I bought a new bike today. I’m not exactly flush with cash, so it’s something of a luxury, but my old bike is just about ready for the scrapheap. The retired model is an old Repco, which Juliet bought secondhand several years ago when she thought I should work on my fitness. It took me [...]
The Fifth Woman
The Fifth Woman is the first novel that I’ve read by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankel. I saw a positive review of his work in The Age last year and purchased the book while in Melbourne between Christmas and New Year. His main character, Inspector Kurt Willander, is a thoughtful introspective man who reflects on [...]
Farewell to Porepunkah
We had a farewell barbecue last night with friends, neighbors, some former work colleagues and relatives. It was a happy evening and a nice way to say goodbye. It has surprised me how many people have visited Kalgoorlie and know people working there. I’m hitting the road today and expect to arrive in Kalgoorlie on [...]
Testing something new
I’m typing this in the free online word processor at www.writely.com. Basically I just want to test its blog publishing feature. I’m formating the text here and want to see if it publishes correctly. Edit: It works! I received an error message in Writely, but the text was published with formating. That’s really the only [...]
Tamed by a toddler
I had some quality time yesterday with my two-year-old daughter Margaret. Juliet and I don’t get to spend much individual time with either of the twins, for obvious reasons. The exception was caused by Juliet travelling to Yarra Glen to pick up Kathleen and Dude from my father, who was meeting her part of the [...]
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