Eventful weekend

The weekend of 7 October 2006 was very eventful. It will take more than one post to describe it, but here’s a start.

It was my Mum’s birthday on the 7th (she was born in 1952), and there were some very nice cakes. I went “home” to my parents’ place (a farm called Olivigne, near the South Australian town of Maitland).

I caught up with friends, some of which I haven’t seen in a long time. For example, I’ve known Rob Marlow since I was young, but haven’t seen him since his wedding (when I gave a copy of the Discworld board game Thud as a wedding present. He later wrote back, “It is bizzare, complicated, unpredictable and extremely entertaining. As such I think of you every time we play it“).

Rob currently lives in Queensland, working in the army. I don’t see Rob’s sister very much either (Suzanne is England-based, these days), but I see their parents routinely

Last but not least, I saw my grandparents. Both of my surviving grandparents are on Mum’s side, but their health has really deteriorated lately (especially Grandnan’s), which is very sad to see. It’s the first time I’ve seen them since they moved into The Village (that’s the name of the complex of retirement homes in Maitland). Makes me wish I’d seen more of them in the last few months.

[Update: the deaths of my grandparents are reported elsewhere on this blog. See posts in the family category.]