Blog – Stilgherrian

23 March 202628 March 2026

Weekly Wrap 825: Finally decamped to Campsie, hurrah!

A view out across apartment rooftops to a grey sky. On the left, one brick apartment building is taller with the antennas of a mobile phone cell on its roof. At the bottom there are treetops. But all is blurred slightly because the camera has focused on the balcony netting in the foreground.

I now live in Campsie! That’s in Sydney’s inner south-west, and the photo above was the view from the balcony on my first morning here, which was Wednesday. So my week of Monday 16 to Sunday 22 March 2026 was mostly occupied with moving and unpacking — and there’s still quite a bit to go.

15 March 202616 March 2026

Weekly Wrap 824: Podcast recordings, and observing an ibis

An Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca) stands in bright sunlight on an asphalt road surface. It has some lengths of dried grass in its beak, and it’s hunched over ready to launch itself into a steep climb up to the palm tree where it’s building its nest. Like most ibises in suburban Sydney, it’s a bit grubby.

My week of Monday 9 to Sunday 15 March 2026 saw both an ibis and me start building a new home. Well, mine is already built, so it’s mostly about preparing to move in. The ibis seems to have quite a bit of work to do.

09 March 202611 March 2026

Weekly Wrap 823: Rebuilding Railway Parade, and the future

A view down a rural road into a valley and then up the other side. The road has been stripped back to its foundations and surfaced with freshly-packed earth and such, ready for the next layer and, eventually, asphalt. On the right, two black on yellow signs read “NEW WORK NO LINES MARKED” and “DRIVE SLOW”. Trees and bushes line both sides of the road, with those on the left caught by the morning light.

My week of Monday 2 to Sunday 8 March 2026 wasn’t as busy as it was meant to be, thanks to more fatigue than usual. Still, I recorded a podcast, did some billable work, and locked in some more of the house-moving logistics.

01 March 202605 March 2026

Weekly Wrap 822: Unexpectedly Bankstown, and now March

We’re looking out a window. At least two-thirds of the view is of a brick wall painted cream, heavily cracked. Rising up in the middle of the image is the shiny steel chimney of a restaurant kitchen extractor fan. Above the roofline of this wall are several air conditioning units on the roof of the next building and, in the far distance, trees and the upper parts of buildings. The sky is grey and cloudy.

My week of Monday 23 February to Sunday 1 March 2026 was disrupted by an unexpected need to be somewhere other than the Blue Mountains. I chose Sydney, and specifically Bankstown. All that went well, and I got a lot of planning done, but there’s little new to show you — except a successful first stage of the crowdfunder.

22 February 202601 March 2026

Weekly Wrap 821: A cocktail for the Fire Horse

On a clean pub table sits a rocks glass, with a second one behind it. Both contain an orange-brown drink and a big fat ice cube. Behind all that is a large open window with a view of a passing tram. And on the right, through the glass door, can be seen the sign “Charlie Chan’s Bar.

The week of Monday 16 to Sunday 22 February 2026 took me another week closer to my move back to Sydney. I got lots of little things done in the background, but I don’t have much to show you — apart from the links to Interesting Things.

15 February 202615 February 2026

Weekly Wrap 820: A podcast about AI, and big changes loom

The view across Hyde Park, Sydney, from College Street. In the lower third of the image are the tops of various kinds of trees. But the main part of the image is the cityscape of the Sydney CBD, with a jumble of various skyscrapers modern and 20th century, behind the park and on the left of it. All is set against a bright blue sky and a few cirrus clouds.

My week of Monday 9 to Sunday 15 February 2026 saw me settle into a busier phase of life, preparing for my move back to Sydney after 15 years in a kind of exile, as well as the usual podcast production and, as it happens, a new phase of work for a client.