• Still feeling it

    My husband Craig* loves Aussie Rules football. He tries to catch most games each weekend, but when his beloved Adelaide Crows are playing, that’s the signal for me to head out on a long walk because he is so ONE-EYED and has a jolly old time complaining loudly about umpire’s decisions and over-looked free kicks…

  • Sunday drive: New Norfolk

    In keeping with our new Tasmanian tradition, Craig* and I drove to New Norfolk which is only about 32 kilometres away from Hobart. The landscapes were incredible – it might be winter, but there is still the ‘dry’ look that only Australia has. Gum leaves are never tree-frog green, but stay a browny grey, no…

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  • Someone is staring at you in Personal Growth

    Thanks to Bev at Sunday Stealing for these questions. (1) Like Plastic Mancunian I am an introvert who can very expertly be an extrovert when required. I can be funny or friendly, and learned during my solo travels in my early twenties that finding someone alone at a party when you feel alone and asking…

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  • No more tears

    I’m trying my hardest to be cheap to run. As our Air BnB is costing us a small fortune while we await settlement of our house and a complete repaint on the inside, I’m not only recovering from the cost of groceries in Australia but also personal grooming stuff. You know, shower gel, moisturiser and…

  • Mysterious money

    Way back in 1989, the “recession we had to have” was in full swing and as a newly-graduated non-expert in English Literature and Roman Art and Archaeology, the ANZ bank decided that I was a good bet for recruiting as a loans officer/graduate trainee at their bank. I was just grateful to have a job.…

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