So I am in Brisbane at the moment. My last night in fact and tonight, when I got back to my room and headed straight for the bathroom I sighed with contentment when I noticed the message from the cleaner: Whenever I see the little folded triangles it’s like the cleaner has left a little [...]
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The other day my son said he needed some new clothes. Now I’m lucky, because he doesn’t care about labels and would rather have lots of cheap clothes than one or two designer pieces. Except when it comes to hiking gear. And he is still enjoying the suit I bought him for his year 12 [...]
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Every morning I walk past this wall and at the time I walk with the sun just rising, the light is very beautiful. A golden yellowish wash to the day. I say every morning, but I really mean most mornings. This morning I slept in and dreamt. Something about my wedding candles and supplying a [...]
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What a gorgeous day. Not really a day to spend inside playing bridge, but we did, and we won. Yay us. Don’t you love it when older people are naughty. Today at bridge in the seniors competition (all have to be over 59 – and just in case you were wondering, I don’t qualify), one [...]
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What a beautiful day. Sure, a little chilly in the morning… we had two duvets on last night, but the sun was shining on my morning walk and I really can’t complain. No geocaching today for me… although three people found our geocache. So exciting. Groover came up with a very witty clue and hidden [...]
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I’ve been watching preview copies of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. I loved the books and I enjoyed the first two episodes which felt like an Aussie 30s style Midsomer Murders. What’s not to like about that? I must say that the fashion of the day wasn’t all that flattering. That said, I like the hats. [...]
So you know I’ve recently bought a ukulele – “oh I so admire how you throw yourself at things” a friend observed. Hmmm. Well I do try things… but do I stick to them… not so much. (well apart from the organisation I work for… 22 years!) Here’s the list of short courses/hobbies that I can remember [...]
There are a few times during your life when you feel like a grown up. You know, even at the age of forty-something-let’s-not-go-there, inside I still feel 17…okay maybe 22, are you the same? And when I look in the mirror or catch a glimpse of my reflection in the window of the train sometimes [...]
So I walked past this window display the other day. It’s been there for a while but today I actually looked at it. I’m not sure I like it. It’s probably an ironic statement about the skeletal frames we see on the catwalk but even so… I mean it’s not Halloween or anything. Does it [...]
It all started with The West Wing. I love The West Wing. I watched the whole series on DVD a few years ago and yes I’ve cried during episodes. But I haven’t watched it since we’ve had a democrat in The White House. I like to think that Obama’s White House is just like the [...]
