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    Sydney Bretharte Monteith

    Sydney Bretharte Monteith

    Sydney Bretharte Monteith (Lance Corporal, Ruahine Company, Wellington Regiment, N.Z.E.F)was born in Woodville on the 27th of November...
    The sisterhood of the travelling pants . . .

    The sisterhood of the travelling pants . . .

    It's been a long while since I've written anything here - an interval which has been the best and worst of life. To explain it fully...
    Searching for Angelo . . .

    Searching for Angelo . . .

    Saturday last, the 29th of October, marked the 162nd anniversary of the death of my 3rd great-grandfather Angelo. He died on that day in...
    Everyone's a critic . . .

    Everyone's a critic . . .

    Laying in the dark tonight at bedtime, listening to the rain, when this conversation starts. Mister 9: Mum, I need to hire an artist. Me:...
    A bag of ribbons . . .

    A bag of ribbons . . .

    A busy few months of working on a picture book has meant I haven't posted anything for ages. Today I escaped my self-imposed confinement...
    The legacy of George Pye Crombie

    The legacy of George Pye Crombie

    Another link, expanding on my blog post can be found on Te Papa's website by Gareth Watkins. Anzac Day, 2016, is fast approaching. A...

    Mary Stanley . . .

    I'm reading lots of poetry again. This by Mary Stanley (1919 - 1980) and included in her slender volume of poetry - Starveling Year...
    Twinky by Betty Larom . . .

    Twinky by Betty Larom . . .

    Been thinking a bit about the books I loved as a child. I still have quite a lot, although the majority have been lost to time, moving...

    Seriously funny . . .

    This woman is an absolute star and I will be following her from now on. She says all of things most of us as freelancers are afraid to...
    The fire in Freswick Street . . .

    The fire in Freswick Street . . .

    I'm really fascinated by history and in the last few years particularly that of my own family. For that reason our very own 'Papers...
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    Sydney Bretharte Monteith

    The sisterhood of the travelling pants . . .

    Searching for Angelo . . .

    Everyone's a critic . . .

    A bag of ribbons . . .

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