I had fully expected to do nothing but eat chocolate and make jewellery as I’ve done for the last few Easters (more on the jewellery in future posts), but this…
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Was it really a matter of a false alarm or was there a bomb at the Elizabeth Shopping Centre in South Australia?
Mum had a doctor’s appointment today so we went to the Elizabeth Shopping Centre. We started at entrance #1 and made our way down to Big W at #2. Their…
How Do You Answer The Phone?
Social Etiquette seems to have flown out of the window along with social manners these days. Between kids using text speak to write and fill in forms, if they know…
How Do You Deal With Retail Assistant Snobs?
I’ve had crap so many times it’s ridiculous, but I have long not stood for it and tend to say things or give them the evil eye. But there…
The results of last night’s park bombing
Last night in my area, just one house away, there were several loud bangs. At first I thought it was the neighbours down the back as they were working in…
How Do You State Your Mind Without Sounding Ungrateful?
When you buy something you have high hopes for it, but it breaks or doesn’t live up to your expectations? Do you return it for a refund or exchange? What…
The saga of the fallen tree….
We had high winds here in Adelaide last week and even though I’d gone out on Tuesday and my tree was fine, sometime between when I got home and Thursday…
Colourful birds outside my window!
Not sure what sort of parrots/lorikeets they are, but they sit in my trees every afternoon.