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I saw something that made me feel so helpless
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I saw something that made me feel so helpless

I saw something that made me feel so helpless

What would you do?
Food for thought about electricity
Opinion

Food for thought about electricity

Food for thought about electricity

Ric has been tracking his electricity costs over the last 36 years and the changes have been quite interesting! Have you seen fluctuations like this in your own bills?
Life hack: spice and herb funnel
Lifestyle

Life hack: spice and herb funnel

Life hack: spice and herb funnel

Here is a handy tip for your kitchen if you are sick of spilling spices when you fill up your rack!
I saw something the other day that shocked me and I felt helpless…
Opinion

I saw something the other day that shocked me and I felt helpless…

I saw something the other day that shocked me and I felt helpless…

Ric was sitting outside a hospital the other day and saw something that shocked him deeply. What would you have done in the same situation?
From one mother to another: ‘Junior’ and the war
Opinion

From one mother to another: ‘Junior’ and the war

From one mother to another: ‘Junior’ and the war

Ric Allberry's mother Jane has a feeling about the sex of her unborn baby and writes to her own mother about her predictions and the war.
Letters by my mother: pregnancy and a stickybeak neighbour
Opinion

Letters by my mother: pregnancy and a stickybeak neighbour

Letters by my mother: pregnancy and a stickybeak neighbour

Ric Allberry's mother was pregnant and just wanted to be left alone. But what does her neighbour do that oversteps the line?
A story from yesteryear…
Opinion

A story from yesteryear…

A story from yesteryear…

Trying to find a house in Glasgow just prior to the breakout of WWII, Jane found it a formidable task; dealing with Scottish House-Factors was not easy!
Weird and wacky foods and recipes of the past
Opinion

Weird and wacky foods and recipes of the past

Weird and wacky foods and recipes of the past

Have you eaten something completely and utterly unusual? James thinks back to some of the more ridiculous things he has eaten...
Letters from a more gentle time
Opinion

Letters from a more gentle time

Letters from a more gentle time

Another excerpt from my mother's letters written to her mother in Perth about Jane and her husband's 1939 move from Lancashire to Scotland.

About Ric Allberry

Born in Scotland in 1940 just after the commencement of WWII, Richard grew up mostly blissfully unaware of what was happening to The UK during those years. He emigrated to Australia with his family as a "Ten-Pound Pom" in October, 1947, and pursued a multitude of different careers, retiring in 2005 to a life of travel, grandkids, genealogical research, a bit of woodwork, and some writing – mostly about his family.