Nice Beaver

  Vale Leslie Nielson (February 11, 1926 – November 28, 2010)

Mull This One Over

Three men are sitting in a room smoking cannabis. After a few spliffs, they run out of gear. One of the men stands up and says, “Look, we’ve got loads more tobacco, I’ll just nip into the kitchen and make one of my speciality spliffs. “ Off he goes into the kitchen where he takes [...]

Sid and Sod

A Bit of Perth

Heirisson Island is a two kilometre long island in a curve of the Swan River just to the east of Perth. Hidden away on this island is a nature reserve and this statue of Yagan. The story of Yagan is sad, horrific and does not bring much credit to the early European settlers.

Vintage Adverts

A soap which will not wash clothes! And what is with the simians looking at themselves in shiny pans? Illustrated London News, Jan 23rd, 1892

A Bit of Perth

With all the water in and around Perth, despite the drought, it would be foolish not to muck around in boats. One of the catamaran hire spots on the South Perth foreshore.

A Bit of Perth

A School was begun on this site in 1906 by the Sisters of Mercy. In 1915 the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart, founded by St Mary of the Cross, took over the running of the ‘church school’. The ‘church school’ was now called Mount St. Joseph’s and had an enrolment of 66 [...]

Sanity

Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives. William Dement, in Newsweek, 1959 There is no great genius without some touch of madness. Seneca (5 BC – 65 AD), Epistles You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it. Robin Williams [...]

God and Missing Church

    Reverently burgled from I Am your God

Photo Hunt; Writing

  I take a lot of photos but the importance of some of the subjects are not as obvious as it should be. So, for reference, I take photos of any writing that is near the subject. Buildings can tell you how old they are with writing. Tombstones can tell you who lies where with [...]

Brevity

Sid and Sod

A Bit of Perth

The Perth Central Business District. With a single cloud. And I name that cloud “Colin Barnett

BBc Quiz of the Week

Space photos filled my computer and I now follow him on twitter. I found a new-to-me blog which has my daughter LOLing. America became North Korea’s ally. There are now 43 people following @archiearchive on twitter. Baby steps. The new Best Girl in the class scored another crown last week. Well done, Dinahmow. At the [...]

A Bit of Perth

This bit of Perth has changed over the years, as have I. This day, Two Score and Four years ago this was my destination. All suited up and as nervous as Hell. One life was ending and another beginning. I entered this church a single man. And left it married. There has been better and [...]