Mum's Memories of Ballarat

This is a picture of Mum as a child in Ballarat. The picture below is of the "The Cedars" where she lived from age 3 months to 11 years in Ballarat. I will add some poetry, 2 written by Mom, one by myself about Mum's childhood. We visited Ballarat, but "The Cedars" has been replaced by a white modern monstrosity and Lake Wendouree is currently dry due to the drought. This was a little disappointing, however, we loved visiting with Mom's cousin Gwen and family.