Category Archives: Culture

We’ve just said farewell to my old Northampton Grammar School friend Martin Rowell and his wife Fiona who popped in to Sydney for a short stay with us. They were in Australia mainly to visit their daughter Catriona, husband Andy … Continue reading →

I have changed my way of notifying my faithful readers when I write a new post. The previous method wasn’t working well and there had been a storm of protest from people with serious FOMO*. I’ve already added the email addresses … Continue reading →

We didn’t fancy much at the Sydney Festival this year. But so as not to be boring stay-at-home people, we chose to go to a music gig at the Spiegeltent in Hyde Park almost at random. We went to see … Continue reading →

We had a very merry Christmas Day at Viv and Chris’s house in Epping, with nephew Alexei visiting. He’s half-way through his world tour. We had a drop of champagne while we opened presents in the garden – lots of lovely … Continue reading →