I'll be dining in the Mess with a rare and warmly welcomed appearance by Colonel Rowley Birkin, a former Regimental Commanding Officer, who left the service after our return from the Martian plains to take appointment as a barrister with the prominent firm Pratt & Sons.
An eloquent man with a brilliant vocabulary, you can always rely upon him to regale with tales of adventure and high spirited hijinx, where inevitably he freely admits.....he was very, very drunk!
You are quite ahead of me. I am still in Saturday Afternoon here. In fact I am just getting ready for a nap with the two year old. :-)
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dafrca
Just saw photos of the Fireworks over the Sydney Harbor. You guys have some great fireworks.
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dafrca
Indeed it was rather splendid! I hope you have a great evening also dafrca
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