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1990s iPad Knowledge Mofflyn Homes Snippets and Vignettes

1990

A young girl helping Trenna to unwrap a present.
"Family over, Lib's pressy for me". Lib is our niece. The gathering would have been for Trenna's 33rd birthday. I see Trenna's desk and our rotary dial telephone are in the lounge room. 8 September 1990.

Trenna’s Diary Summaries From Her iPad (with photos)

Intro and extra clarifications by Greg, the rest by Tren

As I’ve said previously … In Trenna’s iPad she has written summaries of each year. As you will see from what she has written she has gleaned the information retrospectively from a wide range of sources.
As I reproduce them on this site I’ll take the opportunity to clarify and expand on some of the stories. Trenna wrote these summaries (and there … Read the rest ... “1990”

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1980s Love and Marriage Snippets and Vignettes

The Earliest Days of Trenna AND Greg – Part 4

Trenna standing in the fork of a huge tree. It has a blackened hollow where the to trunks meet.
"Upside down lady legs". A huge eucalypt in the forest near Pemberton. Neither of us could resist the photo opp which was emblematic of the time we had camping there. 1-4 February's 1988.

This is the fourth and final chapter in this brief love story. The first part is here.

Camping at Pemberton

By Greg

But First a Detour

As usual Trenna was ready to go when I pulled my Toyota Corolla Station Wagon into her driveway in Girrawheen. Unfortunately Girrawheen was the exact opposite direction to our final destination but I was so happy that she had agreed to go with me I couldn’t have cared less about the travel.

It … Read the rest ... “The Earliest Days of Trenna AND Greg – Part 4”

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1960s 1970s Kitchen Tapes

The Kitchen Tapes No. 10

7 year old Trenna Facing the camera
7 year old Trenna, and Barb on school holidays with the Anderson family, camping at Meelup. January 1965.

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 Craig House.

Craig House

THM:  Right.  I don’t really remember getting to Craig House. I knew I was getting excited to go to where my sisters and brother were, and when I got there I didn’t … Read the rest ... “The Kitchen Tapes No. 10”