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April 13, 2010

Over Easter we piled into the car and took the caravan down to Eagle Point, in Gippsland. As always, the kids were very excited about going away. Perhaps even moreso this time, because we managed to squeeze their bikes into the car. Eagle Point was a great central location for exploring east Gippsland and the […]

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The Food Garden

October 26, 2009

Now that the weather’s warmer more often than it’s cold, we’ve been tempted out to the food garden. At the moment we’re not getting much in the way of food, although hopefully that will change in the next eight weeks or so. We have been pinching some leaves off our little iceberg lettuces for salad. […]

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My boy was abducted by aliens

October 21, 2009

Aliens. It’s the only explanation. Gone is the self-absorbed, grouchy boy. The one who was only interested in watching TV, who left a trail of destruction and mess in his wake, who argued with everyone about everything. In his place, we now have a beautiful helpful child. He asks if there’s anything he can do […]

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Good News Day

October 15, 2009

Last visit to my haemo in September I wasn’t able to get any results. It seems Medicare are tightening their belt and decided that they will only pay for the leukaemia marker test every three months. I’d seen a different doctor the time before and he’d ordered the test a month early, so it wasn’t […]

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Big Banana, Coffs Harbour

October 8, 2009

Image by sixty4coupe One of the attractions that was on our must do list on our recent holiday to the Coffs Coast was The Big Banana in Coffs Harbour. I can remember as a child listening with awe to stories of visits to this famous landmark. I tried to convince Mum and Dad on an […]

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Road Trip Tips

October 7, 2009

Our recent road trip up to the Coffs Coast involved nearly 3,000 km (about 1,860 miles) of driving. That doesn’t include sightseeing once we got there. All in all we spent a good 2 1/2 days in the car each way. I knew the road trip would be tough on the kids. We have a […]