Monthly Archives: April 2011

Underwhelmed by the wedding of the century

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

Even though I am a republican I was quite prepared to be dazzled by the royal wedding. After all, it had all the right ingredients: a young and attractive couple; famous guests; access to the best designers, jewellers and florists; … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Sarah-Jane

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

I was saddened and shocked to hear today of the death of Elisabeth Sladen, the actress who played Sarah-Jane Smith in the Doctor Who TV series.  In fact, I was surprised at how sad the news made me because I … Continue reading →

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Movie review: The Lincoln Lawyer

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

I realised yesterday, courtesy of a Big W catalogue, that there’s a new Michael Connelly novel now available. He’s one of my favourite authors so this is exciting.  I’ve read all his novels, and buy new ones as soon as … Continue reading →

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A brave new WordPress world

Posted on April 5, 2011 by

Welcome to my newish blog: Likes to Write is now on the WordPress platform and even has its own domain name. I made the change after hearing at the Aussie Bloggers Conference that leaving comments was much easier on WordPress; … Continue reading →

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