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| Christmas Countdown 2011 | November 30, 2011 | Welcome to this year’s Christmas Countdown. I have made an executive decision (given that this is my blog I feel that’s appropriate) to include not only songs in the countdown this year but also other snippets from popular culture referring to Christmas. Enjoy December 1st’s foray into the world of Christmas with this beautiful clip […] |
| Christmas Countdown 2011 | Welcome to this year’s Christmas Countdown. I have made an executive decision (given that this is my blog I feel that’s appropriate) to include not only songs in the countdown this year but also other snippets from popular culture referring to Christmas. Enjoy December 1st’s foray into the world of Christmas with this beautiful clip […] |
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| A spot of millinery on a Monday | October 31, 2011 | Many of you may be attending Melbourne Cup events tomorrow. With this in mind I thought I would share my last minute millinery tips with you. Firstly, you must find a hat. I think that any old hat will do. For instance this year I have chosen my second best gardening hat. I have had […] |
| A spot of millinery on a Monday | Many of you may be attending Melbourne Cup events tomorrow. With this in mind I thought I would share my last minute millinery tips with you. Firstly, you must find a hat. I think that any old hat will do. For instance this year I have chosen my second best gardening hat. I have had […] |
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| me…playing the piano | October 13, 2011 | It’s been a little while since my last post (she writes as she hangs her head in shame). I’d like to say I’d been on a lovely, relaxing holiday travelling here, there and everywhere without a care in the world. Not so, my friends, not so. I’ve been finishing off the teaching term here at […] |
| me…playing the piano | It’s been a little while since my last post (she writes as she hangs her head in shame). I’d like to say I’d been on a lovely, relaxing holiday travelling here, there and everywhere without a care in the world. Not so, my friends, not so. I’ve been finishing off the teaching term here at […] |
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| Thoughts on Mrs Carey’s Concert | September 23, 2011 | On Monday evening I sat down to watch Mrs Carey’s Concert, the documentary by Bob Connolly and Sophie Raymond. It followed the “trials and tribulations’ of Mrs Carey – music teacher at a Sydney girls’ school – over two years as she prepared her school’s musicians for a concert at the Opera House. Yes, that’s […] |
| I’m a Judith Lucy fan | July 30, 2011 | I haven’t written much about television for a while. That’s not because I haven’t been watching TV. It’s just that nothing much has been very interesting. This week though there are a few things mentioning. Angry BoysThis week saw the final episode of Angry Boys. I was crossing my fingers and toes that the legends […] |
| I’m a Judith Lucy fan | I haven’t written much about television for a while. That’s not because I haven’t been watching TV. It’s just that nothing much has been very interesting. This week though there are a few things mentioning. Angry BoysThis week saw the final episode of Angry Boys. I was crossing my fingers and toes that the legends […] |
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| Spell “altruism”….. | July 24, 2011 | I have three lessons of two hours per week with my students. For the first 6-8 weeks in the interest of expanding and improving vocabulary (given that it is a course on language and writing) I give a spelling test. Usually I attempt to connect the words to the issues and ideas we are discussing […] |