spend an enjoyable afternoon at the Graduation Ceremony in the Great Hall of the University of Sydney with good friend Rev. Dr. Paul O’Donnell, who receives acknowledgement for his doctoral Thesis “Remember and Recognise. Caring for Catholic Patrimony”. As I sat in this hallowed place taking in the pomp and ceremony, I tried to imagine …
I invite you to see the Photo Album. CLICK HERE riving in the northern areas of the Blue Mountains National Park, the morning sun colours sandstone escarpments that reach up out of valleys like a curtain, while the blackened scars of last year’s bushfires have almost surrendered to a bright green of regeneration. But none …
t pays to have your wits about you when out to lunch with your 98 year-old aunt, and to pre-warn the staff that dear Beth’s deafness causes voice to be very loud and not one to be backward in making her wishes known. Beth greeted the most delicate amuse bouche by asking the poor waitress …
anly might be only on the other side of the harbour. but a complete lifestyle away from the Eastern Suburbs and other parts of Sydney. Families with kids in strollers, suntanned teenagers at the beach during school holidays, backpackers and other interstate and overseas tourists sitting at busy outdoor cafes in the sunshine. And sky-high …
e celebrate at Wilbur’s Place in Llangkelly Place with my oldest nephew Bill and his lovely Korean wife Mindy and 4 year-old son Jude – first it took roasted potatoes; and then two serves of ice cream with chocolate buttons, and finally a baby chino to keep the 4 year-old Jude ‘under control’. Great Uncle …