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A different day lining up - we are looking after my wife's grandson for the day. Always going to be a busy day - playing cars on the floor, keeping him quiet while ouma is doing work calls, watching kids

Covid, large crowds and people rushing to get between two events brought the end to the New Years Day doubles. It was a

Was supposed to be a quiet at home day. Got on top of the week's investing stuff and most of the investing blog. Getting frustrated with Reckon Personal Plus software - getting really slow in one portfolio.

Notes The romance of travel reduced to a night in crappy, slightly dirty, definitely overpriced room on the edge of the airport where the view is of fast food restaurants and just out of frame, private

In need of an easy day. It is the fortnightly church Op Shop day. We walked up there a little earlier than normal. Wander around - bought one toy for Ollie - and got to coffee shop in time for the free

I thought nobody but Americans enjoyed NFL?

Woke to a grey sky day with sun forecast later on. My wife headed out for a sewing session early. Was aiming for a quiet day - local walk vs trip to walk flat in the city. Knee is improving Did the local

If you'd asked me how many parkruns I might do when someone first encouraged me to go to this "parkrun" thing back in January 2017, I might have guessed that I'd get to 50. While it took me til

It is a pickleball day - you know what that brings - a heap of steps and not a lot of photos. After the big downhill walk yesterday was really concerned my right knee would not hold up. Was bothering me

Boxing day 2020 my 58th different parkrun event. So we did a Christmas day special event with friends near home then had

Just had to get out the house - getting frustrated - too many things not working right and not in a place to do much about it. Got on a train to walk Ku-ring Gai Track. A walk in three parts - part one

Notes As long as you have somehow convinced people that there is merit in a curve then you have nothing to be concerned about. It's when you hang around will people that are all about angular sleekness

Day started out with blue sky - forecast was for showers later. Best get moving to check on orchids. Track I want to walk is still closed - next week. Jumped in the car to walk Grosvenor Fire Trail in

English Blue Mountains: Sydney’s World-Renowned National Park And somehow, I found myself on my way to the Blue Mountains in Australia. That dream I’d been nurturing for 10 years was finally coming true,

A new week. Working into new patterns - twice a week to play pickleball. One day to play and one day for drills and play. Today is a play day. Had players a bit up in standard compared to last week - lifts

Petrie was my 57th different parkrun location in late 2020, again it was just after things restarted after covid. We wer

Today is Father's Day here in Australia. We have a gathering happening at our house. My wife's son and grandson and some friends and their son. My job - cook two entrees and a mixed protein melange for

Notes Do you ever have photos that you don't really remember taking, something that has sat on your computers for....checks notes, less than 6 weeks... how I don't remember this day is a little beyond

Got a hot day lining up - forecast is for 33C - not what one expects in the first week of September. My wife headed out to see her brother. I took the train to walk Mt Colah side of Ku-ring Gai Chase NP

Labor is putting an exposure draft of a Digital Duty of Care in front of parliament this week. The part people will actually see is a pop-up. Platforms would have to ask, regularly, whether you want the