Wake to packing dreams - no surprise as have been getting ready for the road trip all of Monday. At least everything is stashed in piles and the gear choices are made. Did a quick shop - took the car as

Was going to be one of those days. They always turn out like this ahead of a bike tour. Once upon a time I had lists - camping and cycling. Then it morphed into a cycling drawer and a camping drawer. Then

Was a bleah day - grey and rainy. Did the investing accounts - a quarter million dollars down on the week added to the grey mood. Can only hope the bombing stops soon. Nothing sold is nothing lost. A long

Rainy day. Heading into the city for lunch with a friend. My wife came along - driving made for something of a walk from were we could park Walk up Bourke Street past The Carrington Hotel. Have had lunch

Day started with a message from a friend. She has found the midge orchids I told her about - a first sighting for her. That got me moving to check out my other known site Pea flower on the way into the

My day raced away - a long phone call with my son - important to spend the time to help out. Walked down to the local track to look for autumn orchids - fire wheel flower on the way Another house for sale

A warm day cooking up. There was a plan to go exploring. That did not happen. Got on the bike after lunch to walk in the bush on Seven Mile Beach. Too hot to walk across the exposed section to Comerong

A completely different start to the day - my granddaughter has been booked into gymnastic classes in our local community centre. Close to our house makes an easy visit chance Hall all set up. No photos

This was another morning frittered away doing IT stuff. Trying to fix a TV streaming service so my wife's grandson can watch Bluey. Every 3 year old wants to do that. Took the whole morning - upgrade -

Got a hot day cooking up. Saw a Facebook post about the first brittle midge orchids emerging - February is their normal month for flowering. Got in the car to visit one known spot with a plan to look for

A wet day to end the weekend. Finished off my blog review post and headed out after lunch time for an umbrella walk. Thinking to walk two stations down, do the shopping there and train back. OR catch a

Was a late night and and early watch the markets session. Chose not to do much in ugly markets. Has been a tough week in a week markets were only mildly unhappy. Best to do is focus on other things and

Another hot day on the way. Meeting with a friend for coffee and half a breakfast. I had the half my wife did not eat. Was a good chance to pick up the delivery the postman could not deliver the day before.

A hot day cooking up. We have a different day lined up. Train up the Central Coast for a lunch with a bunch of my wife's former colleagues. They meet once a month in venues in and around Sydney. A stretch

Isn't it time to ditch the old ways? You see people crying everywhere about Amazon affiliate being dead. Let me give you a reality check. Amazon is fine. What actually died is that lazy 2015 mindset where

Got a different day lined. My wife said she would work around me visiting my son. Headed out after she came back from coffee. Do a walk. Buy lunch. Visit my son. Shop. Come home Walked Bomadery Creek Regional

A late night - a slow start - we were on the road just after 11 to drive down south. Looking forward to a few nights away and not being woken up at 5 am by the toilet flush upstairs. We did stop at Bulli

Have a different day lined up - maybe exactly the day to be helping a friend out on investing strategy. Donald Trump talks about tariffs over Greenland Market tanks 2% in one session. These are good days

Another rainy start - kept the head down putting together a review post on a new product from my friend, Tiffany Lambert. Was after lunch time when it felt clear to go out - walked up to local station

Another rainy day as the East Coast Low hangs over Sydney. Not had the big rain they forecast but it has rained on and off all night and day. So much for the El Nino summer they talked about in September.