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  1. AnnetteHawkes

    Shank Soup (J.Gray style!)

    Best recipe I have read. So funny. Love it. 🤣
  2. AnnetteHawkes

    Remembering the Good Old Days of Independent Hardware Stores

    Totally agree with your comments. Just wish we still had a local hardware. Our Bunnings is just a small one and doesn't have a lot of stock therefore quite often they tell me to "go to a warehouse store." It is so annoying after 3 hardware stores in the area have closed down because of them.
  3. AnnetteHawkes

    When in Australia…

    The 50 year old was a teacher of the group of school students and they were easier to host as their English was a lot better. The younger ones were usually kept busy with our younger sons who played AFL. It was funny watching them try to kick a footy.
  4. AnnetteHawkes

    When in Australia…

    Yes most are very polite and neat. When we hosted the girl in a wheelchair the rest of the group and the teacher didn't treat her very well, so I was worried if our daughter would be ok over there. She was treated with respect.
  5. AnnetteHawkes

    When in Australia…

    When our disabled daughter was in high school she was learning Japanese so wanted to host a student. We did and this started a long association with Japan. The following year the manager from the company we hosted for rang me and asked if we could host a girl in a wheelchair, we did and I was...
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