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Today I explored worlds. There was the historical world of The Rocks, in Sydney. There was the world of characters I might build, expressed in the houses and the artefacts of the museums of The Rocks. There was... drabbit, I'm in danger of becoming pretentious. I spent this morning on a bus to Sydney and this afternoon in three museums, sorting out stuff that must be sorted. Also eating aniseed balls and swapping interesting historical tidbits.

I met a meat safe and two types of iceboxes, three historical varieties of toilet, and some cupboards made of packing boxes. I asked the museum (Susannah PLace Museum- very well worth visiting) staff if they minded me taking pictures and they were fine with it as long as I didn't publish them or anything. So I have lots of yummy photos for teaching. I also have a really good model of a corner shop from 100 years ago. Some of the contents in my shop are modern, for tourists, but the space and feel and the weighing machine are all authentic.

Then I was caught in a fabulous Sydney thunderstorm and my cousin had to rescue me.

More of my intrepid adventures tomorrow. maybe. Or maybe I'll stay indoors, looking over Sydney Harbour and gently working away.

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