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Comment on Food blog you should visit by Cellobella

Cellobella — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:23:02 +0000

So do I. I have become a rowing evangelist. Must stop talking about it.

Comment on Food blog you should visit by Ianm

Ianm — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:08:24 +0000

I got involved in rowing when Hayley decided she wanted to do it. Five years later I’ve decided it’s one of the worlds great sports, especially for young girls. I row occasionally with four other dads, just socially, on the Torrens among the swna s on Sunday morning. Great stress relief. I hope it works out.

Comment on First world problem: glasses in the rain by Simone

Simone — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:58:21 +0000

It’s probably not a good habit of mine, but I clean my glass with the side of my t-shirt/singlet… Usually I’m wearing cotton. Unless I have tissues handly, then I use them. Esp for just rain I don’t think it matters. Probably is I nearly always clean my glasses that way (oh, and in the shower. I’m so blind without, I even wear my glasses for most of my showers!).

Comment on Gee it’s getting dark early… by Dee

Dee — Sun, 06 May 2012 00:59:56 +0000

Winter

Boots

Happy Dee

Comment on Food blog you should visit by trish

trish — Wed, 02 May 2012 11:20:18 +0000

just catching up on your blog…

I gave rowing a try in the couple of years between having kid #1 and kid #2. Then I picked it up again a few years ago. The early mornings were killer, but OH what a joy to glide out on that mirror-lake each week! It is a lovely, calming, relaxing, hell of a work out. I highly recommend it and I miss it terribly. (I could never find a crew of ladies who were as tall as me – you need to be similar sizes so your strokes are equal in length). You’ve almost inspired me to give it another go… but… we’re just coming into the cooler months and I live in Canberra… hmmm… maybe Spring?

Comment on Food blog you should visit by Cellobella

Cellobella — Wed, 02 May 2012 11:00:21 +0000

Scones?? No-one said anything about scones!!!

(might have to pull out old recipe from my aunt which uses cream and a can of lemonade…)

Comment on Food blog you should visit by Fairlie

Fairlie — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:33:34 +0000

I agree – rowing looks like much too much fun for it just to be for the kids! We’ve just finished our girls’ first rowing season – it’s a summer sport here in Victoria. I had underestimated the amount of parental involvement required…particularly when the regattas are held in Geelong each Saturday! And all that scone baking…

Comment on Early morning pretty by Cellobella

Cellobella — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:52:40 +0000

Gorgeous. And now I’m about to go down and help with this morning’s breakfast…

Comment on Early morning pretty by M

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:30:41 +0000

We must’ve been up on the same morning for the same reason. Beautiful wasn’t it!

Comment on How cheap is too cheap? by trish

trish — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:36:20 +0000

This is something I struggle with, too. My 14yo daughter wants clothes from shops that stock things that were almost certainly made in some god-awful sweat-shop in deepest, darkest China. I’d rather she wear Fairtrade Cotton t-shirts.

But it’s a crazy, imperfect world. And with my kids outgrowing their clothes every few months on account of puberty and the growth hormones in chicken it seems a bit ridiculous to spend too much.

I offset their cheap wardrobes with terribly expensive clothes from posh boutiques. Everyone’s happy. Kinda.

Comment on How cheap is too cheap? by M

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:18:31 +0000

$7 (and 50c!) does seem ridiculous. Were they ‘loss leaders’ or was it right across the board? I do worry about the ethics of buying things for a price less than the raw materials.

Comment on How cheap is too cheap? by Cellobella

Cellobella — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:54:03 +0000

It just seems amazing to me.

In Perth for $7 you could get:
- a sandwich – as long as it wasn’t too fancy
- 1.5 coffees
- one glass of wine during happy hour
- parking for a couple of hours in the city
- 2 x 2-zone train ride
- half a fast food chicken

Comment on How cheap is too cheap? by river

river — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:45:09 +0000

I’m betting the $7 jeans cost as much to make as the $150 jeans and the people who make them get paid the same tiny amount. I’m on a tight budget, so if I could find $7 jeans in my size I’d be happy. And I’d own more than one pair.

Comment on Geocache by M

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:21:43 +0000

Hi! We found it yesterday. Our third ever Geocache find. Fun.

Comment on Amazing budgie film by trish

trish — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:52:00 +0000

Wow. Thanks for that!

Comment on First world problem: glasses in the rain by Cellobella

Cellobella — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:13:32 +0000

Ah that is a great tip about the Aloe Vera tissues (my faves). I am carrying glasses cleaner too but I can never find it in my stupid handbag!

Comment on First world problem: glasses in the rain by trish

trish — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:10:12 +0000

If it’s pouring, I take my glasses off then wipe them with a tissue when I’m back indoors and need to put them on again. I keep a packet of plain tissues (ie not the aloe vera ones, they smudge) and a bottle of glasses cleaner in my handbag at all times. My glasses get filthy, I don’t know how, they just do.

Comment on First world problem: glasses in the rain by Tangiora

Tangiora — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:12:36 +0000

This is getting better all the time! I’m new to this blogging thing! It’s neat.

Your working the camera and those glasses well.

Comment on Yeah no, not into these by Joan

Joan — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:24:54 +0000

No need to apologize. They’re not just an Australian phenomenon. We’ve had them in the U.S. for a couple of years at least. Very annoying.

Comment on First world problem: glasses in the rain by James

James — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:59:27 +0000

Not to mention wearing glasses while eating soup, particularly Chinese soups which are especially bad.