Andrew Blair ICP President

Friday November 26th: Attended Prayer service by the school pupils in St Mary’s church. They have one every Friday morning and all the school attend. Plenty of parents and grandparents also. Met Fr Michael O Toole who asked for a copy of my speech from the night before. And there was me thinking that it was a bit as they say here ‘ordinary’! He gave me his email address so I had better send it on. Left meeting at ten to got to Melbourne. Met Andrew Blair for lunch in a very fancy restaurant called the European. Andrew is President of the ICP and we had a great if frantic chat about my experiences here. He had to rush to catch a plane. I finished my meal and then went to see Myers window. It is a famous department store, the first of its kind in Australia over a hundred years ago. This year the theme was The Nutcracker Suite. Had to queue as it is the main Christmas attraction in Melbourne. Pouring rain again, oh for some sunshine. Walked around the shops for a while and passed many places which reminded me of the Bursary trip in 2007 with Gerry. Hours shopping for some gifts for home. Got nothing. Not sure that I will. Problem getting light stuff.