| Title | Date Published | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Citrus Tuesday | June 18, 2013 | Somewhere in the universe it was decided that today was the day I would receive gifts of homegrown citrus. First my wonderful friend and colleague Helen brought me a huge bag of mandarins from her parents-in-law’s backyard. (I’m not sure about the plurals and apostrophe in that sentence but I’m off the clock so make […] |
| a la Mr Henry Rollins | January 20, 2013 | The best thing I watched on TV this week was the documentary about Bill Hicks on ABC2 on Sunday night. Of course I recorded it and watched it on Wednesday but we won’t quibble over the details. I am ashamed I was not particularly familiar with Bill Hicks. I had heard his name here and […] |
| "Do I hear happiness?" | December 28, 2012 | It’s day 4 of the #blog12daysxmas challenge and so far I am keeping up. Until I go back to work next Wednesday I fear these posts might become a little repetitive. Yesterday I sewed and sewed and sewed and came up with this: No your eyes do not deceive you. That is indeed a skirt […] |
| tablecloth material | December 26, 2012 | Well I didn’t exactly have the Boxing Day Blues but I wasn’t up to much today. I did manage to get to Spotlight first thing and pick up some specials in the fabric department. It was really hot though and their aircon hadn’t really kicked in so I was feeling a little seedy by the […] |
| Christmas Countdown: the Christmas Eve version | December 23, 2012 | And here we are at Christmas Eve. In an effort to have a Christmas event without my grandmother, for the last few years I have my parents and sister for dinner on Christmas Eve. It’s not a big foodie event. It’s just a moment before tomorrow when we can have some family time. Soon I […] |
| Christmas Countdown: the feats of strength version | December 20, 2012 | What’s Christmas Countdown without a little bit of Festivus. Classic. |
| my strange addiction | November 10, 2012 | I have a new and disturbing addiction. It’s called How I Met Your Mother. I feel dreadful about it. I’m not sure how it began. Probably I was flicking through the channels one evening after work. Tired of watching Friends repeats for the millionth time, perhaps I was looking for something new and different. Of […] |
| watching people think out loud really isn’t that interesting | September 23, 2012 | I’ve managed to watch some interesting television lately, despite the best efforts of our TV stations to fill their schedules with rubbish. First of all though, here are some things I am not watching: House Husbands – looks awfulThe X Factor – no explanation neededPuberty Blues – not interestedBig Brother – seen one Big Brother […] |
| tales of domestic goddessery | September 9, 2012 | It seems like Sunday is blog day here at The Spiralling Shape. Except for last Sunday when I spent the morning with my little piano chickens at their exams. There were tears, laughs and mild panic….and that was just me. Needless to say I was happy when the weekend was over. I took two days […] |
| saccharine promos make me ill | August 25, 2012 | Sunday again? Already?Sadly, I have no tales of incident-packed personal grooming for you today. I managed to shave my legs again yesterday without any leftover salad hijinks. It’s been a week of busy busy busy. Next weekend my piano students have their AMEB exams. For the first time in many years I have more than […] |