Today is Australia Day!
And I’d like to wish all my fellow Aussies a fun-filled day!
And for all my International friends here is a bit of a history lesson:

The tradition of noticing 26 January began early in the nineteenth century with Sydney almanacs referring to First Landing Day or Foundation Day. That was the day in 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip, commander of the First Fleet of eleven convict ships from Great Britain and the first governor of New South Wales, arrived at Sydney Cove. The raising of the Union Jack there symbolised British occupation of the eastern half of the continent claimed by Captain James Cook on 22 August in 1770.

Quoted from the Australia Day website

We arn’t doing anything special to celebtrate, Rob is currently potering around in the garden and I am taking advantage of the peace and quiet (The baby is in bed and the my other 4 are all playing quietly) by trying to get a few bloggy things checked off my to-do list, then I’ll get started on my house to-do list :)

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