ERICKSON NEWS - CHRISTMAS 2017
You now it is approaching Christmas in Australia when it's hot! As I
sit here this afternoon building our Christmas 2017 page, it is heading
for 38C in Pascoe Vale and the wind is a hot northerly. It might be
snowing in England but here it's a case of hats and suncream!
The year has flown as always and now it's time to think of our many
friends and family and shout out our Christmas hello. It is also
our chance to prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ, the true reason
for this Christmas holiday period.
And yes, some things never change - we have had our usual busy year - you can read the finer details in our Christmas letter: Our Christmas Letter
And now onto the usual annual collection of photos.
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| Christmas 1995 - that was 22 years ago! |
Christmas lunch Dec 25th 2017 - Lois, Natalie, Dave, Paul,
Matt, Bev and Greg |
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| February 2017 - First day of school
for Oliver |
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| February 2017 - Tim and Lois driving to Adelaide |
In Adelaide in February 2017 and catching up with old
racewalking mates - Tim, Rosemary, Lois, Shield, Peter and Stan (and
Viv who is taking the photo) |
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| Lois and Rosemary in Adelaide at the Glenelg beach in
February 2017 |
You are never far from a cat when at our place - Sooty makes
himself comfortable while Rosemary soaks up the Melbourne sun |
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| Rosemary tests out the MX-5 |
Lois and Oliver playing Snakes and Ladders at our place |
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| The Giant Koala at Dadswells Bridge on the way home from
Adelaide - Rosemary and Lois |
Tim and his brother Terry enjoying a read - both are avid
readers |
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| March 2017- Chris with Oliver and Annie at our place |
Well, nearly a family photo (March 2017) - Paige, Dave,
Rosemary, Matt, Chris, Lois, Oliver and Annie (and Tim behind the
camera) |
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| April 2017 - Terry and Tim at Montsalvat in Eltham - we grew
up on a dairy farm in Eltham just down the road from Montsalvat. Many
memories! |
Rosemary, Bev, Lois, Jenny and Jenny - March 2017 |
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| March 2017 - Oliver shows off his Science Award |
April 2017 - Annie plays pass the parcel for her birthday in
Queenscliff |
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| April 2017 - Matt (centre) playing with Bortier Okoe |
May 2017 - Paul at the Victorian Labor Conference |
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| April 2017 - our niece Sue with her son Terry |
April 2017 - Sue's husband Tom with Terry |
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| July 2017 - Oliver and Annie with their plasticine figures,
made at the Wallace and Gromit exhibition in Melbourne |
Tim in Carnarvon (Wales) in August - he's happy because he's
found what he thinks is a machine that hands out free cash - such a
simple fellow! |
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| August 2017 - Lois with Jill Green and Jim Catchpole on the
Isle of Wight |
August 2017 - Tim and Lois at the Tennyson monument at
Freewater on the Isle of Wight |
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| August 2017 - Tim and Richard Ireland at Karl Marx's grave in
the Highgate Cemetery in London |
Augsut 2017 - Tim with Paul DeMeester at the IAAF World
Championships walks in London - Paul was the main man behind the
women's 50km coming in from the cold. |
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| August 2017 - Tim and Lois in Cambridge (photo by Sue
Clements) |
October 2017 - Dave outside Edinburgh, part of his European
holiday |
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| October 2017 - Tim and Terry visit their brother Mick, along
with wife Judy and son Jack, at Yarroweyah, in country Victoria |
In November 2017, Tim spent 3 weeks in Bogota, Colombia, on a
racewalking high altitude camp. But he still found time for some inner
city sightseeing. |
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| November 2017 - the view from Monserrate, overlooking the
city of Bogota |
Our newest family member - our nephew Andrew Erickson, wife
Tracy and children Ella and Archie with their newest arrival Max (born
23 November 2017). |
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| Tim meets Santa at Moonee Ponds
in early December |
Tim and Lois as the Melbourne
aquarium with Olly and Annie on Dec 28th...brrrrr |
To contact us, send a mail item to Tim
Erickson (terick@melbpc.org.au)