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Mothers' Day at Caryl and Will's
We (Alison and family, Caryl and Will and Mary and I) used two braziers and toasted marshmellows and made damper, around the fires, while Caryl provided sparklers, coloured bangles and food!
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Anzac Day memorials plus paddle with Holly
As well as the ANZAC service at Bundeena last week, I attended the one at Cronulla, attended by about 18,000 people at 5.15am. A few of our Rover scouts also did great work as they assisted at a Rotary BBQ at the end of the service. As friend
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Christmas day 2014
With Jacqui and family and Michael here from the UK, we had a full family Christmas Day with Alison and Caryl and families. Look at the devotion in Louis' eyes towards Uncle Michael!
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Marcel's Permanent Residency!
Helen (in a beautiful Kaftan) brilliantlyand generously, hosted a fancy dress party tonight for Agnés and Brice Marcel to celebrate their permanent residency in Australia. Mary went as Brittania and myself as a local surfie! (The white cord is my 'leg rope') There were Arabs, hussars, a sorceress
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Alison's Birthday
And a cake by Craig! We had lunch a nearby café and the presents, coffee and cake at Al and Craig's house.
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Christmas Carols and house decorations
Tonight was the St Phils Carol Concert where our French playgroup and some conversation class members did 'Vive le Vent', ably lead by Kylie. There was a band, face-painting, jumping castle, BBQ and skits involving wild Australian characters--all with a Christmas message. After, we visited some
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Paris to Foxham-David and Claire's Wedding
The Eurostar was amazing--the speed and ease of use. Mary tucked in to her Waitrose salad sold by a French lady in the dining car. We hit bank holiday traffic on collecting our AVIS car at Ashford, spent a night at Emsworth (picture shows our red Vauxhal hire car)
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They guilliotined WHO?
Only the Father of chemistry--Lavoisier--after he had made spectacular discoveries, in the insane rush of revolution--thereby setting back chemical sciences by 50 years. My picture is of his laboratory equipment at the Musee d'arts et metiers, Paris, while the 'kids' set off on
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Mothers' Day--well, in Australia anyway!
We spent a tasty lunch and afternoon very pleasantly at the Mackays, with Caryl and Will too, where the 'girls' discussed wedding clothes then we went to the boat ramp for a short walk. I add a couple of Bromelid pics--the last now as they have just
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Jacqui's engagement ring!
Here it is! Doesn't look like it came from a Christmas cracker. Has anyone checked if any of the Crown Jewels are missing?
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Alison's 40th Birthday!
A daughter who is 40? Impossible! Yet here is the party evidence from last night when about 35 of her family and friends gathered to witness the event..........which may explain some of the bizarre costumes! I chose Don Quixote--who almost no-one there had heard of. A big
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Jacqui and Tom arrive--Caryl's birthday!
Arriving 8.00am Sydney, we took them for a walk at Cronulla (Tom swam at Blackwood's beach) then off to Caryl and Will's for lunch and a swim in the pool there, while Caryl had her cake and some more presents--including the 'playful'