Author Archives: Runcible

April 1, 2020 Not making any April Fools calls today, I think we are all the April Fools for trusting our governments to protect us from what was always just over the horizon. As I wrote here in January: ‘I … Continue reading →

July 30, 2019 I know I am supposed to eat small meals and not eat for many hours before bedtime, but I thought sharing one entree and one main with some rice and half a piece of roti at 6pm … Continue reading →

 September 27, 2018 Decided that the meltdown of the server a day ago may have been due to the post getting a bit too big to handle, as that had happened once before. The solution? The birth of Life Notes … Continue reading →

  August 20, 2017 Joined Dav, Louis, Millie and Sue for brunch at COOH, an organic restaurant in Alexandria. While the others had variations on bacon, eggs, zucchini fritters and the like, I went for rose scented rice pudding, served … Continue reading →

September 12, 2016 A holiday in Kiama, just what I needed after the trauma of closing the shop. A cabin on the cliff edge, overlooking the ocean. Perfect. John mentioned a ‘twinge’ in his hip when we were setting off, … Continue reading →

No more endlessly changing light globes. No more days off spent doing bookwork and calculating GST. No more cringing when verbose insistent weirdos arrive, bye Robert. No more big rent cheques to pay. No more visits from Police or Fair Trading to … Continue reading →

My work involves visiting many different people in their homes, it is part of why I love the job so much. I have had afternoon tea on the elegant verandah of a multi-million dollar home at Hunters Hill, looking out over … Continue reading →

I don’t know why I’ve been thinking about Robert Dessaix lately. Sometimes you just need to be with people you understand or who understand you. I certainly feel at home with Dessaix. Robert Dessaix’s writing is so intimate that it … Continue reading →