E-BLAST - 28 APRL 2013

Point Tavern - Basil Sellers - Midge Point Art Prize "Launch of the Entry Form" on Monday 22 April.

Photo - Neil Brooks of the Point Tavern the host of the art prize (27 July) and Kim Hanson who designed the Entry Form.

Art prize title: "Carlisle Coast Syngery" saw Kim Hanson place five watermark photographs on the entry form - Kim is the editor of The Chronicle the local monthly 8 page newsheet.    

ANZAC DAWN SERVICE MIDGE POINT

Mark was guest speaker at the Midge Point Anzac Dawn Service. His topic were the War Artists from WWI, WWII and all conflicts since including Alphganistan. He noted that the War Artist was able to capture 'moods and pathos'.

Mark presented two examples of War Artists' works, one from Gallipoli (he preached from the very spot on Anzac Cove in 1999) and one from the Kokoda trail both of which involved the Salvation Army. This involved the 39th being relieved by the AIF (back from the Middle East) with the Sallies providing each exhausted soldier a cuppa - remarkably, so high up the track.

Photo - Mark and Delma together laid a Reef at the Midge Point Anzac Memoiral. .  

STAGE 2 CONCRETE PROJECT

Laguna Quays Respite Stage 2 concrete project is from the large gate through to the end of the back patio. When wet this area becomes a quagmire and a health hazard.

Stage 1 was completed 18 months ago, the initial drive way and path of the front steps. We had considered a car port but the roof line to the side fence would have cut out the remarkable big picture sky view toward Replulse Bay from the kitchen and dining room windows.

E-BLAST - 21 APRIL 2013

10 tractors / boat trailors Midge Point beach. Boats taken to water's edge (300 metres low tide), then tractors' parked on beach.

Mornings Mark gives his surgery wound 15 min direct Whitsundays sunlight.

Monday (22 April) launch of the ENTRY FORM for the Basil Sellers Midge Point Art Prize and Mark is speaking Thursday ANZAC Dawn Service (Midge Point Tavern) - followed by breakfast.    

E-BLAST - 14 APRIL 2013

Mark's art works are a continual source of providing philosophical illustrations for his daily column articles in Christian Today. He does his art under his historic family name 'Tronson du Coudray'.

This art work titled "Juggling" is with his article next Thursday 17 April, commenting on a highly publicised letter sent to the student paper at Princeton Uni (USA). It was written by a mother of two Princeton sons, on the obvious statistical advantage of young women finding husbands while still at university.

TWEED HEADS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

In his role as Chairman of Well-Being Australia, Mark is a member of the Tweed Heads Chamber of Commerce and each month at the monthly breakfast he donates for the business card drawer a smallish art work.

Last Tuesday's breakfast his art work was titled "Pink and Black". Mark is regularly asked to bring an update on some aspect of mission endeavours. Mark was also an active member on the Moruya Chamber of Commerce for those 14 years. Mark enjoys a very quiet business community ministry.

E-BLAST - 7 APRIL 2013

Delma turns 60 Thursday 11 April. Delma has invited friends from KYB, Nursing Home, Craft Group and Church to a morning tea at the church coffee shop.

Our four adult children have a birthday surprise for next January which we all know mum will thoroughly enjoy - (the only hint is that I escape to my office when it's on the television and if you sit adjacent to this activity you get a sore neck). Delma has also received a Tablet and at Easter when the family was here mum had any number of tutorials.

Photo - our family saved thousands of dollars over 36 years by Delma cutting our hair, now the following generation. 

YOUNG WRITERS INDEED

Sam Gillespie (left) is from Wollongong, studying in Sydney "Classical Composition" - late last year he was part of a two week tour to the great Cathedrals in France and England where he sang (Sydney Classical Choir). This year one of his solo recitals in that of Britten.


Stephen Alyward specialises in video and audio and freelances on the Gold Coast, and is sought after for his keen eye and ear. Stephen recently returned from Europe where he backpacked landing in Paris not having planned a thing. He travelled on spec the entire 6 weeks except for his brother's wedding in Scotland.