I am 49 yrs old, blonde hair and green eyes. As you can tell, I am from that wonderful 
land downunder, called Australia, but at the present time I am residing here 
in beautiful New Zealand with my husband Cliff. I have 2 sons, Shane 30 and Lee 21,
and my step daughter Breezze 21. Both my sons are now fathers. 
Shane has a {2yr old) daughter Sheridan in Switzerland, Lee has 2 sons Patariki (2 yrs 4mths) 
and Tane (5mths)  My stepdaughter Breezze is  mummy to Karamia, a 3 yr old daughter.
I am a very happy grandmother :o)
 
 

THINGS I LIKE TO DO
I love to read and I like listening to my music........ Van Morrison, 
Tony Joe White, Billy Idol, Eric Clapton, Talking Heads, Jimmy Barnes to name
a few. I really enjoy going to the thermal hot pools here in NZ in winter (too hot in summer) 
I like to watch good movies. 
I find now, that most of my spare time is on the computer playing with my graphic progs :o)
 

I was born in Queenstown (west coast) Tasmania The apple  Isle of Australia.
Tasmania is situated at the bottom of Australia and tends to be forgotten and
left off some maps. My first 17 yrs I lived North, South, East and West.
My father was a miner for my first 10 yrs of life, so we lived in a few
rugged towns. Usually small isolated towns in the bush with one
 school and a general store. At age 10 I moved to the city of
Launceston where I lived till I was 17.

I next, at 17yrs old  ventured on to Sydney (mainland Australia) home to 
the Sydney 2000 Olympics where I lived at Bondi Beach for the next 28 years. Bondi 
Beach has very happy memories for me. There is nothing quite like living 5 minutes 
from the beach and being able to go there  at the drop of a hat. Both my sons were 
members of the Bondi surf life saving Club when they were young and were called 
" nippers"  We spent most days in summer on the beach, and even in winter it is a 
great place for walks, and watching the surf, while lost in your thoughts. While we
lived at Bondi Beach, my husband was a member of a club called the
Bondi Icebergs Club.  On opening day, before the swimmers enter the water, about 
a ton of ice is dropped into the pool, and all members jump in amongst it. This is
  in winter, not summer <grin> My husb wanted me to become  a mermaid <bigger grin> No 
Way!!! My sons also played Rugby League for many years. I have so many 
trophies  to dust and polish :o)
" I SUPPORT THE MIGHTY  SYDNEY CITY ROOSTERS

1997 my husband a New Zealand Maori wanted to move back here to 
AucklandNew Zealand
My husband had been away from New Zealand for 15 years and wanted to 
come back to be with his family. What a big move that was for me. I cried for 
weeks at the thought of leaving my beloved Australia. After a while I started to
warm to the idea and was getting quite excited at the thought of seeing 
and exploring beautiful NZ. It is a very beautiful country, with rolling green 
hills everywhere. I have settled in quite well, as it is very similar here to Tasmania, 
where I grew up, except for the culture. It looks like we are here to stay,
and as much as I like it here (when I`m not having bouts of homesickness) 
I will always call Australia home.
 
 

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