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Apart from the fires… another sign of summer is that the cockroaches start flying… ewww… !! I found two this morning… one in the hall and one which flew in the back door as I opened it. One was a creepy little ‘German’ type… the other a native Australian. Makes no difference to me… two … More It's skin crawling time
Sometimes you just *have* to boggle at the power of the simple e-mail 😀 A couple who are arranging their wedding got a quote from a company to erect a marquee for the reception. However they decided after looking at some of their work that they wouldn’t hire them for the affair after all. The … More The Great Marquee Company Fiasco
Just got back from taking the kids to school… eventually… and as I got out of the car… I smelled smoke. Then I looked off to the west at the haze of pollution hanging in the air. It’s surprising how the smoke is beginning to dominate life out here already. If the wind *does* pick … More More on the fires
Every morning the kids are supposed to go through the same routine. They get up, waashed, dressed, shoes socks on etc, brush hair, have breakfast, clean teeth, put lunch in school bag… and then have a short time to watch tv or read before leaving. Really simple. And yet despite having a fixed routine… every … More Kids drive me crazy
Summer is here again. There’s a total fire ban in large parts of Oz and local Western Sydney and temperatures are set to reach 40ºC with humidity as low as 3%. There is a lot of weeding to do out in the front but I doubt I’ll be doing much of it today and I’ll … More Total fire ban
Schoolies week is on again. For those not in the know, this is an Australian tradition (in the vein of the US Spring Break) which school leavers play the starring role. In theory the time is a combination ‘holiday’ and ‘rite of passage’, supposedly a chance for school leavers to demonstrate their new found maturity … More Schoolies Week
It was ‘confirmed’ today that Kim Beazley will lead the Labor charge to the next federal election. This tells us two things. Firstly… assuming he *does* lead the party into the firing line…it tells us that Labor will lose again… badly. Secondly it tells us that *he* feels he is in dire trouble of losing … More More on Beastley
Our garden isn’t very large… a lot of our space is frontage which we don’t use much. Another large chunk is taken up by the pool, the lawn area which houses the kids trampoline and swings, and the little patio (which itself is almost entirely covered by the table and chairs:)) but we *do* have … More The Retreat
I’ve written about the plight of David Hicks many times but I am still appalled by the shameful way he has been abandoned to the vagaries of a corrupt political system by a government supposedly elected to serve its people. He was been held illegally by the USA in conditions that would be totally illegal … More David Hicks – Australia's shame.
No rumours at all have reached our ears about when the last book will be released. However… some speculation has been noted that it would be entirely apt for it to be released on the 7th July 2007… this being in numbers would see Book 7 available on 07-07-07.. nice it it works out that … More Potter 7 – release date when?
