I wasn’t keen on teaching Local History this year. I’ve only been doing it a week and I have learnt so much already. I have a feeling it could be one of my favourite subjects. I’m reading a book “The Settling of Gippsland” by Patrick Morgan. I am having all kinds of realisations about this […]

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Yesterday Darin and I went for a drive. We were heading for Yarra Junction to have a look around and I spotted a sign to the Ada Tree. I have always wanted to be at that old tree, so we made a detour down the dirt track, walked through the ferny rainforest and there it was. […]

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It’s annoying to be back at school when it is this warm. I like the heat, but sitting in meetings, crowded rooms of hot air at the best of times… is no way to spend days like these. We have very few air conditioned rooms at our school. I’m not all grumbles though because whilst the […]

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In the last year of his life, my pa told me he’d made an appointment to see our local politician about an idea he had for solving the water problem. He told me to keep it to myself because others would say it couldn’t be done, but he’d thought it through and believed it was a viable option. […]

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At school yesterday we had an ANZAC service. The students are always very reverent and respectful of this ritual in the calender. It is a powerful experience to be in a gym with over 600 teenagers and teachers and experience total silence and stillness. To be able to hear the slightest creak in the building […]

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Today we assembled our year 9s to raise the Aboriginal flag. We then went to our lecture theatre with the intention of showing the broadcast of Parliament and the statement the Prime Minister was about to deliver. We missed it. Some of the students heard it broadcast on the radio in transit, but most missed it. […]

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Tomorrow the much discussed and wanted day arrives. We have prepared at school to mark this occasion. Megan at Imaginif describes a brilliant way of making it real. If you want to learn more about this historic impending event, the National Sorry Day Council website could provide further information. I’m sorry.
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I’ve had a busy couple of days. I was back in the city yesterday and stayed last night. I visited my daughter today and enjoyed spending a few hours with her. Then it was out to the airport to collect Andy. He’s back to collect his stuff, now that the move to Tassie is permanent. […]

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I got up early on Friday morning, before the sun rose, to take some photo’s from the balcony. It was still warm as I sat out on the balcony, handwriting my journal, taking some shots and drinking my coffee in the still and quiet morning.
We were back on the road by 9.00 and headed to […]

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This weekend I have been to Wilson’s Prom and back. Twice! My son had an 18th he wanted to attend on Saturday and is at the Prom with his dad for a couple of weeks. I always miss him when he is away, so I was happy to run him here and back. I also […]

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