By popular demand, well, one person demanded so here ’tis. About a month ago we had an earthquake just outside Melbourne, 19th June 2012 about 8:53 in the evening. It was 16 km south west of Moe. 5.4 on the Richter scale it was felt all over Victoria, some places ...
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." C.S. Lewis
Est. 2009
This is another in the series of things I’ve done which are outside the norm. I know for some people going to a funeral is an almost everyday event and I’ve certainly been to more than my fair share of them. I used to work in a synagogue and so ...
You can always sucker me in with a good discussion about grammar and spelling so when someone directed me to MamaMia I was over there in a flash, reading it took rather much longer as I was interrupted by dinner and my #ausallergy Twitter chat. I finally finished and checked out ...
Have a look at this photo: How informative is the table of contents? And then this photo: This is far more informative, much easier to make a buying decision Which one makes it easier to make a decision on whether to buy or not? I have most of the individual ...
Reading an old copy of The Green Guide today and one of the letters to the editor was from a lady who was insulted by the TV presenter using ‘haitch’ instead of ‘aitch’. This had me intrigued from the get go as I don’t feel insulted when someone mispronounces it, ...
I love audio books, mostly. They can be a great way of ‘reading’ a book in a place I wouldn’t normally be able to read; while walking or driving are two typical times. I’ve ‘read’ a lot of books over the years in the car and have enjoyed or not ...
I might be lying there, it may not be ten, but it looks good as a header. I’ve been really struggling to find inspiration on writing matter this week, today is the worst day. I have thoughts for Tuesday as it’s Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday, then Squid Ink does Thursday ...
Every summer we look at the weather and contemplate air conditioning and every year we don’t put it in, one year we’ll make a decision or we’ll move. These last couple of days this thought is very high in our minds, yesterday the temperature hit 40 degrees (104 Fahrenheit for ...
Typing on an iPad is a very different experience. I learnt to touch type on a manual typewriter, my teacher was of the old school and she expected us to know where all the keys were without looking down on the keyboard. Thanks to her I can now take notes ...
Readers, you may want to cover your ears and also cover the eyes of any young readers in the room, I’m going to let out a primal scream. AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH My apologies for that I do hope I haven’t traumatised anyone, but things are not going to plan at present. I ...
I don’t get professional sport, I really don’t. I don’t understand why people get so worked up by it and so excited it by it, spend so much money on the players, on tickets for the games and on the merchandise. I’ve lived in Melbourne, Australia all my life and ...
We’ve been painting our bathroom this week, it’s an interesting challenge and one I’d prefer not to be taking up. If it wasn’t for the toilet I could have done the whole thing myself without waiting for someone taller to have the time to make an O. H. & S. ...
I cannot believe they thought this response was appropriate. By now I’m sure you’ve all heard of the Gasp Jeans Debacle. Just in case you haven’t here is the link to the article, it has links to the original email and their response. Summarising the whole event though would make ...
When I was young I read Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and I was petrified. I had occasion to reread it again a few years ago and nothing had changed. It’s quite popular and I’m the only one I know of who doesn’t like it. By this ...
This has nothing to do with books, I’ve just decided to embarrass someone. I might ring her later and tell her off, then again I might not. In the light of the morning it doesn’t seem quite so bad but I’ll still write about it for your edification and amusement. ...