John is another year older, well beyond second puberty now. Remember the day he battled King Kong and a T-rex? As I remember it he had his arse kicked by the little blonde woman when he gave King Kong a black eye....

It has been bucketing down all day.

Evan and Emmy have been having mud fights in the rain and scooting round the yard on an old surfboard. A very wet summer, I feel sorry for the poor visitors coming for a break. The surf on  Murray's Beach is insane , all the Bureau's and Departments are sending out warnings to stay away. At least I'm not in Queensland, "Residents have been urged to start stocking their cupboards and prepare their houses by ensuring outdoor items are secured" . I just  found an email for me to go down the beach to help move the Outrigger Canoes to safety. I'm 6 hours too late, so hopefully someone turned up.

Jay and I braved the bumper to bumper post Christmas traffic and driving rain to go into town this morning. We came back with an extra car, just to add to the mix. Our fabulously ugly old Mitsubishi Povvo-wagon has finally had the dick (as we say in these parts). So we have replaced it with a neat yet boring little Daihatsu Charade. 

My old friend Simon Wilson. A fine hat...