5. April 2022 19:04
by Rene Pallesen
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It has been three years since I last spent time with my dad. This is due to Australia closing its borders for two years due to the Covid pandemic.
As soon as they announced opening the borders again in February my dad booked his ticket to come a visit.
It was really nice to have him here and different from when he has been here previously. For starters, he was here by himself which was a different dynamic and also Aiden and Lucas have grown older and really enjoyed bonding with 'Bedstefar'. Especially Aiden and my dad found that they had music in common and Aiden took great prise in being able to play some of the pieces on piano that my dad was able to sing.
I really enjoyed having a few beers (and other good stuff) with him while he was here.
A couple of years ago I bough a machine to transfer my dads and grandads old 8mm film to digital. Because of the pandemic I was never able to try it out. My dad brought one of his films to do a trial transfer. It worked really well and he'd now brought it back to Denmark with him to transfer the rest.
One afternoon dad and I went up to the Barrenjoey lighthouse. My dad is still able to do it although he is a bit slower and not as strong as he used to be.
5. April 2022 15:04
by Rene Pallesen
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Lucas is part of the schools chess club.
The other day he was very proud that he'd received this award.
30. December 2021 17:12
by Rene Pallesen
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This Christmas was almost normal with the Covid restrictions lifted.
As usual we did our annual Christmas photo.
Kims dad is staying at Kims sisters place over Christmas after haing been in hospital. He is looking the best he has for years.
29. December 2021 17:12
by Rene Pallesen
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We were looking after a couple of guinea pigs for a couple of weeks while one of Aiden friends was away.
The boys had to do all the work cleaning and feeding them.
29. December 2021 17:12
by Rene Pallesen
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Lucas has joined the chess club at school, so for fun (and to give him practice) we sometimes play. I was very proud that I one day managed to checkmate him with just two pawns and my king.
29. December 2021 17:12
by Rene Pallesen
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Lucas and Aiden got themselves a surfing lesson. Aiden was too scared to go, but Lucas had a great time.
Because he liked it so much we decided to get him (and Aiden) a surfboard for Christmas as well.
29. December 2021 17:12
by Rene Pallesen
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Again we did karate this whole year. This included a number of gradings followed by social events.
I treated myself to a new gi (uniform) when I graduated to my 3rd Kyu.
29. December 2021 17:12
by Rene Pallesen
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We did another Hunter Valley Trip with Sasha and Richards families.
Again we stocked up on a lot of wine.
29. December 2021 17:12
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5. February 2026 09:02
by Rene Pallesen
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This years Christmas Photo is inspired by Barbie and Ken.
