In the good old days, life was better.  Men worked and women stayed home, kept the house, looked after the kids and wore frilly aprons over pretty dresses. Everyone knew their place and life was simple and modern issues of career vs career and whose turn it is to race from work early to pick [...]

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Last night I had the great pleasure of attending the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s performance of Beethoven 8: Euphoric.  It was a masterful performance: warm, exuberant yet precise and beautiful.  Richard Tognetti was brilliant as always and there was a truly wonderful cello solo by Principal Cellist Timo-Veikko Valve.  I was not alone in my enjoyment, [...]

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