Today I'm flying to Hobart, to spend a quiet week of sleeping, eating, rehab, massages and catching up with friends. If the temperatures drop, and the smoke isn't too bad from the bush fires, I'll walk and swim as well. Tasmania is a beautiful place, a combination of wilderness and great food, a beautiful harbour … Continue reading Another day, another journey →

A couple of images from camping down in Augusta this weekend. A very mellow house warming, a great bbq, first use of the incredibly comfortable double swag, and a refreshing swim on the way home. Now back to work for a week before I fly to Tasmania for a week of rest and great food. … Continue reading Camping weekend →

I use social media a fair bit, and find it a great way to stay in touch with people, exchange experiences in groups, and share how my recovery is going. A direction I noticed, and I am as guilty as anyone, is to only publish a very curated view of your life or experiences. In … Continue reading Curating my life →

I am now back at work, at the moment Monday, Tuesday and Friday to a maximum of 20 hours. Reading back to one of my very first posts, AHSCT & Work, I mentioned how much I generally enjoy my work, and how key being a mechanical engineer is to my sense of identity. The stairs … Continue reading Back to work →

EDITED; my lack of computer skills meant I struggled with the new editor and captions. Text is all the same as the first posting and hopefully it looks a lot better ... It's now the end of the first week of 2019. There are no new photographs as it's been a few days of tidying … Continue reading 2019 – start of a new year – take 2 →

It's definitely a long and winding road to health, I knew the recovery would be hard and am so glad I was aware. I am still experiencing a relatively smooth path, but it's certainly a roller coaster. Two days ago I kayaked, in a double with the help of a good friend, 10 km along … Continue reading Winding road →

I got a card in the post from the MSGym, which went to every member. The card is rather battered and worn, showing its trip from Denver to Fremantle. I really like these 'Rules', the idea of living a life by design rather than being pushed around really appeals to me. Putting the card on … Continue reading The Rules →

Just a quick post, with some pictures of King's Park which was just lovely yesterday. I met a couple of friends up there, after a work breakfast and some social time at work. Interestingly, my walking was really good, for me, with less leg swing than normal. The evening was a very pleasant, if rather … Continue reading Spring in King’s Park & the roller coaster →

I am not sure where this post is going to go, but I'll follow my normal process for these more thought-based posts rather than quick updates. I generally start putting ideas together on the page, add a few photographs, then revisit over a couple of days before I post the final version. Often the post … Continue reading Opposites →

It's 36 degrees here in Perth, the first really hot day and I am so glad of the air conditioning. The cats are both lurking inside, and while I'm outside, it's in the shade where we have a breeze. I bought some hats yesterday ! They were from the markets, which were packed with tourists … Continue reading First hot day of summer →