It’s hard to believe that our eldest child is now at the age we have to select a secondary school for her in 2006. It seems only a fraction earlier than yesterday that Kathleen was starting primary school. I went with her to orientation nights at Bright P-12 College and Marian College over the last [...]
Driest May on record
Bright and Porepunkah have just experienced the driest May on record, according to my own observations and information that I’ve been able to uncover from the Weather Bureau. I recorded 9mm for the month at Porepunkah, which seems to tally with the Bureau’s figure for Bright. The historical long-term average for Bright is 108mm and [...]
Nasty fall
I had a nasty accident on Friday night. I was descending the stairs with an empty coffee cup in my hand when I stepped to avoid a toy, lost balance and stumbled down. The last thing I remember is crashing into the baby gate at the bottom. I think I must have then deflected into [...]
Cross-country cycling
I ran 11km this morning into Bright and back. I pulled up sore after the Feathertop walk, so this was my first run since last Tuesday. I did extra walks and bike rides in the interim, including a cross-country cycle adventure yesterday up and down pine forest tracks with Dude. He did well to make [...]
Back on the Saints bandwagon
For the first time in several years I’m looking forward to the start of the football season. My feelings about the demise of Fitzroy have been expressed elsewhere, and I’ve stated previously that I’m only lukewarm as a Lions supporter. I still believe Fitzroy should have been allowed to merge with North Melbourne. If it [...]
