Dingo Lingo!

My apologies for the title because Ray is clearly not a Dingo, but Dingo Lingo did have a nice flow to it, and we do have a number of Followers in Australia! Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 33 (Late 1950’s – Theatres)

In 1958, I became more interested in both the Empire Theatre (where Dad worked) and the Embassy Theatre (where Mum worked) because of the available complimentary tickets! Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 32 (Late 1950’s – Train Spotting)

For anybody not familiar with train spotting, it consisted of getting a book which contained every number of every locomotive operating in a specific area which, in my case, was the Eastern Region. Continue reading →

In the Middle of the Night

In the Middle of the Night – A Post by Carol (Ray’s “Mom”). 

A lot can go on in the middle of the night that Colin is blissfully unaware of until I groggily greet him in the morning and give him a summary of my night of interrupted sleep! Continue reading →

“The Conversation”

A week or two ago, I was out walking with Ray and everything was pretty much routine, such that my mind started to wander (a trait noted on various old school reports!). Continue reading →

Cats!

Ray has always had a problem with cats! Whether it is an intuitive thing, or whether he has had a bad experience, we of course can never know but we do think that it is rather more than simply prey drive. Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 31 (Late 1950’s – Bike Rides)

My new bike opened up a whole new world of independence for me as I slowly built up my bike ride mileage. Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 30 (Late 1950’s – Classical Music)

Dad had always loved classical music and had quite the collection of 78rpm records. Continue reading →

Cool Ray!

We have had many really hot and humid days this month such that we are virtually hibernating during the day. Ray, however, does need to go out into the back garden periodically so of course we join him and have a little play (and clean up after him!). Continue reading →