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March 21, 2005
Barbecues and more goodbyes
We Australians like to think we are the barbecue capital of the world. Every summer, every household in the land enthusiastically dusts off the tongs and fires up the barbecue for this culinary delight throughout the warmer months of the year. I think it's time to concede defeat. Walking home through the streets of Moose Jaw one night I detected a distinctive and familiar aroma. Could it be...? Surely not...? It's -10 and snowing! Hesitantly, I voiced my thoughts and got a casual response "Oh yes, someone's having a barbecue". Apparently it's quite normal for people to clear a path through the snow to their barbecues and nip out in -30C to flip the steaks.
So it was that we had a barbecue at Ken's Mum and Dad's place on the night before my departure. Admittedly it wasn't -30 but I shamelessly left Ken in charge of the barbecue and stayed warm inside. It was superb, complete with beautifully marinated steak and prawns. It felt like a farewell event and while we all laughed and had a great time I still felt that familiar bittersweet sadness deep inside. I've made some good friends here and I'm going to miss you all.
Posted by Yasmin at March 21, 2005 12:38 PM
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Thank you for the kind words. I knew by the way that you were smelling the air the night we were returning from your birthday performance that it must of been something that you would love to have before you left for your journey again. We wanted to make you feel that you were at home once again and all of us felt the same bittersweet sadness inside as well. We are all glad that you enjoyed yourself immensely that last day here.
Posted by: Ken at March 23, 2005 01:51 PM