You can't keep a Granny down
It’s way past time that the Queen’s gardeners did a thorough clean up of the undergrowth around her backyard. In this case, the foliage around her weekend retreat at Sandringham. Sadly, the body of a teenage girl was found in an area popular for Royal pheasant and partridge shoots. To be fair, it wasn’t so… [Continue Reading]
How can you lose a whole day? Easy when your government decides to change the dates. I lose track of time occasionally, but the Samoans beat me hands down, they will lose an entire day and celebrate the new year early. Samoa will set its date forward on 30 December because they’re sick and tired… [Continue Reading]
By pure luck I found this incredible stall in Queens Parade, Clifton Hill. It was late in the evening and the last bus home was due, so I couldn’t hang around long. Apparently, the Jam Lady from Healesville, sells her produce from a little homewares shop in the Parade and was out the front touting… [Continue Reading]
My mother had a great display of hibiscus along a wall of her house. She took great care in the feeding and watering of her plants, as much care as she took in the feeding and watering of me. I never liked for her hibiscus. They were always full of ants. Which brings me to… [Continue Reading]
I hope I make it to 85 but even if I score any years past that, I’ll never be anything like Anne McCaffrey. The world will miss her talents as a story-teller She had a great gift of pulling readers into her fantasy world, and brought so many of us to live among the dragons… [Continue Reading]
My heart bleeds for Bernie Brookes. The CEO’s remuneration fell sharply in the last financial year after Myer’s failed to meet its incentive targets. Brookes was paid a cash salary of $1.63 million for the year to June 30, slightly higher than the $1.6 million he made the previous year. Times are hard. I wonder… [Continue Reading]
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