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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 133957" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day, everybody. I'm feeling a little less jaded today.</p><p></p><p>Linda, sorry to hear you've got the dreaded lurgy. Stay wrapped and warm. And about those paints, you reminded me, I had to find my glass paints, I use them to paint on wax for the Easter candle. I've got to make it earlier this year, we'll be busy that weekend.</p><p></p><p>Sharon/Wiped, spring won't be long. You should get your warm weather soon.</p><p></p><p>Esther, great to have you around this morning (or evening, in my case). Sorry about easy child's wedding, I hope he can work out what wasn't right for him. And 19 grandchildren! You're getting up near my mother's tally of 24.</p><p></p><p>Sharon/LDM, Vegetable soup is a great idea when you're anticipating spring but still needing comfort food. Any leftover soup can be used to make risotto.</p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 & I had to go into the school today - a drive into the city. He had a great time telling other students and his teachers about his experiences in "The Black Balloon". He tells people, "I'm a movie star now." People seem to have a hard time wrapping their brains around this - the school newsletter was drafted to say that difficult child 3 was in a documentary about autism. difficult child 3 corrected the editor - "no, it's a feature film!"</p><p></p><p>After the school session we had to drop in on husband at work, to collect a few things. As we drove through the heart of Sydney I was pointing out landmarks to difficult child 3, to help him learn to navigate his way around our city. It's one of the physically largest cities on the planet, even though it's only got about 5 million in population. The CBD also sprawls a long way. To drive from difficult child 3's school (correspondence head office) which is based near Garden Island to husband's work at Sydney University, took about half an hour in very easy traffic. The drive took us past some of our oldest architecture and hence some very useful landmarks indeed. One landmark, St Mary's Cathedral, I'd used to navigate when I was trying to find a parking space on Monday night, when we saw the film preview. As a result, it was more familiar to difficult child 3, who usually only gets in to the city like this once a year or so. usually when we go to his school we take the expressway which goes at least part of the way underground and bypasses the CBD.</p><p></p><p>We have a school excursion to Darling Harbour next week, to the aquarium. We'll catch the train in and probably get out at Town Hall, which I also pointed out to him today. Hopefully he'll now have a better idea of how the city fits together.</p><p></p><p>We're never off duty, are we?</p><p></p><p>It was a fabulous day today, warm like summer (which summer wasn't this year). I wouldn't be surprised to find that today was hotter than any day we had over summer in Sydney. More tomorrow, cool for a bit, then another fabulous day on Sunday just in time for our annual village festival - like an arty Woodstock, without the drugs. In past years I've taken my scooter down to the beach, had a swim (and exercise) then just in my swimsuit, dried off at the festival while listening to local singers and performers, or wandering around checking out the stalls. Once dry, it's into the auditorium to see what the local artists have produced.</p><p>It's weekends like this one coming, that keep me living in this place.</p><p></p><p>Enjoy your Thursday, everybody.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 133957, member: 1991"] G'day, everybody. I'm feeling a little less jaded today. Linda, sorry to hear you've got the dreaded lurgy. Stay wrapped and warm. And about those paints, you reminded me, I had to find my glass paints, I use them to paint on wax for the Easter candle. I've got to make it earlier this year, we'll be busy that weekend. Sharon/Wiped, spring won't be long. You should get your warm weather soon. Esther, great to have you around this morning (or evening, in my case). Sorry about easy child's wedding, I hope he can work out what wasn't right for him. And 19 grandchildren! You're getting up near my mother's tally of 24. Sharon/LDM, Vegetable soup is a great idea when you're anticipating spring but still needing comfort food. Any leftover soup can be used to make risotto. difficult child 3 & I had to go into the school today - a drive into the city. He had a great time telling other students and his teachers about his experiences in "The Black Balloon". He tells people, "I'm a movie star now." People seem to have a hard time wrapping their brains around this - the school newsletter was drafted to say that difficult child 3 was in a documentary about autism. difficult child 3 corrected the editor - "no, it's a feature film!" After the school session we had to drop in on husband at work, to collect a few things. As we drove through the heart of Sydney I was pointing out landmarks to difficult child 3, to help him learn to navigate his way around our city. It's one of the physically largest cities on the planet, even though it's only got about 5 million in population. The CBD also sprawls a long way. To drive from difficult child 3's school (correspondence head office) which is based near Garden Island to husband's work at Sydney University, took about half an hour in very easy traffic. The drive took us past some of our oldest architecture and hence some very useful landmarks indeed. One landmark, St Mary's Cathedral, I'd used to navigate when I was trying to find a parking space on Monday night, when we saw the film preview. As a result, it was more familiar to difficult child 3, who usually only gets in to the city like this once a year or so. usually when we go to his school we take the expressway which goes at least part of the way underground and bypasses the CBD. We have a school excursion to Darling Harbour next week, to the aquarium. We'll catch the train in and probably get out at Town Hall, which I also pointed out to him today. Hopefully he'll now have a better idea of how the city fits together. We're never off duty, are we? It was a fabulous day today, warm like summer (which summer wasn't this year). I wouldn't be surprised to find that today was hotter than any day we had over summer in Sydney. More tomorrow, cool for a bit, then another fabulous day on Sunday just in time for our annual village festival - like an arty Woodstock, without the drugs. In past years I've taken my scooter down to the beach, had a swim (and exercise) then just in my swimsuit, dried off at the festival while listening to local singers and performers, or wandering around checking out the stalls. Once dry, it's into the auditorium to see what the local artists have produced. It's weekends like this one coming, that keep me living in this place. Enjoy your Thursday, everybody. Marg [/QUOTE]
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