http://www.awcook.org/emma/ 2026-04-10T08:28:26+00:00 http://www.awcook.org/emma/ http://www.awcook.org/emma/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2008-11-29T12:51:54+00:00 http://www.awcook.org/emma/doku.php?id=blog:2008:1123_first_entry just starting Hi Emma, I'll see if this actually works or not!! text/html 2008-11-23T13:23:03+00:00 http://www.awcook.org/emma/doku.php?id=blog:2008:1123_second_entry Hi Emma, Hope this is Ok as well! text/html 2008-11-30T11:00:06+00:00 http://www.awcook.org/emma/doku.php?id=blog:2008:1130_hi_from_vic_state_library library, church Hi Emma, Hope you are fine. I finally got this blog software going (<http://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki>). It is a lot easier to update than what I was doing before. All I need is an Internet connection. I'm at the Victoria State Library at the moment using their free wireless Internet. Alex was at church this morning, which was great to see. He is my 99 year old friend that you will remember, I'm sure. He had a fall in his garden about a month ago and has spend time in hospita… text/html 2008-12-01T08:45:06+00:00 http://www.awcook.org/emma/doku.php?id=blog:2008:1130_numbat Christmas, fauna Hi Em, Grandma (or Mum as I call her!) sent me an early Xmas present that I thought you'd like to see. It is a donation on my behalf to help save the Australian Numbat. Don't you think it is just beautiful? Lots of love, Aaron xxx ooo text/html 2008-11-30T03:27:01+00:00 http://www.awcook.org/emma/doku.php?id=blog:2008:1130_what_i_m_reading books, Gene Wolfe, library Hi again Em, At the risk of boring you I'll use this blog to keep a note of what I am reading currently. It will be nice for me to keep a record and hopefully you might even find some good reading tips! In Green's Jungles, by Gene Wolfe This is the second book of the Short Sun series. I have just finished reading the first book called “On Blue's Waters” and that was wonderful. He is a wonderful writer of science fiction and fantasy. The series is set on a distan… text/html 2008-12-05T06:16:36+00:00 http://www.awcook.org/emma/doku.php?id=blog:2008:1205_hi_from_athenaeum_library library, Christmas Hi Emma, Hope you are fine. We had our work Christmas lunch at St Kilda today. It was very pleasant. After the lunch I walked around St Kilda a bit with a couple of friends from work and then caught the tram up to the Athenaeum library. Normally I'm stuck at work in Clayton during the week and can't get here before it closes, so it is really nice to be able to visit apart from the Saturday morning. There is a book launch on here at the moment (not sure whose, I'll try to fi… text/html 2008-12-05T10:31:30+00:00 http://www.awcook.org/emma/doku.php?id=blog:2008:1205_what_i_m_reading books, library, Gene Wolfe The Evil Guest, by Gene Wolfe Hi Em, Just a quick post to tell you what I'm reading. As you can see, it is another book by Gene Wolfe. This is quite a different style of book to any other ones of his I have read and is his latest one (published this year). It is set 100 years in the future and is about a beautiful actress, a young professor who is a “magician” and a mysterious and sinister businessman. It is described as a “pulp thriller” and that is a very good… text/html 2008-12-13T00:29:17+00:00 http://www.awcook.org/emma/doku.php?id=blog:2008:1213_st_andrew_s_sketch church Hi Em, Hope you are fine. I had to rescan this image of the church as the image the church office had been using wasn't printing so well. I think it looks good now. It is a lovely drawing of the church, don't you think? I don't know who drew it, so I'll ask that when I'm there tomorrow. [St Andrew's Box Hill] I am on at Computerbank in a little while, so after a bit of time here at the Athenaeum Library (which is where I'm writing this) I'll head off to try to finish your Xmas shopp… text/html 2008-12-24T21:48:06+00:00 http://www.awcook.org/emma/doku.php?id=blog:2008:1224_happy_christmas Christmas, presents Hi Emma, Wishing you a very Christmas for tomorrow!!! I hope you have a wonderful day. I'll be thinking of you. These are the presents that I sent to you (only last weekend sorry!). I hope you like them. [Christmas presents for 2008] It is just the usual kind of stuff that I send, hope you don't mind. I'm off to church in a few minutes. There is a choral service tonight at 8pm. After Christmas service tomorrow (at 9.30am), I'll be having Christmas lunch with Alex and Na… text/html 2008-12-24T07:30:06+00:00 http://www.awcook.org/emma/doku.php?id=blog:2008:1224_what_i_m_reading_or_rather_have_just_finished books, Gene Wolfe, Ngaio Marsh, library, Athenaeum Hi Em, Hope you are well and looking forward to Christmas tomorrow! Before I post the photos of your Christmas presents (posted last weekend), I thought I'd note these books that I read recently (I'm sure you are interested in this, or maybe not! :-) ) text/html 2008-12-26T01:35:01+00:00 http://www.awcook.org/emma/doku.php?id=blog:2008:1226_happy_boxing_day Christmas Hi Emma, Hope you had a lovely Christmas yesterday. I had a good day. First I went to the St Andrew's church service in the morning and then I went home, quickly cooked a bit and then had a very nice lunch with Alex and Nancy. It was lovely sitting out on the veranda in the warmth after lunch - very peaceful and relaxing. In the evening I phoned your Grandma and Grandpa in NZ to have a chat and wish them a very happy Christmas Hope you are enjoying a good break now. I'm thinking I'l… text/html 2008-12-31T13:03:52+00:00 http://www.awcook.org/emma/doku.php?id=blog:2008:1231_happy_new_year New Year Hi Em, Happy New Year!! I hope you have a lovely 2009! I have had a fairly quiet New Year but that is quite nice really. There are fireworks and rockets going off right now (luckily Lulu is safe inside). I was in the city earlier this evening and had a look at the fireworks there. It was very busy in the city but interesting to see. Wishing you all the best for 2009. Lots of love, Aaron xxxooo