As a teenager the photo below was on my bedroom wall. Oh that jacket! That form! That full skirt! That silhouette! I thought the...

Va le Margaret Whitlam. What a beacon of intelligence and warmth you were in Australia’s political and cultural history. A national t...

I’m well aware, it is not necessary to put pen to paper in order to communicate with friends or loved ones. But not necessary does not ...

"Many people tend to think rather vaguely of seeds as small round things which you push into the soil in the Spring" So says ...

 Australian Home Journal, August 1, 1958 It says: Six children to love and wash for! Mothering hour at the Heffernan home in S...

I found this in a Home Journal from April 1959 It says,: Her family grows by twos and threes! Yes, twins AND triplets – and four...

Anzac Commemorative Quilt My maternal Great Grandmother, Martha (Mattie) Ellis, was known for her fine crochet work. During the depressi...

Well there’s Royal fever in the air, with a Royal wedding and all – and with it comes Republican fever too. And even though I am certainly n...

The meaning of cable knit patterns. Once there was a shepherdess who was betrothed to a fisherman. The shepherdess loved her fisherman bet...