Monthly Archives: September 2010
The girl
Here’s the situation: You’re on the train on a Saturday morning. More and more young people get on at each stop. You guess they are late teens/early twenty’s. They wander up and down carriages looking for a seat. Seems that … Continue reading
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Dear Oprah..
Dear Oprah, Let me tell you how excited we Aussies are at the news that you are coming to Sydney in December with a whole group of your pals. When we heard this on the local news the nation cheered … Continue reading
Catch the post
For the first time in a decade I have made the deadline and posted my Christmas presents to family in the UK. Australia Post’s deadline for sending parcels by sea-mail to Great Britain is today, 21 September. To beat the deadline … Continue reading
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Cats in the wall
Son James and Cara are doing up a flat in London. They move out of their rented flat today and in with Anne and Chris, Cara’s parents until the builders have finished in their new place. I say new but … Continue reading
Tuesday’s choice- Rajasthan India
‘I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.’ - Susan Sontag This Tuesday’s armchair travel photos were taken on a visit to Rajasthan, India in 2006. I was celebrating one of those big number birthdays so I got to chose the country … Continue reading
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Tagged Imaginative Traveller, India, Jain temple, Narlai, Rajasthan, Ranakpur
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Take the slow train
There are two choices when travelling by train from the city of Newcastle to Sydney. There is the slow train, a journey of 2 hours 30, and there is the very slow train, 3 hours. We’ve had promises of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Brooklyn, Gymea Lily, Hawkesbury river, Newcastle, Palm Beach, Sydney, train
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Things to love about Friday
The day so far: Got up at 6.15am. Early for me but I’m off to Sydney. Looked out the window just as…. …..the sun came out from behind very grey clouds, two magpies landed on the veranda and sat chortling … Continue reading
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True Blue Aussie…er….pineapple
Who would have thought that it would take scientists 15 years to cultivate our very own Australian pineapple? Who knew that the Big Pineapple was in fact The Big Foreign Pineapple? Yes, we have plenty of sunshine to grow sweet … Continue reading
Dunera boys
Seventy years ago today HMT Dunera arrived in Sydney after a voyage of 57 days from Liverpool, England. On board were over 2500 men and boys, mainly Jewish refugees. At the outbreak of WW11 there were around 80000 potential enemy aliens … Continue reading
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Tagged 70th anniversary, Dunera boys, Hay interment camp, Jewish refugees, WW11
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I wonder where she buys her clothes?
In 2008 Ms Quentin Bryce became Australia’s first Governor General. I am happy to report that Her Excellency has great taste in clothes. She favours tailored suits with slim, narrow skirts in plain colours. The pencil skirt comes just below … Continue reading
