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And although it was quite safe to walk around , suburbia was a bit boring - - the walls preclude snooping at other people 's lifestyles ! Things happened very fast - - and at a time when both Pam and Ian were travelling in Europe - - but the upshot was that in July she registered in a four-year programme leading to a Bachelor of Social Work , a vocational degree . Returning home from school , Pam was stopped by a police roadblock down our street . Four riders were flung off just a few feet in front of us . Think of music , much music , varied music , only to realize on the plane back that the piped muzak is the first recorded sound to hit your eardrums since you disembarked that same plane five glorious days before . But that may have been the Titanic 's last trip , for rumor has it that it spent the remainder of the winter marooned on an iceberg in a car park in southern Calgary . She 's been there for nearly a year and a half , surely a record for stability . Dad 's new home is at Killyleagh , a little further down Strangford Lough from Killinchy , where Mum lives . Her hours have been increased to three days a week , which is just the right level for her . We were impressed by everyone 's self-sufficiency and evident knowledge of all matters practical , particularly farming and farming equipment . Not to worry , this kayak is worth a lot , they replied , we would n't let you take it out if we did n't think you 'd be capable of bringing it back . But his spirit soared up from the depths the very moment we caught sight , round a bend , of the taking-out place , and - - greatly to his credit - - he immediately resumed laughing and joking as though the trip had been a Sunday picnic . No , not the dinghy bumping against the side , the keel on a freak rock ( it was low water ) . The other three members also play as a trio , but they are keen for Pam to join in and travel every month to Te Kauwhata , halfway between Hamilton and Auckland , to meet her and practise together in a community hall that they rent for the princely sum of $ 5 for the whole afternoon . Ian was proud of his old racing skills . The jovial constable says the two Cup yachts are a bit bigger and faster than us ; we smile pleasantly , go about , smile pleasantly , and the nice policeman , just to be sure we had n't missed his joke , says again that some yachts are bigger and faster than us . The data set is artificial ( generated using a spreadsheet ) , but is designed to illustrate a range of data exploration techniques . Meanwhile , back home , good use was made of her season ticket when Nikki accompanied Ian to an electrifying New Zealand Symphony Orchestra performance that culminated in Mussorgsky 's Pictures at an Exhibition , a graphic and approachable piece for Nikki , not much of a classical music buff , who greatly enjoyed the experience . This year baby Charlotte turned 21 , our kids are even older , and because of the ozone hole ( and , let 's admit it , for other reasons too ) we no longer sunbathe naked . Watching rehearsals is definitely the way to generate enthusiasm for new art forms , and makes you realize how much you learn about music from playing in an orchestra . It was lovely to walk around Florence and feel its familiarity , even better to know that we were leaving this international tourist trap the next day for a month in Tuscany . When we met up we relived each others ' adventures over all the wine that had been procured . The FAO in Rome and UNESCO in Paris are sponsoring his digital library software ; with it they produce CD-ROMs of essential humanitarian information ( like how to dig a pit toilet in the desert armed only with a Windows PC with CD-ROM drive ) which are widely distributed in developing countries .