Big 52nd with bypass

I am a lot more philosophical than I used to be.



A very saintly Og celebrating 52nd birthday.



I am ready for the long awaited heart bypass.

All went well, I am recovering at home, truly on the mend and back where I can reminisce over past adventures and look forward to future ones.

• Thank you all for your support in May 2007
  
  

Australia Impressionist Exhibition, then MacBeth

I went to the Australia Impressionist Exhibition at the Ian Potter Centre for Australian Art with a new friend Susannah who I meet at the Blues Club camp.





I couldn't get over the excellent condition of the works displayed. I wished I had started in the morning then had a break for lunch and came back. It was too intense for just an afternoon.



The Bell Shakespeare's MacBeth was another highlight. I went with Ruth and we knew it would be good, but was just better!

Dave the Bastard's Blues Camp

Checkout how I finally made it to my first Dave the Bastard's Blues Camp on Labour Day Weekend:

• Labour Day Weekend Blues Camp
  

Bluestone for New Years & camping at Stephensons Falls

This year (2007) will be a bit quieter I think. My health is still quite a large issue and I am waiting to get a few things sorted out.



I started with the Bluestone Festival to get me into the New Year, then camped at Stephensons Falls last weekend with Zack as Toosh had to do a shift.

Maldon Folk Festival & Blues Train

Also, a few of 2006's other events:

• Going to the Maldon Folk Festival 2006
  
• At last we made it onto the Blues Train!
  

Tasmanian Trips

Check my blog on my trips to Tasmania earlier in 2006: 

• The trip to Tasmania did me well
  

• 2nd Tasmanian trip report at last!
  

First Time Blog

I really came here because I wanted to access my son Somerled's band photos but I found that there was a lot more to it and I like the idea of having this bit of space on the web.

Somerled's band is called Red Arrow Black Shirt.

Somerled also composes his own music under the alias Delremos.

My other son Merlin is in a band called The Dank, which has begun to post here too.

Merlin too composes his own music in Project Delirious.

I have always believed that every thing I tackle should have a sense of adventure about it. I therefore have found it extremely difficult to hold down a regular job.

I spent 11 years in a craft business making fragrant products, mainly candles but also oil pots, fragrant oils and soaps. We not only had our own shop but supplied over 500 shops around Australia.

 

 

Also I have travelled extensively around Australia in an old Pioneer Express coach converted into a mobile home.

 

Having seen how computers changed our business in the early 1980s, when I got back from travelling around Australia, I went back to school and got a degree in computing.

 

Sadly Lady Bear and I split up around this time. 18 good years together. Still good friends apart. This is when I moved to the coast.

Then I spent 7 years working towards saving our lighthouses and their heritage in the late nineties and early zeros.

Due to changed circumstances I no longer have the big adventures and satisfy myself with a collection of smaller ones to continue on this one of life itself.

I will post stuff about where I am at and what I am doing now days soon.