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Monday 13 February 1995
20/288 Casuarina Drive
Nightcliff 0810
” HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM! “
G’day again Mum and Dad.
We enjoyed our chat with you both on Saturday. Hope you’re still going good.
But rest assured, I won’t let the mundane get in the way of me telling a story or two
We’re both slowly recovering from this wretched flu virus. We thought we might be able to get out and … Read the rest ... “The Darwin Letters No. 6”
By Greg and by Trenna
This series of transcripts starts here.
The Post The 1973 Diary – Part 12 contains the last of the daily entries in Trenna’s hand written diary.
However, towards the back there is a section for “Accounts” where Trenna has put some figures down. I don’t know for sure, but I suspect it is an attempt at budgeting.
Good on her for trying when she was just 15 … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Extra Bits”
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Tuesday 17 January 1995
20/288 Casuarina Drive
Nightcliff NT 0810
G’day Mum and Dad,
Sorry we missed you on Sunday, Mum. How did you and Deb do at the Markets? Is this the first time you have sold stuff there? I can’t remember if we ever did get around to going to the Cannington Markets, I know we had intended to. How do they compare with other markets?
Greg’s going very … Read the rest ... “The Darwin Letters No. 5”
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Monday 19 December 1994
20/288 Casuarina Drive
Nightcliff 0810
Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!
Top End Greetings to you Mum and Dad, and also to anyone else who reads this letter.
Not another letter, we hear you cry! Don’t worry though, we’re sure the novelty will wear off very soon, and you’ll be blessed with a simple phone call.
But in the mean time, here we go again…
How are you … Read the rest ... “The Darwin Letters No. 4”
This series of transcripts starts here.
Sue woke me at 7.30 and I very unwillingly got out of bed. Had breakfast and then got dressed and left for work.
It was really cold walking to work so instead of taking 15 minutes it only took me 10. Today a new girl is starting her name is Eileen she is about 21 … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 12”
or at least the first of them
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Welcome to the third instalment in this series.
I’ve changed my mind several times, wrestling with how best to present this series of stories from when Trenna and I lived in tropical Darwin.
I’ve now decided I will do it by publishing, in the order they were written and sent, the letters Trenna wrote to my Mum and Dad.
We later … Read the rest ... “The Darwin Letters No. 3”
This series of transcripts starts here.
I awoke at 9.00 when Beth was knocking on my door, but I didn’t get up until 11.30. I had lunch with Beth and I lied again about Friday night.
After lunch I talked to Beth while she did her ironing and then I watched TV. There was a really good movie that had Hayley Mills in it. I … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 11”
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I got up at 7.20 and went down to breakfast. I left for work early as I had to stop at a chemist and buy a packet of Modess.
I walked through the dental hospital on my way to work and went to the toilet.
Work was pretty well much the same. Pat didn’t come in because she was sick. … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 10”
PLEASE READ THIS FIRST – THIS POST IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE
The following historical information is for interest only. It should in no way be thought of as medical advice applicable to any other individual. Medical science has moved on, and no two people have the exact same medical circumstances. I hope you find the information interesting, To see the “Introduction” to this series of posts, please click here.
Common abbreviations used by Trenna in this … Read the rest ... “Medical Records – Cardiology No. 6”
This series of transcripts starts here.
GM: There were no entries in the first few days of the month.
I woke up at 6.45 then got up and had a shower and washed my hair. I went down to breakfast.
Work was pretty good. In the morning I had plenty to do, but I wasn’t being rushed, but after I had … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 9”
This series of transcripts starts here.
I got up at 7.30 and then went to breakfast. Sue and I had breakfast with Ruth and Marg. I got dressed for work and then left.
I seem to be doing a lot more filing out the back and I could bloody kill Cheryl for making me do it. I was glad to get home.
We had tea … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 8”
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I got up at 8.30 and had breakfast. Thank goodness I didn’t have a stomach ache this morning. We went to Janette’s Sunday School. At first we all just sat in the hall and sang songs. Then we all broke into classes but no one came to Mr Nelson’s class so only 2 of us were in his … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 7”
This series of transcripts starts here.
I got up at 10 to 7 and had breakfast. Today I don’t have to go to BC. It’s now at 10.20 and I haven’t done hardly anything except Mrs Cole locked me out of my room by mistake.
I’ll meet Julie and Sue for lunch. We had a rather expensive lunch at Petite. Then I walked Sue … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 6”
By Greg
This website has now been live for six months so I thought it about time to make some comments about how it has been going, how it has evolved, and what I hope for the future.
I would greatly appreciate constructive feedback, either by commenting on this post, below, or by using the Contact Greg form.
Around the time I was starting the website I was enjoying a … Read the rest ... “Six Months of TrennaMahney.com”
This series of transcripts starts here.
Got up at 7.00 had a shower and breakfast then I met Julie and Sue at 8.30.
BC was the same as usual. I met Julie and Sue at 4.15 we talked then I walked Sue to her bus stop, we were really being stupid.
I got home at 5.15. There was a message for me to ring … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 5”
By Greg
This post relates to the Menu Diaries series. If you aren’t familiar with the series, a good place to start would be here.
The other day I was talking to a friend who likes the TrennaMahney.com website. I asked for some feedback, and this is what she said.
“I love all the stories about what Tren got up to – there’s lots of stuff I didn’t know. I don’t read those Menu things though… I’m not … Read the rest ... “Why You Should Read The Menu Diaries”
When I woke up my eye was still blind and I could have cried
This series of transcripts starts here.
When I woke up my eye was still blind and I could have cried.
BC was pretty well the same as yesterday. I hurried home and put my Levi’s on and then went out.
“with your looks and my money we could do things”
It was the first day of Business College. I got up at 7 and Uncle Frank drove me in to town. I got there fairly early and went straight to the office.
I had to fill in a form, then I was given my timetable.
9-11am – Bookkeeping
11-1pm – Typing
2-4pm – Shorthand
My bookkeeping … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 2”
A brief intro and rave from Greg, then a transcript of Trenna’s first diary.
In the Kitchen Tapes Trenna mentions that she kept a diary for the first time in 1973. As it turned out there were many days she didn’t diarise and the 1973 Diary was the last she did regularly until until 2006.
Trenna and I partly transcribed the 1973 Diary when our interest was … Read the rest ... “The 1973 Diary, Part 1”
Notes by Trenna, Intro by Greg
This is the first of a small number of these “Rough Notes” that I will be publishing from time to time.
As regular readers might expect they come from Trenna’s iPad. This document was headed “1970s” and it lists some key points and changes in Trenna’s life in the 1970s.
I think she has compiled it to remind herself of the interesting journey she has taken, but also to … Read the rest ... “Trenna’s Rough Notes on the 1970s”