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Motorcycling Again
Late last November an odd thing happened. I’d just arrived home on the Silver Numbat and placing her up on her centre stand with the usual creak and groan, I heard a plop from a couple of metres away. Investigating revealed the end of a large bolt with a nut on it. Not only unexpected,…
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2013 Ahead
Busy times in our family this coming year. Though we usually have a (more than a) few things going on, this year is shaping up to have quite the slew of notable events. So, from the top of the tree … Gaynor is now officially looking for part-time work. A bit more income has been…
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Micah and Multiplication
Leave it to Gaynor to teach Micah multiplication using food. Every time he now sees peanuts or chocolate chips he asks to do his ‘times’.
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Puzzle Time
Everyone loves ‘The Laughing Cavalier’ by Frans Hals, the well known Dutch painter. He also did ‘Rarnaby Budge’.
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Christmas 2012
Hoping your Christmas celebrations last as long as a Test match and are just as exciting.
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Elijah Graduates
Well another year, another graduating from college[1]. You may recall Joshua finished up last year and it’s Elijah’s turn this year with Mara to follow next year. Elijah has enjoyed a lot of subjects these past two years, taking particular interest in CADD (Computer Aided Drawing and Design) for which he received a course award.…
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Breakfast by the Murray
Sometimes one must make do with the best that one has available.
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Mara’s Sweet
Three days late but Mara’s sixteenth birthday family celebration — dinner and the cake — finally took place. We squeezed in the presents before school on the day but we were in three different locations come that evening — Canberra (Josh and Mara), Sydney (Gaynor, I, Elijah, Micah and Bryna) and Perth (Ariana). The next…
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Micah Gets to Four
It’s been a busy year for Micah, increasing in age by 33%. Keeping up with older siblings does have it’s challenges and being a generally happy, energetic and caring boy he doesn’t seem to mind his position in the food chain. I’m not saying what that position necessarily is, considering how many people he has…
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Labbin' Solo
I recently moved into my own lab. Prototype imaging density interferometer is on the optical table in the foreground.