Soggy Tootsies, Warm Tummy
You know how winter is in the best of times — cold and soggy. But this is beyond wet now. Every single day for over 30 days it has rained here in our part of Victoria in Australia — EVERY single one! Since it isn’t shorts and bathing suit season yet — at least I [...]
Notes From Noah’s Niece
Hello God??? Remember me — the great-great-great-great (oh you get the picture!) grand-grand-grand-etc-niece of your old pal Noah??? Yes — I got the memo about Climate Change and I clearly remember reading it quite thoroughly. And yes, I have talked about those uncomfortable issues in my books and posts over the years. So it isn’t [...]
Forward movement
It’s been a hard slog — I won’t downplay any of that — and the last few years since we left our large house in Melbourne behind and moved to a goldfields era village in Central Victoria have had a roller-coaster quality. But it became apparent about a year ago as we were finishing the [...]
According To The Directions…
Ah yes — the manufacturer’s recommended manner of installation. According to the directions on each huge carton of bamboo flooring, we were meant to install it over a padded foam underlay via a nail-through-the-tongue-end method. And so my husband, who renovates houses for a living and who has never installed a timber floor without both [...]
A Season For Introspection
Quiet — darkness — wetness — cold. A season abundant with introspection. Winter is at hand — a mere few days away now — and already our temperatures are hovering near zero each night. The winter-ish wardrobe has been brought out of the closets once again and wool socks are definitely one of the daily [...]
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