Category Archives: Life

Ran for Cancer and pancakes at the Canada Cancer Council 5/10 km Fun Run today! This time with Susannah, Kas, Holland, Chris, and Linda. They all did well and we helped raise $41,000 for cancer research (as in all the … Continue reading →

I tried sailing for the first time Sunday afternoon on a choppy, windy, cold lake Burley Griffin. It was a lot of fun! Mostly I sat in the boat while someone else sailed, baby steps. I’m planning to take a … Continue reading →

I finally uploaded some photos from my two weeks in Queensland (a few are captioned). More to come. Enjoy these for now.

Today a friend and I ran the 10k (6mile) Canada Fun Run (formerly the Terry Fox Fun Run). It was a nice day with cool weather, many people participated to raise money for cancer research, and we managed a good … Continue reading →

I won second place in the Burgmann College Food Festival for my Chocolate Chip Cookies! (First prize went to Spicy Chicken Wings.) For second place I won a tea set for two. Don’t ask me, apparently there was a Mother’s … Continue reading →

I received the photos taken by the marathon’s photographers along the route. Here they are, appropriately captioned :-)

I went to the footy on Saturday. Not soccer or American football, but Australian Rugby Union, which is not to be confused with Rugby League or the AFL (Australian Football League :-). Despite my friends best efforts to explain the … Continue reading →

I finished the Canberra Marathon in 5 hours 48 minutes and 48 seconds!. I’ve posted some photos in the photo gallery taken by Taira. She was volunteering so their aren’t many. I’ve ordered the official marathon photos and will post … Continue reading →

I’m running my first marathon next Sunday (April 15th). There are a few reasons why I’m running a marathon, the first is to see if I can. The second is to raise money for the Children’s Cancer Institute Australia with … Continue reading →