Thursday 22nd January

A HOT night, quite disturbed by the heat and the running of the airc - on. Go on, say it as Austin hears it! We'll put the airc - on!! Funny boy!

Breakfast of cereal and raisin toast. We might call it currant bread, only it's raisins, or fruit teacake!!

Off to meet Mothers' Union members, whom I've become friendly with having visited four times, at the museum coffee shop/restuarant.
Pam, my online friend and with whom I make these arrangements
Annette, who is reader with her husband at St Peters Church
Margaret a new member
Rae a longstanding member I see each time I come
Lynn a new member and retired home economics teacher
Diana a member from down south - that's anywhere away from Northern Territory!! I think actually she's from Victoria (Victorian means something quite different in Australia!)
Two other members whose names escape me, sorry!

Sorry for the closed eyes!

Rea about to tuck into raisin toast

Pam and another about to tackle a pumpkin scone each

I thought a slice of arrange and almond cake would be simple

Cornucopia coffee shop at Darwin museum doesn't do simple

I dollop of double cream and a scope of ice-cream completed the delicious presentation

Meanwhile, in the museum display of hurricane Tracey of 1976, Tom was becoming more and more hungry and polished my left overs off when he joined us!

Tom is exploring a little of Darwin on his own, I drove back to Tim and Dale's home to be with them and the children for lunch.

After lunch, low and behold, Tim is gardening! Tim's siblings will perhaps be surprised but his Dad would have been proud and probably have joined in with his advice.

But not without the trusty John Deere!

Now to watch the film Australia in Australia!!

Today's footnote

     On geting out of the car at the museum my glasses steamed up! I bet you who are in the depths of winter have the steaming up on entering a building or car!! Such is the humidity in Darwin.

The afternoon was spent out on the quad bike 

Austin loves the water, it was difficult for him to keep away, but there might be crocs!!