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View Larger Map View Larger Map Today is week 5 of what is going to be a 15 month project. Each Saturday, at around 12.30am UK time the lovely Julie from Angler's Rest will release the prompt for that week's Book of Me, Written by You. The prompt for week 5 is Your Childhood Home When did you leave home? Where was it? Where did you move to? Was it rented or owned? –  with parents/Grandparents Was it inherited What was it like – describe it – each room. Were there a favourite room? Is there anything you particularly remember from the house? Pictures The road & area I left home when I was about 20.  I moved to a friend's place first and then into a rental property in Chippendale.   Our home was in Sydney and was called "Avondale" at 44 Toxteth Road Glebe.  We hadn't lived there for very long - say about five years. In the Google picture above Number 44 is the behind the gum tree.  The first of a row of three terrace houses...next ...

Little Nell says: This week's prompt comes from the George Eastman House Collection on Flickr.com. in the set of Nickolas Muray. Regular Sepians who click on the link of his name will immediately recognise images of his that have been featured before. Yes I know they're anything but sepia and for that alone they are remarkable. Muray was a pioneering commercial photographer, responsible for establishing many of the conventions of colour advertising. This example is for an insurance advert and those Sepians who like to theme may choose from any number of prompts here. The photo appears to have been taken by the doctor, who has left his coat draped on the bedposts and his bag on the bed itself, thus ensuring that any bacteria is neatly carried on to his next patient. In addition we have a boy in bed, toys and patchwork quilt. If the prompt throws up (sorry) any other themes we look forward to reading them on your blog, which should be posted on or about 28 September....

Courtesy of Julie Groucher's blog Anglers Rest here is my response to the fourth prompt in this series. Favourite Season Do you have one? Why? A Happy Memory or association Close your eyes and imagine your favourite season – write down what you see, feel, hear. Truth be known, I don't have a favourite season here in Brisvegas because....we don't really have seasons..... I miss the seasons dreadfully.  I think I liked autumn best of all with the leaves changing colour.  Alex at Leura Gardens c.1984 Alex and Robert Leura Gardens Bel at Leura c1993 photo by Barbara Conner (nee McLoughlin) I can't bear hot weather - those days when it's too hot to do anything except immerse yourself in someone's pool or turn the air-conditioning on which makes me feel guilty for wasting power. Here, it's pretty much of a muchness with not much difference....always sunny and bright...well mostly...so one can't complain. Tin...

Little Nell from Sepia Saturday introduces this week's post as follows:  "It is not enough to teach children how to read, write and count. Education has to cultivate mutual respect for others and the world in which we live, and help people forge more just, inclusive and peaceful societies."  UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; 100-day countdown message to the International Day of Peace This Saturday co-incides with the International Day of Peace and more specifically to Peace Education; this is too good an opportunity to miss. It is often said that we learn so much from Sepia Saturday , both as participants and visitors to each other's blogs, so now is our chance to embrace the theme and do our bit for this important day observed throughout the world. The splendid photo above comes from the archive of the Library of Congress and features  the American delegates to the International Congress of Women, held in the Hague in 1915. One of the delegates, Jan...