Saturday 18th October
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| Blossom! Blue Tasmanian sky! |
Being home in
beautiful Hobart is totally overwhelming.
We are very happy
but both a bit emotional…
We have had family
reunions with 75% of our offspring thus far…
Pete & sons
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| James, Pete, Martin |
One Headlam daughter and
two daughters-in-law
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| Rebecca and Kate - Bron inexplicably not in this photo |
Some of Pete’s grandchildren
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| Harry and Holly |
A fairy on a bike
(my Zoe…)
And I have seen my
beloved Dad and Fleur, who are full of chat and as sparky as ever.
Dad showed me
photos from a stick sent to him by my oldest cousin, Aad – fabulous photos,
which he painstakingly rescued from a devastating house fire and restored. I loved this one
of my father as a very cute baby, with his older brothers, Carel and Wim.
And my mother with my (adopted) grandmother and her husband…
We are having another
family dinner today and on the way we will visit Pete’s dear sister Lynne…in
hospital, awaiting surgery… Last Tuesday she tripped on some inoffensive steps leading
to a café and she has torn ligaments and broken bones in BOTH legs… She is being
excessively brave and cheerful; she is an indomitable person. But…it is a dreadful blow and the whole
family is devastated.
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| Some virtual irises for Lynne! |
All is well in the
Philippines – so far so good!
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| Busuanga sunset |
We spent so much time
in the airport in KL on the way here (twice as long as necessary…) that I was able to pluck up the
courage to ask some of the security workers if I could take a photo – I am always
amazed at how military and stern they are. (They loved having a photo opp...)
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