Category Archives: Life

Cyclepathic tendencies

Good bike ride on Sunday. We’ve had some lousy weather at weekends, so this was my first ride for ages. We did some of the usual route through Bicentennial Park to the Parramatta River, the Armoury and back. This was … Continue reading

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Fine food, fine company

The visitors, Ginny and Steve Cook, gathered with Chris and Viv, John and Jan, Norm and Lynn for a very pleasant meal at Verde in Stanley Street, East Sydney on Wednesday evening. Norm and I arrived early and had some … Continue reading

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Guests and headaches

I’ve been hosting house guests – old friends Steve and Ginny Cook from the UK. Very good guests, they haven’t moaned very much about the terrible exchange rate against the UK pound and they’ve bought lots of wine! They stayed … Continue reading

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So long, Mike, and thanks for all the fun

Long time no blog. It has been a strange and upsetting few weeks. My best friend Mike Markham recently suffered a massive brain aneurism while in Bolivia on holiday with his wife, Eunice. He was in a coma and unresponsive. … Continue reading

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Sun, sand, sea, storms

It does stop raining at our holiday house in Gerroa and we have a wonderful few sunny days there and exploring the surroundings. Our house overlooks headlands with rocky platforms below. Just down the road is the start of seven-mile … Continue reading

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