like to ask you all in the Prime Minister's Department, about the oil of our planet, especially that of the eight nations. Eight governments are stealing it.
As I say, I believe that these eight nations should be prosecuted by the Bible; the Pope will prosecute them. You should all know this as I do.
The eight nations include the USA, Russia, India, China, Germany and Britain, and I am not sure about Yugoslavia. I am also not sure about Germany and Japan.
The countries that try and steal oil from Australia or any other country will be prosecuted by a religious court.
The countries want to appeal for oil, either on the land or the ocean. They want to drill in the oceans and gulfs and Bass Strait. I was not too sure about having to be drilling for more oil, uranium in our country, or any other country of the world. Colin Maxwell Jenkins would love to tell you all, "No drilling in any water forbidden by a religion, and lands too." Also I am not too sure about North Korea, who on the 13th and 14th February, wanted to turn uranium into oil, or coal to be turned into oil. We also have yellow oil for the world. Ampol and BHP should do some drilling now. or the sea and ocean.
The Liberal Party's own God will become a good Prime Minister, who will live forever. The Liberal Party will revive the spirit of former Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies and his good treasurer Sir John McEwan by the election in December 2007. All the nations of the world are to be forbidden to drill in the South Pole, and also in the whole of Central Australia.
At the South Pole, I have seen on channel 2, there are some oil nations and Australian companies wanting to drill for oil, and some people trying to cross the ice were in jeopardy, even when they tried to cross the ice quickly enough.
They were't able to stay up high enough.
As they fell into a big hole, the Australian navy had to send a fleet to save them.
If they need to do anything else, they will need to bring some medical and other equipment, including mechanical. They might even need 2,000 wheelchairs.

Bill "the great helper" and his mate Sister Rose, at Sacred Heart Mission art group

2007-02-01T17:03:00.000+11:00

Bill will not only get missed by family, as per his death notice in the Sun this week, but also by several clients and workers at Gawith Villa, and especially by his good mate Sister Rose at Sacred Heart Mission art group!

Colin's book, pp. 9-10

2007-01-19T13:51:00.000+11:00

For all the people of all kinds, and when another family does happen to be shearing off wool from the goats:-
They should be able to get more food from some of our paddocks, and some of our good grass and water from irrigation.
From all of their Australian farms, they were not getting enough food for their stations, and farms too.
We have our own kinds of goats for everyone wanting winter jumpers, that are really thick, but not too thick.
All the trucks had to make quite a journey to a nice dairy outlet for their good goats' milk.
For ladies too, I recommend goats' kidneys, liver and heart, because they are rich in iron.
Two good book authors, I mean, Jesus and myself, I would also love to recommend.
Sheep, lambs and rams all need food and water, and desperately in some cases. Farmers require more black sheep, lambs and rams, and also black goats, to have more variety in the colours of the wool. Everyone in Australia and New Zealand, and also Papua New Guinea, needs a lot more rain, and not just in summer and autumn, as in 2003. Some of my rain magic worked, because it brought on the rain today!

Some words from Helen's volunteer

2006-12-27T06:49:00.000+11:00

For quite some time I have been involved with Helly and other clients of Gawith Villa in the hydrotherapy pool in Ashburton. I regard it as a great mark of trust that, when she is tired out, she'll float in my arms and relax enough to fall asleep with her head on my shoulder.

Just recently we also started to attend choir practice at the church hall in Clarendon St, with the Tuesday singers. When the choir is practising odd bits and phrases she gets a bit restless but when they burst into full-throated song she gives it all her attention and quite obviously enjoys it.

There is an indefinable quality about Helly that, without words, reaches out to you so that you can only respond in the most loving way. Whenever I think of her gentle manner I somehow always associate her with that glorious incandescent blue of the fairy wren.

The Document of the Doomed, by Colin Jenkins

2006-11-17T13:32:00.000+11:00

While we were going to inspect this question of the government's $18 or 28 billion, and as, I God, have a book that is popular in Europe, and as I have earned that much money, in the trillions of dollars, it needs to go to the National Reserve Bank, and, as I Colin Maxwell Jenkins, on the 9th of November, thought I would soon become a lordess or goddess, all over the world, BHP and the Department of Foreign Affairs, I God do know that a lot of both petrol and gasoline and both types of oil in our national drilling for oil, in S.A., W.A. and the Northern Territory, is being produced in the outback, including the African councils.

And I, God, do believe that as we can get to drill in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia, in where there are large amounts of these mineral oils, petrol, like I said, oils of both kinds, and also gasoline as the British and Americans put it, to give the Australian government more money in millions and billions, so as you can spend more of your money from the oil and minerals department, so as you can spend it on more things in your government, so as if you have anything you want to spend it on, that's either cheap or expensive, no matter which. The true God says this. I will be a goddess in 2007. In some parts of Africa, although they're short on water, I know they have a lot more mineral water than Australia, and has some oils and minerals too.

To the Australian people: if we drill in each and every country, bar the oil countries, we shall be richer, and not poorer, and have a better economy, and more employment.

On the Australian national government not reducing petrol prices, by Colin Jenkins

2006-11-10T13:49:00.000+11:00

If our national government does not reduce petrol prices to $81.95, to improve our economy, the economy will go down even more. The Australian government needs $18 billion every year for their purposes, if not $830,ooo billion!

While we were going to be having our barrels of petrol at such high prices, brought down to such a low, low price,
and kept low,
and left low...

that sentence about petrol prices just turned into a poem!

People Power's policy on disability, posted by Lee

2006-11-10T10:25:00.000+11:00

http://www.peoplepower.org.au/articles/2006/11/10-0023-5998.html

Only 15 days to go to the state election...and counting!

Come to the events in Footscray tonight (Come to the Church!) and St Kilda's Rock against the Pokies concert on Sunday: for more information, see here http://www.peoplepower.org.au/events/index.html

Colin's word of the day

2006-10-25T11:35:00.000+10:00

geosequestration: the capture and underground storage of carbon dioxide, as the worst offending greenhouse gas emitted from coal (The Age, p. 1, today)!

Kevin, the CEO, and Luke, the MC, at the AGM!

2006-10-11T16:08:00.000+10:00

As one of the stars of the show on this occasion, Luke had to tell a few jokes to entertain people, so he came out with a couple of beauties, one at the expense of Collingwood, who had just lost the preliminary final to the Western Bulldogs:

"Last Sunday, I went to the football, and all they had was cold pies and hot dogs" (even the Collingwood supporters had to pay that one!);

and one, kind of at the expense of Kevin:
"How do you keep a whacker waiting?"
So Kevin waited for a bit...
Then Luke replied, "I'll tell you tomorrow."
Kevin looked a little embarrassed, as he did not expect that, but took it with reasonably good grace, anyway!

Open letter from God to the world, by Colin

2006-10-06T13:31:00.000+10:00

To the US, UK, USSR, Australia, India, Pakistan, China, Israel, Iran, France and North Korea:
You will all soon enough not be fighting at all, with your own missiles, and God does not want you to fire any missiles that might blow anything up, let alone the whole planet, and if we all still want to live on this planet, we may have to get nuclear power to use, for electricity, but not for destructive purposes, like making big fires or explosions.
2) Any one country could endanger the whole world with its missiles, unless we stop them doing international combat now.
3) The international community might still need nuclear power for all buildings and houses, i.e. for peaceful purposes.
4) South Korea might be in danger, because it could have its people being killed, in the line of fire from North Korea.
5) Israel might not be in danger from Iraq, but it may present a danger to surrounding countries, like Lebanon. But God says, if any country declares war with their missiles, wanting to hit other countries with their nuclear power, in the oceans or seas, or bays, God will help the threatened countries get out of danger.
6) Peaceful purposes of nuclear power include using it for medical purposes, as well as domestic uses.
7) Also, we read in the Age today, on page 1, that China has withdrawn its support from North Korea, if it continues with its atomic tests, and the US will not help them either. So God was right, in the above, saying that you can have a future, or you can have nuclear weapons, but not both! In other words, you cannot have a future with nuclear weapons (although you can use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, electricity, science and medicine, if you want.)
8) We don't know if the recent "suspicious activity" in North Korea means anything, because they might be hiding the real activity underground, which you would not necessarily see on a satellite image (and for all we know, Israel or Iran might be doing the same thing, underground!).
9) Maybe the drought could be a punishment on Australia for the involvement of the Australian Wheat Board in the oil-for-food scandal in Iraq!
10) Now we could have a flood coming up in 8 days time, meaning for the whole wide world in the drought countries, including Australia, meaning all the drought countries all get floods from the Pacific, Southern and Northern, and 18% of the Indian Ocean. But we may have to be more alert on the politicians, even when there are wars and countries, like the US, North Korea and even the UK, wanting to see if they could find new ways of getting more water, even though they may or may not. But if they do not have any acclamations, then we may have to see if they have a drought. God knows they don't have a drought! And missiles shouldn't be fired in the ocean areas that have oil rigs, because they might set them on fire, and that would perhaps blow up the whole planet, or if not, maybe at least part of it. (Yes, Colin, you could have a good point there!)
11) And petroleum could blow up the parts of the planet, or some of it, if not all of it, and neither coal nor uranium should be put together in bombs.
12) Yellow oil (petrol, or gasoline) or black oil, I know we could say from Colin's book, could blow up the planet.

My friend Deb and People Power, by Leanne

2006-09-19T10:10:00.000+10:00

http://www.peoplepower.org.au/

If you click on this, you will see the new political party in Australia, called People Power. My friend Deb is running for council election in Malvern, so, if you vote in that area, please vote for her, because she represents all the people the other political parties forgot! They will also run in the Victorian state election, so you could have someone different to vote for, if you don't like the two major parties!

I have just been out this morning to put my leaflets about her in letterboxes around GV, and sent away to People Power for some more, to put around! VOTE 1 DEB!!! ;-))

"I also like to have a beer with Deb" (to the tune of Slim Dusty's I Like to Have a Beer with Duncan), especially when we go to the football, and she barracks for Richmond, and I barrack for Collingwood; I still had a beer with her and sang the Richmond Tigerland song, when Richmond won! So here's to Deb, some beer links just for you:

brightbrewery.com.au

hargreaveshill.com.au

redduckbeer.com.au

redhillbrewery.com.au

Colin's AGM

2006-09-15T15:02:00.000+10:00

We had an exceptionally good time at the AGM, because we were talking about my book of poetry, The Good Lady Witch, and launching it, and I was writing my autographs in lots of copies, as people started to buy them. So I was one of the stars of the show! I felt like a new dad with a new baby coming into the world. It made me happier and gloriously proud and joyful.

The lunch was wonderful, especially the chocolate roulade with strawberries and passionfruit sauce.

We have still a few copies (of my book) available at Gawith Villa; if you hurry, you can still get one!

My History, by Claire Rice, Ch. 1

2006-09-12T13:55:00.000+10:00

My name is Clare Rice. I lived in Pakenham, Victoria. I was born on the 8th of the 7th, 1955. Mum and I worked on the dairy farm, milking the cows and filling the pails with milk. My uncle Leo, Dad's brother, also milked the cows and Dennis my oldest brother and I had some horses. We weren't allowed to ride them. Every day Dad and Uncle John used to take the cans of milk around the houses, delivering the milk. The horses were for delivering the milk, not riding. They were big draught-horses. We had two, and two vans. They were covered with brasses when they pulled the milk vans.
Mum was Australian, and Dad was from Ireland. My mum's name was Mary Eileen Mavis Esmond. They met in Sydney, at a dance. It was a church dance. I have a photo of her in her wedding dress, which was very long, and her honeymoon outfit was a tan coat, and Dad also wore a tan suit. They got married in a church in Sydney, and they had their honeymoon in Brisbane. Then they came to Melbourne, and had first Dennis, then Francis, then me, and eventually also Maureen.
In NSW, they must have lived in Armadale, with Uncle Leo, before moving to Pakenham to live on the dairy farm, because I was baptized in a church called St Mary's, Armadale. I have a baptismal certificate and dad's death certificate, but not Mum's. I also have a silver christening mug. If it's not shiny, I give it to a woman to take it home with her and shine it up for me.
Dad died first in a North Caulfield house, in his bed, in the daytime. Mum died only last year, in a nursing home in Glen Iris, of Alzheimer's. I felt a little bit sad inside when they died, but I was glad that all of the family was around the bed when Dad died. But Mum died in her sleep, on her own. Uncle Leo died first, before either of them.
I went to Kyneton primary school. You wouldn't believe what happened to me at primary school. You would laugh! A boy pushed me in the sandpit, and he knocked out 3 of my teeth. My parents told his parents and they took him away in the car, and his father said he would deal with him when they got home. He must have got punished. They couldn't do anything about my teeth, however. Now I have false teeth. I have had false teeth for about 7-8 years now. Sometimes it's a hassle, because it is a bit hard to put them in, and take them out.
I also had two brothers, Dennis and Francis, and one sister named Maureen. Dennis was 3 years older than I, Francis was 1 year older and Maureen 10 years younger. On the farm, Dennis and Francis used to chase me and Maureen around, and it was great fun. We used to play hide and seek, and hiding behind the bushes was a good place to hide. We also liked to hide in the side of the milking shed. We also hid in the hay, in the shed.

Ch. 2 of my memoirs, by Clare Rice

2006-09-11T14:43:00.000+10:00

Using "Digger" software supplied by the Genealogical Society of Victoria, to "dig up" a bit of the past, we found that my grandfather, whose name was Thomas Joseph Rice, died in Chelsea in 1947, at the age of 61. This means (doing the sum) that he was born in 1886 - wow! So already my grandfather goes back a long way. He was born in County Cork, Ireland, of which you can see pictures on our blog below.
He married Mary Ellen Walsh, who became my grandmother when she became Mary Ellen Rice. She passed away in 1946, a year before my grandfather. Maybe he was heartbroken when she died, because he died only a year later, perhaps wanting to be with her again.
There was also a lady named Katherine Agnes Rice, who died in Richmond, aged 71, in 1966, the year St Kilda won the premiership! She was born, doing the sum again, in 1895, a bit after my grandfather.
Another lady called Veronica Honora Rice died in Brighton, aged 74, in 1968; she was born in 1894, so that is another "wow!" I am not yet sure who these ladies are, but they may have been my grandfather's sisters, who never got married, in other words, my great-aunts. Maybe they became nuns, as did many girls from good Catholic families in those days?
My father's name was Leonard Ignatius Rice, and he passed away on the 28th of October, 1974, at the age of 59 in Caulfield, Victoria. His probate was passed on the 24th of February, 1975.
My father had a brother named Leo Thomas Rice, who passed away on the 17th of June, 1967, at the age of 55 in Juno in Victoria. As found on a search on multimap.com, Juno is a little suburb in Balwyn, between East Kew, North Balwyn and Doncaster, just off what is now the Eastern Freeway. According to his probate, he was a poultry farmer, somewhere in NSW, according to Births, Deaths and Marriages records. He lived at 13 Osmond St, Armadale (NSW?).
Francis is now 54, and Dennis is 55, I am 51 and Maureen is 40. Maureen got married in 1957 in St Mary's church in St Kilda. Her husband's name was Philip. I remember the dress I was wearing; it was all blue with silver dots on it, and I danced with the best man, who was Philip's brother. It was very romantic, because Philip's brother was very good-looking.
Maureen had four children, Brendan, Jacqui, Damian and Kimberley; some people call her "Kylie". I call her Kim for short. I see them on my birthday, and at Christmas and Easter and once at mum's funeral. Kim is now 14. I like them all, because they are all different, with different personalities. Brendan has been on TV, Deal or No Deal. His case was number 24, and inside it was $35,000, which he won. I supposed he might have had a holiday, but I don't really know what he did with it. None of my nieces or nephews are married yet.
Jacqui's got a boyfriend named John, and he likes us, and for Christmas we gave him a box of chocolates, so he is nearly one of the family. He comforted Jacqui at mum's funeral, where she was a little bit upset.
Damian has a job as a carpenter; he builds beds.
Kim is still at school and Jacqui is a cook.
Seven years ago, I had an accident. I fell over on the footpath outside and all the staff ran out, asking, "What happened?" and they rang the ambulance. I blacked out for a while, and the paramedics put a drain pipe in my mouth so I could breathe. I had received a head injury, and I had to go to Monash hospital to have a neck operation, and I had to wear a neck brace for about 4-5 months. It was awful wearing the neckbrace, because it was too hot in the hot weather, and I kept taking it off, because I couldn't stand it. You would not like to have a neckbrace on like that. I was even wearing a helmet before that accident, and I also had a walker before the accident, but now I have to be really careful not to fall over, and careful walking. I even have a special comfy chair at Gawith Villa that everyone calls the "Clare chair".

Ch. 3, Clare's history

2006-09-10T14:04:00.000+10:00

I wanted to write this chapter about my ancestors in Ireland; as I said in chapter 1, Dad was Irish. Dennis might also have some other information, and he has even been to Ireland.
He had two weeks in each of Ireland, England, and Canada, for a holiday. In Ireland, he went to county Cork, where my uncle Edward had a house. Maybe Dennis might have some pictures of that house, if he took any pictures on that trip. Dennis lives in Endeavor Hills, so maybe I could ask him if he has any information or pictures on our family heritage in Ireland. Dennis has not told me about any of the places he visited.
While he was away, he let his house out for a while, and had to stay with Maureen for a while, until he got his house back. He might have slept on the convertible couch in the kitchen.
Uncle Edward, who lived in County Cork, was my mum's brother. He might have done dairy farming there, same as my dad continued later in Australia, as far as I know.
Since mum was 83 when she died, last year, we can work out that she was born in 1922.
On dad's side, however, Uncle Leo, or Leonard Thomas, as he is called on his birth certificate, was born to my grandparents Thomas Joseph and Mary Ellen Rice (nee Walsh) in 1914.
My dad, Leonard Ignatius, was born in 1915 - so they were a bit too young to go and fight in the First World War!
My aunt Marie Victories was born just as the war was finishing, in 1918.
My grandfather and grandmother saw two world wars, since both died just after the second.

Disabled news story of the week, by Colin Jenkins

2006-09-08T13:23:00.000+10:00

This week Wayne Frederick Norris, 47, of Warragul, his son Wayne Leslie Norris, 23, and Joabi Gavara, 31, of Canberra have been jailed for bashing to death a brain-damaged, disabled man in his bed. They had robbed him for money for drugs before, and could give no explanation for their cowardly, drunken assault. Lee Bridge, 36, the victim, was a "peaceful, gentle man", who was left a partially paralysed epileptic after a childhood car accident. He was violently assaulted for up to 25 minutes with fists and a piece of wood. He was left with head and neck injuries, and the men also stole his car and DVDs. The men also abused both drugs and alcohol.

The sentences they got from the judge were: a minimum of 9 years for Wayne snr, 6 1/2 for Wayne Jnr and 4 years and 3 months for Joabi. I do not think they got enough time; they should have got life-sentences in prison, for good! I think people like this are the scum of the earth. Don't you agree? (from the Herald-Sun, 8/9/06)

The Fruit Trees in my Backyard, by Colin Maxwell Jenkins

2006-08-25T14:05:00.000+10:00

Today I have an apple for lunch.
I sit and look at it in my hand,
and have to have a bite straight away.
It tastes gorgeously.
And guess where it comes from?
Our own backyard!
It looks yellow and red,
and all the apples on the tree look like that.
Anytime you want a snack, all you have to do is
pick them off the ground and trees!
The plum trees are so good,
they are getting ready to develop
in the spring months.
They are covered with white and pink blossom, and leaves,
getting ready for the spring.
We also have a mandarin tree,
and a pear tree.
The mandarin tree's hardly giving any blossoms.
The pear tree also gives some blossom,
even in the winter
as well as the spring months.
We also have a lemon tree.
It is good for colds, and ladies' babies.
That also goes for oranges and limes,
and mandarins, too.
It is good to put the lemon juice
In your Earl Grey tea.

Blarney Castle, County Cork, Ireland (for Clare, see memoirs so far below)

2006-08-22T16:10:00.000+10:00

Ballinspittle, "the statue that moved", County Cork, Ireland...

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...or maybe somebody kissed the famous Blarney Stone!

Click on link for a whole gallery of more pictures of County Cork, Ireland, where your ancestors on your mother's side came from, Clare!

http://www.ireland-photo-library.co.uk/albums/cork/cork.html

Avalon, by Lee

2006-08-08T14:41:00.000+10:00

On Monday morning, I arrive at Avalon to help Deb prepare for the group classes. Deb is my good friend, even though she barracks for Richmond (and I barrack for Collingwood!). I help her with the football tips. I think everyone got surprised by Carlton d. Melbourne last week! Sometimes I go out to have a beer with her, at the pub, or the football.
At Avalon, I also see Becky. Becky is my friend, too. She talks a lot with me in Phoenix Park, as well.

Today I did some beautiful art work at Gawith Villa. It was much bigger than normal, and I used a housebrush to put it. It has a very dark, purple sky, and a rough sea with surf on it. There are also a couple of seagulls in the sky. It even looks good from this distance, across the room. It makes me feel calm, and also proud, to do good work like that.

Tomorrow we go to Phoenix Park, to do more writing, and more football tips with Deb and Di. Di barracks for Geelong. I could ask Deb to help me send her a sympathy card by email, or maybe Deb needs one more than Di!

My dream home, by Colin Jenkins

2006-08-04T14:27:00.000+10:00

If it were a perfect world, and all my dreams come true, I would like to live with different people to the ones I live with now, and in the country, not the city. I would like to live in the Bairnsdale district, in a mansion with trees all around, and flowers in the garden, and pools to swim in, and fountains playing. I would like to have servants to help us practise my religion. The servants would be like nuns or priests. I would like to hear the birds singing in the morning. For breakfast, the servants would bring me porridge on a big silver tray, with a rose or two in a vase on the tray, and a big silver teapot of peppermint tea, which is my favorite. I would also like to go fishing in the ocean from my dream house. Bairnsdale is near beautiful ocean beaches. We could fish for salt-water salmon, and the next day we could have smoked salmon for free, caught with my rod, for breakfast. You could also have the salmon with scrambled eggs on toast, and a little bit of caviar on top. I would let my helper come and live there too, and we could have great fun! We would have computers, for the writers to also write their books on the weekend, as well as during the week. You could also look up Age articles, and see their videos online.

I discovered today that tissues are a solution to my handkerchief problem! We have enough tissues at home.

To the Australian government about mining and oil

2006-08-02T09:45:00.000+10:00

Alright, now we can use gold for books, and magazines too. We're running short of gold. NSW and Victoria and also God will let them know what they need to know about mining. When they start their job, they are 90. I, God, do say this to the mining departments gorgeously. God says that we will need to cut petrol prices. God says, all over Australia we need to drill in the Atlantic Ocean to fill our energy needs sooner. If the gold is compressed from coal, we can use it even for teeth. This will be better for teeth and also the economy. Drilling for oil in the Atlantic Ocean will cut down the inflation rate in our country, which should be kept at 0.1%. Both the Liberal and Labor parties should keep the inflation rate low. All the rest of 2006 and 2007, we can make cutlery of all kinds, and trays like ashtrays, since gold lasts longer than stainless steel. There is enormous evil in the community, and also enormously evil killers. By the way, God says the police and government should kill them all. Also, all those that do not kill, get gold teeth.

I will need some cows and goats, for milk and beef, and so will others. We need to get more self-sufficient, also with regard to our oil needs. All national MPs should keep the inflation rate low, at 0.1%. Coal and oil will not last for eternity. We need to use coal on some ski resorts of Victoria, NSW and South Australia. Your people will have a better economy with cuts to petrol prices, and ski resorts with their own generators in the mountains too, for both winter and summer ski resorts.

As Lordess, I say, if the inflation rate remains at 9.7%, the national police will have to kill all the prisoners. Every government around the world will need to kill the prisoners by their police, or else there will be crime and people killed, and banks robbed, and people robbed, and shops robbed, and hospitals robbed, too. If we make sure the prisoners are killed in all prisons, then there won't be any crime and none of this will happen at all. Petrol prices need to be kept down to 80.9c in the dollar, and 80.9%. I, God, do now say that interest rates should be entirely at 4% all the time, all the years of this century, till eternity.

A ministerial letter, by God: a gorgeous wishlist, by Colin

2006-07-28T13:58:00.000+10:00

To the Victorian minister for education:

Would you please extend Gawith Villa's classes and legal times, so as everybody in the classes and legal times gets their knowledge extended? I, for example, just discovered the exact location of Beijing, in the north-east of China, thanks to the atlas, and I feel very proud of that! And would you please extend it from 8 am to 8 pm? Then would you please allow each of us to take our money with us, so as we can all do our lunch and dinner, and get our drinks when we want? And would you please include Saturday on the weekend for our classes, so as we can learn more, if we want? And could I have another helper for the computer at home, so as I can also put stuff on the blog, and look up stuff, on the weekend, as well as during the week? And I feel that if we take $400 for all of us we will be able to have enough for our lunch and dinner.

My magical birth to the planet

2006-07-28T13:26:00.000+10:00

To my dear mother and father,
Would you please get me my sexes on the times we are here, and would you please get out of my bank account $75,000, so as I can use it for the publication of my workbook? It is the one that's called my Magical Publication at a hospital, so as we have better times together. And please would you ask a solicitor or MP or barrister if one of them can get my book published? I think it is legal for a book writer to give money to one of the three people I mentioned. I would like you to make sure that Margaret my sister gets $50,000,000,000. Would you please buy me a new exercise bike, as the one I have is no good, and it makes loud noises, even when I pedal with it of a night-time, and the neighbours don't like the noises which it makes? And would you also buy two for Gawith Villa out of my money, when my book is published, should it be increasingly successful? I would like to get another pair of boots from my mother and father, because my feet are out of ordinance.

War in Lebanon, by Colin

2006-07-26T10:23:00.000+10:00

It's pretty grim over there. What I want to say is if any of the soldiers or air force say I was getting to help them, on all three forces, on the help of the heavenly aid, to help Australia and the force we're helping. No matter who that is.

I also enjoyed reading a bit of Colin Cotterill's book The Coroner's Lunch in the Age this morning.

The day we went to the football, by Lee

2006-07-25T14:13:00.000+10:00

On round 13, of this AFL season, my friends Deb, Marge and I went to the football. Marge is Deb's friend, and they both barrack for Richmond Tigers, and I barrack for Collingwood. It was pouring raining, and very cold and wet. We had hot pies to eat, and they drank coffee, and I had a beer. Unfortunately, Richmond won that day, so the beer made me feel at least a little bit better. Deb and Marge were singing the Tigers' song, and I joined in - so at least we are still good friends. Not all of us Collingwood supporters are bad losers! "Tiger land...da da da da da... Tiger land..."
We had a better week this week, when we beat West Coast Eagles; we did sing the song, "We'll meet again" after the last time we met, and we did...and by 37 points!!! Way to go, for Rocca's 200th game! So now I am back to singing the Collingwood song instead, "Good old Collingwood forever..." The Pies have gone back to being a bit 'hot' again!!!

On the saga of the Australian, African and Iraqi peoples, by Colin

2006-07-12T10:30:00.000+10:00

To the Australian government:-
as I, God, do with His Companions Jesus and the Holy Spirit want you all to be pronouncing on the war in Iraq, that I saw the wheat is kept in the towns of Anah, Baiji, Tikrit, Al Bashrah and An Nasiriyah.
A small part of the wheat is kept in the rear part of the country, in the above towns.
Spirit of mine is saying that.
Not just your people, but the African people too, need to share the wheat by the Australian people, and the rest of the wheat can go back to the Australian people, so they can have the amount of wheat they want.
I feel there's some church information, when the Catholic and Baptist churches do both want to use their trucks so they can unite together with the Australian government, so as they can use the trucks for putting the Australian and the African wheat to travel to the areas of of the African and Australian continents.
Iraq may want to use its money for the African and their own peoples' own saga.
We may need the money to be recovered for the Australian government, when they may have the heavy billions of dollars recovered for them.
Colin Maxwell Jenkins

Colin's report to the government

2006-07-05T11:34:00.000+10:00

To the government of Australia, John Howard's own government: I feel you should build each of the governments that you want to build. You will need red bricks and white bricks. That should cost $18 billion or $3.5 billion. I might be wrong in my arithmetic, since you may have to use the $3.5 billion for the white bricks, and on the religious schools, bluestone bricks costing $150 billion or more. I read about the rundown condition of our schools in the Age this morning.

Nicole's learning log

2006-06-22T13:02:00.000+10:00

Today I did the cabcharges, so that's why I didn't do homework in the morning. Dini taught me how to do this, about 2 years ago. I need to work on fitting in time to do my homework. I will work on doing a bit less cabcharges, and a bit more homework. I really enjoyed going to Judy's course. I discovered about myself today, that I like doing cabcharges better than homework. I feel really great about sorting papers in the office. Next week we have holidays, but!

A letter to the president of the United States

2006-06-16T13:38:00.000+10:00

To the US government: I feel by Goddess, will you please send your Siamese twins to the Royal Children's hospital, Melbourne? Won't it be good for the US to have their babies operated on, better than they could?

http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/twins-go-their-separate-ways-after-operation/2006/06/15/1149964671954.html

My sick week, by Katrina

2006-05-25T13:55:00.000+10:00

Last week I didn't do my normal things because I was sick. I had a cold, with my nose runny, eyes watering and lots of coughing and sneezing, like Louise, but it wasn"t flu. I went to bed last Monday when i felt tired in the afternoon. I will go to see the doctor this Sunday, about something else.

I need to work on relearning the keyboard shortcuts, and also thinking about questions to ask a guest speaker, if she comes.

I really enjoyed staying in bed, I was so tired, and sitting on the recliner watching TV, in my pyjamas. I watched a video of Mary Poppins.

I discovered that I really enjoyed coming back to work. Today is also the 50th birthday of Pam, and Craig T. also has a birthday, so happy birthday to both!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Katrina's learning log

2006-05-12T11:35:00.000+10:00

Yesterday afternoon, I learnt all about keyboard shortcuts. This was very necessary because my hand couldn't reach the mouse. On the other hand, working with the keyboard felt very EXCELLENT!!! I learnt formatting, that is underline,bold, italics, colour and size,but I can't show it in this blog because Blogger won't let me. Damn Blogger!!!

A letter to the Australian government, by Colin

2006-05-05T13:23:00.000+10:00

As I, God, have a poetry book that will earn me some money, maybe $5,000,000, I will give the Australian defence people requirements for the helicopters' department, @ $222,000, from God's book of poetry, and maybe tankers too, and the government fighters too. If you all like these contributions from my money, in millions of dollars, would the national government tell God if you all have bonds in the Treasury department? As your Australian government tankers are not Russian, American or Chinese, including one for each of the forces, the navy, the army and they are not as good as the others.

Today's drama, by Katrina

2006-05-04T13:52:00.000+10:00

Today we learnt about conflict about anger management, both formally in the class and during the breaks.

First of all Lynne came in late. Judy was giving us lots and lots of work sheets and Lynne found it hard to keep up.

During the breaks Judy gave Lynne a chat about being late so Lynne became very angry and stormed out.

We learned that this is not a good way to express anger, and not at all a pleasant thing to do, because it leaves others wondering if they did or said something wrong, and it does not tell them what is making the person upset. She was upset because she could not find her black school folder at home, and her husband does not help her around the house.

We hope that she will feel able to come back next week, after calming down, and that she will find her folder, and be able to do some work to finish the course.

My precious possessions by Katrina

2006-04-27T13:54:00.000+10:00

My most precious possession is a photo of my birthday. This is precious to me because my parents came to see me.

My other precious possession is my cousin's confirmation photo; his name is Patrick Michael Christopher Polidori.
I must remember to bring them next week to Judy's class.

Katrina's learning log

2006-04-20T14:13:00.000+10:00

Yesterday I went to Judy's class and we were discussing our feelings. That made me very happy. We changed my negative thoughts into more positive, espeacially that I am very lucky to have this only one problem.
I need to work on remembering that thought more often.

I will work on this by taking out the folder and looking at it espeially when I feel down.

I really enjoyed starting to work on the computer booklet

I discovered that I can use the Alt + F4 buttons instead of the mouse for me

I feel really great about playing with the commands on the screen and seen how things worked. That made me feel happy and powerful.

2006-04-13T14:03:00.000+10:00

Today I went tu Alamein. First I was listening to Judy, talking about positive and negative self-talk. That was very, very interesting. I learnt that I am already a lot more positive and everyone notices how positive I am, by my smile and sense of humour. I need to work on how to talk about negative things, such as anger. Judy will tell us more about this later.

I really enjoyed this morning's work on the computer, especially finishing my work on Lyn, and printing it out. I discovered something else interesting when Judy showed us a little USB device, smaller than a floppy, that could hold 200 floppies worth of information! I feel really great about learning this amazing technology, and what stuff can do. This is so much better than our crappy, old, slow computer at GV!

Bell-Birds (for Colin)

2006-04-12T11:27:00.000+10:00

Bell-Birds

By Henry Kendall

By channels of coolness the echoes are calling,
And down the dim gorges I hear the creek falling;
It lives in the mountain, where moss and the sedges
Touch with their beauty the banks and the ledges;
Through brakes of the cedar and sycamore bowers
Struggles the light that is love to the flowers.
And, softer than slumber, and sweeter than singing,
The notes of the bell-birds are running and ringing.

The silver-voiced bell-birds, the darlings of day-time,
They sing in September their songs of the May-time.
When shadows wax strong and the thunder-bolts hurtle,
They hide with their fear in the leaves of the myrtle;
When rain and the sunbeams shine mingled together
They start up like fairies that follow fair weather,
And straightway the hues of their feathers unfoldenA
re the green and the purple, the blue and the golden.

October, the maiden of bright yellow tresses,
Loiters for love in these cool wildernesses;
Loiters knee-deep in the grasses to listen,
Where dripping rocks gleam and the leafy pools glisten.
Then is the time when the water-moons splendid
Break with their gold, and are scattered or blended
Over the creeks, till the woodlands have warning
Of songs of the bell-bird and wings of the morning.

going to church

2006-04-07T10:21:00.000+10:00

Last Sunday I went to church for the first time in a long time. It is St Christopher's in Glen Waverley. One of my house workers Ross drove me there. The priest's name is Patrick .

I thought it is imporntant to go to church to have routine on Sundays as well as the
other days and to have a chance to get out to meet more other people.

There is a lot to learn and discover, such as stories about morals - Fr Patrick made me think.

I still need to work on getting some introductions to meet some other people.

I really enjoyed listening to the sermon, and having a bit of wine at communion.

Something I discovered about myself today:
I found another community to be part of, apart from my house, my family and GV.

I felt really great about having my communion, and being able to express my faith.

I look forward to going to some of the Easter services!

Colin's medal tally of the Commonwealth games

2006-04-05T11:27:00.000+10:00

Medal tally
Australia
G- 84
S - 69
B -68
England
36
40
34
Canada
26
29
31
India
22
17
11
South Africa
12
13
13
Scotland
11
7
11
Jamaica
10
4
8
Malaysia
7
12
10
New Zealand
6
12
13
Kenya
6
5
7
Singapore
5
6
7
Nigeria
4
6
7
Wales
3
5
11
Cyprus
3
1
2
Ghana
2
0
1
Uganda
2
0
1
Pakistan
1
3
1
Papua New Guinea
1
1
0
Isle of Man
1
0
1
Namibia
1
0
1
Tanzania
1
0
1
Sri Lanka
1
0
0
Mauritius
0
3
0
Bahamas
0
2
0
Nth. Ireland
0
2
0
Cameroon
0
1
2
Botswana
0
1
1
Malta
0
1
1
Nauru
0
1
1
Bangladesh
0
1
0
Grenada
0
1
0
Lesotho
0
1
0
Trinidad & Tobago
0
0
3
Seychelles
0
0
2
Barbados
0
0
1
Fiji
0
0
1
Mozambique
0
0
1
Samoa
0
0
1
Swaziland
0
0
1

Katrina's learning log

2006-03-31T10:42:00.000+11:00

In the holidays I went to mum's house and had a sort of good time. I learnt to shut my mouth because my mum and dad told me to shut up about my sister and her partner. I was trying to make myself useful, but they didn't want to listen to me or my opinion. so i learnt that it is best not to give my own opinion about others' relationships, and I don't want them to interfere in my business.

I need to work on how to say what I think to other people, but in a way that they won't tell me to shut up, and they will respect me.

I will work on this by trying not to feel so hurt and sensitive my sister what she can say what she thinks, and I would like to tell her everything about me.

I really enjoyed going to the shops, and coming home last Friday.

Something I discovered about myself in the holidays: I don"t really enjoy staying at my mum's at all. It is hard to tell them what I am feeling inside and it makes me feel there's no point trying to tell them anything.

I feel really great about possibly telling them next holidays that I don't what to spend
the whole holidays with them (probably none!). That would really make them think! That might be some sort of intermediate goal.

Rebecca's farewell party

2006-03-01T15:59:00.000+11:00

Katie and friends saying farewell to Rebecca, as she headed off to Canada;
from left to right:
Helen, Mark, Maria, Louise, Andy, Rebecca and Katie.

Katrina"s Learning Log

2006-02-23T12:44:00.000+11:00

Today I went to Alamein, and we had lots of laughs doing interviews to get to know each other; then we took photos of each other to choose for our journals. In word processing, we learnt about colours, fonts and sizes of text.
The taxi was very late, afterward. We felt very angry, worried, bored and hungry, but it taught us patience, in other words, that you don't have to kill someone just because you feel like it! At least the "police drama" outside made us not too bored!
I need to learn not to let my happy mood (laughter) get in the way of my sharing with Lyn, or Lyn sharing with me. I will work on this, by trying to keep my mind on the job!
I really enjoyed the interviews, photos, word processing, the books and the bead work in the break, and the coffee!
I discovered that I was a bit disappointed in my photo, which made me think I may also need to lose some weight.
I feel really great about going to Alamein, Judy's class and Lyn as classmate. I even like doing the homework!
I find the bathroom and computer room a bit too small for my chair, however.

About the Commonwealth games

2006-02-22T09:56:00.000+11:00

I, Colin, have been watching the snow events (Winter Olympics) on TV. I thought they were good. I think Switzerland might win, and Italy looks good too. Norway is always good, and I think Australia is doing well too, despite our disadvantage of lack of snow.

21 days to go to the Commonwealth games, and counting? I reckon we can win 100 gold medals. Games tickets cost from $15.

The Queen's Baton Relay is currently at a rest stop - between Benalla and Yarrawonga, VIC, so it's getting closer to Melbourne!

Tickets for people requiring wheelchair space, carer assistance, easy access with additional space for a mobility aid, guide dog or the like, and other forms of accessible seating are all catered for by the Games. As accessible ticketing involves discussion about individual requirements, please contact a Melbourne 2006 Customer Service representative on 1300 00 2006 (toll free within Australia) or visit a Ticketmaster outlet to discuss your requirements.

The first Commonwealth Games took place in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1930. Sixteen Games have been held in total, with three of these hosted by Australian cities - Sydney 1938, Perth 1962 and Brisbane 1982.

Colin's news bulletin

2006-02-17T13:42:00.000+11:00

The farmers do need to be putting to seeds. God does say that, as the farmers, once they have their own good farming, after the seeds of wheat scandals, need the multiplication of all wheat. God says the news to all wheat scandals, and the needy wheat farmers.

Colin's summer holiday poetry

2006-02-10T14:03:00.000+11:00

On an awfully hot day when we were of a day of Australia.
On a stinkingly hot day it became.
Since it was such a commendably hot day.
Since we were wanting to get ourselves ice-cream and yoghurt.
Since they are pretty good indeed for all of us in the family by the ice-creams and the yoghurt are indeed pretty good indeed.
Even though it was sticking hot indeed.

Can you remember the next day?
On the day when we're going to be gloriously and magnificently.
In the next day once when we magnificently going to be having to be suspectedly viewing the day some shiny suspect we saw the Melbourne Cup on television.

On a day when we were having to sing that when we went out fishing with my friends though I went out my mates on the camp and didn't catch any fish and wished I had caught some fish.
When I went fishing and I wished I caught a lot of fish so as I could catch a lot as

Once when we were waiting for our own lovely garden that looks sooooooooooooo good for religious in the bus, we took a mighty long maxi bus tour to Wagga Wagga in NSW. As you know, it is near Victoria, and once, when I, Colin Maxwell Jenkins, was on holiday at Wagga Wagga, I was loving being there.
I am a religious person of Jesus, Mary.
Since I Colin was away from both God Niles - us us own good Lord.

"Melbourne to Cairns, now departing", by Lee

2006-02-10T13:36:00.000+11:00

This week at Gawith, on Tuesday, at art group, Claire helped me make a TAA airplane out of cardboard, with a runway, with lights on it, and today Usch helped me make a tower, also with a red light on it, out of coloured sticks.
This reminds me of my trip from Melbourne to Cairns, to see Nicky, my friend for a couple of days. It was really hot in Cairns, and we went swimming a lot.
If we had a camera, we could take a picture and you could see it; the plane has little red lights on its wings and all.
Di will be able to see this story at Phoenix Park on Wednesday, and she will be very proud of me.
By the way, last Friday I also discovered the Yahoo game Chuzzle, and got a hi-score of 73, 435 on my very first try!

Rapunzel's "bad hair" day

2006-02-01T10:25:00.001+11:00

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On Monday and yesterday I was full from breakfast but i don't want to eat today. Maybe I'm feeling strange. I really am feeling down inside of myself. Maybe I am worried.
What if Trish wants to find out why is this happening to my appetite? I guess it is a "bad hair" day too. When I get stressed my body feels sick with it. Am I red in the face? I am not feeling very myself at all. I only ate my prunes today. I feel like I don't feel too crash hot. I feel I don't belong at Gawith Villa.

Katrina's hairy, scary nightmare

2006-01-20T14:33:00.000+11:00

Last night i was really having a nightmare. It was about me, falling out of bed on to the floor. I was screaming out to get someone to give me a help. I was on the ground but i was not feeling well i just had a big headache. The nightmare was about me not only falling out of bed, but also hitting my head on the bedhead. In the nightmare, I saw a ghost. It was red, all shaggy red. It was hurting me by biting me, for some reason. It was really getting on my nerves. I don't know what it was saying or doing. It wasn't the same as the one the other night, about the man with the gun. It was inside of me. The unusual thing about it was that it was hairy.
Possible message of the dream: maybe, if,when people say, "I see red", they mean they feel anger, this dream could be about anger locked up inside me, which I obviously feel scared about letting out, to scare other people, in turn.
And when today's Tarot said I was in for a stroke of luck, it meant that I would be the lucky one to get to be the first to blog in the Gawith blog for 2006!

A Christmas message to Leanne's dad

2005-12-20T11:26:00.000+11:00

I am already having a good Christmas, and today I made an angel to remember you on Christmas day. You were going to stand in the middle of our table at Christmas dinner, as the "spirit in the sky", so we won't forget you, Dad. I changed my mind and have decided to leave it here on our beautiful new, real Christmas tree, instead. Happy Christmas, my old "hippie" dad and "spirit in the sky"!

Anna has outdone herself!!!

2005-12-14T18:30:00.000+11:00

Anna (now beast master jnr) has achieved a new hi-score in Noah's Ark, of 93,870 points, and reaching level 19, of Master Zoo Keeper... Congratulations, Anna, and move over, the rest of the world!

Friday news

2005-12-09T13:51:00.000+11:00

Leanne achieved a hi-score of 3666 points in Noah's Ark today, even more than her score last week (also in the 3000's), saving a grand total of 158 animals, including elephants, on level two, and graduating from the rank of "stable boy" to "animal handler"! Well done, Leanne, going from computer game strength to strength!

Katrina's message for Daniel: "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine;
you make me happy, when skies are grey.
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you,
please don't take my sunshine away" *singing*

Soundtrack of Sheryl's horseriding performance

2005-12-01T16:54:00.000+11:00

Circle Of Life

Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Available on the soundtrack The Lion King

From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to be seen than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done

Some say eat or be eaten
Some say live and let live
But all are agreed as they join the stampede
You should never take more than you give

In the circle of life
It's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faith
It's the band of hope
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle, the circle of life

Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with the scars

There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round

� 1994 Walt Disney Music Company

2005-12-01T16:45:00.000+11:00

Sheryl riding high in the saddle as the Lion King - knock 'em dead again, Shez! ;-))

The Star: today's Tarot, by Katrina

2005-11-25T11:00:00.000+11:00

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I had a dream last night about changing my name from Katrina to Ruth Jane, my middle names. It made me sound proud, perfect and short, because I would really, really like to be called Ruth. So today we are sending a letter to the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, about the possibility of changing it by deed poll in the future, and the star is good for giving a really happy feeling about that.

Original song lyrics by the Gawith music group

2005-11-24T09:37:00.000+11:00

EATING A SOGGY BUN

We’re at the madhatter’s tea party
Somewhere in the sun
With the kangaroos at the zoo
Eating a soggy bun
We’re at the madhatter’s tea party
Somewhere in the sun
With the kangaroos at the zoo
Eating a soggy bun
Eating a soggy bun
Eating a soggy bun

While we run, yum yum
While we run, yum yum
While we run, yum yum
While we run

(the Danni sings her elephant song)

While we run, yum yum
While we run, yum yum
While we run, yum yum
While we run

KNOCK ON THE DOOR
This song came after we were singing The Beatles “When I’m Sixty Four”. George started singing “Knock on the door, sixty four…” and then we made it into a song.

Knock on the door, sixty four
Knock on the door, sixty four
Knock on the door, sixty four
Knock on the door, sixty four

Knock knock, who’s there?
Knock knock, who’s there?
Knock knock, who’s there?
It’s Kosta at the door
It’s Kosta at the door
It’s Kosta at the door
It’s Kosta at the door

Look through the window, sixty four
Look through the window, sixty four
Look through the window, sixty four
Look through the window, sixty four

Knock knock, who’s there?
Knock knock, who’s there?
Knock knock, who’s there?
It’s Michelle at the door
It’s Michelle at the door
It’s Michelle at the door
It’s Michelle at the door

WHEN JOHNNY SMELLS PEPPER
(to the tune of “When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again”)

When Johnny smells pepper on his food
“Achoo, achoo”
He spreads germs and turns to blue
“Achoo, achoo”
All the people at the table cried and said
“Boohoo”
And we all went marching
Out of the room today
Ole!!
Out of the room today
Ole!!
Out of the room today

Goodbye Johnny
Goodbye Johnny
Get well Johnny
So long, so long, so long.

GIVE ME A HAND
John wrote most of the lyrics for this song.

Right on the tip of my tongue
All these words unspoken
Sometimes I have a bit of trouble talking
And then somebody comes
To give me a hand
And then somebody comes
To give me a hand
And then somebody comes.

La la la la la …

Give me a hand
Come up the country
Give me a hand
Come up the country
Give me a hand
Come up the country
Give me a haaaaaaand

KALO TAXIDI
Everyday John brings in a small piece of wood.
We started writing this song about John’s carpentry class.
“Kalo taxidi” is Greek for “Have a good trip”.
Translations by George and Kosta.

I made something with soft wood
It was a plane with wings
That could fly up in the sky
And do all kinds of things

Kalo taxidi, Have a good trip
Kalo taxidi, Have a good trip
Kalo taxidi, Have a good trip
Kalo taxidi, Have a good trip

I like Aeroplane Jelly
Aeroplane Jelly for me
I like Aeroplane Jelly
Aeroplane Jelly for me

Kalo taxidi, Have a good trip
Kalo taxidi, Have a good trip
Kalo taxidi, Have a good trip
Kalo taxidi, Have a good trip

(then George does a monologue in Greek)

NAIL POLISH
This song was inspired by Danielle’s habit of putting on
nail polish at the start of the music class every week.

Nail polish, nail polish
Put it on your fingers
And dry it out
Nail polish, nail polish
Dry it out, dry it out
Nail polish, nail polish
Put it on your fingers
And dry it out
Nail polish, nail polish
Dry it out, dry it out
(repeat)

After shave, after shave
Put it on your face
It smells good
After shave, after shave
It smells good, smells good
After shave, after shave
Put it on your face
It smells good
After shave, after shave
It smells good, smells good
(repeat)

SURPRISE
Words by Kosta

Surprise, surprise
Here I am singing on the stage
With a lady friend
Different songs about the countryside
Surprise, surprise
Here I am singing on the stage
With a lady friend
Different songs about the countryside

We spend our money in the town
On clothes and drinks
And then go for a horse ride

WE DRINK WHISKEY IN THE WINTER

We drink whiskey in the winter
We drink whiskey in the cold
We drink whiskey in the winter
We drink whiskey getting old

The winter is cold
The winter is cold
So close all the doors
So close all the doors
Put on your jacket
Put on your scarf
Put in your jeans
And have a good laugh
Haaahaaahaaaaa

We drink whiskey in the winter
We drink whiskey in the cold
We drink whiskey in the winter
We drink whiskey getting old

You think this is cold
It’s even colder in Greece
(Last line written by Kosta.)

WHEN MAREA IS TIRED

When Marea is tired
She goes to the cricket
John reckons he does too
But when Danni is tired
She goes to her bed
And that’s what the rest of us like to do

We’re all sleeping in our beds
We’re all sleeping in our beds
We’re all sleeping in our beds
Except Marea at the cricket
And John’s flown to the moon

When John is asleep
He dreams he is flying
He says “I wanna get down
I don’t like heights
(and I wanna have a smoke)”
When the rest of us sleep
We forget all our dreams
No matter how hard we try
We can’t remember

We’re all sleeping in our beds
We’re all sleeping in our beds
We’re all sleeping in our beds
Except Marea at the cricket
And John’s flown to the moon

Colin's poem of the day, for Remembrance Day

2005-11-11T11:12:00.000+11:00

http://www.warpoetry.co.uk/owen1.html ...after the minute's silence. I, Colin, had an uncle who died as a soldier in World War II.

2005-11-11T11:02:00.000+11:00

Charlie the Wizard, by Katrina

2005-11-11T09:57:00.000+11:00

http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/163/2763/640/19.0.jpg

I had a funny dream of a wizard named Charlie. It was a strange dream for me. I was very, very conscious, so I said to him, "Wizard, why can't I walk?" So he was really, really making me do a lot of things, like having a walk, and exercises. Then I realised that when I woke up this morning, he disappeared. He had a wand, a colourful wand. The wand was making me do a lot of things, running, jumping over the sea and swimming, going into the pool. I only go swimming once a week, but once a day would be better.

2005-11-10T16:33:00.000+11:00

Katrina's world of psychic and lucid dreams ;-))

Two dreams, by Katie

2005-11-10T10:21:00.000+11:00

First, I dreamt that I woke up, feeling scratchy: this is the first time I have had a dream like that, of dreaming I wake up!
Then I had a dream that the bed was solid.
Then I had a dream about a boy who wet himself, in bed, but that wasn't me!
I also dreamt about a little mouse, as in the picture, only it wasn't coming out to eat the peas, but some cheese!
Today's Tarot, the 4 of Swords, turns into the story of the Princess and the Pea. Even though I don't feel "over-sensitive" today, my dreams were!

It feels gorgeous, and funny, to be a fairytale princess! I also had another dream about a feeling that I didn't know, inside of me, and I didn't wake up till this morning, which is also unusual. I really wanted to stay in bed this morning, just like the princess, but I had to get up.

2005-11-09T22:13:00.000+11:00

for Joy

Last night's dream

2005-11-04T11:05:00.000+11:00

Last night i had a good night dream about going to my mums hoI thought that i herd my cat spoke to me she was lieing down on my bed and when i woke up i thought that the cat was on my bed. This dream gave me a comforting feeling. This dream also seems to have something to do with today"s Tarot of the Empress, which is about the Great Mother.

"The Empress: The essence of femininity and matriarchy. Creativity, productivity, and the foundation of civilization. Initiative and practical actions that promote prosperity, comfort and luxury. Fruitfulness and motherhood."

Luke's alphabet of cricket

2005-11-03T11:12:00.000+11:00

A: Adam Gilchrist, Allen Border, anthem, Ashes, Australia

B: batman, batting, Blues, bowling, bowler, boxing kangaroo, Brett Lee

C: catching, caught out

D: duck

E: eleven, England

F: fine weather, flag

G: Gabba, Glenn McGrath, green and gold

H: -

I: India, innings

J: Jamaica

K: Kiwis

L: lunch, Lords

M: maiden over, Matthew Hayden, Mike Hussey

N: not out

O: out for a duck, over

P: Pakistan, pitch

Q: Queensland

R: Red Blacks, Ricky Ponting, runs

S: scores, Shane Warne, Shane Watson, skipper, spin-bowling, sponsors, Stewart McGill, superseries

T: Test, toss trophy, twelfth man

U: umpire

V: Vegemite, Victoria Bitter!

W: wave, West Indies, wicket, wicket-keeper, willow, Windies

X: siX.

Lyrics of Signs, by the Five Man Electrical Band, for Lee

2005-10-25T12:47:00.000+10:00

http://www.fivemanelectricalband.ca/signslyrics.html

Yesterday, by Katie

2005-10-21T13:44:00.000+10:00

Yesterday when i was having a foot spa i was very happy to sing a happy song: "when i see someone very happy, i feel very happy too." I heard the song from play school and i was extremely pleased. My mum used to sing it to me when I was little, and she still does. So it gave me a really happy feeling, and that happy feeling is still with me today.

Luke's alphabets

2005-10-20T16:19:00.000+10:00

People:
Adriane, Alana, Alister, Allison, Anna, Annabelle, Andy.
Backstreet Boys, Barry, Ben, Bevan, Bill, Brian, Brygida.
Carmine, Charles, Charmaine, Claire, Colin, Craig.
Daniel, Danni, David, Dean, Deanna, Denise, Diane, Donna.
Eleanor.
Francis.
Garry, George, Graham, Grant, Greg.
Harry D., Heather, Helen.
Ian.
Jamie, John, Julie.
Katie, Katrina, Kerry, Kevin, Kylie Minogue.
Lana, Leanne, Lisa, Louise, Luke.
Maria, Marina, Michael, Michelle.
Natalie, Nick, Nicole.
Olive Oyl.
Pam, Pamela, Patty, Peter, Petra.
Rebecca, Rita, Robert, Robyn, Rosie, Rudy.
Samy, Sandy D, Sarah, Serena, Sheryl, Simone.
T = Tom.
Ursula, Usch.
Valda, Valmai, Vivienne, volunteers.
William.
X = Xena.
Yvonne.
Z = ???

(If you read this, and especially if you have a name beginning with Z, please let me know in the comment box and I will add you to this list!)

Places:
Armadale, Australia.
Balwyn, Brighton, Brisbane.
Chadstone, Cheltenham, Collingwood, Cranbourne.
Dandenong.
England.
Frankston.
Gawith, Geelong.
Hawthorn.
Iceland, Ireland, Italy.
Jamaica, Japan.
Kensington.
London.
Melbourne.
North Melbourne.
Optus Oval.
Paradise, Patterson Lakes, Perth, Poland, Port Adelaide, Port Melbourne.
Richmond, Rosebud.
South Melbourne, St Kilda, Subiaco, Sydney.
Telstradome.
USA (United States of America).
Victoria.
Washington.
Xanadu.
Yellowstone park.
Zimbabwe, zoo.

Colin's excellent idea for making rain by magic

2005-10-19T15:38:00.000+10:00

Cumulo-nimbus clouds - I, Colin Maxwell Jenkins, did on Monday 17th October, 2005, think on the drought we are in, the awful tormenting drought, and that what we need is to get our water from outer space, by making rain come out of our atmosphere, from clouds like our nimbus clouds. Once I had some beautiful good ideas when I saw some cumulus clouds. I might also form some hail and snow for making this come out in a beautiful, good way, and gorgeously.

Spirit in the Sky, by Leanne

2005-10-14T12:50:00.000+10:00

Artist: Norman Greenbaum Lyrics
Song: Spirit in the Sky Lyrics

When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the place that's the best
When I lay me down to die
Goin' up to the spirit in the sky
Goin' up to the spirit in the sky
That's where I'm gonna go when I die
When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the place that's the best
Prepare yourself you know it's a must
Gotta have a friend in Jesus
So you know that when you die
He's gonna recommend you
To the spirit in the sky
Gonna recommend you
To the spirit in the sky
That's where you're gonna go when you die
When you die and they lay you to rest
You're gonna go to the place that's the best
Never been a sinner I never sinned
I got a friend in Jesus
So you know that when I die
He's gonna set me up with
The spirit in the sky
Oh set me up with the spirit in the sky
That's where I'm gonna go when I die
When I die and they lay me to rest
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best
Go to the place that's the best

That was a favorite song of my dad's, and they sang it at his funeral when he went up to the spirit in the sky.

Hot vocabulary link for Colin, and everybody else!

2005-10-14T08:10:00.000+10:00

http://www.arcamax.com/cgi-bin/news/story/1019/33497/791552

Colin did enjoy this page, and so did Leanne, who won her first game of Hangman with the word "banana" (a seems her lucky letter!). And Katie won with "sheep" (so e seems her lucky letter!). And Sheryl won with "window" (lucky letter w, for her last name), and a bit of help from Katie!

2005-10-13T17:36:00.000+10:00

Topaz...the birthstone of Anna, and all other Scorpios!

Dad, look at me now! by Leanne

2005-10-11T12:52:00.000+10:00

Dad, up in heaven, look at me now! You would be so proud to see me playing Noah's Ark (the story you used to tell me) in Yahoo games, and also sending emails to Carmine! Your little girl is a computer freak now!

the kookaburra, by Colin

2005-10-07T11:46:00.000+10:00

Kookaburra sits on the electric wire,
laughing with his pants on fire
Laugh, kookaburra, laugh, kookaburra,
Gay your life must be!

A beautiful girl had her pants on fire, and another girl had her skirt on fire *Colin laughs wickedly*

The four Scorpios, by Anna

2005-10-07T10:03:00.000+10:00

Anna is fantastic at dog grooming and just finished her course.
Michelle is a groovy ABBA fan.
Pattie is a legend Scorpio and still thinks I am her mum.
Heather is born on the 2nd of November (racing time all through this time) .

Scorpio horoscope for today:
Thought about buying some land or making another investment? Well, think a bit longer. This isn't the right time to put your signature to any manner of official document that will bind you to another. Wait. Do some investigating. - Kelli Fox from Astrology.com
Horoscope content © Astrology.com 1996 - 2005

The enduring symbol of love and affection, the topaz is believed to bring the wearer friendship and ensure fidelity. Available in a wide array of colors, topaz is the birthstone for November and the suggested gift for the twenty-third anniversary.

2005-10-07T08:28:00.000+10:00

Anna wishes David Feigenbaum, Nicole, Denise and the pie man a happy Yom Kippur: may it find you all inscribed in the Book of Life for a wonderful year ahead!

Gallstones update, by Katie.

2005-09-23T10:53:00.000+10:00

Last time I posted, I was in agony with gallstones. Since then, they haven't taken them out yet, but I do not feel the agony quite so much. Last week, I was home in agony, at my mum's. She is going away on a holiday to Italy, tomorrow. Don't you think it interesting that my gallstones always feel worse before my mum goes away? The gallstones cannot know about my mum going away. I know about my mum going away. Therefore, the pain seems more mental than physical. In a sense, I thought myself into the pain. The good news is, I can also think myself out of it, but not concentrating on it so much.

2005-09-19T12:11:00.000+10:00

re Colin's last post: he liked this pic to go with it!

Colin's Musings from 2001

2005-09-16T13:08:00.000+10:00

Writing, such as poetry, is very important to me. I wrote a poem about kookaburras, remembering when I went out with my father, mother, sister and brother. My parents took me out to my cousin and Uncle Norman's place. That was inspiration for the poem.

I've got a book of poems. I write about lots of things - surfing, waterskiing, a gorgeous painting a woman showed me. I saw ballet dancers in Victoria and South Australia. No one else in the family writes. My family are religious. Religion and writing mean a lot to me.

Colin kindly agrees to show some of his poems on the pages to follow.

One sunny day one of my friends saw kookaburras with cobra snakes for a lovely meal. They called on the family's own for help, for the kookaburra's own needy assistance for them or their friend, called for another kookaburra's family to all of them. While the kookaburras saw a beautiful group of bellbirds singing beautiful songs in their nests, and making it happier for all the people, they were having the people feeding them food and milk. They got also a better-constructed nest for them. Their old one wasn't built so well; the people constructed it better for them.

On one gloriously sunny day out towards the National Park of Victoria, like when I was a child, I saw koalas. I heard that like us they're wanting to go to the Dandenongs in Victoria and Moe, Traralgon and Morwell.

In Victoria where I was in 1968 ot 1969 I had my birthday (27th April) out at a nice part of Daylesford and Hepburn Springs. These two towns in Victoria are gorgeously sweet as honey.

In 1998 or 1999 I saw the glorious Herald Outdoor art show. The Exhibition was enormously large. You needed endurance for seeing all those paintings. Gorgeous paintings, for today and yesterday and tomorrow. I still have some little photos from that in my photo album, such as the ship on the stormy sea. Right for all of us in today's world.

"It was my pleasure to talk with people at Gawith Villa. They revealed wide-ranging interests and abilities including love of family, nature and animals, gardening, Tai Chi and writing. I was grateful that the people felt they could talk with me about things that were important to them, from personal experiences to hobbies. I thank Colin Jenkins for sharing poetry that he has written over many years. I found the clients eager, involved and open. All of them expressed liking and gratitude for the staff at Gawith Villa, which highlights the caring atmosphere there that fosters warm and enthusiastic participation. I thank the staff and clients at Gawith Villa for the opportunity to work with them."
- Jane LaMotte

Twelve Apostles revisited (just like Dylan)

When I, Colin Maxwell Jenkins, was happening to see the 12 Apostles along the Great Ocean Road between Princetown and Port Campbell, and as I travelled along the 12 Apostles, I saw a bridge which I remembered as a kid and it was called London Bridge. When I noticed some of the 12 Apostles falling down on the news and on another day when I travelled to the 12 Apostles, when I noticed some of the sand bridges called London Bridge were falling down, of which I was not too sure about in the 1960's. I noticed that one, two or three of them were falling down to some other time, perhaps the 1970's were seen after I had perhaps I had reached the year 1974 of which I am not too sure about whether or not I was travelling in an early part of the 1960's.

19/4/2002

Days of our beach houses

2005-09-16T09:25:00.000+10:00

On another day once when I did notice Sorrento at seeing some little beautiful beach houses on the beach sand fronts, including Mornington Peninsula and beautifully constructed little beach houses in also Rye. These are also in Victoria. Having beach houses as that are smallest Mornington Peninsula by the way now

I saw the ferntrees and the Puffing Billy which is mighty small, as a steam train in Victoria. I also went to Lilydale, Belgrave, Olinda, Sassafras and Healesville when it was raining. Gosh, it was dark, alright, by the way. It had continued to rain mighty heavily all the more; as it was raining, which was so, so gorgeous but even more quaintly than usual.

When we were on our way home in that year, I did love a kind of wonderfully, gorgeously subtle kangaroos in Healesville Sanctuary.

Puffing Billy pictures for Andy, Greg and Colin

2005-09-14T11:29:00.000+10:00

http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/puff_bill.htm

A letter to the Victorian state police force, by Colin Maxwell Jenkins

2005-09-14T09:58:00.000+10:00

Mark was another day, Mark Dowyer, that is. I wanted to wear a yellow shirt on a day to poetry, when I thought the weather was going to be hot. Once I heard from one of my friends and also channel 9 the weather report in the morning. Once when I was ultimately going to be able to wear the yellow shirt, but Mark wouldn't let me wear it.

Does notice that Stephen Gooding and Alan Davies, also Mark Doywer (his Christian name is Rick), and Maria Andy, do not want to give me more money on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, when I do require more. They only give me $4 or $5 on the Thursday of every week of the year. When Stephen gives me only $4 when I am naughty, and $5 when I am excellent, as if he thinks I am behaving wonderfully and doing better things for him, he will give me $5. Once when I was brushing my teeth, yesterday, on September 13th, or the 12th, I can't remember which date it is, Alan was telling me to stop brushing my teeth and to get the toothpaste out of my mouth this instant, and telling me I might get blood out of my mouth. He was also trying to stop me from brushing my teeth when I wanted to brush the front teeth, for while I was doing that, he wanted to get me to take out my toothbrush. He wanted me to spit out the toothpaste and swirl some water out of my mouth.

Stephen was abruptful when the 9th month, meaning not September, but the 5th month. I was noticing that Stephen Gooding was pushing me very hard for once when I had wanted to have a second helping from my meal, he wouldn't let me. It was a beef meal, a roast. (8th of May)
I want Mark to go to jail, and Alan and Stephen as well. I don't want them bothering me any more. I want to buy my mansion or palace, like the castle in Bairnsdale!

Gary was also throwing chairs in the lounge room, near the kitchen, in which I did think it was. He hurt Robert Berkeley, and he was just as bad when Stephen had to on Michael, Robert and Garry. Yes, I will tell you the people that were reported to the police: Robert, Gary and Mark, and both Robert Brown and you are the two best people in the house, Colin, who don't behave badly! And Robert Berkeley shouts out loudly of a night-time, even during the day when we are wanting to be nice to him.

In the past I remember that once when I was coming in the house and having my meals, and I wanted to be a good fellow, and all the fellows were not being good to me. And I tried to be a good fellow. And when I want to have more to eat, Stephen does shout at me and argue with me in the kitchen eating area, that I'm near. And I would like him to be a better person to me now.

2005-09-13T11:39:00.000+10:00

Yet another beautiful horse picture from the link below, for Sheryl ;-))

2005-09-07T18:48:00.000+10:00

Sheryl may like this picture, from the blogger who commented on Eleanor's post! lol http://www.horse-lover-gift-ideas-central.com/horse_figurine.html

2005-09-07T18:40:00.000+10:00

Rosellas...

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cockatoos...

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kookaburras...

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nanny goats...all seen and wondered at by Colin, in Cockatoo township

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to illustrate Colin's poem

A poem by Colin

2005-09-07T18:23:00.000+10:00

Twas a hassle in the castle,
at Northcote.
It was dark in the park,
to leave your mark.

2005-09-06T15:09:00.000+10:00

Like a Bat Out of Hell (for Leanne)

Like a Bat out of hell, Meatloaf

2005-09-06T12:39:00.000+10:00

The sirens are screaming and the fires are howling
Way down in the valley tonight
There’s a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye
And a blade shining oh so bright
There’s evil in the air and there’s thunder in the sky
And a killer’s on the bloodshot streets
And down in the tunnel where the deadly are rising
Oh I swear I saw a young boy
Down in the gutter
He was starting to foam in the heat
Oh baby you’re the only thing in this whole world
That’s pure and good and right
And wherever you are and wherever you go
There’s always gonna be some light
But I gotta get out
I gotta break it out now
Before the final crack of dawn
So we gotta make the most of our one night together
When it’s over you know
We’ll both be so alone

Like a bat out of hell
I’ll be gone when the morning comes
When the night is over
Like a bat out of hell
I’ll be gone gone gone
Like a bat out of hell
I’ll be gone when the morning comes
When the day is done
And the sun goes down
And the moonlight’s shining through
Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
I’ll come crawling on back to you

I’m gonna hit the highway like a battering ram
On a silver black phantom bike
When the metal is hot and the engine is hungry
And we’re all about to see the light
Nothing ever grows in this rotten old hole
And everything is stunted and lost
And nothing really rocks
And nothing really rolls
And nothing’s ever worth the cost
And I know that I’m damned if I never get out
And maybe I’m damned if I do
But with any other beat I got left in my heart
You know I’d rather be damned with you
If I gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned
Dancing through the night with you
If I gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned
Gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned
If gotta be damned you know I wanna be damned
Dancing through the night
Dancing through the night
Dancing through the night with you
Oh baby you’re the only thing in this whole world
That’s pure and good and right
And wherever you are and wherever you go
There’s always gonna be some light
But I gotta get out
I gotta break it out now
Before the final crack of dawn
So we gotta make the most of our one night together
When it’s over you know
We’ll both be so alone

Like a bat out of hell
I’ll be gone when the morning comes
When the night is over
Like a bat out of hell
I’ll be gone
Like a bat out of hell I’ll be gone when the morning comes
But when the day is done
And the sun goes down
And the moonlight’s shining through
Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
I’ll come crawling on back to you
Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
I’ll come crawling on back to you

I can see myself
Tearing up the road
Faster than any other boy has ever gone
And my skin is rough but my soul is ripe
And no one’s gonna stop me now
I gotta make my escape
But I can’t stop thinking of you
And I never see the sudden curve until it’s way too late
I never see the sudden curve until it’s way too late
Then I’m dying on the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun
Torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike
And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
And the last thing I see is my heart
Still beating
Breaking out of my body
And flying away

Like a bat out of hell
Then I’m dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun
Torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike
And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
And the last thing I see is my heart
Still beating
Still beating
Breaking out of my body and flying away
Like a bat out of hell
Like a bat out of hell
Like a bat out of hell
Like a bat out of hell
Like a bat out of hell
Like a bat out of hell

Meat Loaf
Bat Out of Hell