Easter was indeed a very social time for us. Here we are on Easter Monday, having lunch with our friends David & Stella, their family and our friend Ruth.
These images are the second group of photos that I found on the State Library of Victoria’s website. I have downloaded them, edited and colourised them as illustrations of life around the turn of the 20th Century. You can find Part One of these images here: https://www.wilsons.id.au/activities-around-the-turn-of-the-20th-century-part-one/ Boating on the Yarra River at Fairfield was […]
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It’s another hot day (44C) with strong winds and many bush fires burning throughout the state. It seems a bit surreal checking my emergency app and listening to the radio messages telling people to evacuate from many places. I’m keeping cool again with the air-con on and following up my post of Old Mebourne with […]
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On a day when it is 41C (107F) the best thing to do is to sit in an air conditioned room, watch the cricket and find a low energy activity. I’ve found that the State Library of Victoria has an extensive collection of historic photos and my photo editing software has an AI capability of […]
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