Saturday, September 17, 2016

Work, work, work

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Loyal readers may have noticed that I haven't posted regularly for over a year. The reason for this is simple. In June last year, Garry ...
Sunday, September 11, 2016

The vanishing man

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I’ve been quietly transforming my health this year. In March I received an early-stage Type 2 Diabetes blood sugar test result. I’m sure r...
Sunday, August 21, 2016

Belated birthday brunch

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Garry and I have enjoyed brunch at the highly acclaimed Icebergs Dining Room & Bar on Bondi Beach this month. Our meal was funded by Ham...
Tuesday, August 09, 2016

Frigid Melbourne

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We’re back in Melbourne for business this week. We've flown down in August for the last two years to spend a week exhibiting our compan...
Friday, July 01, 2016

Queensland here we come

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Garry and I have agreed to take Mum to Port Douglas for a tropical reef experience over the next year's ANZAC long weekend. Mum reminde...
Saturday, June 25, 2016

Shelving plans

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Earlier this month I flew across the Tasman to spend time with my Mum and my brothers. It’s become something of a tradition for me to spend...
Sunday, June 19, 2016

It's back!

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We've developed a new water penetration leak in the bedroom. The leak appeared after a heavy winter storm last month and returned again ...
Sunday, May 08, 2016

The Australian Dream

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Garry's parent have bought an apartment. They've decided that the time has come to sell the family home and downsize. They've pa...
Sunday, April 24, 2016

Cooking with gas

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It’s been 12 years since we moved into our apartment. The apartment itself is now 16 years old. It’s hard to believe how swiftly time has pa...
Saturday, April 02, 2016

Nuremberg after dark

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Garry and I spent seven fast and furious days working in Nuremberg at the start February.  We’d travelled to Germany to walk the halls o...
Sunday, March 20, 2016

Riding the Death Railway

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Thailand’s infamous death railway passed through dense tropical jungle and steep, remote river valleys for much of its length.  This rou...
Saturday, March 19, 2016

The Bridge on the River Kwai

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The Bridge on the River Kwai was an epic Hollywood blockbuster. Released in 1957, it won seven Academy Awards, and has often been la...