Pat of the Jackos (Difficult)

Absolutely, oh fuck!

She could not be with a family that could surround her more with the love and care that she needs.

Be kind to yourselves as well.

Tiny Tim is waiting to head butt his best friend.

Fuckitty fuckitty fuck fuck fuck Luke. That’s awful!

May the arseholes who did this be infested by pubic lice and cramp up in the arms so they can’t ever scratch. Shitheads.

But before he can stand, to keep looking, to check, the bus right and the promenade, the sea, Blackpool, disappears.

Happy Birthday Brian,
loved forever.
Fellow 1966 baby
Our paths never crossed
But I’m thinking of the life
that you could have had
Of the life that you should have had.
Stolen from you in 1988
Loved forever, forever a little brother
Happy Birthday Brian

Ms Praxis, from a distance, a hug for you.

You’re doing the best that you can for your piggy friend. Tough to realise it’s getting close to saying goodbye.
🫂

I couldn’t put it better myself, Maggie. Eloquent, succinct and straight to the point.

#dogs #dog #doglover #doglovers #DogsOfbluesky 🤣😂🔄

Here’s hoping your knees don’t give out! 😉

Have fun in your natural element.

Hugs Maggie. I hope all is better than you expect.

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While I resist the temptation to edit it to suit my current writing style, I do adore the relationship shown between librarian and researcher. Intimate, supportive and based on curiosity. What is there not to love?

#LibraryLoversDay #14Feb #archives #PacificHistory #loveletters

Research output: Unusual Love Letters in the Archive — Colourful Histories

Time to share some writing from the archives- brought to you by Colourful Histories, @statelibrarynsw and @nationallibraryaus.

Written while I was on a summer scholarship at the NLA, this remains one of my favourite blog pieces....

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Your Open Green Public Adelaide Park Lands are for all the community, not just corporate sport businesses. On our Guided Walk this Sunday see the sports resources used by Wilderness School, also available to all in Le Fevre Park / Nantu Wama (Park 6). Book here: events.humanitix.com/host/adel_pa...

Pretty excited to have this legend of Australian TV on board. There are still a handful of tickets left for this, the very first rehearsed reading of my new play. See you there!
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Our 2-hour Guided Walk on Sunday starts & finishes at this iconic Glover Playground off Lefevre Terrace - the go-to place for kids in Nth Adelaide since 1921. Bring the family for the Guided Walk, and stay in the playground for a picnic afterwards! Book here: events.humanitix.com/host/adel_pa...

Tomorrow I'll get my second cataract surgery. I can look forward to perfect eyesight in my old age. They replace old, fuzzy lenses with corrective lenses. And for the Americans out there I don't have to pay a cent. Even my bus fare getting to the hospital is free.

Why won't Malinauskas's South Australian Labor govt release govt data & info on the impacts of SA's devastating, extended marine algal bloom❓

What did the govt investigate or decline to investigate❓
What are they hiding❓
SA voters deserve transparency & accountability

I've never figured out anything.

Haywood Hansell won the war.

Thanks to Jess Fairey for compiling our first newsletter of the year! Check it out on our website. historycouncilsa.org.au/enewsletter/

I can understand why, she’s gorgeous and you can see that she loves you right back.

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For Alex Pretti Because his last words were for a woman; because he asked, are you okay, are you okay; because he had learned to say it by standing each night beside the dying; because sometimes he held their hands; because he had lived only as long as the scent of childhood in an album; because he was a son; because he sang once; because of all of it, because of all of it, because of all of it, tell it, tell the story: a breath has left; a country is dying; and a man laid his face on its pavement today as though he were listening to a patient's heart— even then, even at the ending— to do what he was there to do: heal. —Joseph Fasano

for Alex Pretti

Sandman Holdens were also known in Oz as “shagging* wagons”, sometimes displaying a sticker on the back window that stated, “If the car’s a rocking, don’t bother knocking”.

*Shagging is an alternative slang term for having a root which is also a slang term for having sex, not gardening or birding.

I’d give you a hug but it’s probably not a good idea, Maggie.

That story brought a huge smile to the face of this retired archivist.

I lived in PNG and Kiribati and attended a Parbica conference at the SPC late last century.

Thanks for sharing, Deb.

Voices of the Pacific: Preserving stories for generations to come A major Pacific-led project is saving thousands of historic recordings and returning them to the communities they belong to.

Epic news for Pacific history researchers:

'SPC will act as a caretaker of the archive, not a copyright holder. Decisions around access and use will be led by Pacific countries, communities, and knowledge holders.'

#archives #Pacific #history