I think the Australian Federal election to be held on 3rd May will be one of the most important in all the time I’ve been on this planet. I remember well how delighted we all were when the shambolic years following Sir Robert Menzies’ retirement was finally ended with a resounding Labor victory in 1972….
It has been a busy week chez nous. Trust me, the best time to replace your carpets is when you’re moving in and the house is empty. Unfortunately, it’s not always possible. So, replacing your carpets turns out to be a mini-house move. You have to empty all the rooms which require carpet or whatever…
I thought of saying that at the moment it’s like living in a war zone at our place. But I suspect residents of Ukraine and Gaza would envy my sort of war zone. Piles of furniture in the middle of rooms, wardrobes stuffed with books and ornaments so we can move bookshelves, occasional tables and…
It’s been a pretty hectic week at our place. First we had the unexpected storm that dumped a deluge on our little town on Sunday morning. Long term residents of Hervey Bay said they’ve never seen anything like it. Many people will be mopping up and repairing their properties for months. All we had to…
I know quite a few of you have seen footage of the extraordinary flooding in Hervey Bay over the weekend. A number of people have asked after our welfare (thank you, we appreciate that) so I thought I’d better let you know how it went for us. You’ll find more about it here on Channel…
It’s the first cyclone of the season on the east coast of Australia – or maybe the last of this summer’s cyclone season. Cyclone Alfred is a most unusual storm. Most cyclones are seen off Queensland’s northern coastline and the locals in Cairns, Townsville, Mackay and those parts are used to the big storms. They…
I wasn’t going to do a blog this week. Life’s been full of first world problems – first emptying, then ripping out the old kitchen and putting in a new one with new appliances. And while that was going on, online access was limited because (of course) the power had to be switched off on…
I’d love my blogs to be about innocent things like house renovations, the beach, wildlife, gardens. But sometimes what’s happening in the world grabs me and shakes me and makes me very, very angry – as well as worried about the future we’re leaving for the next generations. That’s particularly so with regard to the…
Progress is happening in our downsized house. We’re fixing all the things we didn’t notice when we bought the place. One of them is the lack of storage space. Or should I say the storage space was not well thought out. That was particularly true of the laundry. Like all of the rooms, it was…
One of the nice features of Facebook is that each day (under memories) it will show you all the posts you’ve made for all the years you’ve been with the platform. It’s fun looking back over the years. But increasingly I’ve noticed that there are fewer post in recent years and not as much engagement….