A golden day

I may have mentioned in a previous post that I’ve connected with Golden Retriever Rescue (GRR for short) here in Sydney. I want to volunteer and help out where I can because as you all know goldens have a very special place in my heart. I had been looking foreward to this morning all week. [...]

Hiking in Ontario

Forks of the Credit hike with Joanne

A Sunny Stop in Vancouver

Here’s a short video of my morning stroll on my last day in this great city. Thanks for the superb hospitality Wanda and Denis!

Running for Two

   
Not that we really trained for it, but Chris and I were both looking forward to running in the Blackmore’s Sydney Running Festival’s 9km Bridge Run. We both needed the workout and it was yet another activity we could do together. However, it didn’t quite work out the way we had planned.
Race morning arrived and I was still [...]

My first City to Surf…

Today was The Sun Herald City to Surf 14km race that begins in the city centre of Sydney and concludes at the world renowned Bondi Beach.  I’ve been looking forward to running this (or more appropriately run/walking it) since Chris told me about it last year, his first race.  While we almost didn’t go, I’m so grateful that we actually did. We joined other keen [...]

All work and no play……NOT!

 This past Friday I had the pleasure of participating in my 2nd annual Ingenium Golf day.  Even though I’m not a golfer, I did manage to find a way to participate in the day while saving the course from divet disaster. I worked the registration table getting everyone checked in and off for their day on [...]

Many Happy Returns

Now that I’ve returned from my trip to Canada, it’s time to create some new and lasting habits here in my new home.  Many of these will be transplanted from my old life, but reestablishing them still takes some effort.
My writing has suffered terribly through this massive wave of change. In fact, it had ground [...]