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Preschool and a brother
While Louis was at preschool today, singing a song for mothering Sunday (UK) , Jacqui was delivering Maximillian (Max) successfully at Stoke Mandeville hospital.
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Anticipaton
Tomorrow morning UK time, Jacqui goes into Stoke Mandeville maternity unit for her caesarian,
UK Holiday 2018
Travel accessories
Before we left I searched online for 'lightweight travel coathangers'. What came up was at best impractical and worst laughable, so I set about making my own. I halved a cheap wooden hanger and atached a clip that would sit over the top of a door. I added
UK Holiday 2018
Oxford
We went first to the Pitt Rivers museum to see the dinosaur skeletons and a huge anthropological collection , plus minerals. Then to the Ashmolean museum solely to use their restaurant and let Louis ride into a snowbank,
UK Holiday 2018
Arrival in London and Prestwood
Leaving at Sydney airport, a pic at Bangkok and arrival at Prestwood. Our transit time at Bangkok was extended from about 3 hours to 10 hours. We were offered free accomodation in their airport internal hotel which took an hour and 3kms to find. Walking along huge stell, glass and
Home, Garden and Sydney
Lunch and travel
We will be leaving our house in the care of Michael while we are away visiting Jacqui. We had a lunch with some neighbours, at 'Next Door' courtesy of someone who's small boat we had guarded and then sold, while they are overseas. They did give
Bushwalking
Blackheath Feb 2018
An overnight with John and Penny and a couple of bushwalks, Bridal Falls and the most notable being the Megalong Valley walk to Mermaid cave and a trail
Kayaking
Kayaking with the cubs
As a qualified kayaker, I was asked to assist as leader, with 19 cubs at Swallow Rock recently. They were fine on land but as soon as we launched it was like herding cats--or ducks maybe!
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Caryl's birthday lunch
We went to Haselhurst Art Gallery café, including Caryl and Will, Alison, Craig, Jess and Toby and Michael and Kris .
Kayaking
Short afternoon trip
Mary, Michael, Kris and myself paddled over to Maianbar for a swim but mainly to give Kris her first taste of paddling a kayak. She managed very well, even using the sail for a time!
Family
Emergent cook!
Having requested and received Jamie Oliver's '5 Ingredient' cookbook, I put it (and me) to the test...
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A swim and New Year Eve
We have a tradition of swimming at Salmon Haul beach just after Christmas and on NY eve we go to manly for lunch. This year we didn't stay for the fireworks but I include some pics of it. We can actually see them from our house but only