It has been three weeks now since the Australian federal election where the Labor party won in a landslide. Since then the media has been full of finger-pointing, navel gazing, and blame attribution. There have been some thoughtful articles about what went wrong but the conservative side of politics has now disintegrated into an unseemly…
I am absolutely delighted to announce that after nearly eight months of a house in turmoil our renovations are pretty much finished. I never thought I’d be pleased to be able to do some vacuum cleaning but I was. Despite the tradies’ best efforts to keep the dust and fragments outside it’s sneaky stuff and…
The federal election is on today – 3rd May 2025. But I’ve had lots to say about what’s important to us and who we’ll be voting for. I fear the result will not be what we want but time will tell. All I can say is that at our age we’re starting to be able…
Today is Anzac Day, when we in Australia pay respect to all those who served in Australia’s wars – or should I say, the wars where Australians joined in to support others. World War II was the only conflict where Australia was directly threatened. 25th April is the day in 1915 when Australian and New…
It’s Easter and this is one of the rare times when Orthodox Easter coincides with the usual Christian Easter. Because it is a lunar festival, and the Orthodox Christians churches primarily follow the Julian calendar, while Western churches use the Gregorian calendar, the date of the first full moon after the equinox can be several…
In this fast-paced world we so often see something in the news with its click-bait headlines and Gosh Wow Look at That vibe and then the next day something else grabs our interest and whatever it was yesterday is gone like a candle on a birthday cake. And that’s a pity. At the moment the…
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…