As I mentioned in our blog about our trip to Mudgee there really is a water issue, (lack of water), in Australia in general at the moment, it is front page news and an election issue for state and federal elections. Even in Sydney our dam levels are at less than 40% of capacity. Although where we live we seem to get plenty of rain there are still water restrictions on things like watering the garden and washing cars. So rain is appreciated, especially given the avid gardeners that Kelly and I have become and our zealousness for filling our newly installed rain water tank.
The sad part of all the rain is that we have just had four days off for Easter and we have been housebound for most of it (although we have made the most of it getting a few projects finished that we have been promising to complete since we moved into our house). We had planned to take Luca to the zoo which would have been fun – well at least we still have it to look forward to.
The other cause for celebration is that Luca has his first tooth, he is growing up fast and of course with that comes his rebellious years. As you can see from the photo he is already wearing punk rock t-shirts and hanging out in the pub!
The photo is actually from the Alexandria Hotel, no catering to yuppie tastes here, the pub is old school (one of the shrinking few in Sydney) and Kelly and I know it as not only a place to get a good schooner of “Black” but also the best steak sandwiches in Sydney. We had to do our job as parents and introduce the little man to our secret (although he prefers a schooner of milk to our beer at the moment – give him a couple of years!).
The Iggy Pop t-shirt, which we love, was a present from my cousin Aaron and his wife Alessandra. “Gotta break it loose, Gonna keep em movin wild, Gonna keep a swingin baby, I’m a real wild child” - could this be Luca’s anthem, we hope not!
Cheers - M
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