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Flowers, flowers everywhere
ByGreta 23 August 202527 October 2025

I’m carefully avoiding the news again and find myself looking at my photos of Singapore’s orchids. So, I’ve put some more up for you to enjoy. And now for something completely different. Like most readers of crime, I have an interest in Jack the Ripper. I wrote a review of Bruce Robinson’s book They All…

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A visit to the botanical garden
ByGreta 8 May 202127 October 2025

For a change from walking on the beach Peter and I visited our local botanical garden for the first time in… about fourteen years. Like most such places, it consists of several hectares of native vegetation plus a few hectares of developed grounds – lawns, walking paths, water features and the like. After our recent…

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