How has that much time passed? Our lives have carried on in the 10 years since MH17 was shot out of the sky by Putin and his cronies. We returned to Australia, then had another stint in the Netherlands, then returned again. My wife’s octogenarian uncle is thank God still with us, now in his […]
9 years ago, we were living in The Netherlands when Russia shot the Malaysian civilian aircraft MH17 out of the sky. We found out when the phone started ringing from Australia. My wife’s uncle, who was staying with us, was due to take that flight the next day. Family were concerned that they may have […]
My wife’s phone rang at 3.19am. It confused me, because my alarm does not make that sound. Mostly asleep, I thought of the time when the noise would stop, and I could submerge myself completely. My wife was obviously also not conscious. “What’s that?” I asked, innocently. “My sister is trying to call me.” “Oh.” […]
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