Category Archives: family

>Like sands through the hour glass…

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Victor

>…these are the streets of my life. Not all of of them of course but these are the significant streets on which I have lived in Sydney from my birth in 1949 until the present day. West Street, Darlinghurst I was … Continue reading →

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>A rose by any other name…

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Victor

> The Passport Office’s strict new rules to guard against terrorists, financial swindlers and the like obtaining passports in assumed names has a new victim. Me! At the grand age of 61, I have had to apply for a change … Continue reading →

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>Such are the meals of our lives…

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Victor

> Muzbot and Adaptive Radiation have recorded their lives in ten dishes, each assembling an impressive array of diverse dishes. Thinking of something similar for myself I have hit several brick walls. First, my memory is appalling nowadays and I’m finding it … Continue reading →

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>A Penny For Your Thoughts

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Victor

> Oh how that saying used to bemuse me. You see, I’m a pretty thoughtless man. I can go hours without a thought in my head. If I had to rely on thoughts to get rich…well, I’d be a pauper. … Continue reading →

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>No milestone for mother

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Victor

> My mother, who died on 26 March, would have been eighty-five today. It is a pity that she did not reach the milestone but in reality it would only have been a matter of pleasure for me as in her … Continue reading →

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>Business as usual

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Victor

> Normal life is resuming. So far this week I’ve been to the bank to retrieve documents needed for my mother’s estate, seen the accountant to finally sign off on last year’s tax returns, set up an appointment with the … Continue reading →

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>Get me to the church on time

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Victor

> I’m going to a wedding this afternoon. Not my own…the third daughter of good friends is doing the deed. I wasn’t sure how I would feel about going to the wedding following my mother’s death last week and the melanoma excision … Continue reading →

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>Charity runs amok

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Victor

> I had lunch today at a city Italian restaurant with four longstanding friends. In years gone past we were work colleagues and also a tennis and squash playing group. The lunch had been arranged prior to my mother’s unexpected … Continue reading →

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>Gratitude

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Victor

> Thanks for all the messages following the death of my mother. I was quite touched also by the number of calls from friends and associates, some of whom I had lost contact with for many years. The funeral was today … Continue reading →

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>My Mum

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Victor

> Yesterday at 5.40am the Nursing Home rang me to advise my mother’s condition was of concern. She was struggling with her breathing and her blood pressure had fallen. When I arrived at the home shortly after I found my … Continue reading →

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