It is around 10:30pm on a Thursday night, and it’s only getting later. The nastiest aspect of this maternity has been the waiting game. Yesterday at 4:30pm, Toni went into labour with contractions occurring on or around every fifteen minutes. By this time last night, her contractions had become slightly more persistent, and the pain […]
Continue ReadingThe Australian War Memorial
Yesterday my father and I visited the Australian War Memorial in the suburb of Reid, geographically North East from Lake Burley Griffin. The Memorial is situated at the end of a very wide boulevard (Anzac Parade) and was designed specifically to be viewed directly from the houses of parliament (see second photo, above), so […]
Continue ReadingCanberra Nightlife
Today was a brilliant, beautiful day in Canberra, so it was no surprise to learn that the evening followed suit. At about eleven thirty late at night, with the air crisp and refreshing, we jumped into my car and took it for a spin around the city. We cruised through the city on Northbourne Avenue […]
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