Margaret Rose Stringer's Blog, page 40
November 23, 2014
My encounter with Kogan.com
Here’s a piece of heartfelt advice to anyone thinking of purchasing from an online trading company called Kogan. You will find them just about everywhere; so this is not a warning aimed merely at my compatriots ! (Oh, before I forget: Kogan is linked up with Google – and you may make what you wish […]
November 22, 2014
Take a walk on the … political compass side !
Worldcitizenspress0001.wordpress.com I did. It was fun. :-D Find out what your pigeonhole is, and print yourself a Certificate ! Aw, g’wan – why not ?!Filed under: Blogosphere, Politics Tagged: political compass, worldcitizenspress0001.wordpress.com
Black & White Sunday: Beauty in the beast
This is today’s non-challenge from Paula. Her own post – in which beast there is a whole lot of beauty to be found –is here: https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2014/11... I’ve posted from the little Lazio town of Casperia before, I know; but I feel this particular photo is entirely apposite to Paula’s theme for today. Well, it would […]
November 21, 2014
The Smallening (6)
This-morning I weighed in at 99 kilos. Almost nothing gone, last week. Well, half a brick’s worth. Shit happens. As has been boringly explained, the perfect progressis loss ofa brick per week; so the total number gone means I do not need to shed tears or wring my hands, let alone slash my wrists over […]
November 20, 2014
More shame
Filed under: Politics Tagged: Aboriginal land rights, TROWC, Western Australia government
Home again
but with some trepidation: How would you like to be facing what will inevitably turn out to be 40° in November ??? OKOK ! – sorry I asked: you’d like it fine, right ?{grin} That cloud mentioned was around when Lui Stringer got me up at 4am, but is long gone and it’s only 7:30. […]
November 19, 2014
Away day
At 7:00am my ’plane takes off for Geelong – just for the day. I’m off to visit, with very much joy, beloved friends who live there. It is, of course, going to somewhere above 30° today in that area, and a mere 25° or so here in Sydney. :( You won’t be hearing from me […]
November 18, 2014
Today’s birthday (Irma)
I have spoken before of my beautiful Romanian friend, Irma: she is a lecturer in English, so you could most DEFINITELY say she is (at least !) bi-lingual. Thus you need not fear that visiting her site,http://irmaskiss.wordpress.com/, will be a waste of your time: nono ! – I hope it will be appreciated, for certainly […]
November 17, 2014
Today’s birthday (Lindy)
Enjoying life wherever we are They keep coming, eh ? – hardly surprising. Imagine how many of us bloggers are out there, wandering in the Blogosphere waiting for our birthdays to arrive, and hoping … {grin} Today it’s Lindy’s birthday – Mrs Bearfoot to those of us who know her already. I feel as if […]
Music and pain
Silver in the Barn My friend Barbara, whose site this is, has composeda most moving post about slavery in the Deep South. I’ve no idea who Kate Campbell is; but she has a lovely, melodious voice, and she plays the pianobeautifully … Being deep in listening to Gabaldon’s Outlander series – currently listening to book […]
