Cheers!
When in Europe we learned new ways to say “Cheers!” as we raise our glasses in a toast. Germans say, “Prost!” Italians say, “Chin, chin!” or “Salute!”
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Why I Love Australia
Coming home to Oz after nine weeks away was absolutely wonderful.
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Happy Mother’s Day, My Mum
One of the things I most admire about my Mum is her thirst for knowledge. She is always learning a new skill or reading a new book or researching something on the net. Yes, at 78 she has more understanding of the computer and internet than many people 30 years her junior. I guess her…
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Restoration
I love to restore things. I can look at a piece of furniture with eyes that see value. I can see what something may become with a little work.
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Everything A Lady Should Know
Amongst the things we received from Don’s Mum was this book- “Everything a Lady Should Know: A book of Everyday Requirements Comprising 1100 Useful Recipes” . There is no date but…the inside title page tells us it was the seventeenth edition. We suspect it belonged to Don’s Grandma, perhaps a gift at her wedding for…
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