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Glenn and I were married in 1995 near
my hometown of Calliope. Our wedding album
is included, but will take around a minute to download. The photos
were taken by Rampton Studios of Gladstone. The night seemed to
be enjoyed by all; with seafood smorgasboard, good music, and good
company. My parents Rob
and Sandie still live on their property in Calliope. Dad breeds
thoroughbreds and Mum has an active interest in Geneology. Glenn
is also country-grown and hails from Kingaroy where his parents
also still live. His father owns Kingaroy Springworks, an engineering
workshop, which gets a special mention in stories of the evolution
of "Harry's
Buoy", Glenn's Boat.
In 2001 we built
our new home together on 8 acres in Wongawallen. "Where?"
I hear you ask- Harrison Hill is located in the Gold Coast hinterland
just off the main road to Mt Tamborine, a national park and popular
tourist village. We are constructing a page of the evolution of
Harrison Hill as we build and landscape. But to us home
also means family, friends and entertaining, so we've included pages
of great get-togethers both at our last home in Oxenford and our
new home at Wongawallan. Also take a peek at our friends'
weddings. Check out one of our passions, our
cars. Then get to know us better through our top
20 page of music, movies and books.
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living in the same on-campus residence. Glenn studied Science, and
is now a Cardiac Scientist.
I studied business and now lecture
in Marketing and Tourism. We both work at Griffith University, Gold
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Glenn and I enjoy somewhat different
recreational persuits, although when together we both enjoy BBQs with
friends and anything with our dogs, be it obedience training or running
on the beach.
I tend to relax with my animals. As a junior,
I was an avid competitor in dressage, showjumping, eventing and hacking.
When 14 years of age I was representing my state at National meets
in eventing through the Queensland Pony Club Association. Unfortunately
I gave up competing while a student at Uni (too broke!), but soon
started again once gainfully employed. If interested look for my equine
page, but note it is a photoessay and will take about one minute
to completely download. If short on time, look at my equine
links. Now, my competitive spirit is shared with shelties,
where we instruct at a local all-breeds agility club, and compete
in obedience
and agility
trials. This is a relatively new sport for me, having only been training
and competing since 1999.
Glenn is my hunter-gatherer. He enjoys
fishing the waters off Queensland
for the elusive Coral Trout. During April and May I rarely catch sight
of him as this is the whiting season, which means good fishing in
Hervey Bay. It is also the roaring season, which introduces Glenn's
other sport, (with terribly negative conatations in society), hunting.
(Yes, this sheltie owner and lover is also a law-abiding, licensed
and responsible gun owner.) As such, it is a rare occassion when my
freezer is not full of either venison or whiting, or both (the reef
fish are enjoyed too much for them to stay long in the freezer). |
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| Between us, we also manage to do quite
a bit of travelling. Although not always together. Glenn actually
spent 1997 and 1998 in Amsterdam working at Vrjie Universitite, this
allowed for some exploration of Europe. In 1999 he spent three months
on the West Coast of America, working again, and so hopefully will
see a little of that continent. I have visited the States before,
although only fleetingly for work conferences, and am keen to see
more. |
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