(they're still removing the old one on the left)
twice across and back gives us a 1.5-kilometre walk
Sydney has the BridgeClimb; Nelligen has the Bridge Walk - if it doesn't rain which it hasn't for the first time in several days, so we pulled on our walking boots and walked across the bridge several times (well, Padma did; with my still strapped-up right leg, twice was good enough for me).
The year is already a week old; at this rate we can start buying Easter bunnies soon! In the meantime, a five-day search for David Warner’s precious baggy green cap has come to an end after Mum opened a cupboard and found it in five seconds. "It’s definitely not there? You're absolutely sure? You've definitely had a proper look? Don't make me come down there and find it right in front of your eyes", Mum said, before coming down and finding it right in front of his eyes.
And with the cost-of-living crisis on everyone's lips, a former Tasmanian resident has revealed her simple trick for avoiding financial hardship. "A lot of people talk about cutting down on take-away coffees or buying second-hand clothes. But I’ve found that simply marrying a prince and becoming the Queen of a European nation works just as well", she said.
I'm preoccupied with my own finances, too, what with BHP shares having dropped from $50.54 at the beginning of the year to today's close of $48.66. I wished I had sold out instead of bought in at the end of last year. I seem to keep making the same mistakes: buying in too early or selling out too early, or buying in too late or selling out too late ...
