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| I resolve to…….. | December 31, 2011 | eat healthy food in appropriate portions (except on special occasions or when I feel like a treat), exercise as regularly as I can, resume daily meditation, find and use alternatives to swear words except in extreme circumstances when trooper-style swearing is called for, reign in what might be perceived as an overuse of smiley faces […] |
| Would you like some potato salad with that? | December 26, 2011 | Gosh it seems like just a couple of days since Christmas. The years really do go quickly as you get older…..Wait a minute! Yes, that’s right….It’s second Christmas today for me. This time with my aunty, uncle and cousin (and grandmother again). We did the hot food thing on Christmas day so today is salad, […] |
| tatty decorations, watermelon salad and marinated lamb | Christmas this year was a quiet affair with just me, my parents, my sister and my 90 year old Grandmother. We skyped my brother and sister-in-law in Brisbane, and will see my uncle, aunt and cousin tomorrow. So the actual day was the smallest celebration for many years. It was also the first time in […] |
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| tatty decorations, watermelon salad and marinated lamb | Christmas this year was a quiet affair with just me, my parents, my sister and my 90 year old Grandmother. We skyped my brother and sister-in-law in Brisbane, and will see my uncle, aunt and cousin tomorrow. So the actual day was the smallest celebration for many years. It was also the first time in […] |
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| Christmas Countdown day 7 | December 6, 2011 | Christmas Countdown goes all contemporary classical and traditional today with this beautiful song by John Rutter. The music geek in me likes this version because I can follow the parts. |
| Christmas Countdown day 7 | Christmas Countdown goes all contemporary classical and traditional today with this beautiful song by John Rutter. The music geek in me likes this version because I can follow the parts. |
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| TWO WHOLE DAYS | December 5, 2011 | I interrupt this regularly scheduled Christmas Countdown to bring you some exciting news. I am on two days leave. That’s right. TWO WHOLE DAYS in the middle of the week no less. It’s scandalous really. After working the whole weekend, I was still recovering from my tired and cranky of last week so in a […] |
| dull powerpoint | November 19, 2011 | I look forward to the Saturday that I don’t spend it mainly inside sitting at my computer. Of course, this is made more pleasant now that I am using my shiny new Macbook with it’s soft glowing keyboard and clear as crystal screen. Still, I would rather not be trying to whack together a presentation […] |
| I looked at the sea | November 6, 2011 | Well my friends that was a very nice Sunday indeed. Here’s what happened. I had a little sleep in. I got up and ate my breakfast at a leisurely pace and enjoyed my green vanilla tea. I did my meditation. I did some exercise on the Wii. I ignored the fact that the Wii was […] |
| A spot of millinery on a Monday | October 31, 2011 | Many of you may be attending Melbourne Cup events tomorrow. With this in mind I thought I would share my last minute millinery tips with you. Firstly, you must find a hat. I think that any old hat will do. For instance this year I have chosen my second best gardening hat. I have had […] |