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Another year bites the dust

Posted on January 1, 2012 by admin

It’s amazing how the year manages to fly past just a little bit quicker every year that I get older. It seems not that long ago that we were sitting near the Coomera river watching the fireworks display on the … Continue reading →

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This is why I’m not a “girlie” girl

Posted on October 25, 2011 by admin

Three weeks flies so quickly normally and it’s certainly no different when on holidays. It only seems like a week ago that I was on the plane tapping out a post to publish as soon as I had connection to … Continue reading →

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Crossing the ditch

Posted on October 2, 2011 by admin

It’s been more than seven years since the last time we made this trip. The last time we crossed the ditch we had very little idea what to expect. Apart from snow – considering it was August and all. I … Continue reading →

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I love having a mud room

Posted on September 24, 2011 by admin

A mud room is a handy place to have in a house. Initially when we were looking at house plans a couple of years ago, I wouldn’t have thought of it as a necessity. On the plan it just looked … Continue reading →

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In support of the flagging US economy…

Posted on August 20, 2011 by admin

I know I should buy Australian made and a lot of the time I do try to do just that to support our Aussie businesses. But sometimes, they just aren’t making it that easy for me to do just that. … Continue reading →

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The effect of 7yrs of cat-initiated operant conditioning

Posted on August 6, 2011 by admin

Operant conditioning is hardly a new concept. Don’t know what it is? Think Pavlov’s dogs and you’re onto a winner or let me Google it for you. I’ll wait while you do that. I’ve hardly ever heard it used successfully … Continue reading →

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Just another Caturday

Posted on July 23, 2011 by admin

Watching the humans go about their business and wishing they’d be quiet long enough to have a nap or ten. In my next life, would it be too much to ask to come back as a cat?

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Cooking from scratch!

Posted on June 11, 2011 by admin

Hello Queen’s Birthday weekend, you sure crept up on me quickly this year. Sure it might be overcast and occasionally drizzly but all the better really. The cooler weather is most welcome so I figured I’d put the oven to … Continue reading →

Posted in Home & Lifestyle, Nowhere Near Nigella | 3 Comments

Place of Shadows

Posted on May 21, 2011 by admin

Or Place of One Million Roundabouts and No Traffic Lights. The first part of the year has flown by but at the same time it has felt incredibly long and draining. Strange considering the abundance of public holidays on offer. … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – Dusk

Posted on May 10, 2011 by admin
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