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Last but not least

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  Happy New Year/Burns Night/Australia/Waitangi Day from the bush babes.   It has been several weeks since my last blog. Apart from all the medical woes, we have been exploring and socialising:   A quick whizz back to NZ for Christmas (under the radar of the medics)    A fun New Year, with dinner at home with Bev, Simon and Rachel (squeezed onto our balcony)    Fireworks at 9pm from Lavender st and then again from Rachel’s roof top terrace at midnight.    Golfing at Killara,  Northbridge, Long Reef The Vintage and Cypress Lakes (spot Sarah - this time on top of a bunker)     Needless to say Sarah has beaten me 4 times out of 5 and always looks very pleased about it. We still love finding Kangaroos on the course, completely oblivious to golfers: free drop nearest point of relief    Rock scrambling on coastal walks  After Sarah fed me a breakfast of Pineapple and ginger cake with coffee and steroids,  I manage...
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Festive greetings from sultry Sydney

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We have just returned from a hot walk along the cliff path from Watsons Bay to Bondi.  Fabulous day, magnificent cliffs; happy smiley, sweaty people.  Tomorrow it rains, but who cares when there is lots to experience in such a magnificent city. Less than 2 weeks until Christmas. Trees decorated in shops, squares and homes around Sydney. Hope your prep is going well. As we have a small apartment, we’ve put up a tiny Christmas tree with a hundred twinkly white lights and a few slung on baubles. The a fairy and gnome we bought are too heavy for the top so they lounge at the base looking like they have had a few too many eggnogs. Time has flown by.  We are having a quiet Christmas and NYE with good friends. Of course they have to be good friends as we will be experimenting with new recipes when it is our turn to cook! My real holiday starts in February when chemo ends and I get to fly back to NZ. The last few weeks have been great fun despite having to keep away from crowds a...
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