Archive for month: April, 2020
Gone – But Not Forgotten! Where are the ‘Nightmares’ Now?
29 April 2020
So, where are the Super Six and the other cruise ships that gave the WA Premier, ‘Admiral’ McGowan, such nightmares…
Street Spirit
28 April 2020
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
27 April 2020
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.
27 April 2020
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
24 April 2020
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
24 April 2020
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
23 April 2020
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
22 April 2020
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
20 April 2020
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
20 April 2020
We do so because her departure marks if not the end of, then at least a significant moment in, the…








