I am afraid like many country towns my hometown have been devoured by the scourge of drugs, it's changed the town so dramatically that I sometimes wonder where all the magic went, this is a beautiful little town on a major tributary and yeah, its not what it was. There are still spots that have remained untouched and pristine.

thanks for reading this one I really appreciate it.

love and higgliest bugs Sis xox

It's strange there are parts of town the old federation style homes are being fought over. There are some beautiful old homes that have been returned to their former glory. But in these areas of town the break-ins etc are increasing more and more people are getting cameras etc its really sad state of affairs, I am in a very secure home and if anyone was coming, I would hear them a mile away.

Its good that in your town that they are making your Victoria Street beautiful and new again they are trying to do so with our main street, but my old boss and his family own most of two blocks which is massive strip of businesses and they have been trying to decide which way they are going to go with the regeneration of the street.

Hopefully the police and other agencies can get a hold of the growing drug plague in the town. They have a massive task ahead of them because at the centre of the problem is like one of your reservations and we call it a mission. The drugs out there are mind-blowing.

Thanks so much for the window you opened a crack into your world and the visit and the read.

Kind Regards Jayne

It still dazzles me the change in our town, and not dazzled in a good way. I remember the local festival that was held in January of every year and I remember my Dad working on the gates selling tickets for the local Rotary club and it was a really beautiful area the rides were right next to the river and the flowers and the flora around the area were magical to me as a child, it's a shame we have lost some of that some of the areas on the riverbank are pretty but there are others that are haunts of drunks and drug users.

Btw I used to have that quote on my profile or as my signature here on Neo. That was a long time ago.

Thanks for the visit and the read its much appreciated.

kind regards Jayne

Thanks for reading this one, I just said in my above comment these new generations seem to be the throwaway generation, they don't cook like we do, and they buy things to last so short a time and then throw it away and get another.

It seems like its spreading into the places we live, nothing is permanent anymore not like it was with my parents and grandparents' generations. But I see young people that are starting to live a little less like their familiars and that gives me hope that the circle will turn, and good times will return.

Its so good to be back and to see y'all again, I will keep my eyes open for any new posts I am trying to catch up with comments etc this evening.

love you bro biggest hugs your Ozzie Sis xox ((((hugs))))