Dear Emma,
I hope you are well and sorry I haven't written for a while! It is Christmas Day now, so wishing you a very happy Christmas!! I hope you are having a lovely day. I have some presents for you (see photo below), so hope you like them! I haven't posted them yet sorry but will do that (I'm ashamed to admit but I hadn't posted your birthday presents yet , so I'll do that at the same time!!!). I hope you like them all in any case .



I was at church this morning and I'm going off to see my friend Alex and his sister, Nancy, straight after this. They are both in Hedley Sutton retirement home at the moment. It will be great to see them. I also spoke to Grandma and Grandpa in New Zealand this morning. They are both fine and are going to have Christmas day with my uncle Colin and aunt Nina.

I also went to a carol service at Edgar's Mission a few weeks ago. Edgar's Mission is a farm sanctuary that looks after farm animals that wouldn't have a home otherwise. I have been doing some volunteer work there some Saturdays and it is a really great place. Working there is very peaceful and therapeutic!

I hope everything is going well for you Miss Em. I'm thinking of you often, so hope you can hear the good thoughts .

Take care Emma and hope we can be in contact some time in the not too distant future!!

Lots of love,
Aaron xxxooo

Dear Em,
I hope you are fine. This is to wish you a very Happy Birthday!!! I hope you have a lovely birthday on the 27th! Fifteen years old is very grown up - that is really great!
I have a few things for you but I still need to get more. I'll try to post them this weekend!
Things are OK here. Lulu is well and I have been busy with study and work. The study is very enjoyable (I have been learning about library systems, especially MARC and cataloguing. It sounds a bit boring but it is really interesting!).
Winter is here too and it is quite cold in Melbourne. One good thing is that we have had quite a bit of rain, so a lot better than this time last year. This coming Saturday evening I'm involved in recording frog calls at the Yarran Dheran, the local reserve. It will be interesting to see if they are calling (I know I heard them the other day, so I hope so!)
Take care Miss Em and congratulations on turning 15. Wishing you all the very best
Love,
Aaron xxxooo

Dear Em,
Hope you are fine. Just wishing you a very Happy Chinese New Year!! New Year was earlier this week, so sorry I'm late in posting this! I have bought you some small presents (just the usual stuff), so I'll put a photo of them here and post these soon!
Things are OK here. Work has been extremely busy lately though. Lulu was in a fight with another cat earlier this week and a bite on her back got infected and I had to take her to the vet last night. She is fine though. The abscess has burst and seems to be healing up well. Poor Lulu though!
I'm on the bus to work now. It is Friday, so hopefully day will go OK and I can look forward to a nice weekend.
Hope you are enjoying your New Year celebrations and that you have a great New Year ahead!! Take care and hope to be in touch some time.
Lots of love,
Aaron

Hi Em,
Hope you are well and that 2010 is going well for you! It was first day back at work today but here are some photos from a walk I did in between Xmas and New Year. I walk from my place in Mitcham along the Mullum Mullum creek until it reaches the Yarra river and then down the Yarra river into Melbourne city. It took me the whole day (from 9.45am to about 6.45pm) and I was pretty tired by the end of it but I did enjoy it. I saw my first blue tongue lizard on the walk and several skinks and blue fairy wrens. It was great to see.



Hope you are fine Miss Em and wishing you all the best.
Lots of love,
Aaron xxx ooo

Hi Emma,
Well, 2009 is almost over and it will soon be 2010! I hope you have had a good year Em. It has been really hot here the last few days but just now the cool change has come through and we have some lovely rain - hope it lasts!
Thinking of you Miss Em and wishing you all the very best
Lots of love,
Aaron xxxooo