We enjoyed sparklers and a bonfire last weekend and it reminded me a little of cracker night. Do you remember the frosty, winter nights when your back yard lit up with exploding fireworks? Small children cried in fear, dogs howled, dad's did stupid things, older kids blew up the neighbours letterboxes ... I may not be painting cracker night in the … [Read more...]
The Fridge Debacle
On Friday 30 bloggers were invited to Kirribilli House to meet the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. I wasn't invited. Something to do with not enough reach or influence I suspect (although I would argue the ten of you I have left after the great blog move are highly influential people). It was blogger power to the fore as Julia learnt about the … [Read more...]
Ch-Ch-Changing
Forgive me readers for I have sinned, it has been four days since my last confession post. Felled by a migraine I spoke in tongues, felt ill and frankly did not want to deal with the fact I was CHANGING the blog. Moving from a wordpress.com to a self-hosted site has proven to be a little stressful, given my level of technical ability is … [Read more...]
Monday Morning Photo – Seascape
A long weekend Monday for us in Australia. Raining and cold. But we are heading out to see some relatives who are visiting. Hope your week ahead is filled with happy families and good times. … [Read more...]
Who the Hell Am I?
My eldest daughter, the Hippie Child worries, she's 15 and doesn't know what she wants to do for a career. The pressure starts early now. My hollow reassurances that she will figure it eventually are of little comfort. The process of discovering yourself, creating a life, establishing a career is a never-ending cycle of success, failure, regret, … [Read more...]
Weekly Photo Challenge – Today
The photo challenge this week was a photo of "today", taken on the day you read the challenge. I had planned to do a few shots, you know a little photo essay on how I spent a rainy Sunday. In the end Princess Child and I snapped this on our way to the video shop and ... well that was the sum total of our effort. As the rain pelted down we watched … [Read more...]
Letting Go
Obviously writing about being sleep deprived recently meant I had to go back - just to remind myself. Hippie Child went with a friend to a concert in Newcastle this week (that's almost a three-hour drive from home). I found myself wandering the house wondering if I should wait up, or go to bed. They weren't expected home until about 2.00am. Mr … [Read more...]
Monday Morning Photo – Winter Arrives
We are now into the Winter months in Australia. Here's to finding warmth against the Winter chill and wishing you an enthusiastic week ahead. … [Read more...]
The Lost Years
Travelling in the car today a radio announcer back announced the last track with "oh yes, Robert Palmer, the great man who is no longer with us". Mr Shambles and I looked at each other "Robert Palmer is dead?" "When did that happen?" I googled him and yes indeed, Robert Palmer left us in 2003. "Oh 2003" says Mr Shambles "that's why we didn't … [Read more...]
Photo A Day May – The Results
My first attempt at Photo A Day, I didn't manage to keep up on Instagram but I did get a lot of the photos taken, too many to not use, so I'm afraid you are going to have sit through the photo album of my month ... in all it's distorted, poorly lit, out-of-focus glory. PEACE is anywhere by the water in my books. The SKYLINE at dusk on a cool … [Read more...]
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