It’s the first week in August, so that means it’s time for the Ekka to hit Brisbane. It also represents the very last public holiday until the Christmas season. Fortunately I work in an area of metro Queensland that allows me to have Monday off as my show holiday. Long weekend! < insert happy dance [...]
“They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun, and in the morning We will remember them. Lest we forget.”
Sometime, in between going to Billy Joel last year and last night when I saw Kelly Clarkson live, I do believe I aged approximately 45yrs. I loved Billy Joel – it was loud, it was rock and it was completely awesome! Last night, I left Boondall feeling an odd sense of discontentment because I had [...]
Mojo and Rosie would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas! If you have cats, I hope you have got plenty of tinsel on the tree for them to pull off and chew to bits. It may make a huge mess but at least it distracts them from the food cooking in the [...]
This festive season has been particularly trying for us so it has been hard to get excited about Christmas at all. Even the Christmas tree is picking up on the vibe. I remember when I was a kid, I would get excited about Christmas. Sure it meant that we got some presents but also because [...]
Woohoo! May has finally rocked around which means I’m nearly halfway through this photo a day madness! And it IS madness because when I work for 9hrs each week day, my photo opportunities of things outside the absolutely mundane is pretty limited. Once the new house starts getting built, I might have a few more [...]
This is probably the first year that I’ve paid any attention to IND, given that previously it passed almost without acknowledgement by employers, let alone members of the public. Think of it as Mother’s Day but for nurses, to recognise the good job that they do, in whatever capacity they work. It’s also the first [...]
The traditions of Easter are pretty much lost on me. I spent a large part of Good Friday cleaning out my kitchen followed by a roast lamb dinner on a bed of risotto which had been in the slow cooker most of the day while I cleaned. Whoops. And as for Easter Saturday, we went [...]
I’m a new convert to Claudius Day….don’t know who Claudius is? He’s the guy who sentenced Valentine to death….it’s just more a pity that he didn’t do it sooner. I don’t like Valentine’s Day. I hate that there is a special day set aside out of the calendar to do something nice for the person [...]
There’s something about Christmas lunches and dinners that inspires everyone to over cater for whatever group of people they have coming around. Personally, I tend to cater for a full serve of everything for half the people that are coming. For the most part, this works well because everyone tends to have just a little [...]
