@arpie
Well 25 years together, married for 4!
Your anology of the sun and shadows must be the reason why I must have my first coffee of the morning at sun up on the front verandah. Ah bliss.
We are actually considering going to Norfolk Island. Given how we lost the NZ holiday we would rather remember New Zealand with pleasant and good memories.
What I loved best about the coffin pillows was that I knew a lot of the families. The Kimberley may be a big place, however the population is small. You meet a lot of the families and watch their children grow up at rodeos, "Townies" versus "Bushies" cricket matches, Picnic Races to raise funds for the RFDS and Kimberley School of the Air, picnics and fishing outings to the river and fundraising bush dances that are held at the stations. You might not see someone for 6 months but when you meet wherever, it is just like it was yesterday.
People in the Kimberley knew that we got married before we came back from NZ (we kept it quiet but the bush telegraph was buzzing)!
Same when I was diagnosed. Station families from a couple of hundred kms away were offering support and help. It was very humbling.
Take care all and hope all goes well for everyone.
Annie
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