Friday, April 25th was ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Armed Corps) Day. We participated in the Dawn Service at the Memorial in Penrith Park. We sang with the Emu Plains Choir which was bolstered by all the missionaries in our zone. John Graves who is one of our veterans and Glenn pose just after the Dawn Service. After the service we went to a free breakfast sponsored by the RSL (Retired Services League) Club. We also helped with the clean up. We figure they served about 1800 or 2000 breakfasts. Dee helped operate the commercial dishwasher and both of us helped dry about 4000 pieces of silverware and 2000 plates along with all the miscellaneous cooking items.
After the breakfast our new friend William Shipway took us on a drive to Mulgoa which is a small village outside of Penrith and to a wonderful outlook there. The Nepean River was really spectacular.
It is fall here and is still hard to comprehend that our seasons are opposite to the Northern hemisphere. The weather is definitely turning cold. Today we went to an Op (opportunity) shop and Dee bought three nice sweaters and a wool jacket for $20 so at least she won’t freeze with the cold weather. We have had beautiful drives to Leura and Lithgow the past few weeks. The colors have really been spectacular.
2 comments:
Wow, not quite as many as when the Savior feed the 5,000, but close.... It certainly has pretty fall colors.
What a fun experience for you. The scenery is beautiful! We really enjoy your blog, pictures and letters. I save all your letters -it is fun to re-rad them.
Love Bev and Barry
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