Friday, April 20-
I took the dog and kids on a walk for some fresh air and exercise. Then, we worked on
a puzzle, played a card game called Sleeping Queens, ate meat pies, watched
Lord of the Rings (Mark’s favorite) and played on the trampoline- another
fun day with the kids home from school.
Today, Greg Ham passed away. Greg Ham was a legendary band member of
Men At Work, an Australian band, extremely famous for (Land) Down Under, a
personal and national favorite. Ham played the flute riff on this #1 hit song from the 80s.
Sat, April 20th- I went to the botanical gardens with
Mary. My leg hurt after awhile,
but it was nice to get some fresh air.
We also saw a different type of duck and her chicks in the creek. We ate sushi at the mall and enjoyed a
smoothie while we walked through Pitt Street. Next, we took the ferry back to Manly while the sunset. We got ready and had dinner at
Mary’s. Then we went out in Manly
to Little Italy and met some nice Australians and enjoyed dancing. To top the evening off, we all sat on
the beach, talked and wrote our names in the sand. 
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| The ferry ride |
Sunday, April 21st- Mary and I went into town in
Manly but it ended up being too cold to lay out on the beach so we ate sushi on
the beach instead and then I took the bus back home, took a nap and got ready
for church. People from last
Sunday remembered me. It’s feeling more and more like home. We ate at Ivanhoe across the street- I
had smoked salmon and mash with a pear cider. Yumm. (mash= mashed potatoes)
Tuesday, April 24th
Kids back at school so, ironing day. Yay.
Wednesday, April 25th – Today is ANZAC
day, so everyone has off. ANZAC
day is one of the most important holidays in Australia. The acronym stands for Australian and
New Zealand Arm Corps. It marks
the anniversary of the first major military action by Australian and New
Zealand forces in WWI. When war broke
out in 1914, Australia had only been federal commonwealth for 13 years, so
Australians wanted to make their name known among the nations of the
world. So, April 25th,
ANZAC soldiers landed in Gallipoli to knock Turkey out of the war. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as
planned so fighting continued for 8 months. At the end of 1915, allied forces were evacuated. More than 8,000 Australian soldiers
died. To remember their sacrifice,
April 25th became the day of tribute to ANZAC soldiers.
To celebrate this day of remembrance, I partook in an Aussie
ba(r)bie with Mary’s family on their comfortable outdoor balcony. Then, we went out to the Rocks to our
favorite Irish pub to commemorate this special day. Mary met a soldier, dressed in a suit with metals, Sam, and
they talked for a bit. He shared
more about ANZAC day and how much it means to Australians. Then we went to The Pancake Place and I
had a savory crepe with ham, cheese and bacon. To ANZAC Day!
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