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Jacqui and 'King Louis' in their new home
A few days after arrival in Prestwood. Looks like he approves of the move!
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Sculptures by the Sea 2014
We started at Tamarama, where we picnicced, with cousin John, Penny and their daughter Anna and Adam and their two small sons, James and Thomas. This is just a selection of the more 'photogenic' ones. The inclement weather kept the crowds away, which also meant that more '
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Skype and the garden
We Skyped with Jacqui and Louis last night--pictures of the computer screen not ideal. Today, after slaving in back garden all afternoon, I relaxed by my pond with cup of tea and took a couple of the views--including my feet on the Frangi Panni tree.
Bushwalking
Wentworth Falls in Spring
A day with cousin John and Penny admiring the incredible tree blossoms and the beauty of Wentworth Falls in the Jamieson Valley and the countryside in general, on a 2 hour walk. We also visited Tarella House --1890, on an open day run by the local Historical Society. An 1890&
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First local swim of the year
With a sudden jump of temperature to 33 Deg C today, we set off for an hour to Oak Park for a dip in the 19 Deg C sea! Not quite Adriatic standard. Very bracing.
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Quinquennial pictures
Which means every five years, so here I am --starting at nought year, up to 40! The final three include a 35 that is actually 33 and 2 of 40-- one a joint 40/80 party with my mother.
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Leaving Sydenham for London
A hectic dash in rush hour to return the Vauxhall Astra car to Croyden (thank heaven for satnav!), return by (new) tram to Croyden overground station, to Sydenham. Thence to Heathrow by overground and tube where we went by Cathay to Hong Kong and Sydney. Mary is at Jacqui and
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A day in Kent with Michael
We drove, in rain, to the enormous Knole Manor, built for the Arch Bish of Canterbury and later 'possessed' by Henry VIII--then later the seat of the Sackville family for hundreds of years. Of the 350 rooms, 83 are still occupied by the Sackville family matriarch. The
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Whitstable
A visit to some of Tom's relatives at Whitstable today, reminded me of when,as a student, I crewed in a firefly class yacht from nearby Tankerton, in the National Championship series --50 years ago! The yacht owner won the comp the year before but sadly not with
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Sydenham
When I was asked today, to look after Louis for an hour, this was his reaction on seeing me. Good, or what??? He is now 10 weeks. Later I took a pic of Crystal Palace tower, coming back west from a drive to Wandsworth and then a casual pic of
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Hinton Ampner House
Monday night we saw a magnificent rainbow over the end of a bowls match at Farnham, where friends Ginny and Robert live. To celebrate this event we went to the 'Hare and Hounds' pub! Tuesday we visited Hinton Ampner House and gardens (including vegetables), the home of the
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Portsmouth -Fareham- Hampshire
Driving from Swanage via the Studland car ferry, we stayed with nephew David and wife Clare, married last year, in their house in Fareham. We walked from there to Gun Warf, Portsmouth and the next day to the sea by the Hamble river, where remnants of hurricane Bertha brought strong