This is a great set of lights which to me stand out among the magical Christmas lights at Hunter Valley Gardens. Visit the link.

The gardens are in the commodified Hunter valley vineyard province where it is just possible to need to be reminded you are still in this country. It is all so 'nice' and generic. The H V gardens can validly boast  a quality product - traditional, establishment and conservative at that.

The gardens are part of the Roche group who are into business and commerce and up-market residential waterfront developments. Around here they have Tempus Two Winery, Harrigans Irish Pub and Morriset Mega Markets. Roche have moved on from the Nutrimetrics Organization, which was once theirs according to their web site.

Events happen in the vineyards and people travel some distance to attend. I had been thinking how closer easier options are found in the existing entertainment venues and wedding venues, handy to our homebase but the fashion is to bring that element of the expedition to our weddings, parties and anything.

'In the cactus'
Copenhagen Update on these sites:   Sbs Television World News Australia. 
Green tv video blog.
United Nations.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Portal. 

Maison Desobry ....Maitre Biscuitier....The finest Belgium biscuits with character...more biscuits, in a biscuit tin, for Christmas!

Cactus lights from Hunter Valley Gardens

Tweedle Dum at the Mad hatters Tea Party. Who will get a fair share? Who will benefit from Copenhagen?
(Part of the quaint nursery rhyme circut after dark in the Hunter Gardens)

After the Climate Change Prayer Vigils in the Catholic church Tighes Hill.

Climate Action Newcastle has a site here.

We seek that wisdom will prevail at the Copenhagen Summit.

Church going could be seen as very retro behaviour. Only a real subversive would dare fly in the face of public opinion in that way!    

Nearly every tiny child in Newcastle saw the Wiggles in concert today at the Entertainment centre.
While they have a captive audience, to their credit, the Wiggles promote exercise and healthy eating in some of their action songs and the show is fast paced to suit the tiny tots and all that action in heat wave conditions, phew!  The sight of all those children was life affirming!
For the future, support wisdom about climate change.

The key staff in an organization are the cleaners!  These were on night shift at the building society. Research from the UK, finds that the CEOs are outdone by the cleaners. What's new? Even Obama is putting pressure on the financial CEOs. What are his chances?

Sanitized consumers would be shocked by the book from Mary Ruebush: Why Dirt Is Good. 5 ways to make germs your friends. This writer is an American professional into immunology, infections and microbiology. Her thesis is that our immune system gets better and stronger the more it is used and needs exposure to dirt and germs from a young age.
Also, low level anti-bacterial products kill off  weak strains and an advance of potentially deadlier resistant bacteria is possible when our lives become awash with anti-bacterial commodities.
The more you use anti-bacterial soap, the more deadly the bacteria get and the less effective that soap is.
Hence, soap and water is the recommendation and wash the hands for 20 seconds. 

Copenhagen Update on these sites:   Sbs Television World News Australia. 
Green tv video blog.
United Nations.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Portal.