Archive for October, 2008

Wednesday, 29th October, 2008

On the occasion of turning forty

Having experienced a numerically significant birthday in the last couple of weeks I don’t want to regale you with stories of my derring do or lists of expensive presents. I’d rather share with you a couple of quotes. The first is from a birthday card sent by my brother in law and his tribe:
"being forty [...]

Wednesday, 22nd October, 2008

Early Season Summer Holiday

We have just returned from our ‘Summer’ holiday on the Gold Coast. A swell time was had by all, despite the fact that the roads were in turmoil due to the impending motor race. We were there to relax, kick back and to scare small people witless at the various adventure parks. We managed [...]