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Michele

Find something you love to do and you'll never have to work a day in your life - Harvey Mackay

About Me


I (that's me Michele) live in the Barossa Valley, one of Australia's leading wine regions, with my husband Trevor. Trevor is a vigneron and his grapes have produced some of the best wine in the region. His 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon has won 3 awards including a Gold Medal at the 2007 Brisbane Wine Show. His shiraz grapes are also outstanding, going into premium wines.
We also have a small olive orchard, which produce excellent oil. We get enough oil for family use, as well as enough left over to sell to a local olive oil company.
Second Life!!!!
I've been playing SecondLife now for nearly a month, and have met (that's probably not quite the right word here - LOL) a lot of very nice people.
I have written a short blog on my impressions of SecondLife so far. If you're interested, have a read. Will also upload in the next day or so photos of Sharayah!!!!!
I'm passionate about our *Ne**wa*ys business:
 Trevor and I are both passionate about our *Ne**wa*ys business and in particular the products. Several years ago we were looking around for personal care products that didn't contain potentially harmful ingredients. (Heck if you can minimise your exposure, why not!!!).
Anyway we had a lot of trouble finding any company that actually made these products. By chance we went to a seminar one evening on chemicals, and discovered that there indeed is a company out that made exactly what we were looking for.
We love the products so much and have had excellent results, that we can't help tell other people about it. Trevor has a fairly physical job, and previously would come home at times, tired and exhausted. However, that no longer happens now and we have noticed that we both rarely get sick, or even get a cold anymore.
I'm passionate about my computer - LOL
My Favourite Places:
My favourite overseas holiday destinations are Disneyland and Disneyworld - just wished we lived closer!!!! I dream of being a Florida resident and living at Celebration so we could dash over to the Magic Kingdom whenever we wanted!!!
My favourite Australian state is Queensland. My most liked capital city is Sydney. I couldn't live in Melbourne or Canberra or Tasmania - too cold!!!! Darwin is addictive, Perth is beautiful and the state unique, and good ol' South Australia, it's just there, in the middle (Adelaide has some fantastic bike riding tracks!!!).
Three of my favourite quotes are by Walt Disney:
    All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.If you can dream it, you can do it.Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream and a mouse

My Interests

Computing is my favourite interest. I build my own computers, but I enjoy the software side more than the hardware side. Buying/building a computer is like buying a new car - as soon as you take it out of the show room it's devalued and there is always a newer and better model available!!!
I also enjoy cooking (main courses), bike-riding, gardening, travel and reading (mainly non-fiction books). I also enjoy doing tricky walks up hills/mountains (well, they're difficult for me!!!!)

Trevor and I also have a strong interest in keeping healthy. So far, so good. Not even a cold in the last five or so years!!!

I'd like to meet:

Robert Kiyosaki (will expand on this list as names come to mind!!!!)

In a nutshell, I would enjoy meeting people who have achieved success in their field of expertise.

Music:

Most of the music I like comes from the 1960s to 1980s. There are thousands of great songs too numerous to list. In a nutshell, I could probably sum it up by saying I like popular songs that are "classics" - the top 40 stuff you hear on the radio.

My favourite genres are pop and rock, with a bit (not a lot!!) of classical thrown in here and there. I hate opera and am not particularly fond of country

Interestingly I really got into the Gregorian Chant that was a requirement when I did a Music sub-major (Trevor hated it when I had it playing in the car!!!!!). Haven't listened to it since!

See My Blog for a work in progress list of songs(which are (or were) available from MySpace) that I like.

Movies:

There are too many to list, but a few are (in no particular order):

    Mame (1974) Mame has finally been released on DVD!!!! I absolutely love the finale song. Lucille Ball is brilliant as Mame, and Robert Preston as Beau. A classic movie that will definitely be coming to my library soon. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) - Gene Wilder Grease (1978) That's Right, You're Wrong (1939) Kay Kyser, Lucille Ball, Ginny Sims (loved the song "Chatterbox" which Ginny Sims and Harry Babbitt sang towards the end of the movie)(Ginny also looks so much like my friend, Kathy R) Rollercoaster (1977) because it was originally released in Sensurround to simulate that "roller-coaster feeling" Abbott and Costello movies (eg The Naughty Nineties - Who's on First routine ) Eddie Murphy, Steve Martin, Gene Wilder, Police Academy
In fact, I like most comedies - it would have to be my favourite genre.
There are lots of other movies that I like, but my brain just can't think of specific titles at the moment.

Television:

Current favourite shows include (in no particular order):

    Ugly Betty Stargate SG1 Stargate Atlantis Smallville House Gilmore Girls Desperate Housewives 7th Heaven All Saints (Australian) Kath and Kim (Australian) - would have to be one of my all time favourites!!!
A few of my other favourites are:
    Dead Like Me Ed Malcolm in the Middle The Nanny - I laughed and laughed each new episode. It's been repeated so often now, that the laugh factor has gone

I also really like Hanna-Barbera cartoons - eg Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear and Magilla Gorilla.

I love classic 1960s/1970s tv shows, for example Lost in Space, Gidget, Leave it to Beaver, I Love Lucy, Emergency!, Gilligan's Island, Get Smart, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, The Addams Family, The Munsters and The Andy Griffith Show.

Books:

I love old books, non-fiction books, children's books, health and wellness books and books related to personal/business development

My favourite titles include
Harry Potter series
Maisie: Her Life in Her Letters from 1898 to 1902
Colonial Eve
Sands and McDougall South Australian Directory

Heroes:

Walt Disney!!!
my mum

My Blog

Life goes by so quickly, take time to treasure every moment

Kim posted a bulletin today.  It is one you, like me, may have heard before, but I think it is important to keep.  It ties in with Harry Chapin's song - Cat's in the Cradle.  Take time ...
Posted by Michele on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:53:00 PST

Classic Songs available on MySpace (includes 1 hit wonders!!!)

This list is a work in progress and comprises songs which I like and are available on MySpaceMusic. I have used "Google" to find the songs (wouldn't have thought of most of them without it!!!).Eventua...
Posted by Michele on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 01:59:00 PST

When did you last clean your computer?

  Today I bought a 320GB SATA HDD.  Shortly I will be reinstalling everything on my new HDD (which is going to take a while).  Actually finding all my registration numbers for the softw...
Posted by Michele on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:54:00 PST

Maisie: Her Life in Her Letters from 1898 to 1902 (my favourite book)

My favourite book of all time is Maisie: Her Life in Her Letters from 1898 to 1902 (edited by Joan Kyffin Willington). From the dustcover - "While sorting through her deceased father's attic, Joan Ky...
Posted by Michele on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:23:00 PST