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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 […]

cucumber-leg hair surprise August 19, 2012

I shaved my legs this week for the first time since around the beginning of June. That’s right. You heard me. JUNE. It’s been too cold to bother with them. I’ve been wearing winter clothes so no-one could see the increasing hairiness and be shocked into speechlessness. I was not frightening any horses. That was […]

winter afternoon July 3, 2012

This is what is wonderful about Queensland winters. Blue skies, cool air, no breeze. Perfect.

winter afternoon

This is what is wonderful about Queensland winters. Blue skies, cool air, no breeze. Perfect.

something profound tomorrow June 29, 2012

That’s it my friends. No sooner did it begin than the mid-year break is over. Five weeks between the end of Term 1 and the start of Term 2 sped by in a flurry of finalising grades, marking, preparing for a Moodle upgrade, recovering from a Moodle upgrade, finishing my own assignments, preparing for a […]

Lucky for you and your nine lives June 28, 2012

Dear Harrison I know I went away and left you alone in the house for a week. I’m very sorry. I would remind you that I did organise for a very nice lady to come in and feed you and fill up your water every day. She even told me that you sat with her […]

Lucky for you and your nine lives

Dear Harrison I know I went away and left you alone in the house for a week. I’m very sorry. I would remind you that I did organise for a very nice lady to come in and feed you and fill up your water every day. She even told me that you sat with her […]

Things I ate today that I probably shouldn’t have June 26, 2012

Banana bread on the planeCheese and crackers on the planePie and mashthe rest of my sister’s nachostwo so called “healthy muesli bars”two pieces of pizza

Things I ate today that I probably shouldn’t have

Banana bread on the planeCheese and crackers on the planePie and mashthe rest of my sister’s nachostwo so called “healthy muesli bars”two pieces of pizza

We even saw a rainbow June 22, 2012

It was another cold and rainy start to the day here in Adelaide. Still we powered on and ventured out of the city to Hahndorf. The car thermometer said it was around 4-5degrees…and this was at midday. We were glad of our brollies because the rain continued the whole time we were there (except for […]