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A Weekend of Not Much!

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I had a lazy weekend, with there being rain on both days, it was just what I needed to do some research. I did plant both cauliflowers and broccoli on Saturday, along with a gardenia. Called Magnificent, it has large perfumed flowers.  So which is which? Left, cauliflower, right, broccoli. The vegie patch, with a self-seeded tomato. The lovely rain, we have had, will give them a good start.   Then it was Research Time!   I've made the decision to publish my book, this year and am finishing of my research. I browsed The Dictionary of Sydney, website and found it fantastic. http://dictionaryofsydney.org  The home page has 12 different buttons, under the Browse section. They cover such things as people, maps, artefacts, buildings and the red button is A-Z. If you don't know what it might be under, you use the red button.  I found what I was looking for, easily and then I 'played' for a while. Did you know that you can see the map of the f...