Graeme Kitney YHS 1950: I particularly liked the article submitted by Peter Wallace, an old class mate, as it was only a couple of months ago that we were wondering what had happened to him. I was saddened to read in his article that both Don Munro and John Sundquist had died as they were close friends while we were at school. On a brighter note, I phoned May Hill last week, who I think is our "Senior Member". May has been back home for some time now after spending around 18 months at her daughter's house in Canberra, recovering from a broken hip. She also survived the bush fires while there, the neighbours' houses burnt down but Judith's house survived. May is still fairly active but has to use her back door if she goes out as she can't manage the steps at the front, but is still very bright and positive. While talking she reminded me that it was eight years since Ann and I had taken her to England to celebrate her 80th birthday with her cousins in Newcastle. It was her 88th birthday on the day we phoned. I have put the date of the next reunion in my diary having missed the last one in March. However I think I had a good excuse as I had just had major surgery on my shoulder to repair a 2cm gap in the tendon, which gave way last year while swimming in the therapeutic waters at Santorini. I've suggested to Cabrini Hospital that they should open an account with Bunnings, because they charged me $700 for the two screws used to repair the tendon. Ann and I continue on our SKI (Spending the Kids Inheritance) trips, last year we spent 10 weeks in Turkey, Greece, the UK, Belgium and Holland and we have just returned from four weeks in China. I read with interest the article on using Carnival Cruises instead of a nursing home, I receive two or three emails a week from Carnival, perhaps I should study them more closely.
