We’ve had two houses for the long weekend, and I quite like it. I can see why rich people have a house in the city and a house in the country, or down the coast. You can leave one version of yourself behind, dishes in the dishwasher, bills to pay, brats in private schools, and … Continue reading THE CATHOUSE AND THE DOGHOUSE
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DOWN AT KARDINIA PARK
Spring has well sprung. The smell of jasmine and wisteria is in the air. The sweet pea seeds I harvested off last year’s trellis have all taken and soon our garden will be an even madder tangle of colour. The nasturtium seeds I tossed on the cliff edge have naturalised and gone berserk. There are … Continue reading DOWN AT KARDINIA PARK
LOST AND FOUND
I probably shouldn’t have been wearing my WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? T-shirt. We were at the Broadway shopping centre to do what Robinson calls one of our ‘big shops’ where we buy heavy things like rice and cooking oil and bottled water. We went in the car, instead of walking. Always, always walking. As … Continue reading LOST AND FOUND
HOW TO BE OLD
When I was a boy the surest way to predict that someone was a shithouse driver was if they had white hair and a hat. That’s now me. I got a hat with a brim for my birthday back in May. I love it. I already had the white hair. Now I’m that silver fox … Continue reading HOW TO BE OLD
BOOK IT IN
You wouldn’t believe it. Our local library actually fell down in that wet weather we had in Sydney a couple of months ago. It was a street library – 470mm x 420mm, two shelves – and now it’s sitting on my front veranda, awaiting repairs. It needs a new plyboard backing and then refixing, somewhere. … Continue reading BOOK IT IN
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