The first place I usually look to when I want to escape is up: (But sometimes I find I’ve been beaten to it) Crowds are usually what I most want to escape from, so a long and almost empty pier can be very inviting: (And I haven’t felt the need to jump off the end yet) If all […]
Fifteen months ago I stopped eating animal and poultry meat. So far, so good. I’ve had a few teeny tiny bits of bacon in a quiche, an accidental consumption of some chicken in what I thought was a vegetarian rice roll, and two, crust-less and dolls-house-sized, ham sandwiches at High Tea……even I can’t survive on cake […]
I present to you one beautiful bride, and declare my bias straight away because she is my daughter. After all the planning, the logistics of getting a wedding party, dresses, table decs, luggage, travel cot and pram, boxes of cakes, those bloody DIY lollipop bouquets, and the geriatric rellies, from BrisVegas to Townsville, and then […]
Where’s tha been lass? Well I have not been on Ilkley Moor Baht’at you’ll be glad to know. Confused? Well, you should be, welcome to my world, it’s currently made of lollipops. My wonderful daughter decided she would like a lollipop bouquet for her wedding instead of flowers. I searched high and low on the […]
I’m feeling very Zen with my new Blissful Blog Theme. That old theme was definitely getting Choco Blocko with stuff and feeling dark and oppressive, so I’m trying out this lighter brighter theme which leaves more room for my posts and contains all the detailed info in one place. Even my photo of North Stradbroke Island at sunset looks […]
Having recently acquired a new and improved and very portable ASUS laptop (insert shameless plug in hope of freebies) I have also been dragged into the new and allegedly improved main frame Windows 8 screen. So far so good, though I was horrified to discover during the first week that my personal messages were auto […]
Reblogged from pascalle burton: The Lavender Room Zine-in-a-Matchbox series, The Outlandish Watch Songbook and Revisited Translations, and the Short Black Suite poetry postcards are included in the Bound Apart Photography and Publishing exhibition held by Rae and Bennett Fine Art Printers & Gallery from 15th to 28th March. Read more… 3 more words Just because […]
Makes Concise Difficult
I wanted to have a discussion about the issue of safety on trains, with regard to female safety in particular, following the suggestions made by the NSW Rape Crisis Centre, and the Rail, Tram and Bus Union, on International Women’s Day that there should be a trial of women only, pink carriages. My initial reaction was […]
Reblogged from emilyscharityevents: Emily’s Charity Events – we kick ass at fashion, fun and fantastic events! O.k. – so “Emily’s Charity Events” isn’t the most creative of names, but it sums up what we do – we hold events raising money for charity – Macmillan Cancer Support, inspired by and in memory of Emily, who […]
