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- May 5, 2021
Roast dinners
"It’s wrong to pop a roast dinner on your lap in front of the TV. It deserves a full presentation, and your full attention. A vast wedge...
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- May 1, 2021
May Day
"As full of spirit as the month of May". William Shakespeare It's May 1st. May Day. The heralder of Spring. Well not here in Australia....
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- Apr 20, 2021
"The past is always present"
Alan Garner wrote those words - the title of today's piece - in a wonderful very short children's book called The Stone Book. The...
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- Mar 30, 2021
Bring a plate
"Yes, bring a plate is an Aussie thing, but what does it mean? According to the Australian National University’s ‘Meanings and origins of...
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- Mar 16, 2021
Pork pies - uniquely English
"The thing I can't resist is a pork pie. That's my idea of a lovely treat." Delia Smith My granddaughter and grandson, who both go to the...
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