MY ROSEDALE - Sally Edsall
I have for many years had a sporadic blog which is MAINLY about Rosedale. It’s here: Rosedale . . . and beyond: Eurobodalla Daily Photo
I first came to Rosedale in summer 1987, to visit a friend who was recovering from illness. It was love at first sight, and with family and friends I rented holiday places every summer from then on.
A particular memory is from January 1994. I was 30 weeks pregnant and quite ill - I put it down to eating a bad batch of stewed cherries. A visit to the hospital suggested that as dam levels were very low I could have a water-borne infection. My blood pressure was extremely high – I should see a GP - but it was impossible to find one accepting an appointment.
My husband Piero and I decided to travel back to Sydney – next day, because of severe pre-eclampsia, our son was born.
From summer 1995, he too became a Rosedale holidayer! In 2001 we purchased a holiday house of our own in Miller Ave. Sydney city life continued, punctuated by the blissful holidays and weekends at magical Rosedale.
No matter the stresses and vagaries, Rosedale always heals the spirit. In 2017, both Piero and I had retired from teaching, and Rosedale was the obvious place to be.
Our house was built during 2017 while we lived at Miller Ave, and we moved in permanently in November 2017.
Apart from walking on the beach, the thing I love most about Rosedale is the bird life. In 2017 I took part in the Australian Backyard Bird Count, notching up almost 30 species which I saw during the two weeks in our Miller Avenue yard.
Sometimes the cacophony is extravagant, especially towards dusk. I also voted for Australia’s favourite bird, the magpie - Rosedale’s maggies are a very friendly lot! I am looking forward to the bird life that our new (mainly) native garden will bring to visit.
©2019
I first came to Rosedale in summer 1987, to visit a friend who was recovering from illness. It was love at first sight, and with family and friends I rented holiday places every summer from then on.
A particular memory is from January 1994. I was 30 weeks pregnant and quite ill - I put it down to eating a bad batch of stewed cherries. A visit to the hospital suggested that as dam levels were very low I could have a water-borne infection. My blood pressure was extremely high – I should see a GP - but it was impossible to find one accepting an appointment.
My husband Piero and I decided to travel back to Sydney – next day, because of severe pre-eclampsia, our son was born.
From summer 1995, he too became a Rosedale holidayer! In 2001 we purchased a holiday house of our own in Miller Ave. Sydney city life continued, punctuated by the blissful holidays and weekends at magical Rosedale.
No matter the stresses and vagaries, Rosedale always heals the spirit. In 2017, both Piero and I had retired from teaching, and Rosedale was the obvious place to be.
Our house was built during 2017 while we lived at Miller Ave, and we moved in permanently in November 2017.
Apart from walking on the beach, the thing I love most about Rosedale is the bird life. In 2017 I took part in the Australian Backyard Bird Count, notching up almost 30 species which I saw during the two weeks in our Miller Avenue yard.
Sometimes the cacophony is extravagant, especially towards dusk. I also voted for Australia’s favourite bird, the magpie - Rosedale’s maggies are a very friendly lot! I am looking forward to the bird life that our new (mainly) native garden will bring to visit.
©2019
