Thursday, August 11, 2005
Winter wonderland in Melbourne
Just as I thought spring was nearly around the corner, or at least not more than two weeks away, we have been hit by arctic weather such as hasn’t been seen here for a very long time. Not only have we been shivering for the past couple of days, but these freezing temperatures look like they will be...
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Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Tribute to my Mother (Part IV – the end)
The day after the funeral I had arranged for one of my mother’s ex colleagues to come to the house and collect the books and notes she had kept from the course she had helped to instigate. My mother had been a Senior Lecturer in a tertiary educational institute. She had facilitated and taught in a...
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Tuesday, August 9, 2005
Tribute to my Mother (Part III)
The day of the funeral I woke up and checked the weather. It wasn’t a bad day at all. A few clouds in the sky and the promise of rain later on, however I was sure it would hold off until the funeral was over. But flowers were on my mind that morning. My father had not wanted us to get any flowers...
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Sunday, August 7, 2005
Tribute to my Mother (Part II)
On Wednesday I woke at 6am. I guess I was still on Melbourne time, two hours ahead of Perth time. My father was still asleep and I didn’t want to disturb him by getting breakfast, so I began to go through my mother’s clothes. My father had asked me to sort out what I could while I was there. A...
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Saturday, August 6, 2005
Tribute to my Mother (Part I)
Last week swept me into a whirlwind of grief and sorrow, but the week was also punctuated with moments of peace, love and kindness that will be unforgettable. Monday was spent making arrangements to fly to Perth, as well as organising someone to stay with my son and making sure there was money for...
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Thank you all for your kind words
every comment I've received means so much to me. I'm humbled by the warmth of your comments and, while I would like to answer every one of them individually, I hope all of you accept this as a personal thank you. I will attempt to catch up with what's been happening here and will also post shortly...
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Sunday, July 31, 2005
My mother died two hours ago
I am making plans to fly to Perth for my father and the funeral. I will be away from here for awhile.
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Saturday, July 30, 2005
The importance of networking
Last night was the last game of the season for one of my son’s basketball teams. It is the team in the open age competition. This was the last round before the finals start and they haven’t made the finals, finishing eighth out of ten teams. In their last game for the season they played the number...
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Friday, July 29, 2005
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Last night my father called me to let me know my mother is dying. He visited her yesterday at the nursing home and the doctor there took him aside to give him the news. They don’t know when it will happen, it could be in the next few days, it could take a month. But they are certain it will happen...
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Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Death and taxes – both supposedly unavoidable
No-one that I know of has yet figured out how to avoid death, although medical researchers are constantly coming up with new ways to slow the aging process. Some people already live beyond one hundred years old, many more would like to. Perhaps they are simply afraid of death. Right now, in this...
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