The South Head Vagabond

Stories

A Matter of Life and Death

7 February 2025

One family’s gruelling battle with a father’s terminal illness and how they persisted with faith and courage.

Sam’s life lesson in compassion

4 February 2025

"Help where you can, every time you can. Do not turn a blind eye. Leave everyone with a positive experience of you."

Casting stones and labelling

4 February 2025

A few years ago, Jesse Ryder, a member of the Black Caps cricket team – a very good player when he was in form – got into trouble with the team management because of ongoing issues with alcohol.

Strange but true

3 February 2025

Don’t you love those lists that float around these days with titles like ‘Amazing Facts?’

Broken Promises Broken Brides

13 January 2025

The very challenging story of some brave women in New Zealand suburbs, tackling a major problem.

An astonishing heroine: Irena Sendler

13 January 2025

“If you see someone drowning, you must jump in to save them, whether you can swim or not.”

Mr Slojak

13 January 2025

Boys love toys – especially loud ones that make a lot of noise for no particular reason.

South Pacific

13 January 2025

In 1949 the world’s pre-eminent stage musical writers were in trouble. Rogers and Hammerstein had written ‘South Pacific.’

The secret of survival

20 December 2024

My good mate John Nick posted this a few days ago... and it really got me thinking about all sorts of things … most of all sacrifice and giving.

Musical musings

20 December 2024

Some of the things I have learned in my middle years … I have learned from re-listening and appreciating musos who were the sound track of my earlier years.

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