Monthly Archives: September 2024

Actually there were no dead Egyptians, coffins yes, but no dead Egyptians. The National Gallery of Victoria had partnered with the British Museum to bring a collection of ancient Egyptian monumental sculpture and some other artefacts to its winter exhibition … Continue reading →

It’s usually said that crinolines went out of fashion in the late 1860s. Now we all know fashions change, but it’s an interesting observation that crinolines begin to go out of fashion about the same time as indoor plumbing, and … Continue reading →

Winter has been cold and seemingly never ending, so a few weeks ago we decided to go on a short break to FNQ. As we’d been to Europe last year, and for some other reasons, we had a pile of … Continue reading →