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Looking for La Niña 2008-03-09 20:50:33 Australia has been having some funny weather of late, with high temperatures in the south and massive rainfall in the north east. Queensland has been buffeted by huge downpours that have flooded large areas that include towns, national highways, and tourist locations. Yet despite all the devastation and heartbreak, many of us Queenslanders [...]
The dangers of denim 2008-03-09 00:29:16 A few years ago, as part of a Fashion History course I was doing for my undergrad degree, I learned just how harmful cotton can be for the environment. Although it’s touted by many as being all natural and incredibly versatile, cotton actually requires a lot of extra attention in the farming and processing [...]
I love… 2008-03-08 18:56:15 I’ve been spurred on by Style On Track to create my own list post of things that inspire me.
I love… my new Nokia N82. Rob upgraded to an N95 a few months ago and fell in love with it’s GPS capabilities. I decided it was high time I upgraded as well - [...]
Welcome to the blogging mine-field 2008-03-07 21:41:54 Over the last couple of months I’ve started looking into the tools and programs that are available for website promotion, particularly in the realm of blogging. I have a few reasons for doing this - for one, it helps with my content writing. My real reason however is completely selfish: I’d like more visitors (and [...] Read more:Welcome
How much would you pay for 15mL of moisturizer? 2008-03-06 02:03:42 The other day I was treated to a facial that I could afford only because of a gift voucher given to me by my parents that I had left over from Christmas. I’ve had a few facials in my time, and they all follow the same pattern - first, I’m told my skin needs [...] Read more:moisturizer
The life of an internet content writer 2008-03-04 01:10:57 I don’t often talk about what I ‘do’, partially because it doesn’t pay enough for me to warrant giving it any extra consideration in my own time, and partially because I don’t find it particularly interesting. Just recently, however, a few people have asked me to explain in more detail what exactly ‘content writing’ means. [...]
Clarke and Willsmore family recipes 2008-02-29 23:46:47 Gran’s Hot Chocolate Sauce
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 desert spoon butter
5 tablespoons milk
Method:
1. Place all ingredients into saucepan, stirring over moderate to high heat until all sugar has dissolved.
2. Once smooth consistency, cover with lid and boil for two minutes.
3. After boiling covered, remove lid and boil lightly until thickened. Serve hot or cooled. Read more:Clarke
Songs of Australia 2008-02-29 00:46:26 With the move coming up so quickly I’ve found myself thinking lately about what it means to be Australia
n, and who we are as a collective group of people. Like any kid that attended public school in Australia I had to learn the Australian national anthem (’Advance Australia Fair’) off by heart, and every [...]
Aussie chips versus British crisps - the battle begins 2008-02-27 01:08:21 For as long as I have known Rob we have been arguing over the correct terminology for those yummy but highly fatty potato snacks commonly referred to as ‘chips’ by Australians and ‘crisps’ by the Brits. Rob has a problem with calling the cold ‘crisp’ a ‘chip’ because in his mind, ‘chips’ are meant to [...] Read more:Aussie
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Can cats predict the weather? 2008-03-12 22:47:38
I’m fascinated by old wives’ tales and superstitions, to the point that I guess you could say I collect them mentally whenever I hear a good one. I’m actually thinking about writing a book about them, their historical origins, and their grounding in fact - in part because it would really annoy Rob the Realist, [...] Read more:predict
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Just like Mary Poppin’s carpet bag 2008-03-12 05:28:35 This is a post of jumble, consider that your one and only warning.
With less than a week to go before Rob and I leave for the UK (I’m coming back in June, but people are acting like I’m about to board the Titanic) I’ve been trying to tie-up as many loose ends as I can. [...]
Social networking - what’s all the fuss about? 2008-03-11 01:12:13 If you’re anything like me you’re probably a bit wary of the many social networking
sites that have proliferated over the last few years. I’m not one of those people that sees a ‘Sign Up’ button and feels compelled to click, nor am I someone who feels the need to share the last thing I [...] Read more:Social
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4 fashion must-reads 2008-03-10 20:54:13 As my boyfriend (and my wallet) will so willingly tell you, I am a bit of a fashion addict. Some items tempt my addiction more than others - you only have to read one of my old posts, ‘A Love Affair with Shoes’, to guess which. Oddly enough, whilst I do keep an [...]
The bunny versus the bilby - which is the ‘real’ Aussie Easter Bunny? 2008-03-15 00:08:34 Bilby - Photo courtesy of The Australian Bilby Appreciation Society
Easter
is just around the corner, and as Rob and I are going to be spending the long weekend in the UK this year we decided it would be nice to take with us some Australian Easter chocolates for our friends and family. I was [...] Read more:Bunny
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‘My sister went to London and all I got was this crappy t-shirt’ 2008-03-13 22:23:09 I have a confession to make. I’m a travel-souvenir addict. My addiction started a long time ago, on my family’s travels all over Australia, and has only increased in intensity over time. I once collected post-cards of the places I had been, and sometimes key-rings. That became too easy, so now I collect larger objects: [...] Read more:sister
Do you need a blogging routine? 2008-03-16 07:34:39 I have the best of intentions when it comes to keeping track of my blog, my statistics, everyone on my blogroll, all of my social networking profiles and memberships, and all of my regular forum haunts. Sometimes I can spend the better part of half a day rifling through all of my links and [...]
Ciao! 2008-03-18 02:52:38 Rob and I are off on another travel adventure tomorrow, heading first to the UK and then to Italy (and then back to the UK again)! We don’t touch down in Manchester until the evening of the 20th (Australian time), so I won’t be around til then.
What’s the best quote you can think of about [...]
Sleet and daffodils… welcome to North Wales! 2008-03-21 12:21:22
Rob and I arrived midday yesterday and, having slept for 16 hours straight last night, we decided we’d go for a walk. Yes, it was sleeting, and yes, it was forecast to snow, and yes, we had come from 26 C weather in Brisbane. We’re tough (and stupid).
More tomorrow when I’m not jetlagged! Read more:North
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The criminal cost of wine in the UK 2008-03-22 11:27:10 Rob and I popped down to Tescos today to pick up some bits and pieces, and after we’d battled our way through the obstacle course of overflowing shopping trolleys pushed by frazzled mothers we made it to the relative calm of the wine aisle. The Tescos wine aisle and I have a bit of [...]
The UK: the good, the bad, and the downright ugly 2008-03-25 06:48:26 Tower Bridge, London
I love the UK, and I have ever since I set foot in the country all those years ago and walked through Customs in Heathrow without seeing a single person getting their luggage checked. That being said, there are some things I simply don’t understand about the UK and probably never [...]
Kid speak, part one 2008-03-28 13:30:56 Me: Andrew, why are you driving the wrong way round the Mario Kart track?
Victoria (aged 8): It’s because Andrew is full of ignorance.
Me: He’s full of ignorance?
Victoria: Yes, but I don’t know what ignorance means.
Andrew (aged 5): Ignorance!!! Yeaahahaha!
Victoria: What does ignorance mean?
Me: Er, it’s kind of like being really silly.
Victoria: Yes, well then Andrew [...] Read more:speak
What’s in a name? Quite a bit of trouble, actually… 2008-03-27 13:48:33 I’m one of those annoying people who loves naming inanimate objects. And not just the car either (’Jeremy’), but the super-duper coffee machine (’Santo’), each computer I’ve ever owned (my ASUS, ‘Beatrice’; and my new Inspiron 1525 - in Espresso Brown no less - ‘Gino’), and every other phone (’Baby Beatrice’) or camera (’Penelope’) that’s [...]
Spring cleaning eBay style 2008-03-26 14:08:36 Rob and I will be looking for a new place to rent soon, either in Edinburgh or London - depending on whether I decide on Edinburgh University or University College London (U.C.L.), both of which I’ve been accepted to. Either way, we’ll have to pack up most of Rob’s stuff (which is currently residing [...] Read more:Spring
Bridging the cultural divide - being Australian in the UK 2008-03-31 07:00:37 I do dearly love the UK. The weather, the gardens, the football, the culture that seems somehow a part of me even though I wasn’t born here; all are reasons I keep coming back. Each time I return, however, I’m reminded of how different I am to the norm, simply because I’m Australian
. [...] Read more:Bridging
The Top 10 UK Online Stores 2008-03-29 11:27:21 Picture this: it’s a grey, miserable day which you’re forced to spend inside with the future-in-laws and your PlayStation-playing boyfriend. Even though it’s Saturday (prime shopping day), you’ve got no chance of convincing anyone to accompany you into town for a browse through the stores. Faced with an afternoon of boredom (’We [...]
How to publicize a new blog 2008-04-02 10:55:51 As you may already know if you read yesterday’s Tuesday Tie-Up, I’m in the middle of setting up a new blog for all my jewellery, fashion, homewares and gadget finds. The easy part of the process is done - I have the website up and running, and I’m starting to put some content onto [...]
Tuesday Tie-Up #1 2008-04-01 15:41:19 I’m taking a leaf out of Ben’s book and starting a weekly tie-up post for all the loose ends and admin stuff I have (not that there’s a huge amount, but I like to think I’m important).
- I’m working on developing a new blog in a similar vein as Kaboodle Blog and Rare Bird Finds, [...] Read more:Tuesday
Fun Fact Friday: Queen Victoria of Britain disliked Queen Elizabeth I 2008-04-04 10:24:47 Queen Victoria, the ruler of the United Kingdom for a large part of the nineteenth century (she reigned from 1837 to 1901), was one of Britain
’s most loved queens. Although she had a tough time following the death of her husband, Prince Albert, and was criticized by the press for remaining in mourning for her [...] Read more:Friday
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Back from the land of the Scots 2008-04-07 06:14:18 As predicted, it did snow while we were in Edinburgh - but while we were asleep. By the time we woke up on Sunday morning it had melted away, but in the countryside between Edinburgh and Carlisle it was still thick on the ground.
As for Edinburgh itself, Rob and I have decided we much [...]
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