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October 31, 2014
Needles and pins (3)
Progress still, I am extremely happy to report: This-morning I weighed in at 101.2 kilos. Still losing water, I would guess. …. ………… . .. ………… . …… … . . ….. ? Oh yes – didn’t I say already ? When you first start to lose weight, you’re eliminating fluid from your system;and it […] Continue reading →
October 30, 2014
Today’s birthday ! – gather ’round :)
Trent ! – Trent the multi-talented, being musical and artistic (personally, I prefer the musical – I think he’s terrific at that !) as well as a writer. Today is Trent’s birthday, and EVERYONE is to wish him so. If enough of you do it, it’ll shame him into ceasing to re-post stuff.[grin] Mind: when […] Continue reading →
Music music music
One Saturday night, when Stringer was still here (a merethree weeks shy of being diagnosed), we sat mesmerised in front of the TV. We were watching a live performance – if I remember correctly – of a huge concert from Melbourne, in which one of Australia’s biggest and most durable singers was performing the very […] Continue reading →
October 29, 2014
I feel another one coming on …
It’s Raining Again | Supertramp | A & M | 1982Filed under: Blogosphere Tagged: music, Supertramp
October 28, 2014
Tuesdays of texture
Time for Narami’s lovely idea of posting examples of texture. Her own, today, reminds me very much of the kind of tree to be found all over Australia, in paddocks and by rivers. Mine is a very different kind of texture: This was either CC or Carlo the Small, and I have only a feeling […] Continue reading →
October 26, 2014
Black & White Sunday: Abandoned
Paula’s own entry for this Sunday is one that a compatriot recognizes, but I don’t. Just goes to show (no, no idea what) … I think this one’s being in B&W adds to the feeling of abandonment: as if the greenery is growing all over it … Well, I hope that comes through, anyway. We […] Continue reading →
October 25, 2014
Here’s the good oil
On Friday morning I wandered into the CBD to have a morning coffee with FarmerFi ! As to why I employ the exclamation mark, it’s because she is the very first co-blogger I have ever met; and it was absolutely delightful – which it was bound to be, considering that there she was, looking a […] Continue reading →
October 24, 2014
Needles and pins (2)
I think I need to stick to this post name; for creating a different one each time will lose some of the focus, imnshbaeo. (Leave you to work that one out.) This-morning I weighed in at 102.2 kg. Do NOT, under any circumstances, assume that this kind of loss is going to continue, when […] Continue reading →
October 23, 2014
Sharing the loaf— sorry, load … :)
At some stage in the lateish arvo, I made a batch of dough in preparation for a kind of comparison cookwith H (and here is the link to her version of this post:http://wp.me/p3OKST-zL). I mean, why wouldn’t you ?![grin] The matter of my no-knead loafhad beenraised by my including itin a post about texture; and […] Continue reading →
Preaching to the converted
The Australian Independent Media Network As you all know, and are only too aware of via this blog, people who hold strong political views are unable to prevent themselves from giving utterance to same.:-| Like me. The article behind the link is one that points up the almost incredible degree of nepotism shown by TROWC, […] Continue reading →
