Category Archives: Culture

This is a late catchup item as I have been a bit lax in my blogging recently. We had an excellent Melbourne Cup lunch at a local restaurant down by the Parramatta River with Viv and Chris. The Melbourne Cup … Continue reading →

I’ve spent some time recently writing a book about Jan’s uncle, Ronald Dudley. Ron was a navigator in a Lancaster Bomber during World War II and, sadly, was shot down and killed while flying over Germany on his 38th operational flight. … Continue reading →

We went to see Love and Friendship at the cinema. It’s a delightful period piece based on Jane Austen’s novella Lady Susan which she wrote in her teens but wasn’t published until after her death. It’s funny, very funny. The lady in … Continue reading →

The Vivid light show is on again in Sydney. This year it has spread out from the centre of Sydney to some of the suburbs. We + Viv and Chris decided to have a look at the installations in Chatswood. … Continue reading →

We had a couple of interesting events listening to authors appearing at the Sydney Writers’ Festival. Our first gig was an evening talk by Hanya Yanagihara, author of A Little Life  which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.  The book, about four … Continue reading →