Season’s Greetings!
My year started with a visit from Gary so we could go to the 3rd cricket Test against South Africa at the SCG, with Judith and Steven. A day or two were rained out but we did see some play on the final day.
With the remedial work to stop water ingress finally completed, I was able to get all the carpet upstairs replaced, a new sofa bed was delivered, aircon was installed in the spare bedroom…
Remembrance Day 2023 – Sydney’s Inner West Pt. 2
The Horror in France (cont’d)
Sgt. Lionel Frank Elliot, 56th Infantry Battalion. Compositor of Marrickville. Service record is not yet available, possibly relating to a court martial? RTA 13/12/18 aged 29, but later died as a result of his war service on 18/2/20.
Letter on Fromelles*, 3/8/16:
we heard a wounded chap crying out, he was in ‘No Mans Land’ … I said ‘Who’s coming over’ another…
Remembrance Day 2023 - Sydney’s Inner West Pt. 1
I live in Sydney’s Inner West and swim regularly with a group of people at Victoria Park Pool. On Anzac and Remembrance Days I usually provide a bit of history just to reinforce the fact that these days are not all about flags, medals, bands, marching and wind-bag politicians mouthing platitudes. Today I provided readings about some fellows who served in the First World War from the local area. I…
My Reading in 2022
My Reading in 2022
I’m now well into the habit of updating my reading progress on Goodreads because as I read virtually everything on my Kindle, it does it automatically. In December 2022 Goodreads told me that I had read only 21 books which is quite a lot fewer than in 2021. I thought a couple of books took a long time to get through as they seemed much longer but on a Kindle you don’t get as much of a feel for…
My Podcast Reviews for 2022
My Podcast Reviews for 2022
Firstly, I think I should let you know that I’m now using the Overcast app on my iPhone. It is the best client for podcasts that I’ve used and it leaves the default iPhone app for dead. It takes a little getting used to, but once you become familiar it is great.
I’ve listened to a lot of podcasts so below I am only listing and briefly reviewing those that made an impression this year. I’ll try…
Seasons Greetings
My 2022 highlights:
Remedial work on both balconies and re-cladding on some external panels at home continued and is now mostly completed. Hopefully I’ll regain access to the balconies soon. Then, I’ll replace the carpet that regularly flooded in the spare bedroom and buy a new sofa bed for guests. All up this has only taken twice as long as building the Golden Gate Bridge.
With air fares…
Images from the 2022 UCI Road World Championships, Wollongong - Men Elite Road Race
Images from the 2022 UCI Road World Championships, Wollongong – Men Elite Road Race
Images from the 2022 UCI Road World Championships, Wollongong - Individual Time Trial
Images from the 2022 UCI Road World Championships, Wollongong – Individual Time Trial