What could be a better thing to do (after church) on Easter Sunday, than to have lunch with friends.
Our feast was hosted by Liz Hawthorne and after drinks in the garden, we moved inside for a delicious entrée of stuffed capsicums, a main meal of roast lamb and a dessert of baked fruit pie with mixed berries and cream on the side. Accompanied by some delicious wines, lunch filled the entire afternoon and we all left completely sated.
Continuing with my recent attention to military commemorations, I see that the upgrade of our local War Memorial in Templestowe is now complete. The memorial was first constructed at the intersection of Templestowe Road and Anderson Street. At that time, this was the geographic cnetre of the town – near the town hall, courthouse and […]
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Once again, I have attended the annual commemoration service conducted by the Friends of the 15th Brigade Organisation at the Shrine of Remembrance to honour those who served and died in the Battle of Polygon Wood in 1916. The ‘Battle of Polygon Wood’ during WW1 was a significant engagement in which Australian forces played a […]
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We had a slow start to our reunion yesterday morning and some frustrating time with cars. Our rental car was showing a warning light that we couldn’t delete and I didn’t want to drive all the way to Melburne with it on. We arranged with Hertz to swap it over to a different car, so, […]
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