Children leaving this evening

I forgot to mention it in my last post, Amira and Laure are leaving at 20.00 this evening (Wednesday) to Sydney, where they will be staying with the Willems (Amira and Alice are over the moon to see each other again). Laure will fly Perth on Saturday and stay with Grandma and Grandpa and the gang of cousins.  Amira will stay in Sydney and visit art schools (which was the plan anyway for Spring break, week after next) then join her sister in Perth midweek. I hope I can come and join them around the 25th for a much-needed holiday.

Steve has gone to  battle again this morning on the financial markets. The big worry apart from the crash of the Japanese market is the strengthening of the Yen - completely counter-intuitive.  He has explained to me why, but it's a little like nuclear science, in one ear, rattled around a bit in the brain setting off a few dim sparks of comprehension, and out the other ear, leaving total darkness behind.

This afternoon we will be either travelling to or waiting at the airport. My Baba (grandfather) used to insist on getting to the airport at least 3 hours before the flight;  after laughing about this quirky habit for decades, I think today I will follow his sage advice.