Floriade Canberra 2022

Our family reunion in Canberra (see here) coincided with the tail end of "Australia's Biggest Celebration of Spring", the Canberra Floriade. Commonwealth Park is planted out with tulip bulbs, and some other floral varieties, and marquees and entertainment dot the grounds. After first feasting on a huge morning tea hosted in the home of one …

Scenes from the QVB

6pm Saturday 3rd December 2022. After a long lunch with girlfriends, I wandered back to the train through the QVB (Queen Victoria Building) in Sydney, taking happy snaps on my phone. Click on any image to enlarge, although I have resized them to WordPress's recommended 1260 x 628 which has diminished the clarity and crispness …

Gather Round Ye Minions of Michaels Nook

When I wrote a series of six blog posts on my time in 1978/1979 working at Michael's Nook Country House Retreat, situated in Grasmere in England's Lake District, I did not foresee that other employees would find my stories and add their memories. It's been a fun ride keeping up with them all. Earlier this …