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High life with a taste of noir
I enjoyed a lovely evening – a wine dinner at Epping Club with Viv and Chris and Norm and Lynne. The wine was “a selection of award winning Ara Wines from Marlborough” in New Zealand. There was Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc … Continue reading
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A taste of the high life
An invitation to dinner at the Jones’s on Saturday turned into a splendid special occasion. Christopher Jones very kindly shared a bottle of Penfolds Grange with me, Jan and Viv. He won the bottle of 1998 Grange as a door … Continue reading
Water, water everywhere
There’s been lots of rain in Sydney over the past week or so. But us brave Aussie golfers laugh at the rain and take it in our stride (and strides). Norman Arnott and I played 18 holes at Massey Park in slightly … Continue reading
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Skipping past another milepost on the road of life
We had a splendid celebration on Friday to mark the 70th birthday of Chris Jones. Chris and Viv treated 20 friends to a slap-up* banquet at Abhi’s Indian restaurant, a regular in the SMH Good Food Guide, and one of Chris’s favourite places … Continue reading
Pedalling to Parramatta (and back)
Had a lovely bike ride today, a leisurely 30 kilometres from home to the centre of Parramatta and back. Most of the route is on cycle tracks that go along the Parramatta river so it’s quite a scenic ride. We … Continue reading
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