Charlie's WorldRed Wine Wednesday – The Exhibitionist
Posted on November 16, 2011
So, Its that time of the week again.
Well, lets be more specific, its the time of the week where I write about the wine I drink as if it’s the only day I do the drinking. There are may be other days of the week where I am unfaithful to Wednesday, but the specifics of which are in the hands of my lawyers and will be used in court when the wine brands start battling for my affections*
Red Wine Wednesday – Sinclair Estate
Posted on November 9, 2011
It’s been way too long since the last Red Wine Wednesday
My dear readers, I apologise.
Especially seeing as my wine stocks are were at an all time high.
So, without further ado, I give you 2010 Sinclair Estate Shiraz Cabernet.
bike restoration
Posted on November 1, 2011
As you may remember, I am restoring my old mountain bike from 1993 with plans to turn it into a lightweight singlespeed demon street racer.
Having stripped the frame, bought the replacement parts, fixed up the old suspension forks with parts from a niche supplier in the US, prepared, under coated and resprayed the frame in storm trooper white, I then discovered that the headset I had is too tall for the steerer tube of the fork.
In short, I can’t go any further
Not without sourcing a really low stack height vintage threaded headset, which they haven’t really made since the mid 90’s, or scouring ebay for a fork with smooth steerer that will work with a modern style headset (or a vintage one with a longer threaded steerer)
Arse. Read More
I am man
Posted on October 30, 2011
I think I’ve finally (at 40 years old) made it into manhood.
Yes, even having 2 children doesn’t cut it.
What you need to be a proper bona fide man is to own some loud power tools.
Lots of them. Read More
Gardening
Posted on October 23, 2011
I love my garden. Sure, its rough around the edges, only barely under a semblance of control, but after a busy season of pruning, hacking, digging and re-planting – it’s starting to come together.
This season, I bought a chainsaw, which meant bigger more serious chopping could be done. We have a lot more light coming into the back now as a result.
I also dug out two old crappy grassed areas and made a couple of vegetable patches.
moody and dark
Posted on October 15, 2011
Sunsets. They’re always good for the soul.
It’s good to gave a colourful close to a day – it’s as if nature is finishing the day with a poetic full stop.
Well, thats all fine and dandy, but the internet (and indeed my own photo collection) is full of shots of sunsets. They happen every day in millions of different places around the world – they’re almost as common as a Ford Fiesta.
So I decided to do something different Read More
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Posted on October 13, 2011
Sometimes, Perth does unexpected things. Like having the West Australian Symphony Orchestra play lunchtime mini concerts in the street, shopping malls and office quadrants.
How awesome is that?
Well, as it turns out, very awesome.
Abstracts
Posted on October 4, 2011
I had a few minutes before dinner the other night, and as the light was lovely, I thought I’d pop to the beach to take a few shots. Well, I missed the best of it – the sun goes down so fast here – you really have to lie in wait for the golden light, if you see it, you’re already too late. Ah well.
Anyway, not to waste an opportunity, I used the rapidly descending darkness to take some more abstracts.
Review: Smith Journal
Posted on October 3, 2011
Every now and again life throws up a little surprise that just sits there and goes
‘Ha! you didn’t expect THAT did you?’
Usually, these are bad things, like a chainsaw to the leg, driving headlong into a freshly opened sink-hole in the road or a wasp stinging you in the eyeball*
*I might be kind of hamming it up a little here
Sometimes, however, it’s something utterly amazing.
Like my lovely wife ordering the first edition of super new funky Australian men’s magazine ‘Smith Journal’ as a surprise for me.
Fathers Day
Posted on September 30, 2011
It was, a while ago now, I’m a few weeks behind with my posting, fathers day in Oz.
Jay and the girls wanted to take me for a nice lunch out and a mooch around Kings Park in Perth to look at the spring flowers. I still get confused. Having grown up in the UK, the seasons and the months are 180 degrees apart. As me a snap question – what season is September – I’ll answer Autumn every time. Ah well, maybe one of these days I’ll go native.
Kings Park is huge – 1000 acres (4sq km) of botanic gardens and native bushland just outside Perth city centre. It’s on a hill and has amazing views across the Swan River and the sweep of the city, plus it has an extraordinary collection of native wildflowers.
In a couple of weeks, its going to be hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting – even the Queen and Pip are coming.
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