Missing for Longer than we Thought

We were down at the local playground this weekend,and Lucinda was out of my sight for a couple of minutes. I could see Ethan, though, so I called, “Ethan, where is Lucinda?”

He answered: “Oh, she died in the 1850’s” !

Womadelaide

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Expedition to Adelaide for Womadelaide. None of this would have been possible wtihout fantastic support from Thorpes & Tylers (especially Karen & Dad & Judy).

Audrey stayed wedged in the backpack most of the time at the festival, under a pretty blue parasol. We went to Womadelaide during the most intense heatwave since records were kept in Adelaide. It was fabulous. Our festival pick: Mavis Staples, of course, by a dusty country mile.

As it turned out, the Womad trip had more in store for us than we could possibly have known. I cant write about this right now.

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I just dont know myself

Lucinda: these butterfly clips hurt my hair

Dad: here, let me take them out. Ethan just put them in to make you more beautiful than you already are. Isn’t she beautiful, Ethan?

Ethan: Yes.

Lucinda: But I just don’t know myself like that, when I am Lucinda Rose.

Dad: But you are beautiful

Lucinda: but I dont know that.

She is 3 years old.

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VENUS BAY

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Pelicans at the Venus Bay Boat Ramp

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Lucinda’s first Fish

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Ethan’s second Fish first one caught 2005 at Nelson

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Venus Bay Beach

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Venus Bay Beach

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Venus Bay Beach

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SANDwich

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Colton Bakery, Eyre Peninsula

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Colton Bakery, Eyre Peninsula

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Colton Bakery, Eyre Peninsula

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Thong Sculpture, Elliston Cliffs, Eyre Peninsula

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Ethan’s crab collection (we had to leave the rotting one behind)

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View from Venus Bay shack