Part of the pleasure of the Ashes cricket test series over here is watching and listening to the ‘Barny Army’ that follows the English side around from game to game. The ‘Mexican Wave’ and the bugle calls add to the gentle pleasures for the crowd and relieve what can after all be occasionally… how can … More Fun turns to ashes,
Just returned from an evening of music at the daughters school… and damn good it was too. The eldest one was in both the flute ensemble and a violin ensemble. The violin was a bit squesky… I think there were too many kids in it who’d not practised enough… but there were only four in … More The Hills Grammar School – Music Cafe
In case you thought I was exaggerating the pollution the smoke is causing from the Blue Mountain Fires, I took a few snaps from our upper floor window. I don’t think any of them really convey just how bad it is, but they’ll have to do. As limited as it is, I think this one … More Smoke plume fills the sky
Just been to get the littlest one from Guides. That acrid smell of smoke was even stronger than before… and this time as I was driving through the lanes I could see the smoke building up around me. It’s not so thick yet that we can’t see, but certainly thick enough for it to be … More Smoke gets in your eyes.
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
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
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?
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