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| Not winter | May 31, 2014 | In might be cold enough for boots and scarves and even winter hats south of here, but in the subtropics in Queensland it is still resolutely NOT WINTER. I had high hopes this morning when I woke up to a grey and drizzly day but still I’m in summer pjs, deciding what to wear today […] |
| green glass bottles | July 21, 2012 | I woke up absurdly early this morning with what is known in our family as a bit of a “woozy” head. I hadn’t been drinking. I’m blaming a combination of the tiredness from the week, female hormones and staying up way too late. Anyhow, it was a less than auspicious start to the day especially […] |
| green glass bottles | I woke up absurdly early this morning with what is known in our family as a bit of a “woozy” head. I hadn’t been drinking. I’m blaming a combination of the tiredness from the week, female hormones and staying up way too late. Anyhow, it was a less than auspicious start to the day especially […] |
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| a new grey zip up cardigan thing | April 14, 2012 | I have just arisen from the lounge after a three hour (give or take) nap. I was very tired and it was a lovely nap as well – the kind where you go to sleep properly and sometimes get confused when you open your eyes as to the day and time. This is the kind […] |
| Wednesday questions | March 14, 2012 | What’s this Wendy? Two blog posts in one week? Surely that has happened since around 2010? I seem to have a moment of peace and solitude for the first time in weeks. I know I am at work so it is probably a little bit naughty that I am blogging. Call it community engagement. That […] |
| tatty decorations, watermelon salad and marinated lamb | December 26, 2011 | 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 […] |
| 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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| Still in my pyjamas at 9:15am | August 25, 2011 | Once again I have been neglecting my blog rather shamefully. This does not mean I have not been blogging though. As part of my library studies this term I am maintaining a blog for activities and reflection on a weekly basis. I stole the title from Doctor Who – Silence in the Library. I am […] |
| Still in my pyjamas at 9:15am | Once again I have been neglecting my blog rather shamefully. This does not mean I have not been blogging though. As part of my library studies this term I am maintaining a blog for activities and reflection on a weekly basis. I stole the title from Doctor Who – Silence in the Library. I am […] |
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| Confounding things many of which I am oblivious to and/or don’t understand | December 6, 2009 | Lady GagaThe Paranormal Romance section in Dymocks in BundabergChai LattesThe Jonas BrothersGoogle Waveanything connected to Twilight and vampires generallyDaniel Radcliffe’s eyebrowsTony AbbottButterfly (as in swimming)Will FerrellExerciseArtichokesFarmville and why people keep losing cows…tsk tskEmpire of the SunHow to banish ants from my kitchenStephen Hawking’s A Brief History of TimeHow to cook eggplant and artichokeWhy people rave […] |