Archive for month: April, 2020

Gone – But Not Forgotten! Where are the ‘Nightmares’ Now?
So, where are the Super Six and the other cruise ships that gave the WA Premier, ‘Admiral’ McGowan, such nightmares…
Street Spirit
I carefully place the candle on the dividing wall between our townhouses. In the flickering light the shrubs cast shadows…
Friday on my mind – Sidelining the Seer, Paddling Our Own Canoe
Now, that seer, the greatest of them all - can you believe it? - personally stamped his own credentials, with…
Fremantle’s War Memorials – Lest we Forget.
The dawn service this Anzac Day was like no other. For the first time since during World War 2, there…
LAYLA O episode 3: Trapped intellectual
Layla O, the incomparable, the irrepressible, the irresistible, the sometimes irritating, and very famous Agony Aunt, now weaves her particular…
Fine Photography – ANZAC Day Years Past
ANZAC Day Years Past For this very first instalment of Fine Photography, with ANZAC Day upon us tomorrow, Saturday 25…
The future of the cruise ship industry, amongst others
In a recent statement, the Cruise Line Industry Association, CLIA, whose members include the largest global operators, addressed the covid…
Places I love: Fremantle Lighthouses
I love lighthouses, the traffic signs of the sea. They are usually built on rocky islands and isolated wind swept…
Providing meals to vulnerable people
As St Pat’s explain on their website, COVID 19 pandemic is significantly affecting us all. It is having a serious…
The Artania – A Heartfelt Farewell
We do so because her departure marks if not the end of, then at least a significant moment in, the…