Rachel performed in her school pay - "The Evacuees" about children sent off to the countryside to avoid being bombed during the second world war.

They sang a lot of war songs like "A long way to Tipperary" and "The Quartermaster's Store".

It felt good to be allowed to feel like I had a history that was legitimate to celebrate. In SA there were very few reminders about the second world war almost as if that part of our country's history was not worth remembering.

I worked long hours last week but was able to launch a desktop version of my systems building software at the end of it. I was rather pleased about it!