I was guest speaker this morning at “Breakfast for Blokes”. This is a Christian men’s group that meets monthly for prayer and fellowship. I was honoured to be invited and used the opportunity to give some personal views on the media’s role in society and more particularly the role of newspapers in country communities. I [...]
Furniture has arrived
Our furniture arrived today. They didn’t finish unloading until late this afternoon, so we’ve got lots of unpacking to do and most things are still in boxes. At least we’re all sleeping in our own beds tonight. We nearly didn’t have it delivered today because I had to fax back a quarantine form declaring we [...]
The past few days
I’ve been offline since Boxing Day apart from some email checks and one post while staying with my parents. Here’s an update: 1. We visited my parents at Moe. It’s awfully hot everywhere at the moment, and the Latrobe Valley was no exception. After a couple of nights, Juliet and I went to Melbourne for [...]
Weight for age
We somehow bypassed the twins having their 18-month weigh-in with the child health nurse. They’re nearly 23 months old now. Today’s figures confirmed they’re about as unalike as twins could be. James weighed 12.2kg and he’s 86cm tall. Margaret weighed 9.44kg and she’s 82cm tall. Margaret is small and underweight for her age. James is [...]
Crashed in Sydney
This post might just as well be an obituary for my party animal days. It’s 4.30am on Saturday morning. I’m in a Sydney hotel room, just 20 minutes walk from the city, Kings Cross and Darling Harbour. Normal readers will assume that I just returned from a night on the town. The fact is that [...]
