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Since 2002, I’ve been writing a “yearly review”. Watch and read, as my weight, thought and value system fluctuates from year to year!!! Hopefully I get wiser each year, though don’t count on it. :)

Yearly Review – 2020

It's all "party of five" here in Sydney for NYE tonight. That's the maximum number of people allowed in homes tonight, though I'm sure tomorrow's newspapers will tell of stories of people who've breached the rules. The fireworks are still going ahead, without crowds around the foreshore. The cricket is going ahead next week at … Continue reading Yearly Review – 2020

December 31, 2020January 7, 2021Yearly Reviews5 Comments

Yearly Review – 2019

It's the morning of December 28th, and I'm sitting at the kitchen table at Pat's place in Lismore. Pat is wandering around the house doing bits and pieces. Jack and John are sitting on the verandah discussing the state of the world (from fishing licences to global warming). Over the last few years, things have … Continue reading Yearly Review – 2019

December 28, 2019November 14, 2020Yearly Reviews1 Comment

Yearly Review – 2018

"Where will you live? Will you live in Goonellabah?", a relative asked me on the phone the other night, when I told her about my retirement plans, which involve returning to my hometown, Lismore. "Oh no, not Goonellabah, but most definitely somehwere on the hill, probably East Lismore", I told her. Having grown up on … Continue reading Yearly Review – 2018

December 29, 2018December 29, 2018Yearly Reviews6 Comments

Yearly Review – 2017

"I'm not sure I can make it all the way to the midnight fireworks", I said to my friend Kate, as we spoke earlier today about plans for New Year's Eve in Sydney, where we have tickets to the celebration at Barrangaroo. "Don't worry", she said, "I'll bring a blanket, and if we need to, … Continue reading Yearly Review – 2017

December 30, 2017November 14, 2020sandra carpenter, Yearly Reviews4 Comments

Yearly Review – 2016

So, it's the end of 2016, and I'm currently in Lismore where I'm spending time with my family. Although I'm working through the Christmas/NY period (while colleagues with families take a break), it's been great having a few public holidays on the back of the weekends. It's been a busy year at work, as you … Continue reading Yearly Review – 2016

December 30, 2016May 26, 2019Yearly Reviews6 Comments

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Born : Lismore / Widgibal – Bundjalung

Live : Sydney / Gadigal – Eora

Also : Brisbane, Bourke, Renmark, Wagga, Perth

Work : ABC Radio (Regional and Local)

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