John Lampard

The day that was. Later start. Cafe coffee/brunch. Household stuff. Read newsletter subs. Jaunt to Queens Park, NSW. Home. Lunch. Jaunt to Zetland NSW. Say hello. Home. Write emails. Two hour walk. Tea. Stream show. Read. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Earlier start. Cafe coffee. FaceTime call with colleagues. Work (WFH). Lunch. To #HotDesk... it's been a while. More coffee. More work. Read RSS. Invoicing, e-paperwork. Depart #HotDesk. Supermarket. 2 hr walk. Tea. Chillax, a long week. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Earlier start. Cafe coffee. Work (WFH). Jaunt to Tamarama, NSW. Lunch. Home. Resume work, late finish. Read RSS. Chillax. Tea. Stream show. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Earlier start. Cafe coffee. FaceTime call with colleagues. Work (WFH). Lunch. More work... is full on ATM. Read RSS. Supermarket. Two hour walk. Tea. Stream show. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Earlier start. Cafe coffee. Work (WFH). Lunch. More work. FaceTime call with a colleague. Blog posts. Two hour walk. Tea. Stream show. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Earlier start. Cafe coffee. FaceTime call with colleagues. Work (WFH). Lunch. More work. No walk, rained out. Read RSS. Tea. Stream show. 3 yrs on Mastodon today. Aren't I the social one, tho I think the socials stopped being social in 2010. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Late start. Cafe coffee/brunch. More household stuff. Clean balcony windows. Slow morning. Jaunt to Redfern, NSW. Lunch. Home. Slow afternoon. Read RSS. Blog posts. How to stop AI scraper swarm? Use Raid? Two hour walk. Tea. Stream show. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Late start. Cafe coffee/brunch. Household stuff. Read newsletter subs. To nearby market. Lunch. Home. Slow afternoon. Two hour walk. Tea. Stream movie. Read. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

This was happening in the Bat and Ball Oval, Moore Park NSW, earlier this evening

The day that was. Later start. Cafe coffee. FaceTime call with colleagues. Supermarket run (nothing at all in the house). Jaunt to Randwick NSW. Home. Lunch. Work (WFH). Read RSS. Backup files, laptop maintenance. Out to dinner. Home now. Write this. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Happy 30 October to all who celebrate it. Late start. Cafe coffee/brunch. Pack car, drive to Sydney, NSW. Lunch at Chiswick, Woollahra on this day of days. Slow afternoon. Two hour walk. Pub grub dinner (and my first drink of 2025). Home. Chillax. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

A round coaster featuring the text "Tea Gardens Hotel" at the top, a flower design in the center, and "Bondi Since 1854" at the bottom. The overall color is a light brown with black text and design.

It's Bondi Junction, not Bondi, tho the suburb now Bondi Junction was called Tea Gardens, after this very bar which has been here since 1854.

What I really want to say tho, on this day of days, on returning to Sydney to be here specially tonight is: an rud a líonas an tsúil líoann sé an croí :)

The day that was. Later start. Coffee. FaceTime call with colleagues. Work (WFH). Lunch. More work. FaceTime call with client. Read RSS. Two hour walk. Supermarket. Tea. Stream show. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Later start. Coffee. Work (WFH). Lunch. More work. Sort, reorganise files. Read RSS. Blog posts. Two hour walk. Tea. Stream show. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Later start. Cafe coffee. FaceTime call with colleagues. Work (WFH). Lunch. More work. Read RSS. Two hour walk. Supermarket. Tea. Stream show. That'll do it for a Monday... To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Late start. Cafe coffee/brunch. More household stuff. Mow lawn, tidy garden. Plan week ahead, we probably need to return to Sydney, NSW soon, but not right now. Lunch w/ neighbours. Slow afternoon. Read RSS. Blog post. 2hr walk. Tea. Stream movie. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Late start. Cafe coffee/brunch. Household stuff. Read newsletter subs. Check out local DA apps. Lunch. Slow afternoon. Unblock blocked vacuum cleaner. Two hour walk. Tea. Stream movie. Read. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Later start. Cafe coffee. FaceTime call with colleagues. Work (WFH). Lunch. Invoicing, e-paperwork, payment receipts. Laptop maintenance, system updates. Read RSS. Two hour walk. Supermarket. Tea. Stream show. Read. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Later start. Coffee. Drive over to Gorokan, NSW. Do stuff. Home. Work (WFH). Drive over to Lake Haven, NSW. Lunch. Home. More work. Read RSS. Backup data, files. Two hour walk. Tea. Stream show, To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Later start. Coffee. FaceTime call with colleagues. Work (WFH). Lunch. More work. Invoicing, e-paperwork. Read RSS. Blog posts. One hour walk (it's warm and a tad pollen-y out there. Supermarket. Tea. Stream show. Read. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Earlier start. Cafe coffee. Work (WFH) with colleague visiting from Sydney. Lunch. More work. Farewell colleague. Read RSS. Blog posts. Two hour walk. Supermarket. Tea. Stream movie. Read. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Earlier start. Cafe coffee. FaceTime call with colleagues. Work (WFH). Drive to Lake Haven, NSW. Lunch. Supermarket. Home. More work. FaceTime call with client. Read RSS. Blog posts. Two hour walk. Tea. Stream movie. Read. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Later start. Cafe coffee/brunch. More household stuff. Slow morning. Lunch with visiting friends. Slow afternoon. Two hour walk. Tea. Stream movie. Read. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

A magpie with black and white feathers is perched on a wooden post in a green, grassy area. In the background, a pathway and gardens with flowers are visible, along with some houses.

There is an estimated wait time of [32] minutes until the perch is available

The day that was. Later start. Cafe coffee/brunch. Household stuff. Catchup with/read (my few) newsletter subs. Backup files. Laptop maintenance. Lunch. Wash windows (being a cooler day). Chillax on veranda. Two hour walk. Tea. Stream movie (Wild Goat Surf). To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Later start. Cafe coffee. FaceTime call with colleagues. Work (WFH). Drive to Circle (too warm to walk, 31C) for lunch (fish n chips once more). Home. More work. Paperwork, invoicing. Read RSS. Two hour walk. Supermarket. Tea. Stream movie. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Later start. Coffee. Work (WFH). Lunch. More deadlines, more work. FaceTime call with colleagues. Read RSS subs. Blog post. Two hour walk. Tea. Stream show. We haven't been in Sydney NSW in a month. Time to return? Nah, not yet. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Later start. Coffee. FaceTime call with colleagues. Work (WFH). Drive to Charmhaven, NSW. Lunch. Home. Resume work. Read RSS. Blog post. Two hour walk. Supermarket. Tea. Chillax. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Later start. Cafe coffee. Work (WFH), get right into it. Lunch. More work. Read RSS. Blog posts. Two hour walk. Tea. Steam movie. Read. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal

The day that was. Earlier start. Cafe coffee. Drive to Lake Haven, NSW. Supermarket. Home. FaceTime call with colleagues. Work (WFH)... to tight deadline. Lunch. More work. Finish at 7PM. Two hour walk. Tea. Stream movie. To come: lights out #OnlineJournal