Some more of the locals

Here are some more photos of some of the gorgeous locals (well we are all a beautiful bunch).... I'm hoping to record their sounds soon as they've been particularly noisy lately...

Bushfires and Illawong

Doing my daily walk this morning, I noticed a sticker on the Illawong community centre (see picture)... "Bush Fire Neighbourhood Safe Place... A Place of Last Resort"!!! I guess this just reinforces to me that we are now in a bushfire prone area! The last major fires in the area was in 1994 (we had firsthand experience with this one, defending my husband's house just across the river in Lugarno at the time). We do have a local rural fire brigade known as 'Station 20'. Not only do they fight fires, but they also bring Santa each year.

Delicious pizza

Tonight was our first time at ordering take away from a local shop... we ordered four pizzas from Al Martinos, and they were DELICIOUS!!! We had to select the 'Illawong special' which had prawns on it (kids were very happy). We've heard a few things about this local well-known restaurant, but haven't yet been able to actually eat there and enjoy the service there, so we are now looking forward to booking in sometime in the future. We've heard that live music is sometimes featured (though looking at their site right now, there is a belly dancer being advertised). They've also got a very swish website so check it out!