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We love our circuses!
Crises in the health system? Worst drought in 100 years? Level 4 water restrictions on the horizon? No worries! The answer is fireworks ( Read more... ) -
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Was shocked a few weeks ago to get a dose of shingles, a reminder of childhood chickenpox. *Whimpers* And followed very closely by the cold from hell which I couldn't shake for over a fortnight. I was quite a miserable puppy for a few weeks and although I only had one day off from work I spent my weekends crashed out on the couch ( Read more... ) -
RIP Harriet
Whether or not she linked us with Charles Darwin she had been around for a long long time. Harriet, the Galapagos tortoise passed away this week aged an estimated 176 ( Read more... ) -
ANZAC Day - Missing in Action
During the Centenary of Federation the Weekend Australian ran a supplement entitled Letters From Our Heart, a collection of letters from everyday Australians over the course of our history. This little collection about a mother's son missing at Gallipoli reveals a mother's anguish over the efforts to find out her son's fate ( Read more... ) -
Good Friday & Easter Morn
The ongoing recipes have reached Good Friday and Easter.
From the Lincoln Cathedral Cookery Book -
On Good Friday you should eat hot cross buns baked that day and, if you want good crops, plant potatoes and parsley. Traditionally, hot cross buns baked on Good Friday will never go mouldy, and, if kept, can be used to cure diarrhoea, dysentery ( Read more... ) -
Pic Spam
Playing with my new digital camera - some pics of last night's evening sky - after a day of heavy rain the sky was washed clean to provide a contrast with heavy cloud banks and the sun's farewell for the day.
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