I can’t quite believe it’s just over two years since my transplant. 26th September is the date, and as it’s a long weekend around that date here in WA, I tend to be camping. This weekend was the same, so I celebrated by camping with friends, walking 7km, and good food. The tiniest tent in … Continue reading 2 years post my stem cell transplant →

I was talking about my sleep patterns last night and have been thinking about my sleep journey, if I keep the journey analogy going. I’ve been working on my sleep over the last months, here is the post I wrote previously. The time with the sleep clinic, and the psychologist there, has been eye-opening for … Continue reading Thoughts on sleep →

Well, a wildflower walk in John Forrest Park, a lovely national park around an hour from Perth. 4.5 km, and although my walking was pretty ugly by the end, it was so worth while for the wild flowers, trees, distant views of the city, and a really good simple meal in the Tavern at the … Continue reading A walk in the park →

The first posting about this holiday was largely the photographs and activities. I wanted to get the images online quickly, to show people the beauty of North West coast, and the amazing wildlife. What did I manage to do, compared to say one year ago ? I guess that is always my interest, as this … Continue reading Kalbarri & Exmouth – #2 →

I am so profoundly happy that this is turning into a travel and holiday blog. I remember writing, back when I started this blog once I'd made the decision to go to Moscow for my treatment, that I hoped and prayed that this would morph into a record of travel adventures. While no-one could have … Continue reading Kalbarri & Exmouth – photographs #1 →

Getting on the bus after dropping off my car at the panel shop ( another story to do with wind and doors and other cars ), I realised buses only take cash and SmartRider cards. Neither items were in the handbag I decided to use today, of course. Faced with a long walk home, or … Continue reading Small kindnesses, & a weekend sanctuary →

No, not the type you find in Egypt, training pyramids ! Pyramid training is applicable to pretty much any form of exercise, and is when you increase your level of effort in stages, say by increasing speed, or weight, for say 20 seconds, or 20 repetitions, then decrease the weights or repetitions again. Then you … Continue reading Pyramids →

My sleep has never been great, and in the last few years, it's been terrible. I have recently had it described as 'fragmented', which is a technical term but makes a lot of sense. It describes well my ability to get to sleep easily, but then lie for great periods of time, awake, turning to … Continue reading Sleep issues →

Our first real outing from Perth ! Our restrictions have lifted here, slightly, to allow you to ( distantly) meet up to 20 people, travel within some regions, to go camping, and this week's easing - we can even go out for a meal. Distancing, numbers limited, contact tracing of course, but still it's a … Continue reading First outing from Perth →

Another Anzac Day, after approximately five weeks of restrictions and working from home. It was lovely to see quite a few people standing in their driveways, with a candle or torch, listening to the service on the radio quietly. It's not the same as the dawn service up at Monument Hill or King's Park, where … Continue reading Anzac Day after 5 weeks at home →