G’day Erik Welcome to Day 25. Tonight you (and Mum) went to your first ever car club meeting. I’ve been a member of the FE-HR Holden Owners Club ACT since 1993. I joined at age 17, straight after I bought my first 1959 FC Holden Special Sedan. I’ve been on the club committee for 8 [...]
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Day 25 – FE-HR Holden Owners Club ACT
Posted in Retro Flashbacks on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Day 16 – Triple J Hottest 100 Songs of All Time
Posted in Favourite Songs, Retro Flashbacks on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
G’day Erik Welcome to Day 16. At the end of each year, Triple J listeners submit their top ten songs for the Hottest 100 – which is then played on Australia Day and released on a double CD. We have every CD since 1993, as I’ve been listening to ABC Radio Station ‘Triple J‘ since [...]
Our Cars – 1975 Leyland Mini S ‘Chester’
Posted in Favourite Cars, Retro Flashbacks on May 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
G’day Erik & Josie When your Mum and I first met, I had just bought my second car, a 1959 FC Holden station wagon. Your Mum was driving around in her first car, a 1975 Leyland Mini S. She named it Chester and paid for it with the money she’d earnt whilst working at McDonalds. [...]
Our Cars – 1972 Volkswagen Kombi Campervan ‘Vicki’
Posted in Family Holidays, Favourite Cars, Retro Flashbacks on May 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
G’day Erik & Josie During 1997-1999, your Mum and I went overseas to see some of the world. In July 1998, we returned from a two month tour of Alaska, Yukon Territory and the Canadian Rocky Mountains. We had a year before we were due home and weren’t looking forward to living out of backpacks, booking hostels and relying on public [...]
101 Things That Mean The Most To Me
Posted in Retro Flashbacks on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
101 Things That Mean The Most To Me My Family & Friends 1. My Wife 2. My Kids (Erik is on his way) 3. My Family 4. My Nan 5. My Pop 6. My Ma 7. My Uncles & Aunts 8. My Cousins 9. My Mates 10. Franklin My Most Inspirational Moments 11. Meeting my wife at my [...]
Nursery Renovations – Step 2
Posted in Home Renovations, Retro Flashbacks, Sporting Events, Weekend Activities on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
G’day Eric & Josie Erik is now less than 10 weeks away from being born. This weekend, we continued renovating my home office into a nursery. Step 1 last weekend was sanding back all the surfaces and filling all the holes. Step 2 was staining the window frames, door frame and skirting boards. We stained them in a cedar colour to [...]
Love The Beast (2009)
Posted in Favourite Movies, Retro Flashbacks on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
G’day Erik & Josie This week, your Mum and I went and saw Eric Bana’s new movie Love The Beast (2009). It’s about his 25 year love of his first car, a 1974 Ford Falcon XB Coupe and his journey to the 2007 Targa Tasmania. I’ve still got my first car (pictured), a two-tone green 1959 [...]
Why you support the Sydney Swans
Posted in Parental Advice, Retro Flashbacks, Sporting Events on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
G’day Erik & Josie In one photo your parents are wearing shirts that commemorate the Sydney Swans 2005 AFL Premiership victory over the West Coast Eagles. Your Mum and I weren’t able to attend the game, as we were at our friends wedding in Canberra (Graham & Kathy) – the other photo. Much to the bride’s dismay, we did [...]
Why you support the Parramatta Eels
Posted in Parental Advice, Retro Flashbacks on March 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
G’day Erik & Josie You will notice from the photos in my last post that I’m wearing my retro Parramatta Eels Rugby League jersey. I’ve been following the Parramatta Eels since I was born in 1975. I follow the Eels as Parramatta is the team based closest to where I was born in Windsor NSW. I [...]
Your parents have started a blog
Posted in Retro Flashbacks on January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
G’day Erik & Josie I’ve created this online journal so that as you’re growing up, you can read all about your Mum and Dad. I thought it would be a great way for you to learn about us and a great way for us to tell you our stories before our memories fade and alzheimer’s [...]
