Days sixteen, seventeen, eighteen and nineteen.

2nd Jan: Went into town to spend the girl's Christmas money at Hamleys.  They stuffed some animals and accessorised them.  Met with Surinder, Pam, Arjun and Rohan and had a cracking time knocking about the South Bank and eating in Giraffe. Ended the night in Leicester Square for ice cream.  Great day.

The remains of 73 Cardinal Ave.

3rd Jan: Sujata's Mum's Brother and his daughter and her husband came to visit today.  I started early driving down to Kingston to visit the old place and have a look at what was in storage from the house.  I also drove past it and looked in the windows.  While it all looked very familiar, as though we'd only stepped away from it yesterday, I can't honestly say that I felt like I wanted to move back.  Driving through London was fine, and Kingston too, but the slow chug-chug through the turgid traffic was enough to remind me how "open skies" Perth feels.  Having the relatives visit was great, hearing old stories.   The food as always was outstanding.







4th Jan:  Slow day, tattied about not doing much, girls played with their cousins for the last time before our planned weekend trip to see them in their own stomping ground.  I ran a couple of errands and that was that.

5th Jan:  Having dodged the lurgy all winter in Aus, Suji has succumbed to the English strain and had a days R&R.  I met up with Hannah in the pottery cafe so that the girls could play and daub primary colours onto blanks.  Then Raya went back with Hannah to her house and Kira came to watch Gulliver's Travels with me at the local flea pit.