Bush-Walking with the Grandkids

According to the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Sydney and its eastern seaboard neighbours had the wettest March since 1975. It was getting to where I considered buying a raincoat and wellingtons. Of late though, our autumn weather has been spectacularly pleasant. Today, for example, is 22'c / 71'F with clear, sunny skies punctuated with …

Staying Connected to the Grandchildren in the “Real World”

What do you do when you run out of food for the seventh time in seven days? Why - you send the grandchildren home while you still have grocery money left of course!!! Yes, dear readers, the The Annual March of the Grandchildren has taken place again. As suspected last year, the eldest has moved on from …

The Annual March of the Grandchildren

The six week Australian summer school holidays are at an end, and all our grand-kidlets are back in their respective cubby-holes for another term. Once again, we managed to have visits where they tagged each other: at first two, joined by the next two, then three went, and then there was one, until finally none. When …