Monthly Archive: October, 2001

Last weekend saw us enjoying another particularly fine American college tradition – Homecoming weekend. This is an annual event when alumni return to their old school and are warmly welcomed by faculty and students. The highlight is the football game on Saturday, but the whole weekend is an action-packed extravaganza. Typically such weekends are worth about $2m to the Lafayette...

While life for postal workers, politicians, and media personalities has taken on a very sombre note, we continue to remain safe from the hazards of the ongoing conflict. I continue to pray that a peaceful and just resolution will soon be found, and that our security is maintained.

Last weekend was the grand occasion of the annual celebration of the Feast of the Hunters’ Moon. This is the biggest event in the Lafayette social calendar and has been much touted and much anticipated by all. There was a “dry run” a couple of weeks ago, and Peter and I went along to get a small taste of what...

We are missing the beautiful Spring display in Toowoomba, but are certainly not totally deprived. We are being treated instead to the spectacular display of fall colours. Each day more trees take on a different shade of red, purple, pink, orange, yellow or brown.