That great Northern Territory pastime of drinking cold beer on a hot day took hold of us almost immediately upon landing at Darwin airport. In fact as soon as we’d parked the hire car and unpacked our gear we headed straight to the historic Hotel Darwin for a couple of…
Back in the good ole days, being a kid on school holidays meant roaming the neighbourhood with the local gang, trying to stave off boredom and keeping out of Mum's hair. Tell any mother that you are bored and before you know it there are chores being dished out. So…
Have you ever had to front a video camera and come up with something mildly intelligent or amusing? Well, it is not as easy as it looks. It is a bit dazzling, let me tell you, even if you are very familiar with the subject matter.Now, I'm certainly not about…
This has been one of my most challenging relationships. Ever close-by looming, enticing, demanding, flattering, criticising. How many times have I considered ending it all and consigning it to another of life's "character building" experiences? How many times have I said to Dave, I think I've had enough of this?…
When #1 son Adam asked us to join him and his wife Jacque, together with Jacque's family from the U.S. to spend Christmas/New Year with them in Bali I have to admit to secretly wishing that they had chosen a different location. Up until recently Dave and I belonged to…
When we had to cut short our South America trip in early 2017 we thought that as soon as Dave’s brain aneurysm was fixed we would head straight back over and pick up where we left off, in Brazil. There was also the matter of an Elephant Sanctuary trip to…
Our dear friend Liza works for an aged care advocacy organisation in Brisbane. A part of Liza's job is to manage the production of an Over 55's monthly magazine called "Now That's Living". A few months ago Liza asked me to write a piece about Dave and I traveling to…
