THE BOOKBINDER OF JERICHO – A SOMEWHAT SINGULAR REVIEW

THE BOOKBINDER OF JERICHO - A SOMEWHAT SINGULAR REVIEW

Shame on me for treating Pip Williams’ The Bookbinder of Jericho so badly. In my defense, it wasn’t in pristine  condition when I picked it up from our local street library. I was reading it among the giant rhododendrons in the park at Blackheath, in the Blue

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ENID BLYTON – A BLIGHT ON CHILDREN’S LITERATURE?

ENID BLYTON - A BLIGHT ON CHILDREN'S LITERATURE?

Enid Blyton was an integral part of my rural Tasmanian childhood, as she was for most ‘Baby Boomers’ around the world. In later life we discovered that the prolific author entertained us at  great cost to her own children, but that’s another story. My siblings and I

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ACER CORNER WELCOMES BIRD LOVERS

ACER CORNER WELCOMES BIRD LOVERS

The Studio was home for myself and my partner Rob  while we built our new house at Blackheath, in the beautiful Blue Mountains. After  moving out we  decided to let the detached property to birdwatchers, bushwalkers and nature lovers on a short stay basis.  Acer Corner  is

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BUTTER MADE EVEN BETTER. 🧈

BUTTER MADE EVEN BETTER.  🧈

Butter is one of the joys of life in my opinion. Mind you, I’m a dairy  farmer’s daughter, so that’s hardly a surprise.  But..er, 😎  can this age old, natural product be improved upon?   YES IT CAN! COMPOUND BUTTER     Compound butter is simply butter incorporated

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Drs Yeo & Costa; Never Too Busy

Drs Yeo & Costa; Never Too Busy

Dr John Yeo and Dr Robert Costa are two men I feel extremely privileged to have met. Co-incidentally, they are both medical men. Dr Yeo is retired now, but he was a highly respected spinal surgeon at Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital. I first met him in

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