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| the noice red shoes | July 15, 2008 | I was intrigued to note the Pope’s red shoes when he landed in Australia. Apart from being a fantastic colour for anyone’s shoes, I wondered why I had never noticed such fine footwear on the previous Pope. Were my skills in observation on the wane? It was Anne and her husband Matthew (via Google) to […] |
| the noice red shoes | I was intrigued to note the Pope’s red shoes when he landed in Australia. Apart from being a fantastic colour for anyone’s shoes, I wondered why I had never noticed such fine footwear on the previous Pope. Were my skills in observation on the wane? It was Anne and her husband Matthew (via Google) to […] |
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| Not with a bang but a whimper | July 10, 2008 | The Hollowmen exceeded my expectations…which had been a modern day version of Yes Minister/ Yes Prime Minister. Of course there are definite echoes of these fine British comedies, but The Hollowmen is much more than satire on the machiavellian maneouvres of an apparently unbiased civil service. What I found in the first episode was a […] |
| Not with a bang but a whimper | The Hollowmen exceeded my expectations…which had been a modern day version of Yes Minister/ Yes Prime Minister. Of course there are definite echoes of these fine British comedies, but The Hollowmen is much more than satire on the machiavellian maneouvres of an apparently unbiased civil service. What I found in the first episode was a […] |
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| Rat’s feet over broken glass | the wonderful Anne remembered to record The Hollowmen for me – delivering it to my door this morning – on dvd no less (isn’t she technologically advanced!!)I’m looking forward to watching and giving my verdict very soon – although it’s always a bit tricky to judge a new series on the first episode – so […] |
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| Rat’s feet over broken glass | the wonderful Anne remembered to record The Hollowmen for me – delivering it to my door this morning – on dvd no less (isn’t she technologically advanced!!)I’m looking forward to watching and giving my verdict very soon – although it’s always a bit tricky to judge a new series on the first episode – so […] |
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| been there, done that, bought the fridge magnets | June 10, 2008 | Before leaving brisbane yesterday I queued up with the crowds to see the picasso exhibition at goma (that’s one ugly acronym for an art gallery). I hadn’t been to this fine newish institution and enjoyed the building and space of the gallery. The actual exhibition was fine but as with a lot of art I […] |
| been there, done that, bought the fridge magnets | Before leaving brisbane yesterday I queued up with the crowds to see the picasso exhibition at goma (that’s one ugly acronym for an art gallery). I hadn’t been to this fine newish institution and enjoyed the building and space of the gallery. The actual exhibition was fine but as with a lot of art I […] |