Archives
- 2008.11.20: It is so cute...
- 2008.11.19: 29 again.....
- 2008.11.09: Parle-moi!
- 2008.11.05: Raining Tries
- 2008.10.31: Pink...
- 2008.10.29: Fish, anyone?
- 2008.10.23: Something fishy...
- 2008.10.18: Miaow...times seven
- 2008.10.15: Time for reflection
- 2008.10.13: Ce n'est qu'un jeux...ou peut-être pas
- 2008.09.14: Simply Saintsational
- 2008.09.12: A most unothodox method of entering a house...
- 2008.09.11: Customer service indeed...
- 2008.09.06: When the words don't come
- 2008.09.06: Go Saints....!
- 2008.08.24: Time to mourn...
- 2008.08.23: Persepolis and the price of freedom
- 2008.08.17: Tale of another princess...
- 2008.08.15: A story
- 2008.08.14: My intentions are good...
- 2008.08.13: What's new? Just a little jaded...
- 2008.08.06: Only in Melbourne, do it for Harves!
- 2008.08.03: Le weekend
- 2008.07.31: Absence makes the heart grow fonder..., or does it?
- 2008.06.10: The weekend that was...
- 2008.06.05: The key...
- 2008.06.03: Coco loves knitting (needles and yarn)
- 2008.05.28: in the blink of an eye, or so it seems...
- 2008.03.30: Did I mention that I like a challenge?
- 2008.03.24: Lazy Easter long weekend
- 2008.03.23: Ce que ou ce qui..
- 2008.03.19: Time for a cool change
- 2008.03.12: Snapshot of autumn
- 2008.03.11: So easy to go astray...
- 2008.03.11: Hot, hot, hot...
- 2008.03.11: Saints in form
- 2008.03.08: Friday on my mind...
- 2008.03.06: Ring, ring....ring, ring...
- 2008.03.02: Sensational Saints...
- 2008.03.02: Food miles...
- 2008.02.24: Mobile, but nearly not...
- 2008.02.23: Just a teensy bit excited...
- 2008.02.20: A little bit of madness?
- 2008.02.17: A relaxing weekend
- 2008.02.16: Footy fever returns
- 2008.02.13: Confidence
- 2008.02.07: 33, 32, 31….
- 2008.02.06: Where has time gone....?
- 2008.01.08: Reminiscences of childhood
- 2008.01.06: Kindred spirits
- 2008.01.05: Summer heat
- 2008.01.04: Happy New Year
- 2007.12.30: Il fait chaud et bienvenue Amber!
- 2007.12.28: Joyeux Noël
- 2007.12.06: Day by day..
- 2007.11.29: Just a moment while I catch up...
- 2007.11.27: Why didn't you tell me......?
- 2007.11.21: Walking in the rain...
- 2007.11.20: Music in a minor key...
- 2007.11.16: Je suis très occupé…
- 2007.11.04: Of oysters, and snails, black pudding and stuff
- 2007.11.01: Snap shot of my life
- 2007.10.26: Si tu crois un jour que les AB pourraient gagner la coupe du monde de rugby?
- 2007.10.17: Ce n'est qu'un jeu
- 2007.10.17: I could yet used to this…
- 2007.10.09: I just can't help myself
- 2007.10.07: Only a game...
- 2007.10.06: World Cup Rugby fever
- 2007.10.04: Aussie, aussie, aussie, oi, oi oi ! Go Wallabies!
- 2007.10.03: Today I wish you a day of ordinary miracles ~
- 2007.09.29: The Cats prevail...and other stories
- 2007.09.28: Footy finals fever
- 2007.09.26: Small steps...
- 2007.09.20: Meandering thoughts
- 2007.09.13: Random vignettes and scraps of conversations over recent days
- 2007.09.12: Rattling around town in a series of trams
- 2007.08.29: Pig's ears...
- 2007.08.08: Sand, sea and surf...
- 2007.08.05: And let the gatherings continue
- 2007.08.01: And the wedding day finally arrived
- 2007.07.27: Winter chill, ills and wedding bells
- 2007.07.19: Winter bugs and impending arrivals
- 2007.07.18: Of roses, rain and other happenings
- 2007.07.01: The place to be...
- 2007.06.25: The Saints are on the march
- 2007.06.22: Winter solstice
- 2007.06.17: A taste of France and Ireland, but not the Philippines...
- 2007.06.15: Oops...
- 2007.06.11: Shopping in a big city
- 2007.06.10: So, what's been going on...
- 2007.06.06: Knit one, purl one, blah, blah, blah...
- 2007.06.06: Winter and the temperature drops
- 2007.05.30: Cold weather, wind and rain
- 2007.05.28: Noise and laughter on a Sunday afternoon
- 2007.05.22: Out on the town
- 2007.05.19: Raining
- 2007.05.17: Itchy, Pingu or ?
- 2007.05.10: Patience is a virtue
- 2007.05.09: Autumn chill
- 2007.05.09: When words are not enough to describe...
- 2007.05.06: Colours
- 2007.05.03: Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain
- 2007.04.29: How not to win the football tipping competition
- 2007.04.29: A damp Sunday morning and an early rise
- 2007.04.28: The promise of rain
- 2007.04.27: Happy Birthday Aussie Lass
- 2007.04.27: Most games are lost, not won.
- 2007.04.27: Coco makes herself at home
- 2007.04.22: Sunday morning
- 2007.04.22: A sunburnt country
- 2007.04.20: Humour
- 2007.04.20: Malade
- 2007.04.16: Saying the right thing...
- 2007.04.15: When all is said and done...
- 2007.04.15: Westward bound on Saturday
- 2007.04.13: Cracking the proverbial
- 2007.04.10: Mmmm...tough weekend for tipping...
- 2007.04.09: Rice noodles, vermicelli and jasmine tea
- 2007.04.09: Of Easter Eggs, and Hot Cross Buns
- 2007.04.05: Family Connections
- 2007.04.01: Random Topics of Conversation on a Melbourne Weekend
- 2007.03.31: Oh, when the Saints go marching in...
- 2007.03.28: On being a tourist in your own town
- 2007.03.28: Homecoming at last
- 2007.03.27: Still waiting on the return of the Princess...
- 2007.03.25: Return of the Princess...unexpected delay
- 2007.03.24: Comme t'y es belle!
- 2007.03.23: Just one of those days you wish could be over
- 2007.03.22: Heartwarming
- 2007.03.22: Bizarre sandwich fillings and other uses for Vegemite
- 2007.03.21: What makes me grumpy?
- 2007.03.20: Rain...and then a promise of more hot weather
- 2007.03.15: I unherited the tendency to be a drama queen from my daughters
- 2007.03.09: Autumn in all it's splendour
- 2007.03.04: Chez Bel, très belle!
- 2007.03.01: Summer isn't what it used to be...
- 2007.02.24: Hot, hot, hot and then it rained..
- 2007.02.21: Je dois faire les devoirs
- 2007.02.21: Sticky Rice
- 2007.02.20: Stranger than Fiction
- 2007.02.12: How to stay young...
- 2007.02.09: J’apprends français
- 2007.02.08: Through the mists of sleep
- 2007.02.07: Happiness is in the small things part 2
- 2007.02.07: In the scheme of things...
- 2007.02.05: Bowling a maiden over
- 2007.02.01: For the days which are ahead
- 2007.01.24: Wet or dry, hot and cold...
- 2007.01.18: Day 49
- 2007.01.17: When it's hot, I'm not...
- 2007.01.15: Soy latte, anyone?
- 2007.01.15: Miaow...
- 2007.01.11: The heat of the night...then the morning comes
- 2007.01.08: Another tearful goodbye
- 2007.01.08: In pursuit of perfection
- 2006.12.31: Happy New Year!
- 2006.12.30: Smoke gets in your eyes
- 2006.12.27: The trials of modern technology
- 2006.12.24: Time is too slow for those who wait...
- 2006.12.22: Of sun, sand, surf, rainforest and leeches
- 2006.12.15: Shed a tear for the families who have lost a loved one
- 2006.12.13: The smoke returns
- 2006.12.12: Just sitting...
- 2006.12.11: Time for a cool change
- 2006.12.10: Christmas is coming
- 2006.12.10: Day three of smoke over the city
- 2006.12.09: Hot, hot, hot...
- 2006.12.08: There's no smoke without fire
- 2006.12.06: Coco it shall be...!
- 2006.12.06: Off colour, crook, under the weather, not well, and Cricket...
- 2006.12.04: National anthems, Hakas, swagmen, a proposal and fine food
- 2006.11.28: On my way to NZ
- 2006.11.26: The naming of cats is a difficult matter
- 2006.11.25: Bienvenue petit chaton
- 2006.11.24: First Christmas party of the season...summer beckons and thoughts turn to cricket...
- 2006.11.22: On the subject of iron, irony, ironing and other things
- 2006.11.21: The North Wind
- 2006.11.21: Melbourne Weather
- 2006.11.17: What do I want for Christmas...
- 2006.11.12: Excess baggage?
- 2006.11.11: Le diner chez nous
- 2006.11.05: Books make history come alive
- 2006.11.05: A day at the races
- 2006.11.05: An enforced day off
- 2006.11.01: Shopping up a storm and galloping steeds
- 2006.10.31: The cat's in the cradle...and other places
- 2006.10.23: A special visitor
- 2006.10.22: A weekend of waiting, then on with the game
- 2006.10.20: Touch not the cat and other tales
- 2006.10.15: Across the sea...
- 2006.10.15: The eyes have it
- 2006.10.09: Flat chat is not a flat cat
- 2006.10.04: What's cooking?
- 2006.10.03: Chairs, anyone?
- 2006.10.03: Well, you know, another busy weekend and stuff
- 2006.09.28: Late night phone calls
- 2006.09.26: Grand Final Week
- 2006.09.26: What an odd thing a diary is...
- 2006.09.24: Not another weekend gone...!
- 2006.09.22: What bliss, or so I thought, to leave work early
- 2006.09.21: New lives
- 2006.09.19: Feeling under the weather
- 2006.09.19: Going bananas, or is that missing bananas?
- 2006.09.18: Serenity and other things
- 2006.09.17: Weekends, birthdays and anticipated arrivals
- 2006.09.14: Sunshine in spring
- 2006.09.14: There are days when you’ve just got to have...
- 2006.09.13: Turning my thoughts to other things...
- 2006.09.12: My sister Michelle
- 2006.09.11: In good time
- 2006.09.11: Only a game...
- 2006.09.04: Zippers in strange places
- 2006.09.03: Spring is here!
- 2006.09.03: So what have I been doing?
- 2006.08.29: It's one of those weeks...
- 2006.08.27: With grateful thanks.....for a quiet weekend
- 2006.08.25: The whole universe is changing
- 2006.08.25: Assumptions
- 2006.08.24: Rain, rain, rain
- 2006.08.23: It's hard to be funny when you're wishing you were somewhere else
- 2006.08.23: Spring at the new place, new sounds and vistas
- 2006.08.21: Another weekend flys by
- 2006.08.20: What is this game?
- 2006.08.19: Hours of pleasure ahead
- 2006.08.16: For my brother David
- 2006.08.13: The weekend is not long enough
- 2006.08.11: Phones and things
- 2006.08.10: Goodbyes and departures
- 2006.08.07: Taking you on another tour...
- 2006.08.06: Our place
- 2006.08.02: We get by with a little help from our friends...
- 2006.07.31: More excitement
- 2006.07.30: Progress
- 2006.07.26: House with a picket fence
- 2006.07.25: Red, red wine...
- 2006.07.23: Packing
- 2006.07.22: On trips, yarn and other things
- 2006.07.22: So what can you tell me about loyalty and football?
- 2006.07.20: Moving
- 2006.07.19: Speculation
- 2006.07.19: On the steps
- 2006.07.17: Visitors from the North
- 2006.07.15: Wet weekend
- 2006.07.14: Poetry
- 2006.07.12: Singing in the workplace
- 2006.07.11: When the going gets tough
- 2006.07.10: The beautiful game
- 2006.07.09: Shopping without success
- 2006.07.08: Socialising
- 2006.07.06: Unsociable habits
- 2006.07.06: The nature of friendship
- 2006.07.04: July and August fun
- 2006.07.02: Lazy Sunday afternoon
- 2006.06.30: Back to Aussie football
- 2006.06.29: Accident prone but lucky
- 2006.06.26: Whatever happens, the Socceroos are cool!
- 2006.06.26: Shopping on Saturday afternoon
- 2006.06.25: About
- 2006.06.24: It's sale time at the department stores in the city
- 2006.06.24: Mmmm...how about this?
- 2006.06.23: Bandwagon rolls on...!
- 2006.06.22: Happiness is taking pleasure in small things
- 2006.06.20: Eccentricity runs in the family, or does it?
- 2006.06.18: What have we been up to in the last week?
- 2006.06.16: Farewell to Suzanna M
- 2006.06.16: Travelling West
- 2006.06.15: Memories
- 2006.06.13: Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi!
- 2006.06.12: Packing and sorting...
- 2006.06.12: If I could have a wish
- 2006.06.10: Saturday doings
- 2006.06.09: Holidays
- 2006.06.08: Intuition
- 2006.06.08: Overheard on the railway station platform
- 2006.06.07: Why do people with bad colds have to spread their germs with such generosity?
- 2006.06.06: How to fill in two and a half hours in a multicultural city.
- 2006.06.05: What's your favourite snack in the wee hours?
- 2006.06.05: Overheard on public transport (2)
- 2006.06.03: Happy Birthday Sylvain!
- 2006.06.03: Chez nous, enfin!
- 2006.06.03: Care for a trim, anyone?
- 2006.06.02: Seen on the train (1)
- 2006.06.02: Wherefore art thou?
- 2006.06.01: Sibling Rivalry
- 2006.05.31: Melbourne weather
- 2006.05.30: Accident Prone
- 2006.05.30: Why have I started to write in this forum?
- 2006.05.30: Overheard on public transport (1)
- 2006.05.29: Who reads instruction manuals?
- 2006.05.29: Cheese
- 2006.05.14: Previously unknown sorrow
- 2006.04.12: On handbags…
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