Beg for forgiveness, or ask permission? I made an avatar from a photo. They only do the faces, but I wanted more. I didn't want to look too young, or too old. The shape of the brow is important, the shape of the chin and jaw, the cheekbones - all important. But none of the … Continue reading The Big Question
My moments
Party Time
This weekend is special. It's a New Year, a New Plan, a New ... ah, bugger it. Let's just party. There's the big event at the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House - spectacular! But I don't live in Sydney (that's a good thing, in my mind - this would be a loud, loud, loud … Continue reading Party Time
The End of Spring
Although it feels like the end of Winter, Spring it is. Rain, rain, more rain. This is the wettest year since we moved here (is it 17 years already?), and the weeds are ten feet tall (I might be exaggerating, but if you saw down the back fence, you'd know it for fact!). The water … Continue reading The End of Spring
Don’t Miss Out!
It's coming up quick, speeding downhill as an unstoppable force. Yes, it's that time of year. Christmas, holidays, the season when the old year ends and a new one begins ... and what happened to the plans made at the beginning of this year? Well, I think I wrote them down somewhere, and I think … Continue reading Don’t Miss Out!
Please Pay in Crypto Currency
Several pages of junk, all with the same message: You have been hacked, pay up now, and please pay in crypto currency', or words to that effect, followed by the threat of consequences from non-payment in a timely fashion. FFS! Yes, I meant that. Swearing comes naturally to me when confronted by idiots, thieves, and … Continue reading Please Pay in Crypto Currency
Cat Training
"And how is the new cat going?" It's a question with an answer that involves a lot of eye-movement, a mouth like a gulping goldfish, and weird noises. Can a cat be trained? In all my experiences with cats, whether mine or within the household I lived in, or fosters, I've had only one cat … Continue reading Cat Training
Time – Where does it go? Where can I get more?
A prosaic question to lead toward how we find the joy in life. Obligations use time. Family, work, eating, sleeping, socialising. Keeping house, gardening, shopping, walking the dog. Obligations and the time they take. All these obligatory things take time away from writing. Apparently, I should be able to write a book a month. Maybe … Continue reading Time – Where does it go? Where can I get more?
What to Toss, and When
Spring is the time of Spring cleaning. Decision time. Throw stuff out, donate stuff that's never used, repurpose stuff that's failing its current use. And the big question: New doonas and covers? What's in the house already? Several wool doonas, aptly named fluffies. Several cotton doonas, best for between season weather. And two cotton-waffle blankets … Continue reading What to Toss, and When
Spring has Sprung!
The plants has rizI wonder where ze birdies iz?Ze birds is on the wing ...Don't be absurd, the wings is on ze bird! Yes, I recall this little ditty each time spring nudges me in the sunny spots, every time I see the weeds taller than my knees, and I decide, there and then, to … Continue reading Spring has Sprung!
Spring
It's a couple of weeks until Spring down here. Weeds are currently doing impressions of berserkers, and citrus and fruit trees are showing signs of waking up. The mango tree is filled with flower spikes. Spring. A time of wonder and awe. And also hunger. It's the time of year when not many things are … Continue reading Spring
Cage Dunn - Fibber, Fabricator, Teller-of-Tall-Tales 