Sarah Island

Speak of Australian history, and outside of Australia, about the only thing that comes to mind is “penal colony.” While it is true that the initial settlement of Australia was for this purpose, even on the first ships, more than half of the “settlers” were soldiers and officers. However, though this first step in settlement [...]

Home Again

Back from mom’s—and, after nearly three weeks away, I’m facing hundreds of emails and a bushel of snail mail. It’s a bit daunting and will take some time—so this first post will be a short one—just a note and a pretty picture. More will follow shortly.
On the far side of Macquarie Harbour, mountains rise above [...]

Helping Mom

Just to let you know there won’t be any posts for a couple of weeks, as I’m off to mom’s in the morning (just one state over, but a bit of drive). She’s had major spinal surgery, and while she’s been in the convalescence center for a few weeks, she still can’t be allowed to [...]