And the living is, ermm, considerably compromised by the credit crunch, thanks for asking. But that's the fringe benefit to living in Oz - you put up with all the same shit you endure in the UK (or indeed any other country) - but at least there's usually a nice warm sunny day round the corner to take the edge of things.

Yes, summer's arrived down under, the temperatures are in the mid '20s, the skies are blue and the Pacific ocean is a lovely 19 degrees. Jack has just three weeks left of his second year at Broughton Public, before the long summer holidays unfold and we have the pleasure of his company for six weeks.

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