30 MAY 2026
Slow-cooker shredded beef tacos and nachos
Today I made slow-cooker shredded beef tacos and nachos with home-made salsa, using a recipe that my daughter sent me. It's incredibly tasty and easy to make...
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28 MAY 2026
The first Michael Gorey in Australia
The barque Middlesex, on which Michael Gorey was born in 1841. The first Michael Gorey in Australia was my great-grandfather Edward’s eldest brother. M...
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28 MAY 2026
Henbury Meteorite craters, Northern Territory
I visited the Henbury meteorite craters in November 2015, about 140km southwest of Alice Springs. According to Wikipedia , Henbury is one of five meteorite ...
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28 MAY 2026
Alofaaga Blowholes, Samoa
In 2016, I visited the Alofaaga Blowholes, also known as the Taga Blowholes, on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. The entrance to the blowholes is in the vil...
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28 MAY 2026
Detained by police in Malawi
While visiting Malawi in 1990, I was detailed by police in Blantyre and questioned about my apparent interest in the country’s then President Hastings Banda...
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27 MAY 2026
Prosciutto & bacon-wrapped dates
Prosciutto and bacon-wrapped dates, stuffed with goat's cream cheese and walnut, and glazed with honey are an absolute flavour bomb! I was looking for a simp...
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27 MAY 2026
Malawi tyre doctor
I enjoyed my visit to Malawi in 1990. I booked a 10-day fly-drive holiday from Harare, flew into Lilongwe and picked up a battered old car. I stayed the first...
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26 MAY 2026
Remember the cartridge pen
I miss many things about life in the 70s and the 80s, but the cartridge pen isn't one of them. Why they were still being given to children in 1975 is a myster...
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24 MAY 2026
Staying connected between the sheets
I brought out the winter bedding today and happily discovered that my new cotton sheet has phone pockets on both sides! I've never seen such a marvel before....
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23 MAY 2026
Car insurance premiums racing upwards
My comprehensive car insurance premium recently rose by 17 per cent, pushing it to $1025 for a vehicle valued at $13,000. This increase came even after I use...
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