Crush Festival 2016 – Golding Winery
Good times at Golding Winery in the Adelaide Hills for the Crush Festival with Tanya Partington, Jan Partington, Jim & Fay Likidis (Sydney). Awesome venue and hospitality. Well done Darren Golding
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I’ve Bitten The Bullet…
Today I made the life changing decision to go to Uni (while still working). This is one thing I never thought I would be saying, as ‘Partingtons’ & ‘Universities’ are normally natural enemies. I will be studying ‘Dementia Care’ (online via University of Tasmania) and hoping in the future to be one of Australia’s leading dementia care trainers and advocates. Considering I can’t stay awake long enough to read a newspaper, I have a lotta work to do. 🙂 I hope the course is a lot easier than the enrolment…
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Saturday Night Live – Top 10 Skits
A great collection of hilarious SNL skits
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“Come On Aussie C’mon”….How Precious Are We?
Has our larrikin and fun loving reputation gone forever? Light hearted banter between Aussie men and women has been going on for years, but now is fast becoming a ‘no-go zone’ and a potential legal minefield. It has been part of our Australian culture to have both sexes interact together and have a ‘bit of a laugh’, but it appears the fun police are on the warpath and every public comment and gesture is up for scrutiny and dissection, and now it seems…. punishment. Will this new wave of…
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‘Air Max’…..Shooting For The Stars
Very impressed with Max Partington and his freshly honed basketball skills. After waiting many weeks for his his new basketball ring to be assembled, and paving to be done to give him a flat area to practice, he is now killing it! Max has put the hours in and now mastered some amazing offensive moves and is extremely hard to defend. His shooting has improved out of sight and his defence is really taking shape. Now that he is playing Under 18’s (at age 13), he will learn to throw his…
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Pythagoras Partington
Very proud of Zak Partington this week. He has started a regular revision program (in the holidays) of his worst subject at school….MATHS! He literally hates the subject, and hates giving up holidays for schoolwork, but is taking it on and winning. It was amazing to work with him last night and see a rare moment when he just ‘gets it (and be so excited he voluntarily knocks out another 15 correct examples) ‘. In the one session he managed to learn Cos, Sine & Tan formulas whilst using…
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Amazing What You Find In Your Own Backyard
I went for a 2.5 hr ride from Woodside to Mount Torrens on the new section of the Amy Gillett Bikeway. Thought I would share some of the scenery for those who have not ridden it yet. ADELAIDE HILLS TERRAIN
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People Helping People…Bravo!
I was recently walking down Hutt St, City and found this cafe which has been purpose built to give unemployed people some barista and waiting experience to give them a head start. I believe it is a church based group, and the concept certainly could be adopted by others to create opportunities for those less fortunate. Great signs and attitude. Bravo!
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