February 13, 2012

Lunch at Mandurah

Mandurah lunch

The first day of our Mandurah holiday was all we expected: balmy weather, great beaches and lots of fun. Juliet and I plan to dine out plenty of times, and generally for lunch, so we don’t leave the kids alone at night. Today was a family outing though. The Sunday traffic was crazy and it [...]

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First hockey game

A day after his first soccer game Dude played his first hockey match. It’s an under 13 competition and at age 10 he’s one of the smallest boys. Soccer is his school year group. Dude did pretty well at hockey and won his share of the ball.

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Fate and circumstance

I went cycling up the Buckland Valley today. I don’t ride much in winter, but conditions were balmy today, more like September than July. Going past the Lumsden’s dairy farm I noticed the newborn calves and pondered their existence. Never to know their dads, these little one have already been weaned from their mums. Half [...]

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