by P.G. Davies | Feb 28, 2026 | blog
Last week I was invited to lunch at a golf club. Not my usual hangout but as a writer seeking source material I always give something a go. To be fair I have played a few rounds of golf in the past but gave up as somehow it did not have the physical contact I was...
by P.G. Davies | Feb 5, 2026 | blog
It is a little-known fact that I once worked for the BBC. It was only for two weeks and I like to think that I was filling in for the Governor-General. I forget his name so he cannot have been that important. In fact, I worked in the Record Library and was filling...
by P.G. Davies | Dec 18, 2025 | blog
I recently had a hip replaced and all went gone well though I felt a little neglected as I had no catheter. Five years ago, when I had a knee replacement, I had a catheter and I have fond memories of an experienced nurse expertly removing it. The world of hospitals...
by P.G. Davies | Aug 15, 2025 | blog
Last week I went to yoga. On entering the studio, I held the door open for a woman of circa 80 years old. On finishing the session, she told me how much she was impressed by my Tree Pose. I was about to say how I was impressed with her Downward Dog but to avoid...
by P.G. Davies | Jul 8, 2025 | blog
Saturday was a big day. Over in Sydney to see the British and Irish Lions play the Waratahs. First off, I was taken by my younger daughter to Baker Bleu, the local bakery frequented by the Double Bay fashionistas. All activewear and handbag dogs with bulbous eyes...
by P.G. Davies | Jun 17, 2025 | blog
It is that time in the cycle again. Every two years the government sends me a bowel cancer testing kit with which I am meant to return a faecal sample. The problem is I have lost the test kit and the return envelope. Undeterred I have laid a deposit in a normal...
