My mother would tell me there is “nothing new under the sun” which is her way of telling me that nothing I do surprises her anymore! It also tells us that everything has its own history and terms we all take for granted have a much richer context than we realise. A fantastic example of this is…
Going somewhere more exotic than Invercargill?
So Christmas is nearly upon us. I personally am trying not to dwell on this season as I have no leave and no money. My holiday experience will be snide remarks around the dinner table on Christmas day in Invercargill. I can be normal and single at 40 can't I? For those of you more…
eBooks can save your blushes!
According to the Daily Telegraph we use eBooks to save us from embarrassment. Apparently we like to to hide books we would rather not let other people see us reading within the electronic walls of an eReader or mobile device. For all anyone knows you are reading How to Teach your Children Shakespeare when really…
National Geographic goes electric
I always wanted to be a vet when I was a kid so I loved National Geographic magazine. Then I grew up and met biochemistry and dissections at university and my dreams changed. National Geographic continues to produce amazing material through the National Geographic Digital Archive which includes: National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-Current online access to all…
Heathcote contingent at Peace Procession : Picturing Canterbury
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Family outing, 1950s : Picturing Canterbury
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Purge yourself of sinful sugar
As a librarian, I obviously get a great many resources sliding across my desk. All genres, mediums, types, categories and kinds, whatever, pass through my grubby little paws and are whipped out onto the shelves, or forwarded onto another library ... Some things DON'T attract my attention, such as Fifty Shades of Grey, Mills and…
Fun galore with IceFest 2014
A report on IceFest 2014.
The internet is a big fat liar! I do not have the plague!
I doubt I am the only one who has tried to self diagnose some ailment on the internet and ended up with an imaginary death sentence. Unfortunately, a short HTML course is all it takes for someone to put up their own health website. Don't get me wrong, I love the internet - but it does…
The Girls at the Kingfisher Club
You probably know the story of the Twelve Dancing Princesses. Twelve sisters disappear at night and come back with worn out shoes — where have they gone? The father offers a reward for anyone who can solve the mystery. The mystery of The Girls at the Kingfisher Club has already been solved. A father, determined for…
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