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		<title>The London to Cape Town ERA Rally</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I really meant to post about this quite a few days ago, since there is only two days of the rally left I best do it now! My uncle and cousin are just about at the end of a 29 day or 14,400 km mad dash from London to Cape Town in their 1923 Vauxhall OD 23/60, known [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helenthura.com/blog/2012/01/27/the-london-to-cape-town-era-rally</link>
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		<title>The Tawny Frogmouths return so I blog again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The birds reappeared in the Silky Oak this morning. I woke up, looked out the window and there they were; preening their feathers in the early morning light. As per usual it has been about a week since they were last in the garden. What else have I been up to since then? Making use [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helenthura.com/blog/2012/01/18/the-tawny-frogmouths-return-so-i-blog-again</link>
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		<title>Well it seems that I can speak to the trees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guess who was back in the yard today? Yep, it seems my request to the trees for the Tawny Frogmouths to return worked. I went out to garden this morning before work and did my usual scan of the trees and there they were. Perched in the Silky Oak, just hanging out. Even better, they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helenthura.com/blog/2012/01/09/well-it-seems-that-i-can-speak-to-the-trees</link>
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		<title>The birds in our yard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have many birds in our yard but on Christmas day there were two special birds in the yard.  This feather tells all. Do you know what bird this feather comes from? &#160; It&#8217;s not from these birds (Trichoglossus haematodus or Rainbow Lorikeet) and it&#8217;s not from these birds either ( Cacatua roseicapilla or Galah) nor is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helenthura.com/blog/2012/01/09/the-birds-in-our-yard</link>
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		<title>The day after the Twelfth Day or Epiphany or Three Kings Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[or whatever you wish to call January 6. Le Sigh. Yesterday was all of those so the house was de-Christmased. The living room looks quite bare now. This little chap has been packed away for another Christmas. Yep we run an Icelandic Christmas straight out of the late 70s here.  Love his little elfish face. As have these [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helenthura.com/blog/2012/01/07/the-day-after-the-twelfth-day-or-epiphany-or-three-kings-day</link>
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		<title>It must be Christmas Eve, Mahalia Jackson is on the record player</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For as long as I can remember, Christmas Eve afternoon has been marked with a pretty afternoon tea and Mahalia Jackson on the record player. She can sing like no one else can.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helenthura.com/blog/2011/12/24/it-must-be-christmas-eve-mahalia-jackson-is-on-the-record-player</link>
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		<title>Not quite seven types of biscuits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[But then I&#8217;m not Norwegian, so thankfully I&#8217;m not battling a butter shortage whilst trying to make sure I have seven types of Christmas biscuits. I really feel for those poor Norwegians, not been able to make all your normal Christmas baked goods because there is no butter, tragic. I&#8217;ve made Loftkökur, Sugar Biscuits, Christmas [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helenthura.com/blog/2011/12/24/not-quite-seven-types-of-biscuits</link>
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		<title>A wreath of holly and red beads</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been wondering for a couple of weeks if you were able to get holly from the florist at this time of year in Australia, I did a bit of googling but nothing conclusive came up. Last Saturday, I rang the local florist (Northside Flower Market) and asked if they were able to obtain holly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helenthura.com/blog/2011/12/22/a-wreath-of-holly-and-red-beads</link>
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		<title>A very different December</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yet again I&#8217;ve been promoting that thing called &#8220;radio silence&#8221; but I&#8217;ve been busy, very busy. I was extremely lucky to obtain a vacation work placement which for the last three weeks saw me trade my normal CBD office for another CBD office. A swisher office, closer to the river and employing a gazillion more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helenthura.com/blog/2011/12/20/a-very-different-december</link>
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		<title>Christmas Suitcase Rummage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The last suitcase rummage for the year is on tomorrow and I&#8217;ll be there with two suitcases full of vintage Christmas decorations. I&#8217;ve got plenty of glass baubles (all in original boxes, kitsch table decorations, lovely lush old tinsel, some Swedish Christmas linen, drinking glasses and a whole lot more! I might even have a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helenthura.com/blog/2011/12/03/christmas-suitcase-rummage</link>
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		<title>Kids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had my last exam on Thursday night so I&#8217;m at the moment I&#8217;m loving not having to open my uni books for a few months! I went out yesterday morning and took some photos of one of the ladies I work with and her family. This one was just too cute not to share]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helenthura.com/blog/2011/11/21/kids</link>
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		<title>links, pictures and oh the most beautiful house</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This photo makes me quite sad. I know it would have been quite a feat for these men to chop down this tree but look at the girth of it. That tree had seen so many years pass as it grew and grew and grew in the forest and then it was felled and turned [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helenthura.com/blog/2011/11/13/links-pictures-and-oh-the-most-beautiful-house</link>
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		<title>Biscuits for Super Hornets and biscuits for the Queen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We had a few big events happen in Brisbane/SEQ the other week. There was the arrival of four new Super Hornets which gave us a flyover of 20 Super Hornets to celebrate and then the Queen cruised down our river as well. I busted out some biscuits to help celebrate each occasion. The recipe that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helenthura.com/blog/2011/11/01/biscuits-for-super-hornets-and-biscuits-for-the-queen</link>
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		<title>A very happy find</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At long, long last I now have two of these mugs. I saw this post on The Old Boathouse last night and said to myself I&#8217;m stopping in at WAC on my way to pick up something at Mt Gravatt in the morning. I was at WAC shortly after opening time&#8230; I didn&#8217;t even look [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helenthura.com/blog/2011/10/29/a-very-happy-find</link>
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		<title>The Cat Empire, The Zoo, 30 Sept</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night I went to see/feel/experience The Cat Empire at the Zoo for one of the gigs they are playing as part of their tenth anniversary tour. It was magical, beyond most words usually used to describe a gig. There was just this energie in the room that you could feel the entire night. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helenthura.com/blog/2011/10/01/the-cat-empire-the-zoo-30-sept</link>
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