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Alpine Shire holiday
We returned to Mount Gambier today after a lovely two-week holiday in the Alpine Shire region of North East Victoria, where we used to live.
Dude’s oak tree
We were curious when we returned to Porepunkah to see if Dude’s oak tree was still there. When he was three or four years old, about 10 years ago, my parents gave Michael and Kathleen each an acorn, which they … Continue reading
Porepunkah revisited
We visited Porepunkah today for the first time since we left almost four years ago exactly.
Feeling the cold
Winters in Kalgoorlie are short and not very cold, but temperature is a relative thing. It does get down to zero in Kalgoorlie but it’s a dry crisp cold and days starting that way tend to warm up nicely. I … Continue reading
Alpine News
Cleaning up before a big move always reveals some nostalgic items. Today I came across CDs containing copies of the Alpine News. This was a weekly newspaper that Juliet and I produced from our home in Porepunkah for six months … Continue reading
October in Kalgoorlie
The weather has been relatively mild so far this month, although they’re forecasting 35 degrees and windy for the “spring” festival on Sunday. I came home from work this afternoon after a full day inside the office, stepped out of … Continue reading
Our first house at Porepunkah
The first house we ever owned was at Port Pirie, South Australia. We bought it for $45,000 in 1993. We sold it to my parents when we moved to Eden. We bought a house again when we moved to Porepunkah, … Continue reading
