Eternity
Well, I guess January really is over, now! This is going to be a really short message (and an apology for being so slow off the mark!); I just wanted to wish all of you all the best for 2008!
Leila, my bosom possum, great to hear from you again! I have to admit, I kind of wish I was in Finland with the snow and the reindeer, as it’s TOO HOT in Sydney just now! Today was the worst kind of day – hot, humid and no fresh air anywhere – yuk! They’ve forecast storms for later so hopefully that will cool everything down a bit … Maybe we could arrange a country-swap for a couple of months each year?! I’m so glad you posted the comment, despite the technical problems – hopefully we might be able to catch up again next year!
Tomo – yes, the fireworks are amazing; every year I think they try to do something bigger and better. I liked the one where they wrote “Eternity” (I think it was 2000) – mainly because of the story behind it.
I’ll give you the short version of the story: for over thirty years, beginning just after the end of the first world war, Eternity was written all over the pavements of Sydney in chalk, always in the same handwriting. (It was copied on the Bridge for the 2000 fireworks). No-one knew who was doing it until one day in 1956 a minister of one of the churches saw a man writing Eternity on the pavement and asked him if he was “Mr Eternity”. And he was! His name was Arthur Stace, and he was a homeless alcoholic who was inspired to write the word 'Eternity' on the streets of Sydney. He wrote it over half a million times – up to fifty times a day. He died in 1967, and has become something of a local hero – if you’d like to know more, try entering “Arthur Stace Eternity” in a search engine, and you’ll get heaps of sites where you can get the whole story. And that’s just given me a brilliant idea for the title of this post!!
Filippo – Good to hear from you; how’s it going? Thanks for your reassurances about nursery school; it made me feel a lot better! I actually can't remember my first days at nursery, so I guess it can't have been that bad!
Pary – Happy New Year to you too! I’m so glad you left a comment; I was hoping I might hear from you! How’s your cheeky monkey? Does he know any really irritating phrases like “time is money”? (If not, I'm sure we could come up with come suggestions for you!) Please give him a hug from Oz!!
Erika – Thank you so much for your comment; nice to hear from you again! Here’s one more picture for you; our boy with his favourite Christmas present (a cricket bat, of course!!)
I’ve really enjoyed hearing from all of you (James, loved the photos of the toilets!!); I hope you’ll all continue to be inspired to keep reading and posting comments. And (to pinch an expression from Jo) – maybe this blogfest can indeed become a regular thing!
Best wishes to all of you,
Rachel H (and the cheeky monkeys!!)
Comments
Oh,dear oh,dear It sounds you haven't got or read my comments yet. Never mind! Like Lewis said,I am pretty sure Paul will give us a few more chaces to catch up each othrer in future.do you miss England weather? If I report that it has been roaring and howling from last night until now and it's very very wet you won't long for the weather,will you? before I leave here I wold love to share my son's sweetheart's story. It was yesterday morning.When we just got out of our car my son saw one of his classmates,a girl.He has mentioned the girl's name several times at home so I know he is interested in her. Antway,it started drizzling so I said to him 'let's hurry up",but he wouldn't listen to me and he wanted to follow her all the way to school.His face was a bit reddish, his eyes were a little bit droopy and he was even staggering when she turned back and said "hello" to him.I couldn't resist teasing him so I asked him if he likes her or not. He answered he would love to play with her but she has no time to play with my son because she is busy playing with other classmates.And he continued to say "it doesn't matter she is still his sweetheart".What do you think of it,Rachel?hyoshilxx
Hi Rachel, I love your way of writing, I have learnt a lot from you, thank you. Take care, bye... James
Dear Rachel,I'm happy to hear from you,I love your stories and the homework( I was surprised and a bit disappointed that this time there is no homework,lol)! You made a perfect on-line teacher,to my mind,and in case you deside to open an on-line school,let us know,I'll be the first to sign up.Actually,I wish I had a textbook by you for 7-10 year olds,with scenes from your family life,where the main character were your irresistable son! Could you please keep up writing your stories,perhaps one day you would like to share them with us. Chris and Owen,take care of Rachel!
Hello Rachel, thank you for the new year wishes and we wish you lots of happiness and success in life. Your little prince looks very cute in the picture. Naheed
G'day Rachel. It's a heartwarming and touching story for me. I read his whole story at another websites after reading your post. Nobody knows where we encounter big turning points in our lives. If I have a chance to see the fireworks at the harbor again, I would like to tell someone who might be around me;-> Thank you, Rachel and good-bye until we meet again!
Hi dear Rachel , When i read your reply to me , i was over the moon . I 'm really glad that you remeber me , that's very kind of you . my cheeky moneky send a big hello and hug to yours . At the moment my English teacher newly has coming back from OZ , She has studied teaching English in Bristol and when she speak about OZ , i think about you . She has a good experience of being in OZ and said that all of them were really kind and patient toward her . I liked your Eternty Story . you are very well at saing story . Send my hello to your other half and take a big pinch of your lovely boy with truckloads of kisses from Asia , middle east , Iran , North west , Ardebil
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