Tag Archives: Magnetic Island

Frogs in the Wine Vat

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Rosemary Kneipp

I don’t like frogs. In fact, I’m petrified of them. Strange that I should chosen to live in a country like France. But apart from the actual people, they don’t have frogs here. Not noticeable ones anyway. Not those great … Continue reading →

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Captain Cook and the French Revolution

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Rosemary Kneipp

I’ve been reading Hough’s biography of Captain Cook and thinking about what Townsvillean said when I told him we’d bought a house in Blois built in 1584: “Your house is about twice as old as my nation!”.   One of … Continue reading →

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