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Corsetry nostalgia
A few years ago when I was sorting through my 96-year-old mother's things for her move into a rest home, there was one garment that I just couldn't throw out - her corsets.
Chemist Sketch – Monty Python’s Flying Circus
The “Chemist Sketch” featuring John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle with animation ...
Weekend away in Akaroa
A weekend away in the French settlement of Akaroa. Just 75 kilometres from the city of Christchurch, ...
War of the Worlds: The panic broadcast
The date was October 30, 1938 and the event was Orson Welles’s radio adaptation of HG ...
Lyn Potter reviews – The Immortalists
It’s the summer of 1969 in New York. The weather is uncomfortably hot and sticky. Four ...
Joke: Some ‘Senior’ personal ads
Some ‘Senior’ personal ads seen in “The Villages” Florida newspapers: (Who says seniors don’t have a ...
Caring for bees and bumbles – plan NOW for winter
Whether they’re honey bees or bumbles, they’re much on our mind over the summer months when ...