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1990s 2010s Snippets and Vignettes Travel

Kangaroos Having Fun

A mob of kangaroos standing around
There are a lot of kangaroos in this story. 1 June 2014.

by Greg

Introduction (I’m back, a psychological insight, and spiders holding back Australian tourism!)

Regular readers will know that I have recently returned from a holiday. I went to the UK, with a side trip to Budapest. The whole trip was great.

Whilst away I checked and approved comments submitted to the website, but didn’t write any new posts. That worked fine, my spirits were high and I was busy every day. I also kept a bit of a journal … Read the rest ... “Kangaroos Having Fun”

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1980s Love and Marriage Snippets and Vignettes

The Earliest Days of Trenna AND Greg – Part 4

Trenna standing in the fork of a huge tree. It has a blackened hollow where the to trunks meet.
"Upside down lady legs". A huge eucalypt in the forest near Pemberton. Neither of us could resist the photo opp which was emblematic of the time we had camping there. 1-4 February's 1988.

This is the fourth and final chapter in this brief love story. The first part is here.

Camping at Pemberton

By Greg

But First a Detour

As usual Trenna was ready to go when I pulled my Toyota Corolla Station Wagon into her driveway in Girrawheen. Unfortunately Girrawheen was the exact opposite direction to our final destination but I was so happy that she had agreed to go with me I couldn’t have cared less about the travel.

It … Read the rest ... “The Earliest Days of Trenna AND Greg – Part 4”

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1990s Menus Recipes

The Menu Diaries No. 11

February 1993 Menu
February 1993 Menu

February 1993

Australia Day, a Couple of Recipes, and Too Many Sisters

For an introduction to what these Menu Diary posts are about, please click HERE. And for the reasons why you really should read this series, please click HERE.

Monday, 1 February. This was obviously the Australia Day long weekend, Monday holiday. As I mentioned before, these days the Australia Day (as it’s officially called) holiday is always on 26 January, but in those days it was … Read the rest ... “The Menu Diaries No. 11”

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1990s Menus

Menu Diary No. 6

August 1992 Menu
August 1992 Menu

August 1992

Camping at Dwellingup, and Off to Hospital

For an introduction to what these Menu Diary posts are about, please click HERE. And for the reasons why you really should read this series, please click HERE.

Tuesday 28 July. “Basically” with the “Basic” underlined. I’m sure it would still have been good.

Wednesday 29 July. Trenna remarks that penne is a good choice of type of pasta. As long as I can remember, which is obviously not … Read the rest ... “Menu Diary No. 6”

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1960s 1970s Kitchen Tapes

The Kitchen Tapes No. 10

7 year old Trenna Facing the camera
7 year old Trenna, and Barb on school holidays with the Anderson family, camping at Meelup. January 1965.

Recorded 22 April 2018

Early Years at Craig House and with the Andersons

GM: OK, today is Sunday 22nd of April, 2018.  We are with Trenna Mahney.  I think Tren you wanted to talk a bit more about the early years at Craig House.

Craig House

THM:  Right.  I don’t really remember getting to Craig House. I knew I was getting excited to go to where my sisters and brother were, and when I got there I didn’t … Read the rest ... “The Kitchen Tapes No. 10”