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This gives you a reasonable idea of the new living room, admittedly in two different lights. I'm very pleased with the light - it is a weird sort of part-Deco part-Nouveau thing, with a simple paper lampshade. The new green walls are much more soothing than the old yellow ones, and I think the wallpaper does something good above the fireplace, without resorting to the  huge mirror kind of thing. It's hard to believe that one person can complain about hanging so little wallpaper, right? But the chimney had to be plastered first (as did the wall behind the lamp) and the pattern wasn't totally forgiving. Very curious, Liz and I see the pattern in COMPLETELY different ways. Fortunately we agree on the overall look!

 This is Birnum Birnum lookout (close, anyway) on the Woronora River. Liz is down there somewhere, paddling. This is a great place for running, although a bit small and a bit of a test of the nerves. Falling could be a bit painful. However, I don't go looking for world speed records in this kind of country. So far, no accidents.

I should get some pictures from the Bardwell valley, which is similar terrain to my untutored eye, although the Cooks is not the Woronora. One day I think I'll just run trails, they're very satisfying.


Many years ago when I was managing ABILITY, I got my DoS to find out about getting one of these signs - it turned out to be free, and I've always enjoyed the apparent landmark status it confers. Finally UTS has caught up. I wonder if it's been irking someone there for years, that this tiny language school had its own council sign, and the mighty UTS didn't. Oh well, in five years I'll be the only person who remembers our sign was first.