Living Contentedly

Yesterday was a forced rest, the day after cataract surgery. Which I will say was done on the public sector and was 100% job. No hassles, no pain relief required andy vision is now excellent.  Anyway, today I wanted to get out and exercise without popping my eyeball, so i would have to restrict myself to walking.  I kicked off at the far end of Martin's Creek Road and headed towards the boat ramp on the Paterson River at Tocal. Walking alongside Paterson Road is something I will never voluntarily repeat. Noisy, narrow and dangerous.  At the ramp I met a guy from Stockton. He had a well set up older Cruiser, with a sit-on kayak and a cattle dog cross. But as was evident at the ramp, it was nor possible to launch. The river level was way low, and a sand bar was exposed 10 off the ramp. All around there was mud, and old mate was rightly worried about getting stuck in it. We were chatting away, and am older fellow who fishes from here a fair bit confirmed that the situation w...

Park Run was its usual, highlight of my week. i àwanted to go slow this week cos I got annoyed with being competitive with another old guy. So I began at the back, and even running slow, still did 33'. I really like the positive vibe, and everyone aiming up in their lives.  As usual I got groceries then shouted myself an apple turnover and Micheles coffee. There is always a collection of old guys hovering about, a dead give away as to the quality of the brew. I always feel a bit lazy afterwards, but rose up to work on my bench and pull lantana.  now my workbench.is done, I could make some of these  Sunday was pretty well a repeat, with lantana and fire wood prep. Im working on the road below the driveway and although its nearly impossible to pull roots, running under the road, I am squiggly good about it.  Today, getting to the hospital was the ordeal. I used Sunday timetable and showed up early. Then I came back an hour later there were buses on the rout...

As the radio kicked into life this morning I learned that " millions of people across Europe donned special Eclipse Glasses to view Europe's first total eclipse of the sun for 28 years". So many months ago our European Leaders of Commerce studied the future movements of the celestial bodies before ordering the manufacture of millions of glasses, no doubt is all the dreamt of sizes and styles to be in the shops by the 5 August 2026.  The manufacture of said glasses being monitored for schedule were then shipped across Europe as those ELsoC engaged popular astronomers and science journalists to work the masses onto a total frenzy over this " once on a lifetime major event"  while "medical experts" were eager to warn the people that to " look directly at the sun will cause blindness" and further encourage the sale of special Eclipse Eyewear. The image below cautions that " permanent eye damage that you are unaware is occurring  ...

Hello Journal,  We got out for our morning run up the hill. Nothing unusual aside from saying hello to Steve K. He was the nice Tocal Ag College worker that reminded my daughter when signing on, that her dad used to lead her on the pony "all the time". He's renovating the small rental atop the hill, and seems quite chirpy.  After breakfast, I weighed up whether to go sailing, but something in the sky was discouraging. I realised around midday when it go windy, clouded over and threatened rain. Not ideal for a fun sail.  So we (the dog and I), went pulling lantana. We, I, worked below the first creek and it was heavy going. There weren't many bushes, but they were all well established. As the one hour timer rang we were decamping to get the Land Rover to tow one tough root ball out of the ground. We did it, but snapped a length of 12mm double braided rope trying.  Home for lunch, rice, tuna and beans before this afternoon's woodwork: the work bench continues.  Oh...

"My nature is such that fear makes me shrink, while, under love's sweet rule, I not only advance—I fly ."             St. Therese the Little             Flower. The impact of a loving nun in Second Class had been deep and persistent. Unfortunately, the efforts of a pair of university lecturers to act out their jealousies, has caused lasting pain and confusion. Why would a pair of well educated souls judge me so harshly and set out to drag me low?  Some people devour flesh, figuratively speaking.  Others give of themselves to send children soaring.  Love overwhelms hate .   

Waking to rain & galeforce winds, a morning run was postponed. I did Resistance Weights instead.  The wind was bashing us up & during a trip about the cabin to secure lose items, I discovered the extension ladder was delicately clinging on to the guttering. Phew, close shave.  Not long after breakfast, the skies cleared, it was still blowing hard, but I thought it would be ok to go for a run.  It was good to be out except when passing under towering eucalypts during gusts. I braced my arms over my head, just in case & picked up speed. In the end it was a good run.  After lunch I made way to the post office to return Wee Seal plans to their owner.  In the evening I tidied wood tools and clamps in readiness.   an image to calm the nerves. 11/8: the winds these past 48 hours have been remarkable. There are things blown around that Ive not seen done before.  We got out early this morning for a 10k on Lennoxton Road. Only one ve...