Time flies when you're having fun. New pics that Anne talked about in the last post are now online. It only took me a month...
Anne had a busy work trip to Vietnam in the past month and I haven't traveled in 3 weeks so it's been nice to chill at home. Unfortunately I twisted my ankle playing Touch rugby on Saturday afternoon and that slowed down our active Sunday plans to hike 1.5 hrs to brunch then another 1.5 hrs to tennis and a swim at my Brazilian colleagues condo. Some convenient amenities sure would be nice for lazy stay at home weekends. For guests too of course. On that topic...
Neil, Anne's brother, came in for a work visit and he took sleeping on our pull out couch very well. It's comfortable according to reviews and officially open for visitors . Steve, Anne's oldest brother, comes through next month so another friendly face from home will be good. Anyone else interested!?! Come on out! Just not in October, that's our Bhutan trip.
Our place isn't completely homey yet, but the aboriginal painting we got is a start. We were invited to an opening at a gallery that specializes in Australian Aboriginal art and that was it. Sold! One visit to gallery in the next week had us looking though tons of paintings from this one art center in the middle (literally) of Australia. An hour or so later with very patient, and sweaty, gallery owner Georgio and we left with our find to try it out at home. It was a piece we saw early and one kept coming back to. A couple weeks later, it's stretched on a simple frame on our wall. Now I have to go to the outback and see what it's really all about!
Sadly, we missed celebrating Canada Day, but I had a few drinks on American Independence Day (bro Gavin's birthday) though, and we're going out for Bastille Day drinks next week with a French couple.
Until next time,
Brian
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