Just got back from a flying visit to Canberra where I spent 4 days on my creaking knees helping my son and his wife lay slate on the floor of half their house. It went well and when finished will be a striking feature of their home. Coincidentally they used the same slate (from India) that I had used in my house at Bungendore 25 years ago. It is a great material with a multitude of colours and form. Five days on and I’m still blowing stone dust out of my nose from the cutting process. A highlight of the trip was to attend the opening of Sharon’s latest exhibition at Old Parliament House. It is on the Great Depression and is an excellent portrayal of that difficult time in the 1930s. It is well named with Scarred and Strenghthened. I recall that it was in 1932 that my father went to Cullen Bullen at the age of 16 to work with his brother Vic cutting mine props to make a meager living while they started to clear the timber on what was to become their farm. On my last day I made a quick trip to Bungendore to check the hut and change a leaky tap and get some books and just take in the ambience of that magnetic place. Here is a photo.
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