I had every intention of blogging each week of the films on the Illawarra Film Society's programme, yet here we are half way through the year and I have only mentioned two, even though I am proud to say I haven't missed seeing a movie yet. So by way of catch up, I thought I … Continue reading Illawarra Film Society – What We’ve Seen in 2017
Author: Garrulous Gwendoline
A Little Out of Whack
A good few years back my step-mum gave me a Zygocactus. It's supposed to bloom on my birthday, which is still a month away. I read today that Zygocactus "flower in response to shortening daylength (actually lengthening nights)". Four floors below us, a neighbour has the same plant on the identical balcony, but positioned slightly … Continue reading A Little Out of Whack
Boys and Their Toys
After my last post, about my cousin riding in an Austin 7 racecar, I remembered that there had once been a passage about his and my brother's fascination with cars in my book. Our house was built on piers on a sloping block, so that as a young child I could stand to my full height underneath … Continue reading Boys and Their Toys
The Reluctant Retiree 