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January 18, 2014
Lifeform 3 – oh…my…god!
In Lifeform 3, author Roz Morris has created a masterpiece, and I don’t say that lightly. The story is deceptively simple, as is the prose, all held in perfect balance to allow the characters to shine. And what characters! Before I talk about Paftoo, and Pea, Tickets and Pafnine, however, I have to set the […]
A cool breeze through my window…
There were times over the last five days when I doubted I would ever say ‘cool’ and ‘window’ in the same sentence again. It really was that hot. Then yesterday, day five, the downstairs air conditioner refused to work. The one upstairs in the Daughter’s room gave up the ghost the day before. Which just […]
January 15, 2014
Bushfire awareness tips – know your wind
After the near-debacle of the other day, I realised I didn’t know anywhere near as much about bushfires as I thought I did. So I asked for some help from those who do. The following tips are ‘rule of thumb’ only, but so much better than nothing. 1. Know your wind Any wind will push […]
January 14, 2014
Bushfires – Equipment is not enough
I learnt a valuable lesson today, about what not to do with my roof sprinkler systerm. 1. Do not run the pumps on idle for 2 hours without turning the sprinkler valves on! I almost cooked my pumps. When my neighbour came over and put me straight, we tried the sprinklers, and they wouldn’t work […]
January 13, 2014
Bushfires 2014 – Are you ready Warrandyte?
If anyone has been listening to the news lately, the similarities between the Perth Hills and Warrandyte would have been chilling – city fringe, hilly terrain, heavily wooded. That’s us people, to a T. Have you left home yet? Trust me, you do NOT want to wait until a fire starts somewhere nearby. If you […]
January 11, 2014
Happy Un-birthday to Me!
I swore black and blue that any birthday not ending in a zero would be ignored …and I meant it. Past 40, who wants to be reminded of the relentless march of the years? Decade birthdays are different – they are the biggies, and should be celebrated so you have something to remember once you […]
January 3, 2014
Phishing in 2014
Don’t worry, I haven’t taken up creative spelling! ‘Phishing’ describes a process whereby hackers ‘fish’ for information by sending bogus emails to unsuspecting netizens. These emails purport to come from legitimate companies, and are designed to scare netizens into divulging their Account IDs, and passwords. Rather than trying to describe the process in detail, I […]
January 1, 2014
Step 1 – Find new writing music – check
As luck would have it, I read a number of posts today about how real fiction writers just knuckle down and write…instead of making excuses. -sigh- Guilt and shame can be such powerful goads….. Aaaanyway, I haven’t written a word of fiction, yet, however after hours of patient research I have found my new music. […]
December 31, 2013
The Tortoise and la mère
The ‘la mère’ part of the title will be revealed in due course, but first let me tell you about the little guy leaning precariously into my pond for a drink. Just for the record, he’s a tortoise, not a turtle. Tortoises are land animals. Instead of flippers, they have stumpy little feet with claws, […]
December 28, 2013
My new addiction – the Jacquie Lawson Circus!
I make no apologies – I’m well and truly in holiday mode, and playing games is very much a part of the equation for me. I play Final Fantasy xiv, of course, and Spider Solitaire, but my latest craze is the Balloon Pop game that’s part of the Jacquie Lawson Circus. Rather than trying to […]
