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Ode to Herb
Herb at 19 Years Old My father, Kevin Ross Gill, was born on 26 February 1930 and died on the 30 July 2004 aged 76. He married Jill Margaret Chappell on 13 June 1960 and between them they produced four … Continue reading
Lily
I walked down to the car this morning to see a hand crafted Valentine’s Day Card to Lily’s dad and me behind the windscreen wiper…..it was beautiful….all wrapped up with a bow and saying “Happy Valentines Day” and that she … Continue reading
Lily’s lovely comments
I was doing the roving microphone interviewing the Brisbane Broncos legends and the Australian Softball Legends at the Yellow Socks game today. My daughter asked me if she could come. I said that she had dancing so she wouldn’t be … Continue reading
Mark and his ability to do a bun
My daughter indulges in bun sports – that is physical activity that requires the hair to be placed in a circular motion and restrained from the face with a hair net. This weekend I was away and so it was … Continue reading
Palliative Care Nurses
I hope you never have to directly deal with a palliative care unit. However, if you do, it is likely that you will come across an amazing group of people. My father was cared for by an extraordinary group of … Continue reading
My Mum
I would like to say thanks to my mum. There’s not much of her, but even though she’s getting a little older, she can still walk into a house and transform into the Tasmanian Devil of cleaning and have my house … Continue reading
Let’s hear it for the swimming pool!
The cement pond……what a wonderful invention…….thank goodness for the pool….. We are fortunate to have a swimming pool in our backyard. Now, we live in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia where it can get hot – damn hot – in Summer. Although … Continue reading
My Dad – Kevin “Herb” Gill
I have been thinking about family a lot today. Whenever I do that I think about my Dad. He died in 2004, 3 months after my daughter was born. So, today, I want to acknowledge my great Dad. Family was very … Continue reading
Love and huge amounts of appreciation to Mark Osborne!
Well, I said that in reply to Cam’s comment that it is paramount that we let our families and friends know what we appreciate in them because we can tend to assume they already know that we think they are great….so……this … Continue reading