I’m 38 years old, which is seven years more than the average life expectancy for wealthy English males in the late 13th century. And like those young dead men I have never been in a helicopter. Juliet and I had lunch at the Milawa Cheese Factory again today, and on arrival we saw the ABC [...]
Sports and head scarves
Porepunkah Primary School held its athletic sports today. Kathleen was captain of her house, Buffalo, which won for the first time in her seven years there. The picture shows her leaping a hurdle. I was interested to observe a Muslim girl wearing a head scarf while competing . For the benefit of overseas readers, there’s [...]
Mad motorist
We had a severe frost this morning of minus three degrees. Unlike past mornings, the frost remained all the way to Myrtleford, which is more often shrouded in fog. I could understand motorists being careful, but I saw a disturbing example of reckless driving today. I see examples of bad driving most days, but don’t [...]
