Magic moment
It was one of those moments when the world seems smaller, connections stronger.
At precisely 21:49 last night the temperature in Sydney was sixteen degrees. The temperature in London – nine hours behind Australia and half a world away – was exactly the same. So was the temperature in Bristol, on the opposite side of the UK. I checked the temperature in Broken Hill and it was fifteen degrees, which was a bit disappointing until I added up the individual digits of 21:49. Sixteen.
The world is still turning. The distance between England and Australia hasn’t changed and autumn is still creeping towards friends and family back in England while spring’s energy is tangible here in Sydney. Broken Hill is still twelve hundred kilometres away.
Last night though, that distance magically disappeared. Just for a moment.
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Strawberries in the Desert 
It was a magical day yesterday, we had rain at all the properties
Dulacca – 11; Banchory 42; Crescendo 44. They also add up to 16. It’s still raining too. So yes Deb, the world does still keep turning. 😊 xx
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Wonderful to hear that Adele, absolutely delighted for you! x
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Love the connections!
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Thanks Eliza, it helps to make me feel closer to family (and I have a sister called Liz) 🙂
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Only 8 degrees this morning, Deb, but a super warm welcome waiting xx
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What a lovely thing to say, thanks Helen! x
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We will always be connected, however much distance there is between us. Thinking of you always 🙂 and lookin forward to November sis x
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We will sis, we will. Not long now x
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Love you.
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Love you too, to Australia and back again x
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Lovely connections! Numerology has its fascinations! Yesterday you mentioned it was the beginning of spring, I hadn’t realised that it wasn’t the 1st Sept!
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Apparently the weather bureau thinks we would get confused if it wasn’t the same date every year, it can shift by a day or two each year. Numbers used to scare me but something must have shifted because I realise that this post all about numbers was my 100th!
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Am glad you are relating to numbers, as I am too! So many things can’t be coincidental! 🙂
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