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Use the drop down options to find Miscellaneous Observations on family, life, love, Australian politics and other philosophical musings . . .

Home-School Science Experiments

May 22, 2020 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 26 Comments

Yesterday was bleak and blustery, and somehow I drifted into the kitchen, a place I often leave to be Bill's domain. I made my first-ever batch of gluten-free scones. Scones, I believe, are the kind of thing you should bake every week, so that you can remember from one week to the next the little … Continue reading Home-School Science Experiments

Another Day in Paradise

May 20, 2020 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 37 Comments

It's been almost two weeks since I last walked on the beach. I'm pleased to say it's still there, and still beautiful. I only hope the seagulls hadn't been waiting for me all that time. I had meant to blog way back on Mother's Day - that's the second Sunday in May in Australia - … Continue reading Another Day in Paradise

From My Walk Today

April 21, 2020 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 19 Comments

Sometimes when we travel, we overlook the beauty in our back yard. What better place to spend my hour's exercise than the beach behind our apartment complex? The ship that looks as if it is parked on the beach is the Ruby Princess, currently holed up in Port Kembla with ill crew on board. But … Continue reading From My Walk Today

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