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Another treasure from the op shop yesterday ... $2 cute spoon rest

Bargain hunting on Saturday.
We brought Home .........
 A huge 53 year old solid brass elephant for $10
A triple cupid bird bath $20
A delightful little pixie and a cheeky little gnome for $15 the pair
A pair of vintage trike planters for $10
A large fairy garden at an astonishing...... Wait for it........ $5 !!!!!
Wonderful editions to our backyard area.

A different bunch of flowers, the colour  to admire
and eat at the same time. We picked up a couple of bunches of this stunning could herb ... Tarragon. It's flavour is amazing a bit like aniseed.

Hi, we are at Bargara beach

Mum's Mother
Ethel Hilda Currie (Hilda)

Ethel Hilda Currie (Broomfield)
Born: 17 Jul 1904
Married: 30 Aug
Died: 30 Aug 1990
Was born in Whitford to Anna Maria Broomfield (nee Kelly) and James Blake Broomfield.

The Broomfield family were one of the pioneering families of Whitford dating back to 1840's.

Broomfield Road in Whitford is named after the family.  James Blake's father William operated the ferry service at the end of the road over to Sandspit (Cockle Bay).

Ethel farmed from her marriage to James Alexander Currie (Ireland) until her 80's on the Currie farm, Whitford Maraetai Road.  Whitford landfill now uses the land as runoff.

Ethel's parents donated the cemetery land to Council.

This is Mum's family on her Mothers side
James Blake Broomfield's Mother
Elizabeth Stephens Broomfield
Birth     1834
Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Death     7 Jun 1925 (aged 90–91)
New Zealand
Burial    
All Saints Cemetery
Howick, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand
Plot     Plot 21&22 Block 2 Row AA

OBITUARY. A PIONEER SETTLER. MRS. E. BROOMFIELD. One of tho pioneers of Auckland, Mrs. Elizabeth Broomfield, died at Mungamungaroa Bay, near Howick, this week, aged 91 years. Born at Launceston, Cornwall, she came with her parents to Auckland in the ship Westminster in 1843, the voyage lasting six months. Mrs. Broomfield has, therefore, been in New Zealand 82 years. During her residence here, Mrs. Broomfield practically saw the whole growth of this city. For 61 years she lived on the farm where her death occurred. In her early days, what is now Queen Street was a swamp through which Ligar Canal found its way to the waterfront. Mr. Richard Congdon Stephens, father of the deceased, lived at first in a raupo whare at Mechanic's Bay. Later he had cows on a dairy farm where the Opera House stands in Wellesley Street. His daughter, Mrs. Broomfield, used to deliver milk at Government House to Sir George Grey. Mrs. Broomfield remembered the time when 250 Maoris landed in Mechanic's Bay with the intention of raiding Auckland. Sir George Grey had paraded all the available troops on the hill where the Supreme Court now stands. A gun boat was brought round to the bay and several buglers were placed at different points in the bush in the Domain. The invaders landed and gave a war dance, whereupon a bugle call was sounded, and this was taken up by the others in the Domain. The Governor, Sir George Grey, gave the Maoris so long to get away. They, thinking the troops had them surrounded, handed a valuable mere to his Excellency and, entering the canoes, paddled away home again. Mrs. Broomfield, then a girl of 17, was an interested witness of the whole affair. When 19 years of age she was married to Mr. William Broomfield, who owned the property at Mungamungaroa Bay. He was an ex-naval man. and ran a trading cutter. Her husband died in 1871. There were twelve children, of whom eight survive. She lived to see 55 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Three grandsons served in the late war, one, Lance Corporal William Bromfield, was killed at Passchendnele. Her surviving children are Messrs. William, Henry and James Broomfield, of Onehunga, Howick and Maraetai respectively, and Mesdames L. H. White, Howick; J. Williams, Onehunga; W. Wallen, Gisborne; J. Bartley, Whangarei; and R. Speer, Howick. A sister, Mrs. Mary Ann Curley, 88 years of age, lives at Silverdale. AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LVI, ISSUE 136, 11 JUNE 1925 Elizabeth Broomfield, nee Congdon,

Found this gif, lovely colours By Janis!

Hi Jasmine here my pretty blackberry pansy 

The garden loves the rain

Hi Mum, found this a couple of years ago on a history website Martin Kelly & his team of bullocks haul their load along Wakelin Road Beachlands. Opposite to where Beachlands Hall is now.

HI Mum & Dad here is some info we found long ago:-

Allan Gordon LeRoy Broomfield

Born 1894

Death 1973 age 79
https://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/gravedetails.php?grave=129111

It seems some family member who says that he was her Great Uncle visits the grave, her name is Tricia?  We are members of that website & hopefully you can view all info as well.

Love you have fun

xoxoxo

Janis Sam & Aladdin