Earliest memory of summer in Sydney?
It was a blindingly hot day and the tarmac on the kerb outside our place in Gladesville melted. I was about three-and-a-half and therefore had a lunch box filled with Lego with me at all times. I remember using a stick to push a piece of Lego into the glistening black sludge until the plastic cube was completely submerged. As far as I know,it’s still there.
First place you take visitors?
It’s hard to top catching the ferry to Taronga Zoo. Giraffes,sun bears,meerkats – what’s more Australian than that? But I do have mixed feelings about keeping wild animals in cages. In my view,they should be allowed to roam freely in Mosman.
Favourite cafe?
I’m usually a Nescafe Blend 43 type of guy so adjust your expectations accordingly,but on Saturday mornings we like to go to Store,a cafe facing Camperdown Park. I urge you to try the Moroccan scrambled eggs. The staff kindly bring your order out into the park,so you can take your time with a breakfast picnic under the shady trees.