Sometimes, when one orders items from overseas, the cost of the postage is greater than the cost of the goods!

The cost of living in the US has risen dramatically since 2000; and yet today, more than ever, Americans have free access to life necessities - shelter, food, and clothing.

Building programs to address housing shortages, have changed dramatically how some cities have looked over the past decades. 

While food shortages are a concern with an ever growing world population, the world has more readily available food today than we've had for the majority of history.

Studying my family history, I discovered my great-great grandfather's funeral was conducted by a Methodist chaplain from the Boer War.

A secret discovered is a secret no more.

It is no secret that the bridegroom at the first European wedding in newly founded Hobart, Tasmania, on 18/3/1804, was my Great-great-great-grandfather. 

I received a plaque on Friday, bearing the name of my great-great grandfather, a Wesleyan minister.

Unfortunately an old Wesleyan church in my city was demolished after the biggest earthquake, after a contractor misinterpreted the instruction to clear away the part that had fallen onto the road.  

Was the Christchurch Wesleyan church rebuilt, after that contractor mistake, you mentioned, when the Christchurch Anglican equivalent has only been replaced, so far, by the so-called "Cardboard Cathedral"? (picture underneath)

My youngest daughter is very creative with cardboard, playing and doing craft with it - once she even made a robot out of it!

It is indeed creative for your daughter to build a cardboard robot, bells, whistles & all, but surely a whole cathedral needs to be more durable?

Cathedral City is a tasty and popular brand of English Cheddar cheese.

Parmesan cheese is a tasty topping for pasta.

How tasty is a lovely piping hot casserole for dinner, on a cold, wet and wintry night with a gale blowing!