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Anticipaton
Tomorrow morning UK time, Jacqui goes into Stoke Mandeville maternity unit for her caesarian,
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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 .
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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
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Christmas at Mackays and here plus some sea and beach scenes
A typical holiday boat and Mary and Caryl on the beach, plus pics of family Christmas
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First summer sea dip
Sea temp a pleasant 21 Deg C. Bit choppy but very nice.
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Toby birthday and Cronulla Spring Fair 2017
We brunched at The Nuns' Pool, for Toby's fifteenth birthday, then walked into Cronulla Spring Fair, in cool but pleasant weather (hasn't rained noticeably for four months now).
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Birthday lunch
We had my birthday lunch en famille! Picture taken by Kris.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Mary and Jessica birthdays
We celebrated at Alison and Craig's home.
Australian Holidays
Australia Day in the pool and family on the beach
With soaring temperatures , water is the only option. In Alision and Craig's pool and then a 'fashion shoot' of the 4 kids on the beach, showing their look-alike-Turkish towels .
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Family picture
We repeated the pose of last Christmas, but in two locations in the garden this time.
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Salmon Haul Boxing Day
The local family all trooped down here for a splash and snorkel. Lots of boats this year. The underwater pic is Toby. One later pic was an experiment--selfie-- showering off under the beach shower! Another of Mike having just thrown the ball.