One ought to treasure these things. I have received my first positive feedback for Blue Mauritius from a reader not related to me (my father was, in fact, the first person I know to finish the book and enjoy it). Christian le Comte in Mauritius emailed me today.
He writes, ‘I got an advance copy of [...]
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First positive feedback
Say yes to question 60 on census night!
Tomorrow night is census night in Australia. We will again be asked, at question 60, whether we are happy for our name identified data to be kept by the National Archives of Australia for release in 2105 (99 years). Say yes!
I am surprised that little more than half of the people surveyed at the last [...]
Researching the ‘Post Office’ Mauritius
A few years ago I wrote an article on the research process I followed for my book, published in Philately From Australia, the journal of the Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria (of which I am a member). It explains a little more indepth the statement on my ‘About me’ page, that ‘I adore the research [...]