I have previously mentioned . . .  One who echoed that sentiment was Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), pronounced “Peeps”. A digression...

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This post, like Topsy, just growed whilst it was being written.  A good Sunday read if you have the time. ______________ I watched Wa...

After a concert, Arthur Rubenstein was approached by a woman who was dragging a nine-year-old boy. “Please, Mr Rubenstein,” she said, “I wa...

Archaeologists and historians were excited when, in 2015, a Bronze Age warrior’s tomb was discovered in an olive grove in Pylos, Greece...

* * * * * * * * * * Byters I am replacing my laptop.  Everything that is on it is to be transferred by our computer geek Andrew to th...

(Ponder what it is about you that would cause "Syndrome" to be added after your name.)

Circular Quay, Sydney, 1920s, 1962, 2013  Sydney and Hyde Park, 1928  Queens Square, Sydney, 1930  Milsons Point, Sydne...