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Travelling north
We exercised our Oyster Cards on Tuesday and took a train trip up to Newcastle. Because we are old, we can go anywhere on the trains for $2.50 a day, so the 2 1/2-hour trip to Newcastle is a bargain. … Continue reading
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Shiny new toy – vroom vroom
We had a bit of fun on Sunday test-driving the new Mazda MX-5 sports car at its launch in Sydney. It’s a lovely little machine, plenty of power from a modest-sized engine and fabulous ride and handling. I also think … Continue reading
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Balmy at Palmie
Posted on August 2, 2015 by John Lovely winter’s day today – 24 degrees. The forecast was good so we headed off to Palm beach in the sports car. We started off in jeans, but when we got there we … Continue reading
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Farewell to Ripley
Posted on July 17, 2015 by John Sad news, I’m afraid. Ripley has gone. He was fine until a few days ago when he started going off his food. Then he was breathing very heavily. I took him to the … Continue reading
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Cheers!
Posted on July 4, 2015 Jan’s been travelling a fair bit – to Fiji recently. Each time she returns from the airport with a couple of bottles of duty-free gin. Even with a high rate of consumption, the gin collection … Continue reading
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