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  • October 1st International Coffee Day

    Whether you prefer your coffee bold and black, rich and aromatic, sweet and creamy or spiced and frothy, this day is dedicated to celebrating all coffees and coffee lovers around the globe. It all began with Kaldi Legend has it that back in the 9th century a goatherder named Kaldi became curious when his…

  • The Good Die Young

    A tribute to Platoon Commander Trevor Lyons, Born …. This year of 2025 will probably go down into the history books as one of the most horrific periods of global wars . Yet an old North Indian saying suggests that while there is one person on earth that remembers a person already passed, their…

  • Beach Mysteries

    WHAT? The beaching of a pod of 120 wales. WHEN?:Sometime in the last few days WHERE?: On the west coast of Tasmania WHY?: ????? Rescuers and marine conservationists have rushed to Strahan a remote western town in Tasmania in the hope of saving at least a few of the stranded 230 pilot whales now…

  • Meet the Author

    To all you wanna-be hapless writers…. Yesterday I reacquainted with my past for a few pleasant hours. My past, being B.C. (Before Covid), and the event – a Book Launch at my local library. It was publicized as ‘Meet the Author’, but having attended quite a number f amilar events as both writer and…

  • Dykes on a Bike

    The Gay Lesbian Mardi Gras, Sydney I’m sitting in front of the television in my rambling cottage in a small town just one hour north of Brisbane. I’m watching the two-hour procession of the 45th Sydney Gay Lesbian Mardi Gras. It’s Rude, sometimes Crude, Colourful, and Fun. And everyone is having a wonderful time.…