November 2011
3 posts
things that never crossed my mind before.
recently i discovered a pile of bird poo on a pathway, naturally that meant a bird nest was above and i should avoid walking directly beneath it. i looked up and i could see 4 little heads peering at me over the side of the nest. so damn cute. mum and dad came shortly after i wandered far away enough and i saw that it was a nest of swallows. uber damn cute.
as the pile of poo grew larger i...
i'm no lady...
i’ve always theorised that a person hasn’t grown up until a child’s parent has called you a “man” or “lady” when you’re in the shops and the kid is being an kid, unaware of personal boundaries and on occasion, almost smacks right into you and they get a stern “mind the lady!” from mum.
it’s a defining moment.
so what happens when...
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October 2011
2 posts
garage sales
i’ve come to the conclusion that most people who hold garage sales must not actually go to them. the biggest indicator is that they put teeny tiny signs out that are blink and you miss them. never mind trying to read what they say when you’re driving at 60 kph.
people, please, if you’re having a sale, clearly mark the way with BIG letters. and arrows. and addresses. and check...
a monk's tale...
monk is a cat. an old cat. he’s known several homes and has come to live with us in his ‘retirement’.
a former family of slaves came by this morning to drop off some gear on their way through to the airport. now monk _normally_ likes to try and escape out the front door if it is open, which is why i am a big insister on having the gate closed. he’s too old to jump over...
July 2011
1 post
these things i can't remember...
do you ever get body damage that you can’t quite remember how it happened? more often than not for me, it’s a bruise. just a small one usually on the arm or leg, and for the life of me i can’t remember how it happened.
a few days ago i noticed a slight discomfort sensation on my butt cheek when in the shower, i just figured it was because i had the water ultra hot, cos...
June 2011
2 posts
10 things i hate about winter...
it’s no secret. i hate winter. i would much rather put up with several 40 degree days than one day of winter. below is my top 10 reasons why winter is horridible.
yes i wrote horridible on purpose.
10. the mirror fogs up - for longer
ok, so it’s a pretty fickle reason to hate winter, but it’s hard to make one’s self look pretty in the morning when one...
May 2011
1 post
April 2011
4 posts
before and after...
before…
after…
the barndale experience.
ok. so i shop at arndale. also known as barndale. let’s just say some of the people are interesting. but i leave them alone and they leave me alone.
mostly.
today however i was having a chai latte with a mate and we found ourselves wanting. chips. so V ordered some and just as she got back to the table this dude was kind of eyeing us off.
i shouldn’t have made eye...
March 2011
16 posts
they grow things big in brisbane...
until a few weeks ago i’d never been to queensland. ever. family and friends have lived there but i’ve never been able to make the journey.
heard plenty of things about it though. a couple that spring to mind are that the weather is shockingly humid (which it was to a degree, nothing that was overwhelming fortunately) and that things grow big.
fruit.
spiders.
bats.
i never...
February 2011
15 posts
he's still got it...
i’m so proud of my boy. he’s 15. that’s pretty old for a cat *does arithmetic in head* in human years that’s like a million.
so monk often howls in the middle of the night. it’s kind of like he’s crying out ‘hello??’. it really shits me off most of the time but last night the howl was different. i’m pretty sure most mothers of human...
these things i remember - the fire.
between the ages of 10 and 13 my childhood best friend (BB) lived in adelaide with his mum (aunty Ch) and sister (LE). they lived with us for a while, must have been around christmas because that’s when BB tried to tell me santa wasn’t real. pfft. bloody fibber.
BB’s cousins came to live in adelaide after that. us older kids (BB and me, then PB when he moved here) were known...
January 2011
11 posts
