MY CURRENT READING
Now the tennis is finished I can get back to my latest purchase. Michel Benham, a Palestinian Arab I met during our last stay in...


International Holocaust Remembrance Day - January 27 2018
One in six of the Jews killed in the war died at Auschwitz as part of Hitler's Final Solution. Between 1942 and 1945 Jewish people were...


THIS CONSTRUCTION IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS
It’s not a random pile of driftwood. Some years ago, frustrated with overgrown scrub hiding the Gerroa National Park sign from beach...


SIMPLE JOYS
Sitting quietly by Lake Macquarie with my little rascal and rascalette, eating caramel popcorn, as ducks waddle past and seabirds serenade.


A BRAVE MOVE
Did you know that one of the smallest Arab nations, Bahrain, has initiated a peace visit to Israel/Palestine this week? This tiny nation...


A CHRISTMAS GIFT SUGGESTION
You can have a signed copy of 'Out of Latvia' at the special Christmas price of $20 in your hand in a few days time. If you require it...


THE FORGOTTEN REFUGEES
Last night I attended the screening of the film ‘The Forgotten Refugees’, courtesy of the Jewish Board of Deputies. Previously I had seen...


TWO RASCALS AND ONE POP
A morning walk today beside scenic Lake Macquarie - keeping the customers satisfied!





