
When I started this blog it was part of my transition to retirement strategy and it was the vehicle I would use to write. A commitment that I would have to some imaginary group of people who might stumble on my blog and find it interesting.
My personal commitment was a post at least once a month and at least one thousand words. I’ve been pretty faithful to that commitment however in the last few months my PhD has taken over. I have a deadline and it is getting near. I’m writing every day and my PhD is coming together.
So for the next few months posts will be even more sporadic as I work on finishing my PhD.


Waking in the morning to the sounds of the birds, seeing the odd Kangaroo hop past our back door, it’s lovely but for all of this, we have one true menace. No it’s not the snakes, although the dog and I did see a four foot brown snake slithering down the street a couple of weeks ago, it’s the Cockies (Cockatoos)! There are thousands of them. They squawk raucously, strip the trees of leaves and pine cones and make a mess everywhere.
lucky enough to have a beach house. I love it because our beach house is in a quiet little town, Second Valley where we can hide away and with the start of winter relax by the fire.



