tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155836879539082676.post251827769079931523..comments2023-10-21T21:57:34.239+10:00Comments on a hazy moon: Australia Day part 2Delwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155836879539082676.post-11208468418761685762009-01-30T13:08:00.000+10:002009-01-30T13:08:00.000+10:00Katherine - I looked it up and see it is a carol -...Katherine - I looked it up and see it is a carol - I've never heard it so thank you for that.Delwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155836879539082676.post-23507306741925545242009-01-30T13:01:00.000+10:002009-01-30T13:01:00.000+10:00Katherine - I love this little poem - who wrote it...Katherine - I love this little poem - who wrote it?Delwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155836879539082676.post-11043735591626225232009-01-30T08:06:00.000+10:002009-01-30T08:06:00.000+10:00The north wind is tossing the leavesThe red dust i...The north wind is tossing the leaves<BR/>The red dust is over the town<BR/>The sparrow is under the eaves<BR/>And the grass in the paddock is brown...Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155836879539082676.post-31758925910548739692009-01-26T21:07:00.000+10:002009-01-26T21:07:00.000+10:00Alden Dorothea Mackellar's 'My Country' from where...Alden Dorothea Mackellar's 'My Country' from where this verse is taken, is a longer poem which you will find on that email I had hoped to post today.Delwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155836879539082676.post-74176499396425708722009-01-26T20:53:00.000+10:002009-01-26T20:53:00.000+10:00Alden : You reminded me of a great kids story book...Alden : You reminded me of a great kids story book we had called Mulga Bill's Bicycle by Banjo Patterson. It starts:<BR/><BR/>'Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze;<BR/>He turned away the good old horse that served him many days;<BR/>He dressed himself in cycling clothes, resplendent to be seen;<BR/>He hurried off to town and bought a shining new machine;<BR/>And as he wheeled it through the door, with air of lordly pride,<BR/>The grinning shop assistant said, `Excuse me, can you ride?'Delwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155836879539082676.post-18956494311661958542009-01-26T19:21:00.000+10:002009-01-26T19:21:00.000+10:00Great Poem - have you read Banjo Patterson - real ...Great Poem - have you read Banjo Patterson - real dinkum Aussie stuff.Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155836879539082676.post-90097265073492080912009-01-26T15:47:00.000+10:002009-01-26T15:47:00.000+10:00Hi Dan, yes abbreviation for biscuit (cookie to yo...Hi Dan, yes abbreviation for biscuit (cookie to you)Delwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155836879539082676.post-48229935757852305652009-01-26T15:28:00.000+10:002009-01-26T15:28:00.000+10:00Sorry Blogger was grumpy today. Perhaps you can po...Sorry Blogger was grumpy today. Perhaps you can post tomorrow. <BR/><BR/>Patriotism was something few American I know have felt for the past 8 years. But with Mr. Obama there's definitely a feeling of relief around my town.<BR/><BR/>A bikkie? Is that a British word for cookie?Dan Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628603380292404658noreply@blogger.com