boxing day

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the day started with various skypings – first to jane’s sister and our nephews and neice, together with jane’s parents who are visiting them for christmas

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it was nice to catch up with them and then we skyped our friends the newells

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then it was time for some chores before our friends the andersons came over

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the adults had morning tea outside whilst the youngsters played card games inside

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then we went for a walk at a local bay and did a spot of geocaching

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then we had lunch at wendys

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the next couple of hours was spent driving round in circles (or so it ended up) as we found a place that sold replacement car bulbs as our brake light had gone, then worked out what sort of patio heater we wanted and found a shop which sold it

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that then required some construction which i did whilst jane was out shopping for visitor getting ready things and the girls did some scootering about on their festive scoots.

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here’s a cicada.  they haven’t started singing in earnest but it won’t be long now i suspect

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then this evening i made a meal of cutting the grass but got there in the end !