Random thoughts and observations
Dad’s funeral was held today in Traralgon. Although he had been a very private person for the past 10 years there was quite a big attendance. Dad believed in God, but not in organised religion, so there was a civil celebrant. I thought it was a tasteful, moving service and others told me afterwards they [...]
Dad passed away last night about 11.40pm. It was a merciful end to a painful illness — one which had worsened greatly over the past fortnight. I’ll be giving one of the eulogies at Dad’s funeral on Tuesday, and will compose my thoughts better over the next few days. I think of Dad as belonging [...]
This is a short video I made with the Xacti camera just before we left Kalgoorlie. It’s Jim and Maggie performing a very disjointed version of Ba Ba Blacksheep. I tried to film Princess the pup tonight, but it came out pretty dark and there was a lot of background noise. I’ve got a lot [...]
We picked up a new puppy today, an eight-week-old black Maltese-Schitzu cross called Princess. She is pictured here with Maggie, aged 4. Visit this post to see Maggie as a baby with Snowy, our former dog, also a Maltese-Schitzu cross. We didn’t think Snowy would enjoy the heat in Kalgoorlie and weren’t sure how to [...]
We now feel that we have arrived properly in Mount Gambier. The previous stopover to unload was brief and included a night without power. In between times we drove another 1200km to visit my parents. Dad was at home, and pleased to see us, but obviously unwell. We just heard he was admitted to hospital [...]
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