For those who asked about the chocolate BVM, it's all true. Here's an account of the Virgin Mary manifesting in a chocolate drop Kitchen worker Cruz Jacinto was the first to spot the lump of melted chocolate when she began her shift by cleaning up drippings that had … [Read more...] about Chocolate BVM
BVM Sightings again
I haven't given a thought to the B.V.M for more than 50 years, but obviously a lot of people never grew out of their invisible- friend phase and Mary has been popping up all over the place. In recent years the B.V.M has been spotted on a ham sandwich, markings on … [Read more...] about BVM Sightings again
Mysterious Things
I heard on the news that another Yowie has been sighted in the Clarence Valley, an area normally billed as "a place of astonishing physical beauty and extraordinary cultural diversity in New South Wales". You can't get more culturally diverse than a Yowie or two. I'll … [Read more...] about Mysterious Things
Mysterious Places
I had a lovely comment from that well-known commentator Anonymous who told me that there is a place left in the world where you get good fish and chips. I had to sit down and have a little glass of sweet sherry to celebrate.And this place is the mysterious Anstruther on … [Read more...] about Mysterious Places
Sherry and vegemite
I interrupt this blog to thank the kind young lady at Labyrinth of Learnings, who bought me a nice soothing glass of sherry this morning. She tells me that scoffing down a meal of fish and chips, the fat-saturated variety, is still a popular pastime where she lives. … [Read more...] about Sherry and vegemite
Whatever happened to fish and chips
Remember Fish and Chips on Fridays? That's how we knew what day of the week it was, by the greasy bits of flake wrapped up in old newspaper. (We never minded the print dye running into the batter, it gave the potato cake an extra zing.) You just can't get fatty food … [Read more...] about Whatever happened to fish and chips