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Another honour!

October 25th, 2007 at 7:20 pm » Comments (3)

Leigh has compiled a list of Australia’s Top 50 Women Bloggers (with Meg’s help I believe), and - awesome! - I find myself amongst the throng.

Go and check out some great Australian talent!
Also, check out my far right column. Yes, I am nominated in the blogging awards. Please, go vote for me. Don’t let me […]


SusieJ - this one’s for you…

October 25th, 2007 at 6:58 am » Comments (4)

…otherwise known as “The Garden Update”
This is what the garden looked like over a month ago
This is what it looks like now:

Some might call it ugly. Barren. Yes, it is that; but I also call it a clean slate. Because there, at some point in the (I hope) not too distant future will be a […]


WW - Why I adore second-hand books. Because of their eccentric former owners.

October 24th, 2007 at 6:37 am » Comments (9)

We went to an OXFAM book sale on the weekend. Grabbing books indiscriminately off the tables, we came home with a glut of treasures.
This is the inside of Peyton Place. The first 12 pages are ripped out. When I first discovered this, I was a tad annoyed, until I read the message on the inside […]


My Ten Most Kissable Literature Hunks….

October 23rd, 2007 at 7:01 am » Comments (7)

There is a cool little meme (although I despise the word meme - hey, let’s call it ‘inspired daydreaming’) that BubandPie has done, which I believe Veronica had the light bulb idea for. I’ve altered my interpretation slightly, because what I’ve found attractive in my Literature heroes has changed somewhat over the years. Follow my […]


Quick question on bloggy matters

October 22nd, 2007 at 11:28 am » Comments (0)

Putting a question to you all: If I was to ask you if there was something you’d like me to write about on matters ‘bloggy’, is there anything specific you might be interested in hearing/reading about? Shoot me a comment (or a message via the contact page, if you’re shy) sometime over the next 12 […]


Good Things going on Right Now

October 22nd, 2007 at 5:37 am » Comments (3)

 It’s Pink Ribbon Day today, in aid for those who fight breast cancer. (Incidentally, have you become a Gal, yet?)
The World’s Greatest Pram Stroll is Sunday October 28. I’ll be there - look it up and see where your local one is. Support all new mums!
Buy a Poppy to remember all our Service Men and Women, […]


The battle of Good vs Evil doesn’t really apply when it comes to faeces. Everybody loses.

October 21st, 2007 at 6:30 am » Comments (8)

….so as I was scrubbing out the fecal matter from between the train-track grooves, I wondered to myself, How did I come to be here? Oh that’s right, I was asking for it…
[5 Minutes earlier]
Riley has a dirty nappy - the kind only a cold, teething, and an endless diet of prunes can produce. Positive […]