May 26, 2012

Highs and lows of 2011

highs and lows

Highlights of 2011:

Kathleen doing really well at Year 12, despite living away from home.
Getting the family back together after a disjointed 18 months.
Moving to a new (rented) larger home at West Beach.
Travelling with James for a week to Victoria.
Seeing Michael do well at soccer, tennis and work.

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Tom Wills: charmer and scoundrel

Tom Wills

I’ve just finished reading a great yarn by Greg de Moore on Tom Wills: His Spectacular Rise and Tragic Fall. Thomas Wentworth Wills (1835 – 1880) is described in the book’s subtitle as a “charmer, scoundrel and visionary sportsman”. He was certainly all of those things; a fascinating man, a sporting hero laid to waste [...]

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