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a man, a plan, a canal

Not Panama, but the Grampians, and a pleasant 22 called Silvertop.

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hilarity ensued

On one of the hot days between Christmas and New Years (40oC+), we were in a pool, along with a cat and a body board.

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merry crimble

 

(Image courtesy of Under the Welkin)

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to the climbers in america

Remember how I tended to get all worked up when in gear stores, muttering to myself, and occasionally curling up into a ball, rocking backwards and forwards, chanting “It’s not right, it’s so cheap, why is it so cheap?”, while chewing on a quickdraw? Well, here’s a sample of some Australian prices.

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wassail

Christmas in Melbourne – the Bourke St stars now replace the old green and red spirally things that they used for years until really, they were falling apart, and having old Christmas decorations on your tree at home is all well and good, due to emotional attachment, etc etc, but who on earth was so attached to those spiral things with the stars cut out of them that they hung around as city decorations for a good few years after they were well due for retirement?