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Happy Sunday!   This week’s reading whetted my appetite to reflect on my first trip to Paris 30 years ago. I was delving into the French Revolution of 1789 where 231 years ago on Saturday, 12 October 1793, Marie Antoinette - former w…

Hello all -  Happy Sunday!   One of my many spontaneous COVID-19 projects involved obtaining Australian citizenship to complement, not replace, my British status. My father was a fair dinkum Aussie from Melbourne. COVID extra time ha…

Hello all -  Happy Sunday!   Do you remember your English Literature at school? Shakespeare plus one recognised literary piece and a touch of poetry for good measure? It was pretty dull, to be honest, but who can’t still recall…