"The House"

"The House"

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"The trees retained their leaves, and shed their bark instead, the swans were black, the eagles white, the bees were stingless, some mammals had pockets, others laid eggs, it was warmest on the hills and coolest in the valleys, even the blackberries were red."
J Martin 1830s

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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Hot on Chewy's Heels

Moving to Australia with their grandchildren was about the only way anyone would get Trev and Den here. For people who hate flying they arrived in good spirits, and during their 3 week visit seemed to go to every museum Sydney has to offer. We even managed some sneaky days out while Howard was at work and the kids were in nursery. This was justified on the grounds of job hunting for me. I can't work in metropolitan Sydney, and one of the possible job options was in the Royal National Park south of Sydney. It was a fabulous location with amazing beaches, but I'm not sure what it would have been like to work there. The 90 minute commute was a bit off putting, but also I'm told that the average IQ drops a lot the further south you go.



We celebrated Den's birthday with a sushi picnic in the Botanic gardens, and managed to eat lots despite Evan insisting on crawling through the picnic and sitting on the food. The highlight was trying to feed Carys jelly with chop sticks, and the view was
ok as well.

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