Category Archives: nostalgia
In History Today ~ Dollars and Cents Introduced in Australia, (Amongst Other Things!)
“In come the dollars and in come the cents To replace the pounds, the shillings and the pence, Be prepared, folks, when the money starts to mix On the 14th of February, 1966”. And so went the jingle, to the … Continue reading
The Icing on MacArthur Park (and My Christmas Cake!)
On Christmas Eve I iced my Christmas cake, as I am known to do every year, during one of the preceding days leading up to the big day itself. As a general rule, the icing stays put. But not this … Continue reading
The Blue Mountains
Two days ago I mentioned here on my blog page that I had lived in an area prone to bushfires ~ The Blue Mountains of New South Wales. The Blue Mountains was my first home, the area where I spent … Continue reading
Daffodils
Daffodils ~ William Wordsworth “I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing … Continue reading
Why is a Ship Called “She”?
Many years ago, in fact so many years ago that it now feels like it was a whole lifetime away, a new shopping centre sprang up in the most unlikely of places. For reasons which I have never been aware … Continue reading
