Alpine Shire holiday
We returned to Mount Gambier today after a lovely two-week holiday in the Alpine Shire region of North East Victoria, where we used to live. (more…)
Dude’s oak tree
We were curious when we returned to Porepunkah to see if Dude’s oak tree was still there.
When he was three or four years old, about 10 years ago, my parents gave Michael and Kathleen each an acorn, which they planted in pot plants.
Kathleen’s failed to grow, while Michael’s thrived.
He planted it in the back yard of our “little house” where we lived for our first four years in Porepunkah.
The tree grew and was doing well when we left four years ago.
It’s still going strong (pictured to the right of the cubby house).
I hope it’s never removed. We worried it may crowd out the fig tree next to it someday, or the roots could become a nuisance.
It’s just nice to think we have left behind something so substantial and beautiful. (more…)
Christmas 2009
Happy Christmas to all readers!
The twins were slow off the mark this morning after having trouble getting to sleep last night.
Once they were settled in bed I crept outside their bedroom window and called out “Ho ho ho, merry Christmas”.
Juliet went to check on them and they told her they had just heard Santa!
James was first up at about 6.15am.
My mother and sister are visiting and we had a lovely time opening presents.
I’m not eating breakfast this morning. We’ll start our lunchtime feast around midday.
It was a pleasantly cool morning, nine degrees, heading for a top of 22 today.
New photographic site
This is a picture of my great uncle Peter Wassenberg. He served in the Dutch Army in the 1930s.
The Dutch were neutral in the First World War, but Hitler wouldn’t let them claim that privilege in the second. The Netherlands were easily overrun in the early days of the war.
The fact they were riding horses while tanks rolled through the country might have had something to do with it. (more…)
School assembly
I went to the weekly school assembly today after we had a tip off that Maggie would be presented with an award.
It turned out to be the “Persistent Percy” award for “persistently having a go at writing her own stories”.
The assembly was cute. With only about 90 children in the school they all got to stand up in front of the group and talk about their projects, dance or read limericks. (more…)
Two left feet
I can’t dance. The cliche is that I have two left feet. I just don’t have rhythm.
I’m musical in a clinical way. I can play tunes on the recorder, clarinet and piano, but I can’t dance.
I tried learning; I partnered a young lady on her debut when we were both in Year 11 (1983).
She might have been good, but I wasn’t, however we got through without disgracing ourselves. (more…)
Weekend taxi schedule
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FRIDAY |
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5.00pm |
Take Michael to soccer training |
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6.00pm |
Pickup Michael from soccer |
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7.00pm |
Take Michael to sleepover |
