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I love living in the Southern Hemisphere, especially in November.  Here it’s the tail-end of spring and you can just get to the beach on the weekend.  The plants are all going bonzo after a wonderful winter nap.  The sun rises a little after 5:30 am - and the birds about an hour before that.  You can leave work in daylight and have tea (dinner) quite late.

The schedule sounds much like the Northern Hemisphere - except we’re doing all this while my family rakes leaves, bundles before going out, stacks firewood and prepares for winter.  It’s a delicious feeling to call fresh from the beach on Christmas day and hear of their day indoors.

At times it’s unsettling.  On Victoria Road is a Christmas store - selling everything at discount.  To get motorists’ attention they have a Chinese man dressed as Santa Claus.  He carries a brolley (umbrella) to provide some shade and has at his side a water bottle.  No wonder - this weekend it was 30 degrees (85 +/- Fahrenheit) and Santa would have been sweating under that beard.  Christmas trees are sold - but it’s wise to get one a week beforehand, as the trees can’t handle the extreme heat of Christmas.  Ever decorate a tree in your bathers (swimsuit)? 

All this I am willing to handle - especially as it is so lovely outside today.