Category Archives: Life

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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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

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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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A milestone in contemporary publishing

I’ve now had more than 100,000 hits on my blog. A big thank you to all my faithful readers over the past four years. A big thanks also to me, as I suspect that most of those hits are from me … Continue reading

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Cough, sneeze

I’ve got a bit of a cold -a cold that Jan brought from England, we think. I’m not as bad as she is (cough, cough!) just a bit of a sore throat and sneezy. I managed golf at Chatswood Golf … Continue reading

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