Author Archives: John

The colour purple – and more

Jan’s getting better – although you wouldn’t think that to look at her left arm. It has all the colours of the rainbow displayed on its surface from black, through a lovely eggplant purple, to a recently-appearing attractive shade of green. She has … Continue reading

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Nurse John to the rescue

Jan’s feeling pretty good today, but thank goodness she is abandoning the idea of going ahead with her trip to Hong Kong on Thursday. Her arm is black and blue and the painkillers are making her a bit drowsy but she’s … Continue reading

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A weekend break

Jan is out of hospital and back home after her little accident. The broken bones in her left arm are all securely pinned, so they took off the cast and she can now just wear a sling to hold it … Continue reading

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Crunch time for Jan

Crash! Poor Jan is in hospital with a broken arm after coming off her bike on a Saturday morning ride. She skidded on some sand and landed on her left elbow. She was by herself (I was flying models at … Continue reading

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Ending with a bang, and several whimpers

Our last Sydney Festival outing was to see Beautiful Burnout, a play about boxing staged by the National Theatre of Scotland.   “Sweat, punches, blood and banter. They all fly in this gritty and explosive piece of physical theatre about the most … Continue reading

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