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Another Queenslander
Hi Folks,
This morning we were child minding while our hosts skipped out for the morning. Susan spent the morning entertaining Alex the 4yo while I took on Ben the 17 month old. I am happy to report Ben had a fun morning playing outside with, the gravel (his favorite activity), digging in the dirt with a stick, Pushing dirt into the irrigation trench and almost managing to open the pad bolt on the breeding box door for the chickens. He got very close to opening the door but in male style gave up and beat the mesh with his hands. While this was going on I observed one of the ducks in the pen trying to swallow a dead rat which was a bit of a worry since there was talk of rat poison being in use. I chased the duck with a stick ,retrieved the carcass and dropped it over the fence. The duck still seems to be kicking. The other item of note was a magpie wrestling with a rather large centipede which it eventually pecked to death and ate.
We also tried flying the kite but the only time there was enough wind was when a large shower scooted across. Bens clothes had to be discarded for his midday nap, wet and dirty. Ahh memories I vaguely remember having toddlers!
In the afternoon we went to Howard a small town 20km or so up the road. Main claim to fame is a haberdashery shop which we were told had ancient spoils and bargains. Maybe we went to the wrong shop. The guy serving could certainly talk, I was looking for some donkeys hind legs laying on the ground.
Howard has 3 real estate agents!
I was struck by the statistics of the fallen names on the centotaph, WWI 34, WWII 2, Korean War 1. Maybe there were more volunteers from the country for the war to end all wars.
We had a drive around the town and returned to Maryborough with the GPS once again in the bad books. A coffee and a short walk and we were on a different road back to Takura through the driving rain, which had stopped by the time we returned allowing me to finish the last of the varnishing. Peter and Catherine headed out for some clubbing at Hervey Bay. Susan cooked tea for the boys and settled them into bed while I cooked tea for us. A quiet evening in front of the TV/laptop as our days here draw to a close.
Night all.
Simon
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