Monthly Archives: November 2007

St Andrews Day

Today, 30th November, is St Andrews Day which is Scotland’s official national day of celebration of our patron saint. It is where we get our National Flag from – the Saltire and obviously where the famous golf links are. Although … Continue reading

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Charlie’s Near Disaster

It seems that Charlie’s exploring is going to keep us on our toes – only yesterday he pulled over a standard lamp in our dining room, thankfully missing himself entirely but shattering the shade into tiny pieces!  He didn’t even … Continue reading

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The vagaries of Melbourne’s weather

Last week was such a typical week for Melbourne’s weather. Monday and Tuesday the mercury reached 37° both days. Monday night was particularly hot and didn’t get lower than 25° at night. On Tuesday afternoon we had a ‘change’ – … Continue reading

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Trip to the Zoo

Uncle Dave and I took Ella & Charlie on a visit to the zoo on Tuesday. When we arrived our Scottish accents encouraged the fellow Scotsman who was working the ticket booth to let us in for concessionary price – … Continue reading

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Come on Melbourne….

This weekend has been great fun with our family and we’ve enjoyed some fantastic Melbourne spring weather. On Friday after work I met Kirstin, Ella and Charlie in Middle Park and we sat outside having a couple of drinks. Jill … Continue reading

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