RELEASED AT LAST!

At long last my autobiography, 30 years in the writing, has been released to the public! On the morning of 21st January, Dymocks Books in Bendigo held the launch of my autobiography. My brother Geoffrey and his wife Meryl were on hand and Geoff did my official introduction to the wandering masses (well... 20 or so)! We sold ten books, so that wasn't a bad start and I certainly didn't suffer from writer's cramp signing that number. The media has assisted with articles in the Bendigo Weekly and Advertiser, while WIN Television did an interview last week which went to air on Friday, January 27.

We are attempting to get the book ePublished online, but won't know about that for a few days - I will advise you further in my next Blog.If you would like a personally signed copy - for yourself or a friend - just contact me on my email address and I'll send you details.

My only other social outing was "Harrymas"... our Dad's birthday... when my immediate family gathered at the home of my daughter and her husband for an afternoon of eating, watching old home movies and having a singalong.

The most recent event that concerns me is my problem neighbours… a gentleman in a wheelchair (who is an alcoholic) and his family. His son was caught (on camera) pinching the wallet of a taxi driver who brought me home from dialysis last week (while he was seeing me to the front door), so now I make sure all the doors and windows are locked at night. It’s things like that that make me a tad nervous about living alone virtually 24/7… not to mention waking up during the early hours to the sounds of the house! Creaks and bumps in the night are rather disconcerting now whereas they never used to bother me.

Ah, the joys of being a loner!

Oh, I have also become the proud (?) owner of a new wheelchair! I am still 'breaking it in', but will tell you more about it in my next blog... stay tuned!