Category Archives: Jan

Showtime for gliding

Posted on May 9, 2017 by John

On Sunday Jan and I drove down to Wollongong for the Wings Over Illawarra air show. We arrived early – 9am – because we were helping at the glider exhibit. My gliding club – Southern Cross – had taken a … Continue reading →

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That Mozart, such a joker!

Posted on May 9, 2017 by John

For Jan’s birthday treat we went to see the play Amadeus. It was a National Theatre Live production and we saw a lunchtime screening at the Dendy Cinema at Opera Quays down near the Opera House. We went by train, arrived … Continue reading →

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Rasputin – always good for a laugh

Posted on April 19, 2017 by John

Our friends Lynne and Norman Arnott had a couple of tickets to the play The Rasputin Affair  but couldn’t go. They kindly donated them to us. Last night we went by train to the Ensemble Theatre in Kirribilli, a place we … Continue reading →

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An up-and-down day

Posted on April 19, 2017 by John

I went gliding on Easter Monday. The soaring forecast was half decent – the best for a while. When I arrived at Camden I found that, unusually, there was no queue of pilots wanting to fly the high-performance two-seat glider … Continue reading →

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A simple DIY guide to hip replacement

Posted on March 1, 2017 by John

Jan’s still going well. She went to her GP who examined and dressed the operation wound and pronounced it good. He told her she should be walking without the crutches now. She’s managing fine crutchless around the house, but is using … Continue reading →

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