A Wombat for Wednesday

It's been a busy day here but we had to share this photograph of a little girl & a wombat. It's by our favorite Sam Hood in the State Library of NSW Archives. We're not experts on marsupials so here's a National Geographic page on the little devils. Here's a link to a cute wombat coloring page.

G'night (g'day to our Aussie pals!)

ciao-meow/GG's editor

Artful Aussies - Then & Now

Photograph of Tom Roberts(9 March 1856 – 14 September 1931) by our fave Sam Hood via the State Library of New South Wales Archives. Roberts was the British-born Australian founder of the Heidelberg School of Painting in Australia. (What?! This is confusing. Art historians, please be in touch.) Artcylopedia's link to Mr. Roberts, here. (We admit, we thought he was rather good looking & so...ahem, this is a lot of trouble to justify posting a photograph. Good grief.)

The Aussie-of-Now is a photographer (who loves paintings). (GG's behavior lately has left her editor very distracted & unable to type Plain English. All apologies.) We speak of Julie at Being Ruby, brilliant photographer/artist who cooks up all manner of marvellous travel stories with accompanying witty text. Quite often there are clever gems hidden in her end-notes & credits, for heaven's sake. You absolutely must visit her in Sydney. All you have to do is...click.

ciao-g'day-meow/The Management

[paintings by Tom Roberts via here & here]

Sheep Show(down)

"Hey, get a hair cut! No, you get a haircut."

[photograph via State Library of New South Wales Archives.]

Sourpuss

The sourpuss being the finger-wagger. Poor pooch. This is from the State Library of New South Wales archives . This man is an artist? We don't see a thing except a scold lecturing his pup. It might have been staged, though. Just to give the man a break. Still, it reminded us to give everyone a little reprieve (one day) from virtual finger wagging & nagging. .One day. You have been warned!

ciao-meow/GG's editor

[Artist and dog arrive by Melbourne Express (taken for J.C. Williamson), 10/12/1937/ by Ted Hood]

Happy Birthday to the Cleverest of Pups - Week's End

A brief break in zee hiatus to wish The Clever Pup's author a lovely birthday tomorrow, Friday, 26 June. We are so keen that you visit her that we're giving you the hint a day early. Go forth & learn to be clever (& give her your best wishes). Now. (GG is bossy, what can we say?)

a ciao-cheeky-happy-birthday-meow to Mme. Pup!

[Study of a girl with ringlets teaching her dog to sit up, 1930s / by Sam Hood/State Library of New South Wales archives]

Cute 'roo

We're having a tough & busy week here, so another photograph from the State Library of NSW/Australia [pet & animal set] is in order to keep things light. These darling girls feeding a little 'roo at a petting zoo was hard to resist. [Kangaroo & girls, ca. 1925-ca. 1945 / by Sam Hood] We hope to be back later today.

ciao-meow/GG/mgmt

A Soldier's Good-bye & Bobbie the Cat

Two of GG's favorite photographs from the wonderful, still-growing State Library of New South Wales Archives. These are, again, by our favorite Sam Hood. (Bobbie looks a bit annoyed, no?)

If you know anyone who needs help & support due to the loss of a family member or a friend (they do not have to be a relative) who served in Iraq or Afghanistan, please go to Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS). They do a great job & one of our best friends is on staff there. TAPS has a 24-hour hotline: 1-800-959-TAPS (8277). Do not hesitate to call on someone's behalf if they are unable to take the first step; TAPS will give you good advice on how to proceed.

Have a safe day.

ciao-meow/GG/Mgmt

Zoe the Australian Police Dog, on the scene

While GG Central calms down from a technicolor anniversary celebration (& while her editor works on Darfur issues; nurses an infected cracked tooth until scary repairs commence (I know!); & responds to a funny tag by the Talented Tina Tarnoff), Zoe the Police Dog will gently oversee activities. That's a radio in her backpack, isn't she darling? GG is yawning & floopy because it's a damp, cloudy, sleepy day, here in Washington, DC. She's happy for Zoe to take over (for now).Worlds collide more than usual, this week. And it's only Tuesday... [Zoe by Sam Hood, 1939, State Library of NSW Archives]

ciao-meow/the Management

Tess the Police Dog

GG's editor is running behind, more than usual. All sorts of intrigue is about & so we leave (for much of today), in all confidence, everything in the ever-so-capable paws of Tess the Police Dog. We're sure she'd want you to visit some of the links on this site, especially Darfur Peace & Development Organization (DPDO). Hey, the space-time continuum--we don't know it all! (by the great Sam Hood, State Library of NSW, Australia)

ciao-woof-meow/GG/mgmt

G'day, Thomasina

An Australian Thomasina in the 1930s...looking pensive (or peevish, your choice), with poppies in the foreground. By Australian photojournalist Sam Hood, from the Library of New South Wales archives. Wonderful images from the 1930s & 1940s. (Cat on a radio is also a favorite.)

ciao-meow/GG

Listen to the radio...

Sings Nanci Griffith & we agree. We'd be lost without it. Especially with computer trouble.

ciao-fume-meow,
The Management

(Cat sitting on radio, 1930s Sydney photo by Sam Hood/via we heart it)