Nineteen Sixty Four | The Blog
Nineteen Sixty Four (The Blog) is a collection of random thoughts, comments and adventures from my life, opinions are my own and are not to be confused with the thoughts in my head or written elsewhere, trademarks are similarly not mine (except for the ones that ARE mine) and are used within the context of the stories being told. Some of these stories are as I remember them, others may be spiced up to keep the reader engaged… you can choose what to believe or not…
Eulogy – Auntie Eva
Hello, my name is John Robinson and I’m Auntie Eva’s nephew. Auntie Eva was always my favourite auntie even though I don’t really know any of my other aunties. We were always very close and we even shared a birthday, although just a few years...
Today is my Fiftieth Birthday
Well today is the day I turn 50, I'm still not really sure how that makes me feel, in my opinion it is one of the last 'milestone birthdays' where you're still working and in good health, generally in the years beyond 50 you start to show signs of slowing down,...
Simple Shelter – Simple Life
“There is nothing more beautiful than living a simple life in this complex universe!” - Mehmet Murat ildan I had always imagined living simply - from a very young age I had always wanted to build my own home, during my teenage years I spent time...
Learning to Build
For more than 30 years I had dreamed of building my own home, well when I say home I mean somewhere to live, somewhere as a base for the adventurer in me to return to and somewhere to sit on a porch and reflect on places I had been. Finally I was in a position to make...
Planting our Garden
"To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves". -- Mohandas Gandhi Today Carla and I visited Heronswood in Dromana, this historic building built in 1874 and set on 46 acres of gardens is home to the The Digger's Club. The...