Duke's Place - Paradise Beach

21/07/2024

The moon Saturday and Sunday. Spectacular.

30/03/2024

Easter Duke's Place - Paradise Beach

Walks along the beach.
Pretty shells
Moons
Drunking Moet and Chandon
End of Summer Surf Fishing Festival Art Show and new art works
Experimenting with croissants

28/01/2024

Moonrise Friday night. Beautiful

26/01/2024

Friday 26 January Public Holiday

Yard mowed
Green wastebto Loch Sport tip
Lemonade Icy Pole shared with Duke
Coffee with friends
A wee 4wd soujourn down The Pines Track and a different vista of Lake Reeve

24/01/2024

Arrived today to flowering sunflowers grown from our neighbours seedlings and to see Sally and Colin - our red hot pokers in flower too.

09/01/2024

Duke sits on guard when I swim down Duke's Place - Paradise Beach l. If I go beyond the waves he tries to come out to me to bring me back in.

05/01/2024

Today I did a raod trip to Lakes Entrance. That's done 😐 found a book bazaar at Paul's Anglican Cathedral Sale and ofncourse a trip nlto Bunnings Warehouse in Sale.

Found me a Bernard King Cookbook. Who remebrs Bernie? 😂

I found a beautiful purple kangaroo paw, now known as Hilary.

02/01/2024

Maybe it is because I grew up in north Queensland, but when there are bluebottles on the beach, you do not swim!!!

People do not seem to care here at Paradise Beach.

If you are stung by a bluebottle:

1. Do not allow rubbing of the sting area.
2. Adherent blue tentacles may be seen after a sting and are distinctive for Physalia. Remove any adhering tentacles.
3. Rinse the area well with sea water (not freshwater)
4. Place the sting area in hot water - no hotter than the rescuer can comfortably tolerate for 20 minutes.
5. If the pain is unrelieved by heat, or if hot water is not available, apply cold packs or ice in a dry plastic bag.
6. Send for medical aid if symptoms persist.

More info:
https://beachsafe.org.au/surf-safety/bluebottle

The pics are of a selection I saw today.

02/01/2024

Some shots of Seaspray from the Surf Lifesaving Club bistro on Sunday.

31/12/2023

What do you do for NYE dessert at the Duke's Place?

Serve
Carrot cake (thanks Joe)
Lemon slice
Peach balls

23/12/2023

I often walk past the Abandones Roxy in Parramatta. It is one of my most favourite buildings. If inky I could afford to buy it

The Roxy Theatre Parramatta, in the 1930s.

The 1,950-seat Roxy Theatre, located in the western outer Sydney suburb of Parramatta, opened on 6th February 1930, with Maurice Chevalier in the film “Innocents in Paris”.

The theater’s main entrance is surmounted by an impressive arch and an ornate quasi-Spanish Mission style tower. The open forecourt is flanked by an arcade of shops.

Originally, the theatre featured a Christie 3Manual/10Ranks organ which was opened by Eddie Horton. It cost approximately $AU32,000 and was reputedly the largest organ to be installed in an Australian theatre. Other organists who play this instrument include; Horace Weber, Desmond Tanner, Denise Palmistra, Paul Cullen, Knight Barnett, Ruby Coulson, Ray Chaffer, Nicholas Robins and Owen Holland. In 1958, it was dismantled and sold, and now resides in nearby suburban Castle Hill Entertainment Centre.

One of the foremost Australian theatre circuits Hoyts, purchased the property in 1946. During World War II, for safety reasons, the beautiful ceiling lights in the auditorium were removed and never replaced. The ceiling dome still remains intact.

In 1974 Hoyts attempted to sell the Roxy Theatre, but the National Trust of Australia, classified the cinema as an important example of a suburban picture palace. Because of this ruling, Hoyts decided to carve up the magnificent Spanish auditorium into three cinemas in 1975 at a cost of $AU1,200,000.

It reopened as a triplex on August 27, 1976. The beautiful proscenium was lost when a wider screen and new curtains were placed further forward into the auditorium. However, the ceiling and upper section of the auditorium, the foyers, the front courtyard, and facade were left intact. Under the balcony was divided into two screens, while the main auditorium served as a third screen.

In July 1996, Village Theatres took control of the Roxy Theatre and it became known as the Village Roxy 3. The Roxy Theatre at Parramatta closed as a cinema on March 27, 2002 after 72 years as a cinema.

After laying empty for a period of time, the building was purchased by new owners who commenced a renovation of the building. It re-opened in early-2006 as an entertainemt venue, with restaurant, bars and a 700 seat cabaret/music venue in what had originally been the former balcony area. This closed in 2015.

In 1974 the Roxy Theatre became the second cinema in NSW to be classified by the National Trust of Australia.

Photo Source: State Library NSW

13/07/2023

Today's task: splitting and chopping wood. I ordered 1 metre of firewood and forgot to ask for split wood. Some were too big and will need a proper splitter thingie. Never knew that chopping wood could be sooooo therapeutic.

Duke looked on somewhat confused by the action.