Archive for Special occasions

And so this is Christmas…

And what have you done? Well personally I’ve managed to: Wrap the few presents I’m getting people that require wrapping (thank Yoda for gift cards and third party gift services); Achieve my “miracle a week” at work in a record 3 day working week; Not gone completely mental at the supermarket while doing my grocery [...]

I’m dreaming of a clear, sunny Christmas

Some of you might have read about Leigh’s stance against the promotion of snow related Christmas products in Australia a few weeks ago. Personally, I’m all for getting rid of the notion of a white Christmas in Australia. With the exception of hail storms and freak summer snow falls in the mountain ranges of Victoria [...]

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

After last year’s success with the big Christmas tree, I decided that I would tempt fate and put it up in the lounge room this year where it is a little more visible. After all, last year both the cats pretty much ignored the big tree and were content with decimating the decorations on the [...]

Australians Let Us BBQ!

Hoorah! It’s the Australia Day long weekend downunder and it’s time to celebrate anything and everything that’s great about Australia! I am extremely grateful to have been born here – we have so much that we take for granted. When I think of all the things I find fault with as a citizen, I can [...]

New Year's resolutions

Well hoorah we are finally at the end of 2007! I can’t say it’s been the best year but it’s by far not the worst either. I guess for me, it has just been a middle of the road year. On the bright side, I have finished a post-graduate qualification but on the low side, [...]

A little early Christmas cheer from the Irish

I had intended on including this video in the post but it keeps interfering with my layout, which is just plain annoying me. Here is a photo of the lovely girls from Celtic Woman. What fantastic voices they have….they never cease to amaze me. I think they would be amazing live on stage.

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