Category Archives: Lifestyle

I’m still here

Posted on 20/05/2019 by

Rare moments of stolen time.  Walking around my neighbourhood. A random photograph taken in Queenstown, New Zealand.    

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Christmas Pictures 2018

Posted on 26/12/2018 by

Below you will not find a gallery of Family Photographs for Christmas celebrations 2018. Fun and food was shared by all but unfortunately the photographer (Moi) is also the chef, the entertainer, waitress, nanny, and general all-rounder so not even a … Continue reading →

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Racing to the finish line

Posted on 25/09/2018 by

What’s the end goal? Retirement and being physically and mentally capable of enjoying it is the upcoming phase of my life on the horizon.  As we all do, I want to retire financially independent and comfortable.  Independent of the government … Continue reading →

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5th Stop

Posted on 28/06/2018 by

The fifth stop was going to take 3 days to reach. From Longreach there was a hop to Charters Towers, a skip to Innot Hot Springs and a jump to Atherton. We cleaned up the rig in Charters Towers with … Continue reading →

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4th Stop

Posted on 26/06/2018 by

Our 4th stop finds us in Longreach. I thought the township of Longreach was a lot larger than it was. Due to the swarming flies, there was nothing for us to do except visit  The Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame.  Thought … Continue reading →

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Surfing Kirra Point

Posted on 21/11/2017 by

There are a number of great surfing spots around the Coolangatta coastline on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. One of these is Kirra Point. Kirra Point was once a much bigger beach, and home to some truly legendary pipelines. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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New Digs

Posted on 31/10/2017 by

Twelve plus months ago, measures were put in place to keep MM’s (My Man)  parents in their own home as long as possible. There were visits from the home-care workers twice daily. The morning attendant helped them with showers, dressing, made … Continue reading →

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Old School

Posted on 27/09/2017 by

Me sitting at my “computer desk”. My hardware.. dirt. My software.. imagination.

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Driving

Posted on 21/09/2017 by

I haven’t had much time for blogging recently. What with one thing and another WP has taken a back seat. I’ve taken up part-time employment as a Driver under the Shebah banner. Basically I’m a self-employed driver subcontracted to Shebah. … Continue reading →

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Shakedown

Posted on 25/05/2017 by

The urban dictionary’s definition of “shakedown” reads… Another word for extortion/blackmail, or the obtaining of a good or service through means of force, threats/intimidation, or abuse of power. Wikipedia has a definition reading… Shakedown (testing) a period of testing undergone by a … Continue reading →

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