I aten't dead

[angharad_gam]

 The end of last year turned frantically busy, mostly on the work front, and I had every intention of dropping in and complaining about it, or talking about the Christmas and New Year holiday, but here we are. 

We did have a lovely holiday in Queensland, mostly just lounging around the pool, although I hauled my backside out of bed at 5:30am to go canoeing with my dad a couple of times. He was regaling me all year with tales of the dolphins and turtles and so, but we had zero visitations from wildlife. We also had another go at visiting the aircraft museum and they were actually open, which made Andy happy.

Erin was offered a place studying psychology at Flinders, which she has deferred for a year, apparently so she can lounge around the house watching anime. We are making her do lots of housework instead.

School has been back for a couple of weeks now, and the boys are settling into their new classes. It's crazy birthday week next week, so we shall be awash in cake.

My dad was nearly admitted to hospital yesterday, under suspicion of having some terrible tropical disease, but he tested negative to most of the more obvious ones, so they pumped him full of antibiotics and sent him home. Hopefully he's on the mend.

And that's about all the news for now. 

Comments

[dirtygreatknife]

Oh wow, I didn't know you lived all the way out there. How long for?

And I had no idea there was a bus from TTP direct to Flinders! That's very handy indeed and would make the commute much more bearable.

[angharad_gam]

For about two years. We (me and my sister) lived in a cottage on a hobby farm sort of property right on the northern edge, and they were only just starting to build houses out there so it was still pretty rural.

[dirtygreatknife]

That sounds really lovely, actually. Did you get any of the produce from the hobby farm? Is there still a farm there now or was it sold and the land subdivided for those houses that look like identical cubes/boxes?

For Satdee next, meet at 5pm in the Belgian bar? Booking's in my name. :)

[angharad_gam]

It was a bit primitive, actually, as the owners built everything themselves. There was no aircon, or heating except for a baby sized wood burning stove. The water pressure was so bad that the hot water in the kitchen sink almost never worked and we had to put a bucket in the shower to do the dishes :-). It was super cheap though, which helps when you're a student.

They had sheep, not produce, unfortunately, but as far as I know they're still there. They were on the far edge of the developed area where the hills were getting too steep for large scale development. The driveway was the stuff of nightmares :-D

And yes, that sounds like a plan. See you then. I hope the weather has settled down a bit by then. They are forecasting super hot all week :-(