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Saturday, 10 May 2014

Ready, Set, Go

Its that time of year again.... time to pack up the house and set off on our adventures.  This year we are spending three weeks in Derbyshire before heading off to Barcelona for four weeks and then back to London for a month.

As usual there are a million jobs to be done - all those things that you put off until there is no other option but to get on with it!  So first on our list was sorting out our messy storage area under the stairs.  On Monday out came the rusty old paint tins.  We frowned and sighed as we realised that we really had to paint the windows down the side of the house.

We were interrupted by our lovely guests Wendy and Gavin* who were leaving.  By the time we had waved them goodbye, hastily making arrangements to meet up for dinner when we are in London, it was time to welcome Johnny.  Johnny, came to us via the Brain Injury Association.  In 2010, he was in London for New Year with his partner, when a group of guys started to pick a fight.  His partner was pushed but it was Johnny who ended up falling backwards onto the railway line.  Several operations later he's back in Oz recovering from his brain injury.  

As the court case is in UK, it's taking time to claim compensation, so Johnny had to sell his house to pay for treatment and he is now living in Housing Commission in the inner city.  The noise and confusion was all too much for him, so he booked in for a couple of weeks quiet and recuperation in Manly.

Needless to say it was much more important to settle him in and take him for tour around North Head... so the paint tins have stayed right where they were, blocking the steps in the back garden!
*Not real names

Our next major escape from painting took the form of a photoshoot at Newington Armoury.  Not really my kind of thing but hey, neither is painting!


Loved seeing how the photographers got their shots and shuffling through the wetlands was really fantastic... As to the armaments - really not my thing.





Then of course, there was the demonstration opposing cuts to the ABC!



The morning walk has also proved to be a great excuse.  Have to sit and have a morning cuppa after seeing the sunrise!



Of course when all else fails... there is always the market!

Roger needs to take time out to do his sketching!



Julie needs to sing....So at the end of the week our paint tins are still blocking the back steps... So who needs to paint?



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