What we did last autumn

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I’ve been thinking about the things I love about living in Canberra to help lift my spirits during bleak and unbearably icy winter days. Autumn in Canberra is the best time, when we're surrounded by so much beauty. It’s a bit late but here’s an update of what we were up to last season.

The Canberra Comedy Festival in March was great fun. Phil then went off on a “bro-liday” with his best mate to Tasmania. They went to Launceston, Cradle Mountain, Bicheno, Freycinet and surrounding areas. We went to the various festivals to celebrate Canberra and then half of us headed Stateside. When we returned, it started to get cold and the autumn colours were in full display. And of course, we also celebrated Nicholas (18!) and Catherine (14) this past season.

Here’s our autumn hit list:

• Meeting Jenny Tian at the Canberra Comedy Festival
• Up Late concerts with Thelma Plum and Briggs at The National Gallery
• Organ Symphony at The Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles
• Tasmania: Launceston, Cradle Mountain, Bicheno
• The return of Skyfire
• Taking Mom to the Balloon Spectacular
• Phil singing in the St John Passion concert with the Bach Ensemble
• Afternoon walks at our local nature reserves
• Eat: Breakfast at Catbird, Lola’s Kare-Kare at Lola and Lola’s, Ramadhan Bazaar at the High Commission of Malaysia, Soto ayam at Makanan Dumpling House
• Watch: Lego Masters Australia vs The World, Dune: Part Two, Oppenheimer, Bodkin