There was a time when Australia's economy "rode the sheep's back". The selective breeding of Merino ewes resulted in sheep that adapted well to the arid interior of Australia and produced wool that appealed to the mills of England. (Source: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia) This post, about wool, has been inspired by … Continue reading My Woolly Memory
Author: Garrulous Gwendoline
A Word or Two from Dickens
Some time ago my cousin passed along to me the set of Dickens which had belonged to his mother - my aunt. This particular set is The Fireside Dickens, Complete Edition in Twenty-Two Volumes, with Illustrations by Cruikshank, 'Phiz,' &c. This collection was published by Chapman & Hall, London; and Henry Frowde. The books were … Continue reading A Word or Two from Dickens
The Lady & the Unicorn
After our visit to the Sydney Easter Show we stayed in Sydney overnight so that we could go to the NSW Art Gallery the next morning to view their latest special exhibition; The Lady and the Unicorn. This collection of six large tapestries is on loan from the Musée de Cluny - Musée National due Moyen Âge in … Continue reading The Lady & the Unicorn
GWEN WILSON, Author, aka The Reluctant Retiree 