Friday, Jan. 11, in Melbourne


Another fantastic day. I had my first time driving on the "wrong" side of the road. I took Helen's car down to the grocery store - and made it! Helen then drove us down to meet Nonna (my step-mum, Anna) at a park near both of their homes. C had asked to have my phone for the drive so she could take some pictures. A few of the many she took are below! Once at the park, the girls played and played and Anna and I chatted and caught-up. After the park, we walked to Anna's house for pancakes (home-made pancake mix, such as she is, a terrific chef), and to meet Anna's new kitten, Lyra. More playing was done and then Anna and I decided to walk up the street from her house for a coffee. Then back to Anna's house for book reading and snacking.

We got back to Helen's house in time for a blistering hot day (in the 90s and sunny). Helen and I looked for a pool to go to and settled on an indoor pool (a community center type pool) with TONS of kid stuff. It was absolutely incredible. There was a slide, three kid pools (warm, shallow), some splash-pad style water fountains, tip-up buckets ... I could barely get the girls out of the water! The promise of popsicles helped get them out, and we found some delicious vegan coconut milk-based mango and berry popsicles to enjoy with Helen post-swim. I was really impressed by a sign the community center's cafe had up: fair wage promise to their employees, and asking people to avoid going to places that don't make such a pledge.

Back to Helen's for a bath, dinner, and then to run around in the back yard.

























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  1. GrammieJanuary 11, 2019 at 5:42 AM

    You know, it’s so weird to wake up to this blog and realize your Friday is over, but mine is just beginning.

    Seems like the maniacs are blissfully happy in paradise.

    Hello and love to all! Especially A and H.

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  2. AmberJanuary 11, 2019 at 4:16 PM

    The popsicles sound amazing! That pool also sounds pretty amazing!

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