For those with an analogue brain, here are the first 100 Posts, in the order they got published.
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- Living With Your Spouse
The distinctive colour was to help her find it on her iPad when the document was minimised. As far as I can judge, our relationship was a pretty good one. It was based on love and an abundance of shared values. Nevertheless,… Read more: Living With Your Spouse - The Kitchen Tapes
Growing up in Perth in the 1960s and 70s by Greg Mahney Trenna always liked to tell a story. She knew that her life story was interesting and that some people could find comfort in hearing how she coped with what life… Read more: The Kitchen Tapes - The First Recording
Recording #1 of The Kitchen Tapes 9 April 2018 [GM: This recording of 9 April 2018 was the very first in a series of 24 recordings] THM: The nineteen sixties were a decade of huge change for me and … for the… Read more: The First Recording - Eulogy
A Celebration of Trenna’s Life – 15 January 2021 By Greg Below is the eulogy I delivered at the Celebration of Trenna’s Life (her funeral). In due course I will do another post explaining what I wanted to achieve from the event… Read more: Eulogy - Soundtrack of Trenna’s Life
By Greg Setting Some Context On 15 January 2021 a celebration of Trenna’s life was held. I wanted to hand out a postcard which had a picture of Trenna and a couple of links to a playlist I developed after Trenna passed… Read more: Soundtrack of Trenna’s Life - The Second Recording
Recording #2 of The Kitchen Tapes 10 April 2018 GM: OK we’re recording. It’s the 10th of April 2018. Mofflyn THM: Right. We’re back at Mofflyn Homes, some more things have come to my memory. In our cottage the older children looked… Read more: The Second Recording - The Recce-Vite
A little bit of fun is better than none by Greg Trenna became aware at some point around 2010 that she was getting out of the house less and less – it was often pretty hard. But she didn’t want to lose… Read more: The Recce-Vite - The Wellington Earthquake
By Greg Business Class Travel – It’s Not For Everyone In November 2016 my then employer, Advocare Inc, gave me the opportunity to go to a mediation conference in Wellington, New Zealand. Travel was becoming increasingly difficult for Trenna. Her eyesight was… Read more: The Wellington Earthquake - The Third Kitchen Tape
Recording #3 of 24 Recorded 12 April 2018 GM: This is a recording of Trenna Mahney made on the 12th of April, 2018. Tren, let’s talk about the time you lived down near the Old Mill. 19 Mill Point Road THM: … Read more: The Third Kitchen Tape - “Please allow me to introduce myself…”
About This Site and About Trenna Mahney By Greg Mahney A quick note before you start. If you have read the “About” page of this website you can ignore this particular post as the contents is the same as on that page.… Read more: “Please allow me to introduce myself…” - The Fourth Kitchen Tape
Recorded 13 April 2018 Before we Start [GM: As the title suggests, this was the fourth of 24 recordings done at our kitchen bench in Kensington, Western Australia. As part of the preparation for putting it on this website, in February 2022,… Read more: The Fourth Kitchen Tape - Marfan and Other Chronic Conditions – Things That Worked for Trenna
by Greg A Need to Cope with Life This is a list of some of the strategies Trenna adopted to try to cope with life and her many medical issues. She didn’t have a specific list of these items. This is just… Read more: Marfan and Other Chronic Conditions – Things That Worked for Trenna - Moshing With Black Sabbath!
By Greg and Trenna Reliving the Experience Looking through Trenna’s iPad I came across the document she wrote to review/record the Black Sabbath concert we went to along with a friend, Adrian. It was the first time I had read this piece… Read more: Moshing With Black Sabbath! - Andy Warhol
By Greg I started to watch The Andy Warhol Diaries on Netflix last night. It reminded me of two instances when the great artist and the great woman connected……. - The Kitchen Tapes #5
Recorded 14 April 2018 GM: OK, so we’re here with Trenna Mahney. It’s the 14th of April, 2018. Tren, you were going to tell me about when you left Mofflyn Homes and went off to Craig House. THM: Alright. It is a… Read more: The Kitchen Tapes #5 - Eulogy Part 2
Below is the the eulogy delivered by Trenna’s oldest sister, Nancy Seckington-Baker at the celebration of Trenna’s life. Eulogy Greg has shared his story of Tren’s story. He has stressed I have 5 minutes. We have endless, wonderful stories of our sister… Read more: Eulogy Part 2 - I am Stuck
[Note from Greg: I don’t think for one moment that when Trenna prepared this piece on her iPad that she just added a nice picture to the top. I think the fact that she is standing on an island (Staten), with the… Read more: I am Stuck - Eulogy Part 3
Below is the the eulogy delivered by Trenna’s friend, Helen Rice at the celebration of Trenna’s life. Eulogy I met Trenna in October 1967 when I moved to Craig House a hostel for Legacy children.We bonded instantly as we were the youngest… Read more: Eulogy Part 3 - The Kitchen Tapes # 6
Recorded on 15 April 2018 Primary School Days GM: OK, today is Sunday, the 15th of April 2018, I’m with Trenna Mahney, and she’s going to continue telling us about her memories of her past. Tren, last time we were talking with… Read more: The Kitchen Tapes # 6 - THE Rolling Stones Concert Part 1
By Greg The time had to come in the life of this website when I had to write about THE Rolling Stones concert. For one reason I have HUNDREDS of photos Trenna and I took at the concert, and for another, Trenna… Read more: THE Rolling Stones Concert Part 1 - Commencing the Darwin Letters
By Greg, and then Trenna Trenna and I lived in Darwin the capital of the Northern Territory from 1995 to 1997. Darwin, for our international readers is well and truely in the tropics. During that time, thankfully, Trenna took the lead in… Read more: Commencing the Darwin Letters - The Kitchen Tapes #7
Recorded 19 April 2018 Meals at Craig House GM: OK, today is the 19th of April 2018, with Trenna Mahney. Tren, can you tell me whatever you can think of about Craig House. THM: Well, Craig House was quite posh in some… Read more: The Kitchen Tapes #7 - THE Rolling Stones Concert – Part 2
By Greg As the title suggests, this is the second part of the story, the first part is here. Near the Stage So there we were, in the tongue pit with Tren’s great friend Sue, who she probably hadn’t seen for a… Read more: THE Rolling Stones Concert – Part 2 - Floor 7 1/2
… and Trenna’s Voice, Recording Kitchen Tape No. 8 By Greg, and then Trenna’s own voice The popular-culturally literate among you will immediately be thinking “Being John Malkovich“. What’s this got to do with Trenna? Well…. I have decided that in most… Read more: Floor 7 1/2 - Tape 8 from the Kitchen
Recorded on the 20th April 2018 Mainly About Meals [GM: Before we start. Also see the post “Floor 7 1/2” as it contains a player to hear “Tape 8 from the Kitchen” spoken in Trenna’s own words.] GM: OK, today it is… Read more: Tape 8 from the Kitchen - A Burger with a Peace Rally, and a Watch on the Side
By Greg Palm Sunday, 27 March 1988 Here is a special bonus post, because it is Palm Sunday today. Neither Trenna nor I were religious, but there is a story related to this day that Trenna and I always remembered. Setting The… Read more: A Burger with a Peace Rally, and a Watch on the Side - Introducing the Menu Diaries
A New Series of Posts Based on Trenna’s Records of Evening Meals A New Career and a New Kitchen In 1990-91 Trenna and I employed builders to do our first home renovation. Trenna had recently resigned from her job at the Hospital… Read more: Introducing the Menu Diaries - The Menu Diaries No.1
March 1992 Rissoles, Rumah Batik and Sunday Sessions The first thing I notice about this menu sheet is that there are a number of crossings out. I think at first Trenna was drawing up the sheets with what she expected we would… Read more: The Menu Diaries No.1 - Number Nine, Number Nine…
This Kitchen Tape Recorded on 21 April 2018 GM: OK, today is Saturday, 21st of April, 2018 and I’m with Trenna Mahney. Tren, you were going to tell us a bit more about Craig House, I think? THM: Alright. The main house… Read more: Number Nine, Number Nine… - The Menu Diaries No. 2
April 1992 Anzac Day and Hungry Jack’s Saturday 4 April. “Ragaletto”! A pasta sauce from a jar!? Could this be right? Then I remembered that when we were first together and both working it wasn’t uncommon for us to have Dolmio brand… Read more: The Menu Diaries No. 2 - Things That Worked for Trenna -Part 2
Strategies and tips used by someone with a degenerative condition and chronic illness By Greg Things Trenna and I Tried, That Worked in no particular order This is the second part of this list. For the first part please click here. I’m… Read more: Things That Worked for Trenna -Part 2 - The Menu Diaries No. 3
May 1992 Nibblies, and Scones for Dinner Monday 4 May. Steak with green pepper sauce, herbed spud, beans, carrots. Tren describes it as gluggy but yummy. She is referring to the green pepper sauce. I haven’t had it for years. It was… Read more: The Menu Diaries No. 3 - The Kitchen Tapes No. 10
Recorded 22 April 2018 Early Years at Craig House and with the Andersons GM: OK, today is Sunday 22nd of April, 2018. We are with Trenna Mahney. I think Tren you wanted to talk a bit more about the early years at… Read more: The Kitchen Tapes No. 10 - 11 – Trenna’s Favourite Number
The Eleventh Kitchen Tape Recorded 4 May 2018 Greg’s Notes: During this recording Trenna started to remember more details about her very early life as she cast her mind further and further back. You can “hear” this is some of the sentences… Read more: 11 – Trenna’s Favourite Number - The Key to Happiness and Fulfilment
Intro by Greg, Wisdom by Trenna Here is another pearl from Trenna’s iPad. It looks like she started it on 27 April 2016 (at 10:31 am) but then didn’t edit it again until 31 May 2017. (How nerdy is that detail I’ve… Read more: The Key to Happiness and Fulfilment - A Trip to the Psychiatrist
By Greg & Trenna This wasn’t the first time that it was suggested that Trenna might need to see a psychiatrist. See also this anecdote from when she was a child. The recent post “The Key to Happiness and Fulfilment” got me… Read more: A Trip to the Psychiatrist - Introduction to The Medical Records
Introduction by Greg, all the records are Trenna’s work unless specified I’ve tossed around in my head what to do with Trenna’s extensive medical records. They mainly comprise the detailed notes she would make at the end of almost all consultations with… Read more: Introduction to The Medical Records - Medical Records – Cardiology No. 1
And Cardioversion 2012 GM: The first document is this series is simply called “2012“. I suspect it is a summary compiled from hand written “Doctors Notes” from several different visits. This is what it says: “ALL CONSULTS 15/8/12 ME: How often do… Read more: Medical Records – Cardiology No. 1 - The Menu Diaries No. 4
June 1992 Bachelors’ Dinners and Fetta in Oil Friday 29 May 1992. A date which will live in infamy. Our good friend Helen invited us to her pace for dinner with her and her then husband, David. I fell asleep at the… Read more: The Menu Diaries No. 4 - A Rug for Jack and Jade
by Trenna and Greg To fully understand this post you are going to need to access the iPad document I have embedded above. You won’t need to know much about crocheting, and you don’t need to read the whole document, provided you… Read more: A Rug for Jack and Jade - The Twelfth Kitchen Tape
Recorded 5 May 2018 Sadness Warning [GM: I found this perhaps the hardest transcript (as well as the hardest recording), both because of the sad content, and it shows how Trenna blocked out a few years from when her dad died until… Read more: The Twelfth Kitchen Tape - The Darwin Letters No. 2
By Trenna, Intro by Greg It’s been a long time coming, and then it is only a short piece! The whole Chapter is only three paragraphs long. Future installments will be in a different format, as you will see. If you missed… Read more: The Darwin Letters No. 2 - “Dead at 27 and Never To Marry”
Bonus Edition – Addition to the Kitchen Tapes One of the heart warming aspects of putting this website together is to learn that there are a number of people who are reading everything that I put up. I’m also happy with the… Read more: “Dead at 27 and Never To Marry” - Medical Records – Cardiology No. 2
Cardiology Appointments in 2013 First, notes from the 4 consults and one cardioversion in 2013. In case you haven’t figured it out, Trenna would start the document with the first consultation but then add each new one to the top of the… Read more: Medical Records – Cardiology No. 2 - The Menu Diaries No. 5
July 1992 One of Many Indian Banquets Tuesday 30 June 1992. Steak and Kidney Pie. “Really Yummy”. Trenna developed a recipe for this, and another, very similar, for Steak and Mushroom Pie. Both were favourites with us and I am sure they… Read more: The Menu Diaries No. 5 - To Feel Able
Weekday Routine 2016 and 2017 Intro by Greg, and then Trenna Among the documents on Trenna’s iPad there are two called “Weekly Routine”. One is labelled “2016” and the other “2017”. It is actually not quite as pernickety as it seems. In… Read more: To Feel Able - The Kitchen Tapes No. 13
Recorded 7 May 2018 [ GM: Note before we start. In these recordings of Trenna’s early years I can hear that she almost puts herself into a trance like state, as if she was channeling a very young, and a very different… Read more: The Kitchen Tapes No. 13 - The Newlywed Diary
In It’s Entirety – all 390 words Intro by Greg, the Diary by Trenna Introduction Today I was looking for a different piece of Trenna history, when I stumbled across a lovely hard cover book I hadn’t seen for some time. It… Read more: The Newlywed Diary - Medical Records – Cardiology No. 3
A Woeful Cardioversion A Slightly Better One 2015 Summary Previous Posts in This Series The first articles is here. The second is here. - The Kitchen Tapes No. 14
Recorded 12 May 2018 Violet Crumble Bars from the Catholic Church GM: OK. Today is Saturday, the 12th of May. We are with Trenna Mahney, talking about her memories of her childhood, at this stage. Tren, there were a number of things… Read more: The Kitchen Tapes No. 14 - The Art of Conversation
Wisdom From Trenna’s iPad This is an item I noticed on Trenna’s iPad and thought I’d share. I knew it was there, and Trenna would remind me of it from time to time. She was extremely supportive of my career and encouraged… Read more: The Art of Conversation - Menu Diary No. 6
August 1992 Camping at Dwellingup, and Off to Hospital Tuesday 28 July. “Basically” with the “Basic” underlined. I’m sure it would still have been good. Wednesday 29 July. Trenna remarks that penne is a good choice of type of pasta. As long… Read more: Menu Diary No. 6 - Blepharitis & Conjunctivitis
Medical Notes From Trenna’s iPad Here is a page Trenna made about two eye problems she encountered. Everyone is welcome to read the post, but it doesn’t contain any funny or poignant stories. I’m just trying to pass on some information Trenna… Read more: Blepharitis & Conjunctivitis - The 15th Kitchen Tape
Recorded 24 May 2018 Starting High School GM: OK, We’re here today with Trenna Mahney. Today is Thursday, the 24th of May, 2018. Tren, we’ve done a lot on your primary school, could you start now by telling us a bit about… Read more: The 15th Kitchen Tape - Menu Diary No. 7
September 1992 Trenna’s 35th Birthday, and Chilli with EVOO Tuesday 25 August. Trenna made moussaka again, which I’m sure I enjoyed – it would have taken her ages. Thursday 27 August, chilli spaghetti is a really easy and fast meal. As it… Read more: Menu Diary No. 7 - “SCOLIOSIS BODY MIGRAINES”
Introduction by Greg and then Trenna’s words, with only a little editing The inverted commas in the title were in the original document. A “Body Migraine” is a Trennaism. In this case the term she used to describe this set of symptoms.… Read more: “SCOLIOSIS BODY MIGRAINES” - BABY ZARA HEIRLOOM BLANKET
By Greg, plus Trenna’s iPad document 2007 This story has it’s origin in 2007, or maybe earlier. In the 2000s Trenna became part of a group of women from around the area – mainly in our street – who had formed a… Read more: BABY ZARA HEIRLOOM BLANKET - No. 16 in the Kitchen Tape Series
Recorded 1 June 2018, at our kitchen bench Bullied at High School GM: OK. Today’s date is the 1st of June 2018. We are with Trenna Mahney. Tren, you started to tell us about high school before, can you tell us… Read more: No. 16 in the Kitchen Tape Series - Menu Diary No. 8
October 1992 A reconnection to the Andersons! Monday 28 September. Roast Pork. I would have made this one. Mainly because Trenna would have real trouble lifting a hot pork roast safely, and secondly because in those days I always got the crackling… Read more: Menu Diary No. 8 - Medical Records – Cardiology No. 4
Tales of 3 Cardioversions in 2015 2015 Cardioversions Continuing the disclosure of Trenna’s stories and records of things medical… Trenna has quite an interesting story about the personalities in this next cardioversion, and also discloses how much she is charged. First Cardioversion… Read more: Medical Records – Cardiology No. 4 - The Kitchen Tapes No. 17
Recorded 5 June 2018 Some Better Days at Kent Street GM: OK, today is the 5th of June, 2018. I’m here with Trenna Mahney with her recollections. Tren, last time we were talking about your high school days, after we turned off… Read more: The Kitchen Tapes No. 17 - Menu Diary No. 9
November 1992 and into December A Slide Night, Holidays, and NYE Monday 2 November. Cardboard sausages. These were left overs from Colin and Julie’s barbecue the day before. Tuesday 3 November. Once again Tren’s Original Curry, as discussed in previous Menu Diaries.… Read more: Menu Diary No. 9 - Medicinal Cannabis
By Greg What This Post is About and Who is it For? Recently I was reading a Marfan Syndrome Facebook Group post. The person was asking about people’s different experiences with pain killers. A really important issue for Marfans. I gave a… Read more: Medicinal Cannabis - The 18th of 24 Kitchen Tapes
Recorded 7 June 2018 Leaving Craig House GM: Today is Friday the 7th of June, 2018, I’m with Trenna Mahney. Tren, tell me a bit about, you had been living at Craig House whilst you were at school until third year high… Read more: The 18th of 24 Kitchen Tapes - Grief – What I’ve Learnt in the First 18 Months
by Greg Any Tips? I’m a Justice of the Peace in Western Australia and I volunteer at a signing centre. People come in without an appointment and ask me to witness signatures or to certify various documents. I’m only rostered on once… Read more: Grief – What I’ve Learnt in the First 18 Months - The Kitchen Tapes No. 19
Recorded on 9 June 2018 Other Craig House Stories [ GM: This was one of the longest recordings at 1 hour and 6 minutes. In it Trenna sounded less tired than she had in other recordings, especially in the ones that were… Read more: The Kitchen Tapes No. 19 - The Kitchen Tapes # 20
Recorded 11 June 2018 Girls Friendly Society (GFS) – but will they be friendly? GM: We are continuing our recordings with Trenna Mahney. Today is Monday, the 11th of June 2018. Tren, we’ve talked a lot about Craig House. Eventually you moved out… Read more: The Kitchen Tapes # 20 - First Aid & Home Remedies
By Greg then Trenna Introduction This post comes from another document on Trenna’s well organised (of course) iPad. All I’ve done is cut and paste the original document into the main body of this post. I’ve also inserted a PDF of the… Read more: First Aid & Home Remedies - The Menu Diaries No. 10
January 1993 Lots of Dining Out It looks like we ate a few home grown vegies in January 1993. That was probably the peek of our vegetable growing as a short time later we built a swimming pool that took up most… Read more: The Menu Diaries No. 10 - Soundwave Festival 2013
4 March 2013 By Trenna, with an intro from Greg Introduction I had always planned on including this story from Trenna’s iPad. As I read it I can tell that she has done a bit of a download of her brain to… Read more: Soundwave Festival 2013 - Medical Records – Cardiology No. 5
Three Cardioversions in Less Than a Month! What Are These Cardioversions and What Does it Mean? I’m continuing the publication of the documents Trenna wrote to record her medical procedures. Here are three more “stories” of cardioversions. To refresh your memory, cardioversion… Read more: Medical Records – Cardiology No. 5 - No. 21 in the Kitchen Tapes Series
Recorded 12 June 2018 GM: Today is the 12th of June 2018, it’s a Tuesday. Trenna Mahney is here talking about her memories of her life. Tren, we were talking yesterday about when you first moved into Girls’ Friendly Society. You described… Read more: No. 21 in the Kitchen Tapes Series - The Kitchen Tapes #22
Recorded 14 June 2018 More On GFS GM: Today is Thursday the 14th of June, 2018. Trenna Mahney is telling us of her memories. I reckon we ought to talk a little bit more about your time at Girls’ Friendly Society, in… Read more: The Kitchen Tapes #22 - The Menu Diaries No. 11
February 1993 Australia Day, a Couple of Recipes, and Too Many Sisters Monday, 1 February. This was obviously the Australia Day long weekend, Monday holiday. As I mentioned before, these days the Australia Day (as it’s officially called) holiday is always on… Read more: The Menu Diaries No. 11 - The 23rd Kitchen Tape
Recorded 20 June 2018 The Brown Towel Caper GM: Today is Wednesday the 20th of June 2018. Trenna Mahney will be speaking. Tren, we’ve talked a bit about your time at Girls’ Friendly Society in Adelaide Terrace? It sounds like an interesting… Read more: The 23rd Kitchen Tape - “Better than sex” – Earl Grey and Other Favourite Drinks
By Greg As I hope you know, one goal of this website is to get you to know Trenna a little better. So, I thought I’d provide some insights into the things Trenna liked to drink. Spirits Cine Cellars and Tia Maria… Read more: “Better than sex” – Earl Grey and Other Favourite Drinks - The Menu Diaries No. 12
March 1993 Somerville Movies, PM Keating Re-elected, and the Swimming Pool is on the Way Monday, 1 March. Spaghetti Jaffles (closed toasted sandwiches) with lettuce. Hmmm! – that doesn’t sound very typical. I’ve looked in my 1993 work diary and seen that… Read more: The Menu Diaries No. 12 - Kitchen Tape No. 24 – but not the end
Recorded 21 June 2018 GM: This recording talks a lot about Trenna’s time at Girl’s Friendly Society (GFS), where she moved after Craig House closed down. The year was 1973, which was the only year in that period of her life that… Read more: Kitchen Tape No. 24 – but not the end - Trenna’s Rough Notes on the 1970s
Notes by Trenna, Intro by Greg What Are These “Rough Notes” 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.… Read more: Trenna’s Rough Notes on the 1970s - Trenna’s Marfan Exercises
Intro by Greg, iPad Wisdom From Tren Pain relief and the hope of maintaining some sort of body condition were the two main motives for Trenna doing exercises. When she was able she would walk and exercise daily, and she was very… Read more: Trenna’s Marfan Exercises - The Menu Diaries No. 13
April 1993 Siciliana Sauce Recipe, and Why We Had Fish So Often Tuesday, 30 and Wednesday 31 March. We had Veal Parmesan which was a great success. Trenna only ever put this on the menu if she was sure she could get… Read more: The Menu Diaries No. 13 - Trenna’s Rough Notes on Craig House
By Tren, with a little help from her friends. Brief Intro by Greg Another document from Trenna’s iPad. I think she has collected thoughts and snippets of information together to help her and I put her story together. The original document was… Read more: Trenna’s Rough Notes on Craig House - The 1973 Diary, Part 1
1st January – 14th January 1973 A brief intro and rave from Greg, then a transcript of Trenna’s first diary. Intro In the Kitchen Tapes Trenna mentions that she kept a diary for the first time in 1973. As it turned out… Read more: The 1973 Diary, Part 1 - Barb’s Craig House Memories
A Kitchen Tape Extra By Trenna’s sister Barbara, with an introduction from Greg Introduction In 2018 Trenna asked her sister Barb to jot down her memories of Craig House. Barb is six years older than Trenna. It was at exactly the same… Read more: Barb’s Craig House Memories - The 1973 Diary, Part 2
15 Year Old Trenna’s Own Words 15th – 31st January 1973 – The Start of Business College, and arriving at GFS Monday 15 January It was the first day of Business College. I got up at 7 and Uncle Frank drove me… Read more: The 1973 Diary, Part 2 - The 1973 Diary, Part 3
When I woke up my eye was still blind and I could have cried 1 February – 14 February 1973 Thursday 1 February When I woke up my eye was still blind and I could have cried. BC was pretty well the… Read more: The 1973 Diary, Part 3 - The Menu Diaries No.14
May 1993 More Pool Prep, Pork Meatballs again, Another Big Banquet, and Something Fishy (a recipe) Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 May. I would have made this one. Pork in Black Bean Sauce was one of the recipes from the Chinese Cooking… Read more: The Menu Diaries No.14 - The 1973 Diary, Part 4
15 -28 February 1973 Thursday 15 February Got up at 7.00 had a shower and breakfast. Left for BC at 8.15. Met Julie and Sue at 8.40. BC was the same as usual. Met Sue at 4.20 after waiting for about 15… Read more: The 1973 Diary, Part 4 - Why You Should Read The Menu Diaries
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. Some Feedback The other day I was talking to a friend who likes the TrennaMahney.com website. I… Read more: Why You Should Read The Menu Diaries - The 1973 Diary, Part 5
1 March – 15 March 1973 Thursday 1 March 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… Read more: The 1973 Diary, Part 5 - Six Months of TrennaMahney.com
By Greg 9 March – 9 September 2022 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… Read more: Six Months of TrennaMahney.com - Why She Left Bey Apartments
– Racism in Perth in the 1970s By Greg I recently published Part 5 of The 1973 Diary. In the Comments section, at the bottom of the post our friend Helen has written “I think once Tren met the Gibson sisters and… Read more: Why She Left Bey Apartments - 9/11
Trenna’s Birthday, 11 September Trenna had no recollection of ever having a birthday party as a child. I found that hard to take as my family always made a big deal of my birthday, even though it was just 2 day’s after… Read more: 9/11 - The Menu Diaries No.15
June 1993 Drama with the Cannellonis, Green Olive Puttanesca Recipe, and the Appearance of the “$” Sign Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 June. “Drama!” I remember this. Trenna was making the cannelloni tubes as well as the filling. The “Drama” was getting… Read more: The Menu Diaries No.15 - The 1973 Diary, Part 6
16 March – 31 March 1973 Friday 16 March 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… Read more: The 1973 Diary, Part 6