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My Family Tree Project
On the 12th March my first grandchild was born. He doesn’t have my family name but I was delighted to hear his middle name is Mylles – a popular name on my father’s side of the family. It is my father’s first name, my grandfather’s first name and my middle name. I decided that now…
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Ten favourite non-fiction books.
I recently wrote about why I only read non-fiction then I proceeded to list some favourite works of fictions. A friend suggested I write about my favourite non-fiction books. That is a big challenge, so I spent a lot of time reviewing my Books Read list on Goodreads, and wrote this article. Here is a…
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Winter in America
Impressions of my first trip to America I found a printed copy of this essay and decided to scan and share here on my blog. I also found the photos I took on my trip. On the 19th of February 1990 I started a new job as the technical support specialist for a company called…
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Why I rarely read fiction
When people ask me about my love of books and daily reading habit they are sometimes surprised when I say I don’t read fiction. Well, that last statement is not completely true as I occasionally read fiction but I’m very choosy.
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Christmas in Australia
I was going to write a lot more about Christmas in Australia but it is already the 22nd of December and I ran out of time. I hope you enjoy the following article, and wishing you a Merry Christmas!
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Contiki Tour in Salzburg
This is the next instalment in the publishing of my diary of my Contiki tour of Europe in 1980. In this short entry I describe the quick visit to Salzburg and Mozart’s birth place. I am listening to Eine Kleine Nachtmusic while I edit this text.
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Contiki – Rome and Venice
This is a continuation of the post about Pisa and Florence.
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Contiki Tour in Italy – Pisa and Florence
This is the second part of my Contiki Europe tour diary.
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Contiki Europe Tour – Part 1
In 1980 I was in my second year of work, saving money and accumulating annual leave. Inspired by discussions with my school friend Craig, I decided to book a European holiday. My travel agent found a 5 week Contiki tour for 18-30 year olds (I was 22 at the time) and booked a Qantas return…
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The everchanging English Language
The English language is constantly changing over time. New words come into existence and meanings of words and phrases change. There are thousands of words and phrases in English we can use, but sadly, most people have a very limited vocabulary and misuse existing words In this article I draw your attention to some recent…
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Charles in Sydney Australia
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