I hope my continual references to my schooldays aren't boring everyone to tears, but as the celebrations of Sydney's  Conservatorium High School's centenary draw closer, I am getting more and more excited. I plan to fly to Canberra for Conflux, that city's annual science fiction convention in the last weekend in September, where I expect to meet up with writing colleague Carol Ryles, who currently has two homes, Perth and Sydney. I hope to spend a few days with Carol and her husband while I wait for the Big Event.

Big event? The centenary celebrations for the Conservatorium High School, where I was a student in the late 1950s. There is ferver at the Con for all things historical this year, and you can read about it on the Facebook page, Conservatorium High School 100 Years of Class where you will find much planning and much reminiscing. The pic at left is of a poster from the earliest days, circa WWI. Those weekly concerts must have been a godsend to citizens of a country at war.

Swapping blog posts with colleagues is a well-established way to meet new friends and consider new possibilities in writing or whatever sphere tickles your fancy. This week I am guest posting as 'writer of the week' on Russell Cornhill's blog. Funny thing about growing older - you really do become forgetful and even a bit vague. I put my hand up to write something for Russell's page a few weeks back - then promptly forgot all about it! So maybe old age is a good thing to discuss for starters!

You can find my introductory effort at  https://www.facebook.com/russell.cornhill

The rest of the week will be given over to discussion on reading, writing and publishing. Come and visit!