Monthly Archives: February 2014

I posted Rembrandt’s shell last week , before I headed off  for a beach holiday at Phillip Island (for anyone who’s not a Victorian, it’s an island connected to the mainland by a bridge, and quite famous as the home … Continue reading →

I went to Melbourne on the train yesterday – well, by train as far as Gisborne, where we all had to troop off and catch buses in to Southern Cross. The bus trip enabled us to see where the weekend’s … Continue reading →

“Feeling hot, hot, hot!” This heatwave has really caused a bit of a meltdown in my reading habits. I took a vow a few years ago not to confine my reading to –   well, to re-reading. I was especially … Continue reading →