Aust aviation & captivity historian. 6th book Kriegies: The Australian Airmen of Stalag Luft III (alexanderfaxbooks.com.au or Amazon) winner 2024 NSW Premier's History Awards. Reading, cats & cake. #IAmWriting (at last!)
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Sallying forth. About 20 minutes before sunset.
One of my not-so-guilty pleasures: historical fiction of the Tudor era! Combined with coffee, cheese ball, and desultory chat before the working day begins, well, I couldn't be happier.
All rugged up for morning tea!
Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Aviation Archaeology and Heritage has arrived! It contains ‘“His aircraft is his last resting place”: the affective archaeology & emotional materiality of Hudson A16-191’. I couldn't wait to put it on the bookshelf with my other 'chapter' books!
This is actually a memory from three years ago. Not only did I manage to get a 6 June appropriate word but they let me get away with it! And then I won the game by one point. A miracle as I rarely win, so, naturally I couldn't resist posting it again.
David picked up some books, including a few for me.
I am so tired. I had to not up hours for two casual jobs and before I could sign off for the day, I had to do stuff for David. I couldn’t face another minute at the desk so nicked out and was delighted by this little fairy garden And busy Rosellas.
War & Society's article of the week! jgkennaway.bsky.social 'Military surgery as national romance: memory of British heroic fortitude' highlights how stoicism during surgery at Battle of Waterloo was a key part of Romantic Militarism's ideological framework. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I love walking around my neighbourhood. It helps clear your head and stimulates deep thoughts. Always useful when you are #writing. Also, you never know who you will meet! Here are two of my suburb's avian residents.
Some spectacular colour in the sky this afternoon. About four thirtyish.
