Tonight we made our way down to the Sydney Football Stadium (SFS) to watch the HSBC Waratahs take on the Highlanders from Southern New Zealand in Super Rugby. The game was pretty decent, with the exception of a series of stop-start periods in both the first and second half. The Highlanders were still within reach […]
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On the weekend we attended a deceased estate auction in the nation’s capital. Up for auction, amongst many things, were a set of foreign currency and a US 1976 bicentennial first day issue and medallion. Bidding by proxy (via my sister, many thanks) I managed to win both lots which I had earmarked after reviewing […]
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We’ve recently had a large number of friends and family go travelling abroad. A common theme I found was some of the advice we imparted before they left the country. Today it occurred to me that I should lay down the advice on the blog here, so I can share our experiences and tips with […]
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