Category Archives: General

Sad Valentine Anniversary: the Vyner Brooke Nurses

I had thought about writing a post about Valentine’s Day, and about love being more than flowers and chocolates and fancy cards, but last night I happened to be reading Ian Shaw’s On Radji Beach, the story of Australian army … Continue reading

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Canberra Christmas

I had a lovely Christmas Day yesterday with my family in Canberra. We had a bbq lunch at my parents’ place; my sister and brother-in-law brought most of the food, I contributed salad, home-baked bread, and Christmas pudding, and my … Continue reading

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Travels

I’ve certainly been on the road a fair amount the past few days – but it’s all been good! On Thursday, I headed down the escarpment to Bonville, almost on the coast, for the Christmas get-together of the RWA4PAN writing … Continue reading

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Updating

I’m updating the theme behind the site. Please excuse the mess while I fix a few things! Edited to add: I need to either reduce the size of the book cover images in the left sidebar, or get rid of … Continue reading

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Juggling

Two computers, a sewing machine, some knitting… this is the current state of my desk, as I juggle numerous tasks. (Actually, there’s another laptop – my new one – just behind the old one.) Now that the uni marking is … Continue reading

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