INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY MAR 8, 2013
http://thesilvervoice.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/international-womens-day-the-gender-agenda/Feel free to share this inspiring post by The Silver Voice. To all my lady friends, those I know and those I...
View ArticleHUGS ON THE MENU
Every now and then, you come across a story that is simply far too good not to share, so with thanks to news.com.au, here is Tim's story... Tim is a shining example of what love can do... he comes...
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Till just recently, I had never heard of the LIEBSTER AWARD....In German, it means "beloved" or "dearest" I'm told, so it seems I've just been nominated for a Beloved Award.Nominees are required to...
View ArticleHISTORY AT TOUCH OF BUTTON .. What a treasure
http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/history-at-touch-of-button/1785414/History at touch of buttonTopics: archives, maryborough city councilHISTORY: George Seymour (right) shows Kay Gassan...
View ArticleHAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY
Today is the day when we are surrounded by all with Irish connections no matter how tenuous.The world dons the mantle of a green cloak, it is imperative that we wear a touch of the green, as do our...
View ArticleON A COLD CLEAR MORN....
On a cold clear morn....he rose at dawn, just like so many dawns before. Looking around him, he gathered all he needed, no time to waste, so he grabbed his water bottle, and started the long trek....
View ArticleTHE RAJAH QUILT
It is with great excitement and anticipation that I announce the coming of the RAJAH QUILT to the Queensland Art GallerySouthbank, Brisbane from Jun 15 to September 22Photos above courtesy of the...
View ArticleMICHAEL KENNEALLY... the face of Ireland .... 2013
This article appeared some time ago in The Irish Times, back in March 2013. I thought it was well worth sharing.Hill farmer who never left Ireland but featured in array of international...
View ArticleHAPPY 2ND BLOGIVERSARY
Thank you to all of you have visited giving me a total of 28,529 views for just 192 posts... in just two years.Your favourites have been as follows...HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY, SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE !HAPPY...
View ArticlePATCHWORK AND PEACE
Mary Cassatt's "A Woman Sewing"copyright expiredEvery now and then you come across someone who makes an instant impression on your life. One such person was Ruth Stoneley, quilter, fibre artist,...
View ArticleTHE RAJAH QUILT-HURRAH!
One of the exhibitions I have most been looking forward to is the one that includes the famous Rajah Quilt... I have written about it before... It was every bit as fascinating as I expected, but it was...
View ArticleMOVING ON
As I write to friends all over the world, I often marvel at how things have changed. It's not unusual for people to be born in one country, then move to several, maybe with family, then move again,...
View ArticleCHRISTMAS GREETINGS ONE AND ALL
http://olddesignshop.com/CHRISTMAS GENEAMEME Just five simple questions for this one...Please answer via Comments, leaving your name.Feel free to repost on your own blog as you wish.Thank you in...
View ArticleAUSTRALIA DAY CHALLENGE 2014: C’MON AUSSIE... Geneameme
She's done it again...the ever busy, ever creative Cassmob, alias Pauleen, has set us an Australia Day Challenge... She has given us a set of 26 questions to answer or gloss over as we will... Let's...
View ArticleHAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY 2014
HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY 2014How many footsteps have traipsed this vast land in search of shelter, love and hope...from the original inhabitants to those, who over time, ventured from far off lands, looking...
View ArticleNIGHT TIME VISITORS
NIGHT TIME VISITORSI love visitors... these are just few that love to wander over at night....Three sets of eyes watching and waiting...Hiding behind the top of the pole looking out...I'll be brave...
View ArticleHAPPY 150TH BIRTHDAY, BANJO PATERSON!
HAPPY 150TH BIRTHDAY, BANJO PATERSON!(c) expired Wikimedia CommonsOne of Australia's most famous poets, known mostly as a bush poet, was born 150 years ago today.I imagine that he would have been...
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