Monthly Archives: November 2015
On Thursday evening Panda did not come inside. It was normal for him to come to the door once darkness fell. I knew something must be wrong and taking a torch went looking for him. He was huddled under the house and I could see he was in stress. He tried to stand and his hind legs gave way. I knew then he was a victim of the paralysis tick which is endemic to the east coast of Australia. Ticks…..
In the First World War, red poppies quickly grew over the graves of the fallen soldiers at Ypres. This resulted in the poppy becoming one of the World’s most recognized memorial symbols for soldiers who have died in conflict. In Australia, Remembrance Day on the 11th November is also called Poppy Day. People wear a poppy in remembrance of all those young men who gave their lives for their countries. In New Zealand where I grew up we always wore…..
Melbourne Cup – The Race That Stops The Nation
I grew up in New Zealand. Every year, my father listened to the Melbourne Cup race on radio. Finally the day came when television came to NZ. We were able to gather around the black and white set and watch the race. When I was four years old, sitting on my father’s knee, with a pencil I marked a horse in his racing paper. That horse was Delta and the jockey was Neville Sellwood. Dad thought that was a good omen,…..
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