MT MEE NEWS for March 2010
by Ian Wells
Plenty of grass, plenty of water, plenty of buffalo fly, a few ticks, sticky days – hmmmm. But don’t the livestock look well!
The talking point around the Mountain is the return of the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra later this month. This will be the first in a series of four Sunday concerts this year. Read about it elsewhere in this edition.
Construction of the ANZAC memorial at the Mt Mee Lookout is making great strides – thanks to Keith Lindeman and the genial Ian Chapman. The boulder is in place between the “Lone Pine” tree and the flagpole and by the time you read this the area in front of should be finished in slate. Maybe the rest of the plaques will be fixed in place too! Keith and Ian have been wonderfully patient – and helpful, in transforming our rubbery ideas into reality.
Construction of the ANZAC memorial at the Mt Mee Lookout is making great strides – thanks to Keith Lindeman and the genial Ian Chapman. The boulder is in place between the “Lone Pine” tree and the flagpole and by the time you read this the area in front of should be finished in slate. Maybe the rest of the plaques will be fixed in place too! Keith and Ian have been wonderfully patient – and helpful, in transforming our rubbery ideas into reality.
Work in Progress – the Boulder in place for the ANZAC memorial at the Mt Mee Look-Out Keith is working concurrently on the Diggers memorial planned as part of the cemetery makeover. Anyone who hasn’t visited our Mt Mee cemetery for a year or two should do so. They will be absolutely amazed at the transformation that has taken place – thanks to that hardworking and far-sighted Cemetery Committee of ours. The ‘cow paddock’ is now a tranquil place of lawns and gardens, scattered with memorial stones.
The Mt Mee Garden Club had an exceptional February meeting. They visited the Lotusbird Day Lily Gardens and bought up ‘so big’ that proprieter Geoff brought a stack of stock to the Mt Mee Markets the following weekend. He had another very successful day, and despite the fact that he was outside in the pelting rain for the duration he went home with an empty ute and a huge smile on his face.
The Garden Club next visits Noela’s garden at Donnybrook – phone Pam Nott (5498 2098) or Lorraine Salthouse (5498 2288) for details.
While the February markets were nearly rained out, the dance the night before was a ‘doosie’, with a crowd of almost 100 souls dancing to the remarkable piano of Mike Woollett, plus drums. After the dance, Mike again stayed on to give us a bit of ragtime and boogie – that guy is simply brilliant!
The Mt Mee Rural Fire Brigade has almost completed the training room being built as an extension of the shed. This project is a real credit to their fundraising abilities – through hard won grants and bucket shakes. The room is fully lined, has a drop ceiling, a vinyl tiled floor and multitudinous outlets for power and media connections – just amazing!
The Brigade is very keen to recruit new members of either gender. The members do very serious training and very serious work, but they also have a lot of fun. Phone Warren on 5498 2253 or Neil on 5498 2148 for a look.
At the end of January, the Mountain Top Church moved out of the Hall and into their tiny new meeting room. Things must be tight! But the slab has been poured for their chapel so better days are coming. Meanwhile the Hall people are rejoicing in the newly found storage space.
Finally, a reflection on another penetrating observation by James May, of ‘Top Gear’ fame. In a recent column he pointed out that the problem with a lot of women’s fashion is that it’s the work of gay men and is designed to look good on adolescent boys. Boys, viewed from any angle, are just two parallel lines. Put those clothes on women, and those delicious swellings and curves just don’t look right. So womanhood tends to respond with (a) floods of tears and (b) agonies of anorexia, in order to eliminate the said bumps and curves.
Now, ain’t that one of life’s truths! Why didn’t I think of that?
The Mt Mee Garden Club had an exceptional February meeting. They visited the Lotusbird Day Lily Gardens and bought up ‘so big’ that proprieter Geoff brought a stack of stock to the Mt Mee Markets the following weekend. He had another very successful day, and despite the fact that he was outside in the pelting rain for the duration he went home with an empty ute and a huge smile on his face.
The Garden Club next visits Noela’s garden at Donnybrook – phone Pam Nott (5498 2098) or Lorraine Salthouse (5498 2288) for details.
While the February markets were nearly rained out, the dance the night before was a ‘doosie’, with a crowd of almost 100 souls dancing to the remarkable piano of Mike Woollett, plus drums. After the dance, Mike again stayed on to give us a bit of ragtime and boogie – that guy is simply brilliant!
The Mt Mee Rural Fire Brigade has almost completed the training room being built as an extension of the shed. This project is a real credit to their fundraising abilities – through hard won grants and bucket shakes. The room is fully lined, has a drop ceiling, a vinyl tiled floor and multitudinous outlets for power and media connections – just amazing!
The Brigade is very keen to recruit new members of either gender. The members do very serious training and very serious work, but they also have a lot of fun. Phone Warren on 5498 2253 or Neil on 5498 2148 for a look.
At the end of January, the Mountain Top Church moved out of the Hall and into their tiny new meeting room. Things must be tight! But the slab has been poured for their chapel so better days are coming. Meanwhile the Hall people are rejoicing in the newly found storage space.
Finally, a reflection on another penetrating observation by James May, of ‘Top Gear’ fame. In a recent column he pointed out that the problem with a lot of women’s fashion is that it’s the work of gay men and is designed to look good on adolescent boys. Boys, viewed from any angle, are just two parallel lines. Put those clothes on women, and those delicious swellings and curves just don’t look right. So womanhood tends to respond with (a) floods of tears and (b) agonies of anorexia, in order to eliminate the said bumps and curves.
Now, ain’t that one of life’s truths! Why didn’t I think of that?
Good one James!
