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Anzac Day 2018

April 26, 2018April 26, 2018 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 18 Comments

Aussies know 25th April as Anzac Day. I've done several posts on this, most memorably that of 2015 held in Bogan Gate. This year we commemorated at home. It started with the 6am dawn service, which commenced with this introduction . . . On this day above all others we recall those who served in … Continue reading Anzac Day 2018

Misguided Misfits in Miskolc and Other Places

March 13, 2018 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 30 Comments

It's been another busy couple of weeks, including a trip to Adelaide to attend the Writers' Festival (as an audience member) which I will write about later. When I returned from that I only had to re-pack my (unworn) clean clothes for a weekend up in the Hunter Valley of NSW. That's best known as … Continue reading Misguided Misfits in Miskolc and Other Places

Plonked on the Plateau of Lasithi

February 26, 2018 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 16 Comments

Just after my accident on the moped and just before I went off on my next adventure (which I am yet to write about - because I want to maintain the suspense) I went off on a day trip with another girl to the Plateau of Lasithi.  (I'm still on Crete, 1979). The plateau was (is?) … Continue reading Plonked on the Plateau of Lasithi

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