"Are you there, RB mobile?"

While we were in Australia, we spent most of our time at home on the farm. Paloma loved a lot of things about the farm (which we will tell you about soon!) but one of her favourite things was talking to Grandmama on the two-way radio.

When we call someone on the radio, we call "RB Base" (at home) or "RB Mobile" (in the ute/tractor/truck) - RB is an abbreviation for River Bend, the name of the farm.

A couple of days after we got back to Albuquerque, Paloma was still thinking about calling people on the radio.

We're home again...

... Actually, we have been home in Albuquerque since last Thursday. The flight was long and none of us got much sleep. Jetlag has been challenging, and the heat in the first couple of days was a real shock to the system. Fortunately, we're almost back to normal.

Paloma spent some time getting to know all of her toys again. (All at once.)

"Cooooollllll!!!!"

Now that we have finished unpacking our suitcases, we have started organising photos and compiling posts for the blog. We will be back with stories of our Australian adventures soon.

cheap entertainment

"Mama Mama Mama Look Look Look!"

What is it, Paloma?

 {{{{SQUEEEEAL!!!}}}}

What is it, Paloma?

 "Mama look, Mama look, Mama!"

Paloma - it's a roly poly!

"A roly poly! It's a roly poly! SQUEEAL!"

Singing in the rain!

It has been so very hot, and we have been looking forward to the monsoon for quite some time.

It finally rained!

gob-smacked

Raindrops keep falling on my head...

So happy!

"Papa, Papa, it's RAINING!"

We all ran outside to see the spectacle (about 2mm in our rain gauge).

hot in the city

It has been hot and dry in Albuquerque.

So we decided to set up a swimming pool in the back yard.

Look! I caught a fish!

 Paloma loves it.

splish splash

 Everybody is enjoying the resort-style living in our own home.

Note the champagne to celebrate a proposal we had just submitted (!). 

Reading is fun!

Paloma likes reading about lizards.

[Lizards of the American Southwest]

She also like reading about travelling around Australia.

Ooh! Swimming with dolphins!

There's Ned Kelly!

[Are we there yet?]

watermelon

Is that watermelon delicious, Paloma?

Not yet.



Is it delicious now?



Yeah....