Jo's Blog (5)

Yesterday, my camera captured the shape of my grandfather, known, in Gouda, the Netherlands, as Fat John (Dikke Jan Mul, de caféhouder.).

I'd inherited it! What happened? O.K.. At Wollongong Teachers College, I learned that endomorph is my body-type. At least, I learnt the word. I already knew I was one, because I used to go, in Gouda, with my best friend, in p… Continue

In the lead-up to the 2003 Maroubra Bay High School reunion, I was still a new assessor for the Keep Australia Beautiful, Clean Beach Challenge.I was invited back every year - until this year! Every year there was no guarantee that I'd b

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Definition of a gentleman is said to be: One who can play the piano accordion but doesn't! I am so grateful that I can!

It has helped to cheer up pupils in in the primary classes that I taught, from 1964 until 2001. Right from the beginning, at Riverstone Public School, basically ignoring the music broadcasts that we were then meant to follow, via the school's P.A. system,… Continue

Right from the beginning, 1964, Riverstone, I did not like taking those ABC Broadcasts for teaching songs. All the kids have sung to the accompaniment of the squeeze-box. Started with Morningtown Ride, Pebbles and Bam Bam Song (Mommy told me somethin a little kid should know), Let Everyone Clap hands like me. We shall overcome. We shall not be moved. (In Riverstone, 1966: The Little White Cloud that Cried. Remember that?) A month or so back, I wrote in RedBubble: I've just come home from spendin… Continue

What a lovely surprise. I'd been too negative. Had not expected such a quick response. Saw Samantha's face when I entered the site and checked with my iMac. It found this (first). I know there are other pictures. A drawing for example. Must search. And I was back, for a moment driving through the deserted streets of Green Valley, late at night, feeling ab

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