Doing my duty as a citizen of this country

One of the tasks that falls upon you as a citizen of Australia, on the electoral role, is to be called up for Jury Duty.  I have been called up once before but was not selected for the jury, this time I was the last one called of the twelve jury members. I have never…

Paris then and now. . .a gift

This delightful book was given to me by my husband. I think he knows how much I want to spend a week in Paris. 🙂 Each double page spread gives two images of the same scene in Paris, one from the past and one from the present. Some of the places have changed very little…

Paris, I do so want to spend some time there.

This beautiful little book is another from the library and one that I am so glad I found. One of the comments on the book jacket was that this is a book you should read before going to Paris rather than after you have been. Well now I have read the book the next logical…

Federation Square and the Hollywood costume exhibition

Federation Square was the subject of a great deal of controversy when it was built but it now has become an integral part of the Melbourne landscape.  One of the reasons for the controversy was the unusual architecture. While we were in Federation Square there was live entertainment plus the big screen.  We were on…

Tuesday travels now in the U.K.. . .Colchester

After our short stay in Normandy we headed across the Channel to the UK.  My husband, who enjoys history, had expressed a desire to visit Colchester, Britain’s first Roman city, and so it was that we spent our first night there. What a revelation it was to me.  I am no history buff but I…