Mine is a 21st century commonplace book, no more and no less. No other purpose. Just a voice, a collection, a series of letters to whom they may concern. What more do you want? I have started a new blog because I want to recapture that simple purpose.
See Welcome. I will be trying to avoid the farce we call the 2013 election.
And for what I have done before see All my available posts 2000 to the present.
[two new poems added every day]
Adventures in a historic landscape
Stories, Excerpts, Backroads
Rotten Politicians Bring Out the Best in Me
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Making you think
Family History
The silent camera
Just because you CAN read Moby Dick doesn't mean you should!
This WordPress.com site is the bee's knees
Reflection
Musings on poetry, language, perception, numbers, food, and anything else that slips through the cracks.
Movies, thoughts, thoughts about movies.
Selected Poems
#Strongwomen. "I write about the power of trying, because I want to be okay with failing. I write about generosity because I battle selfishness. I write about joy because I know sorrow. I write about faith because I almost lost mine, and I know what it is to be broken and in need of redemption. I write about gratitude because I am thankful - for all of it." Kristin Armstrong
When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose. — Dylan.
The dark history of Wollongong & its surrounding suburbs
Celebrate Silent Film
All abandoned: Chernobyl / Pripyat, Nara Dreamland, Anti-Zombie Fortress, Japanese Sex Museum - and many, many more! Plus: North Korea Special - 2 trips, 16 days / 14 nights! As seen on CNN...
IZBUHVAM!
This WordPress.com site is Pacific War era information
Notes & Photographs from my travels
Musings on a mad world
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nellibell49 in urunga, bellingen, raleigh and repton and environs
Wisdom by Hindsight
The modest successor to the "Floating Life" blogs
The modest successor to the "Floating Life" blogs
The modest successor to the "Floating Life" blogs
The modest successor to the "Floating Life" blogs
The modest successor to the "Floating Life" blogs
Reading & Writing
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Two lawyers and a larrikin on life, law and liberty.
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A multitude of possibilities
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Duncan Macleod on faith and culture
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Writing in a borderless world
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Commentary on Australian & world events from a social-democratic perspective
Neil's Commonplace Book 
Hi Neil,
I have found your excellent blog whilst searching for details of the Billy Graham crusade in sydney 1959. i am writing my ‘life story’ for similar reasons to yours in creating your blog and I would like to use some of the photos I found in it – specifically your school room and several shots of ‘toast rack’ trams that I am very familiar with. Will this be OK? My story will eventually find its place on a web site I have under construction and to be opened hopefully this year.
for ref., I am 76, went to Katoomba High and Syd Uni (engineering) and experienced Billy Graham, an experience that I have now got over.
regards
Howard Harrison
None of the images I used in that post belongs to me; all were found on the internet. Usually I give some indication of the original source. Point is, you don’t need my permission to use them. Glad you found what I did resonated with you and I look forward to your post.
Thank you for your post on the Whitfield family. I am a direst descendant of Caroline Philidelphia Whitfield ( Tickle/ Randall) My father knew Granny Randall as she lived with his family until her death. I recently returned from a trip to Ireland and actually passed through the town of Ballyhagen. On my return home my aunt told me that Granny Randall’s father was born in Ireland. That led me to a Google search for William and his father Jacob. I love the stories posted about their lives and what they experienced. It makes them real to me, and what character traits have been passed down to me and those I love. Thank you again.
Thank you, Ruth! I envy you that Ireland trip!
Hi Neil. We just read your fascinating post about Alexandra Rd. We now live in your old house. (That’s our old blue Corolla parked in front of it in your photo). You are welcome to drop by for a cuppa if you would like to see the old place. best Joyce & Conrad