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March 19th is Francophonie day so a fitting time to celebrate the third year of the local Taren Point Public School bilingual programme. The programme was started in collaboration with our local French Association , which Mary and myself help to found , starting about 8 years ago but materialising in last
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Daughter Caryl and myself took our bikes to near the airport where there is a good off-road cycle track into the city. It passes through allotments, many parks and reserves, beside the river for most of it and briefly across a few roads. I was surprised at how rural
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For Michael's birthday he chose Boat Harbour, some 15 mins from here but only accessible across private land for $40 a return trip or $160 season pass. It's only safe for boys with 'big toys' with big tyres and lots of clearance and traction.
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A new front garden plant arrangement in our street, caught my eye. They are all natives and make the most colourful display of natives I think I have ever seen.
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OK--some of you weren't able to 'see' the pics. Apparently that's because you can't copy and paste from Google pics, you have to download first-pain! Anyway, this should work! My garden is full of people -people who gave me ideas
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First a tree on the council strip, two doors down, which died in the drought, is felled. It took days. Huge tree. In cold, wet miserable Saturday post-lock-down weather, we went to nearby Kurnell to see the newly installed sculptures, consisting of a whale skeleton sculptured in bronze
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Following a total national death toll of 100 people, over the whole Covid period, today Australia more or less came out of lock-down --with some State borders still closed and differing State rules for social venues and public transport etc. We have emerged in a very sound state of
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If it only blooms once in a hundred years , I expect our grandkids will ask us how many times we've seen it bloom! I don't recall it before, but it's Mary's garden so what would I know? A very delicate structure with
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Inspired by the kayaking, we decided to try a cycle trip along a nearby coastal path. So close in fact that we cycled from home to it. The path ends at a coastal seabird sanctuary, where the arrival of the bar-tailed godwit from Alaska via India (I think?) is
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A quick look at Mary's dahlias in the back garden.
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What do you do when you're locked down at home, Well, go into your 'man-cave' and make something, of course. On this occasion, a small shoe rack in perspex to match the patio glass --all from scraps in the shed. You can also attack the
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Hi family and friends interstate and overseas. I thought it a good idea to say where we are at. Today the government announced a complete ban on non-essential gatherings. In my mind, that means most educational establishments, all community and social gatherings, group sports, a big cut to food