Following on from our New Year's Day walk in the Wollongong Botanical Gardens, where we had resolved to start the year out the way we intended to go on with it, on this morning, Sunday 2nd January (2022), my sister and I headed off for a beach walk. We didn't take our phones with us, … Continue reading Carrying on the way we started out
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Getting Back in the Saddle
I haven't posted a blog in a long, long while. I have, to use the Australian vernacular, "been flat out like a lizard drinking".December flashed by in a round of parties and get-togethers. As a retiree with theoretically more free time on my hands, they seemed even more frequent and frenetic than when I had … Continue reading Getting Back in the Saddle
What Does “Family” Mean?
Our twelve year old grand-daughter (TR) has just been with us for a week long visit. After she left, I got to musing about what "family" means to me. So, in the absence of any other topic for this week's post, I plan to indulge myself by sharing my reflections. No doubt with the spike in blended … Continue reading What Does “Family” Mean?
The Reluctant Retiree 