 This is the view out of our caravan door, for all of this week. :-). Pretty easy to take. We are at Fernholme, Tarrea Valley, Gippland, Victoria.  Riding for the Disabled. 02/23/2010
 When Reg and I camped at Alice Springs for six weeks last year we became friends with a couple camped near us, who were running the Alice Springs group of Riding for the Disabled. RDAA is a very active non-profit, volunteer run group in Australia, it provides opportunities for anyone with a disability to enjoy safe, healthy stimulating, therapeutic, horse-related activities Knowing the therapy value of close communication with animals and the incredible freedom and appreciation of being mobile, these organizations provides opportunities for anyone with a disability to enjoy safe, healthy stimulating, therapeutic, horse-related activities. Organisations to encourage and provide horse riding for the disabled have sprung up worldwide. In North America, there is the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association. Individuals with the following disabilities commonly participate and benefit from equine facilitated therapy and activities provided by NARHA: Muscular Dystrophy Cerebral Palsy Visual Impairment Down Syndrome Mental Retardation Autism Multiple Sclerosis Spina Bifida Emotional Disabilities Brain Injuries Spinal Cord Injuries Amputations Learning Disabilities Attention Deficit Disorder Deafness Cardiovascular accident/Stroke Most of the disabled people, who participate in these riding for the disabled sessions, require mobility products, when not on the horses back. The experience, of riding almost allows them to forget for a while, any handicap they may have For the volunteers, to see the joy on the faces of the participants, must be an incredible reward for their hard work. At least there are now many aides available to help keep handicapped people as independent as possible, mobility compare , is a good place to begin researching special needs mobility items.  Drays, Wagons and Carts. 02/21/2010
 A dray was a low-sided, heavy four-wheeled wagon. Drays in Australia were most often pulled b a single horse or a pair of horses. Wagons and drays are different from carts, which have two wheels. I have memories of Clydesdales and drays at Gulf Station at Yarra Glen J. Also memories, of several, Buninyong Gold King festivals and the Carlton and United Brewery, Team, of Clydesdales and dray.  I remember Reg, my husband, (69 years), telling me that his father used to go to the Edith Vale beach in a horse and cart. There is something beautiful about old cart and wagon wheels and the less often seen complete, wagons, drays or carts. I saw this dray in Settlement Road, Cowes, Phillip Island in the front of a Mexican Restaurant.   Go directly to details about these popular parks:
Bellarine Peninsula residents encouraged to comment on new visitor facilities at Taits Point 02/10/2010
 Immediate Release 9 February 2010 Parks Victoria is inviting residents of Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula to comment on proposed new visitor facilities at Taits Point, Lake Connewarre State Game Reserve (between Geelong and Barwon Heads). Barwon River Parklands Project Manager, Andrew McKinnon, said more than thirty people attended a recent Open Day at Taits Point to view concept plans and discuss the proposed new visitor facilities with Parks Victoria staff. The concept plans cover improved car parking, viewing decks, walking tracks, improved access to Lake Connewarre, and information about natural features and cultural history of the area. “The feedback we received to the concept plans at the Open Day was very positive. People overwhelmingly supported improving visitor facilities at Taits Point,” Mr McKinnon said. “People at the Open Day were particularly interested in the proposal to install viewing platforms at Taits Point, and were supportive of the opportunity that viewing platforms would provide to see out over the wonderful Ramsar wetlands of Lake Connewarre and Hospital Swamp,” he said. Mr McKinnon said community consultation about the proposed new visitor facilities is open until Monday 15 February. Anyone who would like to provide feedback can download the Concept Plans and feedback from www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/3taits_point.cfm “Taits Point is currently accessible to the community, however facilities are minimal and there is a significant opportunity to establish a destination that showcases Lake Connewarre and the Barwon River Parklands,” Mr McKinnon said. “We want to provide upgraded and expanded facilities that will encourage more people to come and enjoy this significant area, and we urge interested people to comment on the concept plans by 15 February,” Taits Point is part of the Barwon River Parklands project which aims to create a chain of new parkland along the Barwon River connecting Geelong to Barwon Heads. For further details about the Barwon River Parklands go to www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/3barwon.cfm  The Giveaway: In conjunction with Mummified Times Five, I am giving away up to $1000 worth of Maimeri Classico oil paints! Each prize pack includes 10 tubes of Maimeri Classico paints valued at $9.55 each…so with free postage, that’s a prize pack valued at over $100!! And we have 10 packs to give away!! To enter, all you need to do is: -comment on any post ON EACH of Kathy Shell’s blogs (listed in my blog side bar and below): http://mummifiedtimesfive.net/2010/02/01/spotlight-on-kathy-shell-giveaway/ and say why you would like to win a 10 pack of Maimeri Classico paints. (Both steps are mandatory to be in the running to win this prize) Giveaway finishes 15 Feb 2010  Moving along, this weeks plans. 02/07/2010
 A very busy week planned. Tuesday we take our eco-tourer caravan down to Melbourne, stay overnight with our youngest daughter and the family :-). Then the caravan goes in for service at Caravan Court in Springvale on Wednesday, wee leave it there and return back to northern Victoria, where I have an optometrists appointment on Thursday. Our 'troopy gets four new tyres fitted and a wheel alignment on Friday. A weekend packing for our tour and cleaning the house ready to leave. The FREE art supplies competition ends on Monday so i will be packing and posting the last of the prize winners gift, so get your addresses to me as soon as I notify the winners please. :-). Have a great week everyone. Landscape Prints by Kathy Shell. 02/07/2010
   216mm x 279mm Landscape Prints, from the Art of, Acclaimed Artist, Kathy Shell available on the landscape print page of this website.     216mm x 279mm Flower Prints, from the Art of, Acclaimed Artist, Kathy Shell ready for purchase through the flower print page of this website. Or purchase direct from artist from the caravan awning studio.   I have begun my Figurative and Wildlife print pages of this website and blog, this morning. Just a couple to begin with, I hope you enjoy them. The copyright notice is not written on the print we supply our customers. We travel with our prints. so these can be purchased 'direct from the artist' at our 'caravan awning studio' We also have these available laminated for our 'personal sales' customers but not for our web sales.  |  Advertisers, YOUR 160 x 160 Advertisment, could go here. Contact, Kathy Shell, through Contact page of this website Readers please accept a very small amount of advertising through my website, this helps pay my web and internet set up costs. I strive to provide quality reference material on my web sites. I keep the add content as unobtrusive as possible and have integrity in that all opinions expressed within my own web sites are my own
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